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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1940
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR shows notices of estate matters including wills and guardianships, with references to the State of Pennsylvania and the will of a person, plus scattered items about rooms, meals, and selective issues. Names and specifics are obscured by garbled text.
Local sports items discuss Corry teams with talk of a Beavers revival and Y-C-J softball, upcoming league meetings, and a one game playoff plan in the American League. Detroits and Clevelands standings stir playoff chatter while Erie junior high football receives a boost and local golf and derby events are noted.
Hepler Motors led the Antler Bowling League opening week with undefeated status and three wins. Paulsons won two games over Easgers, with Jack Paulson posting a 170 average for the match. Guy Abbey earned the Weeky award for a three game pinfall of 24 plus a 98 handicap for a 717 total.
Detroit and Cleveland traded blame after a 6 to 6 tie in the opening game of the pre world series triple feature. Oscar Vitt faced criticism for removing Mel Harder after he allowed four singles and one run in seven and one third innings and bringing in Bobby Feller. Vitt defended the move saying Harder tired and lost control with two games left in the series.
LATROBE Pa Sept 21 After a shaky first half the St Vincent College Bearcats rallied to defeat Davis Elkins 19 to 14 before 4 000 fans. Trailing 14 7 at halftime the Bearcats produced a pair of touchdowns on a 31 yard drive and an interception return to seize the lead and extend their winning streak to six.
A dense Erie bowling card lists pitching duels and league play across dates and teams. Notable matchups include Powell's, Christensen, Hammonds, Wilcox Gro, Steen's, Hepler's, Paulson's, and Kasper's facing Citizens B and others. The schedule spans September through March with multiple Tuesday and Monday contests and adjacent open dates.
Pirates star Debs Garms should clinch the National League batting championship with 11 games left as manager Frankie Frisch plans to use him in every remaining game. Garms leads with a .277 average after 53 games, while Stan Hack trails with .423. Frisch notes Garms, a Texas native, hit .298 with Boston last season and 293 over seven majors, and Garms earns praise for his consistency and natural hitting. West Chester Teachers down Blue Ridge College 19-0 to start their football season.
New York reports a round up of football and sports mentions. Notables include Knute Rockne, Howard Jones, Pop Warner, AA Stagg and others linked to a film project. Mentions of Ruth turning down a Santa Claus offer and speculation on Oklahoma and Clemson coaching moves appear amid broader sports chatter.
Erie Semi Pros pitcher Bill entertainlog the belet Mal Ue lo cal bill led to a 3 0 defeat of Corry as Vern Group named Jamestown’s Laery Pratt and Lefty Coherty to handle mound for Corry. Erie’s Maury Butler and Loily Low Stefuvak backed three Erie hits in a 3 0 win last week. Local entries and possible Pony League guard Newman may join tomorrow’s double header as Union City hosts the Contests wind toward the Corry campaign amid sport page chatter.
Sharpsville defeated Rockets 8 to 6 after a tight defensive battle. Mathavien slipped on a near‑touchback mishap that allowed the visitors to seal the win. Scholastic scores list Migdville 14 and Eric Twai Evie Vincent 28 among others.
Ursimin Collye coach Don Kollel evaluates kickers and backs for the Bears. One candidate is Paul Augustine, a sophomore and pupil of famed punter Leroy Mills, aiming to bolster the backfield and special teams for the season.
The Tigers moved to 14 wins in a row with a victory over the Indians as both teams chase the pennant. Cleveland had won ten of their last ten. Detroit's late surge shows their strength as the season progresses.
Recreational squad heads the standings after a tight league game. Star players from the team put up key scores while opponents chase balance. The roster shows several names with notable contributions, and the overall pace favors the leaders as the season progresses.
The racing card lists a 2 pm start with notable entrants including Rogers and Chia in showy events. It notes a high profile feature race and a likely strong turnout amid local betting interest.
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.