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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1948
Page
5
A fire southwest of Lancaster destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs John Paige. Paige a blind man carried his blinded wife to safety then returned to salvage clothing before aiding neighbor Thomas Carney. The house burned to the ground by the time help arrived.
The three Corry American Legion units held their Mead Park basket picnic Saturday afternoon with games for all ages and forty dollars in prizes awarded. Winners included John Freebourn, Bonnie Gates, and Mary Lou Temple among others in children’s events while adults competed in horse shoe, rolling pin throw, and kick the slipper events.
Mr and Mrs J A Kermy and daughters Mary Louise and Maureen of Louisville returned home after a week with Mr and Mrs William Gumable in Liberty Street. Miss Mary Higgins of North Center Street and Mrs Ann Blystone of Erie ended a Canada Thousand Islands vacation. Albert Darragh of Pittsburgh guest of Mrs C E Rattner at Mayflower Lodge Findley Lake. Mr and Mrs Henning Anderson and Audrey of Jamestown visited Mr and Mrs R B Larson. Mr and Mrs John Baroth and Henry Baroth spent weekend in Erie with the Leos Barothy. Mr and Mrs Thomas Z Pressel of Lansdale Pa were Sunday guests of Miss Katherine Stone on East Smith Street.
A family party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Burlingame at 80 Marion Street yesterday honored Mrs. Isadore Redding of Clymer and Mrs. Mildred Owens of Sheffield. Attendees came from Corry Lindhurst N J Erie Union City Waitsburg Sheffield and Clymer for a pleasant gathering and birthday dinner.
Fifty two residents of the Little Corry section in Sunnyside gathered at Findley Lake for a wiener roast on Saturday. They met at Mrs. C. E. Rafter Mayflower Lodge and enjoyed a bonfire, band singing, and refreshments of hot dogs marshmallows and coffee. Mrs. Bruce Banks of Erie led as general chairman. A similar August event is planned for Little Corry residents.
Thirty members of the Business and Professional Women's Club and four guests met at Mead Park for a 10 o'clock Sunday breakfast. The menu included orange juice bacon and eggs homefried potatoes sweet rolls cookies and coffee. After eating the group toured the park.
Louis Grezina was honored at a birthday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs John B Toth managers of the European Hotel. Ten guests attended and a birthday cake presented by Miss Lyle Lee Persons accompanied the delicious dinner.
Harrisburg reports Governor’s aide cites inequities in state education funding pointing to wealthy districts as harming poorer ones. Duff notes the aid system uses assessed values and six mill basis per teaching unit with a $700 minimum grant, amid rising total subsidies.
Pottsville PA July 28 a Girardville man identified as John Brosius died after a revolver practice with a group. He allegedly spun the cylinder and pressed the gun to his head before it discharged in the isolated site.
Washington July 26 A private funeral service will be held for Eleanor Patterson at Graveland Cemetery in Chicago family members and distinguished Washington Times Herald associates report she died at her Maryland home. Funeral arrangements are private with burial at Graveland Cemetery in Chicago and involve members of the Patterson family.
Bernardo Narding Anaires, 21, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering leading lady Lilian Velex and maid Pacita Flores. Judge Osta Castola of Quezon City ordered 32,500 peso heirs’ restitution. Judge deemed murder premeditated and treacherous, but said Anzupps was not fully responsible and could reform. Scholars discuss Kyushu Chinese character origins.
Police report a blast in Dover New Jersey with unknown origin. The town lies four miles from the Hercules Powder Company plant in Kenya where a deadly blast killed three people last month.
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