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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1959
Page
5
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Social highlight honors Terry Jay Stockton at a baby shower held in the Dean School cafeteria Columbus with blue and pink decorations and a cake dessert lineup. A/2 David Loveland and Miss Patricia Howlett wed in a private ceremony at the bride’s home with reception for 50 guests and a post ceremony dinner. The bride is a Corry Area High School alum and the groom, a 1966 graduate, serves in the U.S. Air Force in Columbus Ohio. Additional notices report local visits and trips by families from Dayton Erie and St. Petersburg, a Philadelphia trip due to a death, and other social happenings in the area.
Ronnie Johnson, 16, was feted Friday at a surprise birthday party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Grover Johnson at the Wattsburg Skating Rink. About 60 guests attended as skating, gifts, and cake were part of the celebration.
Miss Betty Jo Pitcavage was feted at a Saturday night slumber party hosted by Miss Flora Ann Ross of Raymond Avenue. The party included 11 attendees who shared pizza, sloppy joes, relishes and soft drinks. Miss Pitcavage will move with her family to Puerto Rico later this month. An out-of-town guest, Miss Barbara Potocki, attended the event and the group gave a gift to the honoree.
The Corry Area Young Farmers Association will meet each Wednesday evening in the high school agriculture room through May 13. Richard Farrer announced ongoing farm mechanics work and a program on farming problems. The February 25 meeting will cover Hay Conditioners with a panel of John Kolstee Leslie Dodd Michael Kuzma Roy Ladd George Sekerak and Howard VanTassel. All adult farmers are invited to attend at 9 p.m.
Twenty members and one guest of the Rehoboth Class of the Evangelical United Brethren Church gathered at Mrs. Ruth Lyons’ Wright street home Friday evening. Amby Allen presided as vice president and led the business session. Delmar Lundeen gave the opening prayer and led devotions. The group ended with voluntary prayers for the Four Nights for Christ to be held at the church during the week, followed by visiting and prayer games. A committee including Ronald Carter and Allen May served a light lunch.
The Women of the Moose min lem show for ladies rehearses ahead of performances on April 1 and 4 at Corry Area High School. Mrs Glenn Palmer, director, announces proceeds support the WOTM student nurses scholarship fund. The local chapter has sponsored eight local girls previously. Rehearsals have run for several weeks.
A daughter Brenda Susan was born Friday to Mr and Mrs Fred Hein of Greenville at Sharon General Hospital with Mrs Guy Darling of Spring Street as maternal grandmother. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Walter W Stahowie of RD 3 was born early yesterday at Cony Memorial Hospital. A son to Mr and Mrs Donald W Stevenson of Columbus was born yesterday at Corry Memorial Hospital. report to be published soon.
The Corry Key Club honored members at a turkey dinner Saturday night at Hotel Corry with 90 attendees. Lt Gov William Tunnell announced guests, and Gerald Lane gave a talk on freedoms.
Teamsters President James R Hoffa announced the union will mount a hard costly drive to organize in the South. He said progress in the cement industry is encouraging and cited longer pay during tours as a goal. Also noted is the death of Thomas Bracken, 83, longtime NY Times biographical editor.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission plans to join a regional protest against a proposed gas rate increase. The action aligns with similar efforts by New York New Jersey and Massachusetts agencies as the involved parties challenge the rate case before Pedur Power. The scale of the protest and potential outcomes remain under discussion.
A 19 year old Gearhart, stricken by polio last September, died at home from complications. Despite partial paralysis he remained active, finishing high school lessons at home and later graduating Commodore Perry Jom High School. He helped with a local collecting club and served as publicity director for a radio station.
NASA plans to launch dummy space capsules from Cape Canaveral to test recovery and tracking systems. Missile and tracking stations will simulate orbital drops, with McDonnell Aircraft designing 12 capsules for early spaceflight attempts. The mission explores recovery from Texas and Cape Canaveral using Redstone, Jupiter, and Atlas missiles, amid safety and budgeting considerations.
AP reports a fatal crash on Brooklyn Bridge when an automobile left the roadway and struck a fence at an exit. Victims include a 30 year old Brooklyn man identified as Gomus and a 15 year old girl named Tos cuit. plus Lulu Carrasario 35 and Anny Montane 25.
A London fashion piece recreates a historic hat linked to Harold Macmillan. The replica, produced for a London style show opening today, draws on a hat that once connected Macmillan and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during a 1929 visit.
Bradford, 3, suffered serious injuries after a car reportedly roared forward, knocked him into a wire fence and a parade barrier, crashing through a parked vehicle before stopping. He was hospitalized in serious condition.
AP reports Edward R. Murrow will take a year’s leave of absence from CBS starting July 1. He may travel and reflect, with return obligations intact. Known for See It Now and Person to Person, he plans some work during leave while maintaining a reserved, contemplative stance.
About 1,000 well wishers met visiting Cuban soldiers yesterday at a Manhattan airport. Maj. Camilo del Cienfuegos, chief of the Cuban army, stepped from a bus to join the march but was told the contingent would not proceed. The group had traveled in rough marching order, but the plan was abandoned.
Hugo Eder, 58, fell about 50 feet while dumping refuse on a hillside near Monnea, Pennsylvania. He died at the scene. A second man, Rader, rolled from the hill into railroad tracks nearby.
In loving memory of Ella B May who paused away one year ago on February 23 1968 Her family offers verse about beginnings not endings and greets the dawn as her mom’s journey continues in faith and love.
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