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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1941
Page
5
Screen actress Maurreen O Hara once tied to Charles Laughton has moved to Reno to pursue a divorce from English film man George Brown. The pair wed just before she sailed from London two years ago and have not seen each other since.
A Cory area social page notes Victor Damcott formerly of the Nest Company store will wed Stella Jordan of Cleveland next Friday at 2:30 PM. The ceremony will be witnessed by numerous relatives and friends, followed by a Cleveland reception at Mrs. Harley Humphrey’s home. The column also lists local residents studying, traveling, visiting, and social events across the region with names and places throughout.
A fashion feature advises on transitioning from summer to fall wardrobes. It highlights styles, fabrics, and colors, noting black satin and crepe options, new sleeve shapes, peplums, tunics, and adaptable hats and gloves. Emphasizes confidence and versatile pieces for late August to early fall.
The Corry Country Club women sponsor a sweet cup and chicken dinner for members next Sunday evening with reservations via Mrs. Dunlap or Mrs. Hoylen by Thursday noon. Dinner served at six thirty. Birthday greetings go to Johnny Seamens turning two Friday and to Mr. and Mrs. Skinner on their fifth wedding anniversary. An Red Cross Motor Corps program is planned with training and auto mechanics courses expanding locally. A Sunday Buffalo paper features pictures and articles on unit groups.
A fragmented, OCR style radio schedule lists NBC Red and Blue programs with times and show names such as Johnny Presents Battle of Sexes We the People First Nighter Vic and Sade News For Women Here s Joking at You and Your Army. The text shows multiple channel designations and times in a crowded list.
Officers of the Lake Erie Bible Conference named for next year include Rev. W. T. Riemann of Philadelphia as president and O. V. Dunn of Erie as vice president. Other Erie officers are Rev. O. E. Shaffer second vice president Rev. Gilbert Lisyd executive secretary Harold Gorr corresponding secretary and R. F. Washburn as tess representative. New directors are David McGuire Meadville R. D. Riemann and Harry Hauser of Meadville. The fourteenth annual conference, held on Lake Erie near Girard, concluded Sunday. Dr Norman B. Harrison delivered the conference address. The note about the nation’s first strike in 1776 is included.
The Women's Auxiliary of the Corry Band met at Mrs. Frank Wilcox's East Main street home. Members discussed routine business and planned a August 25 gathering at Mrs. Jesse Whitney's Spartansburg home, voting to donate $50 from a recent tea social to the Band for Moose.
New MM Sorority members welcomed at Miss Eileen Graham’s home on West Congress Street last evening. Introduced were Mary Lou Patterson Grace Hoylen Florence Beckwith Jean Yohe Janet Vanderhot Virginia Taylor Ruth Lindsley and Martha Wallace. Informal initiation tonight formal Thursday at Miss Barbara Ann Seppel’s home on Mott Street. Dancing party tentatively set for Saturday August 22 at the Corty Country Club.
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