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
Dec 24, 1932
Page
4
A merry Christmas gathering was held at Miss Leata Scott’s Marion home with a careful tree arrangement, exchange of gifts and cards, and a light supper for a group of young ladies. Cautions on non inflammable decorations and safe use of heaters and lights were noted by fire officials.
Christmas exercises of the Sunday school at the Lutheran Church are set for Monday evening at 7 30. Miss Helen Grace Merrick will host a group of twelve boys and girls with breakfast after the midnight mass at St Elizabeth's Church. Dorm Maloney of Erie, returning home for Christmas, will be among the guests. Home Protection Lodge to hold a Christmas party Monday evening with ten cent gifts and bingo. Members urged to attend with a ten cent gift. Recent entertainment for Mr and Mrs Sidney Darwin at their home, who were newlyweds, with gifts received. Cigarettes and cigars in fancy Christmas packages at Kelly's.
Heth James of Pittsburgh, once a Bled baseball catcher, died of pneumonia. St Pauls Lutheran Sunday school cancel Christmas pageant due to illness. Meadville, Erie area brief notices cover wreaths, thefts, new law partnership, Christmas gifts, and a Warren county marriage-clerks update. Trades, church events, and local incidents fill the column with community updates and holiday preparations.
The council reduced the 1933 tax levy to eleven mills after heated debate. Speakers including Lyons Simmons and Munger pressed for immediate relief and deeper city savings. Mayor England defended careful consideration, with executives debating legality before final passage amid cheers from taxpayers.
Vatican announces a Holy Year from April 2, 1930, to April 2, 1934, marking the 19th anniversary of Christ’s death. The Pope invites global participation, notes uncertain anniversary timing, and explains reasons for proclaiming milestones to allow clerics and the faithful to prepare. He also alludes to tensions in Spain, Russia, and Mexico and mentions a hospital stay of a church figure.
Willam E. Burkett a 17 year old Mercersburg Academy student suffered fatal injuries when his automobile left the Linwin highway near Byerett Pennsylvania early today.
In Athens a hearing on Extradition procedures and embezzlement charges tied to Samuel Insull will begin in the appeals court at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday December 27 with Alexander Gagenpoulos presiding as announced by the court.
In Blooming Valley Crawford County, a Christmas celebration is canceled due to a chicken pox outbreak. Fifteen cases exist in the borough and the town’s health board has quarantined and banned all meetings with children, canceling the planned party and yuletide observance.
A Ridgway state highway patrol officer stopped a Chevrolet on Boot Jack Hill for lacking license plates. Driver G A Johnson of DuBois was fined 12.50. The car, bought by a Kane youth, carried three Du Bois youths and two Kane youths en route to DuBois for Christmas. They claimed the seller told ten days to apply for plates. They headed home to Kane after the stop. Mrs C D Clark of Union City visited the city today then returned home.
Devout pilgrims throng the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem where the grotto holds six, a Latin star marks Jesus birth, and cascading incense fills the sacred space as patriarchs and clergy lead a solemn Christmas procession under glow from arcing lights and Orthodox chants.
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.