Christmas gatherings and plans across Elgin churches and town
Elgin events span church groups and families with Christmas parties hosted by Mrs. Marvin McCray and Mrs. Earl Ruffner at the Ruffner home, a Lutheran Church Women junior choir holiday dinner led by Miss Alberta Armitage, and a Dorcas Class yuletide dinner at First Methodist Church. A couple plans to move to Rutherford New Jersey as Thomas Russell joins Leslie Company, with Club 15 hosting a dinner at Hotel Corry and a St Pauls Lutheran Christmas Festival slated for 7 p.m.
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Marvin McCray
Earl Ruffner
Elgin Methodist Church
Ruffner
Elgin
Louis Hewitt
Rey
Rev. Hewitt
Lutheran Church
Elmer A. Ortner
Alberta Armitage
George Gould
Deborah Brown Engaged to Wed Russell Clark Jr
Deborah Brown of Wallingford Kentucky announces her engagement to Russell M. Clark Jr. of Upland Indiana, son of Russell Clark Sr. and grandson of C. A. Johnson. Brown is a Fleming County High School student and Clark is a 1964 Corry Area High School graduate and Taylor University student. No wedding date set.
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Deborah Brown
Russell Clark Jr
Milford D. Brown
Wallingford, Ky
Deborah
Russell M. Clark Jr
Russell M. Clark Sr
Upland
Ind
C. A. Johnson
West Church Street
Miss Brown
Fleming County High School
Mr. Clark
Corry Area High School
Taylor University
Local Ministers Families Enjoy Christaas Party
The Uorry Area Ministerial Association held a Christmas party Monday at 6 15 PM in the YMCA all purpose room. Dr Elmer A Ortner led opening prayer and Rev Kenyon Leishman presided. Attendees included families of Dittman Gilliland Meier Klingensmith Leishman Endsley and Pugh with others from Middletown and Meadville. Tables shone with holly candles and small trees as Luther an Women provided dinner. A belated farewell to Rev and Mrs Bean was noted for their move to Meadville.
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Uorry Area Ministerial Association
YMCA
Elmer A. Ortner
Kenyon Leishman
Richard Dittman
Walter Gilliland
Richard Meier
Marlin Klingensmith
H. Kenyon Leishman
Virgil Endsley
Thomas Pugh
Jill Weikert
Middletown
Walter J. Thoms
Zenas Bean
Ivan Hunsberger
Bean
Meadville
Grange Plans Community Holiday Event
Columbus Grange members met Monday evening at the Columbus Community Building with Lawrence Miller presiding. Plans were made for a community party on December 29 with refreshments by the home economics committee and the program arranged by Rev Walter J. Thoms, Mrs. Walter J. Thoms, and Edith Miller. David Curtis, legislative chairman, read the resolutions.
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Columbus Grange
Columbus
Lawrence Miller
Walter J. Thoms
Edith Miller
David Curtis
Richard Pullings Feted At Farewell Dinner
URSDA. Richard Pullings honored at a farewell dinner by Pennsylvania Gas Company employees in the Gate Room of Hotel Corry. Former Corry office manager now serves as assistant manager in Erie. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Brown, Mr and Mrs LeRoy Hoyt, Mr and Mrs Charles Jackman, Mr and Mrs Gilbert Rowland, Mr and Mrs Guy Davis, Mr and Mrs Maxwell Devereaux, Mr and Mrs Leo Hanlin, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Anderson, Miss Evelyn Baccus, and Edward Hatch. A gift was given to Mr Pulling and his wife, plus a Christmas centerpiece donated by Citizens Corry Office of Marine National Bank.
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Pennsylvania Gas Company
Corry
Richard Pulling
Pulling
Erie
Robert Brown
LeRoy Hoyt
Charles Jackman
Gilbert Rowland
Guy Davis
Maxwell Devereaux
Leo Hanlin
Lawrence Anderson
Evelyn Baccus
Edward Hatch
Citizens Corry Office
Marine National Bank
CJ Women Hold Holiday Party at VFW Post
Corry Jamestown Corporation women held a holiday party at the VFW Post home with 55 guests enjoying ham and turkey dinners after a social hour. The group sang carols and prizes were awarded to Mary Burkhart Cora Radecki Thomas Pierotti Evelyn Wells Daniels Sam Stultz Audrey Edwards Rebecca Greer Sally McCloskey. Arrangements were made by Mrs. Arthur Storer Helen Rogers Patricia Russell Freda McCray and Mrs. John McMahon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Jamestown Corporation
VFW
Mary Burkhart
Cora Radecki
Thomas Pierotti
Evelyn Wells
Mary Daniels
Sam Stultz
Audrey Edwards
Rebecca Greer
Sally McCloskey
Arthur Storer
Helen Rogers
Patricia Russell
Freda McCray
John McMahon
Mrs Ellen Blanchard Ill in Erie Hospital Visit Meeting
The report notes Mrs Ellen Blanchard is ill at Hamot Hospital in Erie as a surgical patient. Seventeen members attended the meeting and enjoyed dessert refreshments after the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Blanchard
Hamot Hospital
Erie
Christmas Concert at Corry Area High School
The 25th annual Christmas Concert at Corry Area High School featured the Girls Chorus and Mixed Chorus in a staged religious portrayal of Christ’s birth. Candles lit the processional, scenes unfolded in 21 tableaux with Larry Rieck as narrator, and solo spots highlighted Jer ry Harness Priscilla Shreck engost Tom Jewell and Liz Fuller.
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Corry Area High School
Christ
Larry Rieck
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