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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1958
Page
5
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Corry Community Chest Fund president Lyle Chase spoke at the Kiwanis club gathering at the Hotel Corry. He outlined a single campaign combining the Community Chest and Red Cross under one United Fund Drive starting in October with joint leadership and two chairmen guiding the effort.
A baby shower honored Mrs John Payne and her infant Colleen Dawn of Spring Creek. Held Saturday night at Mrs Glenn Davis’s Columbus home, hostesses were Mrs Wayne Stufflebeam Mrs Allee King and Lucille Keller. Guests from Corry Finchey Lake Spring Creek Elgin and Ashville attended. prizes were awarded to several guests and Mrs Payne and baby received many gifts.
Sciota 4 H Club members traveled to Erie to meet in the new kitchen at the Erie County Extension Building. They gathered at Judy Darnofall’s home, were driven by Mrs. Hubert Watrous, Mrs. Walter Darnofall, and Mrs. George Harmon, and prepared a lunch of grilled cheese, tossed salad, and lemonade before returning at 5 p.m. The next meeting is set for August 4 at Janice Watrous’ home.
The Women’s Relief Corps announced it will sponsor the annual public ice cream social tomorrow evening at Mrs Velma Long’s home on Wayne Street. Candy booths and a fish pond will be other items of interest during the affair taking place between 7 and 10 pm. The event is open to the public with hopes for good attendance.
Private Silvis Davis now on furlough from the U S Army was honored Sunday by his family with a picnic and wiener roast at the Rudolph Silvis home on R D 2. Over 70 relatives and friends attended and a purse of money was given to the guest of honor.
Fifty six relatives and guests gathered for the 27th Armitage reunion at Mayville Park Sunday afternoon following a picnic dinner. Officers elected: David Johnson president, Jack Armitage vice president, Mrs Jack Armitage secretary and treasurer, Mrs Donald Armitage historian. Historians report six births and two marriages. next reunion scheduled for the last Sunday of July 1959 at the same place.
The McCray Methodist Church will host a homecoming celebration from Friday through Sunday. Rev. James Schmittle of Edinboro Methodist Church, a former McCray pastor, will deliver the Sunday afternoon sermon, with Rev. Albert Marriott, former Meadville district superintendent, also speaking. A Corry Methodist male quartet will perform Friday evening and Sunday afternoon adding a special music program each evening.
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania the Rain Day Club, led by Attorney John Daily, wagered a tricornered Revolutionary War hat against Maj. Donald Johnston's jet helmet. At 12 40 a.m. steady rain began, marking the first July 29 rain in 82 years and Daily won the wager.
Anne Campbell and Mary Tunnell, both 21, quarrelled over new chemise dresses as Campbell walked by. In the melee Campbell bit off part of Tunnell's right paw. Campbell held on $600 bail for mayhem. pleaded guilty to mayhem but not guilty to disorderly conduct. Tunnell held on $100 bail after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. Also notes Turkish Army chief Lt Gen Necmet Tacat, 63, died of a heart attack in Istanbul.
A vivid guide on shooting at amusement parks and fairs. It covers candid shots with family or solo, using fun mirrors, camera angles, and lighting to keep images sharp. Detailed advice explains mirror focus distances and avoiding glare from flashes while capturing fast action for a lively black and white picture story.
Tips on capturing fast moving rides and lights with camera technique. Use center framing with 1/100 or 1/200 shutter, depending on subject distance. Adjust exposure by opening lens one to two stops, shoot at night with high speed film, and experiment with long exposures for dramatic patterns.
At Habbaniya, 1333 Iraqi American and British airmen and dependents remain restricted to a small living area since the July 14 coup in Baghdad. Reporters found 43 Americans on the grass eating as they have ceased training Iraqi pilots after delivering five Sabre jets on June 17. The base, 60 miles west of Baghdad, was handed to Iraq in 1955, with British refueling and air traffic control support for 1,020 airmen and 270 dependents remaining on site.
Paris reports the Pierre Balmain collection features double dip decolletage with interior gorgerin for a bare-bosomed effect. Balmain shows two jacket lengths, puff sleeves, violet accents, and belt emphasis, with embroidery on velvet sheath outfits and garments trimmed for formal wear.
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Beacham, 84, a veteran of the Spanish American War Philippe campaign and World War I, coached the West Point football team in 1911 when President Eisenhower was a cadet player, died yesterday in Washington.
A New York business column notes booming insurance activity along the Canada United States line. Despite recession, sales rise on both sides as policies from private firms to veterans programs push total coverage past 300 billion dollars for about 21 million Americans.
Joseph Duke, 90, arrested by FBI and local police at his Newark home on a warrant charging he fled Pennsylvania to avoid confinement for burglary. Bernard Brown said Duke was jailed in Huntingdon after a Punxsutawney arrest on March 15 and escaped on June 4 before trial. a Scranton warrant followed on June 18.
New Orleans report says Lt Gen Claire Lee Chennault will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. An Air Force transport will carry his body after a Washington lying in state and a brief New Orleans service for the former Flying Tigers commander who died of lung cancer Sunday at age 37.
Canadian companies sold nearly one billion dollars in life insurance to Americans last year, with U S insurers adding over 1% billion dollars in policies in Canada. Canadians hold a strong lead in annuity premiums, while U S salesmen show growth but balance remains. Investments show Canadians favor outside assets, as 12 Canadian firms inside the U S hold 1% billion and 35 U S firms in Canada hold under 1% billion.
A daughter was born last evening at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Raymond Anderson of 88 Snyder Circle. The birth adds a new member to the Anderson family.
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