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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1940
Page
5
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Erie social notes highlight pre nuptial events for Miss Lucille Schreckengast of Erie, cousin to Miss Neylon Schreckengast, and fiancé A Blaiy Richardson of Mercer. Mrs W R Mc Atee hosts a party, Mrs M Lynn Reynolds plans a luncheon and shower, and Miss Dorabel Bye hosts another event in the coming days.
The Corry Branch No. 5 Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a long history of charity and church work. Memberships reached one hundred and twenty at inception on April 9, 1900. Founding officers included Mrs. Hannah Shields as first president and Mrs. Mary Sieele as first vice president. Current officers listed include Kathryn Mooney as president and Leon Brown as first vice president. The group holds Easter Monday dinners and meets the first and third Tuesdays monthly. Members and guests attended a large gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Barnes and various residents and visitors were noted in Corry.
Mr and Mrs Donald Stewart and daughter Betty and Miss Gertrude Gaffney traveled to North East last evening to visit relatives and friends. Erie visitors Mr and Mrs Adolph Haenel called on the Haenels and W Haened, Mrs Austin Judd's family returned from Port Ewen New York after a visit with their daughter Mrs Jack Short. Jane Bapklis of Long Beach California visited Elma Gordon East South street and relatives including George Gordon and family who left Saturday for McKeesport to join aunt Mrs W H Coleman in a trip to Washington DC. Countryman relatives of Rochester New York left after a week end visit with Mrs Countryman’s father B J Lewis and brother James Lewis. Leo Hitz spent the week end in Franklin with his parents Mr and Mrs John Huta. Harzle Montage of Union City, a week end visitor to local relatives, left for Jamestown to conduct business. Mrs H Ray Harris and daughter Helene Raecff left Saturday for a week’s visit in Williamsville with her parents.
A large audience attended the Wesleyville meeting for the Spring Rally and County Conference held Sunday by the Young People's Sunday School Council of Erie. Attendees included Mr and Mrs John Westley Mr and Mrs Lyle Chase Mr and Mrs C Barlow Smith Keith Henton and several Misses Alta Maude Faulkner Betty Stroup Mildred Davis Doris Bergman and the Bergman family.
Rev James Belman of the Baptist church will be guest speaker at the Fairview PTA meeting at 4 30 pm Wednesday at the school. The subject will be Life in Holland. Kathryn Hubertz will read and students will perform including a Dutch dance by third graders and songs by second graders and a girls quartet. All parents and friends are invited.
A small party at the home of Mrs. Donald Anderson in Reno honored Florence Thyeam of Spar tansburg on her approaching marriage to Wendel D. Kean of Oil City. Mrs. Anderson and cohost Mrs. Ray Kean led twelve guests in a Lowel shower presenting Miss Ingram with gifts and good wishes.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Mary Mildred Moyer of East Bissell Avenue, Ocean City, to Charles F. Brown of Union City. The ceremony occurred Friday at 2 30 PM at the Presbyterian parsonage in Union City with Rev. Raymond A. Pitzer officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Harvey G Bush of Ocean City. The couple will reside at 25 Concord Street Union City where the groom works for Standard Chair Company.
A Sunday party at East Pleasant Street celebrated Clark Bochomer turning three. Guests included Hetty Shields Charlotte Shields Patty Kireh Penay Fox George Ross Charles Ross Jeanette Capwell Freddie Fish Billy Waterhouse Ranald Clark from Spartansburg and Booble Mulvin from Union City. Clark received many gifts.
Marriage vows were exchanged Saturday afternoon in Jamestown New York as Miss Olga Borel of Bext Dake and Gilbert Harry Peterson of Jamestown were joined in matrimony by Rev. Gordon Nelson at Zion Mission Church parsonage. Attendants were Mr. Inc Mus and Walfrey Carlson.
Mr and Mrs Robert Wilcox announce the birth on April 3 in Philadelphia of a daughter to Mrs Wilcox formerly Honore Dugana of Germantown. The Wilcox family includes Mr and Mrs Frink Wilcox of this city. A son born to Mr and Mrs Exyin Palmey of Clymer R D 3, Saturday evening at Corry Hospital, Mrs Palmey formerly Miss Greta Knupp.
Final of the Odd Fellows and tournaments was staged at the Methodist church in North East after a supper served by the Indies of the Rebekah lodge. Milton Bonney of the city won the first prize in the Individual contest. Attendees from Cony included P A Russell K M Kowalski Willar Colby A F Carburg W R Jewell Sr G L Aner Nels Soronsin LeRoy Dickingen M Lind burg Wansa White Wailer Shannon George Besson Glen Gate Merle Akam Paul Auer and Goutytes Reynolds.
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