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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1959
Page
5
A garbled report describes a six year old boy involved in a Westington area disturbance during the Civil War era. The text mentions health care, a choking event, and a last fall incident tied to a local company. No clear names or dates are readable.
Corry Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary hosted a vanishing card party at Nichols and Glavis Restaurant. Six tables played bridge and canasta with prizes awarded to Mrs. J. P. Needham, Mrs. Merrill Patterson, Mrs. Arthur Barton, Mrs. P. L. Swanson, and others. Door prize went to Mrs. Stanford. Future hostesses include Mrs. Lines, Mrs. Heberlein, and Mrs. Cherry. Several locals and students were noted visiting or traveling during semester breaks.
Clymer Methodist Church invites Austin Anderson of Jamestown to speak Sunday at 11 a m and present a charter for the newly organized union of the church. The charter bears signatures of 30 men and will stay at the sanctuary rear for late signers. Officers elected for the year are Larry Goring president James Loomis vice president Ray Wassink secretary and Ralph McGullough treasurer. The February meeting will follow business and social time with Harris Wilcox of Vergn, N Y as evening speaker. meetings open to all men and the community.
Douglas Marlowe, 4, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Marlowe of Marion Street, celebrated yesterday afternoon from 1 30 to 3 30 at his birthday party at home. Pink and green decorations with balloons filled the room. Dale McCray won the door prize for the children while Mrs Ellen Ross earned the mother’s prize. Mrs Raymond Grabowski Mrs James Fenno and Mrs Robert Clark helped serve decorated cake ice cream chocolate milk and coffee to guests and mothers. Favors were given to the children.
The St Edward's Parent-Teacher Association presides over a public sauerkraut supper to be served Thursday February 5 at St Edward's Hall from 5 p.m. Tickets or entry details were not specified, but organizers urged community attendance.
Laurent owners at the Cyl Scouts attended a Neighborhood Association of Girl Scouts meeting in the Goncord School Parent-Teacher room. Mrs Crawford Sallee district six cookie chairman aided planning the annual sale. Orders run February 6 to 20 with deliveries April 18. Four cookie varieties offered: chocolate mint vanilla shortcake four flavor creme sandwich and peanut crunchy. International Month observations and Thinking Day on February 2 were noted with program ideas discussed.
The Wheelock Community Aid met at Mrs. Long Crosscut of R 2 4 last evening for a regular gathering. Mrs. Frank Harvey read from Hebrews chapter one and Mrs. Leon VanTassil offered a prayer closing the meeting. The Doughtery family, whose home burned recently, received a monetary gift and a quilt was presented. Visitors enjoyed songs and refreshments. next meeting is with Mrs. Wallace Mick on February 12.
Mrs. Percy Corbin and Mrs. Fred Kinley hosted a vanishing card party at the Corbin home on Wright Street in aid of the Carty Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. Four tables competed with prizes awarded to Mrs. Al Vanssens, Mrs. Raymond Sandburg, and Mrs. Robert Wank. A luncheon followed chaired by Mrs. Fred Rutter and fellow hostesses.
Corry Grange met Wednesday with 30 members present led by Master John Devker. A GLP employees dinner was planned at the Moose Home Thursday, February 01. Grange ladies supervised the affair. A New Year program and service were conducted during the session. Members were urged to bring food for the Daughtery family damaged by a recent fire. At the Host meeting on February 2 the program will feature slides of Europe. Powers and his committee served cookies, sandwiches and coffee at the close.
Brownie Scouts of Troop No 352 held a regular meeting in the PTA room at Concord School. Three patrols elected leaders and assistant leaders, naming Becky Morrigan Kinda Miscit Dana Jolley as patrol leaders and Kathy Museik Gayle DeMart Sherry Bennin as assistants. The troop began Tenderfoot Rank work to prepare for advancement into Intermediate Scouting in spring.
Capitol officials questioned the handling of a Chicago page job for James A. Juuso Jr. Rep. Barratt O’Hara and Rep. James Roosevelt sought to add a page seat to 51 to accommodate Johnson, but Rep. Francis Walter remained cool citing 15 applicants waiting. O’Hara blamed a mistaken identity over nominations with Rep. O’Brien. Oberman secured the post. officials denied racial bias. Also, William Perencak Sr., 69, died in a mine fall at Mather Coal mine in Greene County.
PATRBANKS Alaska AP two veteran pilots Tom Bogan 35 and Willan Bradbury 33 named among 108 candidates for mankind first venture into space. They are temp duty at Eielson AFB near Fairbanks from Wright Patterson AFB Dayton Ohio. Finalists to be chosen by late March with little detail on training.
Production was back to normal at Cooper-Bessemer Corp. in Grove City after a two day walkout by 1800 workers from Local 1153 United Steelworkers. A grievance committee will hear the dispute over a work assignment and a union-management committee may arbitrate if no agreement is reached. Helen Rebecca Bills, 65, of Milton, was killed when struck by a car near Lewisburg.
Police reported a one car crash yesterday when Lyle Showers driving a vehicle lost control on an icy patch and skidded off the road. The earlier incident involved Corry Shute stopping on the highway to allow deer to cross. Damaged car estimated at about 100 dollars.
Hal Boyles Americana profiles Myoshi Umeki, star of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, as she reflects on leaving Tokyo in 1956 to seek stardom in America. She recalls her mother’s worries, her rise to television fame, and her wish to live like everyone else while maintaining ambition and a happy life in the United States.
In a candid reminiscence a longtime performer recalls a mother who has never seen her on stage. She worries about theater and asks questions about fame, revealing a shy, old-fashioned view. The speaker notes her resilience and complex feelings toward success.
Ministers representing about 1,400 churches gathered near Pittsburgh to merge the United Presbyterian Church of North America and the Presbyterian Church in the USA at a synod level meeting. Dr. Walter L. Moser led regional discussions as part of the state wide merger effort.
The United States plans a year of Lincoln Sesquicentennial observances led by President Eisenhower with events from January to February 12. A national celebration includes a Lincoln Week in Springfield and Washington with speeches by Carl Sandburg and Fredric March, plus a one cent coin and commemorative stamps. The yearlong observance will be organized by the Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission with regional planning and church involvement.
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