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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1944
Page
2
Across Corry and nearby towns, notices report a range of small town activities from lodge meetings and birthday greetings to traffic incidents, sports events, school board recommendations, and war casualty updates. Highlights include a railroad accident near Allegany, a cigarette auction fundraiser, sports games at the Junior High, and prayer meeting announcements.
Local society members will gather Wednesday at 2 o clock at Mrs EB Bush home on North Center Street to collect gifts for Quincy Orphanage. Also notes a missing person case in Meadville and various community notices including portrait sittings, sewing circle, Christmas gift drives, a plant upgrade, and a small-town shop ad.
The Business and Professional Women plan an 8 PM meeting in club rooms while the Quilting Club gathers tomorrow at Ms Bruce Thomas home on Second Avenue. Mrs Stanley Malek of 43 First Avenue injured in a dislocated right shoulder after an X ray at Coty Hospital. A nine year old, John DuMars of 450 Chestnut Street, was struck by a car at Walnut and Porter streets in a coasting incident. In McKeesport a miner, named Boyant, age 48, was killed in the Hubbard mine of Greensburg Connellsville Coke Co when caught under falling rock according to the coroner.
Funeral services for Dexter M. Alford were held Saturday at the Bracken-Keating Funeral Home with Rev. P. A. Galbreath of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed at Fine Grove Cemetery, with pallbearers Lyle Saxton J. C. Phelps Charles Graham and Melvin Smith. Attendees included Mr and Mrs James Nicholson of Buffalo Mr and Mrs Theodore Gordon of Detroit Miss Elizabeth Winger of Erie and Mrs Neil Allen and Mrs Bruce Hawley of Wattsburg.
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