Social Highlights a Yesteryear In Society 1939
Celebrity notes from Corry Pa and nearby cities chronicle weekend visits engagements and travel during late July and August 1939. Guests include Miss Marian Smith Ms John Boland and Mrs Harry Spicer with Corry connections alongside families from Santa Monica Uniontown and Detroit. A July 31 tea at Mrs Howard Ross hosts many local residents and visitors while August brings travel to Chautauqua Lake Edinboro and Meadville with weddings and campaigns noted.
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Marian Smith
John Boland
Harry Spicer
Corry
Merle Cowles
Cleveland
Robert A. Ott
Robert
Betty
Santa Monica
Calif
Hugh Rogers
Uniontown
Albert Fox
West Church Street
Ruth Lanston
J. A Lanston
Park Street
H. G. Oswalt
Pittsburgh
Butler
Mary Elizabeth Gillette
East Smith Street
New York City
Philadelphia
Eastern Shore
Lloyd Stowe
W. Stuart Houghton
Vel Moore
Barton Smith
H. Ray Green
Order of the Eastern Star
Meadville
J. J Haight
Thomas Boland
Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harold Patterson
O. I. Robbins
Dayton
Roger Hickerwell
Robbins
Dorothy Patterson
Ruth Dahlstrand
Ann Baressi
Rebecca Bell
Betty Kafferlin
Spring Creek
Edinboro
Merritt Hunt
Richard
Patricia
Chautauqua Lake
H. Rexford Paulson
A. J Kennecks
Detroit
Andrew R. Paul
G. L. Harvey
Toledo
City
Harvey
J. H. Heerlein
North Center Street
Howard Ross
J. Donald Watson
Stanley E. Anderson
Ellsworth W. Holt
Ola Young
Helen Spencer
J. Fred Kinley
Ethel McCray
George N. Orcutt
A. Bruce Smith
Mary
Margaret O'Hare
W. Bruce Ellsworth
Howard J. Miller
James Lewis
Charlotte McKelvey
Jane Mulheir
Ellen Curran
Mercersburg
Club Official Dies in Baltimore at 87
Matthias L Dulger, 87, a former Maryland Jockey Club official, died yesterday in Baltimore. He served the organization in various administrative roles and was known for his contributions to local racing operations.
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Baltimore
Matthias L Dulger
Maryland Jockey Club
Former Corry Girl Honored At Party
Fifteen relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs Alden Clapper in McKean Pa last evening to honor Mrs Clapper on her birthday. The guest of honor is the former Lois Fosburgh daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Fosburgh of West Columbus Avenue. A buffet dinner decorated birthday cake and ice cream were served. Mrs Clapper received gifts from attendees with relatives coming from Cambridge Springs Meadville and Corry.
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Alden Clapper
McKean
Methodist Men Plan Breakfast at Mead Park
The Methodist Church Mead Park group held a 6 to 8 am breakfast of bacon and eggs, juice and coffee. Committee members Roy Reed Earle Bliley Lester Danner Edward Ross bacher and Milton Dahl served. The next regular meeting is September 22 at the church.
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Methodist Church
Mead Park
Roy Reed
Earle Bliley
Lester Danner
Edward Rossbacher
Milton Dahl
Women's Civic Club Meeting at Welden Home
The Women's Civic Club gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Bert Welden's Gould Street home. Ten members attended as they discussed Mead Park playground equipment funded by the club's $100 donation. Grilled hamburgers and coffee accompanied the session.
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Women’s Civic Club
Welden
Women's Civic Club
Bert Welden
Gould Street
Mead Park
GOP Winners From Hawaii Invited Here
WAMISBURG AP three top Hawaiian winners invited to Pennsylvania by Republican State Chairman George S Bloom. Senator elect Hiram L Fong gubernatorial winner William F Quinn and Lt Governor elect James K Kealoha named. Bloom urged fall or winter visits to speak for morale and recruitment among Pennsylvania s 27 million Republicans. A Democrat won the other U S senatorial contest.
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Wamisburg
Hawaii
Pennsylvania
George S. Bloom
Bloom
Hiram L. Fong
U.S
William F Quinn
Goy-elec
James K. Kealoah
U S
Altoona Seeks New Plant Funds Campaign Launches For Growth
Altoona Enterprises Inc an executive arm of the Altoona Chamber of Commerce launched a fundraising drive aiming to raise two million dollars to attract three or four new industries. The organization announced the plan Friday as a boost to local industry and employment. Pirates bingo featured during the meeting and a note that there will be no August gathering due to vacations. The next regular meeting is set for September 24.
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Aulumna
IAK
Thetoona Enterprises Inc
Altoona Chamber of Commerce
Warren Forest Pomona Grange Session Aug 6 at East Branch
The regular third quarter session of Warren Forest County Pomona Grange No 1 meets Thursday August 6 at East Branch Grange Hall R D with East Branch as host. William M Brooks presides. Morning program covers home economics led by Lucille Johnson. afternoon includes devotions by Rev William Hulett and a Four Square Hospitalization plan lecture by E Lee Johnson with John Jones of Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Co. Talent contests at 7:30 pm and conferral of the ff degree. Meals served by East Branch Grange. Masters award for highest member participation during the sessions.
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Area Grange Ta
Pomona
Warren Forest
Pomona Graney No 1
East Branch Grange
R. D
Pauline Rapp
Lucille Johnson
Willam Huelett
Dobbs Corners
Farmer's and Trader's Life Insurance Company
Grange Insurance Company
Youngsville
One Indies
Two Newborns Reported At Corry Memorial Hospital
A son was born yesterday morning to Mr and Mrs Richard Devereais of Wattsbutz at Corry Memorial Hospital. A daughter was born early this morning to Mr and Mrs Pat Dawley of North East at Corry Memorial Hospital. A daughter was born early this morning to Mr and Mrs William E Harlett of Spring Creek at Corry Memorial Hospital.
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Richard Devereais
Wattsbutz
Corry Memorial Hospital
Pat Dawley
North East
William E. Harlett
Ohio Woman 96 Dies in Meadville Crash
Emma P. Tharett, 96, of Cleveland, died at City Hospital from a head injury and heart attack after a one car crash on Harmonsburg road west of Meadville. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Henry B. Tharett, 65, also of Cleveland, was uninjured as the car left the road and struck a culvert. Police report the driver was the deceased’s daughter-in-law.
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Ohio
Meadville
Cleveland
Emma P. Tharett
Daniel J. Maloney
Crawford County
Henry B. Tharett
Harmonsburg
Tharett
Miss Lucy Morris Dies in Spartansburg at 56
Miss Lucy A. Morris, 56, longtime Sparta School District teacher, died early today at Hamot Hospital in Erie after brief illness. Born April 19, 1903, in Rome Township, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Sylva Bassett Morris. Survived by sisters Margaret and Freda Morris, both of Spartansburg. Visitation at Torrey and Mays Funeral Home from 7-10 p.m. today, 2-6 and 7-10 p.m. tomorrow. Last rites Monday at 2 p.m. at Spartansburg Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Rev. Thomas Lindsey officiating. Burial in Rose Hall Cemetery, Spartansburg. Memorial gifts suggested to foreign missions.
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Lucy Morris
Sparta
Lucy A. Morris
Spartansburg
Hamot
Erie
Rome Township
Frederick and
Sylva Bassett Morris
Thomas Lindsey
Mermont
Rose Hall
Sportansburg
Gas Firm Told to Boost Supply in Connoquenessing
Harrisburg AP reports the Public Utility Commission upheld a borough complaint against Anderson National Gas Co., Butler, for failing to provide adequate service to about 750 customers in Connoquenessing Borough. The firm has 30 days to submit a plan with plant improvements due by November 15 to ensure adequate service during peak use periods.
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Harrisburg
Unlty Commission
Anderson National Gas Co
Butler
Commission
Fridday
Anderson
PUC
Lagoon Method Aims To Cut Sewage Odors In Kane
Kane borough officials study the lagoon method for sewage treatment to curb costs and odors. An eight month Hampton Township test in Allegheny County informed approval by the Slite Sanitary Water Board, noting a one acre pond can handle about 100 people and that soil, rainfall, and stream type affect permitting. Dr. Charles L. Wilbur Jr. reported the system can reduce odorous emission.
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Kane
Kane Borough
Harrisburg
Slite Sanitary Water Board
Pennsylvania
Constant CL
Siebert J. Goy
Lawrence
Hampton Township
Allegheny County
Charles L. Wilbur Jr
Budget Calls For 170 Atlas ICBMs
Budget text notes 170 Atlas ICBMs and a nine million dollar increase above the President’s request. Conferees approve add ons to National Guard manpower and funding for Army reserve and Marine manpower while cutting Navy Marine Air Force and Defense Secretary appropriations but boosting Army funding.
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Page Wueregory
Pentagon
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Army
Government Plans 35 Million For New Nuclear Carrier
The proposal seeks 35 million dollars to begin work on another nuclear powered aircraft carrier. It also aims to accelerate development of missiles beyond the Atlas including Titan Minuteman and Nike Zeus defense missile programs.
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Atlas
Titan
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