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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1965
Page
5
Readable fragments mention a drill, a company, and officials including Corry and War. References to residents, homes, time of an event, and a tense sense of local issues hint at a community meeting or incident. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors.
Miss Jo St Clair presents the trophy to Mrs Robert Forrester at the annual Jo St Clair Golf Tournament held at Corry Country Club. The luncheon meeting of the Women's Association hosted the event with guests Mrs Horton Davis and Mrs John McCracken visiting from Clearwater Fla. The program featured Mrs Fred Kauer and Mrs C A Hillstrom, with Mrs Nellie Dunlap and St Clair pictured. This is the third annual event sponsored by the women group honoring Miss St Clair, a longtime club member.
The second annual Charles Nichols reunion drew 62 attendees from Wil loughby Mentor Erie Centerville Union City Sugar Grove Columbus Corry and Russell Pa. Officers elected for the coming year were Frank Jackson president Harry Silvis vice president Loretta Henderson secretary and Perry Nichols treasurer. The group voted to hold the reunion next year at Mead Park.
Charles P Monahan, a member of the basketball team that won an unofficial gold medal at the 1904 Olympic Games in St Louis, died Saturday at age 183.
Sheila Clark, four, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Clark Jr of RD 3, was honored at a Saturday birthday party at her parents home. Family members and guest Roseanne Sandburg attended and gave gifts as balloons birds and flowers adorned a backyard tree. Refreshments included a decorated birthday cake with assistance from Monica Valerie Janet Diane and Douglas Bailey.
Sparta Grange met Saturday at the Grange Hall with Gordon Fralick as master. Mr and Mrs Theodore Terwilliger were initiated as new members. A family picnic was set for August 1 at the Fralicks home, followed by a regular session on August 14 featuring officer elections.
Mary Porter was honored at her eleventh birthday party at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Allen Porter and sister Linda Porter of Bear Lake. Thirteen guests attended and enjoyed barbecue hot dogs hamburgers decorated cake and ice cream served by Linda Porter and Mrs. Arthur Messinger. Mary received several nice gifts for the occasion.
Impressive ceremonies at Evangelical United Brethren Church installed officers for the Youth fellowship during the regular service. Rev. Ivan Hunsberger and Keith Henton led the event with Miss Sherry Bennink as president, Miss Kathy Welch as vice president, and Miss Allene Mor tis as secretary and treasurer. A regular session followed at Mrs. Katherine Fields’ home on West Bond Street.
The report notes Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Bogden of 131 Raymond Avenue returned from a two week Hawaiian Islands trip, joined by their son and daughter in law Dr. and Mrs. James N. Bogden. Also listed are local residents visiting relatives and various weekend gatherings, plus the Corry BPW set for an outdoor meeting at Tiffany's summer home in Spring Creek. A separate item mentions the Sciola Community Aid picnic at Nichols Lodge in Mead Park and a Wilde quote.
Executives of Snap-Tite and Standard Chair and their wives gathered at Mr and Mrs George Hagger’s home in Columbus extension R 1 for a Saturday barbecue and social. About 60 guests attended with Larry Finn of Erie coordinating outdoor cooking and special guests Mr and Mrs George Clark of Union City, president and general manager of Snap-Tite, among attendees from Los Angeles Erie Union City Corry and Jamestown. In Sayre PA funeral services were set for Thomas J Finn 46 copy editor and photographer for The Towanda Review who died after falling from a cottage roof at Lake Wesuking.
Charles Bailey and his wife were honored at a 25th anniversary celebration hosted by their sons Bailey and Pfc. Robert G Bailey at the Bailey home on East Columbus Avenue. Robert G Bailey was on 15 day leave from Fort Hood, Texas, for the occasion. The event drew friends and relatives who presented decorations and silver as gifts. The couple’s daughter Jeta was married on July 1.
Beloved star of Topper films and later TV, Miss Bennett died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 59. She had a four decade film career and five marriages, with sisters Joan Bennett and Barbara Bennett in show business. Funeral services are planned in New York City with burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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