Erie Visit Notes and Household Travel
Mrs E J Roach of East Main street is a business visitor in Erie for the day. Mrs Mary Freebourn and her son John of West Wayne street left early this morning for Erie.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1947
Page
5
Mrs E J Roach of East Main street is a business visitor in Erie for the day. Mrs Mary Freebourn and her son John of West Wayne street left early this morning for Erie.
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Cory invites men and women to a card party on Wednesday January 22 at eight o'clock. Five hundred contract bridge suction bridge and duplicate will be played with 35 tables reserved. Proceeds fund the Cory Hospital nursery redecorating and club room improvements. Local members and guests attend social hour with refreshments to follow.
The Pennsylvania College experts Charles Burress and Emma Eastman will address the Agricultural Extension Association meeting in Warren. Burress speaks on locker construction for farmers. Eastman discusses remodeling the farm home for better family living with the afternoon talks starting at 1 30. The event opens at 10 30 with reports and officer elections, lunch by WK and Kiwanis, and a 4 H review with H R McCulloch present.
The Pittsburgh District Church of the Nazarene held a meeting at Rev. F. R. Merriman's home to plan a ten week Sun day School drive titled Pull for Gains. Rev. Merriman was elected district campaign chairman as 58 districts in the U S and Canada join to reach 400000 members by 1948 with events Feb 2 through Easter April 6. Attendees included Rev. R P Heintlein Rev A N Elsey Rev Don Brissley Rev Fieya Wycoff Rev W Gordon Graves Rev Gordon W Woods and others with a ham lunch served at noon.
The American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion Home on North Center Street for a regular meeting. Mary Ann Werner presided. Ann Grayino was elected sergeant-at-arms, while Viole Gordon resigned from the post. Pennsylvani a project plans an amphitheater for Aspinwall Veterans Hospital with coupon drives to be posted locally. The joint meeting is set for February 7 with a social evening. Nora Miller Amy Skinner and Gladys D. Stowe served a supper to attendees.
A Warren group met Friday afternoon with 12 members and leader Miss Mal lie Pickering. She showcased remade children’s clothing and explained remodeling steps. Members then sewed and adjourned. A special January 22 summary meeting is planned at the Warren courthouse.
Members of the Cemetery Auxiliary of the Elgin Cemetery Association met at the Elgin home of Mrs Theodore Vanderhaff. President Mrs Fred Palmer presided and a bingo party at Elgin Town Hall was set for Friday evening January 24. Mrs Clea McCray was named general chairman and the next meeting is scheduled with Mrs McCray on February 20.
The Beth Israel Sisterhood met at Mrs. Aaron Oberman's home on Crescent Street Thursday evening. A routine session was followed by a social hour with tea and cake. Mrs Oberman served refreshments before the group adjourned.
The Good Samaritan Class of the Methodist Church scheduled a public luncheon for February 12 at the church. The meeting, held at Miss Mildred Young’s home, elected Mrs. Edmund Barr as president and appointed chairmen for kitchen dining room and bake sale tasks.
Mrs. Harry Burton hosted the Birthday Club on West Wayne street with 13 members present to honor Mrs. Lyle Shreve’s birthday. Prizes went to Mrs. Albert Shaffer and Miss Ann Monger. Salad hot rolls birthday cake and coffee were served. next meeting will honor Mrs. George Rhodes at Mrs. Robert Tripp’s Essex street home on February 21.
Mrs Cecil Messinger of East Congress Street entertained eleven Berean Society members of the Baptist Church yesterday. Rev Francis G Whiteman led the Bible study and Mrs Messinger chaired the business session. Tea refreshments followed. February meeting planned with My and its Ralph Carroll East South Street.
Miss Eva Jeanne Chase and Richard Délé Upperman married in a two o'clock ceremony at the Worth street parsonage of the Church of the Navarene. Rev. Russell Mermen officiated in a double ring rite attended by close family. The bride wore blue crepe with white corsage. matron of honor Mrs. Kenneth Grant wore navy with pink corsage. best man was Roy Upperman. The bride is a Corry High School 1948 graduate employed at Ajax Iron Works. The groom, from Columbus area, served in the Army including time in the ETO and works at Corry Jamestown Mfg. Corp. They reside at 53 West Washington street.
Mothers of Harding School students and friends are invited to a special meeting at the school on Tuesday evening. A unique program includes needlework display with prizes, housewife contests, and a call for helpful household hints during roll call.
Harborcreek High School hosted a Washington Trails Council meeting Friday evening with local members Mervyn Nast Walter Auer Joseph Sherwood and Robert Brown in attendance. Discussion covered a first aid course for Scouts and parents with further talks planned for February. The district reports 295 members and 193 merit badges awarded 40 new Scouts and 92 Cubs joined last year as new units are planned for Concord school and Wattsburg. A leadership training course is set for spring in Corry or North East.
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