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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1963
Page
5
A son was born yesterday at Union City Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Gordon Caldwell of Cambridge Springs. A son was born yesterday at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Verner Swanson of Union City.
Mary Circle at East Pleasant street home with Mrs. Tracy White hosting sixteen members and one guest. Devotions featured each member reciting a favorite verse. Business session sought six volunteers for the February 13 Father-Son banquet and featured a program on The Crusade Scholarship Procession. Martha Circle met at Hast Main street home of Mrs. Herbert Loveland with fourteen members attending and devotions on the Good Samaritan by Mrs. William Rieck.
Kiwanis show director Jay Looker reports strong local interest in If The Shoe Fits as cast chairman Frank Grice notes the two act program blends a musical revue with a modern minstrel bill. The Corry Area High School performance runs February 12 13 and 14 at 8 30 pm with reserved seats available at Corry Bakery starting tomorrow.
Bridge players met at the YMCA for the Tuesday Afternoon Duplicate event. Winners include Mrs. Philip Zalzneck and Mrs. Vee Lindsey 43, Mrs. Donald Hall and Mrs. James Sullivan 40 4, Wisconsin's Florence McCray and Mrs. B H Battholms 74, and Mrs. Thomas Maloney with Mrs. Richard Peebles 3. A Master Point game is planned for next week with Mrs. Maloney 45 taking reservations.
Rebekah Lodge met in the 100F Hall with Mrs. Wilam Dahl presiding. The district committee for the IOOF Northwestern Association meeting on May 1st in Corry includes Mrs. Elof Dahl Mrs. William Dahl and Mrs. Edward Ross Bach er. Six Corry Area High School students will test for the United Nations Pilgrimage Tour sponsored by the Erie County IOOF Picnic Association. A valentine motif featured in table settings with refreshments by Bertha Darwin Ethel Matthews and Louis Auer. Next meeting date February 19.
Arena Bean 18 of Bendersville Adams County was named Pennsylvania apple queen for 1963 at the association meeting in Gettysburg. William M Lott of Gardners Adams County was re elected president and Mrs Frederick Griest Jr of Fandale won the women’s auxiliary presidency succeeding Mrs Robert Herr of Lancaster.
Mrs. Francebrader hosted American Legion Auxiliary members as President Mrs. Keith Orn announced a shift to one meeting per month on the first Tuesday. Union City district director Mrs. Mark Anderson shared a National Security Forum report from Washington, D C, and Mrs. Victor Orn spoke on the Linesville Tri County Council session. A letter from Thomas Morris 12 the auxiliary's adopted son at Scotland School Pa described life there. Refreshments by Mrs Schrader and Mrs Anne Andrus. next meeting set at Mrs Gertrude Longs Snyder Circle on March 5.
New members R Richard Pulling and Glenn Henderson were welcomed into the Rotary Club at the Hotel Corry. They received pins and the Rotary book Adventures in Service. Dr. Joseph Seitz presented the items amid remarks. James E. Graham of Butler attended as a visiting Rotarian. Plans for six months of club activities and event committees were announced.
The Corry Assembly of God Church on East Main Street held its annual business session. LeRoy Wiley was elected president with Donald Engle as vice president, Carl Laxman as treasurer, Donald Bankes as chaplain, and Leroy Hamilton as news reporter. The next meeting is scheduled for the first Tuesday in March.
The Lillian Episcopal Church parishioners heard a program of modern hymns and ancient chants performed by the Washing ton Men's and Boys Choir and students from a New York seminary. A prelude dinner featured Mrs Louis Morgon and Mrs Igames Kensinger as co hostesses. The guild plans a sales project and a Lent supper schedule with a March 5 meeting to follow a 5:30 Lent service.
Xi Beta Phi of Beta Sigma Phi held its first February meeting at Galles Cafeteria with Mrs. Frank Wise as hostess. Betty Pratt presented a program on Presidents Washington and Lincoln, ending with a Gettysburg Address recording. A 2 mid Eastern Sorority conference was announced for May in Baltimore.
Queen candidate Miss Craker daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Craker of 451 Worth Street was chosen for the second annual Sweetheart Ball to be held in the Moose Club ballroom on February 16. A Beav erettes member and senior usher she plans secretarial work and is treasurer of her class. She enjoys dancing bowling and skating in her leisure time.
A March 2 dance for adults only features the Corriders and Corry Area High School Dance Band at the YMCA. Sterling Wees says the party runs from 8 p m to 11 80 p m with refreshments served by the YMCA Ladies Auxiliary.
Corry City chapter No. 17 Order of the Eastern Star will host a dessert card party on April 1 in the Moose Club ballroom. Mrs. Thomas Hickle chairs the event with Mrs. Duard May as cochairman of the ways and means committee. Further announcements will follow about the spring event.
A fierce winter storm widened a channel through Cape Hatteras eroding beaches from Florida to North Carolina. Coast Guard and engineers dumped sandbags as residents faced long ferry detours and potential further intensification in 24 hours.
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