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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1968
Page
5
An unclear field report mentions shots fired near a South route and a young pupil injured beside the ankle. A police note references drivers, a drag race, and a reference to Reedsport with a price or rate noted. The text is heavily garbled with missing words and names.
A Berfrance graduate from Connesut Valley High School State College at Edinboro will earn a master’s in education there in August and teaches social studies in Sparta Merged School District. He will marry June 5 at McKean Methodist Church. Amalia del Ponte, 30, met Paolo Longoni in Milan on streetcar 29. They rode again as newlyweds with guests. Longoni paid 48 for a three hour city ride and wedding banquet.
The Erie County Federation of Republican Women plans the Lincoln Day dinner for February 20 at 6 30 p.m. at Shrine Club Mosque in Erie with U S congressman Richard Schwelker as speaker. Invitations go out after February 12 and reservations through Mrs Lawrence C Nichols at 665 2108.
In preparation for the 1968 Penn Lakes cookie sale, newly appointed neighborhood captains including one from Corry will meet District IV captain. The meeting at the Penn Laurel Dining Room in Warren starts with a 1 p.m. luncheon from Barry Biscuit Company, followed by discussions.
Members of the Corry Memorial Hospital auxiliary report plans for a CHEER Overcomers Club birthday party on February 16 at the VFW Post home and urge all members to attend. The article notes a Don Cossack Chorus appearance March 27, broom sales, volunteer week events, and new auxiliary members.
Cam Cervola, daughter of Frank and Phyllis Cervola, is a senior at Corry Area High School and a candidate for the Women of the Moose Sweetheart title. The ball is February 17 at the Moose Lodge. She plans Edinboro State College and elementary education, and she serves in Tri-Hi-Y, Rainbow Girls, Student Council, Senior Class Executive Council, Girls Chorus, co captain of the Drill Team, and president of Future Teachers of America. Her hobbies include swimming, water skiing, cooking, sewing, and singing.
Edinboro State College instructor Jack Tohtz reviewed Ernest Hemingway's life and works in a Corry Public Library lecture as part of the Great Author Series. The talk covered Hemingway in Paris, his style, The Old Man and the Sea, and his posthumous influence. upcoming event features Charles Glendinning on The Angry Young Men.
Seventeen Corry Grange members met at the Grange Hall with Roy Swart in charge. Mrs John Decker announced a supper for February 17 at 7 p.m. and asked members to bring a small wrapped gift for pirate bingo. Decorations featured a valentine motif. The general public is invited.
Pennsylvania Gas promotes A. C. Smith water heaters with double dollars, claiming faster hot water recovery than competitors. Includes delivery installation service and no money down, with up to 30 months to pay, valid January 29 to March 9.
A trooper from the local State Police barracks will present a talk on Narcotics at the February 19 meeting. The program begins at 9 30 p m following the meeting, with Mrs Darwin in charge of refreshments.
In Concord New Hampshire 18 Bishop Brady Roman Catholic High School students were sent to a barber on school grounds after ignoring a warning to get haircuts by a Monday. The school administrator the Rev Norman Limoges issued the action in response to the hair policy.
Mrs Stohlberg entertained members of the Mentor Club at her South Center street home. Miss Ann Baressi, president, conducted the business session and reported on Jean Paul Sartre's Age of Reason. Dessert was served from a Valentine themed table basis. The next session is set for February 1 at Mrs East Frederick street home.
Father Limoges greeted the newly shorn students with approving remarks saying That’s the first time I’ve seen your ears or I hardly recognized you. The moment marked a lighthearted end to the hair cutting vigil at the school gathering.
Readers share Frugal hacks from Heloise style column: breaking saccharin tablets on edge, diluting Sweetener for economy, sealing brushes in plastic bags to resume painting, creating cake cup desserts, preventing coffee cream from curdling, and lipstick eraser tip. Includes mothers advice on fair sharing and bangs pinning for makeup.
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