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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1954
Page
5
Police hunted overnight for a gang of teenagers accused of ransacking Allderdice High School and two A. Leo Weil Elementary Schools in Homewood. The trio damaged two public coin phones at the high school and tried to pry open an office safe. Desks and cupboards were pried into during the weekend vandalism.
Mr and Mrs Clyde M Lilley of 18 Prospect Street Union City marked their Golden Wedding Anniversary with an open house party hosted by daughters granddaughters and daughters in law. The couple wed March 16 1904 in Jamestown. They have long lived around Union City and are prominent in the Corry area.
Mr and Mrs Bert Williams of 118 East Frederick street hosted a Saturday birthday party for their son Charles age 14. Scouts friends attended from his troop. Guests enjoyed bowling, returned home for refreshments, watched television, and played games with prizes. A birthday cake ice cream and soft drinks were served and Charles received several gifts.
Forty five members of Columbus Girl Scout troops 75 81 and 53 and their leaders attended the Juliette Low birthday party Saturday afternoon at the Parish House in Youngsville. The event ran from 2 to 4 o clock with all girls taking part in the program. Refreshments included ice cream cake and soft drinks.
Miss Sarah Kensinger hosted a sock hop at her Euclid Street home Saturday evening for about 14 boys and girls. They enjoyed music and dancing, with light refreshments served before the party ended.
Mr and Mrs William Kafferlin of Spring Creek hosted a St Patrick s Day gathering Saturday evening for 14 guests. The group enjoyed card games and assorted ice cream sundaes as refreshments, reflecting a cheerful neighborhood social.
Secretary of Defense Wilson outlined in a briefing to the Armed Services subcommittee a post July 1 1956 budget plan featuring a rapid air power buildup and an Army reduced to about 20 divisions. He stressed integration of new weapons and warned of hydrogen tests at Eniwetok while projecting increases in Air Force wings and Navy carrier air groups through 1957.
Sen. McCarthy of Wisconsin accepted a television reply to Edward R. Murrow criticisms, offering to appear either March 23 or April 8. The discussion followed a briefing on military readiness stating the army will be organized into 17 divisions and 122 anti aircraft battalions by end of June, a reduction from Korea War levels but with some regimental strength unchanged.
A series of birth notices from Corry Memorial Hospital and nearby towns. Daughters welcomed into families of Robi deux of Clymer, Alfred Thieme of Clymer, and Stanley Hajec of R D 2 with Mrs Hajec formerly Sally Yatko. A son born to Robert Morton of Snyder Circle, with Mrs Morton formerly Rose Motus.
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.