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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1969

Page

5

Dutton Library Promotes Reading During Library Week

Isbel Morris, librarian, notes Library Week celebrating access to reference and reading. Available titles include Bradford and Burroughs works plus Kuhn and Harris titles, with a call to reading as a path to happiness.

Dutton Library Library Bradford Haeley Polly Burroughs Harold Kuhn Louise Norman Harris Robin McKown Inez Rice Edward Ardizzone

Girls Of Month To Be Honored This Evening

Miss Deborah French and Miss Debbie Gilliland will be named March and April Girl of the Month at the Corry Business and Professional Women's Club meeting in the Moose Lodge Colonial Room at 7 30. Deborah and Debbie are active in school groups, church activities and community youth programs.

Deborah French Barbara French Debbie Gilliland Rev Walter Gilliland Corry

Tuesday Bridge Club Hosts Howell Charity Game

Members and guests of the Tuesday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club played a five table Howell charity game yesterday at the YMCA. The average score was 54 with notable winners. A regular game is planned for next week and Mrs. Osman is taking reservations.

Bridge Scores Duplicate YMCA Mrs. Osman

Mrs. Bess Owen Hosts Mentor Club Meeting

Mrs. Bess Owen entertained 12 Mentor Club members at her Maple avenue home. Miss Neva Parker, president, led business sessions planning a May 5 Hotel Corry dinner for the club’s golden anniversary and a summer picnic. Officers elected: Lillian Barnes president Naomi Johnson vice president Louise Williams secretary Robert MacGregor treasurer. Mrs. Orr to flower fund. Helen Rowe presented slides of travel to Europe. Salad refreshments served.

Bess Owen Mentor Club Maple Avenue Neva Parker Hotel Corry Robert Orr Lillian Barnes Naomi Johnson Louise Williams Robert MacGregor Orr New Flower Fund Committee Helen Rowe Europe

Historical Society Plans Corry Museum Opening at Mead Park

Corry Area Historical Society board met at the Grices home with ten members. They planned the Corry Area Historical Museum opening for Memorial Day and scheduled museum work for April 29 30 and May 1. Three summer trip sites were proposed Sulphur Springs John Brown Tannery and the Kansas House. Attendees included KS Durham Oscar Nielsen Harold Howard Keppel Tiffany Ruth Proctor Louise Williams and Frank Grice.

Corry

Miss Corry and Miss Sproveni Join Pageant Lineup

In the Miss Corry event candidates number 10 and 11 are introduced. Miss Corry is 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sproveni of 29 Mead Avenue, with brown hair and brown eyes, height five feet ten inches. She excelled in drill team Beaverettes and other clubs in high school and enjoys dancing music and billiards.

Miss Sproveri John Sproveni Mead Avenue Beaverettes Nita WAC Ter Leslie Up‘perman Spring Street Brown

Saint Joan to be presented at Union City church

The play Saint Joan will be staged at the 1st Church of Union City. Tickets cost $1 for adults and free for students, with admissions available at the door.

Union City Saint Joan

Anthony Ploss Honored At Birthday Party

Anthony Ploss celebrated a birthday at home with 22 young guests. Attendees included Cheryl and local society members. the event honored the son of Mr and Mrs John Ploss Sr of 127 Gould Street.

Anthony Ploss John Ploss Gould Street Cheryl Burton

Greensburg Antique Show Opens at Mountain View Inn

The Twenty fourth Greensburg Pennsylvania Antique Show and Sale runs Friday through Sunday at the Mountain View Inn four miles east of Greensburg on U S 30. Doors open 1 p m to 10 30 p m Friday and Saturday and 8 p m Sunday. All antiques are for sale. A buffet luncheon is 11 30 to 2 Friday and Saturday. family style dinner 12 to 3 Sunday. Parking is free. For details contact Harry A Gregor RD 1 Union City.

Greensburg Pennsylvania Mountain View Inn U.S Unit 14 The Women’s Association of the Westmoreland Hospital Harry A. Gregor Union City

Author Reveals Cutting to Publish Book at Chattanooga Festival

Rachael Maddux says she faced 13 rejections for The Green Kingdom and admitted she cut the manuscript in half using smaller print and margins before resubmitting. The novel A Walk in the Spring Rain is being adapted for film near Gatlinburg.

Chattanooga Tenn Rachael Maddux Gatlinburg

Hard-Working Legislators Take Day Off

Harrisburg AP reports the General Assembly postponed its Wednesday session while Senate Minority Leader Ernie P. Kline criticized Senate Republicans for a stall in passing bills. He said the chamber has approved 58 of its own measures and only three of 77 from the House, blaming GOP control of committees for a lack of a productive session.

Harrisburg General Assembly Senate Ernest P. Kline House of Representatives

Card Party Planned at Corry Library for National Library Week

Plans are set for tomorrow at 8 pm for a card party at Corry Public Library to benefit the library. Sponsored by the Professional Women’s Club, the event features reservations through Mrs. Keppel Tiffany or Mrs. Williams. Attendees should bring their own cards. donation is one dollar.

Corry Public Library Corry Williams Patrick Rynd

Local Social Notes Highlight Guests and Club Activities

Guests from Warren Ohio and Corry attended events in Mead Park and Edinboro State College. The Concord Community 4H Club met with 16 members. Villa Maria College student Sharlene Kane won Student Council election. Community dinners, pancake suppers, and a roast beef dinner fundraiser were announced with contact numbers for reservations.

Church Council Meets Springfiled Plans Dallas Session

Peak attendance at the General Council of the Assemblies of God may reach 14,000 with the group numbering 8500 churches and 960 missionaries. The council meets August 21 26 in Memorial Auditorium Dallas Texas. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Lyle Cochran of North Clymer. Mrs Cochran is the former Laura Goodwill Janna. Mrs Stanley Roth of Harrisburg is elected head of the Pennsylvania Department of the American Gold Star Mothers replacing Victoria Stork of Pittsburgh.

Springfield Aes of God Warren, McPherson Eee Comal Memorial Auditorium Dallas Tex Assemblies of God United States Corry Memorial Hospital Mir Mia Lyle Cochran North Clymer Cochran Laura Goodwill Heads Mothers Pittsburgh Stanley Roth Harrisburg Pennsylvania Department of the American Gold Star Mothers Victoria Stork

Two Teens Hospitalized From Tick Bite In Pennsylvania

Two unidentified students in Upper Merion Township are hospitalized with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever after ticks from tall grass bit them. The infection is rare in Pennsylvania with about 10 cases last year and causes fever chills and muscle pains before treatment. Parents were advised to mow lawns and check pets for ticks.

King OF Prussia, Pa Andrew Ottavianni Upper Merion Pennsylvania Ottaviani

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