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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1931
Page
8
A mixed Christmas roundup reports rail and postal service changes, radio programs, local honors, and weather notes. Highlights include service resumption after a postal disruption, a Coast Artillery transfer to the Philippines, a foot injury from a rail accident, and Christmas trees donated to Gerry Hospital with a hospital radio for patient comfort.
Mr and Mrs Emmett Patchen attended a birthday party for Mrs Hannah Schrevers at Clymer Center. Schrevers, aged 85, received a sunshine box from her children grandchildren and great grandchildren. A noon dinner followed with many local visitors from De Wittville French Creek and Clymer.
A 1931 United Press listing outlines five radio features across networks NBC CBS and associated stations. Entries include Metropolitan Opera at 7:55 p m and light opera gems at 4:00 p m with conversions by an orchestra. A pageant featuring Toada Sel del closes the lineup at 10:30 p m on WHAF NBC network.
Last night's event in the First Methodist Episcopal Church filled the Sunday school room to seat all attendees. The children's program featured a varied mix of numbers and a pleasing pantomime Why the Chimes Rang. The cathedral front with lighting enhanced the production. Next Sunday includes a Happy Sunday Evening service with a stereopticon lecture showing how children live abroad. Janet Foster will sing Jesus Loves Me, Floris Decker adds a Christmas prayer. Public urged to arrive early for good seating.
The Blue Eye and Weber schools staged a large Christmas program at the Blue Eye church featuring recitations songs and plays. Parents and neighbors from Corry and Pint Valley attended while Santa Claus distributed treats to children.
Mr and Mrs Henry Jaquith hosted guests including Vern Athi from Mdjoute Sunday Mira and John Aekerson at Mrs Ployd Griswold in Corry Saturday afternoon Irving Briggs visited Bee Saturday Mr and Mrs Will Burch visited Corry Thursday afternoon Ray Griswold of Arie spent the weekend with Martha Griswold and Henry Jaquith entertaining two sisters and their family from One.
The Ohio Supreme Court awarded Ry Hunter Willis former treasurer and general manager of the National Erie Company and associates damages totaling 2,701,971.97 against the O’Delight Maxhine Company. The decision was announced in Columbus, Ohio.
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