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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1942
Page
1
In 1911 a coroner investigated a fatal railway accident involving Kean and others at an East Zlst Street location. The incident centered on a locomotive strike, with authorities noting the victim’s and bystanders’ injuries amid the chaotic scene.
U S forces under pressure report that Japanese troops landed fresh units on the northwest Guadalcanal front. Five night and morning assaults were repulsed by Army and Marine units with five enemy tanks destroyed. American air and naval actions damaged or sunk ships, with some vessels and a gunboat reported sunk or damaged.
British long range raids strike Milan and northern Italy amid heavy bombardment. Caproni bomber works cited as target. damage and destruction reported in multiple European cities. Treasury reports October 23 receipts and debt totals updated.
Asooalen Press reports Moscow Red army holds Stalingrad against renewed German assault after heavy artillery prep. In fierce fighting Russians recapture factory property and repel advances as German blockhouses and trenches are targeted. reports from Mozdok Caucasus suggest continued German efforts while Soviet reserves enter street fighting in Stalingrad as weather turns cold and snow nears Lake La-Alona.
A large crowd bid farewell to another Worry boys group departing Corry on Saturday evening bound for New Cumberland for training. The contingent includes World War I veterans Carlton Morrell John Haight William McCarthy Arden Watson and Thomas Boland. It was the second departure in as many days from Corry for New Cumberland. Washington Oct. 26 The Senate Judiciary Committee approved 13 to 5 a revised House measure outlawing the correction of poll taxes as a prerequisite to voting in elections in which several office holders are chased.
U S Army Air Force bombers hit Hongkong early today in a second strike and followed by an attack on the White Cloud airfield near Canton. The North Point power station was destroyed, fires started, and ships at Kowloon damaged. Japanese fighters were repelled with American losses minimal.
Five people, including Milo Martin and his wife and two children, die when their car is hit by a speeding New York Central passenger train at Green Garden road crossing near Erie. Three others, Milo Martin’s wife and two children, plus Mrs Lee Kimmy, die at the scene or soon after. Merle Martin and other survivors are critically injured. The incident follows the families’ Sunday drive on the Erie peninsula.
Six men and women in Chicago go on trial for treason for aiding Herbert Haupt, youngest of six Nazi saboteurs executed in Washington. The government accuses them of assisting the German Reich by concealing Haupt’s mission and guarding funds, in a historic treason case before Judge William St. Campbell. Also notes Wendell Willkie’s nation wide broadcast of his critique of Hitler’s tour.
Snow and rain mix across western Pennsylvania with only light snow sticking to ground. Weather Observer W. S. Brotaman notes the temperature dropping rapidly and likely to fall well below freezing tonight.
Washington October 26 Coffee will be rationed starting at midnight November 6 at a rate of one pound every five weeks for each person over 15. Retail sales will halt November 1 for a week while stock is built for the rationing start. Stamp No 26 appears on the ration book with future stamps 28 to 19 to follow. The War Production Board orders OPAC to take control of distribution to ensure essential supply.
Surviving servicemen from the Battle of the Solomons will headline a Wednesday evening rally at the Corry Senior High School auditorium. Oliver Bracken will preside as five musical features including the Corry High band are planned. Gast Rysiewski 18 of Cambridge Springs and Celestine Cillian a Quinzoy survivor will recount wartime peril and escape to inspire a united home front effort.
In Washington and Del., Sen Aiken and others charged that a presidential order counting benefit payments toward farm price ceilings was a false interpretation of the price control law. They argued the move would lower parity returns to growers and cited a controversial Congressional Record insertion by Sen Brown. Byrnes warned of possible resignation if doubts about the order’s legality persisted.
Corry's War Fund milestone reached four thousand eight dollars as leaders report. Olint W Bracken chairs the drive noting continued effort across industries including Raymond Mfg and Ajax Tron Works with several plants at full subscriptions. Donations may be mailed to Bracken or Richard Baehomer treasurer. Pickup schedule changes announced for post office routes northbound and southbound.
Police hunt a hit and run driver after a milk wagon from Model Dairy was struck on East Main Street. The horse bolted toward Center Street, crashing near Citizens National Bank and injuring the animal. Marshall Platt, wagon attendant, saw the fleeing motorist head west on Main and vanish. Police chief Panigay opened an inquiry as residents describe vehicles and damage.
Bulletin reports 26 killed in a Royal Air Force ferry command crash near Montreal. Ten or more were passengers, several crewmen among the dead. The craft wrecked near Varie Lessee Road, about 1.5 miles from the Montreal airport at nearby Marval, as authorities begin investigations. The batch of World War II updates covers Allied air-base attacks in India and Atlantic ship losses, plus German and British wartime reports and a brief alert in London.
Chicago dispatch reports that price controls have not stopped the rise in the cost of foods in the wartime economy. Despite ceilings covering about 90 percent of foods, major items such as meats dairy products eggs and flour remain controlled while grain prices hogs and some fruits show mixed movements. Beef cattle prices edged up slightly as overall averages stay near year highs.
Oct 25 reports declare Allied forces break through at Alamein and secure positions behind enemy lines as German and Italian countermeasures intensify. British Eighth Army and Rommel’s forces clash with air cover and ground troops, while Axis minefields slow advances and prisoners rise.
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