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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1948
Page
4
Pretty 16 year old Bommie Raith Shreffler was crowned Miss Grove City, becoming queen of the borough’s week long sesquicentennial celebration. The event highlights local history and community festivities with residents and visitors expected to attend parades and activities.
About 2000 representatives from 148 Protestant and Orthodox churches gather in Amsterdam to establish the World Council of Churches and approve its constitution. The event marks the first formal step toward a unified Protestant global body and aims to coordinate future world assemblies and shared witness.
Twenty years ago R. W. Brydenburg, a well known resident of Daytons Beach Florida aged 70, disappeared from his home and was reported crushed to death by his car against a tree near that whee. Mrs John Ward Rotary talk on welfare work at Hotel Corry. Auction bids require five percent checks. A W Rayscher’s surprise party on Lori Street with games music and refreshments. 1927 tax collection report shows $193 85 unpaid.
Readers tackle a ten question IQ style quiz covering operatic voice types, sports managers, draft age rules, party leadership roles, congressional recall dates, and landmark structures. Answers are said to be on the Classified Page for verification, testing memory and recall skills.
The article explains how beans served as voting counters in medieval England. Voters selected white beans for approval and black beans for rejection, giving rise to the term blackball. It notes the bean system also appeared in noble juries where a black bean signified guilt.
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