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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1943
Page
1
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Washington May 26 Congress races against the clock to enact a pay go income tax plan for 1944 and 1945. The bill would tax the year’s income with a $50 threshold for partial abatement, apply a 20 percent withholding on salaries, and require a final government settlement by March 14.
Lieut William Haenel son of Mr and Mrs Henry Haenel of Corry formerly of this city is missing in action after a Flying Fortress raid over Europe. He enlisted December 25 1941 and rose from sergeant to first lieutenant by February this year. Based in England since April he trained at Maxwell Field Topeka and earned his commission July 2 1944. His father chairs the Dimaklite rationing board.
Harrisburg May 26 Federal Judge Alber Johnson sentenced T Walter Meckley a Bethlehem contractor to three months in jail for contempt of court for giving obstructive and evasive answers before a U S grand jury. The panel investigated fraud and embezzlement at the U S naval depot at Mechanicsburg tied to a $40 000 000 supply base contract and Meckley was among witnesses called months earlier.
Investigators in the nine county Pittsburgh district halted the seizure of gasoline ration books from suspected violators on orders from the New York OPA office. Loran L. Lewis, chief OPA attorney, said a misunderstanding caused the initial seizure of several hundred books, which were later returned to wartime boards. Books were not seized in other districts.
Vast sections of southern Illinois and eastern Missouri faced worsening floods as two industrial plants and several communities stood imperilled. The Atlas Powder plant near Wolf Lake and the Illinois Central Public Service generating plant at Grand Tower were surrounded by rising waters, with officials warning of possible evacuations. Beards town and towns along the Illinois River endured rising levels and evacuations while the Mississippi crested toward critical levels, leaving thousands displaced and engineers and soldiers on standby.
FAIRMONT W Va May 26 Secretary Harry Bennett of United Mine Workers District 31 said a full policy committee meeting is set for 11 A M Saturday in Washington and a definite recommendation to settle the coal dispute may be ready then. Washington May 26 The OPA cut consumer potato prices seven percent and raised farmers 30 cents per hundred pounds. Onion prices were adjusted with wholesalers limited to 40 cent marks per 50 pounds. A British port May 26 Fresh reinforcements for the Canadian army overseas arrived in Britain to join Dominion troops as the Europe front opens.
United States troops wiped out the Japanese position in Chi Chagof valley on Attu Island as part of a three area hold. The Navy said bombers fighters and medium units backed the assault and reports noted a second push toward the Chichago harbor main position.
veteran AP reporter Simpson piloted a Flying Fortress over the flood swept Illinois and Missouri valleys to survey a vast inland sea. The flight from Memphis to Chicago traced the swollen Mississippi and Illinois rivers as towns, farms, and homes submerged to second stories or higher. The crew witnessed miles of waterlogged countryside, with scattered villages and damaged towns dotting the flooded landscape.
Camden county April grand jury in session will be asked to take responsibility for the Pennsylvania Railroad wreck at Delair New Jersey that killed four people. The investigation may start next week as FBI state police and railroad officials review the case. Engineer C J Pittock 28 of Lambertville was placed under arrest and reported too nervous for further questioning.
An emergency board of the Nations Railway Labor Panel recommended a general increase of 6 cents an hour for more than a million railroad employees. The six cent rise aims to correct inequities and support national stabilization. payments would be made on bonds.
The only son of the founder of a major industrial empire died early this morning after a stomach illness and fever. He served in the armed forces along with his two brothers, who are also in the service. The family notes his long, influential role directing industry for 24 years.
Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford and longtime chief executive of the Ford Motor Co, died at 1 30 AM at his Grosse Pointe Shores home after a stomach ailment and fever. He had led wartime production efforts and was surrounded by family including Eleanor Ford and his four children as the nation mobilized. Surviving were his wife and three of his four sons serving in the armed forces, with his parents traveling to the estate after the death. The hospital statement cited a former stomach illness and postoperative complications as the cause.
Harrisburg May 26 The State Supreme Court unanimously upheld the dismissal of Mrs. Gertrude Ellen Brown a Bethlehem dental hygienist who left her duties to become a mother. The Bethlehem school board refused a leave of absence and discharged her for nonperformance of duties prompting appeal under the teacher act to the state superintendent.
Widespread flooding in Johnsonburg Ridgway and nearby McKeon Elk district towns prompted 100 families to seek safety from the west end of Johnsonburg as the Renovo division railway suffered washouts. An eastbound ore train derailed after a wreck near Wilcox with eighteen cars piled and some cars toppled, while the Costanes Paper mill and Allied defense industries suspended operations. The Eliott Company Ridgway and Wilcox plants faced shutdowns as river levels rose and the rail line remained operative after the incident. Continued coverage on page two.
Treasury bulletin from Washington dated May 26 shows May 24 receipts of 39.49 million dollars and expenditures of 269.58 million, producing a net balance of about 13.36 million. The note includes a postscript with a large 44.516 million increase over the previous day.
AKRON May 26 The executive board of the 610 United Rubber Workers was called into a special session after a War Labor Board plea to end the work stoppage. Production halted at three major Akron rubber firms and spread to a fourth as more than 40,000 idle workers protested wage decisions. General Tire & Rubber Co workers rejoined the stoppage after leaving Saturday and a separate WLB case remains pending. The board noted hourly earnings at Goodyear Spalding and Firestone ranged from 65 to 1.25 dollars, and an eight cent boost would have destabilized wage relations in the industry.
The cemetery driving ban to decorate graves triggers strong protests as OPA rulings face expected revision. Some rationing boards show leniency while others vow enforcement, with complaints filed in Washington and districts reporting varied interpretations. May rainfall in Pittsburgh and a fatal accident at Grove City are noted in the same issue.
Terrific assault is delivered upon Duesseldorf as Messina pounded by U S bombers. Four hundred planes over Italian and Sicilian islands strike targets in a sweeping Allied air offensive. The campaign hints at cracks in the Axis alignment while reinforcing Allied momentum across Europe and the Mediterranean.
Allied air forces swept across Germany Italy and the Balkans in heavy raids. In a fourth Dortmund-Dusseldorf wave RAF and US bombers struck Dresden and Luesseldorf targets while big formations hit Messina and Sicily with hundreds of planes. Italy faced refugee pressures as bombings hit southern centers.
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