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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1961
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment references county barges and a domestic incident with ages and names obscured. The text is unclear but notes a marriage or domestic matter and a location in den vad with partial dates and identifiers.
Miss Pennsylvania Priscilla Mae Hendricks of Shillington Pa arrives in the city with her chaperone for a two day visit. They are greeted by Chamber of Commerce officials and taken to the Hotel Corry for a luncheon with the executive committee. Tonight she hosts the chamber dinner with economist Dr Harry Gunnison Brown as guest speaker. The College Women's Club will entertain tomorrow with a luncheon at the hotel followed by a city tour.
Ralph DuVre Erie Airport director spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Corry on airport traffic control and 1939 70 million rides in 1960. He noted early morning flights to Cleveland and Pittsburgh starting next month. Speaker details and club activities followed including inductions and director meeting updates.
Cheryl Ann Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Taylor of Undom Road Was honored at a birthday party Saturday afternoon at her parents home Guests enjoyed games with prizes and birthday cake and ice cream Decorations followed a multicolored theme The guest of honor received many gifts from her sister Leslie Taylor and numerous cousins and friends listed among attendees
The Mentor Club met at East Smith street home of Miss Ann Bares to discuss the U S Constitution. Ten members and one guest, Mrs Carol Cunningham, attended. Miss Louise Williams led the program Let s Take A Look at the Constitution and reviewed the background of the drafters and the document s content, with light refreshments served before adjourning. The next meeting is scheduled for March 5 at Mrs Paul F Bauer s home.
A daughter born February 18 to Mr and Mrs Paul Hartman of Tucson Arizona with Mrs James Hickey of 228 Essex Street as maternal grandparents. A daughter born this morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Kay Hansen of Erie. A son born Sunday at Union City Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Donald Chase of R D 2 Corry.
YMCA Auxiliary met in the all purpose room for a March planning session. Mrs. Robert Clark reported on past members to be honored at the March meeting and Mrs. John Shedban was appointed to invite past presidents and charter members to attend next month’s session. The group thanked contributors to the kickoff dinner and arranged dinners for the Ty HI Older Girls Conference on April 14, the Masonic group on April 1, and the teachers association in May.
In observance of Grange Week the East Branch Grange will hold a meeting Thursday evening February 23 at 8 o clock. A special program is planned and refreshments will follow. Grangers urged to attend and the public invited for the entire session.
Gerald Lane, local YMCA secretary, outlines arrangements for the Northwest district gathering. The group will arrive and be housed overnight in Tri-Hi members and other community homes, with details summarized for why the affair is organized.
Corry Grange met last evening with Grangers and guests from Waterford to hear Corry Area High School senior Donald Wharton recount his summer exchange in Pau France under the American Field Service program. He showed photos from Canada to New York Harbor and described home life in France. The meeting included floor work on hall repairs and an announced April 11 legislative dinner at Waterford Church for committee members and interested Grange members.
The First Methodist Church congregation will gather in the church basement tonight for family night. A 25 minute film The World Behind the Head Ones will be shown, highlighting Christian missions and their role today. The dinner starts at 6 30 pm per Rev George Myers.
Thirteen members of the Witherspoon Circle of the Women’s Association gathered last evening at Mrs J Donald Witson’s home. Mrs Maxivell Brown led a Gospel of John devotion while Mrs Watson presented a program on ecumenical missions, stressing The Fellowship at the Least Coin. A brief business session followed led by circle chair Mrs George Beardsley. Guests and hosts served refreshments at the close of the meeting.
A devotional analysis of Psalm 9 cited as Messianic foreshadowing of Christ suffering in Gethsemane and on the Cross. It links verses to Hebrews 5 7 and John 7 5, notes Jesus prayer and deliverance, and closes with Zion and Judah’s cities. Ends with a generic car advert prompting.
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