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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1942
Page
8
A community church pageant and holiday program are announced with multiple groups listed. Names include Salvation Army officers, local church leaders, and youth choirs. Christmas services feature sermons, open-air meetings, Sunday school, and a Christmastime pageant with a large cast and gifts for families in need.
Rev. W. W. Conley presides at Spartanburg Gospel Tabernacle with Sunday School at 10:00 A M Morning Worship at 11:00 A M Evangelistic service Thursday at 6 30 P M prayer and Bible study at 8 00 P M Saturday young people's meeting at 8 30 P M Chapel of St Matthew Union City Pa offers Holy Communion and sermon at 8 00 A M
Listings for Emmanuel Episcopal Church and St Elizabeths Church plus Sciota Church announce services. Emmanuel Episcopal Church Corner Smith and North Center streets holds 10:00 a.m. service with Clyde W Shotabarvey reader, 11:00 a.m. morning prayer and sermon, Christmas pageant for church school. St Elizabeths Church at 98 West Pleasant Street offers Masses Sundays at 8 and 10, first Fridays Communion at 6:30, Mass and benediction at 7:00 a.m., catechism for children Saturdays 9 to 10 a.m. Sciota Church lists Sunday School with Mrs C W Hubertz, Helen Damon and Lucille Kimmy.
Rev J Kenneth Andrews leads 9 30 am morning worship with a sermon Do You Doubt the Virgin Birth There is 10 30 am Sunday School 8 00 pm evening service featuring a pageant When the Light Shone by Rita Dalzell Young people present the community project under Mrs J Kenneth Andrews sponsor assistors Darroll Lay and Steward Kaen There is Tuesday prayer meeting at 8 o'clock No Loyal Workers Society meeting Saturday evening
A mixed, partial directory of local churches including Christian and Missionary Alliance, First Baptist, Church of Christ, Methodists, Seventh Day Adventist, Presbyterian, Lutheran and Catholic parishes. It references Washington and Pleasant streets, Center Street, and Seventh Way, noting several congregations and locations within Corry.
ERIE Dec 1 Pyter Poplar aged 73 drowned in a six foot water filled grave he dug at the Bele County Home near Gitardl where he had lived for ten years. Deputy coroner Georgs said the death was under investigation to determine if accidental or self inflicted as Poplar had been acting strangely recently. He was last seen leaving the main building Thursday afternoon before dinner. workers found his body at the bottom of the grave after others helped dig it up and surface it for removal to the county home. Poplar had supervised grave digging at the home and preferred to prepare one or two graves. He was admitted to the county home in 1982 after hospital treatment.
A mounting list of Christmas sermons carols and pageants across Gilbert L Boyd First Baptist and other area churches. Programs include Merrill Person superintendent Bible school, choir cantata Behold and Tidings, Miss Mary Graham violin, Young People Society evenings, and a Christmas Eve candlelight service at St Pauls Lutheran.
A 22 year old, identified as a Negro, was brought before Alderman Worge Brabender on charges of burglary after a reported entry at 7 30 p.m. The suspect, who gave address 326 W 19th Street, allegedly tried to open a window during an attempt to enter a second room. Davis andYukto testified, Baker, formerly employed by Davis, aided in the incident.
Jamestown December 19. A hearing examined violation of Maximum Price Regulation No 139 and Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 regarding a used refrigerator sale. Ernest D Leet acted for the defendant while Hake faced charges for a $125 delivery on November 10. The case centered on the regulation of prices for used household appliances.
Erie dispatch notes Wilbur Uminitz, serving 10 years of a 60 year sentence for robbery and rape, was commuted by a state pardon despite protests by District Attorney Laub. Laub traveled to Harrisburg weeks earlier to oppose release, citing the severity of the crime and lengthy term.
Dec 19 Michael Aui thoy Cusimino, a youth in Warren, was wounded in a leg during an armed robbery attempt. He was hospitalized on advice of jail physician after county authorities requested examination. He faced arraignment before Police Justice Greenland, pleading not guilty to armed robbery. He cannot be held without bail and was moved to the county jail hospital. Jamestown Dec 194 Michael Chedioeno of Uhiyelby was wounded by Warren police during a holdup attempt. He confessed he fled the city as law closed in. Police searched Cushmana’s room Tuesday, after the candy store hold-up, and checked places he frequented. he had not been in his room since Monday.
Warren, Israel Kusso, 19 Marrer street, 4s in Warren Geneva hospital with a broken leg after being struck Thursday night by a car driven by John J. Ugard of Youngsville. Kusso was tending a snow chain on a state highway when a passing vehicle, unable to see in time, struck him. Hospital exam showed the leg broken just above the knee.
Fragmented OCR text references universities, seismic activity in London, tremors and various names. Core readable items mention Father Jd University, EWD, Zork force, and southeast region. No coherent events or dates emerge to detail a clear news item.
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