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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1953
Page
6
A brief church message proclaims the arrival of a holy figure, inviting followers to gather and worship as the star is sighted and the event is celebrated with reverent anticipation.
A compact schedule lists services for St Thomas the Apostle, First Presbyterian, Emmanuel Parish, Salvation Army, St Pauls Lutheran, First Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist, Evangelical United Brethren, Church of the Nazarene, First Baptist, St Elizabeth R C, First Pentecostal, Church of Christ Scientist, and Christian Missionary Alliance. Times cover Holy Communion, Sunday School, worship, youth groups, Bible study, prayer meetings, and evening services across West Pleasant, East Pleasant, North Center, South Center, Center, Park and related streets.
Local page lists sponsors including Bracken Funeral Home Pauls Men’s Woor Phillips Martin Motor Sales Model Dairy Company Thermas Motors of Corry Eu Guignon Ajax Tron Works Olde the Florist Sthoub Wallpaper Paint Crystal Coal Fogle Lumber Corry Jamestown Mfg Hammond Elevator The Corry Bakery Western Auto Rex Theatre Brigham Hardware Frang Furniture and other firms supporting community events.
The Evang elical United Brethren Church will stage a two part Christmas program with morning recitations and songs from Beginners Primary and Junior departments during Sabbath school hour and an evening play by Intermediate and Youth. The Primary list includes many named children performing pieces such as A Christmas Carol, The Way to Keep Christmas and God Loves Children. The Beginners portion features songs like Away in the Manger and The King’s Birth with numerous child performers. A Junior choir and candle segment Candles for Christmas will close the program with a large group from Harold Carlson and Rusty Sell White classes assisting.
The annual Carthyrus program at the Assembly of God Church unfolds tomorrow evening at Boselocke. The program features Welcome by James Engle, Joy To the World, Scriptural readings and prayers by Rev. Donald Brown, multiple recitations and solos by Lois Smith Mildred Engle Cheryl Earle and others, a play When Angels Sing with listed cast, and a concluding Silent Night by the congregation.
A church program features soloist Stephen Olson with a scripture reading by John Carlson and a prayer led by Bary Bugbee. The tree trimming by Del mar Lundeen and others is followed by the evening play Why Christmas. Participants include Jerry Lloyd and many others. Reve Grover is soloist with Beverly Borstorff on piano. Morning service at 9:45 a.m. and evening at 7:45 p.m. Also notes mounting food shortage in Hong Kong with Canton authorities offering bonuses to farmers.
The First Methodist Church schedules two services with combined choirs and a Christmas pageant The 11 am service features Youth and Senior choirs performing Watchers Ye Holy Ones Holy Night and The New Born King Hallelujah from Messiah The sermon is The Song the Shepherds Sang An 7 10 pm evening service unites Junior and Youth Fellowship for The Christmas Story written by Rev Howard Stull A Christmas Eve service at noon includes additional music led by H Lynn Rice Mrs Rice and Miss Barbara Roberts
Mass picketing targeted five Pittsburgh department stores in a holiday dispute. Judge Harry M. Montgomery issued a consent order prohibiting mass picketing at Gimbels Rosenbaum's Frenk and Seder. Five AFL unions agreed to join the order limiting pickets to eight at each store entrance.
Eight bids were received for a project to rebuild part of the north pier at Erie Harbor entrance. J A Wells Construction Co of Cleveland bid 104 962.63, reportedly the most likely accepted due to a possible amendment. The work includes a steel sheet bulkhead, back tilting, and reconstruction of the concrete surface plus moving the Coast Guard look-out tower onto the pier.
Vienna dispatch reports Prague government lifting limits on some consumer goods. Textiles shoes cap matches and confectionery may be bought unlimitedly while prices for eggs cabbage firmed fish imported fruit and cheese drop about 20 percent.
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