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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1957
Page
5
Grace E Sm is noted with an item described as a dress and fur accessory, years unspecified, with a morning event planned on Friday. The brief entry records a personal notice style snippet from a local page segment.
Fragmented lines discuss Mead opening on Wednesday, retirement and majority actions. Names, places, and exact details are unclear due to damaged text.
Rev H Ray Harris performed the candlelit double ring ceremony at Evangelical United Brethren Church uniting Doris Marie Lucas and Howard Laurence Bycroft. She wore a white satin gown with orange blossom headpiece and red strand pearls, with matron of honor Mrs Guy Davis in blue nylon net. Best man was Fredric Byerell. ushers included Richard Bycroft John Dunup and Gary Guffith. About 100 guests attended. reception planned with white flowers and silver doves. The couple reside at 102 East South Street. both have local ties and the groom works as an announcer for WOTR.
Mr and Mrs Milton Brown of Youngeville hosted a family dinner in honor of Mr and Mrs Ellis Brown as they observed their golden wedding anniversary last Tuesday December 3rd. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Henry Moore Findley Lake Mr and Mrs Carl Tower Warren and Mr and Mrs Orren Tower Lowville who will mark their tenth wedding anniversary in March. The Browns have four other children Kenneth Brown Cleveland Richard Brown and Mrs Stanley Ficker Washington DC and Mrs Fred Cerrico Richmond VA.
Corry area PTA Council will hold its regular meeting Wednesday evening at Conway School starting with a tureen dinner at 6 30. Attendees should bring their own table service and tureen. Charles Bugbee probation officer will be the featured speaker and the program will include Christmas carols. Strong attendance urged for the event.
A 40th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Khlar Hildum of Clymer was celebrated Saturday at the Wiggers home with Vernon Watrons assisting. Twelve guests enjoyed visiting and cards. The couple received a boutonniere, corsage, and a shared purse. Raymond Crosscut was also honored for his birthday. The Hildums wed November 29, 1917, at the McDowell home in Summerdale. They have two sons Khlar Jr. and James, stationed with the U.S. armed forces. Present were Mrs. Hildum’s mother Pearl McDowell and sister Amber from Lockport, with guests from Sherman.
David Buell of 618 William street marked his 80th birthday with an open house at his residence. Family and friends visited for a social afternoon of cake and ice cream. Earlier a noon dinner honored his birthday and also those of his daughter Mrs. Emmett Huntley and daughter-in-law Mrs. Stanley Buell.
Stephen A. Spitznagle aged 54, city editor of the Lebanon Reporter since 1954, died yesterday. He previously worked for the Omaha World-Herald.
Weather bulletin notes cold and wet conditions sweeping the East with damp air stretching from the lower Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast. Reports show unseasonably cool mornings, widespread drizzle, and scattered showers across southeastern areas, with bands of heavier rain in the southern sections.
Robert Walker fourteen of Millersville wins the Pennsylvania Vote of Democracy contest for youths, judged on delivery and content from fifty entrants aided by a tape recorded round. William Couchman fifteen of New Kensington High School places second, Kathleen Vesela seventeen of Succ School High in Pittsburgh takes third. The event is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Junior Chamber of Commerce.
John Wojtowicz of Corry died in Corry Memorial Hospital at 3:16 this morning after being a patient since Friday. Born June 4, 1884, he married Josephine Dalera in 1908 and they moved to the United States in 1913. He worked at Carnegie Steel and later owned a farm in RD 1 Twin Rocks area. Survived by his wife and several sisters and relatives. Burial at St Thomas Cemetery after service at St Thomas Church.
Kinjiro Ebisawa faced Bat Hing Tom in a televised boxing bout at Ueno Zoo in Japan. The Australian Kangaroo fought fiercely, cuffing Ebisawa, who refused to continue after a strong first round. The match ended before 15 minutes as Ebisawa did not come out for the second round.
Broome County sheriff reports 15 year old Joseph Ambra of Binghamton killed himself while pretending to play Russian roulette with a 22 caliber revolver at Ely Park Golf Course. Three teen companions stated he loaded two shells, then checked empty chamber before firing. The group had begun with fifty shells and used the last two.
Floods that devastated a wide area of Rio de Janeiro state left at least 52 dead with about 60 persons still missing as waters receded today. Local authorities coordinated rescue efforts and searched affected communities for survivors and missing residents.
Anthony J. Mikelski 26 of Plains Luzerne County remained in serious condition at Somerset Community Hospital after a rear end collision on the Pennsylvania Turnpike about eight miles east of the Somerset Interchange. His wife Elize 26 and daughter Susan 6 months died at the scene or shortly after. His two other children Johnny and Michael 4 escaped injury while the family was en route to Plains to visit the parents.
An auto crashed through a guard fence along Route 2 west of Florence and tumbled into a swamp, killing the driver Raymond J. Durko 19 of Burgettstown and injuring two passengers Wayne Stewart 24 and Thomas Matalik 26, who were admitted to Weirton General Hospital.
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