15 Nov 1941
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1941
Page
1
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A wartime dispatch notes a British battleship sustaining damage from a Nazi submarine. The report highlights ongoing naval engagements and the broader cost of living influence on military and civilian sectors. The story threads through economic notes on inflation, prices, and consumer behavior alongside war coverage.
Federal Works Agency approves a 50000 grant toward a 59000 hospital expansion in Corry to add a two story wing on the south side providing twenty five more beds. Local matching funds of 5000 will be raised as hospital directors plan immediate canvass and a board meeting to authorize and implement the project.
Allied reports describe German U boats expanding into the western Mediterranean as battleships Ark Royal and Malaya are sunk or damaged. The text notes British and Italian naval activity, the fate of Admiral accounts, and a warning from Churchill about Nazi movements through Spain into Africa as strategic positions shift in the war.
London reports a British United States Russian group of 12 including Laurence Steinhardt landed safely on a flight from Turbyshey Russia. The plane carried Sir Walter Monckton, Middle East information chief, with offices in Cairo. Telegrams in Teheran named additional diplomats and reporters as part of the party. In Italy, British raids on Sicily and Brindisi killed 29 and wounded 20, per the high command.
Japan's war cabinet begins a crisis session amid Diet plans to expand war powers and new taxes to fund the Pacific campaign. Premier Tojo was expected to address parliament, with Emperor's speech to be followed by replies from the throne and war and navy ministers on China and Manchuria tensions.
George Bud Kiley, son of Mr and Mrs George Kinley, Wright Street, is in Corry Hospital with a severely lacerated wrist after an accident at Anior High School Friday evening. Tendons nerves and an artery were severed when he struck a door glass while playing with other youths. he was transported to hospital and was reported to be progressing satisfactorily.
Rurus u arrives in Washington as a Japanese envoy reportedly carries a personal message from Prime Minister Ii to President. Diplomatic talks expected, with UK arrangements cited. officials note divergent postwar policies despite prior conversations.
Lancaster PA November brings a rush for marriage licenses among Amish families. Rebecca of Honeybrook Farm, noted for earlier school disputes, is now 18 and betrothed to Dol Ly Fisher. Aaron King faced jail for violating school laws but won habeas corpus relief before later settlement. Continued on page six.
The report notes half width paving completed on Main Street with concrete work progressing in favorable weather. Foreseeable delays hinge on further clear days. timeline targets finish near the west end and extend toward Fifth Avenue connection with potential expansion beyond St Thomas cemetery and Loyals Station area.
Bulletin items report that the Ark Royal disaster is not expected to exceed one fatality. Other dispatches note U S military planners assessing three year metal needs, Burkley recovering from a fainting spell, and ships armed in Atlantic centers with gun crews and weapon stocks for merchant vessels awaiting installation.
Bombs exploded early this morning in front of the Legion de Mayo armory in Buenos Aires wounding several and damaging nearby property. Police report a 23 year old Spaniard Antonio Bermudez Poiron arrested on suspicion after a lens sighting. alleged nightist groups attended a banquet honoring Admiral Leon Seas. The blasts occurred near a restaurant area where a young girl was injured by debris. investigators search for motives amid unrest.
The United Mine Workers and steel officials reached a fragile pause as Roosevelt aides warned of a possible government order if labor action halts critical defense production. Democrats in Congress prepared to push for swift legislation to avert a strike affecting about 58,000 workers, while White House officials declined to guarantee government intervention or immediate policy changes. Capron Hill reported strong Democratic leaning toward backing measures to resolve the dispute.
Executives of several rail lines announce a broad strike plan affecting about 1,000 workers on 157 railroads. A 10 day work stoppage would halt train service and impact engine delivery as crews press for wage and safety demands.
Thirty two people in New Castle Pennsylvania became ill with food poisoning at the Western Pennsylvania Masons reunion dinner held by the Valley of New Castle Consistory. Guests including women candidates and conductors ate meat pies and cheese sandwiches with coffee. Nineteen were hospitalized. surgery was not noted. The three day reunion drew about 375 attendees. the dinner dance was canceled as investigators probe the cause.
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