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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1960
Page
5
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Miss Colette McClintock of East Congress street arrived home last evening from Aliquip pa where she spent the weekend visiting Miss Charlene Henry. John Chillock returned to Snyder Crete last night from a business trip to Boston and spent a few days with his mother Mrs. Anna Chillock of Wilkes Barree.
In the absence of the scheduled speaker snowbound in Pittsburgh, Harold Patterson led the YMCA Ladies Auxiliary meeting on North Center street. He spoke of a recent trip to Washington with photos. Hawaii was rescheduled for May. Plans for a public hobby and art show in April were formed with Mrs. L O Nichols as chair. The group voted to purchase an incinerator and discussed the February 29 membership dinner. Next meeting set for March 21.
Twenty four CJ Office Girls of Corry Jamestown Corporation hosted a pre-nuptial dinner forMiss Bonnie Fitzgerald an employee in Plant Tt production control. The bride elect daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Fitzgerald of Union City will wed Patrick G Cooney on February 27 at St Boniface Church Hammet Pa. Dinner tables were prettily set and the group presented an electric steam iron.
Mrs Paul Crowell celebrated her 20th birthday yesterday with a birthday supper at the First Avenue home of Mr and Mrs Crowell. Guests included Mr and Mrs Leon Cable Jr and the Catalfuc hosts.
The Elgin-Beaveraam Lose Company Ladies Auxiliary held a meeting to organize a bake sale at Sears in Corry on Friday February 19 starting 11 30 a m and a chicken dinner at the fire hall on Saturday February 20 at 5 p m Tickets available at the door chaired by Mrs William Mercer and Mrs Walter Burrows
Twenty six youths attended a coed pool party at the YMCA hosted by Girl Scout Troop 98 last night. Lifeguard Mary Beth Keppel aided by Linda Tarbell and Robert Jolley supervised the swim, followed by a box supper and dancing in the First Presbyterian Church recreation room. Troop 398 is sponsored by the church with Mrs Robert Jolley as leader.
The Evangelism Committee of the Lutheran Men at St. Pauls Church announced a visitation program at last night’s meeting led by President Elof Dahl. They discussed bringing Thiel College Choir to Corry Area High School on Sunday afternoon February 21, with Rev. Elmer A. Ortner as speaker on A Man and His Work.
A daughter to Mr and Mrs Randolph Niemeyer Jr of Union City was born yesterday at Cotty Memorial Hospital. Karen Lynn born this morning at Ident Hospital Endicott NY to Mr and Mrs Eugene Scherer former Carry residents. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs William d Tagbant of Grove Street and Elmer Shorer of Wayne Leet is paternal grandfather. A son Edward Dimitri born to Mr and Mrs Edward B Salovm of RD 3 Corry on February 5 at WCA Hospital in Jamestown.
A Beta Sigma Phi event held at the Moose Home featured a Valentine theme with red and white decorations, 40 card tables, and many volunteers coordinating prizes, dining, and kitchen duties. Winners included multiple Canasta and Bridge players, with door prizes donated by local merchants and a 50 30 drawing won by Mrs. Joseph Piccardi Columbus.
Allan Hasbrouck of the Radio Amateurs of Corry spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Cory on ham radio operations licenses wave bands and distant contacts including California. Twenty members attended and plans were made for Kiwanis Carnival during Corry Frontier Days.
The Eric Bottling Co sponsored a six part skating series starting Saturday at Rainbow Rink in Waltsburg. About 100 skaters attended as door prizes from local merchants were announced. Skating ran 1 to 5 pm. Winners included Mrs S Walters from Corry, Dick Phillips from Wattsburg, and Miss Ruth Stevenson from Lowville.
Corry Grange No.5 met at the Grange hall on Park Street for a Valentine party attended by two visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Marc Wright of Mast Branch. Overseer Joh Decker led the session in the master’s absence as plans for next month’s refreshment and cleanup committees were announced and a holiday program with valentine card exchange was enjoyed. Prizes went to John Decker and several members, king and queen were T. R. Sorenson and Mrs. John Decker, and cookies tea and coffee were served to about eighty attendees. Next meeting set for March 7 with a small gift entertainment feature.
An open house Saturday evening will honor S/Bgt. and Mrs. Donald Mason who recently returned to the country after five years in Germany and France. They will begin the first of next week for Omaha Nebraska where the former will be stationed with the U S Air Force. The open house is given by his mother Mrs Chandler Mason at her home in Spring Creek from 7 to 9 o'clock February 20 and all friends relatives and neighbors are invited.
A seven year old boy with cerebral palsy was found strangled in his Pittsburgh North Side home. Police say a five foot clothesline tied to a cap pistol in the upper bunk looped to his bed caused the accidental death as he apparently turned in his sleep.
A Blair County soldier PFC Donald Riggleman, 25, Tyrone, and Jesse Davis, 42, Brand St. Hotel manager in East Liberty, were arrested on assault and battery charges after exchanging hammer blows in a hotel lobby. Riggleman sustained face and head cuts while Davis had scalp wounds after a girl allegedly took $40 from Riggleman’s room.
On January 3, 1960 a girl refractured the same limb after a fall. On February 18 she broke the right wrist sliding down an embankment near home. Now immobilized with both arms in casts. She is a sixth grader at Wright School. The Correll family has a history of fractured limbs, with Mrs. Correll cracking a left elbow on January 31, 1966 after a fall on ice.
Queen Elizabeth's doctors planned final examination before the birth of her third child at Buckingham Palace. The 33 year old monarch had walked in palace gardens and signed papers as physicians on standby since Monday.
The excerpt notes Queett's maternity and a nurse being recalled when birth is imminent with possible timing this week up to Saturday per palace sources. Security at the palace has been tightened in response to the situation.
A cab driver Arnold Johnson 40 and his four children Jerold 18 Carmen 14 and Allen 7 died in a fatal house fire that destroyed a two family home in Rome New Jersey. Esther Johnson the wife was hospitalized in Oneida County Hospital for injuries.
Pennsylvania heated by weekend storms reports snow melt underway as temperatures rise above freezing. Weather Bureau notes no new snow in 24 hours and warns flood risk is low while spring warmth builds through late March. Casualties from the storm include at least 15 deaths and over 100 sledding injuries across the state.
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