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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1940
Page
5
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Fragmentary OCR yields unclear names and places. The readable bits reference a person with beard and a Tennessee context but lack concrete actions, dates, or affiliations.
A mixed review column highlights Chad Hanna and Mrs Skefingtons novels, shipboard adventure in Watch Be Jow, and Shakespearean critique. It also surveys Romania Under King Carol and air navigation books, plus fashion health cautions from Dr Deyoe on corsets and high heels.
Miss Mucare Olds, director of the church choir, was surprised with a birthday party after a Methodist service. Twenty members attended at the church, with ice cream and two birthday cakes. The group presented Olds with a lovely gift and spring centerpieces decorated the event.
A fragmentary catalog lists several books with varied authors and publishers, including Todd Downing and "The Mexi Barth" from Doubleday Doran, a Barber Shop themed title from Prentice Hall, and multiple forewords by Ring Lardner. It hints at a mixed volume of essays and fiction, with partial mentions of other works and biographical notes.
The 87th Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania will be held in Erie from May 20 through 23. The program includes religious service, sight-seeing, conferences, parades, band concerts, and a Grand Commandery meeting with officer elections.
The Unite Brethren in Christchurch Amici Bible Class met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Career on East Multi Street. The group voted a minimum of 60 dollars yearly to aid Dr and Mrs. B D Grove and other missionaries in Slemt Leone Africa. A talk on Conscience followed by social games ended with refreshments and plans for the next meeting on May 10.
The B P W Club announces a Monday card party in the Horn Block rooms with 10 advance reservations. Miss Violet Tackey leads arrangements assisted by Miss Marjorie Menloy and others. play begins at 6 with prizes for contract bridge and five hundred. Refreshments follow.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Americas Legion hosted a card party at the Legion home on North Center Street. Twenty tables were set, prizes went to Frederick Beall for five hundred, Mrs J Donald Wittson for contract by idle, and Mrs Shotl Brown for auction brief. Door prize awarded to Mr Joh Mooney. Mrs Lloyd Stowe chaired assisted by Mrs OW Staaken, Mrs Ralph Larson, Mey Frank Solwade and Mrs William Houghlin served refreshments.
The regular meeting of Scout Troop No 89 was held last evening at the Presbyterian church with thirty one members present. A report on the cookie sale showed it to be highly successful.
About 80 young people attended Cory's Temperance Conn est at the M M A rooms last evening. The program featured group singing, scripture reading, reports, and talks by Mrs B A Hoak and Mrs Grace Thompson on alcohol and dogs. Kathryn Thompson gave a message, and awards were presented to temperance pledgemakers including Bob Humphrey Donald Lindkey Max Bemis Robert Lindstrom Marie Anderson and Doris Anderson.
Acdaughter was born in the evening at Cobty hospital to Myr Kenniston and Mrs Rexford Kenniston of Spartansburg RD Mis Kenniston is identified as Eastman.
A WCTU conference is announced for Uniontown on April 18 and 19 with officers from Piney Vonta and Whe Virginia contacting officials. The event features a program by the Uniontown WoC and aims at examining women’s social welfare issues and testing policies deemed “inimical to the American home.” The session includes committees from churches parent-student groups and neighborhood associations.
The ceremony for Miss Sondborg and Robert Gustavson occurred Friday evening with the Rev. Kart officiating. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. Beararal Whilfing and others from Wrigmeville bearing family ties to Bets and Chitaven. The couple planned a wedding trip after the ceremony.
A local Republican women group plans a meeting Monday at 8:30 p m on Wright Street. Mrs Wadluou Foun and Troy Gitte are listed as participants with a campaign theme tied to the new wide campaign efforts against the winter evs.
A fragmentary menu and cooking instructions for a junior senior banquet outline dishes and quantities. It lists hors d oeuvres salads with salad dressing and butter, scalloped potatoes, green beans, jelly, various pies, and baked items. The text includes anxious questions about portions and waste and features faded lines of ingredients for multiple courses.
The Penn’a Electric Co announces an expansion and upgrade of the Covey industrial operation over the past eight months. The project aims to increase capacity, replace poles and equipment, and improve power reliability affecting the town’s grid. Work includes rebuilding the transmission between Corre and Thon City with expected completion and continued operation during the overhaul.
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