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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1942
Page
1
A fragmented report notes an inquest proceeding for a person injured in an accident near West Ingots on a Tuesday in mid June. Witnesses include aunts Hor and Smith, with unclear details about the event.
A fragmentary record mentions a 400 ton capacity and 25 600 top drive with manned volunteers. It references seven routes and a falconer in a prize contest tied to a bond, with unclear origin and context.
American sea and air power battered Japan across six days, from the Aleutians to the Solomon Islands. In Solomon Islands actions, U S destroyers and ships were damaged or sunk, while Japanese bases at Rabaul faced heavy bombing. New Guinea battles pushed Japanese troops back toward Kokoda as bombers struck airbases, with overall allied air superiority growing.
Thirty one courses opened Monday at Hatch Vocational School with sessions each Monday and Thursday evening. Supervisor Harry Wisinger notes capacity enrollment in the machine shop while advanced mechanical drawing has reached maximum. enrollment in the beginning class lags expectations. Classes run two hours on Monday and Thursday with three hours machine shop instruction. Teachers include H Q Cloyd Ajax Tron Works in charge of drawing, James Lewis on mathematics and metallurgy, and Arthur Storer on blueprint reading.
Secretary Stimson told the House military committee the 1943 manpower need could reach 7.5 million, including 2.2 million in air forces and 4.1 million in ground units. He urged lowering the draft age to 18, saying prior wars were fought largely by men under 20. He estimated current strength at 4.26 million and warned changes may rise.
War time Red Cross activities continue under the Corry Crispier executive board meeting at the Ajax building. Frank Whiteley resigns as disaster committee chair due to business pressures. a successor will be named later. Nutrition class and surgical dressings progress, with August quota met and September quota nearly reached. Volunteers needed for afternoon hours, contact Mrs. Hartlett Clough at the post office. November 24 designated blood donor days, details forthcoming. Fifty enroll in the advanced Red Cross course. soldiers’ kits work advances, costs about 1 per item with local support. Display window arranged at the Pennsylvania Electric Company to showcase Red Cross materials.
Berlin reports Anton Hinder head of the Gestapo visits Rome as guest of Mussolini fueling talk of Italian German friction. Himmler met Il Duce in lengthy talks while claims of Axis discord circulate from Ankara to Stockholm over Italy US tensions and respect for enemy alien rules.
Corry conducted its second daylight air raid test at 2 PM halting motor traffic and sending pedestrians scrambling for cover. Wardens and workers immediately patrolled districts, reporting few violations. the drill, part of a series planned by the State Defense Council during October with additional blackouts anticipated.
The government warned it may billet and commandeer private buildings to house war workers if needed. It will offer to lease homes and buildings for war workers while pursuing compulsory use of private facilities through billeting and requisitioning. A House hearing will study a Steagall bill authorizing broader rent control during the defense emergency.
Allied heavy and medium bombers attacked the Asis base at Tobruk and pressed enemy forces along the North Africa coast. In El Alamein, British reports say fighting along the front remains quiet as Axis planes contested the area.
Berlin reports that its U boats have sunk the 23456-ton British liner Orcades and the 90119-ton Canadian liner Duchess of Athens. Berlin asserts both ships were engaged in transporting troops in Egypt and the Middle East.
A London report claims German U boats are towed farther from the Cape of Good Hope as UN forces press defense offensive tactics. It notes suspected supply constraints and possible Allied efforts to locate refueling points and shore bases while recounting claimed sinkings and heavy autumn storms hindering convoys across the North Atlantic.
Corry’s state liquor store shared in heavy business as clerks’ strike closed many outlets across the region. Reports say Titusville and nearby towns saw strong sales, including $8,100 in a day, with total daily sales around $10,000. The strike ended with a settlement reached late yesterday.
Reported by Ayculated Press, Soviet forces under Marshal Semeon Timoshenko pressed into the 40 mile German siege line northwest of Stalingrad and recaptured streets inside the city. Pravda said Germans were forced back in a southern salient as Soviets gained initiative in three sectors. Despite fresh Nazi claims of gains, Hitler HQ reported no progress in the siege area as winter thickened.
Navy reports U S submarines in the Western Pacific sank a Japanese heavy cruiser and four other vessels, with likely another sunk and two damaged. The tally cites 79 ships sunk or damaged and 74 damaged in recent operations, including various cargo ships and small craft.
Corry city schools will close Friday to allow teachers to attend the Northwestern District Pennsylvania State Holveatlow Association meeting at Strong Vinewsst High School in Eris. Supt Debong of Oil City presides. Harold Wolfe chairs the nominating committee. John Connors and Alice Kelly planned to attend but have left the Corry system. The program features talks on The Future of the Americas by Garros Fallon and a Colombian Naval Reserve report.
Fluently garbled wartime notice outlines a meeting of Civilian Defence units to enroll all workers in an 80 percent bond subscription plan. Air raid wardens and auxiliaries will distribute badges and dusting bulbs for blackouts, with refresher classes planned to update wardens and police on latest protective measures and equipment.
London report says Frau Ilse Hess wife of Rudolf Hess seeks permission to join her husband in British internment. William Thatta, a member of parliament, planned to ask Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden for the reply to Frau Hess’s request. Details on her current location remain unclear.
London reports a strong RAF attack on Kiel, the German U boat base, the 70th raid of the war. Nine aircraft failed to return as weather hindered operations while Beaufighters destroyed two bunkers and a ship, and coastal command targeted goods trains in northern France. German authorities claim air defenses downed a number of invaders during the night actions.
In Washington on October 14, Ren Rodgers a Republican from Pennsylvania argues that the amended price control act will not solve the nation’s problems. He says the act is only an partial step amid ongoing misunderstandings and letters since the amendments passed. In Erie on the same date Joseph F. Packer, 49, a World War I veteran and mechanic specialist in the Army Air Corps, is noted as having solved three sons in the armed forces, with mentions of Navy enlistment and related names.
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