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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1951
Page
5
A fragmented OCR item lists capacity figures such as five gallons and zero gallons, plus a price note of fifty cents. The readable text hints at a local trade or inventory snapshot but lacks complete context or entities.
Silver Tea sponsored by the McCray Cemetery Auxiliary will be held Saturday afternoon July 14 at the Community Building. A short program is planned by the committee featuring Mrs Webb McCray, Mrs Lewis Sexton, Mrs Ladd Lewis, and Velma McCray.
Little Miss Mary Katherine Goda, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Goda, celebrated her second birthday at a family party hosted by her parents. The event was held at the grandparents residence 210 Mott Street, with out of town guests including Mr and Mrs Edward Holear and children Christine and Ward of Buffalo and Pfc Thomas Maloney Jr of Biloxi Mississippi.
Miss Shiley Wright, daughter of Mr and Mrs R Lee Wright, married Leonard Eliason son of Mr and Mrs Oscar A Eliason on June 28 at the Evangelical United Brethren Church Findley Lake with Rev Loye Donelson officiating. Attendants wore orchid marguisette. reception for 150 followed. The couple will live in Findley Lake and both are graduates of Clymer Central School employed by Corry Jamestown Manufacturing Corp. Also notes on Chautauqua Week musicales and various local visits and travels.
Members of St. Pauls Lutheran Church Altar Guild and husbands enjoyed a tureen dinner and picnic at the Dorr Park hunting camp by Spring Creek. After meals they played games and went fishing. This was the final session before the Fall return of meetings.
Local contract club met Monday at Culbertson Hills Country Club Edinboro for a luncheon and bridge social. Awards went to Mrs Raymond Anderson and guest Mrs Frank Graft. Next meeting set for two weeks later at Mrs Langmon Rowe’s Wayne Street home.
Edinboro hosts an annual crafts fair July 1 19 and 14 at Crawford Gym on the Edinboro State Teachers College campus. The event runs Thursday 2 to 10 pm Friday 10 am to 10 pm and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm with Miss Annafreddie Carstens of Hughes Fawcett Co offering consulting and demonstrations by numerous craftsmen. Names include Mrs Martha Gustafson Jamestown Mrs Lars Mattson Anilat Cleveland Robert O Buste Eyle and Bonnie Gordon weaving classes. Dr Van Houten president promotes crafts education and college facilities for the event with Edinboro Guild of Craftsmen members overseeing exhibitor space.
Mrs Maude Keefe celebrated her birthday with her canasta club at her Mott street home. The event featured a gift presentation, cake and ice cream, and card playing. Mrs D O Daugherty won the canasta award. Mrs J B Clare will host the next gathering in two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Henskers celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at their Glymer home attended by about two hundred friends and relatives. Hostesses were Miss Krena Renskers and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Renskers. guests came from Corry, Buffalo, Westfield, Pittsburgh and Sherman.
Rev and Mrs A L Pang celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a Saturday reception at the H B U parsonage Bear Lake. Fifty five relatives attended from Warren Oil City Rooseville Lakewood Chandlers Valley Jamestown and Busti invited by their son Russell of Buffalo. Oscar R Pang of Warren served as master of ceremonies guiding musical numbers and remarks. A luncheon featured a large anniversary elire. The couple received many fine gifts and a purse of money.
Dominic Piccirillo residence at 1240 West Pleasant street hosted 26 relatives for a lawn party. Gladioli and snapdragons decorated the table and every woman received a cottage of cut flowers. Ham salad hot dogs pickles cake and coffee were served followed by cards and visiting. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Ward Pieciritlo and their children from Warren.
Fourteen Corry Kiwanis Club members traveled by bus to Millereek Kiwanis Club on Pulakos-on-the-Lake Street Erie for a joint session. They carried the traveling register and presented it to the Millereek group. A smorgasbord was served and Corry members led the program, featuring a color film produced by Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co titled Tobacco bands.
Members of the W S C of the First Methodist Church and their families shared a hearty tureen dinner at Mead Park. About fifty attended and afterward a softball game entertained the group. The next meeting is set for September 10 at the church.
July 10 report says AFL Pittsburgh Central Labor Union probes 21 day strike by Kroger Company truck drivers seeking to reopen 81 stores. Union explores options to return 95 drivers to work as the strike idles crews and closes stores across Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia.
Mr and Mrs Willard Freich of Erie announce the birth of a son on July 4. The mother is Lillian Griffin, a former resident of the city.
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