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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1957
Page
5
A brief report notes approval for use of a particular locomotive project and details on available bids. Key entities include the approving body and the bidding organizations, with emphasis on timelines and process steps.
Nearly 300 people attended the Meadville district reception for District Deputy Grand Matron Mrs Geraldine Johnson at the Cussewago Temple. Corry Chapter No 17 was among ten chapters represented, with a musical program by Meadville Eastern Star and Rainbow Girl groups and gifts presented to the honored guest. Transportation was provided for two local attendees, and district meetings are set for September 10 and local chapter meetings for September 11.
Spring Creek 4 H Club members known as the Kate Kooks met at Mitchells Grove in West Spring Creek for a sook-out. Present were Mrs Howard Johnson local leader and the Erie office extension worker. They enjoyed bacon twists and Hike Chocolate Peppermint Drink, played games, and planned the next meeting for July 3 at the same place and time.
The FHE grade annual Tripp family reunion gathered at the Shady Side pavilion in Mead Park for a picnic and business meeting led by president Frances Darling. Officers elected include Darling president, VanGuilder vice president, Mrs. Tripp secretary treasurer, and Lydia Dukes historian with Marian Tripp Lionel Tripp and Elaine Dukes on the program committee. About 66 relatives attended from Corry Columbus Spartansburg Jamestown West Virginia Arizona and Florida. next year’s gathering is set for the third Sunday in August at the same site.
Thirty Corry Rotary Club members met at the Hotel Corry yesterday to hear Stewart W. Phillips of the Public Relations department of the Pennsylvania Telephone Company discuss advertising. He explained methods for different businesses, growth through advertising, and the rapid exchange of goods. George Burt of Ellwood City attended as a visiting Rotarian.
A son was born yesterday morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. David Robertson of 1 Dy 4 Spring Creek. The family announces the joyful birth and names the newborn in a brief community notice.
The Brokenstraw Stompers dance group of the Corry Jiggenite Stange ty sponsors a dance at Grange Hall on Park Street Friday evening from 9 to 12. Max Bennink and the Moonslely Ramblers provide music for rejoin and square dancing. Proceeds will help defray expenses of defending the Juvenile Grange Camp at Entesatake near Altoona late this month. Bennink will be a counselor at the camp and the Stompers will be teaching dancing classes. The camp runs July 28 to August 4 with seven juvenile Grange members attending from across the state.
Due to Monday evening rain the Woman's Society of Christian Service picnic moved from Mead Park to the basement of First Methodist Church. Esther Circle chair Mrs. Hubert Vaughn led arrangements with committee members Mrs. Gerald Hoyt Mrs Robert Marsh Mrs. W. B. Slowe and Mrs Edmund Barr. No meeting in August.
In Hollidaysburg near Newry Lane an auto veered into a tree last night killing Bernard Clapper 16 of Hollidaysburg who was alone in the vehicle. Authorities reported no other injuries. The tragedy closed the route as investigators began the routine scene examination.
Martha Shull of Portland cites an NEA report forecasting a national shortfall of at least 150000 teachers when schools open next fall. The shortage rises from 120000 last year under NEA standards, with vacancies unevenly spread and qualified graduates not aligning with openings. She calls for federal school construction aid to match other federally funded projects.
Paris interior ministry sources say France will not grant political asylum to George and Jane Zlatovski accused by a U S grand jury of spying for the Kremlin. The ministry notes US citizenship bars asylum and that Zlatovski came to Paris in 1949 to study under the GT bill of rights and was granted a residence permit.
The Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District reports major smog sources reduced to auto exhaust, with control programs nearing completion. Total anti smog spending since 1948 tops 72.8 million dollars, industry contributing 50 million and APCD about 10.8 million, research 12.45 million. No smog alerts this year, fewer eye irritation days than in 1956. autos to remain a critical issue for four more years.
Hackers sidestepped a vote on Hells Canyon Dam legislation by avoiding a House Interior Committee meeting. The Senate bill remained alive as Engle adjourned with only 12 members present, leaving 16 needed for action. Rep Miller protested the adjournment.
Evening lineup on WBEN TV Channel 4 lists children's programs Fun to Learn and Children's Theatre, weather, headlines, and multiple shows including Range Rider, The Vic Damone Show, Spike Jones Show, The Millionaire, Ive Got A Secret, 20th Century Fox Hour, Late News and Sports. Prime time includes Superman, Richard Diamond, Captain Kangaroo, Garry Moore, Arthur Godfrey, Love of Life, and Matinee Playhouse with various news updates and entertainment.
Valley Forge Pa Thousands of Boy Scouts gather for the 4th National Jamboree with 65 000 expected over the week. A bus carrying 37 Scouts and 3 leaders from Johnstown Pa was destroyed by fire on the Pennsylvania Turnpike but all occupants escaped. Texas claimed arrivals and delays marked the encampment. A decorative memorial replica at Gettysburg Council was set ablaze and extinguished.
Isidor Kresel, 78, a noted New York lawyer and chief counsel in the Sammel Seabury investigation era, died yesterday at Lake George. He served in the administration of Mayor James Walker and was closely connected to the 1930 Russian Ukraine matters.
Senators Ike and Russell discuss civil rights rights enforcement amid GOP opposition concerns. Knowland signals openness to amendments after formal introduction. Young undecided, Bible leans against limiting debate, while Douglas calls amendments premature as Nixon and Russell clash over a House-passed measure and a clerical error.
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