Fragmentary note on a venue and names
A garbled line lists names and a venue reference with scattered terms. The readable bits mention a venue, a person named Johny, and a date or time fragment, but the full context and details remain unclear.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1942
Page
1
A garbled line lists names and a venue reference with scattered terms. The readable bits mention a venue, a person named Johny, and a date or time fragment, but the full context and details remain unclear.
An OCR fragment references Mog 81 era figures with varied report on pet mileage and a named person Hirouda. Details are incomplete, leaving ambiguity about context and exact event or date. The readable bits hint at a local notice or archival blurb without full clarity.
Burial cemetery announcement appears to note a gravesite or burial arrangement for Ville Cor Spaytar with references to burial location and cemetery details, indicating a formal notice for interment or memorial proceedings.
The readable fragments reference a local or school context with likely administrative or student notes. Names or places are incomplete, but indicate a discussion of numbers, parents or students, and a recommendation related to a program or schedule. Further details are unreadable in the text provided.
Allied forces, supported by bombers, sank a Japanese destroyer near Buna New Guinea while inflicting heavy losses on enemy planes. American and Australian troops seized a new landing site at Buna and pressed inland toward Japanese positions along the coast.
Erie March 23 Wilim H Colton 30 father of four died Sunday when his automobile crashed into a trench on Route 6 nine miles west of Erie Colton a bite driver for the City Transit Company was enroute home when the fatal dent occurred
AP bulletin from London and Berlin notes a West African port convoy landing at the same destination as prior convoys, strong earthquakes in Central Anatolia, 15 more Dutch executions at Arnhem for sabotage, a Baltimore Ohio freight collision in West Philadelphia injuring an engineman and a caboose fire, and William Boyd’s claim that a new unlimited lire invention could release over 200000 tons of high grade material amid scattered reports.
London dispatch reports 2 British bomber forces attacked Stuttgart last night. Air ministry notes low level observations. ten bombers missing. Fighters hit freight trains in northern France and an Axis ship in the Bagusa Channel as Canadians took part. A Calgary airman quoted fires criss crossed the town. Berlin cites slight damage to a northern German town.
Mil Nov 28 Robert Finegan 44 of Oil City was seriously hurt Sunday when his automobile collided with a parked trailer near Port Erie airport. A passerby took Finegan to a nearby restaurant and called an ambulance. Finegan wandered from the restaurant and was later found several hours later in Erie in a dazed condition five miles from the scene.
Moscow dispatch reports a major Russian operation around Stalingrad, as infantry, tanks, and guns drive German units from fortifications near the Volga city. The offensive advances toward the Don bend, cutting supply routes and expanding a two-pronged push southwest and northwest of Stalingrad amid heavy casualties.
Berlin reports heavy defensive battles south of Stalingrad and west of the Don while German and Romanian forces cooperate with strong close-range firepower to ward off Soviet advances. The German command notes Soviet operations but offers no further commentary.
Russians push through German trench positions driving the enemy from the front into open steppes. Reports say the front line was overwhelmed by the offensive with prisoners pouring in. Red army advances up to 45 miles while forces from northwest of Stalin grad reach Ku lack and others occupy rail towns near Abyati eravo. About 1,600 enemy soldiers were killed across Stalingrad and surrounding fronts. Continued on page two.
Allied air forces in China and Burma launched a week end offensive striking Japanese targets from the Yangtze basin to Indo China. A transport ship or carrier was destroyed at An Phong on the Gulf of Tonkin amid vast fires. observers narrowed it to a large transport. Chinese raids on Shusi and Yougtze River port in Hupeh and Shuyang on the Han were reported as part of the expanded air effort from the Chins pir task force. Secretary Hull announced a Martinique treaty renewing the 1940 agreement with Admiral Robe t French high commissioner, covering all French possessions in the Western Hemisphere, reducing likelihood of occupation.
Parker November 23. A small but organized group of internees seized control of Unit No 1 at the Poston relocation center, forced the city council to resign, and halted work. Military police quelled the unrest, with about a third of Poston’s 20,000 Japanese residents affected. No bloodshed or property damage reported.
The loss of all but a portion of a 43 crew was disclosed today in navy reporting the sinking of a medium-sized British merchant ship off the north coast of South America. The vessel sank in 19 seconds after about 11 months at sea, with the crew expected to spend Christmas at home. this sinking, along with eight others announced last week, raised the Associated Press tally of announced merchant losses to 544.
Ottawa November 28 The Canadian Broadcasting Company said it heard a report that the French governor general at Dakar has placed the post's military command under Admiral Jean Darlan who is cooperating with the Allies in North Africa. The report was issued in the Dakar government's name.
Burglars entered the Woods Company mill on North First Avenue stealing a filing cabinet and cash drawer containing between 39 and 140 dollars. Police, led by Chief John D. Flenigan, investigated with few clues. authorities suspect an insider familiarity with the office. A similar break-in occurred a week earlier at Central Service Station on East South Street with about 90 dollars taken.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a 5 to 2 vote, upheld the 1941 parole law granting broad power to a new parole board over most cases except those involving the death penalty and certain two year terms. The ruling reversed Judge McDade, remanding Elmer Danks for reconsideration after serving one year of a two year sentence for assault. Nearby, a fire at Aero Supply plant was contained with little damage and no injuries.
A week end dispute at Aero Supply Mfg Co in Corry, its 2400 workers, halted some operations and prompted a holiday shutdown as a union dispute neared a vote. Federal conciliator Fenton set a hearing within a week to decide which group should represent workers, with about 1600 ready to affiliate with the CIO if an election is held.
David J Dunn of Wheatland, former assistant superintendent of state highways in Mercer County, is held for court on $500 bond on charges of waste as an ice and larceny. Highway department investigator Lee Miller filed information accusing him of using state labor equipment and materials to build a house in Wheatland. Dunn was dismissed from his state job in August.
The Red Cross mobile blood bank arrives at the State Armory in Corry for a one day drive. Donors are asked to report at 9 40 and again 1 to 4, with a 1500 to 1600 card limit. doctors technici ans and local volunteers assist under Dr N Pen ly Gillette.
Sir Stafford Cripps resigns from the British war cabinet to lead the aircraft production ministry at Churchill's request. The shift triggers a cabinet reshuffle with Herbert Morrison remaining home secretary, Anthony Eden expanding duties, and changes in lord privy seal and transport posts amid wartime reorganization.
London reports British First Army with American and French support attacked German Italian defenses around Bizerte and Tunis. Rommel reportedly in command with elements of the Axis force. Allied spokesmen note intensified fighting and possible flank maneuvers from Tunisia as Axis defenses are tested.
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