This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1937
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR lists Stanley Balzer case and a sentence after guilty verdict for thefts in Dunkirk Fredania Paldenet Broston Jamestown. Other items include a crash injuring Nacmy Voorhies, a hospital discharge, local shop ads, and community notices.
A jumble of local notices details train accident injuries near Port Allegany and several hospital treatments. Names mentioned include Jowebh Tassillo, Baylee Blow, and Tinta, with injuries from locomotive incidents and ensuing hospital stays. Additional items cover WPA activities, legal notices, a church service, and community events.
Mrs. Lacy June Poe Wilson aged 76, a descendant of Edgar Allan Poe and widow of hotelman Edward Wilson, died today in Butler. A son, Edward, of Cheswick, survives.
Darren Kepler, 44, dropped dead at the wheel when his car struck another vehicle in Sharon, Pa. He was an inventor known for a safety device that improves motion picture projection machines.
Thomas Edward Smith, 18, confessed slayer of Mary Ellen Babcock, former Oil City girl, to be presented to the April grand jury by District Attorney Walter G. Newcomb in Buffalo, New Jersey. Indictment possible by Wednesday. Smith’s defense hires a prominent alienist for a family hearing while he is held for questioning on related stabbing of Frances FitzGerald. Police link him to an attempted attack on Mrs. Margaret Zwicknagel on February 10.
City witnesses described a bright meteor seen near midnight streaking northwest across the sky. The object glowed with a fiery tail, appeared to break into a free fall, and remained visible for about a half hour before fading beyond the horizon.
Houston Tex April 1 The Texas coast reports unions vying for support among 100 oil workers. John K Lewis Committee for Industrial Organisation leads the effort with a preliminary offensive under Harvey Fremming president of the International Association of Oil People and reps Gus Well and Refinery Workers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.