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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1946
Page
5
Babson warns of two futures a global upheaval or strong growth driven by diversification and modest rural investment. He urges rural investors to diversify across industries with assets spread through interior communities and to store documents in safe places. Large-city investors should buy modest homes with land, learn trades, and secure insurance as a hedge against turmoil.
A Labor Day weekend filled with gatherings and travel as Corry residents plan four weddings and several reunions. Miss Betty Jane Lundy and Robert B. Gurlis wed at 6:30 p.m. at Rev. G. L. Boyd’s home, with reception to follow. Nearby, relatives arrive from Cleveland, Buffalo, and Philadelphia for holidays and christenings. Families from Erie to Warren, Indianapolis to Vancouver plan visits, while local clubs host dances and picnics, and members attend national VFW conventions and other events.
Miss Gladys Walters and James Hengst are to wed today at Worth Fast Presbyterian Church in a double ceremony at five o'clock. The couple will have a dinner for twelve at Greenhurst and later depart for a Canada wedding trip before joining Hengst in Newark for apartment plans. A reception follows Tuesday evening at the Hengst cottage in Findley Lake.
The 66th annual McCray Blakeslee Crowell reunion met Friday at Mead Park with a 1 o clock dinner. Rollo McCray was re elected president and Webb McCray vice president. Adele McCray and Ethel McCray were renewed in secretary treasurer and Miss McCray named to be mistress. Wilma McCray and Clara Lewis served on the table committee for 1947 reunion, to be held August 29 at Mead Park. About 30 relatives attended including Rollo McCray of Waterford and Mary Ann McCray of Springfield.
A local notice announces a V-3 Day Dance at the 10 C F Hall on North Center Street Monday evening with John Rochhacher engaged as the entertainment. Uniforms are requested and a large crowd is anticipated for the community event.
A tribute to the recent duplicate bridge event at Conny Country Club shows Mr and Mrs Waller Scott top for North and South with a 22.0 average. Dr and Mrs H Harmon placed second, Mrs H J Rowe and Mrs W Jones third, and F Pain with Harold Burgon high scorers for East and West with 69 points. A four way tie for second occurs with Jack MacInnes Dana Waggard and MP Coyle at 85. Friday’s session marked the season’s final night. next Wednesday’s event moves to Cory Room of Hotel Carry with Kinley hosting reservations.
Miss Marion L Heath daughter of Mrs Frank Heath of Franklin Street and Darl Anthony son of Mrs Edith Anthony of New Bethlehem were married at the Heath home. Rev G L Boyd of the Presbyterian Church officiated by the living room fireplace. The bride wore a yellow jersey dress, corsage of white roses, and yellow immuns. Best man was Prestan Anthony. A reception followed for about 30 guests. The couple will reside at 30 Franklin Street and are employed by the Corry Jamestown Machinery Company.
The Ladies Day luncheon at Corry Country Club is postponed to September 10 from the prior date. Mrs. Harley Johnson chairs the event with committee members Mrs. C. W. Jones, Mrs. Ray Anderson, Mrs. F. R. Benson and Miss Mary Castor. Reservations should be made with committee members. Bridge and gull (golf) follow the luncheon.
The guide advises protecting leather gloves and pocketbooks by drying them in sun and air, then wrapping in tissue paper and waxed paper to prevent mildew. It emphasizes drying before wrapping and emphasizes maintaining airflow during drying.
Sugar shortages hit holiday pantry plans as readers are urged to make preserves from fall fruits. The article lists jelly and jam recipes using Concord grapes and plums, with steps for juice extraction, pectin use, and canning, aiming to produce gift-worthy preserves. It notes several preserving techniques and cautions on boiling and setting jams and jellies.
Fragmented obituary style birth notices show recent births at Cory and Me toeal hospitals with parents Moore Darling Li Wert Greer Centerville. Text is garbled with mis-OCRed names and places, indicating multiple families welcoming daughters and a son across several hospitals and dates.
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