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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1961
Page
3
John Rassbacher, master of ceremonies, oversees Sno Ball Queen ribbon lettering as Miss Ann Baresi applies gold markings for the ten candidates. The holiday event is set for December 29 at the Moose home, with Baresi leading the dance committee.
The Amici Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethren Church observed its 32nd anniversary at Columbus Community Church with a Swiss steak dinner for 49 members and guests. Toastmaster G. T. Bergman introduced Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Ross and Rev. Edwin P. Armitage. The program featured readings, vocal solos, a skit, violin, and songs by The Kitchen Crumbs Band directed by H. Ray Harris. Continuous devotions and benediction followed.
Members of Teen Town gathered last evening in the all purpose room at the YMCA and elected officers for the coming year. Candy Williams was named president Susan Shaw and Richard Tate vice presidents John Billey secretary and Penny Sprovers treasurer. A dancing party on December 2 was planned and tentative plans for a spring dance were discussed.
The Clymer Central School senior class play Room For One More was postponed from Thursday due to bad weather and will be staged Monday at 8:15 PM The spoken word is like the air the printed word is always there.
Mrs Darwin Swink and Mrs George Hagger announced the 1981 Sno Ball Queen candidates for Corry Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. The event December 29 at the Moose Home features a Winter Wonderland theme with a ski scene and white clouds. Sponsors include Aero Flag Dynamics, Erie County Plastics, Rotary Club, Corry Jamestown Corporation, Elks Club, and others.
Calendar items list events through December including a Die Festliche Sanger concert at the YMCA for World Missions, a BPW Tween dinner party at Nicols and Glavis, a Harding School PTA meeting with program, Corry Area High School Christmas program, Belota Community Aid Christmas party, Rebekah Helping Hand Club meal and gift exchange, Catholic Daughters tureen dinner at Knights of Columbus Hall, Concord Community Club supper with gift exchange, plus a note on the death of William Moulton founder of International Shoe Co and event details for a charity dance with organizers and chairpeople.
W Marquetar ath ag aien t o purchase the Sheffield Wager Co for $115,000 was reached last night by ember of the Munici pelaubhirdy and supervisors Supervisors, after negotiating termy for several months,voted to submise agreement to Rob ert Hull Graig of Harrisburg owner of the water company. Thistle supervisors had ex Pressed a desire to put the water company and the weaponed sen ant system Under the same bond Tissue 'Gordon. Plagy, bond counsel for fe Authority, announced that bonds liting 810,000 will be sued 10 defray Lie cost of the Up and jamhike Linprovee nests Includee in the paschase will Dy oH WHET Works wWister AYntem and ill property owned by the ex- We company.) Sore 3,000 weres 0 Lumberlind will also be in cluded . The purchase AN increase in water rates of AU cents per mont is expected This iecrease, supervisors ex plained, is necessity if proposed approvements are 0re fulfilled. Savings contemplated by the ransaction will be about 3,500 in taxes, president's salary and traveling expenses. Any profit will be utilized In retiring the bonds, supervisors announced. Tn combining the operation of the water company and the sew age system further savings would be made, supervisors said,
A father William E DeRemer and his two sons Marshall S DeRemer four and William A DeRemer twenty four were struck by a car driven by Harry W Ransom sixty near a neighbor’s house north of Meadville about 645 p m yesterday. The car skidded on snow and ice as the driver failed to control it. The boys were taken to Meadville City Hospital for observation. The younger was knocked under the car but not the wheels. The father was not injured.
Edward F Nelson 11 Bayard Warren born December 30 1952 died yesterday morning at Selinsgrove State Hospital at age nine. Survived by father Edward F Nelson Jr mother Grace Hutcherton stepmother two sisters Colleen Linda and Bally plus 26 half brothers and Jurtba Myles. Friends may call Bracken Funeral Home and attend services there at 1 pm Monday burial at Wrightsville Cemetery.
Frank Cox 50 of Elgin Illinois was lost while wandering off course in the woods near Tidoute. A search party from Tidioute Volunteer Firemen local game officials and state police found him Friday afternoon sleeping on the ground after spending the night in near freezing temperatures. Cox was uninjured and returned to his camp near Tidbute. He was reported missing by fellow hunter Raymond Buchman of Castown Ohio who notified the Taonnes ta State Police Substation.
Two young men died when their car failed to turn and struck a tree in the Buffalo suburb of Eden. Victims were Thomas Simoneit, 20, of Hamburg, and Robert Sheflin, 22, of Eden. Meadville State Police are investigating the crash.
A fragmentary church lesson references Berea from early 18th to 19th century sources discussing daily scripture examination. It notes Bereans searching the scriptures to verify preaching, and urges faithful reading of the Bible to grow in understanding and salvation. The text blends sermon notes, scripture phrases, and school activity references without a cohesive narrative.
Despite a coming government change in Erie, observers expect the current 104 mill real estate tax to remain in the 1962 budget as the City Council plans a $10,000 deficit cut and a finalized millage figure at month end. The new seven‑member council can reopen the budget after swearing in, allowing potential changes.
A 135 pound buck was taken in the Bak er Hill area yesterday as deer hunting opened. George Kz TA of Raymond avenue and others from West Colin gie cayenne and Pittsfield participated in the event.
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