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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1929
Page
1
Disjointed OCR fragment mentions pleas numbers and a court setting with references to general terms and schools. The text is garbled, but signals a legal or administrative notice with dates and case identifiers, lacking coherent names or places.
The Senate narrows to a tight 47 to 48 split on the debenture plan tied to a Hoover veto threat. Administration hopes to gain a few wavering Republicans and Democrats backing the plan as it faces possible defeat if a strong majority opposes the subsidy scheme. The issue hinges on farm relief and Treasury subsidy arguments, with leaders racing to sway moderates before a vote next week.
United Press report from Washington May 4 says the Senate judiciary committee voted 8 to 5 to report Mellon legally holds his post despite extensive stock holdings. The panel found no violation of the 10 year old statute requiring Treasury secretaries to avoid direct or indirect interests in trade or commerce. Four members did not vote. The panel favored a substitute report by Senator Steiner, Oregon, defeating Chairman Norris’s plan. The committee planned to continue hearings for Mellon’s explanation of holdings in Aluminum Company of America.
Mayor Olu W Bracken designates Thursday and Friday May 9 and 10 for a town spring clean up. Residents urged to remove winter debris and rubbish from properties to improve appearance. Street department plans door to door collection and will visit streets to gather trash for disposal at a county dump. Do not place old roofs or bulky refuse out for regular pick up.
City council began preliminary street improvement plans to renew lines and connections on East Columbus Main Northwest and Church streets. East Columbus project to start after state maps. work expected this year.
The Austrian Civil Liberties Movement will sue the University of Pittsburgh to compel reinstatement of two students expelled Thursday for activity with the local Liberal Club. Attorneys Henry Huentiogeh and an unnamed attorney are handling the case in Pittsburgh on May 4.
Officials from the State Department of Highways report 1,741,948 licensed automobile drivers in Pennsylvania on May 4, up from 1,616,742 a year earlier. The state also lists 128,686 automobile owners, 95,824 commercial vehicle owners, and notes growth in motor vehicle ownership.
City residents learn steps are taken to shift the Civil Spanish American and World War memorial to a site within City Park. The Lieut Archie W Thompson Post Veterans of Foreign Wars welcomes the plan to move the granite shaft to behind the park corner, encircled by a concrete walk to improve appearance and visibility for tourists on the Roosevelt highway. Officials hope the relocation is completed before Memorial Day when exercises will be held in the park.
Boston May 4 hundreds of avenues were imperiled as a small village cried out and property damage topped more than 1,000,000 dollars after two dikes burst in northern New Hampshire during the night.
A mixed schedule lists radio offerings titled Five Best Radio Entertainments with networks and times such as WIZ NEC Network 7 09 and Goldman Band WBA NBC Network 18 00 DST. Other items include Damryosch Orchestra WABG CBS Network 8 00 ST National Forum WAZ NEC Network 9 00 BST Dramy The Tron Male WEY Schenectgsy 380 10 HST Special Antarctic Broadcast to Comm Byyds Crew Capital Mhdditew sanatly.
In Geneva on May 1, the preparatory disarmament commission adopted Ambassador Hugh S. Gibson’s resolution for full publicity on war materials as a means of limitation. Twenty-two nations backed it while China and Soviet Russia opposed, with Germany abstaining. France signaled willingness to drop budget limits and join the resolution.
A gasoline stove exploded in a Union City home, killing three children William Stevens 14 Dorothy 12 and Virginia 9 or 0 and injuring the mother and four year old Eleanor. The family worked at a local plant of the electrical company and the blaze occurred as they left for work. The mother and Eleanor were hospitalized with serious burns.
Local Shrine members led by Zem Zem Temple plan to host 3000 attendees in Bradford with a parade from Boylston Street to Shea's Bradford Theatre for a 2 PM ceremonial then a 5 PM tent dinner. The event includes a special train from Erie and bands from multiple temples along Pennsylvania Railroad routes.
Lebanon Ohio May 4 Mrs Prank Carter died today bringing the death toll to three from the explosion and fire at the Carter home The other victims were two sons Willand 2 and Harold 2 months Paul 4 and another son near death The fire started when the kitchen stove exploded and gas leakage appeared to be responsible
May Syumell backed increased hydrants in the Fourth ward hillside and along East Wayne street after Franke England’s recommendations. Council adopted the plan to install three new hydrants with Dusty Water Company, raising monthly costs to about 825 dollars.
MEXICO CITY May 4 The government says the revolt has been crushed and moves to crush minor disturbances including religious fanatics President Emilio Portes Gil says about thousand men have been mobilized in Hermosillo Sonora to fight the fanatics or Cristeros They will operate in Nayarit Baja California Coahuila Zacatecas and Durango. SOCIAL LEADER DIES IN PHILADELPHIA May 4 Mrs Josephine Widener of the Philadelphia Widener family dies suddenly Her daughter Josephine Widener eloped at 17 to marry Cortes Leidy later divorced and remarried to Alan Holden.
Portions of Titusville were submerged up to ten inches after Ol Steck Creek topped its banks following a northern storm Thursday night. Low-lying areas north and south of the city flooded, the Pennsylvania Railroad line washed out in places, and water covered the William Film Highway toward Centreville. Basements along Median and Franklin streets flooded, with Titusville Morning Herald pumping water from its newsroom basement to keep the paper running. The Creek draining into the Allegheny at Oil City reached its highest level in five years.
Reports from Thunder Bay Island Coast Guard say nine men vanished from the freighter Parks after sinking four miles east of Thunder Bay Island. The City of Buffalo, battered by a fierce storm, was brought to anchorage after 86 hours at sea with 25 passengers transferred to the City of Belg. Other ships, including the D N Philbin, foundered near the Ashtabula coast as coast guard boats and tugs struggled through heavy seas. Lake Carriers Association prepared complaints to Washington over conditions, while the J E Upson rode with its keel buried in the Conneaut river mouth.
Delayed dispatches from Persia report many casualties and extensive damage from a strong Thursday quake. Several villages were destroyed near the Turkmen frontier and across the Turkestan Persian border. Soviet officials confirm village destruction on both sides. known dead in Soviet territory listed as 26, with higher casualties possible due to disrupted communications.
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.