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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1957
Page
5
An unusable OCR snippet mentions a structural steel incident at a hospital construction area. It references injuries believed to be serious, a fall to the ground, and timelines from that event. Details are garbled and names are unreadable.
More than 100 guests attended an open house at 1218 North Center Street to honor the Bakers on their 50th anniversary. The couple, married August 3, 1907 in Jamestown New York, have three children and seven grandchildren. Out of town guests came from Oil City Franklin Erie Philadelphia Pittsfield Cooperstown Cochranton and Norwalk Connecticut. The event featured gold decor a three tiered cake shaped like golden bells and gifts including a television and cash.
Union City and Allan Anderson families join Ludlow Pa for the 75th anniversary of the Swedish Lutheran Church. Local residents hosted out of town guests including Keppel and Lillie families, with a large birthday celebration at Mead Park.
Kiwanis hear from Kiwai Raymond Brynt president of the local Jaycees about Mead Park playground project Dennis the Menace to be ready by Memorial Day next year layouts and pictures shown. Frank McKnight notes members to compete in Erie International Golf Tournament and attend Divisional meeting at Conneaut Lake August Ith where a new Lieutenant Governor will be elected. Miss Jacqueline Clark named Potato Queen candidate for Kiwanis.
Miss Gloria Rae Lloyd assisted by Miss Audrey Nichols hosted a party at the Lloyd home on Shady avenue, Sandwiches cake ice cream and Kool-Aid served. Twelve youngsters attended and each guest received a lollipop favor as Terry received many nice gifts from his friends.
Mrs Henry Davis Jr senior regent led WOTM officers escorts and committee chairs in a routine ritual practice at the Moose Club. Mrs Donald Neylon served as ritual chair. The date of the next practice will be announced later.
A daughter was born yesterday morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Basil Pokosh of Columbus.
Sharon Hansen hosted a pink and white bridal shower for Joan Harmon at 811 West Washington Street. Seventeen attendees enjoyed games with prizes to Patricia Keppel and Kathleen Gage, and decorative touches included a punch bowl with pink flowers and a floral centerpiece.
Twenty one members of the Amici Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethren Church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reed in Bear Lake. Mrs E B Bush presided, devotions were led by Mrs Hi Ray Harris, and a wiener roast followed. The next gathering will be at Mrs Zennie Fish's home on Irving Street September 13.
Mr and Mrs Wilam Brown of R D 4 entertained for their sonJeffrey on his first birthday Saturday sixteen guests attended the afternoon was spent visiting the youngsters played games a birthday cake with one candle centered the luncheon table Jeffrey received several nice gifts from attendees
The council approved a rezoning plan and discussed future sidewalks and budget implications. They noted limited sidewalk work this summer, with school district projects along Loveland Field as the main construction. The council also authorized sending Lawrence Nichols to Pennsylvania State University for advanced training in sewage treatment plant management and operation.
Barbara Largent hosted a cowboy party at Mead Park yesterday afternoon for her son Jeffrey Largent turning four. Gifts, birthday cake and ice cream were served with prizes awarded to Douglas Weber Kay Kelsey Jan Mohr and Alan Harmon.
Mr and Mrs Harold Turben of R D made known today the marriage of their daughter Carolyn Joyce to Herbert Morris Gregory son of Mrs Marie Gregory of Harmonsburg Pa Rev E Eugene Ankeny pastor of the ceremony was announced in the notice.
The fifth Hoenes and Ball family reunion was held at Canadohia Lake Sunday with 41 attendees. Officers elected at the business meeting include Miss Nancy Felisiak as president Miss Peggy Felisiak as vice president and L B Ball as secretary treasurer. Attendees from away included Mrs L B Ball Sr of Baltimore and Miss Tonl and Thomas Kauiszewski of Erie. The Kennedy First Methodist Church performed a wedding May 16 and the couple left for California to settle.
ABC-TV technicians in four cities struck, taking Lawrence Welk off the air as talks with NABET failed. A midnight settlement ended the dispute, after demonstrations over ABCs American Bandstand and Philadelphias telecast. Labor tensions in New York Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco disrupted operations.
World Youth Festival drew top Soviet brass including Khrushchev and Zhukov to the Kremlin last night. Crowds shouted Khrushchev and Friendship as the leader paused the crowd to remind, in a stage whisper, that despite friendship there is a need to eat.
A catalog listing various stationery products including correspondence stationery envelopes forms ribbons badges and filing items. It references items such as commercial announcements concert programs dance programs deposit slips and remittance blanks. Mentioned are packaging items like envelopes divisional forms file folders and letterheads.
The Eastern Nazarene College Conquers quartet will perform at the local Church on Thursday evening. Members include James Schwartz Brownsville Pennsylvania as first tenor Robert Mann Wollaston Massachusetts as second tenor Richard Parry Quincy as baritone and Kenneth Alcorn New Brunswick as bass. A traveling representative will speak about Eastern Nazarene College a Christian college in Wollaston Park Quincy offering undergraduate arts degrees. AA are welcome to attend the service announced by Rev R R Merriman.
Dr. Jonas Salk says the killed virus polio vaccine will solve the problem of paralytic polio and may extend to other vaccine ideas. He noted a World Health Organization panel urged trials of a live virus vaccine, while most countries use the killed virus method. Salk estimated over 190 million people have received his vaccine in the United States and abroad.
Dr. Israel Bel Tan 68 longtime professor at Hebrew Union College and president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis died yesterday. He authored several Bible commentary books and served thirty five years in Cincinnati.
Harvard football coach John Yovl esin, last seen leaving his home en route to campus, is listed as missing by Pennsylvania and Massachusetts state police. Willis, the coach’s father in law, says he planned to drive to Harvard after leaving Gettysburg area. authorities call it a simply locate situation.
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