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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1941
Page
1
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Port Arthur residents brace as a full hurricane lashes toward Texas's coast. Red Cross disaster workers are dispatched. 600 guard members are on duty along levees and ships. Emergency hospitals in Houston stand ready as ports, highways, and towns from Freeport to Galveston brace for the storm.
Associated Press reports Adolf Hitler’s high command says 50 Soviet army divisions, about 750,000 to 1,000,000 troops, were destroyed with 360,000 prisoners captured near Kiev. It claims Red Army forces fled the Dnieper toward a Donbass defense, while Mussolini’s Italy claims Russian retreat scenes in Ukraine.
Pittsburg on September 24 reports 141 truck drivers join 395 garbage collectors and helpers in a city strike over pay and conditions. Repairs pause across streets parks bridges and sewers as crews refuse work. City officials react while maintenance and utilities face delays.
Tokyo weighs offensive options as Japan concentrates troops in Manchukuo and Korea while tensions with the United States and Britain loom. Reports claim at least a million Japanese forces mobilized, with analysts watching for a Russian setback or a broader regional conflict.
Senator Morris of Nebraska warned that repealing the neutrality act would lead to war and questioned Congress’s chance of declaring war. Rep. Fish predicted a House vote against war and planned a showdown next week on immediate war with Germany. The Capitol focused on international affairs as a $9.985 billion aid bill faced hearings and news of another American tanker sunk near the Teeland waters, with Roosevelt criticizing raids. Morris, a veteran Nebraskan and lone Senate vote against entry into World War I, urged aid to Britain and Russia while arguing neutrality repeal could be a logical outgrowth of administration policy. He warned that arming merchant ships could invite German retaliation and questioned enforcement.
Associated Press reports deadly flood in northern New Mexico as Pecos River valley waters inundate Roswell andcut utilities. Two drownings confirmed while 16 others remain missing statewide. A 22 inch gas line near Clayton severed disrupting fuel for Denver Pueblo and Colorado cities. Denver warns homes may lose gas if line not reopened by noon.
An obituary notes the death of John G. Maller with details of survivors including a wife and daughter and mentions services to follow in Wednesday's issue. The notice is terse and marshals limited family information and location references.
Ten Corry young men compose a twenty two member group from Local Board No. 1 Union City to report to Army Examination Station tomorrow for physical screening. Names listed include Stanley Royek and Lloyd Norman McCray with addresses in Corry Waterford Union City and Edinboro where the contingent will travel from ten days after reporting to the examination station.
A motorcyclist Hill suffered cuts and bruises when he was thrown from his bike after a Plymouth coupe driven by Forest Hicks failed to stop at a stop sign on First Avenue and collided with the motorcycle at the West Pleasant Street intersection. Hicks admitted fault and agreed to cover all costs. both vehicles had damage including the car’s left rear fender and the motorcycle’s fender and handlebars.
In Vichy unoccupied France on September 23 the Pelain government borrowed 12,000,000,000 francs from Banque de France to fund the German army’s occupation, bringing total non-interest bearing town funds to 190,000,000,000 francs. In Harrisburg on the same date six new polio cases were reported, with the state health department noting rising totals and outbreaks across 57 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties.
Russell Spangenburg aged 24, formerly of this city, pled guilty to larceny and was sentenced to one year in the county prison. Arrested here for stealing an item from Carl Hofman at 245 East Eighteenth Street, he will serve the term unless paid. Other defendants, Jobin Kucheluski and R D J McKean, also faced sentencing for related offenses. In a separate case Louis Endlidy, 62, was fined and ordered to serve two months in the county jail for speakeasy activity on the Lake Pleasant road. The judge emphasized no room for additional leniency if fines aren’t paid.
Batavia dispatch reports Java's Steroe volcano erupting in a series of explosions sending ash over Mateng. Nearby residents are evacuated while 20,000 natives on the slopes are moved and forest fires are fought as scientists warn the danger could intensify.
NBC western listening post picked up a report of heavy moves falling to provide wide screen coverage of a Russian battlefront. The item hints at military action and broadcasting by NBC from Battlerulds E08 Angeles on September 23.
A southbound way freight engine collided head on with a Pacific Exposition train near Frisco causing three fatalities. Oscar Hane, 2, of Oakland, died at a hospital. Engineer BL. dardsn and Fireman E. D. Billous were injured. The crash damaged engines and railway facilities. multiple workers were injured in the pileup.
New York Sept 28. Me Believed to be missing after a Japanese attack on the British embassy in Tokyo. Mrs Cheri Jupimese, wife of the embassy attache, was last seen Saturday as chaos followed the bombing. Officials in London and Tokyo prepared formal démarches to Japanese authorities.
Tax collectors warn residents of a five percent penalty on school taxes if not paid by October 1. The installment plan requires twenty-five percent by October 1 with subsequent payments due in three periods to avoid additional charges. Collectors urge prompt payment at the office during posted hours to settle the levy.
AP dispatch from Ankara reports Bulgaria declares a state of emergency amid troop concentrations near Varna and Burgas on the Black Sea. Sofia and Berlin sources mention curfews and port city controls while Bulgarian press and German-backed outlets criticize U.S. minister George V. Earle and alleged Soviet influence.
Soviet Ambassador Iven Maisky told the American Chamber of Commerce in London that about three million Germans have been killed wounded or missing after three weeks of fighting with Russia. He said Germany has lost 900 planes and many divisions, while Russia also suffered heavy losses. both sides evacuated factories and industrial districts as the war continued.
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