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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1942
Page
1
Washington reports show a congressional farm bloc pressing to raise farm parity ceilings within the anti inflation bill. President Roosevelt opposes the move, while administration leaders in the Senate appear surprised by yesterday's shift in support for the measure.
General MacArthur dispatches fighters and bombers to New Guinea and surrounding fronts, unleashing more than 24,000 rounds of ammunition on Japanese positions along the Buna Kokoda trail and elsewhere in the southwest Pacific. Allied aircraft hit airfields at Buna and Kokoda, targets at Rabaul, and ships near New Britain, marking the widest series of strikes since the campaign began.
Washington reports that Congress is debating a wartime price ceiling bill that would not stop all farm product prices immediately. The plan would cap ceiling prices at either peak levels between January 1 and September 15, 1942, adjusted for seasonal variation, or parity prices, whichever is higher. Several key commodities could exceed ceilings until reaching parity. The measure also addresses labor costs and wage concerns tied to farm production during wartime.
Beal of Spartansburg allegedly fled after a crash on Main Street injuring a parked car. He was captured on East South Street during pursuit, then charged with driving under the influence and held on a cash bond after an Alderman’s hearing.
Police seized a hitch-hiker wearing bloody overalls for questioning in the slayings of a St Bowls federal official and his wife. Charles A Nash, 56, an attorney and bureau chief, and Eleanor M Nash, 49, were found dead in a 1941 sedan with a hand axe in the rear seat. Mrs Nash in the car, Mr Nash later in the trunk.
Property owners in the Piri Ward may register formal protests against revised values in the annual interdistrict assessment notices received. The Council acts as Board of Tax Revision from 9 AM to 1 PM and 7 PM to 4 PM to hear complaints. Court of Appeal sessions on Second Ward Friday and Third and Fourth Ward on October 8 and 9 will finalize protests. Formal protests must be filed on the scheduled appeal days. mass protests at other times gain no action.
Bulletin from Port Louis notes British troops occupy Saunarive inland capital of Madagascar. London reports attacks near Tananarive after breaking stiff French resistance at Mahitsy village 18 miles north. British columns reach Antsohiny on the northwest coast linking Diego Suarez and Majunga with 300 miles of highway under British control.
Mrs Belle Davis Smith aged 69 died at St Vincent's hospital after her clothing caught fire from a gas heater at the Smith home in Erie. Her husband Dr C Smith, a dentist, injured his hands trying to beat out the flames. She was a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Safety Director J. Fred Kinley told Council the Tucal department will expand its hose supply after firemen’s training at State College. The city’s Civitan Defense application for two small pumpers was favorably acted on, with Walter H. Scott notified that Eric and Corry are assured equipment for civilian defense. Kinley outlined advantages of one and a half inch hose for small fires while planning purchases of 400 feet of one and one half inch and 200 feet of the regular inch hose.
Walter H. Scott, chief air raid warden, announced that all daylight raid tests are cancelled. Air raid wardens and auxiliary assistants will not leave jobs to man stations during the day unless employers release them. Calls will be dispatched to wardens and their wives substitutes will handle duties at home.
Sharon youth Prank Papal, 10, was killed when the auto mobile ran off Route 62 near Mercer. Florence Ray, 23, of Greenville, was seriously injured with a fractured jaw and other injuries. The car struck a retaining wall near a tunnel under the Bessemer Lake Erie Railroad and overturned. Ray was taken to Mercer hospital.
London dispatch says a United Nations convoy carrying large quantities of war matériel for the Red Army has arrived at a port after survivors beat risky routes via Arctic seas to reach safety. The admiralty confirmed the convoy’s safe arrival and port transfer.
Tokyo dispatch reports an Imperial communique saying a United States Northampton class cruiser was seriously damaged on August 31 by a Japanese submarine off Atka in the Aleutians. It also claims Japanese destroyers sank two U S submarines in mid September. Washington announcements offered no confirmation. Six Northampton class ships ranged 9,050 tons and 69 to 998 men.
ANKARA Sept. 29 United States Ambassador Laue and A. Steinhardt announced they will depart Turkey this weekend for the United States. Berlin radio reports Lavaly Vrenen, chief of government, arrived in Paris today. Sydney reports Japan seized large notes for invasion use in Australia, described as similar to those used in overrun countries. New York alerts show an unnamed aircraft over seaward area prompted brief air raid warnings, later deemed friendly, causing minor confusion in New York and nearby Westchester communities.
Cairo report details British raids 540 miles behind Axis lines in Libya and Egypt. Command claims large-scale attacks hit Bengasi supply port, Barce airbase, and Gluto oasis outposts, with heavy blows to enemy forces and materiel. Raids followed six day engagement at Giala pasts, with British shells destroying ammo dumps.
Soviet and German actions around Stalingrad show brutal fighting with German advances halted and counterattacks collapse noted by Red Star. Reports from Stockholm via Reuters say Adolf Hitler dismissed Field Marshal Fedor Von Bock after strains in campaign strategy.
Harrisburg Sept 23 Thomas C Buchanan public utility commissioner today charged Pennsylvania Power and Light with deliberate attempts to confuse the commission in a nine year old investigation into company rules. He cited a 1927 letter by Samuel W Murphy now head of National Power and Light to attorneys for the Pennsylvania concern suggesting the reorganization to obscure how the result was achieved. He warned such tactics could trigger a broader probe of rate and financial structures in the state.
In media, Pennsylvania a 19 year old handyman once convicted nine times is jailed on charges of assault with criminal intent for attacking Marisa Saito 18 daughter of a former Italian nobleman in August. He is also charged with robbery burglary. The arrest follows the death of Richard C Daniels 27 who confessed to killing Mrs. Neudecker before hanging in his cell.
Hollywood reports Mrs. Glory Weller Miller and Henry Miller plan a trial marriage after amnesia tied to her first husband’s death. A psychiatrist predicted complete recovery from amnesia and Mrs Miller said she will stay with Henry to see how the relationship works.
Arrangements firm for Corry boys heading to New Cumberland Thursday evening. The V F W Junior bugle corps and high school band plan to lead the send off with demonstrations. Selections listed include Glenn Prulan, Thompe Varassa, Mark Magee, Frank Dinglo, and others.
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