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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1952
Page
5
Pope Pius XII ordered dress changes to trim about 1000 dollars from a cardinal's wardrobe cost. The existing wardrobe of roughly 40 pieces had run just over 3000 dollars, affecting 24 new cardinals named on Saturday and easing funds for upcoming ceremonies at St Peters Basilica.
The Spring Creek Ladies Aid sponsors a bazaar on Thursday at the Spring Creek Community House with handmade lippool lipzous and other fancywork, candy, and baked goods plus a turkey dinner from noon. Tickets at the door. public invited to attend. Firemen police and students intensified search near Homestead for four year old Warren Loos missing yesterday.
Mrs. Lawrence Davison hosted Circle No. 2 of the Woman's Society of Christian Service with 24 members. Devotions on The Christmas Story by Mrs. Charley Correll preceded business, and a project for Boston Medical Center was shown. refreshments served, next meeting set for January 4.
The Cutting-Wheelock Brotherhood gathered last evening at Floyd Dougherty's Wheelock home with 17 members. Albert Hayle, president, led the business session and read scripture. Rev. Frederick Bowes offered prayer and the group sang. Le vern Proctor resigned as secretary treasurer to pursue ministry. Dougherty named to fill unexpired term. Rev. Richard Miller, missionary from Liberia, spoke and showed slides. Rev. Paul VanGorham sang five solos. Mrs. Dougherty provided hot chili, crackers and coffee before adjournment.
Navy Mothers Club met at IGOF Hall with Mrs Mayme Mitchell in the chair to set December 15 as the Christmas party date. Members will bring gifts to exchange and plan to send gifts to the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Erie. After routine business, refreshments were served by Mrs Harvey Loveland and Mrs M H Reynolds. Installation of officers will be held at the next meeting on January 5.
The Good Friends Club met at Mrs. Martin McGraws home on Sherman Street with eight members present. They played 300. awards went to Mrs. Homer Taylor and Mrs. Robert Proctor. A lunch of tuna salad wafers cupcakes and coffee was served. The group will meet December 15 at Mrs. Klemen Nielsen for a Christmas party. The Bahama Islands are cited as a principal center of pineapple culture with the Hawaiian Islands as a major producer.
S ME Howad local businessman and assistant director of Erie County Civilian Defense spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the Phoenix Hotel on Communications Civilian Defense. He traced postwar to present and showed films of cities with organized defense. Lt. Gov elect Carl Jones will lead a training conference for officers at Westinghouse next Sunday afternoon. Ladies Night will be observed at next week's VFW Garden Room meeting.
A long distance store shower was given in honor of Mrs. David Johnston of Denville, N D, last evening by Mrs. Ernest Simmonson of East Main Street. Ten persons attended and were called from Den Villa. Gifts and a mailed card and letter were sent to Mrs Johnston. A card game was played with Mrs. Raymond Blynt and Mrs. MacBain Sears as winners. The hostess served sandwiches relishes and tartes before the party concluded.
Mrs H W Taggart of East Main Street hosted a Readers Club gathering yesterday as members shared a cheerful meeting. Franklin and Willis Brown provided a brief report on the American Tridians, followed by discussion social time and light refreshments. The next gathering will be a Christmas party on December 15 hosted by Mrs Miller and Mr George Nagel at North Center Street.
A daughter was born early this morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Paul Dyne of 612 Mead Avenue. A son was born this morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Joba Mako of Columbus.
Miss Wilma Burlingame married Ronald Edwin Jones in a Spartansburg Methodist Church ceremony officiated by Rev. Robert Kline. The bride wore white satin with lace, carried white carnations, and the wedding party included maid of honor Delores Lingsry and best man John Sixelson. Out of town guests attended from Kane, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland. the couple will reside in Cleveland after a brief honeymoon.
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