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Fragmentary text mentions a 6:30 time and a venue, with unclear names and places. The readable bits are ambiguous and do not establish a complete event, location, or participants.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1939
Page
5
Fragmentary text mentions a 6:30 time and a venue, with unclear names and places. The readable bits are ambiguous and do not establish a complete event, location, or participants.
The article surveys numerous 1940s era books on Mormonism and religious themes, modern German politics, and contemporary fiction. It highlights Arthur Train’s From the District Attorney’s Office, Oliver Pilat’s The Mate Takes Her Home, and several works by DuBose Heyward, H Allen Smith, and others, noting their treatment of law, propaganda, and geopolitics amid looming war.
A daughter was born yesterday afternoon at Corry Hospital to Mr and Mrs Ber hard Great of Cony RD. 6 Mrs Oreell was formerly Miss Elen Brooks.
The executive board of the Business and Professional Women's club will meet Monday evening at 7:00 in the club rooms for a special session. All officers and chairmen are requested to be present. The notice also mentions a return of a letter on a family matter from Youngstown Ohio.
A long list of social calls and movements fills the day in town. Beatrice Walt and Mrs Thomas Goriunen visit Buffalo with Mary Pers. Mr and Mrs John Courneen host Thomas Courneen. the Kennedy family from Meadville are in town. Mrs C Valetti and sister Mrs D Vartautis from Driftwood Pa visit Franklin. Allen Hinman returns home for a two week vacation, while Misses Emily and Rose Dodd of Brooklyn prepare to move. Miss Mary Wall of Corry visits Erie friends. Miss Betty Wilson hosts a party for a Buffalo hospital post. Miss Ruth Schneider and Marian Shaw plan future moves. The Whittleseys, Flint, Eaton, Skidmore, Reich, Pitt, and Freemar families are all noted guests or hosts at various gatherings, with several trips to Buffalo, New York, and Minneapolis mentioned for visits and events.
George Gorin Corry Allhen Horrocks from Findley Lake william Tewell and Mel Betty Stewart from Corry Lois Jobakas and Macol Parks from Midway Park received awards last evening at the Findley Lake rink contest held on Midway Park roller rinks. Medals were presented for first and second places amid remarks by each winning couple. Harry Teste, rink manager, conducted the presentations as a large crowd looked on.
Last evening a supper at the MacDonald residence hosted by George MacDonald on South Center forest delighted guests. Attending were Mr and Mrs Frank Chamberlain, Mr and Mrs Norman Pillier, Dr and Mrs S F Morrison, Noriman and Ralph Morrison, Calvin Chamberlain, Miss C Beechling and Tk Chamberlain of Erie, Mr and Mrs Stanley Puller and Son Ted of Ann Arbor, Mich, Miss Darey Jones of Watertown, Mr and Mrs Jori Puller, Mrs Velma Moore, Mrs J A Williamson, John Williamson and Margaret McDonald of Corry.
A Harding Home and School Association picnic at Blooming Valley featured a dinner and pleasant afternoon at the home of Mrs. Carl Stump. Attendees from Corry included numerous named ladies and local residents. others planned visits to Meadville and Cleveland, with several family movements noted.
A biographical notice profiles a devoted public servant with 11 years as a practicing attorney and 20 years as a bank vice president. He served in civic roles without pay on state boards, harbor commissions, and community groups, dedicated to education, business, and humanitarian work.
The piece argues the final act should be a light, colorful dessert that tops the meal. It describes a Sunshine Sauce with sponge cake and vanilla ice cream, plus a recipe for a delicate sponge cake and an orange sauce. It warns against heavy endings and repeats insistence on a bright finish.
Pittsburgh market notes show mixed prices with apples and cabbage weak or steady across varieties while onions and lettuce hold. Livestock prices edge lower for steers and cows with steady hogs and sheep, and New York stocks rise modestly on broad gains amid European market cues. Temple University eyes eastern record with 17 high games in 14 years as other items include a local treasurer citing shortages and a used binder note.
Top US swimmers faced a determined Hawaiian squad from Maui’s Alexander Community House Association as the outdoor nationals reached day three in Detroit. Maui’s five divers held 12 points and aimed to boost their tally in today’s 50 yard relay and 40 yard individual events.
A search was mounted to recover the body of Albert Babe Siebert veteran defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens after he drowned while swimming in Lake Huron late yesterday. The 28 year old athlete had recently been named cadet of the Creighton Bay Fire Force.
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