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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1973
Page
5
A festive Saturday evening event marked the Hospital Christmas dinner dance at the Moose Lodge. It was postponed from December 16 due to stormy weather and rescheduled for December 30 to ensure attendance and safety.
Mrs. William P. Morton of Youngsville announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Karen Morton to Gary Knowlton son of Mrs. William Firth of Spartansburg and Robert Knowlton of Centerville. Both are Spartansburg High School graduates. she works at Warren News Company, he serves in the U S Navy training for the Seabees in Orlando. The wedding is planned for June 1973 in Titusville. Dinner for 162 guests preceded the dance with The Accents of Erie. numerous committees and hosts supported the event.
Patrick Knowlton a boatswain mate in the U.S. Navy on leave from USS Miles C. Fox visits his parents in Corry while PTA groups plan a tureen dinner at Condlway School and Lutheran Church Women schedule January sessions at St Pauls. Other notices cover a farewell for the Bachomers, a Cleveland Home and Flower Show, Jay-Ettes wine winner, Mendelssohn program for Pittsburgh Symphony, a kitchen tip, and Goethe quotation.
In Salt Lake City the Utah Capitol grew quiet when Gov Calvin Rampton was sworn in for a third term. A 19 gun salute triggered a power outage that cut TV lights and the public address system, but the ceremony continued and oaths were administered to other state officials as engineers restored power.
The 1973 National Chicken Cooking Contest offers $10,000 top prize and others for chicken based dishes. Finalists from all states and DC gain all expenses paid trip to Little Rock for the cook-off plus $100, trophy and sponsor product supplies. Entries due by April 1, 1973.
More than a million spectators along Broad Street watched the 7ard annual Mummers Parade as string bands, clowns, and fancy clubs paraded through center city. Temperatures around 62 degrees drew crowds estimated by police at 1,250,000 despite early mist clearing before 8 a.m. Mayor Frank Rizzo led the procession after the Police and Fireman's band, signaling the arrival of the famed string bands.
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