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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1956
Page
9
Chicken and a bounty of fresh simmer vegetables fill the basket for price conscious households this weekend. Stores nationwide promote chicken as the top sale item with other summer produce like cod, lobsters unlikely here. wholesale price rises press fruit and vegetables as distributors highlight peaches, blueberries, watermelons, and apples.
Charlotte observes a new Sunday delivery method with three motor launches delivering to riverfront subscribers along the Catawba. Subscribers along the river report a novelty ride to doorsteps as cow bells announce the arrival while readers fish or watch the boats pass.
Fulton report notes Sheriff John Robe was missing with keys to ballot boxes during the recent primary. Bates conceded the Democratic nomination to incumbent Earl Clements before the sheriff appeared after polls closed. The episode shows confusion over duties and the risk of mispaired tasks among local law officers.
Cutting Daily Vacation Bible School closed Friday led by Mrs. Carl Marsh and assisted by Rev. Paul Var Gorkom and others. Attendance averaged 32 with a high of 40. Local family visits and community updates follow, including visits by Miss Tilda Applebee, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kinny, and numerous social calls around Corry and Clymer.
Mr and Mrs George Hepgooi hosted a belated birthday gathering for Mrs Wallace with relatives from Findley and Wesleyville. Several neighbors and family members visited Findley Lake and Clymer areas, including Mr and Mrs Fred Wallace, Mrs Orpha Hapgood, and Gregory Cooper touring Europe with his father. A, mix of visits, dinners, showers, and a wedding attended by local residents is recorded across Findley Lake Clymer and Falconer areas.
Scarborough resident Mrs. Helen Perley has kept snakes and raised animals for 25 years, selling small reptiles to 17 regular collectors and pet shops. She also writes books on mice and laboratory animals, with ongoing projects and a note on local wildlife.
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