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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1961
Page
5
Fragmentary text mentions a person named Eisen and a call or attempt to reduce something, with references to a method, Henna sheher, and pa aslor. Details are unreadable, recording an unclear ongoing matter rather than a complete event.
Fitch stress for a luncheon and reunion features a group of women including Mrs. H. Wolden Mrs. Henry Dar win Mrs. RD. Jenkins Miss Cort Heywing Mrs. Ben Kramer Mrs. Arthur Williams Mrs. Ralph McCord Mrs. J. J. Kelley Mrs. W. W. Hammond and Miss Lucille Murray.
Fashions by Bennett's and Evans highlighted the Moose Home Ladies Day event in Corry with over 200 attendees. Mrs. Frederick Clayton chaired activities, featuring summer sportswear and dark cottons, with models from Bennett's and Evans and prize drawings for attendees. Out-of-town guests joined a luncheon served by the Women of the Moose and a piano performance during the show.
Rotarians from Edinboro Waren and Titusville hosted an inter city meeting. Lester R. Lopus, a Tokyo Rotary convention delegate, spoke on global attendees and Japanese customs and industries. His daughter Mrs Sanfrid Wester attended. musical entertainment followed a steak dinner.
A fragment from a Corry man’s notice reports a baby birth amid family names and local tone. The text is garbled but indicates a newborn and kinship, with unclear details on date and exact identity. Further legible lines may confirm parents and location.
Mr and Mrs Paul Meerdink of 1145 Wright street will be feted Sunday at an open house observing their wedding anniversary. Hostesses will be the couple’s four daughters, Pitmel y Judith Paula Sue and Deborah Meerdink. The Meerdinks were married at Abbe Reformed Church in Clymer on July 16 1936 by Rev Gerrit Timmer. Friends relatives and neighbors are invited.
Roanoke, AP A fireman engineer Ernest D Howard recalls the July 5 crash that killed his wife as he leaves hospital. He is puzzled why she drove her car into his speeding train and says she was despondent and nervous over years of ill health. Police hold a note said to be by Mrs Howard, but authorities will not comment on its meaning. Howard plans to return to work after a hospital visit and care by nurses and relatives.
Broad walkout ends as 500 bakers resume duties across four Pittsburgh bakeries after a two year pact expired. Strikers secured a 1 cent raise in the post settlement schedule.
H Bracken president of Citgens National Bank Corry will travel to Harrisburg tomorrow for an organizational meeting of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association Educational Foundation. The foundation aims to broaden public understanding of banking in the American economy. Clyde Dingfelder arrived from Philadelphia after the death of his brother in law Raymond Gilson.
Leonard Labinski aged 33 died after a rock fall at an independent coal mine in Kalpmont Pennsylvania on his third day of work. He had been unemployed since before Easter and suffered a fractured skull in the accident reported by AP.
Mrs. C H Holden hosted a luncheon and reunion at her West Church Street home for the NIT Club, a Corry group 50 years old. Ten of fifteen members attended, with three sending telegrams. Attendees included Louise Whittlesey, Helen Hoenes, Cora Heywang, Frances Weiss, Ruth Calkins, Elizabeth Lyons, Ava Mackres, Dorothy Wilcox, and several Corry residents. Others unable to attend sent messages from New York City, Florida, and Buffalo.
Thick fog and clouds halted the 15 year old coast to coast air race for women with only 10 of 97 planes finishing by Wednesday sunset. A crash near Lynchburg, Virginia injured two top aviators but left them unhurt. The original 1 pm deadline was pushed back 24 hours and many aircraft were grounded from Montgomery to Jacksonville as bad weather disrupted the competition.
The Brokenstraw Valley chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a colonial tea yesterday at the home of Mrs. T. W. Whitehead in East Pleasant Street, with Miss Latrelle Earle greeting more than 125 attendees. Regent Hone Kolarer and Mis Simin led the program as refreshments were served, and members delivered rosters and props from the serving table. Attendees came from nearby towns including Hirked In, Wilton, Conn, and Warren, as the event showcased antiques and local DAR hospitality.
A team led by Elizabeth J Hall of Oroville and a partner from Willows claimed first place amid a disrupted air race. The disqualification of Barhirs Kiernan of Boston and Barbara Evas of Mahsiot followed a late arrival. Races awarded handicaps. winner determined by flight count rather than speed.
A fragment of a 15 contender field for Miss U S A includes contestants from Kentucky New Jersey Texas and West Virginia. Noted names include Kathy Me Minwity of Princeton and Miss Texas amid eliminations as the Miss Universe pageant scene unfolds.
Eight farm workers died when a bolt struck a barn as they sheltered from a summer shower in a tobacco field near Slinton. Nine workers sought cover. eight were killed and one survivor, Eugene Daughtry, 16, hospitalized for shock. Remaining details describe victims Oscar and Annette Cottle and others unnamed. The lone survivor recounted ducking heads as the lightning struck.
Shenkel, chief minute clerk in Allegheny County Criminal Court, said no reply was received about printing In God We Trust on all currency. He noted the motto appeared only on the one dollar bills issued years ago, and argued it should be on every bill.
Mont Harbor of Mississippi relocated from New Orleans last year and began a real estate business, establishing a new enterprise in the state.
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