This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1968
Page
5
A son was born this morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Bruce Fuller of 221 South First Avenue. Mrs Fuller is the former Cindy Kerr.
Miss Mary Anne Judino, bride elect of Roger Watrous, was feted at a pink and white variety bridal shower hosted by Kenton Heslink and Addie Schurmian in Clymer. Guests from Erie, Clymer and Corry attended and presented gifts. The couple plans to marry August 10 at Holy Trinity Church in Erie.
Wayne Valley United Methodist Church hosted a family night reception at the church annex honoring Rev. Leonard Adams and his wife and children Barton Allan Dale Ruth and Sarah. Forty five guests attended a dinner and social evening sponsored by the King Workers Class with Lynn Phillips presenting a money gift.
Mrs Lyle Hotchkiss hosted the Jay-Ettes auxiliary meeting at 33 West Bond Street. President Hotchkiss led a nine member session with one guest Mrs Charles Bonavita. Discussion covered recent projects including the Cancer Crusade and Sing Out Corry collaboration. Plans for future projects were noted.
Mr and Mrs Leon TenHuisen of 15 West Bond street marked 50 years of marriage with a golden wedding anniversary on June 4. The couple stood near a neighbor’s hydrangea bush at 711 North Center street where Mrs Ingeborg Turner tends a lush white flowering shrub.
Scott Rainieri, known as the centennial baby from 1961, marked his seventh birthday with a party at his parents home 121 Mott Street. The Snoopy Peanuts themed event featured a Charlie Brown cake, games for ten children, and gifts for Scott plus awards to four young attendees.
The Chautauqua Opera Company will perform two Puccini operas Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi in Norton Memorial Hall with repeats and a Saturday matinee. Tickets are available via the Play and Opera ticket office, Jamestown Chamber of Commerce, or the Warren Public Relations office.
A storm caused brief outages in the Second and Third Wards for about 45 minutes when lightning struck a transformer on Worth street. Fireman Thomas Walsh was injured and treated, then released. Power interruptions extended to Columbus and Bear Lake for about two hours after a lightning arrester near Stockton Meat Co. burned a wire jumper. The General Telephone Co. reported scattered interruptions but no lightning-related faults. Repairs finished by the afternoon.
Local notices report Mr. and Mrs. George Imhoff and Miss Betty Imhoff visiting relatives in Irvine Kentucky and other locations, with travel to Waverly Ohio and Buffalo New York. Richard C. Hunt plans basic training at Fort Dix after a move from Warren. Also noted are Pony Pull sponsorship at Sugar Grove, Allegheny Airlines jet purchases, Concord Community Club meeting details, and multiple art and cultural group activities in Corry and area.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.