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10 Nov 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1943
Page
1
Incomplete text shows a rural notice style with names and dates obscured. The legible portions reference a community action, procedures and officials, but exact action and deadlines remain unclear.
Allied forces in Italy reported nine German counterattacks in 24 hours near Venafro and along the Sangro line. U.S. artillery and air power repelled the assaults while American Liberators hit Villar Peroso and Ansaldo works. The Eighth Army widened gains east of the Sangro, seizing Castiglione and Forl, and inland, as Fifth Army troops repelled a major Calabritta counterattack.
Union City man Jay Bacon, 48, father of 18, was struck by an eastbound Erie Railroad freight at about 10 PM on One Concord street crossing. He was hurled 40 feet under the gates, severely injured with head and internal injuries including a punctured lung. he was not killed instantly. He and witness Avohe Bisbee saw the oncoming train. Bisbee warned him but he did not heed it. Charles Moristan supervised the crossing gates. Bacon, a Concord street resident, did odd jobs locally. He leaves a wife Alice and 11 children.
Gen Charles Giraud remains in overall command of French armed forces after a surprise reshuffle of the National Liberation Committee in Algiers. The body voted to drop five members, add seven, and separate civilian and military powers, with Georges Catroux and Andre Philly named state ministers as Algeria’s governor general changes loom. Andre Mercier criticized the rapid DeGaullist changes amid the reopening of the consultative assembly.
Washington today saw growing moves by Congress to prevent a sweep of railway worker walkouts. A Senate subcommittee pressed Economic Stabilization Director Vinson to justify his rejection of an eight cents per hour pay boost for non operating Brotherhoods. A joint Senate House resolution would override Vinson and force the raise into effect. George M. Harrison, Railway Clerks president, said all 16 non operating brotherhoods could set a strike date after a union vote, though a walkout might be delayed pending congressional action. The vote was due by November 2, with Reed criticizing Vinson for overstepping Congress' intent in denying the wage increase linked to the stabilization act.
An urgent appeal seeks citizen help for a two day scrap metal drive Friday and Saturday. The Corry committee, with Theo Williams, will handle heavy material using a crane and cutting torch, aided by the city trucks and student volunteers from Senior High School.
A two day Red Cross blood collection from Buffalo donors yielded 355 pints. Monday 171 donors and Tuesday 184 donors participated, with 43 rejections daily. The effort, run by Aero Supply Miz Corp workers, moved smoothly and set a new two day total near the goal. The team then moved to Bradford for further collection tasks.
London dispatch reports the RAF Mongnitos blitzing western Germany for the sixth night in a row while intruder fighters hit two French and Belgian airfields by night. Washington says Secretary Hull will reach the capital late today to brief President Roosevelt on the Moscow conference, viewed as a major diplomatic achievement.
Marines wage hard fighting at Bougainville with attacks from the beach and enemy landings in barges. Japanese forces press from Buko, and U S forces seek to repel the latest assault as fighting continues on both sides.
Southwest Pacific dispatches report United States Marines, tanks, artillery, and planes supporting land forces against hundreds of Japanese at Bougainville beachhead in the northern Solomons. Admiral Halsey signals Japanese attempts to squeeze in the area as northern forces shell with mortars and engage from multiple fronts.
Navy reports three destroyers lost in combat actions. Henley sank after a torpedo strike in the South Pacific last October. Chevalier was destroyed after a fierce battle near Vella Lavella and two ships collided, breaking apart. Borie was lost off the AllanHie after damage from diving and ram attacks and bombs from planes. crews abandoned ship as water flooded her hull. Casualties and next of kin notices follow.
Governor Martin announced Pennsylvania liquor rationing will begin soon with a no prep period plan. Patrons and clerks report mixed experiences as some brands are restricted and others sold, while store staff say abuse and long waits have made satisfying patrons difficult. Provisions will be carried out under state law with Liquor Control Board oversight as the plan starts.
The House Ways and Means Committee advances a bill to tighten wartime contract renegotiations. It would apply renegotiation to contracts after July 1, 1984, set a $500,000 minimum from $100,000, grant contractors a tax appeals avenue, and cap relief on standard goods contracts. Debatable next week with aim to send to the president by mid December.
Washington November 10 Senators from both parties voiced determination to pass legislation to safeguard servicemen benefits and oppose any reduction of Social Security benefits due to military service in the war.
Washington reports a new dispute over the Tong- Towles wage agreement in the soft coal industry. The $40 underground travel time payment for April 1 to April 20 faces divergent views among coal operators and the United Mine Workers, with a government decision deemed a delicate legal issue to be resolved by December 1. The Treasury also releases November figures showing receipts of 193 million and expenditures of 281 million, leaving a deficit of 88 million.
In Nassau Bahamas on November 1 Associated Press reports Youthful Attorney Godfrey Opens the Marigny murder case before the jury. The defense argues prejudice would be a greater crime than the slaying, and special prosecutor A Adderley outlines fourteen points of evidence to guide jurors as they hear testimony in the high profile case involving Sir Harry Oakes and foreign-born defendant Alfred De Marigny.
On Monday evening November xe eight new Classes for Nurses Aides will open in this city. The group is organized in response to the national Red Cross appeal for such help in civilian hospitals. Classes run five evenings for two hours at Ebenenivel church. Miss Milryed Youre ani and Mrs. Sherman oversee applications. contact phone 38-714. Volunteers are urged to apply without delay to support Garry hospital during the wartime emergency.
Moscow claimed a major Wehrmacht push with Reds advancing 21 miles westward in a steady drive across eighty towns and villages. Reuters reported no confirmation. Kersh reportedly fallen, and 3800 Mazis slain yesterday with large stores of war equipment captured.
German forces retreat north and west of Kiev as Soviet units push toward the Polish and Romanian frontiers. Moscow reports 27 miles daily advance from Kiev with encirclement threats. battles rage near Smolensk and the Nevel area. Kerch, Perekop, and Kerch Strait actions cited with Russian dives from the Dnieper corridor. Moscow tallies German losses and Ukrainian offensives. Korosten near the border could cut rail links to Poland.
Four applicants took the Army and Navy College training and qualifying program tests yesterday at the library building. Officials expect a larger group in spring as more seniors consider applying, though many high school graduates are already serving.
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