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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1962
Page
5
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Mrs Ruth Miller retires after 37 years in the Carty Jamestown Corporation office. A farewell party at the Country Club honored her service with 41 staffers present. She will be succeeded as private secretary to Walter Windahl by Mrs Robert Grice, who has assisted her.
A pre nuptial shower for Miss Sharon Lincoln of Spring Creek was hosted at the Mather home on South Center Street. The event celebrated her upcoming September 22 wedding to Dale Mason of Corning New York at Corners Community Church. Guests from North East Spartansburg Blain Titusville Spring Creek and Corry enjoyed games prizes and a yellow and white reception with gifts arch decor and a shower cake.
The 4-H Buck A Roos Club schedules a 7 p.m. meeting at No-Bar Riding Grounds in Columbus. Members should bring their horses and completed record books for practice sessions ahead of Friday roundup at 10 o'clock.
Thirteen friends from the Assembly of God church gathered at Harbor Hall to honor Mrs LeRoy Wiley on her birthday. A late dinner was served after which games and group singing provided entertainment. Mrs Wiley, wife of the hired pastor, received numerous lovely gifts.
An AP report states Oscar Johnigoy, 24, accused of fleecing four Texas college students out of funds was fined 1500 and sentenced to 180 days in jail. The victims had attended a Phi Delta Theta fraternity convention in Bedford, Pa, when the alleged theft occurred in a north side apartment building.
Workers at Sylvania Electronics Systems in Duck In Usetr Joba t day reached a tentative agreement ending a week long strike. Details of the bargaining were not disclosed.
The afternoon nuptials united Miss Martha Marie Stohlberg and Terrance Lee Higgins at First Methodist Church. Rev. Walter Gilliland officiated as decor featured pink and white flowers, a four length peau de soie gown with Chantilly lace, and a white gold wrist watch gift to the bride. A 200 guest reception followed in Fellowship Hall with a cake centerpiece and vase arrangements, prior to a honeymoon trip.
The Jesse Emory family held its first annual reunion at Summit pavilion in Mead Park on Sunday. A tureen dinner was shared by seven relatives and a short business meeting elected Walter Emory president and William Himelein vice president for the coming year. Other officers included Mrs. Robert Seamans secretary and Mrs. Velma Jones treasurer with Jesse Emory and his wife named historians. Additional committees include Virgil Emory and Dallas Emars games, Annabelle Ball, Shirley Curtus, Isabelle Emory table, Lala Emory and Bernice Mes singer beverages. The afternoon featured games and visiting, with plans tohold the reunion next year at the same place on the last Sunday in July.
The text lists attendees including Mrs Elling Nidrebera and Mrs William Paris from Jamestown Falenen Frewsbille Astivilly Ceforon Brooklyn Finchey Lake Painted Post NY Sign Grove Bear Lake Pottstown Pith buen Warren Chaddleys Valley Youngsville Edinboro Aliquin pa Waterford Sprins Crork Pa and Towson Md Shop Your Corry Stores.
Omitted guests from the wedding writeup of Miss Peggy Fox and Gorton Miller. The ceremony occurred Friday evening with ushers Roger Wingers and others. note names Mr and Mrs Claude Baccus and Mr and Mrs Perry Miller were left out.
Mrs Bergman hosted a Friendship Aid gathering at her Wort Dwelling Street home with members attending. Mrs Marshall Sherwood led devotions, Mes Euyete Matebu offered prayer, and a business pipeline was conducted by Mrs Gert Gro president. Plans were announced for the upcoming Friendship Aid ball on September 28th. The event included readings and a prayer by My Altiot Haenel, with Mrs Bush Lille and Mrs Leja Hilhne serving refreshments.
Rotarians heard Sterling and others speak at the Hotel in Corry about public service rules and YMCA classes planned for fall. Arnold Scastead announced progress on a memorial arch project at Mail Park, with community leaders and guests in attendance.
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed five cars near Kane Maryland, about a mile south of Kane on the line between Foxhall and Mt Jewell. No injuries were reported though coal spread over a wide area and track damage prompted a crew from Salamanca to inspect. An investigation into the cause was ongoing.
National Farmers Organization initiates action starting Saturday to hold livestock and grain until higher prices are secured. More than 20,000 members join in a nationwide stoppage aimed at forcing processors to agree to long term contracts. President Oren Lee Staley warns a long battle, stating the group seeks a 25 to 30 percent market share to influence prices.
A sharp cold front sent Western Nebraska readings plunging from the 100s to the 30s overnight. Chadron fell from 102 Monday afternoon to 37 yesterday morning, Valentine from 104 to 4, Alliance from high 90s to 34, with other western and northern Nebraska points experiencing similar drops.
HARRISBURG AP The state bans 1 year old John Haney from applying for a license until his eighteenth birthday after he was found driving his father's sedan in Bridgeport Montgomery County last November at age 10. He paid a $10 fine plus $5 court costs. his father fined $45 for letting him drive and lost his license for two months. The father appeals in Montgomery County courts.
Two Texas oilmen faced a hearing after officials charged a $58,000 bribe scheme enabled illegal well slanting and oil siphoning across East Texas leases. Former official L D Murphy used aliases. defendants Hearn and Bridewell invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly. A Tyler lawyer stood by Hearn as he refused questions, including whether he bribed Murphy.
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