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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1933
Page
6
Joseph McMahon of West Wayne street has been drawn for petit jury service for the September term of federal court at Trl beginning Monday, September 18. Also noted is a list of local happenings including concerts, weather outlook, a child’s iodine incident, and various civic notices from the Journal.
Harrisburg Aug 26 The county unit system for state relief expenditures is now in use in all 47 counties or at least partly in use, per Eric H Biddle executive director of the State Emergency Relief Board. Funds are distributed entirely by the county executive in each county rather than by county boards. Luzerne and Washington counties were asked to resign their relief boards to allow the county unit to be installed. Albert Guyon Wilkes Barre named executive director in Luzerne and Norman H Stroud in Washington. Allegheny County expected to join the system by October.
New Kensington Pa August 26 Westmoreland detectives close inquiry into deaths of a druggist Edwin V Kerr 81 and two women Mrs Dorothy Yunker 25 and Mrs Della Gradler 24. Kerr allegedly gave poison in sleeping capsules to Yunker and both Kerr and Gradler died in Kerrs automobile on Sandy Creek road. Case deemed unsolved as all principals are dead.
Paul J. Murphy former Titusville High principal was arrested for burglary and larceny in the Colestock High School building after an alleged Sunday night entry. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment, posted 1000 bail, and hearings set for Meadville. State police and local counsel described the case tied to tuition-account irregularities.
Police seized a large operating still in a subterranean chamber under L. Moore’s Hemlock street home in Union City. Officers confiscated mash and liquor. the still was hot when removed to the station. Moore was jailed to face a prohibition violation hearing today.
Merwin Bishop 13 son of Mr and Mrs Howard Bishop of Belver Center sustained a punctured intestine when a hayfork fell on him during play in the barn. He was taken first to Conneautville for aid and then to Spencer hospital in critical but improving condition after a Sunday operation.
Meek, who had abducted Wood’s kinsman, was pursued through San Francisco streets after four days of coercion including bank withdrawal attempts. He opened fire, wounding Mrs. Bowers as Wood escaped. Plainclothesman Borbeck killed Meek with a final volley near Mission Street. Mrs. Bowers later received a divorce from Joseph M. Bowers.
Philadelphia Aug. 26 An hour after police accepted an accidental death James B Reardon 40 son in law of the dead man walked into a station and calmly said I killed my father in law No one at home knows it yet They thought he fell but he didn t He said he knocked him down The dead man Thomas Mulligan lived with Reardon and his wife
Readable fragments indicate a program at street event time 8 0 P M ASP M There will be friends and announcements at a class function. Mentions of birthday event for men and plans for an next pensber by officers with Pettingill remarks.
The program lists Sunday services at St Pauls Church with morning and evening sermons led by Rev. Lym and Rev. Willia, a postlude by Moz ranquillo, and choir music. The schedule includes 2:00 AM service, 7:30 PM sermon, and notes on vacation observances and the church’s large meeting center.
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.