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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1941
Page
5
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions names and places, referencing dates and a company. It includes scattered phrases about politics, arms and ravines, with incomplete quotes and partial sentences that do not form a clear event or outcome.
A magazine page surveys recent books and authors. John Masefield’s life at a Yonkers carpet mill contrasts with later success, while Virginia Cowles’s Looking for Trouble is lauded as compelling European reportage. Other works praised include Faulkner’s Men Working and Pauliner’s look at Southern life, plus Mott’s American Journalism and Cleaveland’s No Life for a Lady.
Miss Susin Petracco and Tanita Lucia unite in a Warren ceremony at St Elizabeths Church. Rev Carl L Heidt officiates. Bride in white princess gown with beaded cap veil. groom Anthony Lucia of Strothers Wells Co. Guests include Rose Jackson and Carolyn Maurano as maids. Breakfast at Ritz then reception at Marconi Lab. couple to reside at 401 Conewango Avenue.
The 1942 generation of the M. M. Sorority was chosen at a meeting at Miss Martha Elston’s home on East Paris Place. New members include Grace Hoyten Jean Yohe Mary Low Patterson Ruth Lindsley Virginia Taylor Florence Beckwith Janet Vanderhoff and Martha Wallace. They will be introduced Monday at Miss Eileen Graham’s home and initiation will be at Miss Barbara Ann Keppel’s on Mott Street Thursday. Plans for a formal dancing party next week are being finalized with date to be announced.
A fragmented text discusses late nineteenth century soap use, bath hygiene, and household fixes like shower pins and cellulose sponges. It transitions to a legend of Samuel Wilson as Uncle Sam and ends with a note on the Morley family’s clothing influence in the Southwest, preserving bare facts and readable names.
Mrs Joseph Reyda, a recent bride, was hosted by her siblings at Cory Road 4 on Thursday evening. Guests enjoyed a kitchen shower style party with gifts and card games. Prizes went to Helen Reyda Marion Swart Olga Mufsko and Eleanor Nichols. other attendees included Doris Moore Virginia Wickwire and Barbara Bolen.
A delegation from the Christian and Missionary Alliance church in Corry attended the young people's rally at the new church of the denomination in Warren last evening. Rev. Gordon B. Abrams, local pastor, was principal speaker. Attending Corry were Mrs. Alice Dyer, Roy Kerstetter and spouse, Charles Lester and Rev. Abrams, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mullin and family of Columbus. Delegations also came from Bradford, Titusville, Kane and Araucke.
Amici Bible Class of the United Brethren elected officers at their regular monthly meeting held at the home of Mr and Mrs O M Fish 998 Liberty Street. Mrs E E Bush named president E W McClintock vice president Mrs G T Bergman secretary Mrs Herold Fish assistant secretary John Ostrier registrar Mrs Hugh Mosier historian Mrs William Halfast chaplain Mrs Robert Davis assistant chaplain G T Bergman teacher and Mrs Hugh Mosher assistant teacher. An enjoyable evening was spent and refreshments were served.
Mrs Clarence Mixer and Mrs Thomas Burkhart hosted a Y ar on West Irving Street evening honoring Mrs Harold Kightlinger. Cards were played and prizes won by Mrs Jack Walsh and Mrs William Zafiropulos. Hosts served lunch to sixteen guests who presented Mrs Kightlinger with a number of gifts.
A Main Street supper will be sponsored next Tuesday evening August 1 by Group No 2 of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Tracy Whitehead heads the group. The supper will be served in the yard of Mrs. Glenn Stearns on East South street for a reasonable fee, proceeds to aid the society’s work. Serving from 5 to 7 PM. in case of rain, the supper will be served in the church basement.
Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Janet Bellinger daughter of Mrs Earl Jacob Bellinger Magicka Springs on Chautauqua Lake to William Tennings Power. The ceremony will be held at the bride’s mother’s home on Saturday August 30th at 1:00 PM.
A quirky note links dances to weddings and highway patrols hint at oiling bells. The piece also recalls the Rosetta Stone with the British Museum holding the original and a Smithsonian replica on display.
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