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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1957
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text shows a figure criticizing commerce policy and a call for exemptions. It mentions the capital revision, sales tax, and political advisories, with unclear references to the state assembly and other ledgers. The readable entities include seen F. Rock and possible legislative context.
Mrs Eleanor Lloyd of Westfield New York announces the engagement of her daughter Linydl Murle to Stanley Ray Schrader son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Schrader of Clymer Linydl is a 1957 graduate of Westfield Academy and Central School Her fiancé graduated in 1955 from Clymer Central School and is now serving in the U S Navy Also notes travel and family moves with relatives in Potata City Annapolis and Dallas plus a Boy Scout trip and a visit to a vast antiques collection.
The Young Ladies Mission Band Circle No 2 moved its Mayville Park picnic to Mrs Norman Te Croney’s home due to weather. Hostesses were Mrs TeCroney Mrs Neckers and Mrs Ten Blaken. Mrs Edwin Holthouse led the program on mission work in big cities with Harlem NYC reports.
Mrs Cit A Marsh and her daughters hosted a stork shower for Mrs Max Bemis at the Marsh home on R D 4 Clymer. Guest participants included Mrs Waller DeShaver Mrs Laws Rae Redding Mrs Fir D Wallace and the guest of honor. Contests games and a Bible quiz provided entertainment with awards to Mrs Shampoe DeShaver Walther Redding and Bemis. Refreshments included cheese twists fruit jello cake and coffee and a purse of money was given to the guest of honor.
The Amici Bible Class of Evangelical United Brethren met at Mrs. Gertrude Grover’s home with 18 members and one guest Mrs. Snell. President Mrs. Elbert Bush led a brief business session, and a picnic at Findley Lake at 6 o clock July 17 was approved followed by attendance at the EUB camp at Camp Findley. refreshments were served by Mrs. Campbell and the hostess. The next remdar meeting will be a Wiener roast at Bear Lake on August 5 hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Reed.
Mrs. Ronald Trisket formerly Rosalie Webb is noted in a brief record. The event references Corry Memorial Hospital and addresses on West Washington Street. The notice appears to be a personal notice or public record update.
A large crowd attended a dance at Grange Hall Annas hosted by the Brokenstraw Stompers of the Juvenile Grange. Beneficiaries will fund dancing classes at Camp Kunesatake, with Max Bennink leading the Moonlight Ramblers and plans for an upcoming ice cream social.
A Washington News Bureau survey for the Methodist Information Service shows thirteen of the United States governors identify as Methodists. Baptists follow with eight, Episcopalians seven, Presbyterians six, Roman Catholics five, Lutherans four, Congregational Christians two, with one Jewish one Mormon and one listing no denomination.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Wallace of Cutting celebrate 40 years of marriage with an open house at the American Legion Home in Clymer Friday evening from 7 to 10. Children Gordon Shampoe and KG Brorer, with spouses, coordinate arrangements. friends and relatives invited.
The Nazz arene Foreign Missionary Society held its monthly meeting Thursday evening at the church. The program included a lesson study on Japan and the article Raising our own Kittens about training youth for mission work. Members led prayers, and reports were given by Mrs. Foote and Mrs. Merriman in the treasurer’s absence.
Metropolitan Life statisticians report diseases of the heart arteries and kidneys accounted for 87 percent of 429 million dollars in death claims in 1956. Cancer was second with about 20 percent. Over two fifths of total payments came from these causes. Death claims rose to a 1956 high of 33.4 million dollars, up 84 percent from 1936 levels, reflecting more policyholders and larger per policy amounts.
Readers of the Federal Civil Defense Administration and the Office of Civilian Mobilization prepare for a week long exercise. About 8,090 more government officials and key workers will join from 30 plus agencies and report to 80 emergency relocation centers across several states. There they will fashion an economy.
Operation Alert planners warned Civil Defense teams that the imagined attack could flatten about 200 cities including New York Philadelphia Boston Los Angeles Pittsburgh Dallas and other industrial centers. Air Force bases such as Continental Air Command at Colorado Springs were described as destroyed in the hypothetical scenario.
County Agent William E Urash warns of cloud sucking flies attacking cattle all summer. They reduce milk and meat output by blood loss and irritation. Cable type treaters offer economical control by allowing cattle to treat themselves. A simple setup uses a taut chain or three barbed wire strands from a post to ground with the top six feet high. Burlap bags wrapped at eight inch intervals on the chain improve effectiveness, with Commotrol base-fy sprays containing pyrethrine and activator providing strong results.
The article notes that 5 percent methoxychlor solution is commonly used on cable-type treaters. To produce an 85 percent solution, mix one quart of 25 percent emulsifiable methoxychlor with four quarts of furnace oil fusl oil.
A New York report describes a wine making process by Dutch inventor Jacob Brutnner that uses beet or cane sugar instead of grapes and requires no aging. Fermentation of sugar yields alcoholic content with a vegetable extract bouquet. Two pounds of sugar produce one gallon of wine and flavor depends on chosen vegetables.
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