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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1946
Page
7
The readable text mentions names like Waterford and Wesley and figures such as 708.68 and 415, with scattered references to E Ston Girard and Spring 26213. The fragmentary nature limits precise reporting but indicates financial figures tied to locations or accounts.
Halfway through the college football season only a few major teams remain undefeated as upsets ripple across the nation. Army, Notre Dame and Texas face challenging tests next Saturday while Duke, Navy and Penn State also seek to preserve their unblemished marks amid strong opponents and surprise results.
Gorey High School’s Beavers aim to rebound from three straight losses by beating Gus Anderson’s Millcreek Trojans in a county showdown. Both teams have recent history, with Millcreek tying Titusville and Gorey losing to Millcreek earlier in the season as a 0-0 or 7-0 score appears blurred. The matchup follows a weekend of strong college results including Army 48 Columbia 14 and Texas 20 Arkansas 0, while other major teams like Tennessee and Penn posted varied outcomes.
Buffalo October 21 The Bisons edged out San Francisco 17 to 14 in a spirited All America Conference victory. Players and coaches look forward to next Sunday's final home game of the season against the Chicago Rockets after their best all around effort of the year against the Poply NinBRS.
In Erie at the Armory a crowd of about 300 attended the season’s first pro wrestling card. Trank Sexton, the current World Heavyweight claimant, won two falls to one over Karl Davis in the feature event amid spilled blood. In the opening bout Lanny O'Danniell wrestled to a draw with Natie Brown, while Paul Boesch pinned Kola Kwani with a body press in the second bout.
Pennsylvania scholastic football posted four interstate wins as Allentown High crushed Phillipsburg New Jersey 41-7 to stay unbeaten. Meadville beat Jamestown North Carolina 13-0. Sharpsville defeated Hubbard 24-0. Bedford topped LaSalle Institute Cumberland Maryland 40-13. Nearby Huntingdon, Ferndale, Westmont and Attleboro wood Artie extended streaks in Western Conference play.
Bob Montgomery the former lightweight champion from North Pennsylvania may miss the October 28 title bout with Wesley Mouzon at Convention Hall due to a cut lip from a sparring session. Promoter Herman Taylor said a final decision would be announced after a 10 pm press conference, with Montgomery’s camp calling the injury not serious but risky for a 195 pound title shot.
Hunters from Corry and surrounding areas crossed into New York as the state opened its season for rabbits squirrels partridges and woodcock. Daily bag limits vary by species and county with rabbits six per day statewide except four in Chautauqua. Squirrels five per day until November 16. Partridges two per day or 12 per season until November 19. Woodcock four per day until November 4. Pheasants have a two day season in parts of New York October 26 and November 2 with two birds daily.
Frank Lawson posted a perfect 25 of the season at the Weekly skeet boot at the Corry Rod and Gun Club range south of the city. He also shot a 28 pair for top honors. Kurt Lindberg hit 24 with a 23, Lars Christensen 24 plus 21 and 20 rounds, with 20 rounds total contested Sunday. Other high scores included N. McAlroy 23 and H. Steaves 22 among a list of shooters. Scholastic scores listed Mercer 13, Brookfield 0, St. Marys 28, Brockway 0, Crookville 30, Falls Creek 0, Erie Tech 26, Erie East 0, Clarion 20, Reynoldsville 0.
New York Oct 2 The Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins pace the NFL divisions for the second straight week while the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants close in. Both leaders posted their third straight wins as 168,958 fans attended five league games, with Washington defending the eastern title.
Leholder led a 14-6 victory over the Boston Yanks at Bnstom while the Bears defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 21-14. The Rams topped Detroit 35-14 in Los Angeles, and the Giants rallied to beat the Chicago Cardinals 28-24 at the Polo Grounds. The Packers erased a 7-8 Pittsburgh lead to win 14-4. In Los Angeles the Dons held a captain election with Bob Seymour receiving four votes and not voting for himself.
Cleveland Browns rallied from an early Los Angeles TD to win 31 to 14 before 71,134 fans, the largest pro football crowd. It was Cleveland’s seventh straight victory in the All-America Conference as the Browns exploded for three fourth quarter touchdowns while the Dons managed one.
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.