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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1960
Page
5
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Miss Krone graduated from Corry Area High School in 1959 and her fiancé is a 1954 Wattsburg High School graduate. Wedding plans are not complete. Eva Perkins of King Street returned from a three week visit with relatives in Kalamazoo Grand Ledge and southern Michigan. Miss Bessie Wilson returned home after holidays in New York City. Sgt Norman Scholton has returned from Korea and will spend the month with his wife on South First Avenue. Mr and Mrs George Powney and Mrs Lou Hanna with Linda Bond were at Mercyhurst College for a dormitory dedication. Mr and Mrs Joseph Catalfa of Titusville visited at the home of Tony Catalfa and family on Spring Street.
New York editors preview spring 1960 styles stressing streamlined, wrinkle-free clothes for year round wear. Fabrics include feather-light blends with cotton silk wool and linen. Silhouettes favor above the belt with varied sleeves and short coats. Evening gowns feature low necklines and versatile day to night outfits remain popular.
Miss Patricia Lou Maker and Paul Wayne Mcneely announced their engagement today. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Coates of Spartansburg RD 8 and the groom-to-be is the son of Rev and Mrs. Neely of Spartansburg. The bride is a senior at Sparta Merged School and a distant Albion Area High School graduate employed at Corry Jamestown Corporation.
The Corny Area Golden Age Club will hold its regular meeting tomorrow at 1 o'clock in the YMGA. Perry Mead, vice president, will lead the meeting and program with Rev. William C. Seitz Jr. of Emmanuel Episcopal Church serving as chaplain for the day.
A daughter Tina Louise McBee born December 29 in Chamont France to Ale and Jacqueline Raymond McBee with maternal grandparents the Raymonds. A son to Marion Zacekiewicz at Cory Memorial Hospital. A son to Frank Plementosh of Pittsfield at Cory Memorial Hospital. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Nichols of West Washington Street. A son to Mr and Mrs Donald Taylor of Mott Street. A daughter to Dr and Mrs William Kline of Union City at Union City Memorial Hospital. Asa McKean son of William Harrison born at Siem Memorial Hospital Union City.
Sparta Grange held a candlelight New Year ceremony with Gordon Fralick presiding. Mrs. Culver read New Year's Resolutions, officers lit candles, lecturer Miss Dorothy Chelton delivered a charge, and the group sang. Carl Durfee and John J. Caldwell attended. a Philosophers Lament reading followed. 23 members, seven children, and three visitors were served a lunch by Fralick's committee.
Mrs George R Sample entertained 20 friends of her son Scoop at his eighth birthday party Saturday at the East Pleasant Street home. Guests enjoyed lunch with eight decorated cakes and ice cream, then went to the Rex Theatre for a movie. Tom and Nick Downey assisted, and favors included comic books and Cracker Jacks.
About eighty guests gathered at Cowmons Grange Hall for a pink and blue stork shower honoring Mrs. Arden Taylor. Prizes went to several guests, door prize to Mrs Adekson Taylor, refreshments were served, and out of town attendees included Mrs. Sadie Taylor and Mrs. Michael Blair of Erie plus friends from nearby towns.
Judith Ann Schultz and Melvin C. Wallace announce their engagement today. The bride elect is the daughter of Elmer G. Schultz and wife of North East and Fred Wallace and wife of Corry. Schultz is a North East High School graduate who trained at Hamot Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1959, and works at Hamot. Wallace attended Clymer Central School and helps his father on the farm.
Junior High Westminster Fellowship of First Presby terian Church planned a future swimming party. Members Carol Aver and Donna McEldowney were named to arrange details. Jack McIntyre and Fred Caster presented the program titled God Speaks To Us. Marion Felton and Fred Caster join next week’s program committee. After devotions, a sack lunch with cocoa was served by the refreshment committee Dave Weber and Tom Bracken. Several members attended the closing Week of Prayer service.
Wattsburg skaters at Prattsburg Rainbow Roller Rink hosted a birthday party for Mrs John Baroth, wife of the rink owner. A farewell gathering for Clinton McCray, who leaves to enlist in the Air Force, was organized by his sister Janice and family. He received several gifts as part of the celebrations.
A Southwest Limited derailment near Oberlin killed four and injured many. Hospital report shows 33 treated and released, 19 admitted. Injured were sent to Elyria Norwalk Medina and Lodi. cause under investigation by NYC officials. Passengers described a violent wreck and chaotic escape.
Mr and Mrs Louis Schoenfeldt of North East hosted a skating party attended by a capacity crowd. An evening of skating and refreshments featured two Jaggé decorated cakes as part of the celebration.
About 600 rallied for a University of Detroit Chorus fund benefit at a downtown theater. The silent concert featured Henry Morgan and a silent rendition of When the Saints Come Marching In. A Scottish Highlands recording and bagpipes drew observers as rubber mallets struck foam anvils in the Anvil Chorus finale.
James R. Hoffa president of the Teamsters accuses Senator John F. Kennedy of ignoring labor in his 1960 bid. Hoffa branded Kennedy a fraud before 1,000 Buffalo Teamsters and at a press conference said Kennedy sacrificed the labor movement to win support in Los Angeles from the South.
Dr. Margaret Rosa Mond, 38, a biologist teaching at LSU New Orleans, was found dead beside her car six miles from LSU campus. Deputy Johnson said she sustained 13 blows to the head with a sharp instrument, possibly an ax, which was missing. She had left her New Orleans apartment Saturday, saying she had a date, and the attacker may have struck as she lit a cigarette. No evidence of rape.
Democratic leaders join Republicans at the White House for a bipartisan briefing by President Eisenhower on his 11 nation good will journey. Some Democrats doubt the scope, seeing it as travelogue and possibly aiding Eisenhower’s personal diplomacy in the upcoming campaign.
Pittsburgh police report a fatal apartment fire on Saturday claiming 55 year old William Adler of the South Side. Adler’s bed caught fire after he apparently fell asleep while smoking a cigarette at the presidential convention. He mentioned Kennedy’s role in amending the Landrum Griffin labor bill.
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