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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1942
Page
1
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Babson Mass September column urges immediate purchase of warm clothing and sweaters to weather shortages and high prices. Writer argues US war economy, transport constraints, and fuel limits will tighten supplies and raise costs this winter, urging readers to buy now to avoid outages and price spikes.
In Union City a truck driver, Letilis Range of Mill Village, was sentenced to six months in county prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter for a crash that killed Tudwick Carlson, a 61 year old pastor, as Carlson helped another motorist. The accident occurred between Waterford and Union City when Range’s truck rear ended Carlson’s stalled car. Carlson died days later in Union City hospital. Montague, who helped, suffered a broken leg. Allied bombers attacked Japanese supply lines in New Guinea, sinking a destroyer off Normanby Island and damaging another vessel, as forces regroup for a possible showdown on the road to Port Moresby.
The State Office of Price Administration dismissed about 100 employees in a wholesale reorganization. Fifty five notices were handed to employees including 22 business specialists, with eight more prepared. Salaries of those affected reach up to $4,800 yearly. Raymond F. Ashenfelter, state director, supported decentralization.
BASINGSTOKE England sept 12 Lord Strabolei urged inviting the president of the United States to arbitrate all India in a Labor party address. He warned against a Burma-like retreat to Japan after London rebuff and urged impartial mediators amid diverse issues.
Harrisburg Sep 12 Democrats finish ticketing for November and draft party platform to guide campaign. David L. Lawrence notes platform work remains with committee meeting Monday to finalize before state committee adopts it Wednesday. Paul E. Jones of Wattsboro named as party candidate for the Legislature in Erie County's Third District.
Reuters report from Madrid says four American airmen were recovered after theFlying Fortress wreckage fell on a farm between Tarifa and Algeciras near Gibraltar. Spanish soldiers subdued the area as the plane exploded amid its bombs.
British and African troops push inland into Madagascar with minimal opposition, advancing toward Tananarive and other key points as a British communique notes unopposed coastal occupations and slowed progress due to destroyed bridges. The report says French garrisons total about 2,400 and details movements toward major river crossings and towns.
State police investigate a Waterford motor accident injuring Elmer Buckwala, 16, who sustained a fractured pelvis and other injuries. He was struck by a truck driven by Robert Janson, 16, as reported after the truck reportedly swerved to avoid a slowed vehicle. The truck owner is Pred Cafiisch of Union City.
Brig. Gen. Frank Hines announced that President Roosevelt approved buying 550 acres near Lebanon Pennsylvania for a general hospital to serve veterans. The move follows the Federal Board of Hospitalization recommendation to acquire land for the facility.
Corry trustees announce enforcement of the new parking and two hour rules will begin on the first of the month after Chief John D. Flanigan and Mayor Frank Hepler approved signs and public notice. The ordinance bans all night parking on streets and parking between curb and sidewalk, with more stringent limits to curbside parking.
Truman Graham, 92, of Harborcreek near Erie, pleaded guilty to theft of two tires sold to a dealer in Erie. Alderman George Brabender set $600 bond. State Police charged Graham with stripping wheels and tires from a vehicle in Harborcreek on August 26. The tires were said to have been stolen from Corry and Bear Dale residents.
Erie Pa September 12 Lovell Manufacturing Company employing 200 workers shut temporarily while federal agents investigate a mysterious illness affecting nearly a score of staff. Company vice president Award Doll said closure is pending. Pathologist could not disclose cause though air conditioning units appeared in good condition.
Frank Nicholatzo of Youngsville is purchasing the European Hotel on East Main Street from the National Bank of Corry. He plans to remodel and reopen within sixty to ninety days, following a ten day closing. Nicholéza operates a hotel in Youngsville and will undertake extensive interior remodeling and furnishing to ready the East Main Street property, with a two stage completion timeline.
Washington dispatch reports Congress divided on Bernard Baruch’s rubber committee findings and the future of synthetic rubber. Senators praise or critique the report as farm state lawmakers push policies to boost synthetic rubber from grain alcohol while Roosevelt’s veto lingers and a new plan seeks rapid civilian air mobility aid.
British headquarters on the Egyptian front described artillery battles on the southern 5 mile El Alamein line 80 miles west of Alexandria with little ground gained. In London Sun Chariot, the f vonite at 104, won the St Leger Stakes with Watling Silver second and Hyperides behind. In East Alton a four day strike largely halted production at Western Cartridge, workers returning to jobs as an order from AFT.
The Republican state committee approved the party platform after debates with Adjutant General Edward Martin present as gubernatorial candidate. Senator James J. Davis, who opposed Martin in the primaries, attended and praised the platform, saying he generally approved what he had seen. A separate crash report notes two cars on Indian Head Hill near Waterford and Cambridge Springs colliding. both cars damaged, occupants uninjured aside from minor injuries.
A Curtiss Wright Airplane Division aircraft crashed into a building in Buppalrg, New York, killing ten people including Francis Ryn, 37, of Kenmore, and Lester Glenn, a civilian Army inspector. Several workers were injured, and witnesses described a bombing-like explosion as the plane twisted and plunged through the roof. Fire and debris scattered as investigators worked to determine the cause.
The Office of Price Administration said today that heated homes and apartment buildings in Pennsylvania will receive enough fuel to maintain a 65 degree temperature this winter. The guidance applies to urban areas and specifies limited allocations to conserve supplies. Officials emphasize steady access to essential heating for residents during the cold season.
Harrisburg report shows eight month total of 1,170 traffic deaths, down 165 from 1941. Rural fatalities fell from 769 to 324, a 182 percent drop, while urban deaths declined from 675 to 535, a 21 percent drop. State safety director Elmer Trangeaul cites gasoline rationing and rubber conservation, with rural routes deserted at times and urban congestion rising in defense worker hubs.
Moscow dispatch reports stalling defense at Stalingrad under heavy German pressure while advances threaten near Leningrad and the Volga front. Germans push near Grozny and Terek roads as Soviet fortifications around Moscow and the Caucasus hold.
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