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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1940
Page
5
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Rebekah Lodge of Lady Franklin hosts a picnic Friday at the Marsh cottage on Chautauqua Lake. Members should bring tureen sandwiches and their own table service. Dinner is scheduled for 6 oclock. Transportation callers may contact Mrs Howard Loveland Mrs Auer or Mrs William Dyckes.
Mr and Mrs Newell Getes and Mrs Hattie Gross attended with John Jones Henry Phinney and families plus Melvin Mitton Opal Sam Baker Delbert King and Wilbur Gates for a Sunday picnic and wiener roast at Wayne Wilson's residence.
Reputations are well inner way for the annual lawn festival of St Thomas parish to be held on the church lawn and rectory lawn west Washington street on Thursday evening August 15. Committees under Rev Arthur F Leon assistant pastor push plans for the garden party similar to past efforts of the parish.
Delegations from Corry will attend sessions of the Lake Erie Bible Conference at the conference grounds six miles west of Erie. The event opens Saturday evening and runs through Sunday with speakers Harvey Olney of Buffalo Donald Moffatt a Brazil-returned missionary and Dean Bancroft of Johnson City Bible School. The program features a morning service from 4 to 12 o clock, an afternoon recreation period, a lakeside missionary service and two evening sermons. Rev A Hook and family attended yesterday in Cleveland Brown remains for the full work while local Baptist church groups plan to join several evening services.
Fellowship members of the Baptist church will attend sessions of the Lake Erie Bible Conference tomorrow on the peninsula. The group plans a business meeting and dinner. Those needing transportation should call Ralph Carroll.
Marie Anderson marked her fifteenth birthday at Corry R D 1 with Mrs Arvid Anderson hosting a gathering of friends. The evening featured games and a lunch, and Miss Anderson received several gifts from attendees including Melbourne Sorensen Alberta Williams Richard Shaffer Jean Collins Frank Mitchbach Robert Lindstrom Helen Caster Elwin McCray Mary Baldwin Fred Fogle Virginia Shaffer Frank Overly Jessie Shaffer Echo Akam Lloyd McCray Merle Gates and Arlene Crosby. Edna Johnson has returned to Harrisburg after a weekend visit with her parents on West Church Street.
Relocations mark summer life with Mrs and Mr Bert Fagerstrom moving to Cleveland Ohio while Mr Wagerstrom assumes a department post at Di-Noe Corporation. Homes at 4895 Mast Main and 996 North Center street shift occupancy. Aves home rented to an Altoona couple, Ameses at Buffalo, and a cottage at Chautauqua Lake. Community birthdays, school staff, and local clergy travel plans fill the social page alongside updates on alumni, marriages, baptisms, and local clubs.
Mr and Mrs Jay Flickner announce the marriage of their daughter Dorothy Eleanor to Marshall A Adams both of Franklin. the ceremony occurred Saturday in Winchester Virginia at the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev Herman J Womeldorf. Attendants were Miss Hazel Stover and Robert Reisinger. The groom works for the Astro Supply Company. the couple will reside at 347 Essex Street.
Children from Carter Hill school held a Sunday surprise party at Miss Jennie Elchynsid s home to welcome teacher Mary Parkhurst back from summer sessions at Slippery Rock. The gathering included a gift of a shirt and a tie and was described as enjoyable.
A long list of visitors and locals in Corry and nearby towns includes Miss Mary Parkhurst of Slippery Rock Teachers College studying for a Bachelor of Science in elementary education, Miss Helen Spencer traveling with Miss Martha Gold toward Asbury Park and Lakewood visits, and numerous residents and visitors from Beaver, Sherman, Columbus, Waterford, Canadohta Lake, and other areas. The city hosts attendance at funerals, family visits in Elmira and Chicago, and social gatherings at homes on East Frederick Street and Lovell's.
The piece describes wedding honeymoon outfits and travel suits, emphasizing simple yet smart ensembles. It highlights Marion Shockley in a roidier wool spectator sports dress by Mildred Mannings, a lettuce green ensemble with separate blouse and skirt, and an OULIE tea frock in white linen with bright embroidery. Evening options include a white chiffon gown with shoulder drape and gold pearl accents, plus a crimson straw hat and bold jewelry.
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