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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1945
Page
5
A Saturday afternoon birthday party at 12 East Frederick streets honored Cynthia and Charles Williams. Fifteen boys and girls played games and enjoyed birthday cake ice cream chocolate milk and candy. The birthday children received many nice gifts from their friends.
OCR fragment recounts wartime updates from Corry area residents. It lists service members in India, Italy, Basra, and Germany, family moves, Easter gifts, weddings planned, and local promotions and transfers. Names include Tom Mead, Harold Patton, Frank Laurie, Monard Molton, Frank Fitch, Nelson Frances, Bil Scall, Harry Silvis, Kathryn Pickard, Marvin Sliter, and Paul Phelps Jr, with addresses and hometown ties. It notes rationing issues in England, post moves to West Congress Street, and a hospital admission for Carlton King.
Purchasing Agents To Meet At Bradford reports the Northwestern Pennsylvania Purchasing Agents Association gathering in Warren Pa hosted by Sylvania Electric Products with an April meeting planned for Emery Hotel Bradford Pa and a 6 20 dinner preceding a directors meeting National director P L Gedeon will report on the Toledo district council session and Robert C Kelley of Dresser Industries will discuss Personality in Purchasing A waste paper salvage discussion led by Lester R Edwards and H L Kaness on the Bradford container and glass industries are noted plus various local residents visiting relatives and other routine items
Ernest H Feldhus returned to his work in New York City after a brief visit with his wife and family on Franklin Street. Miss Jen Kosmoski resumed work in Erie after a week with her mother Mrs Sophie Kosmoski. Mrs Paul Heatland of Beaver Falls visited Beamer mother Mrs Provenice Kusapy on West Pleasant Street. Mrs Donnie Marit of James Town spent a few days with her brother at Charles Nichols on East Main Street. Mr and Mrs Paul Gibson and children of Youngsville and Mr and Mrs Charles Hane with family visited Easter at the home of Mr and Mrs Clark on Chestnut Street. Margaret Helen Haight returned to laboratory studies at Huron Road Hospital, Cleveland, after Easter with her parents on Hass Bond Street. James Dingle, furloughed 49 days from Port Diz NJ, was seen in Gorey with friends. Tingle Yorently returned from China and India for one month’s service with the Air Corps. Mr and Mrs George Williams returned to Akron after an extended visit with Williams on North Center Street, and Mrs Amy Stack of West Smith Street. Richard Powers has returned to Moore Field, Mission, Texas, after a two-week furlough with his parents on R D 2.
Easter Monday bingo at St Thomas parish attracted more than four hundred members and friends in the school hall. Fifty dollars in door prizes was distributed with winners named and a jackpot of about twenty six dollars. Rev F J Graves Rev William Martin and the committee thanked all who helped make the event successful.
The B P W Club heard a program titled Enlightened World with talks on Education and Me People's Peace and regions including Belgian Congo Australia and Czechoslovakia by members Mabel King Donald Ball and Harry Blount. Miss Matilda Kamber presided as district chairman with guest Miss Wits. cake ice cream and coffee were served by Lillian Murray and Agnes Lynch.
Mrs. Ida Lavenuou entertained the Readers Club at her Linendon home on West Church Street yesterday afternoon for a pleasant meeting. Thirteen members and one guest, Mrs. Robert Bell, attended with Mrs. John Colegrove presiding. A varied program was presented and one member gave a five minute talk. April 6 will be the last meeting of the club year with a luncheon at 1 o'clock at the Ritz Restaurant. A social hour followed and gingerbread with whipped cream was served.
An interesting meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Dorry Hospital Association was held at the nurses' home last evening. Mrs. Joan Fenstermacher reported for the visiting committee and Mrs. Burl Haight spoke for the purchasing committee. Unet coffee and two bathroom rugs were ordered or purchased for the nurses home. The Auxiliary will buy a $1,000 bond in the Seventh War Bond drive and a bake sale is planned for April 1 if a suitable location is found. Two new members, Mrs. Ray Stearns and Mrs. John Freno, were admitted.
Miss Marie Joseph daughter of Mrs Cora Joseph Brook street and Corporal Max Gregory son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gregory Gould Street were united in marriage March 16 at Philadelphia. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Robert Pierce at the Second Baptist Church.
Circle No 1 of the WS S met Monday evening with Mrs Irvin Young opening devotions and Mrs LeRoy Cady presiding. They organized a food sale for April and a Gift Shop to bolster funds, elected Miss Florence Brooks secretary, and arranged study on the Pacific Islands work led by Mrs Edmund Barr. Next meeting is set for May with Mr Barr Hustrouck on Liberty Street.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Shotabarger celebrated her tenth birthday with a party for her young friends. After opening gifts a birthday snack of coke and ice cream was served to Mary Allee Phyllis Eder Sally Ruffner Jaye Ruffner Coletta McClintock Mary Sue Williams Ronnie Ruffner Dick Staptes Robbie Staptes John Shotaburger and others before they went to the theater.
The Gray Ladies Corps of the Corry Chapter American Red Cross organized and trained at Corry Hospital. Thirty completed training. two will serve in afternoon and evening visiting hours assisting visitors, handling patients mail and flowers. Visitors with a single bed patient are limited. cards issued at reception and must be returned before others visit. Visiting hours are 1 to 9 pm for rooms and wards, and 7 to 9 pm for ward patients.
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