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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1940
Page
8
The newspaper prints donor names supporting church publicity for Sabbath preaching and lists services for many local denominations including Christian Science Seventh Day Adventist St Elizabeth Roman Catholic First Presbyterian Bear Lake United Brethren Bethel Tabernacle Algonquin Methodist St Pauls Lutheran and various local congregations with service times, Sunday School notes, and rector pastor names. a broad community religious roundup.
Directory style listing of multiple churches including Christian and Missionary Alliance at 96 East Church St, Nazarene near Essex and W Washington St, United Brethren in Christ on Ne Center St, Immanuel Episcopal at N Center and W Smith, First Baptist at Peasant St and Second Ave, First Church of Christ Scientist on Park St, First Methodist at Center and Pleasant, First Presbyterian at W Pleasant and Center, Seventh Day Adventist at Center St, St Elizabeth’s at 28 W Pleasant St, Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran at E South and Concord, The Salvation Army at Washington and Park Sts.
The Church of the Nazarene near Washington on Essex Street promotes open membership with Sunday School at 10:00 A M and worship at 11:30 A M for Rev E O Altice. Activities include 7:00 P M Young People, 7:45 P M Evangelistic Service, and Thursday prayer meetings. Another Nazarenes address at 36 East Church Street led by Rev Leor J Frank offers 10:30 A M Sunday School and 11:30 A M worship plus 1:30 P M evangelistic service with mid week prayer at 7:45 p.m.
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church at corner E Washingto n and Maple invites all to Sunday School at 1 45 AM with Roy Mather as superintendent and classes for all. Morning worship 00 AM with special New Year message What Does 1941 Hold for Me. Young People Service 3 30 PM and Evangelistic Service 1 30 PM. Pastor Gordon E Abrams plans a special message for the last Sunday night service of 1940 followed by a watch-night service Tuesday at 10 30 PM with communion. Wednesday features a New Year’s Day Young People rally at Meadville Tabernacle with a large Corry delegation. Thursday at 2 PM missionary prayer at 6 Fulton Avenue. Everyone invited to all services.
The notice lists weekly services at the Church of the United Brethren in Christ led by Rev H Ray Harris with Sunday School at 2 45 AM and morning worship at 14 00 AM plus a watch night service and candlelight communion. St Thomas B C church on West Washington Street offers Masses at 6 8 and 10 o'clock with Holy Hour Thursday evenings and First Friday communion.
Rev. Charles A. Rice, pastor, preaches at 11 00 A.M. and 8 00 P.M. Unified G E and preaching Wednesday 8 p.m. Prayer meet Thursday 8 p.m. Choir rehearsal. Mrs. Mabel Sill directs. Holy Communion last Sunday each month 7 15 P.M. Christian Endeavor meeting.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church located at Corner North Center and West Smith Streets holds morning prayer at 11:00 A. M. This notice lists the weekly service time and church location for parishioners and visitors.
Many residents spent Christmas in Corry or with relatives across nearby towns. Names include Ellsworth Woodard, Lillie family, Donaldson, Waite, Donaldson, Henry, Sickler, McKelvey, Morton, Koestner, Maxwell, Barber, Jackson, Mitchell, Koford, Matts, Brundage, Pabin, Kafferlin, and Damon. Activities range from home visits to dances and Bible class events at the Salvation Army Hall in Corry.
Eugene B. Barnett of White Plains New York becomes national leader of the Y M C A January first succeeding John B. Manley. The organization claims a membership of 2 000 000 youths in 1 200 branches across the United States.
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on December 28 hundreds of coal miners seized stripping equipment worth 76000 dollars, moving it away from Wil en Greenough's Greenough tract amid threats of dynamite. Officials say action aimed to prevent livelihoods loss as standoff continues and Greenough seeks court aid. Japan reports population rising by about a million annually.
Erie County budget requests total 106550 covering county departments and the Erie County tuberculosis hospital. Salary raises total 1080 for several staff, plus 1500 for road work and 1800 for stairway construction. District Attorney Taub seeks 31425 with no raises. Other requisitions include military contributions 11960 and probate office costs 23905.
Solores Gillen and Ante Seymour of the Against the Bloom show performed in a third radio script portraying daughter and mother roles. The segment featured their latest role as Neg’s Ring Arthur with humorous and dramatic exchanges, illustrating a family dynamic on the program.
A scrambled OCR snapshot shows fragmented references to weather disruption and radio programming across major stations. Mentions Wash ing ton and Philadelphia, stepping through schedules on WEAF NEC and WABC with vague program notes and stray names.
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