28 Sep 1943
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1943
Page
1
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OPA increases butter value to 16 points as Allied news highlights Soviet thrusts into White Russia with Gomel Mogilev and Vitebsk under threat. Temryuk, last German Caucasus base, is said to be evacuated after burning. Dnepropetrovsk suburb seized in heavy fighting. 7,000 Axis troops reported killed. 20 towns and villages captured in the Dnieper bend drive.
Miss Cecilia Wawzyniak, a 4th ward plant employee, suffered scalp shock after her hair was caught in a machine at Aero Supply at 3:45 this morning. She was treated at the plant first aid post and by a local physician and is resting comfortably.
A meat packing business in Pittsburgh is closed for the duration after the OPA issued a finding of failure to register. The action cites prices or ceilings being higher than allowed and related violations. Local officials warn of ongoing enforcement and potential penalties.
White House says a Railroad Emergency Board proposed a wage rise of at least four cents an hour for 300000 operating employees of U.S. rail carriers. In Calcutta area a U.S. transport plane crash killed twenty including U.S. army officers and enlisted men. Two Staten Island air wardens guilty of espionage conspiracy receive 30 year sentences. Guerrilla forces threaten Niksic in Montenegro after capturing Savnik by Yugoslav liberation army. MacArthur reports New Guinea coast control extends to Slomanao Finschhafen and advances toward Madang with 170 additional miles of shortline advance.
Sept 23 grind preview of a next revenue bill from Senate finance chair George, D Ga, notes a 10 billion dollar yearly target. He proposes raising normal and surtax rates, abolishing the 6 percent victory tax, boosting the corporate rate to 90 percent, cutting exemptions, and lowering the earned income exemption to 1,000 for married filers while preserving single allowances.
Washington date Sept 28 as the Office of Price Administration announces a new ration adjustment. Butter points jump from six to 10 with a Sunday effect, while most meat point values stay the same though some increases occur. Processed foods see sharp higher points for canned goods and certain fruits with smaller cuts for vegetables, cream cheese and other cheeses rise, and several meat cuts move in point value.
A Red Cross mobile unit from Buffalo and local volunteers operated at Immanuel Church to collect blood plasma for armed forces. Seventeen donors were scheduled yesterday, but many missed appointments causing delays. Today’s drive will run through the afternoon and resume tomorrow or the third day. Donors are urged to keep pledges, with a telephone line available for emergencies if arrivals cannot come. The overall response is reported as satisfactory, with fourteen new donations added yesterday.
Germans resisting in SEAN region as locals Lioni Melfi and Castelnuova fall to American forces. Fresh reinforcements arrive, increasing pressure on the enemy. Foggia described as the most important Italian city captured to date.
Allied forces push deep into southern Italy capturing Salerno area districts and key airfields as British and American units report swift progress against German positions. Berlin reports describe German losses and retreat as the Eighth Army advances toward Foggia and the Adriatic, with airbase importance noted and strategic fuel goals emphasized.
Chief Rald Warden Walter H Scott reported last night’s blackout test as highly satisfactory with only live violations noted. Signals reached the city in sequence blue yellow red second blue and all clear at 9 58 with 288 wardens and 28 messengers on duty amid calls to simplify procedures for future tests.
A four minute blackout last night dimmed all lights across Pennsylvania in the first sundown test since last duty. The drill started at 9 10 P M with blue signals, red signal at 9 25, second blue at 6 40 and all clear at 9 58. Officials from the State Defense Council said Army officers were asked to observe but no specific phase was requested. The interval between warnings proved too short for pedestrians and many homes stayed illuminated longer, complicating sheltering and traffic. Fire department sirens had coordination problems and early signals required quick emergency repairs, with sound problems continuing after the first seven signals.
George Stowe of the State Highway Department announced that resurfacing will start Wednesday on West Pleasant and East Main streets. The order of work was not given, but both streets will be completed in the same project. Drivers are asked to avoid parking on these streets and use parallel routes to minimize delays.
British RAF night raids hit Hannover focusing on its rubber center and industrial firms, along with Emden and Brunswick targets. The German report claims 58 British planes shot down. witnesses described vast smoke and fumes over the city, a major rail hub with refineries and car factories and the Continental Rubber factory.
Harrisburg officials reported state milk price adjustments would be nullified under OPA rules. The Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission noted OPA determines max prices cannot be superseded and indicated a conference to review. final orders had raised a quart to 10 to 13 cents over statewide levels, with Philadelphia partly excluded from federal control.
London September 28 Prime Minister Churchill addressed a large female conference at Albert Hall warning against slackness and urging continued national effort through the fifth year of war or the sixth if needed. The meeting drew women from industry military units and voluntary services with war cabinet members answering questions. Also noted is a treasury report showing receipts and expenditures for September with a large deficit and a national debt figure.
A city war bond campaign shows progress toward the goal with a total near 0.79 million as leaders urge renewed effort before Saturday. The Merchants and business groups back the effort and predict momentum will lift the tally above the target as workers are urged to contribute more in the final push.
John Franklin Noxon a district court defendant and Harvard graduate pleaded innocent to a murder charge in the death of his six month old son Lawrence in Pittsfield Massachusetts. Judge Hibbard set no bail as authorities described the infant as deformed and the charge follows an investigation into the infant’s death initially thought accidental due to a loose radio wire.
Local draft notices show Corry residents among registrants called for October 7 physical examinations. District offices rush to compile complete lists as state Headquarters demands full inventories, with several names from Erie area and nearby towns among those flagged for examination and possible induction.
A war time list from the Wall Department reports 46 from state listed missing in action on the fighting fronts. Among the Pennsylvania names are Sgt Richard B Bowler from Medicineville, Corporal Max Baler from Evie, Corporal Haig A Gordon from Franklin, Melvin Hoover of Slippery Rock, and Pre Matthew J McKueit of Bradford.
A group of American nurses escaped a hospital ship that was bombed off the Gulf of Salerno on September 12. Lt Blanche Sigman and Carrie Sheets recount British sailors’ bravery and their own coolness as they bailed water, clambered aboard lifeboats, and reached safety aboard another hospital ship bound for North Africa for rest and treatment.
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