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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1960
Page
5
A fragmented fragment mentions Hugh Bracken and Sullivan in a rural context, noting efforts by local groups to form a fast mail-offire style committee and to elect aldermen, with a focus on business and community access.
In Corry on Saturday, Harold Hargan faces charges after an incident at the harbor. Police report a man was hurt, with witnesses citing a chaotic scene and an unnamed bystander assisting injured persons. Investigations continue.
Paris AP report details Jacques Griffe spring 1960 showing with black sheath silhouettes, waist emphasis, and bold collars. Highlights include silk prints, light wool crepes, reversible coats, and hooded afternoon dresses. Also notes visitors to Wattsburg and military family moves along with local student travel updates.
About 75 attended a card party sponsored by the Spring Creek Volunteer Firemen on Saturday evening. Ora Mitchell won the cake door prize baked by Mrs. William Graybill. Norman Swart and Mrs. Leslie Bulard also received prizes. Card winners included Mr. Swart, Mrs. Harry Jaskwith, Mrs. Don Whaley, and Larry Johnson. Miss Jeanne Manley led refreshments with her committee, and a bazaar table run by Mary Jean Mitchell and Marion Pelton sold candy.
The Corry Ares Golden Age Club will hold its regular meeting at the YMCA tomorrow at 1 PM with Rev. William Sele of Emmanuel Episcopal Church as chaplain. The program committee has secured a film, and January birthday members will be honored. A good attendance is urged.
Second semester begins at CAHS as four student teachers bid farewell after a semester of instruction in health education social living social studies biology and American history. Notable mentions include senior Mike McLaughlin and CAHS students earning honors in national competitions.
Miss Marlene McIntyre of North Center Street joins the Gettysburg College Choir in Warren at 8 p.m. Saturday January 30 at First Lutheran Church. The 60-voice ensemble directed by Parker B Waynild performs Bach to Carol of the Druids with Warren’s David Greenland singing I Want Jesus To Walk With Me. The choir opens a 11 day tour ending February 1 in Huntington after stops in Sunbury Akron Wadsworth and a Wittenberg College visit in Springfield.
Gordon Fralick presided over a Sparta Grange meeting planning collaboration with Crawford County Granges to sponsor a traveling polio shot clinic. A 1960 visiting Grange program was announced, with a contest for best represented Grange. Mrs William Scouten spoke on sowing. Luke Shertock led a discussion on farm chemicals and antibiotics.
Mrs G Clyde Pless was honored Saturday at a stork shower hosted by Mrs Homer White at her North Center Street home. Assisting were Mrs David Bensink Jr and Mrs Bernard Greene. Six guests enjoyed games with prizes won by Connie Bensink Kathy Johnson Milton Johnson.
Saturday evening honored 25 men who erected and took down the city Christmas decorations this year. Russell Mallory and John Chilock led the group at the VFW Post home as dinner was served by the Ladies Auxiliary. Mallory was master of ceremonies and praised pole climbers from telephone and electric firms. Sue veterans of foreign wars.
Miss Nancy Gordon bride elect of Bernard Ross was honored at a bridal shower in the Surden Room of the VIPW Fest home. Hostesses Mrs William Eaton Mr Joseph DeMarte and Mrs Stanley Bailey led about 40 attendees in games and prize tears. Pink white and silver decor centered the buffet with tea sandwiches petit fours coffee and punch as Evelyn Roach poured and gifts flowed for the honored guest. Out-of-town guests included Mrs Carl Vieira Mrs Maude Brainard Mrs Burch Brainard Mrs Murray Brainard Miss Jacqueline Brainard Mrs Philip Sealy Mrs Nancy Knestner Mrs Grant Ross Mrs John Wiblic Mrs Johns Volk and Mrs Harry Ottaway.
A war reminder announced the Corry Memorial Hospital Auxiliary card party will be held tomorrow evening at 4 o'clock in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post home. Prizes will be awarded at each table and door prizes, with refreshments served. Proceeds support the auxiliary's work. Tickets available at the door. Chairmen Mrs Harold Jackson and Mrs James Sina re coordinate attendance.
Italian designers from 30 major houses showcased spring and summer trends in Rome and Florence. Tunics return with accentuated waistlines and bold prints, while skirts stay short. Belts and borders define waist points, with tunic-inspired jackets and dresses expected across day and night wear.
Roger Hoover guidance counselor at Corry Area High School spoke to about 20 youths at the Senior High Westminster Fellowship of the First Presbyterian Church on career planning and college board exams. The talk included life vocations information and was well received.
Spencer Ladies Aid met at Mrs Louis Hinkle home with ten members. President Mrs Carrol Crowell led a brief business session followed by social time and a tureen luncheon. Next meeting set for February 18 with location to be announced.
In Tulsa Oklahoma two boys Douglas Poplin aged seven and David Staley nine slipped through thin ice on a city park pond. Howard White twelve used a long pole to reach them while passers by pulled them to safety with a rope. White is a Boy Scout aided by the patrol and Willies father Robert Lloyd White nineteen a scoutmaster.
A fragment hints at beachwear and resort style for summer. Mentions tunics worn over silk or shantung pants in prints described as Turkish harem and Middle East inspired. No clear date, place, or identifiable sources.
A Sunday NBC study of Destiny West fails to deliver real shootout action as Fremont’s 1810 Westward quest occupies the hour with talk of opening the West. Susan Strasberg and James Daly star as Fremont and Carson amid less dynamic studio visuals and a longing for saloon showdowns.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson charged that the Soviets lead in thrust and missile power, labeling it a missile gap. He criticized Defense Secretary Gates for revising downward U.S. estimates and adopting a broader method that bases figures on what the Soviet Union would likely do rather than what it could do.
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