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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1949
Page
8
A long list of Corry churches on West Pleasant Street, North Center Street, and nearby avenues announces Sunday services. Pastors include Witmer Herter and Rev. J. Strong, with activities from Sunday School at 8:45 to evening evangelism and midweek prayer sessions.
In East South and Goncotd Streets Rev Harry Bowman leads Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. with classes for all ages under Mrs John Boland, superintendent. 11:00 a.m. service. Sermon titled Our Common Purpose. NurseryProvided in parish house. Lutheran Township League hosts a Thursday supper at the cottage of Mr and Mrs D Armour Hillstrom at Chantenqua Lake. Mr and Mrs G A Williams and Mr and Mrs C A Hillstrom noted.
The Seventh Day Adventist church on North Center Street near Bear Creek announces weekly services led by Pastor Stewart Jayne Each Saturday Sabbath School begins at 10 00 a m with Church Service at 11 40 a m Regular attendance and community notices to follow in the week’s schedule
Erie announces the city’s one per cent income tax will end January 1, 1950. Mayor Joseph Martin praised the repeal as crucial for a sick community while noting higher levies on machinery and real estate assessments next year to offset loss and provide funds. He cited a projected operating balance of 283000 and nonbudget items totaling about 160300 not to appear in the 1950 budget.
Paul Meerfink announces July 30 as ped letter day for Methodist laymen at the Annual Conference. A Laymen's Retreat planned by Leo H. McKay and others will be held at Allegheny College from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning with Bishop Wicke as featured speaker. Leadership of laymen grows in Methodist circles as the retreat promotes the Advance for Christ and His Church quadrennium.
Philadelphia July 16 Al mosds will end to Palmyra New York and the Hill Carmorah nearby on August 18 19 and 20 according to President George Q Morris of the Eastern States Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints with offices at 320 South 46th street Philadelphia Pa Morris has just resurn from Palmyra and announces Cody that plans are moving forward rapidly for the Sacred Pageant Americas Witness for Christ at the Hill Carmorah The performance will be repeated thrice nights to accommodate thousands who gather for the occasion Inquiries as to the dates are already coming in from all parts of America The public is invited to attend and no admission charge will be made
Three men from Tarentum and Porteraville were arrested by state police on charges of larceny for allegedly stealing 141 crates of cherries from a North Aust fruit farm on July 9. Private Vavrick and private Williams of the Lawrence Park barracks led to the arrests in Tarentum, where John Cant, 20, Frank Cupeck, 418, and Archiv McCandless, 19, were taken into custody after the farm owner gave the license plate number as the vehicle pulled away.
In Ganosburg Pennsylvania a three way auto collision last night killed Arthur W. Davis age 50 of Harmonville New York and Frank Mullen age 4 of dormont Pennsylvania. Two other men were injured and the two deceased were identified as Davis, an officer at Standard Brands Co, and Mullen, a local resident. Police say the crash occurred near Tarantum and arrestees were arraigned before Alderman William Helshie with a Monday hearing set for 2 p.m.
A garbled OCR fragment references names and data in a context that hints at a Senate committee or inspector role. The readable bits suggest discussion of persons and genetics without clear details or outcomes. Further clarity is needed for precise summarization.
Local notes report Bud Dallas performing in a Saturday show with a quick sequence of verses. The fragment suggests a musical or vaudeville style program and crowd interest. Further details are unclear from the available text.
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