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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1957
Page
5
Jackie Glen faces a tense stand in as plans unfold around a key match. The surrounding rivals press for advantage, raising stakes and drawing focus to the anticipated hero moment.
A disjointed OCR fragment lists items including Patti Page, chess series, a Sunday program, Gobel Eddicz, and a remake fan movie theme. It mentions Desi and Mar but provides no clear event dates or locations. The readable names suggest entertainment listings with unclear context and sequence.
A Sugar Grove family reunion featured a business session and officer elections after a bountiful picnic lunch. Local and visiting guests included Loomis of Ashtabula, Howard of Fort Lauderdale, Rutsky family of Cleveland, Hower of Lewistown NY, Robbins of Nisgars Falls, and many others from Fredonia, Corry, and surrounding areas. Visitors toured homes, traveled to Florida, and attended social gatherings during the week.
Miss Shirley Baumgarten hosted a long distance personal shower Tuesday for Ruth Abbey the Corry Area High School 1955 valedictorian now in Chicago. The event raised gifts to be sent to Abbey and featured refreshments and a centerpiece of mixed arrangements. Attendees included Shirley Braten Sue Millspaw Sylvia Anderson Joan Aquilin and Mrs Frank Karkoski and Mrs Randall Sherwood.
Twenty three women of the Corry Jamestown Mig Corp honored Miss Irene Motuz at Watts Restaurant Waterford for her upcoming marriage to Marion Waczkiewicz on August 1. Guests enjoyed ham and chicken dinner and social visiting. Motuz received a steam iron as a gift.
The Corry Country Club hosted a bridal luncheon honoring Miss Joan Harmon who will wed August 17 to Fred Jensen. Twelve guests attended including Mrs. N T Gillette Mrs Bernard Graham and Miss Troy Harmon. A kitchenware gift was presented to the honoree after lunch.
A baby boy born yesterday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Merle Burrows at Corry Memorial Hospital. In a separate birth, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Adams of Findley Lake welcomed twin daughters born early today at the Corry Memorial Hospital.
The Dean School reunion in Columbus is set for August 21 to honor former teachers and pupils. Mrs Millicent Morrison Andrew of Bristow Conn is named in the event, with noon dinner at Mead Park and coffee provided by the committee. Attendees are asked to bring a tureen and their own table service. everyone is welcome.
The Women's Society of World Service of the Evangelical United Brethren Church met last evening at 224 Wright Street, with 22 members present. Mrs. Lynn Campbell, president, led a brief business session and a lesson on "A Look At Ourselves." Mrs. Theodore Vanderhoff led the lesson, followed by a review of the local missionary society by Mrs. Lynn Van Tassel. Refreshments were served. The next session will be a joint queen dinner with church men at 6:20 PM on September 4 at the church.
The Foremen's Club of the Corry Jamestown Mfg. Corp. held a picnic at D. A. Hillstrom's cottage on Chautauqua Lake. About 75 foremen and their spouses plus families attended for a smorgasbord dinner, visiting, boat rides, and horseshoes.
The Revenue Department issued a regulation declaring a half piece a cosmetic and subject to a 3 percent sales tax. A spokesman said a request to treat wig as exempt clothing could not be granted, noting the query came from a caller about next bald head purchase.
Four men were treated for steel injuries at Corry Memorial Hospital. Charles Rea, 21, of Wattsburg, had minor chest surgery after a steel fragment embedded in his left chest wall while hammering. William L. Moyer of Columbus was struck in the right eye by a steel piece at Ajax Tron Works. Nelson Crise of Marinville received treatment after a steel chip was removed from his cut wood ax. Lloyd Sherlock Jr. of 600 Spring street had a laceration on his left index finger from contact with steel at McInnes Steel Co. All were discharged after treatment.
Harrisburg authorities dismissed protests against Cowan Shennock Water Co. of Indiana Pennsylvania after finding the firm would lose about 1127 dollars annually despite new rates enacted last February. Protesters challenged 250 dollar monthly charges for nonbath houses and 3 dollar charges for bath houses while the company provides free public fire protection in Cowan Shannock Township.
In Upper Gwynedd Township a Rhesus monkey escaped from a research lab Tuesday and prompted a police chase. Police Chief Benjamin Cairns threw a baseball at the animal, which caught it and threw the ball back, leaving the chief surprised and unable to seize the return. Forty nine monkeys were loose, with eleven still at large.
In Paris the cabinet met in emergency session over the 1968 budget deficit. It approved a 15 billion dollar cap on government spending and warned finance minister Felix Gaillare that further measures were needed to reduce the shortfall. The plan aims to curb government outlays amid strained financial reserves.
A band of mixed precipitation extended from Florida along the Gulf Coast into Texas and the Philippines region as cooler Pacific air spread east. The mid and north Atlantic coasts expected further warming while the northwestern Great Lakes saw cooler air with overnight showers.
Shenango Furnace Co announces American Shipbuilding Co will build eight ore carrying ships for Shenango. Toledo yards will produce the vessels at about eight million dollars each and due in spring 1959. Ships measure 710 feet long 16 feet wide displacing 32210 tons with 500 hp steam turbine and about 18 mph. Carrying capacity 23000 tons now and 25000 tons with Seaway completion.
U S Steel leaders defend price increases citing inflation, wage settlements, and improved product quality. They note profits ranking vary by measure and argue steel prices reflect costs while cooperating with wage settlements and government pressure for quieting disputes. The hearing will include United Steelworkers testimony on major steel plant impact.
The White House said Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower's doctors continue to be pleased with her progress since her operation on Tuesday at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Maj Gen Howard M Snyder, the White House physician, reported after consulting with Mrs Eisenhower's attending physicians.
Washington observers report the federal voting rights fight shaping as House and Senate squares off over jury trials for contempt in voting rights cases. Eisenhower cautions a veto if the jury requirement remains, while both chambers seek a compromise to avert no civil rights progress this year.
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