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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1965
Page
5
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions a second annual event with a year implied but not clearly stated. The readable parts reference a celebration or competition and an involved organization, but specifics are obscured in the text.
A fragmented OCR line mentions a president noble of the old era and a combined reference to March. it suggests a historical topic tied to public remembrance with limited legible details. The text remains unclear about exact names or dates.
Corry Area Golden Age Club met at the YMCA for a birthday party with Dr Elmer Ortner as chaplain delivering an inspiring talk. August birthdays were celebrated and gifts given. Amby Allen screened slides on a Nova Scotia trip. Several members served cake and coffee. An error in a flower show prize listing was announced and the Hill and Dale Garden Club flower show is underway today at the Methodist Parish House in Landers, Pa. The next meeting is set for September 1.
A belated wedding reception for Mr and Mrs Mark J Savio Jr was held at the Moose Lodge with 700 guests. Mrs Savko formerly Miss Virginia Hanses of Los Altos California. Attendees included residents from Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Munhall Aliquippa Monaca Columbus Corry Union City Wattsburg New York City Rochester Detroit and Sunnyvale California.
The Good Samaritan Class of the First Methodist Church gathered at the Elwin Fuller cottage at Canadohta Lake for a Wiener roast. Seventeen members and five guests attended. Elected officers for the coming year were J. Fred Wilson president, William Hall vice president, Mrs. Richard Fox secretary, and Mrs. John Shaver treasurer.
Danny Thomas receives the Catholic Church's highest decoration from Cardinal McIntyre in recognition of charitable work. He founded St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis Tennessee and was named Knight Commander with star in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
Rosa Larrondo and Louis Nario of Santiago Chile visited Corry from the Dodd home with four days as guests. Rosa, a former American Field Service exchange student, recalled a near arrest in Miami over a paid fare and a storm delaying their return to Chile. Louis, in the U S for the first time, praised the visit and thanked the Dodd family for their hospitality. The piece notes other local happenings including visitors, hospital recuperation, a white elephant sale by the Wattsburg Hose Company Auxiliary, and a Tampa relocation for the Fuller family.
Members and guests of the Corry Bridge Association played a three table Howell in the Garden Room at the VFW Post home. The winners were Mrs. Vee Lindsey with Dr. T. S. Kelsey at 20 percent, Mrs. Frank Graft and Mrs. F. H. Bartholme of Union City at 27 1/4 percent, and Mrs. Leonard Kleinman with F. H. Bartholme of Union City at 26 percent. A regular game is planned for next week with Mrs. Horton Davis taking reservations.
A Corry Business and Professional Women's Club gathering featured a swim party, picnic dinner, and corn roast at the M. C. Baldwin home with district officers in charge. President Mrs. Keppel Tiffany announced the District 1 fall council meeting at Mark Twain Manor in Jamestown. Attendees included Miss Clara Hill and Miss M. Agnes Lynch with plans for a September 22 birthday party.
Amelie Thyssen heiress and widow of Fritz Thyssen died at her estate near Straubing Germany after a long illness. At 87 she headed the Thyssen steel empire with daughter Anita de Zichy, their assets near a billion dollars, marking a major industrial dynasty loss.
Four aides shown with Miss Oberman are Marcie Stahl Mary Davidson Becky Morrison and Brenda Warner. The card party on September 1 at 7 30 p m at the Mouse Lodge will feature Christmas gift suggestions from local merchants before card play. Cochairman of the aides is Mrs Richard Schneider. Journal Photo by McMichael.
John J. Kelly, a long distance trucker away five months, learned of his ill daughter Diane and her request for him to visit. Diane, a four year old crippled with cerebral palsy, faces possible leg surgery and needs her father’s message to lift her spirits. Kelly says he has driven a truck across the country and was involved in a recent highway accident en route home to Elizabethtown where Diane can receive weekend visits.
The bride-elect a 1965 Corry Area High School graduate works at Corry Rubber Corporation. Her fiance, a 1963 CAHS graduate, serves with the U S Coast Guard aboard the Maple cutter in Buffalo New York. A definite date for the wedding has not been set. County coroner's office says the bride-elect Miss Niedermeyer was driving a car hit by a trailer truck in a jackknife accident. she was alone. The truck driver William Goldie 35 of McKeesport was uninjured.
George H. Lamade 71 year old publisher of the Grit weekly newspaper died at his home from a gunshot wound. Lycoming County Coroner Harl R. Miller said death was personal safety related. Lamade had been in ill health for some time and was part of the family that founded the Grit.
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