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
Nov 12, 1948
Page
7
A preview of the Notre Dame versus Northwestern game ranks as the era’s marquee clash. anticipation centers on Leahy’s Irish, Northwestern’s drive to prove themselves, and a yardstick for fans debating Notre Dame and Michigan. stake and context highlighted with wider college football selections and regional scholastic matches.
Football forecasts list Notre Dame to beat Northwestern while Army faces Penn in a clash of centers Hednarle and Yeoman. Michigan hosts Washington State. California’s Waldorf expects big day for Jensen and Swaner. SMU favored over Arkansas. UNC vs Maryland defense expected to shine. Yale and Princeton linked in a full-strength matchup. Alabama at Georgia Tech highlighted.
Tony Pellone a rugged Greenwich Village fighter earns a shot to upset Cuban Gavilan in a 10 round welterweight duel at Madison Square Garden. Pellone has won three straight since nose surgery, while Gavilan fights from a crouch with a sharp right hand.
Larry Atkins of Sporty Television outlines a five-promoter system with CBS TV rights to box fights. Promoters could outbid venues like Madison Square Garden for big bouts and televised shows could generate larger profits by avoiding gate costs, with exclusive contracts and regional protections.
Simmons Grocery holds a lead in the Merchants' Loop standings after three wins, remaining one game ahead of Paul's Hardware. The day included numerous score details for individual players and teams, with many results recorded across the league's matches.
A garbled 1940s wire service style summary notes Pennsylvania boys touring the South for college football. It mentions numerous players, list-like names, and expected matchups across Dixie schools, with scattered state ties and regional loyalties. The piece reads as a chaotic roster tour piece with little coherent narrative.
A garbled recap shows multiple basketball results with teams and players partially readable. Key items mention Pro Association matches with Wayne and other named players, but many names are incomplete or misspelled. The fragment hints at Atlantic City style standings or game summaries, but details are obscured by OCR errors.
Washington November 11 1940 Sammy Baugh lauded rookie passer as top intercepting threat after he snagged four passes against the New York Yankees in Shreveport with Shreveport Louisiana LSUs Dont Sandlier and Shreveport area rivals noted for strong defensive play amid the fall season.
Sandster nears two season interception marks with remaining games and could tie Green Bay legends Baugh and Camp at 441 by snaring one more. The yards gained on interceptions also loom as a record threat, as Sandifer has 205 return yards on 10 picks, while historic campaigns by Bill Dudley show 24 yards on interceptions in 1946. Fights last night in River Mass produced a Brooklyn bout with Les Jue knocking out Hedgemond in Newark.
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.