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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1963
Page
5
A partial OCR fragment mentions Hera Rica and racers, Elks dome, and a reward connected to Robert, suggesting a local racing event or social gathering. Details are garbled, but indicates a 250 figure and terms tied to a club or venue.
Miss Cynthia Byesink hosted a surprise party at her Wayne Street home to honor Miss Priscila Billstrom on her 16th birthday. Guests Barbara Keppel Jeannie Loveland Connie Root Judi Darnoff Diane Latos Bonnie Brown Christine Hillstrom Mary Bennett Barbara Radeck Candy Williams Linda Turben Nancy Bucaine. Lunch included chill burgers chips soft drinks birthday cake and ice cream. The group then attended a Rainbow for Girls charity breakfast at Chmle's Cafe later this month.
Corry Public Library joins Erie and Crawford county district under Pennsylvania law. Erie Library provides access to research facilities and long past issues, phonograph records, filmstrips, and slides. If needed, books can be delivered to an invalid or homebound patron by request.
The Fasywixaiea mners As sociation of Corry Lodge No. 769 BPOE held a Thursday dinner at the Elks Club. President Jerome Needham led a follow up business meeting. Plans for Past Exalted Rulers Night on February 7 at the Elks home were announced with James Carrig to serve as exalted ruler and others aiding. The event will start with dinner at 6 30 p m followed by installation ceremonies a floor show and social evening. The group’s next regular meeting is set for February 28.
Mrs Frank Chase of 125 Third Avenue was honored for a belated birthday with an af fair hosted by her son Al Holton at the Colonial Room Moose home. Attendees included Rev and Mrs Robert DeBoer and many Holton families from Corry Erie and Jamestown.
Miss Frances Sperry hosted the Friendship Club on South Center street with 10 members and three children. After a short business session led by president Mrs. Roy Swart, members enjoyed games and contests with award winners named. Gifts were given to Mrs. Swart and Mrs. Decker for anniversaries. The club plans to meet February 15 at Mrs. Esther Lawson’s West Frederick street home.
Joseph Z L Wirthlin, 69, former presiding bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, died of a heart attack in a Salt Lake City hospital yesterday while visiting a sick friend. He led the church from 1952 to 1961.
Mrs. McCray hosts the Woman's Society of Christian Service at her R D 1 residence. Ten members attend as Mrs. Willard McCray reports, a roll call on the verse To live by in 1903 is taken, missionary night February 4 is urged, dolly morris gives de Vollons, a playlet Missions in the Modern World is presented by Mrs. Rupert Morris, plus a reading You Are a Missionary Too. Dessert and refreshments conclude the session. Next meeting set for February 28 hosted by Mrs. Howard Hammond.
Mr and Mrs E Anderson present a talk on Alaska for the College Women's Club at the YMCA must-pose room Monday evening. Session begins at 8 o clock with refreshments served by Mrs George Gould and committee. Ver non Church, president, urges all members to attend.
A son was born Thursday at Union City Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Norman Wellacher of Mill Village. A son arrived last evening at Doctors Osteopathic Hospital in Erie to Mr and Mrs David Leo Hall of Erie. Grandparents are Gerry Davis of 339 West Washington Street and William Holton of Warren, formerly Corry. A son was born Tuesday at Warren General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Terrance Penoyer of Warren. Mrs Penoyer is the former Carol Holton of Corry and Mr Penoyer was formerly from Spartansburg.
Items for this calendar must be in The Journal office before 5 p.m. the preceding Friday. Monday January 28 6 30 p m Business and Professional Women's Club dinner at 415 Liberty St home of Mrs Mildred Orr. Girls of the Month Elaina Chiljlock and Diana Schramling honored. 8 p m Kiwanis Meet the Director get together at the Moose Club. Those wishing to participate in the show If The Shoe Pits February 1 12 and 13 asked to attend. Tuesday January 29 9 15 a m Evangelical United Brethren Church prayer meeting at Mrs Elsie Kennedy home. Wednesday January 30 p m Jonathan Lodge meeting in the 100F Hall Buy in Corry.
Lockheed Aircraft Corp and the International Association of Machinists report little progress but hope to negotiate a contract before nationwide mass meetings Sunday. A presidential board under the Taft-Hartley Act will meet Monday and report back, with a vote possible if talks stall. The February cooling-off period nears its end and the union seeks a union shop election amid disputes over compulsory unionism.
Five Cambridge University students will perform nude tableau figures in the musical Expresso Bongo to be staged next month. They will wear G strings, tulle, and masks to preserve anonymity in a public display as part of the drama. Tickets are selling well, a spokesman said.
President Kennedy assured South Vietnam’s Ngo Dinh Diem that the United States will continue to aid in the war against the Viet Cong. The pledge was made in a message to mark the South Vietnamese lunar new year in Saigon.
More than 170 Canadian jet fighters, including over 100 Sabres and more than 70 Canucks, in service in Western Europe were declared obsolete and will be sent to Scotland for scrap, a Canadian defense department spokesman said in London today.
Niagara Falls, AP report recalls the Honeymoon Bridge collapse on January 27, 1988 after an ice jam raised waters and buckled steel girders. The 1,240-foot arch dropped into the river as spectators watched in disbelief, with no fatalities. Estimates note the Rainbow Bridge opened later in the site area, while the old span remains a memory for the city.
Tulane University quietly registered eight Black students for the spring term, becoming the eleventh Louisiana college to end racial admission limits. The eight students include six graduate and two part-time enrollees, with more expected during undergraduate registration. A U S district judge ruled Tulane as private not required to admit Negro students. One plaintiff, Mrs Pearse Ellie of New Orleans, was accepted as a part time student. Tulane had previously refused Black applicants due to donation restrictions.
Standard Chair will receive 20000 from stockholders to stabilize finances and fund an upgrade plan. The project includes new machinery, dry kilns, boilers, a power plant, conveyors, and a 20000 square foot rough mill building. An alternate plan references a new industrial building with Union City development partners and the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority.
About 250 people attended the open house for the new town building on Willink Road near Findley Lake. The facility will house four trucks, two large machines, and space for meetings, serving as fire, road superintendent, and voting station. Refreshments were provided by seven local businesses.
The White House reports additional cash gifts of 969 for its refurbishment since February 15. Funds have bought about 46 objects of art and furnishings including ink wells and a Martha Washington chair at a total of 92869. Since First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy began the project, cash gifts total 232439, mostly from anonymous donors, with nearly 950 direct gifts of furnishings objects and paintings also reported.
The Union City Industrial Enterprise Inc reaffirmed its commitment to Union City and will not move operations. Hatch praised the community and noted the decision shields workers from hardship during the transition. The company raised 40,000 dollars from government ARA funding and bank loans to fund Standard Chair’s improvement program, to be repaid by the company.
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