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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1942
Page
5
The Women's Relief Corps met at the Masonic Hall yesterday afternoon for its regular meeting. President Mrs. Kirk Brown presided. Plans were made to buy war savings bonds and sponsor a Ready supper on August 6, with Mrs. Harry Silvis named general chairman.
The Sunday School and congregation of the Baptist church will hold their annual picnic at Mead Park tomorrow afternoon starting at 2 with games and sports. A dinner is planned for 6 o'clock and church cars will shuttle attendees from the church to the park.
The Columbus Community Aid Society met yesterday with about twenty members in attendance. They discussed vans for the upcoming Columbus Community picnic and planned further actions, with a light lunch served after the business session at Carlton Curtis’s home.
Two members of the local Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars were elected district officers at the Northwest Counties Council meeting in Franklin. Mrs. B C Shuss was named patriotic instructor and Mrs. Clyde Reynolds conductor. National state and district officers attended. a dinner for more than 100 followed in the Evangelical church. Other Corry attendees included Mrs. T J Boland Mrs J D Haight Mrs Frank Schroeder and Mrs Hosa Monteay. A note explains musical dilly meaning and mentions Albanys first burlesque show in 1801 at Green Street theater.
A daughter was born last evening to Mr and Mrs Paul Shreve of Union City R D 3 A son was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Leroy Schweitzer of Wattsburg A daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Willis Kinney of Spartansburg
While several residents head to other cities, multiple individuals are noted visiting Erie or traveling: Glen Mead of Philadelphia is in the city on business after a stay with James Carri Sr. Mrs. Howard Kazimder of Buffalo visits her sister Mrs. Jessé Mason due to a family distress. Sgt. Leonard Burkhardt leaves for Will Rogers Field Oklahoma after furlough with his parents. Mrs. Garrie Curtis and Mrs. Merlé Christie visit friends in Gerty and Columbus.
A humorous guide to drugstore dining and the era’s soda jerks. It playfully praises a lounge like setting inside the drugstore where customers can enjoy lunch with witty advice, vitamin games, and playful menu ideas while stressing sensible nutrition and staying fit for work.
The record notes that the first regularly assessed taxes were those levied by Solon in Athens in 40 B C E. Taxes were first paid in money in England in 1067.
Of the 58 individuals who signed the Declaration of Independence, thirty four were lawyers, highlighting the profession's prominent role in the founding era.
Gladys Miller designs 13 rooms for war workers with practical furnishings and space saving features. Each room includes six pieces of furniture plus a chaise longue, with modular storage, foldable tables, Venetian blinds, mirrors, and durable textiles in beige and pink tones. Miller, former nurse and author, created the schemes to honor civilian war workers and provide a homey retreat in defense housing.
Tonight on WALES MBS NBC and CBS listeners hear Rep. W. Martaningio discuss the Tolian American role in wars and Rep. W. Ploes on small business. Other features include Navy and Army topics, aviation updates, and cultural programs across networks with guest performers and tributes.
Thirty six members of the Rehoboth Gundy school class of the United Brethren met at Campy Phulley last evening to worship the goddess of Dr. Norman B. Harrison at the tabernacle. They adjourned in to the ramp dining com where they enjoyed a social hour and inch.
The fragment references Colartul Canyon in northwestern New Mexico covering 20 009 acres with sagebrush cedar trees and other flora. It oddly mentions ancient Etruscan dental restoration and a bridge style false teeth by Otting, with unclear terms throughout.
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