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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1971
Page
5
Mrs. Lee Heliker of Spartansburg announces the engagement of her daughter Jinnetta L. Miller to Nelson Lynn Vallentine son of Mrs. Joseph Yourlonis of Erie. The couple plans a June wedding in Spartansburg.
Mrs. Ronald Hajec of Erie was honored at a stork shower hosted at the Hajec home. Guests included numerous Hajec family members and friends, with prizes, a gold tree centerpiece, and dessert, as plans for a later charity card party in February. Also reported were newborns: a son to Frederick Daley and Patricia Roberts at Corry Memorial Hospital and a daughter to Paul Baker and Janice Brown at Corry Memorial Hospital.
A single engine plane crashed south of DuBois along U S 322 injuring pilot Robert G Barnett 27 of Windsor Lock Conn who was hospitalized in intensive care. The crash torn out power lines caused a 20 mile service outage but most restored in about four hours. Witness said the low flight circled before the impact. Cause not yet known. Nixon to be backed by Hugh Scott on foreign policy in Senate remarks.
Nostalgia returns with Valentine cards inspired by 18th century Europe and 1900s America. Handmade, colorful cards feature hearts, Cupid imagery, and personal messages. Tips suggest using doilies, cutouts, and bookplates, with calls to celebrate St. Valentine on February 14.
GOP leader Sen. Robert Dole predicts Sen. Hubert Humphrey will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 1972. He spoke in Sacramento at a state GOP central committee meeting. The report also mentions a Sweetheart Ball hosted by the Women of the Moose with queen candidates, coronation, and fundraising for a nurses’ scholarship fund.
President Nixon designates former Pennsylvania Governor Raymond P. Shafer to lead a nine member commission examining marijuana laws and international controls. The study, starting Oct. 27, will run at least four years with Shafer paid 100 per day plus expenses.
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