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22 Oct 1941
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1941
Page
1
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VICHY Oct 22 Marshal Petain announced to the nation that 30 Frenchmen were shot this morning in retaliation for the assassination of German officers. Admiral Darlan appealed to the public, denouncing foreign powers and urging calm. A second German officer was killed yesterday in Bordeaux, and 50 more hostages are to die if the two suspects are not captured by midnight. The Berlin-backed occupiers claim reprisals and security measures rise as searches continue.
London reports say German and Soviet forces may settle Moscow fight in a massive frontal assault rather than encirclement. Soviet claims describe halted German advance near Rostov and preparations by German and Axis troops for large offensives around Smolensk and Roslavl. Observers cite potential heavy casualties and a slowdown due to exhausted German manpower and Allied aid to the Soviet Union.
Firefighters arrived as Maurice Lilley, son of the farmer, climbed to the roof and doused smouldering flames near the chimney. Quick action by the family and fire department limited damage to under 100 dollars, with insurance coverage reported.
Cambridge October 22 Sixteen year old Raymond Woodward of Reading pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the mutilation death of his schoolmate Constance Shipp. He was sentenced to die in the electric chair during the week of January 25 under Massachusetts law the death penalty being mandatory. His only hope of escape rests with Governor Leverett Saltonstall and an appeal for clemency would be filed within days.
Berlin officials commented on the Bold Venture and Lehigh incidents saying one ship flew the Panama flag and not the United States, with unclear facts about the second. A German spokesman mocked Hull's testimony before a House committee and claimed the American people are biased. He added Germany has no hostile designs on the American continent.
Moscow endures as Premier Stalin’s government refuses to yield to German forces. The Kremlin tightens defense with a state of siege while reserves move west and civilians, including women and children, are mobilized from danger zones. The Soviet leadership, amid grave danger, presses the war effort.
The Senate advanced a $9.085 billion second lend lease bill with 50 escort ships for convoy duty. Admiral Harold R. Stark testified on the need for convoy protection, but much of his remarks were deleted for confidentiality. It is assumed most of the 60 ships would be handed to Britain for North Atlantic cargo escort.
Harrisburg report states Phillip Mathews resigned today as state administrator for the Works Progress Administration in Pennsylvania effective October He tendered his resignation in a letter to Howard Auney national administrator and assign ed no reason.
Mexico and Britain agreed to resume diplomatic relations after more than three years. Expropriation of British claims and a missed payment prompted severance in 1938. Eden announced in the House of Commons that ministers would be appointed without delay. Clearfield, Pa. reports a separate fatal pedestrian accident near Bumside.
Washington Oct 22 Treasury sources said the administration asked Congress to raise the employee share of social security taxes from 1 to 2 percent, boosting old age pension contributions from 1 to 2 percent while keeping 3 percent for unemployment insurance. If adopted, the change would raise federal revenue sharply but faces possible delays as House recesses for Thanksgiving. Officials note broader tax law revisions and potential federalization of unemployment compensation are under consideration.
Titusville route mail carrier T W Pringle was in a motor accident south of Titusville while returning from Oil City to fetch mail. His car skidded off the road, striking a marker post and a culvert, blowing a tire and injuring the wheel but he escaped unharmed and the vehicle was repaired for the afternoon trip.
London report cites a neutral military observer who says reliable Russian information indicates the German attack on Moscow and the northern front is definitely halted. The source notes about 110 pushes of the offensive have been passed and suggests Hitler will order a new push only if he regroups strength after the recent two weeks.
Naples suffered heavy damage as British bombers conducted a five hour wave attack on the western coastal industrial center. The official communique reports 14 killed and 27 wounded, with hundreds of incendiaries and explosive bombs. A prior raid last Thursday night reportedly killed 12 and injured 37.
Eight Corry area registrants to New Cumberland for one year of special training, led by Gerald John Peters. Seven others from Cory and Union City districts join in, with five more slated for Erie physicals. Warren county plans total draft turnout, with 34 men departing for New Cumberland Thursday morning. Local officials anticipate November quota details pending.
A pickup plane piloted near Titusville air park flew unusually low through a murky sky causing it to skim near a water tower under construction. The pilot spotted workers still at the site and maneuvered away just in time to avoid disaster.
Charles Kinley a well known Corry resident and retired Raymond Manufacturing Company worker suffered a severe mangling of his right hand in a hunting accident two miles north of Clymer. He was rushed to Gerry Hospital where doctors reported his condition favorable. Kinley lost the thumb index and middle fingers and sustained palm damage while a left thumb wound and abdominal cuts were noted. He was hunting with Charles Spiesman when a rifle discharged as Kinley climbed from a stump. Spiesman aided the wounded man and rushed him toward Corry for medical care.
Four teen automobiles piled up today on foggy Lincoln Highway east of McKeesport. Only one driver was hurt, Walter Early of Pittsburgh, treated for facial cuts and skinned knees. The chain reaction started when a car hit a motorcycle escorting a school group, causing a series of crashes with glass strewn along the road.
The Lehigh and Bold Venture sinkings intensify calls to repeal the neutrality law and arm American ships. Senate and House leaders weigh broadening action as Navy patrols search for survivors among ten ships sunk in weeks. Willkie pushes for immediate repeal amid Republican pressure.
Oct 22 northeastern England town reports that the mayor nine chairmen of local magistrates and other townspeople were killed or trapped in a club wrecked during a German air raid. A former chairman of the British Press Association was among the victims. Rescue workers dig through the ruins as word of the attack on New Castle on the coast circulates.
United States Lines announced the Lehigh's 39 crew were rescued after the ship was sunk by a submarine in the South Atlantic. Meanwhile the Bold Venture crew, with 25 aboard per Maritime Commission figures, remained unaccounted for as searches continued from Reykjavik and along the Atlantic.
Collision of two night patrol planes near San Antonio injures one observer and blocks a road. The dead are Lieut Jessen of San Antonio and Cadet Meador of Narrows Massachusetts. An instructor and a second cadet were injured in the crash during a weather-related incident on October 2.
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