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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1944
Page
6
Rain and warmer air spread as a steady stream of reports details slick roads, wind shifts, and a flurry of local events. Police teletype notes, river search efforts for a missing man, a car crash near Ridgway, and Coast Guard warnings on naval uniform sales outline a day of varied concerns across Allegheny to Erie counties.
March 21 Lanny W Kurla a convicted bank robber wanted for another bank robbery nearly 20 years ago at the old Bingoin bill will not be returned to stand trial on the charge. Police Chief George J Christoph said Kurtz is serving one to five years at a prison farm in London for possessing burglar tools. Authorities discussed parole prospects and potential transfer if successful. The Lincoln bank holdup, a sensational incident with a $3 500 take, sparked a citywide manhunt and led to Kurts arrest after burglar tools were found. he posted bail and fled.
Ray J Harmelink, a Sherman native and Sherman High School 1915 graduate, was named assistant to the general secretary of the Board of Christian Education for the Presbyterian Church U S A. The posting, dated March 1, places him at Wheaton Building in Philadelphia. Harmelink, Otterbein College graduate, has served churches in Canton Ohio New York City and Omaha and has spent seven years in Pittsburgh as board field director.
Fred A. Myers a Jamestown resident with ties to the Portage Inn in Westfield left an estate near 20000 to two brothers a sister and friends and cousins while cutting off one brother with 1 as shown in his will filed in Surrogate's Court in Mayville Judge Robert N. Palmer presided executors named Laurence R. Myers and the Union Trust Company were appointed executors
A compiled list of quiz answers noting topics like the German forces in the Dnieper Bend and the Boxer Uprising. It names Lake Superior and Josephus Daniels among others, with references to rivers Dniester Dnieper Dying Don.
Spartansburg urged residents to bridge a two hundred dollar shortfall in the Red Cross drive. Solicitors were asked to ensure all locals could contribute, with post office drop offs to Mrs. McDaniel. School children would aid the fundraising amid many locals in the armed forces. The drive’s final tally showed Spartansburg and Sparta township overshooting their $28,300 quota with total sales of $34,350, a strong community effort. The note thanks the committee and mentions related local happenings and visits.
Franklin March 21 A postman doubled as a fire observer and helped extinguish flames in a Rocky Grove house on Marple Street. The Curry Morraly family resided there with two children, a boy about ten, and a girl, as Captain Ralph DeWoody aided in stamping out the fire after curtains ignited in a window. The father was away at work and the mother had just stepped out to a nearby store.
Lt Warren Partridge Fisher U S Naval Reserve receives a Presidential Citation from Admiral Folsey for valor in the South Pacific. Fisher, son of Jerome B. and McKinley Fisher, is praised for defending bombers and aiding fighter operations during attacks on Re-saul.
Two Jamestown airmen from World War II are reported missing in action. Lt. Robert Murray Run dell, bombardier on Flying Fortress, is missing after a raid over Germany on February 2 from an English base. Tech Sergeant Russell C Privateer, RFD Lakewood, has been missing since February 25 after a raid from a Southern Italy base.
The state presents evidence in Mercer Pa about Janice Graham a 20 year old former farm worker charged as an accessory after the murder of William A Morell and two others at the Wilson farm last October 7. Prosecutors say Morell killed the victims with the girl aiding his escape while evidence includes strain of rays plates shown by Dr David Eragon in initial testimony.
Erie March 21 attorney Owen M Burns counsel for Charles H Leslie charged with violating the federal bank act said he will ask the court to continue Leslie s trial should Leslie be indicted by the federal grand jury now in session Burns conferred with Federal dodge F P Schoolmaker and was instructed to confer with George Mashank assistant United States attorney as to a possible continuance Leslie former liquidator of the closed Second National Bank is charged with embezzling 750 of the bank s funds Leslie has denied the charges saying an attempt is being made to save ar him
Erie March 21 The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board warehouse 1501 German Street saw thefts of over 200 cases reported. Police Chief George J. Chyrinoph said arrests may occur this week as investigations from last year unfold.
A Jamestown man awarded $15,000 damages against the State for injuries from an inmate beating with a chair arm at Helmuth State Hospital nine years ago. Judge Emanuel Greenberg handed down the verdict to Victor F. Rossing of 117 Mapsides. The Buffalo trial occurred months ago. the 1935 incident occurred January 14.
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.