House 10 Vote on New Draft Bill Saturday
Washington dispatch reports the draft bill moving fast with hearings in both houses. Officials say 1.1 million men may be drafted by January 1 1940, focusing on dependents and unmarried men with wives. House aims for a final roll call Saturday while Senate handles a separate naval appropriation before voting on selective service.
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U S Gov Begins Buying Tires in Largest Sale
The United States government launches the largest tire sale in history targeting motorists with more than five tires. Uncle Sam will spend up to 4.15 billion via the Defense Supplies Corporation and 14 distributed warehouses nationwide to collect tires, with buyers receiving checks or war bonds based on tire size and condition.
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Associates Press
Washington
Uncle Sam
America
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Defense Supplies Corporation
Office of Price Administration
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Revision of assessment advances as tax court dates set
City Council orders revision of triannual property valuations using 1941 figures as base and limits increases to ten percent. new court of tax revision dates to be fixed next week. Board of Health to hold first regular meeting in years, after adopting century-old monthly schedule. Russian and German forces clash near Stalingrad with heavy fighting and fluctuating gains as Soviets defend the city.
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Corry Boy To Be Named Lieutenant at Fort Monmouth
Robert Sherwood, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Sherwood of 224 Northwest Street Corry, will graduate from Officers Candidate School Fort Monmouth and receive a lieutenants commission Friday October 16. He will visit his parents over the weekend though they cannot attend.
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Joseph Sherwood
Northwest Street
Sherwood
Dawson Olmatead
U. S. Army
Fits Elty
War Fund Campaign to Open Here October 21
Garry's campaign for the U S D and windged War service agencies will operate Wednesday October 21. Olin W. Bracken, chairman of the Corry War Fund, announced the drive to raise a $19,400 allotment. Surplus will fund war service appeals or emergencies. An Industrial group led by Robert A. Ott drafted plans for industry participation.
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Corry War Fund
Robert A. Ott
Corry
Data bolsters hospital plea for addition
New data on crowded surgical departments supports the Corry hospital’s bid for 25 additional beds funded by the Federal Works Agency. Occupancy shows men’s surgery at 118 percent and women’s at 96 percent. Donations from the Ladies Auxiliary aid equipment and canning projects continue.
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L. William ‘Coon
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Coon
Ladies Amdlisry
Frank Dodd
Columbus
Kiwanis Club
Corty Lodge of Elks
Moscow Shows Strength On First Anniversary Of Evacuation
On October 15 1941 Moscow marked a year since a mass evacuation under heavy German attacks. Molotov told U S and British ambassadors to leave, trains carried fleeing Russians, and the city rebounded with reduced raids and growing food stocks as coal production rose beyond plans.
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Navy Expansion Plan Aims for Record Budget and Shipbuilding
A Senate appropriations panel advanced a bill boosting the Navy’s fiscal year funding to 30.827 billion dollars in cash and contract authority. The measure includes 14 611 new Navy aircraft and authorization to begin contracts for 500000 tons of aircraft carriers cruisers destroyers escort vessels and auxiliary ships totaling 9.5 billion dollars in cash.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Appropriations Committee
Woman Burned In Oven Blast Recovering At Corry Hospital
A Pai haven resident is recovering from severe burns to the face and hands after an oven blast while trying to operate the stove. Two other accident victims treated at Corry Hospital include George Sloan with a lacerated finger at the Abo Supply plant and two year old Hitfle James Loomis recovering from kerosene ingestion.
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Snyror Circle
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Bud) Sloan
Abo
James Loomis
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Bond Street
Mallick Returns Home After 21 Days Afloat
John Mallick 23 arrives in the city for a short visit with his mother and siblings after surviving a torpedo strike and twenty one days adrift. He reached Charleston with other crew members who were later picked up by a British freighter. Actress Marie Tempest Dies in London at 78.
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Miller Mallick
Charleston
Sugar Ration Rules Change for November
The Office of Price Administration announces sugar stamps changes effective November 1. Stamp No 9 covers three pounds for home use through December 15. Institutional allotments for hotels restaurants and similar buyers adjust to 60 percent of base. hospitals get 85 percent for patients and staff.
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Stimson Says Solomon Defense Strengthened
Secretary of War Stimson said Army ground and air forces have moved to Guadalcanal to reinforce Marines and defend the Solomon Islands. He noted Army units are also in the New Hebrides and Pi ji Islands on the route to Australia and that Navy and Army operate under unified command.
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Death Toll from Army Bomber Crash Near Ichburg
Reported last night an Army bomber crashed in a field near Ichburg between Chester and Lancaster. Public Relations at Greenville Army Air Base confirmed the bomber and casualties as details emerged.
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Berlin Reports Commandos in Series of Raids
The dispatch notes British Commando raids along the French coast last month as part of preparations for a potential second front. It cites operations in the Channel Islands area and near Cherbourg, with raids off the Cotentin peninsula and on Sark.
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Army to Enlarge Butler Hospital Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Harrisburg October 15 Only bondholders approval was needed today for the Army to enlarge the Butler tuberculosis sanatorium. The War Department plans to spend more than $2,000,000 transforming the paused $2,400,000 state institution into an Army hospital.
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Chile Seethes Over Axis Pressure as Diplomatic Ties Strain
Chilean police tighten guard on Dr Hens Borchers former New York consul general after his March arrival without credentials. authorities also surveil three German nationals at Zapillar while political leaders demand break with Axis ties and call for Barros Jaura's resignation.
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San Francisco
South America
Orient
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Boston
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Ernesto Barros Jatpa
Enemy Makes New Landing on Guadalcanal
Allied intelligence reports a fresh Japanese landing on Guadalcanal with warships covering the assault and artillery support. The Japanese are said to have lost eight ships in the campaign.
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Guadalcanal
Fighting Spreads On New Guinea Front In World War II
World War II fronts widen as U S Marines fight Japanese seaborne reinforcements on Guadalcanal north shore after a carrier raid and naval exchanges. MacArthur reports Allied push on Owen Stanley range with heavy supply challenges.
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Russians Call for Punishment of Axis Leaders
Moscow dispatch reports the Soviet government urging a special tribunal to punish war leaders of Fascist Germany and other Axis states. The appeal emphasizes liability for wartime crimes and aligns with Stalin’s stance on accountability for high command and civilian collaborators.
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