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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1953
Page
5
Millard Edmiston and associates pleaded guilty in U S District Court to a former railroad mail robbery charge. The case involved a $235 power device stolen from a U S mall in 1951. Edmiston was placed on probation for one year in the Harrisburg court.
The annual Mentor Club musicale was hosted last evening at Mrs. David A. Hillstrom’s East Congress Street home. Performances included organ and piano pieces by Mrs. Harold Flowers, Miss Helen Rowe, and Miss Lillian Barnes, vocal solos, and a January birthdays reading noting figures such as Robert E. Lee and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mrs. William Greene of Galeton, Pa., visited Mrs. Charles Thompson of Maple Avenue this week.
In the Salvation Army Others Bible Class meeting at the citadel 18 members elected Capt William Miles Earl Henry vice president Mrs John Adams secretary and Albert Imhoff treasurer Merlin Gaskell led talk on new citadel seats and bake sale plans for Feb 13 at Wattsboro Fair Spartansburg Fair tentative fundraising and cake and coffee served with decorated cake reading thank you.
Richard McCracken of Lederle Laboratories spoke at the Kiwanis meeting at the Phoenix Hotel. He discussed rabies control advances, showed a serums film, and outlined effects across animal types. A later program at McCray Community House featured attendees from veterans schools and Grange farmers. August 18-22 named for Kiwanis Summer Festival. Clarence Wallace Ray Weber and others plan to install Youngsville officers tonight.
A son was born yesterday at Spencer Hospital in Meadville to Mr and Mrs James Weindorf with grandparents listed as Mr and Mrs Arthur Pitts of 530 Concord Street. Separately a son arrived this morning at Cony Memorial Hospital for Mr and Mrs Albert Ficcards of 368 South Center Street, with Mrs Flevardi identified as the former Edith McEntarfer.
Edward Johnson, who will leave next Monday for the armed services, was honored at a farewell party last evening hosted by Charles Thompson, Nelson Thompson, and Ronald Zemnan. A dinner for 10 to 15 guests was served at The Corry Don, then they moved to the Charles Thompson home on Maple Avenue for cards and television. Johnson received a gift from the hosts.
Members of the Readers Club met at 2:30 PM on North Center street with Mrs. Emma Carroll presiding. Fourteen members named an English poet during roll call as Mr George Nagel read excerpts from the writings of older poets and outlined the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Mrs. Nagel led, in absence of president Mrs. Ira Miller, and refreshments followed. Mrs. F B Sullivan will host the February 4 meeting.
A birthday dinner honoring Vir and Mrs. Stewart Houghton was hosted last evening by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chappel in Grand Valley. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wenzel and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morris and Mr. and Mrs. Houghton of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Garwood Morris of Columbus. Guests enjoyed visiting after the meal.
Union City hosts an open house Saturday evening at 8 for Mr and Mrs Reynolds Brigham. The event honors Mr and Mrs Bridgham with the bride Mary Lott Breed and Mr Breed hosting at their home, inviting friends and relatives to attend.
Eighteen members of the Auxury met last evening at Mrs Arthur Burgess East South Street home for a regular session. Devotions were by Mrs CA Mountain. President Mrs Charles Stewart chaired. Bake sale planned at Stewart Hat Shop with Mrs Birvese as chair. Mr Burgess spoke on a proposed swimmin pool. A raffle raised $11.84 with Mrs Mofmtalin as emcee. Angel pie tea and coffee served by host and Mrs Lawrence Davison. Next meeting will be a salon dinner on February 16 for members and families.
A Navy Mothers Club meeting was held on the first evening at the 100F Hall with commander Mrs Mayme Mitchell presiding. Plans were made to install officers of the Meadville club on January weather permitting. Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Carl Higby served refreshments. The next session on February 2 will feature a kitchen shower for the club.
A farewell party honored Clair e Johnson and Cat Marsh bound for the Acny on Friday. Donald Cam bor and others hosted at the Trcter's home on BLO Spring Street with a buffet lunch. Each guest of honor received a purse of money from friends.
Mrs F W Dey of First avenue hosted the GGG Club gathering at her home. The group enjoyed cocktails and a dinner followed by bridge, with remarks by Mrs James Sullivan Mrs Dowaldt Hall and Mrs M VanDoesay. The event occurred on February a t Mead avenue residence.
A blaze at the Allegheny County Workhouse damaged a shop area but injured none. Superintendent Lawrence Keen called the fire definitely incendiary and said investigation aims to find the arsonists. He linked the blaze to inmate unrest at Western State Penitentiary, about 25 miles away, in May.
The U S Atomic Energy Commission announced surveys will be conducted near March Chunk Pa in the next 30 days in a search for uranium used in atomic bombs. The flights will be limited by Safari Flying Services of Teherboro New Jersey and will aid the effort.
The commission's raw materials division is determining whether further government exploration in the area is warranted. In the course of the survey an aircraft carrying radiation detects ion instruments will survey the general area north and south of Mauch Churle.
Nearly 1,500 East Germans fled to West Berlin over the weekend to escape Communist purges, according to an announcement made today.
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