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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1961
Page
2
Local notice lists rummage sale Thursday and Friday run by Women’s Civic Club at Corry Rod and Gun Club. Ad calls for pickup by phone numbers 2-5372 or 2-4182. Also includes various community notices, admissions, and local ads with names and addresses.
Funeral services for Grace Bindley were held at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev Reginald Merrifield officiating. Interment was in Bear Lake Cemetery. Bearers included Alton Gharles Messinge Allen Porter and others. Attendees included Mr and Mrs John Williams Union City and several local families from Warren and surrounding towns. ART CRITIC COPLAND DE BURG DIES AT 72 IN CHICAGO.
Local notice from Grace Fosburgh Beauty Shoppe announces a regular price of 15 dollars for a permanent styling, cut to 10 dollars through the end of the month. Contact is listed as 4-2871. Operations run Monday through Thursday with address 1026.
A daughter was born Saturday at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Douglas Burhett of 227 Wayne Street. Another daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Richard Jukes of RD1, Pittsfield. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Walter Te Culver of RD3, Corry, at Corry Memorial Hospital on Monday October Atl.
The Kerr Mills Act based program proposes $50,000 yearly to County Hospital to aid aged and disabled patients. The plan, approved by federal government, would pay up to half of maintenance costs for aged patients and up to $400 monthly for disabled individuals aged 18 to 64. Expansion and modernization aim to raise capacity from 275 to 450 beds by late 1962.
The State Grange opens its 89th convention with about 2,000 delegates for a four day meeting. Alec McSparran outlines aims, including school support and a major irrigation program advancing local community efforts. Chrfew Grane Inia of Fayette County wins first place in a Community Service Contest for a 24-nety reation area project, earning national top ten recognition.
Martha Stoyer aged 66 died yesterday at Oppewat Convalescent Home after a six week illness. She was born February 21 1875 in Ducktown Township Venango County and lived in Cochranton before moving to Corry to live with daughter Mrs Samuel A McCracken. She was a member of Cochranton Methodist Church. Surviving: daughter with whom she lived. a son in Meadville. two more daughters in Tampa and Corry. four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Bracken Funeral Home. burial in Cochranton Cemetery.
Thesday aid Wednesday and members will be elected to the executive and finance committees Thursday.
A newspaper is described as an industry and manufacturing establishment with a $90,000 annual payroll, stressing its role as an economic driver and customer to local firms through annual expenditures on goods and services. The piece emphasizes the newspaper as a producer and buyer in the community economy.
In households across the area the daily paper signals the evening, a trusted guest whose presence sparks routine rituals. After fifty nine years The Journal remains a valued family member, joining debates and sharing community stories with faithful readers.
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.