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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1942
Page
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A Bear Lake resident was struck by a car on East Washington street near Center street, suffering a scalp wound and bruises. In Columbus, Leslie Upperman was severely cut when his car left East Main street, struck a pole, and shattered the windshield, ejecting him onto the pavement. Both incidents occurred during heavy fog weekend nights. the drivers cited include Walter B. Flanders of Liberty street and the crashed car’s path described by police.
Two teachers started duties in Corry Public Schools today filling the last vacancies. Chester H Jensen takes mathematics at the Senior High School and Miss Ludmilla Temsott assumes health and physical education duties. Jensen previously taught at St Farrell and ran a lecture venture in recent years. Temsott, a Brooklyn native and East Stroudsburg graduate with further study at Brooklyn College, previously supervised a camp near Cassville, North Dakota, and Philadelphia.
In Chicago on September 21, federal agents arrested about 80 leaders and members of three organizations accused of seeking to derail the selective service. Authorities named the Pete Movement of Ethiopia with 4,000,000 members in 46 states, the Brotherhood of Liberty, and the People of Amertes as the target groups.
London dispatch reports Munich and Saar region heavily bombed in a 1300 mile RAF foray. RAF losses due to 10 planes, with about 200 aircraft involved. Raids used large bombs and incendiaries, detonations heard into Switzerland, one Lancaster pilot described a massive explosion over Munich shortly after midnight.
Wilbur Dean Peeples a 34 year old Titusville resident was struck and killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad Oil City Corry local passenger train near Titusville. He was seen with two men earlier and died from a base of skull fracture with facial cuts. Survived by parents and several siblings including Mrs Frank Platt Spartansburg. Stimson 75 today in Washington as wartime duties continue.
Ottawa torpedoed and sunk with commander Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford among the casualties. Four other officers and 107 sailors are missing believed killed. The loss marks the third navy hit announced in a week, following the Reccoon and Charlottetown incidents. The 1373 ton Ottawa, built in 1931 as Crusader, carried 145 crew.
New Delhi reports describe air force incendiary bombs and parachute troops deployed against the Hurs in western India amid recent disorders. Officials say over 20 Hur rebels were arrested, 46 retired, and 20 injured as martial law expanded. railways were torn up and a frontier mail train derailed during the violence.
Washington Sept 21 The Finnish minister to the United States repudiates suspicions of a separate peace with Russia and says Finland seeks an end to fighting by noon tomorrow while insisting on guarantees. Diplomats note Finland's stance could disrupt Axis plans as press and diplomatic circles speculated on possible peace terms in Caucasus events and German support.
Waterford man William C. Niemeyer, employed at Aero Supply Mtg Centre, died in Maryland's Fort Meade misrelivers incident after leaving local job to join the armed forces. Parents report the death and expect the body to be brought back to Waterford for funeral services and interment when possible.
Washington reports House defense migration chair Tolan calls for clear authority to allocate manpower between army and industry as 10 to 13 million target forces more millions from war production. Selective Service head Hershey says over 10 million in armed forces by year end. calls for childless married men start December or January. Senator Hill proposes amend Selective Service Act granting president power to coordinate manpower and industry. McNutt’s industrial manpower schedule hindered without final authority. Ann Greene of Cambridge Springs visiting relatives.
Soviet dispatches describe brutal German bombardment of Stalingrad with heavy long range shells. Despite fierce street fighting and mounting German losses, Pravda says Soviet defenders remain stalwart around the northwestern suburbs while remaining positions in other fronts show renewed Soviet pressure and tactical gains.
Harrisburg reports that single men with necessary skills will remain deferred from military service even if married men are drafted. Acting Pennsylvania selective service director Colonel B. P. Ryans stated deferment serves government interests and that while single men are exhausted first, skilled men remain unavailable for combat.
Berlin reports that Nazi airmen sank three more vessels in the Archangel area as part of a broader attack on a large Russian bound convoy. German broadcasts say 38 merchants ships totaling 270000 tons were sunk previously, with warships destroyed, though Allied confirmation is not available.
Washington dispatches report President Roosevelt urging Congress to allocate 2,731,154,307 for the Navy, including 100,000,000 to arm merchant ships, with 960,000,000 for the aeronautics bureau and 820,000 for helicopter procurement, plus other wartime measures. A Kansas City briefing notes the American Legion's push for a national service law to conscript manpower for war production. In Lowpon, Reuters reports that Stalingrad’s defense mobilized women and children. at sea, Allied sinkings rise, while a Navy note confirms submarines torpedoed U S and British ships in early July and March. Rio arrests reveal Count Edmonds di Mobilant’s confession of passing information to Rome about the Queen Mary transit.
Washington Sept 21 The Senate Banking Committee reported steep price rises from 1939 to 1942 and wage growth in U S manufacturing. It urged presidential control to stabilize prices and wages before November 10 while House debate on broader wartime economic powers loomed. Also Heinz announced ham and eggs tanned for fighters, a protein rich ration for the armed forces.
Wendell L. Willkie, in Moscow with Stalin, aims for long, straightforward conversations and frank exchanges. He arrived yesterday and woke early for a walk through Red Square and the Kremlin, meeting British Ambassador Archibald Clark Kerr and planning a later talk with Vyacheslav Molotov.
Willkie plans to deliver a written Roosevelt message to Premier Stalin and may visit the front. He says the Stalingrad front is as much an American and British concern as Russian. Roosevelt's representative notes Russians value allied aid but seek more support.
London reports the German super-battleship Tirpitz moved from Trondheim under Nazi air cover to shadow Arctic convoy lanes to Murmansk. Observers say Germany aims to disrupt Allied aid to Russia with planes and submarines, claiming several ships sunk in recent days amid contested Arctic waters.
Berlin accuses Sweden of harboring Communists as an intensifying anti Sweden drive unfolds after Stockholm City Council election results showing gains for Communists. German rally calls for vigilance by European powers against Bolshevik threat amid cross border tension and neutral stance in Scandinavia. Treasury report outlines receipts and expenditures with large deficits and net position for September 19.
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