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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1975
Page
5
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Miss Bonnie Sue Baker and Dean Patrick Cooney were married at Pleasant View Alliance Church Meadville. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs James Baker of Saegertown. groom son of Mr and Mrs James P. Cooney of R D 4 Corry. Officiants were Rev Stanley Focht and Rev Charles Palmer. The ceremony featured an arbor of ferns and flowers and a lighted candelabrum, with music by Jessica Huff and Nancy White. Attire included a satin gown with train and beaded trim. attendants wore lace gowns in yellow gold and mint green. reception followed at Woodcock Social Hall in Meadville. The couple will honeymoon in the Pocono Mountains and reside in Corry. The bride is a 1975 graduate of Saegertown High School. groom is a 1972 graduate of Corey Area High School.
A kitchen and bath bridal shower for Flora Ann Ross, bride elect of Vincent Bensink, was hosted at 636 Wright street by Mrs. Marian Patterson with guests from Columbus, Meadville, Clymer, Waterford, and Oakland California. Miss Ross will wed on September 27 at St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Corry.
Members of the Women’s Association of the Corry County Club held a luncheon and bridge session. Hostesses Mrs Richard Rossbacher and Mrs W W Hammond Sr greeted guests. Winners were Mrs Horton Davis Mrs Lloyd Stowe and Mrs Donald Hall. Plans for the next luncheon stated.
Sixty six persons attended the sixteenth Pless family reunion at Hils Pavilion Mead Park. Officers elected included Ronald Lawson president Willis Wells vice president and Susan Holting secretary treasurer. Norman Lindell and Richard Wells to head the game committee. Eva Slater reported three deaths in the past year. The 1976 reunion will be at Stennett Pavilion Mead Park on the second Sunday in August. Richard Lewis head of the Lewis family reunion noted 93 attendees. A dinner at 1 40 p m and a business session led by Patricia King followed. Next year’s gathering will be at the same location on the third Sunday in August. The historian reported four marriages and four births. Richard Lewis a Welsh native plans a September two week trip to his homeland with son and daughter in law Owen Alive Lewis of Union City and daughter and son in law Sharon Syhed of Erie. Ball games and other contests were enjoyed. a bridge event is set for August 28 led by Mrs Virginia Ross and Mrs R C Anderson.
A daughter was born yesterday at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Janes Spencer of B D 2 Corry. The father is farmer Sylvia Huff is not clearly linked. the readable text states the parents and hospital.
A recipe from Mrs Harry Paulson of Corry describes a popsicle using Jello Koolaid sugar and boiling water then chilling in cups with sticks. The note also mentions a stormy ending at a Toronto sailing regatta halted by a storm warning.
Florida residents Mrs. Andrew Johnson Dean Johnson and Elaine Miles joined Darlene Johnson in Buffalo to be with her aunt Mrs. Dorothy Meyer after a trip from Ocala. Miss Pamela Meyer, Cornell veterinary student, will resume studies after a Farnsworth-Ocala stay. she is granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson. Wedding attendance in Corry includes Keith Orn family members and relatives of Laraia and Lahey in August. Chautauqua Institution will host Dr. Alan Entine for a series on midlife challenges at 4 p.m. The Brumagin family plans Indonesia mission work, sharing time at Wayne Valley United Methodist Church before departing. Women’s Relief Corps to hold all day session at Corry Grange Hall with noon soup dinner.
The Elgin Beaverdam Hose Company Ladies Auxiliary met at the fire hall with President Mrs. Clarence Daley presiding. Eleven members attended as routine reports were given and plans discussed for the toy party on Wednesday evening August 20 at 7 30 at the fire hall. Linda Kysor will demonstrate and items for all ages will be featured. The Christmas Bazaar date is to be announced with committees named. Sunshine and social funds received gifts. next session is August 27 at 7 pm.
Claire Coci and Neil De Ponte perform Bolcom’s Black Host for organ percussion and tapewill as the final piece in an 8:30 p.m. amphitheater recital at Chautauqua Institution on Wednesday, August 20. The program also includes Rondena by Monnikendam and a workshop by Coci during August 18–22. Coci, noted educator and performer, teaches at Harwick College Oneonta and has held posts at Oberlin Westminster and Union Theological Seminary, among others. Admission is 2.50 for adults and 1.50 for youth, with tickets at the main gate on recital night.
Winners in the Erie Hunt and Saddle Club horse show included Brett Jensen with Nifty Tandy in grooming and horsemanship and Foxxi Su Miller with Misty Jo in several pony divisions. Blair Miller and Kodee Miller rode Sukey Tweed to third places in both stock seat equitation and western pleasure pony events. Cathy Confer with Lukey Tweed was omitted from Warren county roundup, making her eligible for the district show in New Castle on September 13. Household hint advises white tennis shoes be polished and sprayed with starch to extend wear. Quote for the Day attributed to Albert Einstein on human value and freedom from self.
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