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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1968
Page
5
Reporters describe a cautious update on Dr. Blaiberg, noting he remains in a precarious state a week after the transplant. Medical officials discuss signs of improvement but warn the patient faces continued risks and a long recovery ahead.
Society editor reports on upcoming gatherings, club notices, and social happenings with brief items and announcements suitable for a community readership.
Miss Sheila Faye Brown of Celoron and Jeffrey C. McClintock of 714 North Center Street announce their engagement. Brown is a Southwestern Central School senior. McClintock, a 1967 Corry Area High School graduate, works for National Cash Register in Buffalo. No wedding date set.
The Pen Ny Campers held their first session of the year at the Columbus Community Building. A tureen dinner was served by the Crowell and Arnold Johnson committees. Incoming president Ernest Emmons accepted the gavel from Robert Smith. The group will build family picnic tables for camping as their summer project, with officers and state delegates named. The next meeting is February 4 at Columbus.
Merle and Alberta Dodd return to 741 Wright Street after three weeks in Florida with son Bruce. Other local names include Christine Sample, Mark McCray, and John Stranahan in attendance. Also reports on Catholic Daughters of America meeting and Bryant Stratton dean’s list student Kathy Donoghue. Obituary notes Pierre van Paalsen, 72, minister and former foreign correspondent.
A note asked the judge to review juror No 1 who appeared ill. The judge found contempt and jailed the juror for 30 days for drunkenness, leading to a mistrial in the rape case he was to help decide.
William Donaldson was installed as president of the Corry Kiwanis Club at a Crown Room dinner. The event featured ladies night with wives as guests, and outgoing president Leroy Peck handed the gavel. Inducted were new members Robert Stoddard and Henry Hicks. Also noted were two newborns at local hospitals and the death of Dr. Raymond G. Bressler Jr., UC Berkeley vice chancellor emeritus.
The Corry Memorial Hospital Auxiliary held its first meeting of the year in the nurses dining room with Mrs. Roger Grape presiding. Mary Higgins received recognition for 19 years of service. reports covered Sno Ball success and upcoming CHEER meetings in February. new members were welcomed. March 27 sees a Don Cossack dancers appearance sponsored by the auxiliary and College Women’s Club.
Flames swept through five buildings in Johnstown Pennsylvania driving 14 people into freezing conditions. A partially blind elderly woman and her daughter were unaccounted for while two firefighters and four residents were hospitalized after a wall collapse. Miss Clara Banko, 23, described waking to smoke and escaping with her two year old son. Firemen labored four hours to enter the structures including a barbershop and storage garage.
Reading Massachusetts reports winter’s deep freeze prompts policy change. School officials and the committee authorize wearing slacks for girls during the extreme cold after frostbite cases at junior high. Firefighters battle a blaze across the Conemaigh River at Santos and Joe’s Restaurant. Carrie Coleman and her daughter Sarah residents of Wilson Apartments are missing after the fire.
A column of reader tips offers practical hacks for daily life. Suggestions include using metal shower hooks to help children unzip jackets and hang coats, spud-peeling with a cooking spoon to avoid burns, turning belts by sewing longer inner strings, reinforcing worn bed sheets, organizing birthday cards in a 12 pocket shoe bag, sweeping dry spills with a paintbrush, testing cake doneness with uncooked spaghetti, and cleaning a garage floor with snow and a shoveled scoop. Readers Kay Jackson, Hannah, Violette Peabody, and Helen Gates contribute ideas.
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