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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1937
Page
3
A garbled historical fragment mentions Christmas items, Arts home on Fifth Street, and a church or unit society meeting with quilting and a dance. It references people like Healy and Stull and notes an event at one o'clock and a Saturday gathering.
County commissioners prepare to assume control of the poor district on January 1. About 40 jobs must be filled, with debate over whether current employes will be retained or replaced. Commissioner Schluraff backs keeping all staff while others weigh patronage concerns.
The Methodist Episcopal church choir rehearses for a Christmas cantata titled Noel by Wessel to be presented Sunday evening December 19 at the church. The cantata includes solo duet and trio parts with the choir and the public is invited.
In Norristown a manhunt focused on Wendell Forrest Bowers, 19, of Ambler, after the murder of 88 year old Wilma V. Carpenter and an attempted rape of her 22-year-old companion. Mary Griffin, 22, identified Bowers from a photo, prompting state police to widen the hunt toward Avonaire near the Maryland line. The piece shifts to a long economic reflection on farm policy, tariffs, and trade negotiator Hull's reciprocal treaties, mentioning Roosevelt and Hil.
The article discusses cotton production and trade, noting Japan's demand and tariff effects. It cites China cotton output of 2,259,000 bales in a year and U S exports to Japan, with historical context on crop sizes and export ratios. It questions future export volumes and highlights record U S cotton crops and global supply.
Fire in Steubenville gutted a hotel suite owned by William A Becker. The blaze destroyed irreplaceable items including a 16th century German Bible a ceremonial sword and thousands of books from the American Revolution collection.
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.