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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1949
Page
5
The 20 mile wide corridor from Berlin to Hamburg is cited as a route for airlifts. A plane flying from Celle was due to land at Gatow. Since the airlift began on June 26, 1948, 28 African and 23 British airmen have died in crashes. Today marks the sixth airlift crash within the Soviet zone.
Above the Kiwanis Club two guests Simon Barrach of Detroit and A Gray Stine of Marian attended a Phoenix Hotel dinner chaired by President Lynn Rice. A Rotary Kiwanis golf match is planned for July 20 at 1 pm and July 10 with Truman Weller of the National Chamber of Commerce as guest speaker at a combined Hotel Corry meeting with dinner at 6 25. A tureen dinner is planned July 20 at Bear Lake Boy Scout Camp. members attended the C G Mann Skippers and VFW game at Loveland Field.
Dairymen's Local met last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Bensinie on State Line road. Harold Howard presided as president and Frank Harvey led group singing. Morelle Cheney of Bemus Point reported on a milk meeting and Howard Hanna answered questions about the new plant at Spring Creek. The group urged keeping milk cool for summer. A social followed with refreshments for 40 attendees. The next meeting will be at Goncard Community House on August ath, with a Findley Lake picnic on August 27.
West Spring Creek and East Branch Granges joined Columbus Grange No. 7 at the Columbus Town Hall for a traveling scroll program. Attendees included members and visitors from Fa Branch Eldred Warren Diamond Brokenstraw and Corry Granges. Master David Curtis opened, Michael Savko announced an July 27 ice cream social at D P Trisket home to benefit Corry Memorial Hospital.
Miss Rhoda E Anderson was honored at a miscellaneous bridal shower hosted by her mother Mrs Fred O Anderson. The event occurred last evening in Elmwood Park on Canadohta Lake ahead of her August 6 marriage to Earl Raymond Saegent of Mill Village. Guests enjoyed games, toasts, refreshments including salad and Kool aid, and raffia tumbler favors filled with nuts and mints.
Mrs Murray Olds entertained sixteen guests at a family dinner party Monday night at Rether's Tea Room in Spring Creek. Local attendees included Mrs BT Stele of Los Angeles and the Ames family of Williamsville, plus Mr Harts Naylor and Mr Jack Naslor families of North East. The Olds evening was spent at their home, with a note on the word bidan from Anglo Saxon meaning bead.
George W Hicks 91 died this morning at the home of his son in law and daughter Mrs Cleo Haight 269 Marion Street. Born April 14 1858 at West Point Illinois he moved with his family to Oak Crawford county later owned a farm. Survived by four daughters Leo McCarthy Cleo Haight Ralph Welch and Perry Lines. A brother Tex Hicks 16 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements Bracken Eating Funeral Home Wed noon services Saturday 2 pm interment Ping Grove Cemetery family lot.
Harrisburg July 12 Two major Pennsylvania utilities had new three month suspensions on proposed rate increases. The Public Utility Commission suspended Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania’s 25 million dollar rise to October 21 and halted Philadelphia Transportation Company’s 440,601,000 year increase to October 21 as investigations continue. The telephone hike was to take effect January 21 but has been delayed to July 21. The suspensions follow opposition by consumer groups and probes into reasonableness.
Mr and Mrs Duane Fogle announce the birth of their son David Duane this morning at Garry Hospital. The couple, from Spartans Bem, note the mother Juanita Siranatian Fogle formerly.
Pinal witnesses to be called today as PUC members voted 1% for the new phone suspension. The move, said to give commission experts time to study testimony, came on the eve of the closing stages of an exhaustive inquiry. Sharon Man Sentenced Warren. Howard Holla, 25, of Sharon, jailed on group charges, was sentenced to the penitentiary yesterday for parole violation. Canon Pleas Judge Birrell sent Galias to 1 to 20 years, paroled last December after a short term.
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