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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1944
Page
1
Tokyo radio reveals Japanese invasion plans and alarm signals as workers at AJAX Iron Works in Corry prepare for a public event. Public invited to notable ceremony honoring Corry industry and its employees.
The Ajax Iron Works plant near Washington Street opens to the public at 2 PM for a ceremony marking the United States Maritime Commission award for the company. Secretary of Labor and Industry William H. Chesnut will speak, followed by the award presentation to Ajax by U. S. Maritime Commission official Allen D. Maclean.
Ajax Iron Works history and expansion described at a large West Washington street plant ceremony. Local officials and Jocal Industry leaders hosted visitors from New York Washington and Pittsburgh with a luncheon at Corry Country Club, followed by a club dinner and elaborate plant decorations.
Long With Ajax J. and Gastor, vice president and general manager of the Ajax Works, will introduce Wilbur Sutherland, chief announcer of radio station EDKA in Pittsburgh, who will be the taster of ceremonies. The invocation will be given by the Rev. Gilbert L. Boyd of the First Presbyterian Church.
John E. Long aged 57 with Ajax Iron Works will accept a staff award this afternoon representing the plant’s employees. Born Urbana September 14 1864 he has not missed a day this year despite long hours in the past. He started at the Corry plant after marriage in 1885 and has remained employed there through many shifts. Now residing at 381 Martin Street with his youngest son Barry Long, Long has 20 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
The Cony Post Office began mailing Christmas parcels for service members, with daily arrivals averaging 30 to 40 since September 7. Authorities estimate up to 80 per day to prevent congestion before the October 15 deadline, aiming to ship all overseas parcels the same day they are received. Local officials hope for at least 2,000 parcels mailed from the city, possibly more.
In Warren Pa a car carrying three ministers and a layman skid on the Warren Jamestown highway during night rain and crashed into a tree. The Rev Abbott Jones Ridgway is in serious condition with a fractured skull and collarbones. Others injured include Rev Louis Hagburg Johnsonburg Rev Hijsmar Swarizon and God Troy Anderson of DuBois. They were en route to the Cavanaugh Church conference at Summestown.
Tokyo radio spread the claim that the Philippines puppet government had declared war on the United States, as U S Pacific Fleet reported no confirmation of invasion despite Manila area carrier strikes. Marines push on in Peleliu and adjacent Palau islands as operations continue.
Salinas California September 23 The murder trial of Mrs Francis Andrews for the 19 year old Tay Lovett's death went into recess until Monday after the first witness testified The prosecution contends Andrews shot Lovett in jealousy on July 15 a Carmel Valley woman witnesses described enlarged photographs of the driveway scene and Andrews discovery of the body All testimony pointed to Lovett using a 25 caliber pistol in self destruction according to the defense
Thut William Jewell, son of Mr and Mrs William Jewell of East Main Street, escaped serious injury when the Army trainer aircraft he piloted rolled over during an attempted landing at Lawrence Airport. He suffered minor cuts and chest bruises, and was treated at Corry Hospital before returning home. The wreck, with a bent propeller and damaged tail, is guarded by Civil Air Patrol as Army officers plan dismantling and transport to Buffalo or Pittsburgh bases.
George Goggins of Mott Street was arrested on a disorderly conduct warrant and pleaded guilty before Aldermen G H Gordon. He paid a $25 fine plus $5.75 costs after several women reported he had followed and disturbed them on the streets. The warrant cited incidents beginning August 27 and occurring on other occasions, with witnesses prepared but not called.
Soviet minesweepers cleared a safe Baltic channel for the Red fleet to attempt its first combat cruise in three years after Tallin fell. Marshal Goyo-Tov’s Leningrad army advanced to seal off German pockets in Estonia as Riga faced intensified pressure to cut southern land routes. Soviet forces crossed into Hungary’s vicinity, closer to Budapest, signaling a broad offensive across the Balkans and Transylvania as Soviet spearheads pressed toward key rail hubs. The effort aimed to disrupt German and Hungarian defenses along major routes near Szeged and Arad.
Reports from the Gorey district and nearby towns describe August 6 as a tough day for Co A and the 112th. Letters from soldiers reference missing men and early August actions, with censorship limiting details. Some notes indicate a First Sergeant Moran of Kane’s company rejoined his unit, while fuller stories await clearer access to records.
Harrisburg reports 1 030 polio cases so far this year in a statewide outbreak. In the latest tally released yesterday 1 new case is listed with four in Warren county and one each in Lycoming Erie Lackawanna Mercer Lancaster and Susquehanna counties.
Reports from London Washington Rome and Butler summarize wartime events. Roosevelt prepares for a fourth term campaign dinner with the International Teamsters Union while Eisenhower reportedly injures a knee in France. Weather in Dover hints at further Allied air operations as Monte Citerna and Monte Tronale in Italy push American forces toward Fat Pass. A daylight heist at Blue Ridge Service Station Cranberry Township sees two youths flee with cash and ration coupons.
London report from September 23 states General Dwight Eisenhower imposes a strict policy for occupied Germany. The edict assigns death penalties for aiding Nazis or misleading Allied troops and dissolves Nazi political and military bodies. It also abrogates German law on race, felonies, and political opinion while outlining trials for Nazi leaders.
British armor aided by American paratroops push through a six mile German barrier to the Rhine near Artem today, opening a critical relief route toward the Ruhr and Berlin. American First Army advances push toward Cologne while German counterattacks test British and Sky troops near Arnhem.
Police in New York report two men arrested after a citywide search tied to a robbery. Anthony Eastorelia, 25, and Job Leroas, 22, face charges linked to the gunpoint theft that netted about 8 thousand dollars. The case involved a broad manhunt across Manhattan and Brooklyn, with streets quieting as the suspects were taken into custody.
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