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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1942
Page
1
American and Allied forces pound Japan in the South Pacific with air and ground action across New Guinea and Guadalcanal. Reports say 16 planes downed in Aleutian action as Allied troops drive back enemy land forces and harass Japanese positions to prevent reinforcements.
U S Navy says 17 Japanese bombers and fighters were shot down while attacking Guadalcanal. Additional enemy dive bombers and fighters were destroyed, bringing total Japanese aircraft listed as shot down in the Solomon Islands to 505. Allied forces claim gains near Henderson Field and in New Guinea, with Australian troops flanking Japanese positions and U S forces redeploying to prevent rear escapes. Simultaneous Allied air action in the Aleutians damaged Japanese cargo vessels and shore installations.
Allied headquaters reveal a daring undercover mission three weeks before the North African campaign. Major General Mark W. Clark led a staff of American officers on a 15090 mile round trip to contact French North Africa contacts for vital military intelligence. Eisenhower describes the mission as a bold, rapid operation integral to the North Africa campaign. Also, Dan House found guilty of operating a bawdy house and liquor sale without a license, with Mayme Thomas guilty as co-defendant.
A cautious Zurich dispatch says Hitler would not occupy Toulon but French fleet units may resist. Allies could be unaware of any move, while reports claim Toulon could be declared a camp franché to bypass the fleet. The German decision hinges on the French commanders there and their pledge to defend against aggressors.
Armistice Day observed in Corty with partial business suspension and memorial services for Lieut. Archie W. Thomason Post. Veterans from the Victory Speakers Bureau spoke at Ajax Tron Works and Corry Jamestown ManufacturIng Corp. sites, Postmaster Sullivan and Attorney Scott shared World War II experiences, Rev. Belman spoke at the VFW Home, and Cmdr Reynolds opened the Armistice Day exercises. The Auxiliary served a luncheon after the services.
Registration for gasoline rationing started this afternoon at the Junior and Senior High schools. Auto owners may register this afternoon or evening, or Friday afternoon or evening, with the schools open until noon Saturday to accommodate registrants.
Globe line by line summary notes a WWII era cautious forecast of a looming Mediterranean clash. Glenn Babe outlines Hitler’s air power buildup and the American British mechanized push. The narrative traces moves from Morocco to Algeria toward Tunisian battlefields and a feared aerial assault.
Citizens National Bank expects about $52,000 to be allotted from the 1942 Christmas club, up from $51,004.83. National Bank of Corry and others report totals near $25,000 and rising. Early December checks will be mailed to roughly 1,000 to 1,700 residents, reflecting higher employment and wages as war savings and stamps draw dollars from local households.
Soviet dispatches from Moscow report a sharp reduction in German air activity over the Stalingrad front with outdated planes and fewer bombing runs. Pravda notes fights dwindled to about two hundred in the last day from a prior 1500 to 2000 daily, suggesting a shift of German units. A fire in Cooperstown killed a man identified as Dr Theodor Otto, 65, a retired physician, whose death followed a store and home blaze three miles east of town.
President Roosevelt calls for nationwide observance of Thanksgiving and New Year’s as days of prayer without the usual preambles. He cites Psalm phrases and notes the nation’s emergency across armed services, industry, farms, mines, and public life.
Berlin reports the 85,000 ton British liner Queen Elizabeth, sister to the Queen Mary, torpedoed in the North Atlantic. German sources deny sinking but say the ship was struck. confusion over casualty claims followed. The Queen Elizabeth, largest ship in the world, was not yet finished for civilian service and made a wartime dash from Clydeside to New York.
A demonstration of the gas kit used in wartime emergencies will be held at the Junior High School tonight at 7:45. The event targets auxiliary police and other civilian defense members and is billed as one of the most important sessions in the current series.
Cairo reports nine altar generals captured in Keept battle. New York bulletins note enemy submarines sank 71 October ships, down from June highs. Seismograph at Fordham records two tremors near 1:01 and 1:06 am. Washington bans sale of rubbing alcohol to save nearly two million gallons yearly for explosives and synthetic rubber. Price admin allows a penny tax on oil purchases. a 12 percent petrol consumption cut is urged for 17 states.
The Senate Defense Investigating Committee advised against compulsory manpower controls and urged a 48 hour work week with overtime paid in government bonds. It faulted the administration for lacking a comprehensive program and urged direct government direction of employers hiring policies rather than coercive individual messages.
The Navy announced 127 Marine, Coast Guard and Navy casualties reported to next of kin for October 16 to 31. Of these 172 were dead, 315 wounded, and 240 missing, bringing total Navy Marine and Coast Guard casualties since December 7, 1941 to 18526.
William B. King reports from North Africa aboard a U S amphibious transport about the torpedo strike that hit a ship in a Mediterranean convoy carrying U S and British troops. The blast triggered alarm and battle readiness as the vessel smoked and pitched in dawn light while gun crews raced to battle stations. The account continues on Page Four.
British bombers hit a Tunis airfield as Allied forces push toward Tunisia with Eisenhower’s troops advancing from the west. Allied reports claim heavy Luftwaffe and Axis air activity, Rommel’s Africa corps, and Italian forces in Corsica and Libya as battles unfold across North Africa and southern France.
An AP report cites reliable European sources claiming Pierre Laval outlined terms for a German French peace settlement after meeting Hitler in Munich. Proposed points include restoring 1939 frontiers minus Alsace Lorraine autonomy, retaining the empire, French fleet cooperation, and Mary renouncing territorial claims on France.
Health Officer John D Flanigan reports several new contagious disease cases including measles for Donald Brewer 6 Spring Street Albert Amorosso 216 Sherman Street William Morton 3 583 West Church Street Adrienne 3 and William Kerstetter 5 West Church Street plus two chicken pox cases Sarah Jane Oswalt 8 Snyder Circle and Richard Stroup 6 238 East Main Street. Dean Henri 14 59 Marion Street hospitalized with lobar pneumonia.
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