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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1956
Page
9
The article outlines table setting guidance for luncheons and dinners. It covers casual uses like dainty placemats for luncheons and damask cloths for formal dinners, with spacing, placement of forks knives and spoons, and the sequence of utensils. It notes the need for a service plate or dinner plate and a centerpiece.
The guide notes bringing in the fork at service time as with fruit or cheese and avoiding bread and butter plates at formal dinners. A wine glass goes right of the water glass above the knife tip, with three glasses forming a triangle. Napkins may rest left of the plate or on the service plate. salt and pepper go between small-place markers. ash trays accompany each plate and coffee may include a cigarette on the tray.
The Keister Support the Church series, running in The Journal, won a 1955 Certificate of Merit from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge after a 1954 George Washington Medal honor. The program, begun in 1944, is cited as a leading American religious newspaper feature.
Corry shoppers will see the new King Size Coca Cola bottles arrive in town with a 12 ounce pack, marking the first packaging change in 40 years. The 64 ounce standard bottle remains the backbone, while many customers will buy larger sizes for home use. An extensive campaign will explain the King Size rollout. The Washington Monument is 585 feet high.
A dinner meeting is planned at Columbus Community Church at 8 40 Saturday evening. The ladies of the church will serve the dinner. James Colville, a prominent New York businessman and former international director of the Christian Business Men's Association, will be the principal speaker.
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