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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1956
Page
5
Miss Clara Parker and Fred Clayton announce their engagement as Mr and Mrs Harold Gale of 200 South First avenue and 102 West Smith street share news. Both graduates of Corry High School with Clayton employed by Hartley Motor Sales. Wedding planned in near future.
A New Year party hosted at the former Moore and Brant home honored Mr and Mrs Robert Moore who will move to Greensboro NC next month. Seventeen couples attended and gave a farewell gift. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Carl Taylor of Hamburg.
Maurice R. Shoup guest spoke at the Rotary Club meeting at the Hotel Corry on cartoons history and public relations. New member William Armitage joined and received his Rotary pin from E F Bettes. A board of directors meeting followed the session.
Miss Nancy Fralick entertained thirty two guests at a Saturday evening holiday party at her R. D. 4 home. The gathering featured dancing records and prizes followed by a coffee lunch of sandw iches jello and cookies served late in the evening.
Holy Name Society of St. Thomas Church met in St. Edwards School Hall with President Edward Kovach in the chair. They reviewed the Christ In Christmas campaign and arranged to dismantle the campaign press in the city park. Plans were made for a speaker schedule and upcoming meetings. about 25 members attended. DEM COMMITTEEWOMAN DIES New York Mrs. Alice Campbell Good, 74, longtime Democratic national committeewoman, widow of William H. Good, died yesterday.
The Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge was conducted last evening in TOOF Hall rooms with Mrs. George Rhodes presiding in the noble grand's absence. After routine business a social period followed and light refreshments were served by the hostess committee. The next meeting will be in two weeks.
Miss Helene Rankin daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Rankin of Bear Lake is engaged to Russell Merritt Jr son of Mr and Mrs Russell Merritt Sr of 341 South Second Avenue. Both are employed at Raymond Mfg Co. No wedding date has been set.
Mrs Douglas Rozelle Jr hosted the Epsilon Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi at her Main Street home with 18 members and one guest Mrs William Hay Ten. Plans for a January 18 bowling party were set and a baby gift given to Mrs Frank Laurie. A music program featured Mrs Joseph Mooney and Mrs Rozelle with Nutcracker Suite recordings. Hostess Mrs Robert I Gleason will entertain the next meeting January 17.
Cootiette Club No 102 met last evening at the VEW Post home with Mrs Clyde Reynolds chief Brayback in charge. Attendance was good. Letters were read from departments and People to which the Cootiettes contributed. Velma Carmcke was welcomed as a new member and a moment of silent prayer was held for Ruth Clark. Alma Slagle won the attendance award. The next session will be February 7.
Miss Francine Maloney of this city was among the class of students at the University of Colorado School of Nursing who received their caps at a special ceremony in Phipps Auditorium Denver. Maloney was capped by Miss Treba Parker, a junior from Grand Junction Colorado, and makes her home with Mr and Mrs Mervyn Nast at 61 East Frederick Street.
New York singer Julius La Rosa 26 is engaged to Rory Myer 24, secretary to Perry Como. The couple reportedly began dating last February after meeting through a mutual friend. wedding date not yet set. Rory Myer, daughter of Clarence and ____ Myer of Manitowoc Wisconsin, studied at Columbia before leaving to take secretarial work.
Hollywood NECon executive Leo Durocher says he was robbed at his Beverly Hills home when a pistol-wielding assailant demanded money. He surrendered $20, claiming he had little else on him as his wife Loraine Day slept inside the house.
Pennsylvania farm organizations will honor Gov Leader Sunday night with a citation calling him Working Farmer Governor. The ceremony precedes the 40th Pennsylvania Farm Show opening Monday which the governor will dedicate. Leader, a former poultry farmer, is the first farmer governor in 120 years. A plaque will be given by the Potato Growers Association, Farm Bureau Cooperative Association and the Chain Store Council. The last former governor was Joseph Ritner elected in 1835 as Anti Mason party candidate.
An unusual sidewalk explosion on a Wheeling street injured five people, including Edith Frye 64 of Warwood who stood on a sidewalk grate when it lifted. Frye suffered compound fractures of both ankles and facial burns. others were treated for injuries. The blast was blamed on water entering a 2,800 watt circuit breaker under the sidewalk, causing a short circuit.
The Corry Area Ministerial Association met at First Methodist Church and heard Arthur Burgess of the North West PA YMCA explain the proposed building program. He urged YMCA Sunday on January 25 and prayers for finance and youth character. The leadership training school will run January 30 to March 8 at First Presbyterian Church, with a Young People Rally planned for January 29 focusing on spiritual life. Reports praised Christ mas Keep Christ in Christmas efforts and church services during the campaign.
The YMCA train race will be held at Wright School gymnasium on Saturday at 1 o clock. Arthur O Burgess, executive secretary of the North West Pennsylvania district, said entry blanks are at city schools and must be returned before 11 a m on Saturday. Children must bring their engine and cars. tracks transformers and other equipment are provided. Each contestant races around an oval three times with eliminations until the final champion is chosen.
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