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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1953
Page
3
The captioned photo shows a girl among wheat shocks evoking Ruth of the Bible as maidens gleaned fields behind Boaz. The piece connects harvest, threshing, and storage to the journey of grain to markets worldwide.
A compilation of sponsors supporting local enterprises names Bracken Funeral Home Paul’s Men’s Wear House of Flowers Damon’s Pennzoil Service Model Dairy Corry Thomas Motors of Corry E E Guignon Ajax Iron Works Olds the Florist Phillips Schaub Wallpaper and Paint Crystal Coal Fogle Lumber Corry Jacmestown Hammond Elevator Corry Bakery Western Auto Rex Theatre Guy Bennink Insurance Brigham Hardware Martin Motor Sales Franz Furniture. The list reflects a broad mix of services from hardware to coal, transportation to floristry, indicating a vibrant midcentury business community.
Master Leon Fardink reported on a Potato Queen contest at the Clymer Grange meeting. Entries due August 25 require a photo. contestants aged 15 to 21 may be sponsored by the Grange. Judging or crowning will occur at Festival Grounds or Cary High School if weather changes. The Grange also accepted Glenn Habink’s kitchen store, announced a cake bake with two pound flour grants, and reported on recent visitation and refreshment committee plans.
A westbound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a car at a midtown crossroad in Coraopolis Pa early today killing three of four occupants. The fourth is in critical condition and identified as Audrey Murray 20 of Pittsburgh Evelyn Krobtin 16 of Coraopolis and Donald J Harvey 20 of Coraopolis. Paul B Peifer 19 of Pittsburgh is unconscious at Sewickley Valley Hospital.
From page ones the author discusses government policy changes easing lending. He notes the Federal Reserve and Congress loosening rules allowing banks to lend more with reasonable security, while suggesting banks may raise rates independent of the new administration. He cautions borrowers to rely on honest work and sales instead of debt.
Missionary A Wesley Arambald, founder of the Going Bible Institute, will speak at a 1 o'clock worship service in the Evangelical United Brethren Church and at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon during a Bible Conference closing. Rev Archibald Tuve, long associated with Evangelical Union of South America, has led missions in Anapolis since 1994 with support from the Evangelical United Brethren denomination. The couple recently returned from Britain and are noted for their work in Brazil and South America. Burns prove fatat. Brownsville, -u.- Burns suffered when clothing caught fire causing the death of Georgie Ann Shaporka, 4, of California. Washington County.
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