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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1961
Page
5
Corry Area PTA Council plans a Wednesday 6:30 p.m. tureen dinner in the high school cafeteria. All PTA members are invited and asked to bring their own table service. Renovations must be arranged with Mrs Robert Lindstrom of FD 1 by Monday evening.
Pomona Grange and county women s Grange meet at Edinboro on Wednesday December 19 with Edinboro Grange hosting. Morning session at 10 90 reports of officers and committees. Afternoon open meeting with devotions by Rev D S Schmittle and speaker Dr Thomas Miller president of Edinboro State College. 7 30 business meeting by Pomona Master Clifford Haynes Fifth Degree conferred by Pomona officers Meals served by Edinboro Grange.
The Women’s Rebel Corps held an all day meeting at the Grange Hall with 25 members present for the noon dinner and 2 pm business session. Mrs Hankin presided as re elected president with officers including Mrs Rob bing Jr and Mrs Dundon. Mrs Mabel Brown named delegate to the 1962 convention, and Mrs Ernest Buetikofer received a special award.
St Edward's PTA hosts a Christmas sale at Sears Roebuck with cookies and holiday treats. The event followed a PTA meeting in which a Christmas dinner, program, and gifts were highlighted for guests and parishioners.
Members voted to give a 4 Christmas donation to the Salvation Army. December 21 has been set as the date for the annual Christmas party with gift exchange and reveal of secret sisters.
Lydia Circle of the Methodist Church met at Mrs Henry Rockman’s home in Springstybet with nineteen members for a noon dinner and a candlelight program led by Mrs George Mulvin Sr. A Christmas sale raised 19 for missionary Robert Foster in Japan, and the group closed with prayer. The next meeting is January 3 at Mrs H B Reed’s East South Street home.
The Doreas class of the Methodist Church held a Christmas dinner and program on Wednesday evening with 31 members. Mrs. Skinner led devotions and accompanied the program, and a turkey dinner was served by Mrs. Carr and others. Next meeting set for January 11 at Mrs. Reesink’s East Congress street home.
E Bratlee Watson emeritus English professor at Dartmouth College and founder of the Dartmouth Experimental Theater died yesterday at 82. He served twenty years teaching at Dartmouth and co edited Contemporary Drama an anthology of plays published in editions since 1931.
The Festliche Sanger group led by John R. Rossbacher presents a holiday concert at the YMCA all purpose room Sunday afternoon to raise funds for YMCA World Missions. The program includes solos, a flute piece, piano works, carols, and a final singable set with refreshments served by the Ladies Auxiliary.
Women’s Christian Temperance Union members will hold their annual Christmas basket exchange on Tuesday at Mrs. Frank Whiteley’s home. Members should bring food items to pack baskets for shut ins and may donate toys, clothing, or household goods for the Needlework Guild charity. strong turnout expected.
The U N Children’s Fund reports Halloween trick or treat contributions totaling 1 108 million dollars from U S communities and says no funds have been diverted to the Congo operation. US UNICEF committee cites a 12 percent year to date rise and projects 1961 receipts near two million dollars.
Three young conservatives including Scott Stapley Roger Claus and William Colter criticized American colleges as hothouse liberal brain laundries and lacking patriotism They spoke at a National Association of Manufacturers congress urging industrialists to back conservative campus influence and question college curricula and patriotism.
British police raided the headquarters of an antinuclear group linked to Earl Bertrand Russell. The Committee of 100 planned a runway sit down to immobilize three U S air bases in England. Four officials were arrested on incitement and conspiracy charges as thousands of police prepared to block demonstrations.
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