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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1951
Page
5
A son was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter of Frankity. The mother is the former Betty Wane Armitage of this city.
Miss Joan Dey and Lawrence B Morton wed at St Elizabeths Church in a 2 PM ceremony officiated by Rev Chil L Heidt. The couple, both Corry High School graduates, planned a brief reception in the VEW Garden Room then honeymooned in New York state before settling at 1474 Mott Street. The wedding drew relatives from Erie Elmira N Y Buffalo and beyond.
A surprise party was held at Donna May Spoon’s home in Columbus hosted by Theron Sweet and Mary Ann Sarko. Twenty guests attended, with salad sandwiches birthday cake and pop served. Games provided entertainment and guests gave many gifts to the honoree.
A commune meeting at the First Methodist Church set plans for the Father and Son banquet on February 20. Walter Ros keyp, chaired the organizing committee with Arthur Burgess Charles Correll Harold Shannon and William Marsh. A follow up committee meeting is scheduled for January 22 to finalize arrangements.
Mr and Mrs George Orcutt celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary with a private dinner for 15 at Martys Fireside. The event was hosted by his mother Mrs Frank Altes and followed by a social evening at the Ames home attended by several guests including William J. Mott of Philadelphia.
John Dempsey returns to Pittsburgh after a weekend visit. Mervyn Nost and niece Sarah Jane Roach travel to Miami Beach with stops in East Frederick Street. Mrs Earl Weinheimer visits Erie before returning to Bishop California. Bernard Sonoski and party in Buffalo for business. Betty Got Johnson back from Pittsburgh after weekend with friends. Roy Hockenberg leaves West Penn Hospital for home with Mrs Hockenberg and James Johnson. Milton Zalaneck and Dr. John Kibler back from New York City after attending Charles-Oma fight. Willem Elliott and daughters Patricia and Katherine return to Gulph Mills after visits with Dan Taggart family on East Smith Street.
The Erie Playhouse production of Harvey continues to sell out as it nears an original closing date of the 20th with signs it may be extended. Henderson Forsythe earns praise for Mr Dowd and Danis Halliday is noted as Vera Louise Simmons in the Broadway hit comedy now in film.
Mrs. Dean Mitchell of FB. D. 3 hosted a Saturday party for her daughter Joyce Mitchell turning 17. Eighteen guests, including Judith Smith Allan Cox Thomas and Bruce Peiper, won prizes in games. Joyce received many gifts as salad sandwiches pickles birthday cake jello and hot chocolate were served.
Lois Ann Scheller and Laurence Allan Porter married at Mayville Baptist Church Saturday at 8 p m in a double ring ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Scheller, wore a white satin gown with long train and illusion veil. The groom, a Corry native, is employed as a bookkeeper at the C HW Walden Co. They will reside at 76 South Erie Mayville after a weeklong honeymoon. Relatives and friends attended from Ol City Titusville Spartansburg Jamestown Avon and Gerry.
Elks at Todee rooms hosted a Ranch dance Saturday night with oil west ambiance. Members and guests wore cowboy attire such as jeans sfcohurs riding breeches. Wes Scott and his orchestra provided music while square dances and other dances filled the evening.
The Clymer Conservation Club hosts a pancake supper next Thursday evening at the clubhouse on the Clymer Noath Clymer road starting at 6 p.m. Pancakes, sausage and eggs served with a minimum price for children. the regular Tuesday meeting is postponed due to the event.
Miss Leanna Roden aged four was honored at a birthday party hosted by her mother Mrs. James Roden at their Fourth Avenue home on Friday evening. About 24 young guests and their mothers attended with prizes won by Joan Bemink Carol Betts and Robert Wickwire. Party favors included pastel caps with candies popcorn and suckers. Guests included friends Louieline tia pitty and Mrs Warren Wickwire and children Shirley Barbara Hill Robert and Columbus.
Gov Duff says 120 million dollars in new taxes are needed to cover rising state costs over the next two years. He notes a May 31 surplus and cites a per capita cost of 64.90 dollars, with Pennsylvania ranking 46th in tax increases.
A B36 bomber from the 126 Composite Group of the Illinois Air National Guard crashed northwest of Chicago early today, killing five crewmen. The crew, three officers and no enlisted men, were based at O'Hare Field and had taken off from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, on a training flight. The plane narrowly missed a house before crashing near Glenview Naval Air Station and exploding. Earlier the crew reported trouble with heavy fuel on the wings. Names of the crew were not yet released pending notification of next of kin.
President Truman announced James G. McDonald resigns as ambassador to Israel. He will be succeeded by diplomat Davis, a native of Greencastle Indiana and resident of Boulder Colorado, formerly ambassador to Panama. McDonald submitted his resignation November 29, a move treated as reluctant by the President.
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