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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1943
Page
1
Fragmentary item lists public safety and campaign notes with names and roles. Mentions include a mayoral primary coroner Edward and district service nurse figures. scattered details point to a local election context and safety concerns, with unclear actions and dates due toOCR damage.
Fragmentary text lists individuals and places with scattered titles and events. It references people such as Parsons, Bernice, Mary, and Edmond along with places and street names, but the meaning is damaged and no clear event or notice is evident. Difficult to extract a coherent card.
Red Army forces under General Yeremenko broke toward Smolensk from the northwest and pushed westward toward Kiev as Soviet communiques claim rapid gains along the central Russian front. Units reached 30 miles from Smolensk and about 42 miles from Kiev, capturing villages and rail lines while amassing stocks of food and munitions.
PHILADELPHIA Sept 20 The aircraft carrier San Jacinto converted from a 10,000 ton cruiser hull will be launched at the New York Shipbuilding yards in Camden N J next Sunday. Mrs Jessé J H Jones wife of the commerce secretary will christen the ship in memory of the Texan victory over Santa Ana in 1836.
In Philadelphia a resident’s phone call alerted police to an unusual quiet at a two family home. Four people were treated and one man remained conscious. Emergency responders rushed others to Frankfort Hospital as investigators worked to determine the cause.
American airmen struck Tarawa and Nauru defenses while pounding Bougainville air fields in three night raids and a daylight attack. Mitchell bombers hit Kahili and Ballale on Bougainville as 16 of 60 enemy fighters were downed in latest action.
Prime Minister Churchill returns to Britain after a six week Canada and United States tour and begins drafting a war review for Parliament. The document will open a two day debate upon reconvening after the recess and explain Britain’s breathing space after Mussolini's fall and Allied delays in demanding surrender from Badoglio’s government.
Washington reports a dramatic buildup of America s sea and air strength for World War II. The Navy now lists 14 072 vessels with 613 warships, more than 18 000 supply and support craft, and nearly 2 000 aircraft completed in July.
Allied Mediterranean forces in Italy reported expansion of the Salerno bridgehead in all directions and a westward push to seize key positions on the Sorrento peninsula overlooking Naples. Lt Gen. Mark Clark’s troops, reinforced from landings and the British Eighth Army, pressed the retreating German lines around Battipaglia while advancing along coastal Salerno to secure sea and land approaches. British and American units seized Gioia and advanced toward Taranto, with Sardinia cleared of German troops by Italian divisions under Badoglio, signaling a broader retreat. Air power hit enemy columns north of Contursi, destroying or damaging many vehicles.
Dr. John J. Finerty, 19, a former vice president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and a brigade-surgeon in the Pennsylvania National Guard, died in Buffalo. A native of Hanes Vale, Pa., he practiced in Erie, Pa., from 1889 to 1895 before moving to Buffalo and helped found the Charity Eye Ear and Throat Hospital.
Erie man Ernest Moore critically injured after a car carrying two youths struck a bridge abutment near the McGarvey farm west of Union City. Driver John Lambies 16 faces reckless driving charges. Moore suffered serious internal injuries including a ruptured kidney and multiple lacerations.
Assorted preys report turmoil over Marshall's possible replacement as head of high command. Washington sources note talks of Eisenhower and Somervell as potential successors while OPA plans ration book changes for 1944.
The Office of Price Administration will cut B and C gasoline allocations by at least 25 percent in the next weeks across nine southwestern Pennsylvania counties. District OPA Manager Alvin J. Williams says the curtailment could reduce district consumption by more than 1,692,000 gallons monthly.
The Corry community reports a bond sale total of 321106 in the Third War Loan drive with a further 324108.97 in a separate measure. Kiwanis Club and other sponsors lead the week long bond sale events and encourage defense stamp purchases to complete bond goals. The women's division canvassing reports 52300 in sales and expects final tallies within a few days.
A Senate Finance Committee chair warns a study of wartime social security fund drain is needed before doubling employer and employee contributions. Reports also note measures on postwar Fulbright collaboration and aid for service dependents advance in Congress, while Standley leaves Moscow for consultations. Badoglio urges allies to keep fighting, and border authorities seal the Swiss Italian frontier amid continued upheaval.
Washington September 20 Gener al George C Marshall told the Senate military committees that if Congress interrupts the Sicily move of men into the armed forces a greater loss would occur than from the Germans or Japs. A possible compromise delaying 80 days while selective service reviews deferments was discussed as an alternative to a bill by Senator Wheeler to postpone induction of father heads for the year end. Bridges noted some support among senators who oppose drafting fathers but seek Army manpower. Senator Gurney doubted enough eligible men could be found and favored a quick settlement before year’s end, with replacements only.
Treasury report from Washington dated Sept 20 shows receipts totaling 4499 706 303 35 and expenditures 988 265910 25 leaving net balance 12 103 746 639 31. Total debt stands at 155 071 874 437 75 with an increase over the previous day of 1 208 599 500 19.
Two Corry youths Albert French and Whitlas Ploss Jr entered pleas on larceny charges tied to thefts from Parkhurst property in East Smith street. Police report gunshot injuries to French and Ploss from pellet shots during flight. case linked to earlier thefts and local unrest. Jerry Brown of Wilson street received nine to eighteen months for robbery and impersonation of a police officer.
Lieutenant Carl L. Estes, adviser to former Governor Arthur Tames, and Ensign Margaret V. Meck Led of Morris Plains, N J, plan to marry on November 1. Announcement made yesterday confirms the upcoming nuptials.
Allied war fleet reported moving up the Aegean toward the Balkans as Italian refugees in Turkey described a large concentration of warships. London papers cited talks of German reinforcement of the Dodecanese and Salonika garrisons, with Rhodes and other islands mentioned and fears of renewed Balkan fighting.
Pittsburg dispatch reports the FBI jailed two Greenville youths, Robert B Barrows and Edward M McGuinsill, on charges of seeking to illegally buy property for soldiers stationed with Shenango Personnel. A third juvenile suspect remained at large as authorities pursue action with juvenile authorities.
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