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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1960
Page
4
The Pennsylvania state refuses a Rome Sparta merger without a hearing. Sparta officials urge a court review to examine records facilities and bus routes. They argue closing Sparta High would force 300 students to join Corry Area High School, a move CAHS cannot accommodate.
A 1940 memory recalls General Pershing endorsing sending destroyers while Erie Railroad trains carry 14 000 Pennsylvania soldiers to upstate New York for a major peacetime display. Corry’s Sem Pros won 9 to 4 over Youngsville and edged Farrell 2 to 1 as Popovich and Cassett starred on the local diamond.
Michael J. Dugan, a well known city resident, died at his Hornell home last evening. The report notes his prominence in local circles and marks the occasion as a 1920 obituary item reflecting community memory of his life and status.
AFL-CIO releases a scorecard contrasting Kennedy and Nixon on labor and general legislation. Kennedy, tied to the 1954 anti corruption union law and related committee work, rates 100 percent on labor bills versus Nixon at 6.7 percent. Broadly, Kennedy trails Nixon on some general bills but favors higher social security funded health care and a $1.25 federal minimum wage, while Nixon supports a market friendly approach. Party allies anticipate sharp campaign contrasts as Congress resumes, with labor wary of the Johnson ticket.
A local landscaping and tree service advertises in Warren Pa at 24 South South Street. It lists services including Sheabs Evergreens Shade Trees and mentions Tony Tomasson and a contact number Randolph 3-3833. The ad emphasizes nursery stock and professional tree care for residential and commercial customers.
Hal Boyle collects jokes from actors and actresses about aging fame, vanity, and theater life. The quips touch on makeups, careers, pay, and stage romances using sharp, satirical lines about Broadway, television cameras, and audience reactions.
A local church notices schedule lists Salvation Army services on East Washington Street with multiple sessions including Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and evening meetings, and Evangelical United Brethren Church on North Center Street with prayer meetings, Sunday School, worship, and youth activities led by Rev. H. Ray Harris and Rev. C. M. McIntyre. Corry Assembly of God on East Main Street lists service times from Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. to evangelistic service and midweek Bible studies led by Rev. LeRoy W. Wiley.
A former shipmaster demands perfection in a grandson’s replica. The built vessel must endure rough seas and fierce storms, with no slipshod workmanship allowed. Every detail mirrors a grandparent’s standards for a faithful, durable craft.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Smith and Center Streets lists Holy Communion at 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Church School at 10:00 a.m., sermon at 7:00 p.m., Young People's Fellowship at 7:00 p.m., Vestry Monday 7:30 p.m., AA meeting Tuesday 8:00 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal Thursday 8:00 p.m. Clymer Methodist led by Elmer Armes with Sunday services at 11:00 a.m., Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m., Sunday School at 10:00 a.m., Prayer Hour Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. May, FL.
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous Corry area firms including Ajax Iron Works E E Guignon Bracken Funeral Home Crystal Coal Co Fogla Lumber Co St George Funeral Home Thompson Maple Products Rogers Structural Steel Co Pauls Mens Wear McInnes Steel Co Corry Concrete and Gravel Raymond Mfg Co Northwestern Rural Electric Heberlein Motor Sales Bennink Insurance Agency Model Dairy Co Hammond Elevator Co Aero Supply Mfg Co Inc Corry Instrument Company and a partial Perative Association Inc The text reads like a directory snippet of local merchants and manufacturers with no clear narrative or dates.
In Columbus Pennsylvania Rev R A Merrifield leads a 9 45 a m Sunday School and 11 00 a m Morning Worship with choir in charge at 1 2 0 0 p m combined choirs Their First Church of Christ Scientist in East Columbus Avenue hosts 9 30 a m How Christian Science Heals and 11 00 a m Sunday School and service with Spirit as the topic Reading room open Wednesdays 2 00 to 4 00 p m Elizabeth s Church on West Pleasant Street shows Sunday Masses at 8 18 and 10 00 a m Weekday Mass 7 30 a m Holy Day Masses 7 30 a m and 7 20 p m Cyril Krong leads weekly at Elizabeth s with masses.
Corry Rev William Sturdevant leads Wayn e Valley church activities with Sunday School at 10 00 a m and Morning Worship at 100 p m followed by Youth and Adult Fellowships and Evening Worship. Thursday prayer service at 8 00 p m with midweek services listed.
Sunday programs listed for First Baptist West Pleasant and Second Avenue include Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Holy Communion, youth and evening sermons. St Thomas the Apostle offers multiple Masses daily. Beaverdam Mennonite presents Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Worship at 11 a.m. First Methodist Church outlines Sunday School at 9:50 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Nazareth Church shows services from 9 to 11 a.m. and evangelistic evening service. Bear Lake Church lists 11 a.m. Morning Worship and 7 p.m. youth gatherings.
A collection of service times and activities from Christian and Missionary Alliance on East Washington Street and Maple Avenue, Clymer, Cutting-Wheelo ck, Seventh Day Adventist, and St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church. Entries include Sunday School at 9 45 a m, morning worship, youth fellowships, sermons by students, radio broadcasts, choir practice, vacation Bible school, and youth retreats with venues such as Camp Findley and Stow on Chautauqua Lake.
Fragmented notice describes engagements and marriages involving Lincolnville and Union City residents. It mentions Joye Miss, Joyce burg bride elect, and Meads Park events, plus local entertainment by Missionary group and gatherings with attendees from Cleveland, Corry, Chi taratgis, and Pa. Details are partial and unclear due to OCR errors.
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