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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1953
Page
6
An editorial argues the church is the greatest beacon for character and democracy. It urges four reasons to attend and support worship: for self, for one's children, for community and nation, and to sustain the church itself.
City churches list Sunday and weekday services across denominations. The guide names parishes including Emmanuel Parish St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church and First Methodist with service times and catechetical activities. It notes Holy Day Masses and youth programs, prayer meetings, Bible study, and afternoon worship sessions for multiple congregations.
A wall of readable names appears as sponsors and suppliers including Bracken Funeral Home Pauls area Wear House of Flowers Damon's Pennzoil Service Model Dairy Company Thomas Motors of Corry Inc and Guinn Ajax Iron Works Olds the Florist Phillips Schoub Wallpaper Paint Advertising Crystal Coal Corry Jamestown Mfg Co Hammond Elevator The Corry Bakery Western Auto Store Rex Theatre Guy W Bennink Insurance Brigham Hardware Martin Motor Sales Franz Furniture and others listed in a historical section.
Local pastors from First Methodist First Presbyterian St Pauls Evangelical United Brethren and First Baptist list sermons and programs for Sunday morning and evening. Rev Howard Stull Rev Paul F Bauer Rev Elmer Ortner Rev H Ray Harris Dr H J Billott and Rev F G Whiteman present talks and films including The Higher Pard on You Are Heirs Effective Prayer A Heart For God Things Jesus Condemned and a Kodachrome show in Nigeria.
Senator Tobey dies leaving the GOP without its late lead in tough waterfront crime investigations. As head of a commerce subcommittee he had pushed hearings on New York New Jersey port racketeering and planned to widen the inquiry to other major ports. His wife Lillian Crompton Tobey survived him along with four children. Tobey born July 22 1880 in Roxbury Mass was married three times.
The body of William Flower was recovered about 400 feet offshore at Canadohta Lake after a nightlong search by multiple fire departments and rescue squads. Flower, a Pittsburgh area clerk for Pennsylvania Electric, vacationed with his wife and two children. the couple’s attempt to reboard a boat amid a deep 40 foot water likely led to the accidental drowning.
A grief stricken family at a Pittsburgh area cottage near a lake mourns after John Rogers, 17, and Edwin Bud Rogers, 14, drown in four feet of water. Their friend Henry Smith, 16, also of Pittsburgh, is missing as divers search the southwest lake shore. The body of one boy was recovered and taken to H L Musser Funeral Home. Friends from Pittsburgh gathered at the scene.
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