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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1971
Page
7
A terse OCR fragment notes a tie and hero reference tied to Aldine and beer agents, suggesting a brief item about local business or social mention. No clear event, date, or names beyond Aldine and beer agents are readable.
Forest County man Edward C. Silvis was sentenced in Kittanning to life imprisonment for the 1969 murder of retired teacher Miss Alice N. Siggins. The verdict followed a denied motion for a new trial after a Forest County jury convicted him of first degree murder. The case centered on a single eyewitness identification by Mrs. Opal Redman.
A barn five miles west of Titusville belonging to Harold Strawbridge on Meadville road was destroyed by fire over the weekend. Fire officials said the blaze began about 6 50 am Friday and a nearby pump exploded when Richard Armstrong tried to feed eight heifers inside. Cows were removed with no injuries as Chapmanville and Titusville fire companies fought a blaze that had progressed too far to stop.
Last week the Bear Lake WSCS hosted a bridal shower for Cindy Merchant of Jamestown with prizes won by Mrs. Richard Crosby, Mrs. Lee Crosby, Mrs. Merchant, Emogéne Jukes, Max Smith, Debbie Merchant, Lynn Ostrander, and Duane Jukes. Other notes include hospital visits, family visits, and upcoming prayer service at Lottsville church. The Bear Lake firemen held a Friday night fish fry.
Families from Rochester to Albany and Frewsburg took part in visits and a belated Christmas party at Clymer Reese home. The Clymer Community Club held a tureen dinner with AFS student Gundrum Waltenstorfer of Radkersburg Austria as speaker. A Formosa University Hospital urged locals to stop dog meat consumption due to a shortage for medical work.
Erie License Bureau officials seek to close a Philadelphia photographer's Erie operation during an investigation into ads inviting job applicants as models. The photographer bills $60 per picture sitting after a $5 deposit, with meetings at a downtown hotel. Licensing Chief Dominic Jordano doubts real model work for the photographed individuals and demands a verifiable company or agent behind the ads.
The State Health Department reported Pennsylvania saw its first decline in cancer deaths in a decade. Cancer deaths fell from 187.7 to 187.4 per 100000, totaling 22,124 lives in 1969, with lung cancer causing the majority of deaths and cancer remaining the second leading killer after heart disease.
Philadelphia Mayor Tate vows to lobby for Governor-elect Shapp tax reform aiding a $400 million fiscal 1971 72 package for highways health welfare schools and transportation aligning with city requests. Zelienople accident kills 36 year old Robert Stiefvater assisting tree clearing near Zelienople.
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.