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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1935
Page
1
A scrambled OCR fragment describes a morning gathering in Oxted with Mr Morty and Mrs Helen, mentioning a banking or financial action, an evening event, and a sale of items or dirt removal. It references Towanda and a return, with unclear names and places, leaving many details unreadable.
United Press dispatch reports Raymond Hamilton, a top Depression era criminal, to be executed at Huntsville by the Texas warden’s order. He was captured after a deadly spree, claims he never killed anyone, and fears another escape attempt as authorities plan the likely lethal-electrical procedure. In a separate item, three youths died in a Sharon Mercer highway crash with two other occupants injured or jailed.
Police pushed a probe into the missing Mrs Gladys Lawson case as officers found human remains in Dr Harry Zimmerly's yard. A 12 year old suspect, Richard Parker, faced charges related to the case while investigators planned further searches for Lawson's body.
A two week span brought major changes in Harrisburg with 108 state employees dismissed and 36 reassigned amid civil service limits. The highway department bore the brunt with 69 dismissals and 11 hires, while the liquor control board recalled 16 from furlough and 48 were placed on unpaid leave. Names and salaries of several affected inspectors, superintendents, and clerks across Crawford to Mercer counties appear in the records.
In San Francisco April 6 Gif ford Pinchot and wife left for Los Angeles after a visit during which Mrs Pinchot attacked the Roosevelt administration and warned of a cloud of Marxism endangering America. Pinchot, silent on policy, works on a forestry book while Mrs Pinchot spoke at a union labor meeting asserting the AFL offers decisive defense against fascism.
Alfred J. Lindsay, 29, an ex convict, was found guilty of first degree murder in the axe slaying of Mrs. Bernice Farnsworth and her husband at Col Spring on March 5. He faces the electric chair at Sing Sing during the week of May 13 after a Little Valley jury verdict. Lindsay, an inmate of a New York state pen, was discharged a week before the crime and had insulted Farnsworth's wife. He showed emotion as the verdict was read.
Corry High School placed second in two events at the county music championships held yesterday at Strong Vincent High School in Erie. Mary Frances Brooks took second in the soprano solo contest, Marle Bennett second in the violin solo. The girls chorus and girls trio lost to West Millcreek, though Corry led in debate and orchestra and may compete in the Northwestern district contests April 12 and 18 in New Castle.
Theo P Williams, local representative of Equitable Life, announced the opening of a fire, automobile and casualty insurance agency connected with his life insurance firm in the Barlow block. He has just received a life insurance license as a full time agent and will divide time between both businesses, offering life, fire, automobile and general casualty coverage to patrons.
The Secretary of Highways Warren Vai Dyke announced two highway projects in western Pennsylvania with a total value of 819,061 dollars. Construction starts in April, aided by federal funds. Notable works include a 0.77 mile cement road in Wayne township and a concrete segment in Spring Creek township.
A Corry resident urged voters to back Jamestown officials against impending rate cuts by the Pennsylvania Electric Company. He noted Jamestown’s electric and water rates are far lower, with residents paying only for electricity used and water bills under 150 dollars per quarter in many cases. Immediate consumer action is urged to prompt PSC action.
Government income tax suit against financier Andre W. Mellon enters final stages in Pittsburgh. After seven weeks of testimony, prosecutors present last evidence aimed at proving Mellon underpaid by two million dollars. Attention shifts to Mellon’s nineteen million dollar art collection as paintings offered for donation to a national gallery in Washington.
Norman Costello 88 died in an automobile crash near Limestone New York Thursday evening. He was reportedly the son of Timothy J. Costello, a former Corry resident, and a grandson of the late Mr and Mrs Patrick Coatello who lived on Went Mall street for many years. The deceased was involved in the family insurance business.
A April 6 report states Congress rewrote parts of a war power bill in Washington to empower the government to commandeer all financial and industrial resources for war. An attempt to strip the draft provision failed 108 to 89. The conscription age was raised from 21–31 to 45 by Rep. William P. Connery Jr.
Akron April 1 Organized Jabor at One Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company has voted almost unanimously to strike. Ninety percent of ballots were in favor of an immediate walkout according to E White United Rubber Workers secretary. Union officials planned to announce Goodyear results before other polls completed.
A News Chronicle dispatch from Warsaw reports Norman Richthaen, a wealthy Netherlander, charged in Warsaw court that his sons Adam and William are Chicago gangsters linked to the Lindbergh kidnapping. He says they asked for money to flee the United States in 1933 and threatened him in Poland. The court adjourned pending inquiries in New York.
London reports Britain will back an Italian proposal to speed up revisions to arms restrictions on Austrian Bulgarian and Hungarian forces. The move, discussed by Britons French and Italian leaders, aims to reward treaty fidelity and show German violations are met with a united front. Mussolini may push four points at Stresa as Vienna seeks Austria’s independence safeguards and a united policy against Versailles breaches.
United Press reports on the World War I anniversary showing public strong emotions in cities as veterans march and bands play. The article notes fear of future conflict and rising peacetime military spending, with European statesmen rushing between capitals to avert renewed war.
President Roosevelt prepares to sign a $4.88 billion work relief bill as New Dealers rush to deploy 11 million dollars daily to employ seven million people. Officials outline expected administration roles, funding for states, and rapid start of public works and relief programs to reduce unemployment.
Arguments heard by Alderman George H Gordon in a case involving the operators of the former Arcade restaurant at Center Street and a portion of their credit. The full nature of the suit and its outcome was not learned this afternoon.
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.