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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1930
Page
8
Mrs. Guy Whaley and others attend Mor-O-Phua Club Christmas party at Mrs. W. Gibson 1 Corry. Local families plan Christmas visits across Warren and Erie areas with relatives in Warren and Guys Mills. School to close for Christmas vacation and resume January 5.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference the saying cleanliness next to godliness attributed to John Wadley 1708 to 1791 in Sermon On Dress and tied to HM and Whyte associated with Wesley. Also mentions Sterne 1703 birth and his Sentimental Journey with partial garbled lines about wind and shorn.
Beaverdam residents share Christmas events with neighbors and kin. Mr. and Mrs. Altoh Peterson, Eva, Rolla, and Orval visit Osterstuck family in Celoron. W C T U holds annual Christmas tree and dinner at Mrs. Mulgin home. Numerous family visits noted including Hayes, Swan, Proctor, Sturgis, and Riley families. Christmas tree and church activities wrap week.
Bear Lake area reports Dec 22 with visits by Jay Gravinle of Clymer to H J Seholton. K A Cobb Roy Perkins and Fritz Young in Corry. Eimer Church stay. Rebekahs and Odd Fellows party for Mrs Mable Tillotson and Mr Wilson at E A Wilson’s home. card games supper and neighbors’ party at Charles Stranigan’s.
Spartansburg Woman's Club plans year end meeting on Tuesday December 30 at Mrs Frank Hyde's home with a large turnout expected. Includes a members’ questionnaire, Christmas events at Sparta Grange, local visits and social notes from Spartansburg and surrounding towns.
Columbus December 33 Rev E A Hook pastor of the Baptist church in Sorry will oversee services at the Community church Sunday December 28 at 3 pm Sunday school at 2 pm Young People's Society at 7 pm Columbus Grange meets in regular session Saturday evening December 27 after a short business session there will be a social hour with carols games and stunts. Each member 15 asked to bring a gift not over 10 cents and apples for those not solicited. County Farm Agent O G Tritt will attend. Mr and Mrs Chan Dodd will Christmas in Jamestown New York with their son Leon Dodd and family. Mr and Mrs Gust Ohrn entertain for Christmas Mr and Mrs Clyde Wilson Niobe New York Mr and Mrs Earl Jackson Corry and Miss Julia Carrier Peekskill New York. Mrs Lelia Messenger leaves Wednesday for Meadville Pennsylvania to visit Mr and Mrs S A Clark and family. Mr Lura Covel and Miss Lulu Covel are noted.
Leon L Fancher 507 Monroe Street examiner of municipal accounts and former state assemblyman died suddenly at 10 50 yesterday morning at Tickkung Westchester County He was 63 years old Fancher represented the Willard assembly district in 1916 1917 and served nine years as supervisor of Jamestown wards He was active in Republican politics in Chautauqua County His death came as a shock to family and friends who had planned to greet him for Christmas
Govern or elect Gifford Pinchot returned to Grey Towers in Pike County today to spend the Christmas holidays with his family and nearby friends. Pinchot plans quiet seasonal rest after a busy campaign and will host relatives at the estate during the holiday period.
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