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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1942
Page
1
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A special Erie grand jury indicted County Commissioner Schlurti and Mayor Barber on perjury and malfeasance charges. Sergt Lynch faces two counts of official misconduct. The case centers on alleged attempts to influence police and a raid on a disorderly house linked to Dan House. Mayor Barber claimed the facts would vindicate his administration.
Hundreds of Corry school children joined a citywide scrap metal drive on Scrap Metal Day at Ajax Iron Works. Volunteers hauled junk to schools and to Ajax for weighing and melting into war engines, with proceeds to the Red Cross and Civilian Defense.
A bomb exploded at a Paris theater killing two and wounding thirty two as a film adaptation of a novel faced controversy. The attack followed a talk on the Jewish problem by a propagandist and was reported by Reuters from London during the day. The theater, linked to the Maliot police, was in the Maliiot area and connected to the Vichy regime's radio outlet.
AP dispatches from New York and across states report British raid discloseds, a fiery derailment near Baltimore with extensive damage but no injuries, and a tentative tax rate vote in Washington. Other items note oil, farming, and rail issues, plus UN victories over Nazi vessels and Roosevelt’s upcoming radio address.
A three story Warren building in the business district was swept by a fire today. Constantine Spiridon, owner of the Blue and White restaurant, estimated the loss at $15000. The blaze damaged the structure and contents.
London dispatch reports a BBG broadcast warning on October 1 that French residents should evacuate areas where German work is ongoing due to intensified American air attacks on France. The notice emphasizes moving away from sites under occupation to reduce risk.
Nazi Commissioner Josef Terboven and German secret police seized Trondheim enforcing a terror rule after executing ten prominent Norwegians and arresting about 700 others to halt sabotage. Emergency declared, power stations dynamited, and a rail link disrupted as intimidation spreads.
Wendell Willkie urged an all-out armed offensive everywhere and pledged to devote his life to a postwar world where all men are free and governments are chosen by their people. He spoke during a 18-nation tour and met Chiang Kai-shek before leaving for an undisclosed destination.
President Roosevelt announced the United States would cooperate with Britain and others to establish a postwar United Nations commission to investigate Axis war crimes. He said leaders responsible for atrocities would be pursued and surrendered to the UN, with evidence collected to prove guilt while rejecting reprisals.
Municipal officials received further assistance in their campaign against fire traps and health nuisances yesterday when Mrs. Quessle M. Plate, custodian of county properties, offered full county cooperation. She ordered tenants from two county-owned houses at 4 and 105 Brook Street to vacate due to poor condition, with both expected to be condemned. Arrangements were made to sell several properties and others lacking repair potential will be condemned. A conference with City Treasurer Miss Trene Mullen involved properties with unpaid taxes, and officials foresee eradication of several unsightly, dilapidated structures impacting habitation value.
Employees at 23 state liquor stores in Lehigh and Northampton counties voted to stay off the job in a protest they call a lockout by Governor James of liquor store workers in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas.
The 44 day siege of Stalingrad deepened as Soviet forces claimed to have crushed a German wedge in the northwest suburbs and repelled ten assaults near the 40 mile defensive line. Red Army reinforcements moved up while German units endured heavy counterattacks and civilian casualties mounted in the bombed industrial district.
Washington on October 7 announces steps to clarify misunderstandings in the British American aid program to Russia. President Roosevelt said Ambassador Willa H Standley will return from the Soviet Union with military and naval attaches to report on lend lease deliveries and the military situation.
Washington report says a Defense Migration Committee is drafting a recommendation to mobilize manpower through existing agencies before any Work or Fight amendment. Opposition within the committee favors broad government controls and questions the feasibility of forced service as the path forward. The panel notes mounting pressure to address industry agriculture and armed forces, with action urged by year end.
Former Allied Naval Forces chief Admiral Thomas Hart says RAF fighters did not assist the British battleships Repulse and Prince of Wales during the December attack by Japanese forces. He notes the RAF was within range and criticizes the lack of British air support, arguing it affected Singapore’s defense and highlighted Japanese air power. An Army notice from London also identifies a street fight victim as Abraham William Jenkins of Evansville Indiana.
The state General Claims Board allowed Ellwood Bauman of Erie $424 back pay after a dispute over authority to dismiss mercantile and inheritance tax workers. Auditor General Ross accused the board of Republican agitation while Attorney General Reno argued Logan had authority to dismiss staff. Logan declined to answer.
Police warn drivers to slow down on fall streets when leaves scatter moist and slippery. Fog and shorter days reduce visibility and heighten crash risk. Officers urge cautious speeds, smooth braking, and alert attention to pedestrians and cyclists to prevent accidents.
Allied forces press to recapture key base as Japanese troops stiffen their drive toward Guadalcang while losing eleven aircraft. The campaign around Port Moresby sees heavy Crusoe damage but a reduced threat to the port as Allied offensive actions continue.
Washington dispatches report Australian forces recaptured a strategic gap in the Owen Stanley range as Allied tanks and air units press toward Port Moresby. Japanese efforts to reinforce Guadalcanal are hindered by mounting losses, with claims of 220 aircraft and 30 vessels damaged or destroyed over two months.
Second Lieut Henry German of Wilkes Barre narrowly escaped death when his army plane crashed in the wild Bik County district about ten miles south of St Marys Pa The Civilian Air Defense command helped craft the rescue and the pilot was rushed to Dr Leo Z Hays Force who treated him for shock and injuries He reported a loss of all limbs in the crash and was brought to hospital for observation
Elgin man George Cupelo of Elzinessabeth escaped serious injury when a power line wire-off fault at the former Mixer farm on Travelly Station struck him. His clothes were torn from his body and he suffered only minor injuries, with medical staff stating the harm was not serious. He is recovering.
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