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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1953
Page
5
President Eisenhower nominated Dr Joseph Simonsen 49 year old Lutheran pastor from Glen Cove New York to be ambassador to Ethiopia. Simonsen has 19 years as executive secretary of the Lutheran World Council, and currently leads the Division of Public Relations for the Lutheran council.
The Clymer Methodist Church hosted the 8:30 p.m. double ring wedding of Miss Lynette May Gallup and James R. Lictus with Alvin Rhodes officiating. Attendants included Kay Gallup as maid of honor and Miss Mery Lynda Kearns as junior bridesmaid. best man was Wilbur Loomis. A reception followed in the church parlors with area residents attending from Stillwater, Detroit, Syracuse, Lakewood, and Warren. Gallup, a Clymer Central School graduate, works in the school offices. Lictus, also a Clymer graduate, farms with his father.
Mr and Mrs Fay Eastman were honored at an open house on Lundlay for their 40th wedding anniversary. Attendees from Spartansburg Carry Ludlow Irvine Cochranton Sprint Creek Harbor Creek and Meadville offered gifts and refreshments included ice cream coffee and lemonade after the couple married July 10 19.
Miss Cathy Downey daughter of Mr and Mrs George Downey celebrated her ninth birthday with 17 friends on Saturday. The group enjoyed a theatre outing and games at the Downey home on East Pleasant Street then had a turkey dinner outdoors with gifts from friends.
The annual WSCS combined circles picnic of a First Methodist Church was held last evening at Mead Park. About 60 members along with families and guests attended a social evening after the meal. Guest include Rev. and Mrs. John Claris and family of Lilestown and Mrs. Russell Clark of Riverside California.
Mr and Mrs Dilworth Davis announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Louise to Charles Fenton son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Fenton R D 1 Both Miss Davis and Mr Fenton attended local schools and he is employed by Harford Brothers Co.
The W D Mitchell family reunion gathered 90 members and six visitors Sunday at Like Bie State Park in Brocton. Officers elected for the year were William Linderen president Mrs Lynn Kibbey vice president Mrs Howarth Johnson secretary and Miss Jessie Mitchell treasurer. Relatives attended from Mount Lebanon Erie Pittsfield Lottaville Bear Lake Sugar Grove Spring Creek Columbus Corry Silver Creek SindaLville Dunkirk Eatontown NJ Hinsdale. The gathering will be hosted later at the home of Mr and Mrs Kibbey in Pittsfield.
The Kiwanis Club met at the Phoenix Hotel with 28 members present. Arthur Martin announced the annual family picnic will be held next Monday evening at Mead Park, with members and families invited.
Mrs Fred Walsh and Mop Martyi Vincent hosted a Sunday cocktail at the former’s North Center Street home honoring Miss Mary Castor whose marriage is planned for July 25th. Ten friends attended until 7 p.m. and presented her with a gifts assortment.
Miss Thelma Eloise Edwards daughter of Mr and Mrs Arvin Edwards Titusville R D 1 married Donald J Pier son of Mr and Mrs Walter Pier 815 Marion Street at White Oak Methodist Church The double ring ceremony was conducted by Rev M J Harding and Rev Fred Hartiger The bride wore a blue sheer gown with white accessories and red rose corsage The groom attended by ushers Ernest Edwards and Sorman Pier The couple now reside in Spartansburg after a New England trip The bride is a Titusville High School and Jamesown Business College graduate and works as a bookkeeper at Fisher and Young
President Hisen Jower begins a campaign to secure foreign aid funding. He meets Chairman Gridgrr of the Senate Appropriations Committee for a casual White House lunch and invites other members of the panel to discuss capital needs.
AP correspondent Robert Gibson reports Chinese probing units reached four miles behind main fighting near the west Hawk. ROK units faced isolated pockets amid severed communications while Fifth Air Force dropped 60 tons of bombs on frontline positions and a 38 acre installation at Hunam. The attack surprised Allied forces causing fierce, costly clashes as troops fought to hold the line.
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