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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1942
Page
1
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Brazil’s armed forces, aided by US patrols, report sinking two Axis submarines and capturing one, with a German supply ship seized in Recife. The government cites aggressive shootoon sight defense as it warns of further actions as war tensions rise.
Police report six arrests for double parking this week as authorities push a campaign against the practice. Chief John Minnian announced continued action with added patrols and warnings. A seventh arrest occurred this forenoon when a large truck blocked a West Washington Street meet during a festival.
General George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, told the West Point graduating class that American troops are landing in England and will land in France. He forecast the army reaching nearly 4,500,000 men by year’s end, up from 3,600,000. He urged utmost effort and selfless purpose to bring the war to a triumphant conclusion with no compromises.
Associated Press reports heavy tank fighting across a 200 mile belt between Sidi Rezegh and Ain el Gazala as German columns slip past British posts in the Libyan desert. French forces claim to have destroyed Italian tanks at Bir Hacheim as Rommel’s armored units endure losses and risk Tobruk.
Memorial Day events will start with a procession at 8 30 from the V I W Home and progress to City Park for 10 o’clock exercises. James P Rossiter will give the address as bands and the chorus perform patriotic numbers. If rain, services move to the State Armory. All industries suspend and stores close for the holiday amid wartime restrictions.
Secretary Hughes told Pittsburgh engineers that federal wartime material restrictions and revenue cuts will force sharp curtailment of Pennsylvania highway funding. He warned that only regulatory changes could allow the $60 million program for road improvements and maintenance to proceed, noting rising truck traffic and falling passenger car revenue will shift damage toward the highway system.
The board of education approved the 19nd-42 term budget totaling $164190 and increased the tax levy by one mill. Cleve R. Mot Tor was elected treasurer with a $2000 salary and $1000 bond. Dr. John Eibhler retained as medical examiner at $1100. George H. Gorden as delinquent tax collector at $3533 with $1867 expense. The finance committee, led by Morton, settled with tax collector Miss Trene Mullen and approved exonerations. Florence Pond was reappointed for duties related to tax cards.
Treasury Chief Morgenthau reports steps to curb tax dodges by high salaries and unusual bonuses. He cited examples to the Joint Committee on External Revenue Taxation, noting rent paid to a president’s wife, and salaries to relatives, with a possible public disclosure decision pending.
Private Ernest Walter Blergonski, 29, of Erie, died Thursday at Fort Bragg North Carolina from injuries received during gun practice. Word reached here Friday from his father Tynatius Blergonski of 440 East 8th Street.
Adolf Hitler's vengeance drive after the Heydrich assassination led to mass arrests and executions in Prague. Reports say hundreds of officials professors and Bluecherite puppets were detained while borders closed and Bohemia Moravia poised for German incorporation. Heydrich wounded and replaced by Kurt Daluege. Other dispatches claim von Brauchitsch and other Nazi leaders seized, with disturbances abroad including Norwegian resistance.
The Corry School Board approved the faculty list of 1944 graduates for diplomas at next week’s commencement in the Senior High auditorium. The College Preparatory class includes Walter Baumgarten Florence Beckwith William Beduzé Barbara Boland Anne Briges Mary Brown Raymond Burrows Jeanne Cass Mary Clebola Teangette Elerk William Coxon Mildred Pavis Jean Deuring Pegsy Failing Clenevlove Gibas Merthy Hilburg Grace Huylen Mary Hryniewich Richard Hultberg Mildred Hurlbert Lena Jewell Jeanette Jolmson George Kinley Agnes Lea Dorothy McCray Roberta McCray Mary Merrick Warren Miller Robert Mitchell Marion Net Eula Nichols Doris O Net Virginia O Net Barbara Orn Franklin Parsons Frances Parsons Mary Patterson Walter Peake Mildred Preble Belle Robins Richard Rossbacher Phyllis Scully Robert Smith Glenn Street and others.
Rev H Ray Harris of the United Brethren in Christ will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon to the Corry High School class of 1942. The service, in the Senior High School auditorium, begins Commerce Week activities and precedes the class day program and graduation exercises. Public invited.
Bulletins report Allied warplanes strikes on Jananwae while Chiang Kai-shek's forces counter a fierce Japanese offensive against Chekiang on the China east coast. Chinese high command claims Kinbiys remains in Chinese hands after night attacks as Tokyo front reports a capture at 7 am yesterday.
May 29 Barnegat City N J reports that 20 survivors from a 37 crew Panamanian merchant ship were landed after a torpedoing near Barnegat. Shore observers said the submarine was attacked by air depth charges followed by Navy planes dropping depth bombs. Treas. position shows May 27 figures: receipts 16,452,906.11 expenditures 148,042,091.55 net balance 2,983,194,994.99 total debt 74,051,902.
Three large oil firms shifted westbound pipelines to eastern routes boosting daily gasoline and kerosene flow to Philadelphia area. Atlantic Refining began moving crude Pittsburgh to Philadelphia while Sunoco and Standard Oil of New Jersey expanded lines from Cleveland to Philadelphia and from Midland Fr to Bayonne New Jersey to deliver gasoline.
Berlin dispatches say the eight day battle for Kharkov persists with no Russian retreat. Moscow reports ongoing action on the southern front as Semeon Timoshenko’s armies repulse German tank and infantry assaults, with heavy night fighting and no major setback despite German claims of a breakthrough.
Times dispatches report the Kharkov battle waged by Timoshenko’s forces facing German troops, with fighting ongoing south of the area. Soviet communiques claim heavy enemy losses while German and Russian commands offer cautious, conflicting summaries as front lines remain fluid near Donets Basin.
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