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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1939
Page
3
In Erie, Hagerty announces HOLC will cover about 8000 in back taxes for 400 homes and add the amount to mortgages. HOLC will require penalties only from January 1 and will itself collect city and school taxes monthly to prevent future delinquencies, aiding homeowners and HOLC alike.
The Athletic Association vote on magazine sales failed 4 to 3 with Johnson, Lewis and Dearing voting yes and Barnes Henton Morton Shoop voting no. The board then recommitted the proposal to the instruction committee for study and report. Tee Lighter Phan Water—Theme notes lighter than water even when fresh water.
Public invited to Corry Hospital Friday May 12 for National Hospital Day. Visitors may inspect all departments from 1 to 4 PM, register on entry, view admission and discharge procedures, X ray and lab displays, diet kitchen with new stove, basement services, first and second floor demonstrations, and even the operating room setup. Nurses will guide tours and explain department functions while fundraiser tag day supports hospital needs.
Carter Hill 4-H Club organized for the coming year meeting May 5 at the home of Mary Follett with Miss Caterson. Plans include cooking as the project and new officers and members listed. next all day meeting May 25 at Jennie Plehynsld home with members to bring cardboard for recipe files and aprons to make. Mothers and visitors welcome.
Work has started on a $16,000 community livestock market on a six acre tract just west of the Athens borough line. The market is being built by Northern Tier Livestock Market Inc under sponsorship of the Athens Chamber of Commerce to provide an outlet for farmers in the area.
Sunburn and windburn yield quickly to San-Cura Ointment providing antiseptic protection for minor cuts burns and bruises. The familiar remedy is advertised as effective for rental irritations and sold for 60 cents at all drug stores.
May 9 report from Warken states less than half an inch of rain since April 21 has left forest fuels with under five percent moisture. State and federal foresters monitor woods to prevent major fires after four blazes occurred Saturday, the largest about 12 acres near Arnot. Continuous checks urge extreme care in woodlands to avoid new fires.
After a dry spell severely retarding crops, gardens, pastures, lawns and vegetables, rain finally arrived in the forenoon. The showers refreshed lawns and gardens and promised help for farm crops and pastures. A drop in temperature followed the unusually hot weekend, welcomed by readers.
In Harrisburg, a bill before the legislature proposes raising policeman salaries in Pennsylvania’s 48 third class cities from 1740 to 2400 dollars, with minimums from 1620 to 1700 and seven annual increments of 100. The current schedule increases are 60 dollars.
In a House letter Speaker Turner commends Rep. Van Allsburg of Erie for shaping an unemployment relief bill that shifts relief duties to local communities, aims to remove fraud, and help job seekers. Despite organized opposition and broad industry criticism, Van Allsburg led the measure to a victory with supportive telegrams and letters from across Pennsylvania.
In Plymouth Massachusetts a yearly rite honors the arrival of alewives. A fish ladder was rigged on Town Brook to aid spawning, continuing a long standing local tradition since Pilgrim times.
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.