18 Nov 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1943
Page
1
The Corry Evening Journal notes Soviet forces forced into a first retreat on the Zhytomyr sector as Allied bombers strike targets in Norway and Germany. The report also covers a large sum stolen from a farm home and local police investigations into the case.
Ankara dispatch from November reports Turkey edging toward alliance with the Allies, with Turkish officials planning for possible entry into a broader war. British and Turkish talks in Moscow and Cairo are cited, but Eden reportedly has no specific demands on Turkey yet as Ankara weighs cooperation versus neutrality and public sentiment.
Directors discussed a postwar program to secure expansion and improve Gary Hospital. Supt. Nichols aims for American College of Surgeons approval for a standard rating. They authorized purchase of dishwashing equipment and trial sterilizer equipment, with heating changes under study. Board members present were Barker Blaton Hillstrom Nast Scheppner Smiley Smith. Attorney General assistant James P. McGrahary sworn in Philadelphia.
Registrations for liquor under the wartime plan moved slowly at the State Liquor Control Board store in Corry. After a busy first day with 79 registrations, Tuesday drew 106 applicants, while the following day saw fewer than 50. Buyers may qualify and purchase before December 31, and a large stock of whisky is on hand. Officials in Harrisburg expect further program details by Saturday, outlining eligibility for armed forces members during the experiment, with forms obtainable at camps.
War Food Administration official said civilians will receive about 75 percent of the estimated final U S food supply for the 12 months ending September 1944 with meat eggs citrus fruit and dried peas and beans expected to rise above 1943 levels while butter fats and canned vegetables decline. Treasury report lists receipts expenditures and debt figures with current totals and deficits.
Bulletins report coal and coke short ages caused unmanufacturing curtailment in 1949, preventing U S Steel Corp from exceeding its 1942 production record. Dow Jones notes B F Fairless, president, comments on the impact and outlook in light of wartime disruptions.
Washington May 18 Treasury faced a blunt warning from Senate Finance Committee Chairman George about pushing more taxes in the new revenue bill. He said there is no use asking for a substantial rise and mocked the idea of raising $10.5 billion more, noting committee rejections in income tax hikes for individuals and corporations.
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army retreated in the Zhitomir Korostyshev area amid heavy German counterattacks and bad weather. Russian communique cites 1,500 Soviet casualties and 800 tanks. observers view the move as a tactical withdrawal to avoid encirclement, with Vatutin’s First Ukrainian Army leading the retreat.
Zalzneck and Gene general contractors will start next week on a new cement block wearhouse and equipment garage on West Wayne street south of Washington. The 40 by 60 foot steel-framed structure will store power shovels bulldozers and trucks and include a general equipment repair shop. Plans were being finalized and work expected to begin soon.
Allied bombers ranged over Japan from secret bases and struck supply lines 2000 miles northwest of Pearl Harbor. Air raids targeted New Guinea, the Marshalls, Gilbert and Buka regions, sinking enemy ships and setting harbor fires. Navy and air units aimed to disrupt Japanese logistics as planners warned of ongoing offensives in the Pacific theater.
Hopkins, 16, of Spartansburg area, was badly wounded when a gun discharged while he cleaned it last evening at home. Lead from the weapon entered his right shoulder and he was rushed to Corry Hospital in serious condition. Doctors reported loss of blood and shock but expected eventual recovery with no permanent injury indicated.
At Marienville Forest county two people died when a two story frame house on Nebraska Road burned. Mrs David Cochrane and her 10 year old granddaughter Tole Mae Hilyer were confirmed dead. Cochrane husband was seriously burned and a son Arlen 40 and another granddaughter James Cochrane 16 escaped by leaping from a second floor window. Fire Chief Seasly said the blaze began after Cochrane used oil to start a kitchen stove. He rushed outside to fight the flames, rolled in snow, then returned with a ladder but could not rescue others. A separate note mentions pork ration points easing at the war food administration and price office.
London reports German air action over Samos with dive bombers and fighters targeting military targets. Observers note heavy bombing and naval movements as the campaign expands in the Aegean.
Washington reports fresh start in coal mine wage negotiations as Secretary Ickes aims for early agreement. Negotiations involve about half of U S soft coal output with government possession potential end. Absentees include Southern Operators Association and captive mines. Conference aims to write contracts with War Labor Board and possible government price approvals.
The White Game Commission announced the three day open season on deer in Clinton County is canceled for next month. Protests from sportsmen over similar seasons in Potter and Tioga counties were overruled and deer season rulings upheld.
By Associated Press Washington November 16. The Cabinet met to define Allied strategy and security, confirming adherence to joint defense and future collaboration with other nations. President Roosevelt directed talks with Moscow to pursue international coherence and prevent loss of future security as Germany and fascist regimes shift balance of power. The Moscow talks were seen as crucial for shaping alliance commitments and plans for postwar arrangements.
Miss Mildred Young, instructor for the new nurses aides class, said the program will not start next Monday due to the upcoming holiday. An initial meeting is planned for Monday, November 29. Brown stamps update from Washington lists five new stamp sets for rationed items with validity from December 19 to January 6 and expiration January 29.
American Liberator bombers ranged over Norway and blocked a heavy RAF assault on Ludwigshafen. The raids marked a second wave in three days, with targets not immediately identified and the Ludwigshafen chemical works cited as a major payload site. The article notes continued Allied air activity over German industry and Berlin, with previous raids and forthcoming continuation implied.
Allied patrols report German forces concentrating defenses along the Fifth Army front from Cassino toward Rome as they fall back from Salerno. Trenches pillboxes and barbed wire line the valleys between foggy Apennine mountains, with heavy fortifications aimed at stalling the advance toward the capital.
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