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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1961
Page
5
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Fifteen members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union met at Mrs Arleigh Munsee's home for a regular gathering. Devotions opened by Mrs C A Johnson with Romans 13 and Mark 10038 49. An evening of songs prayers and a poetry reading followed. Maude Bennink presided over a brief business session planning a picnic at Medd Park on August 15 and county executives’ meeting at Mrs J Hosbach’s Albion home next Thursday. A scrapbook project on alcohol incidents was proposed by Mrs R Sorenson. Presentations titled What Alcohol Is and What It Does were given by Sorenson and Willis Brown noting alcohol’s highway hazards and Oregon's ban on liquor ads on TV. Officers were reelected: Bennink president Shannon vice president Haenel secretary Whitely treasurer Sorenson corresponding secretary. Benediction by the host. Coffer and cookies served.
Topics Ann B Davis returns to the Peninsula Playhouse to star in The Matchmaker by T Wilder through the 20th. The Matchmaker broke records nationwide and was a Broadway smash hit. Davis’s comic yet romantic portrayal, aided by her varied talents, earns strong praise as the beloved older woman who sets out to win her man by testing younger rivals. Local notes include visits from Mrs L C Barnes and sisters, plus Army airman Dennis Eastman visiting family before deployment to Scotland.
A seven table Mitchell game at the VFW reported winners in North-south with TH Treat of Union City and Mrs. Morgan Beverly at 1012, Myer Kornreich and J A Scalise of Warren at 97, Mrs. Horton Davis and Mrs. Virginia Ross at 89. East-West winners were Dr Robert Israel and James Valone of Warren at 108, second John Blatt and Mrs. Frank Graft at 100, third Dr T S Kelsey and James Lundy at 89. The next master point game is set for August 16.
A series of birth notices from Union Gily Memorial Hospital Corry Memorial Hospital and Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital details newborn daughters and a son to numerous couples across Wattsbir Curry Harborcreek and surrounding addresses with grandparents named for the new baby in each case
Miss Joen Kauer was guest of honor at a luncheon and bridge shower held at the Kinley estate in Findley Lake. Hostesses Miss Kathy Gage and Miss Susan Kinley led yellow and white decor as 12 guests played bridge. Prizes went to Mrs Hawkins, Mrs Zalzneck, Mrs Kauer, and Mrs Heerlein. Miss Kaner to marry Charles Banton on August 5.
Tropical storm Brenda drenched Florida with over 12 inches of rain as St Petersburg Independent failed to print for a day. The paper began its "sunshine" city promotion in 1910 to market St Petersburg as Sunshine City, with a later edition printed on the 212th day of the year.
The Rehoboth Class of the E U B Church met at the Wames camp in West Spring Creek for a wiener roast. Twenty one members attended a routine business meeting led by president Ted Vanderhoff. Afterward they played badminton and pitched quosts. Allen May gave devotions on Bible character biographies. The August 16 meeting will be at Edward Raymonds.
The 29th annual Halfast family reunion will be at Canadolita Lake on July 29. Secretary treasurer Mrs Lonnie Halfast announced the gathering at Pavilion No 2 on Margresit Road. A luncheon has been planned and all relatives and friends are invited.
Harrisburg Governor Lawrence denounces a Republican plan to fund education improvements through statewide tax funding as farcical and questions voter sentiment. He cites representative government and notes lawmakers recently granted themselves higher expense allowances. He may convene a special session over education and reapportionment, with no firm stance on new taxes in 1962. He also discusses reapportionment timing and Curtiss-Wright aid efforts, and skirts a truck trailer length bill.
Leo Carrillo, 79, star of the Cisco Kid series, is seriously ill at his Santa Monica home due to a heart condition per his doctor. He had major surgery recently but remains active in work. A Tokyo earthquake yesterday caused no damage or injuries.
Ford Mor Oy and the United Auto Workers restarted negotiations after a two day pause sparked by a clash in a key meeting. The talks aim to resolve wage and labor cost issues amid a proposed half billion dollar program and rising hourly costs, with both sides pressuring for a strong long term deal.
Cleveland AP report says Barry Latman credits romance with Lynne Schwartz of Los Angeles and marriage plans for October as his personal turning point. Latman won his first name in his pitching career, beating the Boston Red Sox 1-1 in eight hits in the first game of a doubleheader, earning more decisions than ever in the majors.
The FBI arrested 86 year old Robert J. Sweeney of Pittsburgh in connection with theft of about 340 to 480 tons of scrap iron from a U S Navy plant site in South Charleston West Virginia last February. Sweeney, an administrative assistant to a job superintendent at a Pittsburgh firm handling removal of heavy equipment, faces charges as he appeared before a U S commissioner.
In Chicago the Teamsters Local led by James Hoffa loss its role as bargaining agent for the city’s two major taxicab firms after a bitter two year contest. Dominic Abate’s Local 777 and the Democratic Union organizing committee won the right to represent about 52 000 cab drivers. The NLRB oversaw a 2123 to 1 vote in favor of Abate’s group, with reported violence and threats surrounding the campaign and Abate facing past life threats.
President Junio Quadros accepted an invitation to visit the Soviet Union, per the Brazilian ministerial News Agency. No date has been set. the government did not announce any invasion threat, while a Soviet goodwill delegation delivered a personal message from Premier Khrushchev.
Cutting Bible school closes Friday evening with a community program. Local families, neighbors, and relatives attend events at the home and at Mead Park. Visitors include residents from Wattsboro, Sacramento, New York City, Carey, and Butler, with notes of birthday celebrations and social gatherings among residents.
Mayor Richardson Dilworth announced condemnation of between 80 and 100 houses in Philadelphia due to the Mill Crook sewer collapse threats, with an ordinance to list properties for action. Two people died and a third, James Robinson, 70, remained listed as missing after the sewer failure.
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