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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1945
Page
4
Readable text notes a Christmas party for choir members at a French Greple church with invited guests Mr and Mrs P Syllivani and others. Boxes and sandwiches were served as refreshments. The event appears to be an annual Christmas Eve gathering long-standing in the parish.
Mrs iaynor Mus Noem Tarbell and Mrs Wayne Robinson hosted a Santa visit at Snyder Circle aiding ninety families. Volunteers from Glos sar Th Gistibuting Wied venely helped entertain children while a local pengie of Pyar Airyeen donated to FHE. The remaining funds were given to the Salvation Army.
Local Christmas gatherings bring many travelers and servicemen to Corry including Bernard Wilson and family, Alfred Piccard, Donal Betts, and Ted Sarnicki visiting relatives. Residents James Brown, John Shields, and Rose Mary Willis host relatives from Erie, Washington, and Columbus.
A brief note announces the arrival of a newborn to Mr and Mrs Gary Dingfelder of Corry Pennsylvania at Corry Hospital. Details are limited but record the birth in local notices.
Miss Mable Hays of East Plessant street wed J Sherman Weaver on Christmas Eve at 8 o clock in a ceremony by Rev Noah E B Vessey. The bride wore a gold suit with accessories and red rose corsage. Attendant Maxine Hotchkiss in a brown suit with pink rose corsage. Hubert Hotchkiss was best man. Mrs Weaver, manager at local Woolworth, plans to move January 15 to Pittsburgh where Mr Weaver owns a news store.
Ms Arthur Hoffman of Concord hosted a Christmas and birthday party for her daughter Marlene who turned four. Ten guests attended a fine dinner with a decorated cake and ice cream as gifts were given to the young honoree.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Thomas hosted the Thomas Motor Company employees and their wives for a holiday dinner at Hotel Corry. Gifts were exchanged and Christmas bonuses distributed as the group gathered to celebrate the season.
A Columbus gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Ralph Gurtis and Miss Tda Obert featured a Christmas themed home with gifts and a repast. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Preston Ohrn and Miss Marjorie Ohrn of Erie, Lt Comdr and Mrs Edward Bull of Annapolis, and others from Philadelphia Meadville Buffalo Corry and more.
George H. Earle former U S minister to Bulgaria and ex governor of Pennsylvania will wed Jacqueline Marie Sacre a 23 year old Belgian in a civil ceremony at the Istanbul municipal building Friday Only the bride s parents and a few witnesses will attend including U S consul general Robert B McAtee and vice consul Charles McVicker
Thelma Gohn, daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Gohn of Spring Creek, is among 45 young women who received caps in recent Pittsburgh School of Nursing exercises. She studied three months at Seton Hill College and three months at Pittsburgh School of Nursing and will continue training at Pittsburgh Hospital. She is visiting her parents in Spring Creek.
A Christmas Eve party hosted by friends featured a delicious dinner and a warm welcome. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Claude Baccus, Mrs. Ratha Baccus, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fox and daughter Peggy, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wright and son Larry, Miss Reve Burlingame, Earl Babcock, and Mrs. William Decker.
Miss Wilming Smith was surprised by friends on her birthday with an afternoon of Chinese checkers and a jigsaw puzzle. Her mother hosted ice cream cake and chocolate milk for guests, who presented remembrances and watched a movie.
A winter storm coats Albany New York with heavy snow and frigid air overnight temperatures rise to the mid 40s above, shaping an unsettled forecast. The report notes mixed precipitation elsewhere with sleet rain and snow, followed by a clearing trend and continued cold spells across the region.
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