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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1935
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment shows a street address and inquiries about a house sale or rental. It references a 2120 address, contact notes, and a notice of new arrivals or recent leasing activity. The readable portion suggests a real estate or housing-related classified item without complete detail.
Partial text shows an estate sale on a farm near Corry with details on heirs and executor. It notes Letters Testamentary granted to the Executor of Oscar Ho An and requires claims or payments by specified deadline. Additional fragments reference master appointment and notices in Erie County Pennsylvania.
Corry stands at the threshold of a major year in local sport as amateur boxing flourishes again under the First Avenue Athletic Club AAU auspices. The piece notes strong crowds, revival of the fight game, and upcoming Pennsylvania Relay Carnival stars including Jesse Owens and Herman Neugass competing in Philadelphia April 26-27. It also mentions Warren amateur bouts, Joe Louis's recent earnings, and Olympic prospects for James Clark and other boxers.
City baseball league officials and team managers push ahead with plans for the 1935 season. Initial games set for May 11 with rosters forming, pitching settled, and a booster day planned. Umpires and ground keeper arrangements, gate receipts splits, and by laws to be presented at the next league session.
Yesterday in American Association Boston beat Washington 10 to 3 and Philadelphia defeated New York 6 to 3. Cincinnati topped Chicago 4 to 1 while Brooklyn drew with Boston 4 all. International results include Montreal 7 Baltimore 6 and Buffalo 3 Albany 2 with Newark and Rochester noted. Today Philadelphia plays New York and Boston faces Washington with Cleveland at Detroit among others. Approximately 200 Warren High School boys begin intramural spring sports under Arbiter Director Lal.
United Press staff correspondent Henry McLemore recalls Connie Mack as the endlessly enthusiastic Philadelphia Athletics manager. The 75-year-old icon, praised for his longevity, energy, and deep affection for the sport, watches and guides his players with warmth. McLemore notes Mack’s praise for Jimmy Foxx and his expectation that Foxx could break Ruth’s single season homer record, highlighting Mack’s humor and mentorship during a recent A’s game against the Yankees.
Penelope Anderson McBride of Short Hills New Jersey captured the North and South women’s singles crown at Pinehurst defeating Jane Sharpe of Pasadena 8-6 7-5 in the final and teamed with Florence Leboulillier of Westbury to win the doubles against Sharpe and Margaret Anderson.
In a tightNL pennant scramble Casey Stengel Dodgers and Chuck Dres sen Reds share first place as Pittsburgh’s Parrell Blanton blanks St Louis 3–0. Brooklyn rallies with two wins over Boston while Philadelphia pounds New York, Reds beat Cubs 4–0, and Boston tops Washington 10–4 as Yankees stumble 6–5.
Ray Mangrum, Los Angeles pro, set a course record of 68 at Oakmont Country Club, the site of the upcoming open tournament next June. Mangrum carded an opening 34 and closed with a 34, including four birdies and an eagle on the ninth, as he prepared for the Open and played in a foursome with Oakmont figures H C Fownes S Davidson Herron and R Barton.
Lawrence April 20 Glenn Gunningham returns to add color as the Kansas Relays draw a record field with 1,200 athletes from Midwestern colleges. High school decathlon action began yesterday with Clyde Coffman of the Tr & Uecathion leading after five events. Cunningham, a recent graduate, appears for his first local track since last summer, with four quarter milers chosen in place of his usual mile.
Johny Kelley 27 of Arlington wins the Boston A A marathon with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes 7 2 5 seconds, beating Pat Dennis over the final miles. Pelham Patsy Pastel and others falter as Kelley matches last year’s runner up pace amid crowded, damp conditions with about 20000 spectators. Finishes include Les Pawson’s course record, and runners from New York Ontario Beverley and other locales in a field of 196 starters.
England's Tayce Wethered and Philadelphia's Brenna Collet Ware renew international golf ties at the Women's National Golf Club on Long Island during a British visitor's U S. stay. White Sox defeat rivals 9 to 3 as a homer proves wasted.
One hundred and fifty six baseball fans entered the Journal ball contest with twenty nine entrants of the weaker sex. Prizes totaling 25 were offered for correctly picking the majority of major league teams in their positions twice during the season and at season end. The contest closed Thursday evening.
United Press reports heavyweight champion Max Baer will appear in two four round exhibitions before heading to New York for a two round title bout. He will meet Eddie Simms in Cleveland on Tuesday and Babe Hunt in Saint Louis on Friday, then proceed to New York.
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.