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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1947
Page
5
A partial power outage hit Titusville on Saturday night with some areas dark for over two hours. The interruption began around 7:45 PM and lasted up to two hours, not affecting all sections equally.
The Corry Hospital Auxiliary met at 7:30 pm at the Nurses Home with sixteen members. reports noted seven new mattresses in use, a need for bed lamps and a mixmaster, and a planned bridge party fund raiser for February 14 and 15. The group appointed March’s visiting committee and discussed hospital equipment conditions while planning prizes for a bridge contest.
The Union City Ministerial Association met at the Union City Presbyterian Church at 10 30 a m Monday with Rev H T Tickner delivering devotions and reading two poems by Bishop Cushman The forum on Incidents Out of the Minister s Life was led by Rev B I Swarlwood with all ministers sharing experiences Benediction was given by Rev Jordan Cole The next meeting will be at the Church of the Nazarene in March with several ministers in attendance.
The Bear Lake Lottville area Home Economics group met at Mrs. Harold Pelton’s home. Miss Mollie Pickering Warren county extension rep demonstrated fabric cutting for an overstuffed chair and measurements were taken for material. The next meeting will be February 13 at Mrs. Lloyd Price’s home in Lottaville to discuss refinishing furniture and removing stains.
Circle No 2 of the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church met last evening with 22 members present. Mrs Robert Howles hosted assisted by Miss Mamie Mac and Mrs Lawrence Eisenman. Miss Harriet Myers presided. Mrs Leland Johnston gave the devotional and Mrs Benjamin Skinner reviewed Portrait of a Pilgrim. Refreshments were served and the March 3 meeting will be at Ruth Foster's on North Center Street.
Mrs. Jessie K Newton hosted 18 Mentor Club members at her South Center street home with two guests Miss Retta Wilson and Mrs. M Ashton. Miss Wilson spoke on India customs and native press in native dress after twenty years as a missionary in India.
Mr and Mrs Merl Lawson of 640 1st Main street quietly observe their 45th anniversary. Married February 4 1902 in Clymer at Rev Parker s Baptist Church they have lived in Corry 81 years and at current home 29 years. They have four children two stepchildren ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mrs Lawson has two more children from a former marriage. No party due to Mrs Lawson s illness.
At a full day meeting at Mrs Henry Querreveld home twenty one members attended with sixteen men and children at a noon tureen dinner. In the afternoon they tied a comforter quilted and elected officers for the coming year: Mrs Peter Schihman President Mrs Homer Kolstee Vice President Mrs Archie Hurlbut Secretary Mrs Ivan Hessink Assistant Secretary Mrs Will Bensink Treasurer Mrs Wilbur Camp Assistant Treasurer The next meeting place will be announced later.
The February business meeting of We Business and Professional Women's Club was held Monday at 8 pm in the North Center street club rooms. Twenty members attended chaired by President Laying Kysar. Marjorie Zalzneck reported $62.11 from a January card party funded a nursery utility table at Corry Hospital and help for club room repainting. New members Bertha Darwin and Margaret Bartholme joined. Health talk by Mabel Beall covered anemia cancer heart trouble vaccines and thyroid. Attendance winner was Mary DeLury. Next meeting is February 17 social with a green dinner at 6:30.
Mr and Mrs Henry Querreveld of R D C were surprised Saturday as eighty neighbors and friends gathered to honor their 25th wedding anniversary. A social evening included a lunch with crackers cake ice cream and coffee and a purse of money was presented to the couple.
Treasury efforts against tax evasion yielded more than two billion dollars in added assessments over 18 months. Internal Revenue data show about 1.5 billion of the total was added in 1946, per Secretary Snyder's release.
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