Local social notes recount holiday gatherings and travels
Mrs Leon scoun hosted a card party at 310 Wrigat Street with a three-table 600 game won by Mrs Eugene Bursink and Mrs Felix Matthews. Guests included Mrs Wills Root of Columbus and Mrs Lilth Parker. Attendees plan January meeting. several locals leave for Miami, Tarpon Springs, and Apple Valley to spend winter or visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Scoun
Wills Root
Columbus
Lilth Parker
Eugene Bursink
Felix Matthews
Bursink
Jessie Mason
North Center Street
Miami
Fin
Maurie Kaz
Mayer
William Hoylen
Christine
Michele
Billy
Nichols
Leo Hoylen
East Pleasant Street
Charles Shuss
East South Street
Tarpon Springs
Pressley B. Shuss
William Eliott
Kathie
Patty
Philadelphia
Elliott
Dan Taggart
East Main Street
Harold Sweet
Dayton
Bernadette Dahl
Hileen
Ronny
Miss Dorothy Hicks Engaged To Be Married
Dor othy Mae Hicks of Spartansburg is engaged to Robert Wayne Mc Crillis son of Neil McCilllis of Townville The couple plan marriage after Dor othy completes Spartansburg Consolidated School and Robert a 1949 Townville High School graduate who served two years in the U S Marine Corps including Korea No wedding date set
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Hicks
RD. 4
Spartansburg
Dorothy Mae
Robert Wayne McCrillis
Neil McCilllis
Townville
Spartansbur Consolidated School
Los i
Townwile High School
U. S. Marine Corps
Korea
New Year’s Eve Party Planned At IOOF Hall
A New Year s Eve party is planned tomorrow at the IOOF Hall beginning at 8 20 p m. Organized by residents from Corry and surrounding area the event includes dancing refreshments and party favors. Amy also will be served.
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IOOF
Corry
W R Jordan Honored At Surprise Birthday Party
Mrs W R Jordin hosted a surprise birthday gathering for Mr Jovian at the Jordan Junie 27 East Frederick Street. Attendees arrived from Dewittyilie and shared candied wafers birthday cake apple pie coffee and other refreshments while Mr Jordan received several fine gifts.
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W. R. Jordan
W.R. Jordin
Jovian
Jordan Junie
East Frederick Street
Mishlers Host Social Evening for Fourteen Guests
Mr and Mrs Herold P Mishler hosted a party on East Irving street last evening with fourteen guests in attendance. The social event featured dancing light refreshments and an exchange of comical gifts concluding with a late lunch.
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H. P. Mishler
Herold P. Mishler
East Irving Street
Bracken Funeral Home Hosts Holiday Party at Bracken Home
Friends and employees of Bracken Funeral Home attended a holiday gathering last night at Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Bracken Jr's home. Seventeen guests enjoyed the sociable evening and light refreshments to close the event.
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Bracken Home
Bracken Funeral Home
O. W. Bracken Jr
West Smilin Street
Dancing Classes Start Registration With Mrs Tarbell
Mrs Marjorie Tarbell announced registrations for tap ballet and octal dancing at her home 429 East South Street. Enrollment opens Tuesday January 3 for both children and adults.
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Marjorie Tarbell
East South Street
Tarbell
Miss Mary Hepler Engaged to Chester Hajec
Mr and Mrs Lester A Hepler of 16 Summer street announce the Christmas engagement of their daughter Mary to Chester Hajec son of Stanley Hajec of R D 2 and the late Mrs Hajec. Mary is a Moosethart Til graduate class of 1952 and attended beauty school. She works at Carrolls Reality Salon. Chester Hajec a 1950 Corry High School graduate operates Colta Garage on East Main street extension.
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Mary Hepler
Chester Hajec
Lester A. Hepler
Summer Street
Mary
Stanley Hajec
Hajec
Miss Hepler
Moosethart, Til
Carroll's
Reality Salon
Hajee
Corry
Colta
East Main Street
VFW Ladies Auxiliary Enjoys Yule Dinner
The VFW Ladies Auxiliary held a Christmas party last evening at Diemer's Cafeteria. The dining room was decorated for the season and the cafeteria staff served turkey dinners to the group. An exchange of gifts took place, and the next session will be January 12.
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Sg Menoes
Ine Vew Laces
Diemer's
Pitts
Journalist Denies Bribe In Gendarme Case
In a Paris interview Chassagne said he never posed for pictures and never bribed any gendarme. He claimed to know nothing about government legal action and noted officials would issue a corrective Interior Ministry statement. Faure Moviennne’s Paris office protested bribery charges, asserting their reporters remain impartial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Une
Chassagne
Jacques Duhamel
Faure
Interior Ministry
Fae Moviennne
Paris
Introducing a son born at Corry Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Oakley Terrill of RD 3 welcome a son born early this morning at Corry Memorial Hospital.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Oakley Terrill
Seal Sales Lag In Corry Area
Corry Christmas Seal Committee reports only 1333 of 8000 letters answered with $3750 donated, lagging behind last year’s 1402 responses and $4000. Officials urge timely replies, stressing TB’s threat and that buying seals funds services to keep TB from homes and families.
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Corry
West
Labor welcomed tax hike on employer contributions in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports say four major Pennsylvania labor groups praised a decision raising employer payroll contributions to the unemployment compensation fund calling it a breath of fresh air and a move toward a solvent fund. The state Chamber of Commerce criticized the ruling as burdensome to 180,000 employers.
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Harrisburg
State Justice Department
Pennsylvania
State Cio Council
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Railroad
United Mine Workers of America
Leonard Fox
State Chamber of Commerce
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
9 Chamber
Dr Salk Honored by Dental Fraternity in Pittsburgh
Dr Jonas E Salk, developer of the polio vaccine, received the Achievement Medal of the Alpha Omega dental fraternity in Pittsburgh. He was not present to accept the ward, which was accepted on his behalf by 10-year-old Gail Rosenthal, a former polio patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salk
Pittsburgh
Jonas E Sali
Alpha Omega
International Dental Fraternity
nWard
Gail Rosenthal
Quints Seek To Patch Up Row
Three of the Dionne quintuplets returned to Ontario with their brother to discuss family rifts after parents accused surviving sisters of drifting away. The visit aims to mend ties amid a long involving fortune management and past Christmas estrangement.
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Sememieu
North Bay
Ont
Diotine
Oliva Dionne
Dionne
Yvonne
Cecile
Annette
Ola Jr
Sirman
Montreal
Quints
L. M Edwards
Trust Company
Marl
Emilie
Edwards
No Progress in WE Union Talks
Westinghouse Electric Corp and the AFL-CIO International Union of Electrical Workers reported good meetings but no progress on core issues after another failed attempt to end the strike of 44,000 workers at 30 plants. A further meeting was set for today as Sharon plant dismissals were announced and police arrested a picket for inciting to riot following line disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Murray
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Afl-Cio International Unon
Murray
Westinghouse
Sharon
Cemnany
Officials to Take Office in Harrisburg Area Next Week
Many newly elected county city and township officials will be sworn in next week though an oath date split exists with Monday a holiday due to New Year’s Day. State Elections Bureau director says no uniform pattern. some take office Monday others Tuesday. Several legislators resign to assume local posts. Ziegler will be sworn in as Harrisburg mayor Monday.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Hundi
Albert Eberminn
State Elections Bureau
Sen Bane
Common Pleas
Fayette County
Hamilton
Phila
Philadelphia
Kuback
Berks
Reading
Ziegler
Dauphin
Fire destroys three stores in Kittanning blaze
A fire in Kittanning Pennsylvania damaged three downtown businesses costing about $10,000. The blaze began shortly before 7 p.m. and damaged Georges' Tire Shop the adjoining Kittanning Electric Co and the Bagnall and Wagaman Furniture Store with no injuries reported.
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Kittanning Kittanning
Pennsylvania
Georges
Kittanning Electric Co
Bagnall and Wagaman
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