Mrs Wojciechowski Honored At Shower Delights Guests
Mrs M 8 Cobbett Mrs Alex Wojciechowski and Mrs Robert Waite hosted a Friday evening shower at the Cobbett home on West South Street honoring Mrs Victor Wojciechowski. Nine guests attended Five hundred was played with awards to Mrs C T Anderson and Mrs John Craker of Erie. Refreshments included tuna salad hot rolls cherry cake and coffee. Mrs Wojciechowski received a shower of gifts with Mrs Craker an out of town guest.
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Wojciechowski
M. 8. Cobbett
Alex Wojciechowski
Robert ‘Waite
Victor Wojciechowski
Cobbett
Bride Matilda Robb Wed Steve Drewsack at Erie Church
Miss Matilda Robb daughter of Mr and Mrs William Bensink and Steve Drewsack were married last Saturday afternoon at the Christian Church in Erie. Mrs Drewsack works on the nursing staff at Corry Hospital and they will reside in Erie. The State Line Ladies Sewing Club recently honored the bride at a shower at Mrs Lawrence Dunnewold home where towels were hemmed for the hospital and Mrs Drewsack received a gift. Mrs Alton Huntley will host the next club meeting.
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Matilda Robb
William Bensink
Steve Drewsack
Christian Church
Erie
Drewsack
Corry Hospital
State Line Ladies’ Sewing Club
Lawrence Dunnewold
Alton Huntley
Day Camp At Mead Park To Begin In August
Day Camp at Mead Park opens Tuesday morning in August for girls including Girl Scouts and Brownies from Corry Union City and Waterford. Mrs William A Leaby leads the camp with registered participants from local groups and others may join with a small fee. Activities include flag ceremonies folk dancing nature study crafts and hikes with lunch required. Rain or shine schedule alternates to indoor meetings in the park buildings if weather turns bad. Equipment funded by local donors remains with Erie Council for later Corry Union City and Waterford use. Arthur Scheppner and his son John visiting from Clearfield previously resided in Corry.
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Ruiday
Mead Park
William A. Leaby
Barbara
Edward Rossbacher
Maryn Wallace
Stan- Negcurt
Corry
Union City
Erie Council of Girl Scout
Erie
Waterford
City
Weeklong Chauteuqua highlights and local notices
The Chauteuqua weeklong program at Chaulsantia Institution closes Sunday August 28 with a full schedule. Frederick Wil tens leads a Saturday concert by the Chauteuqua Symphony Orchestra. The Diss Managerie by Tennessee Williams is staged by the repertory theater. Dr Oscar F Blackwelder speaks, Fania Chaptro piano solo, and the Boychoir joined by Donald Bryant for a varied seven act program. The calendar includes opera Orpheus, the Barber of Seville, and multiple recitals with pianists and sopranos. Local residents return from visits, travel plans are noted for coming weekends, and many townsfolk visit relatives in Erie, Meadville, and Bradford with weekly social activity.
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Wea
Chaulsantia
Chauteuqua Symphony Orchestra
Frederick Wiltens
Tennessee Williams
Repertory Theater
Oscar F. Blackwelder
Washington, D
Fania Chaptro
Symphony Orchestra
Gluck
Norton Memorial Hall
Opera Associ Ton
Herbert Huffman
Donald Bryant
Jacky Hands
Kyrie @Blelson
Antonio Lotti
Randall Thompson
Chopin
Bastien
Bastienne
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Schubert
Lowell Riley
Bryant
Bernardo Segall
Patricia ‘Neway
Parlov
William McCreery
Repertory’ Theatre
Munday
Hooper Kent Wedding At Fairview Church Altoona
An impressive wedding took place this afternoon at 2:30 at the Fairview Methodist Church Altoona as Martha Kent and Francis W Hooper were married The bride daughter of Mrs Martha Corbin Huntington Park California and Mr and Mrs Benjamin R Hooper of Altoona wore a white silk marquisette ballerina dress with boat neckline and wore a white picture hat The groom is a Gettysburg graduate and Altoona oil Personal Finance Office manager He served five years in the Army A reception followed at the Hooper home and the couple left for a three week Canada honeymoon They will reside at 25 Franklin Street Guests attended from Johnstown Corry Philadelphia Holidaysburg Pittsburgh and Altoona
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Fairview Methodist Church
Alona
Martha , Kent
Francis W. Hooper
Amene Corbin
Huntington Park
Calif
Benjamin R. Hooper
Altoona
Roy O. Boltort
Jeannette Peters
Robert Corbin
Philadelphia
Edwin Roberty
Pittsburgh
Mr. Hooper
Robert Hoffman
Hooper
Franklin Street
Corry
Weather-Seal Company
Columbus
Gettysburg Academy
Getysburg
Johnatown
Hi Neighbor Club Family Night Celebration
The Hi Neighbor Club hosted a third annual family night at Cutting Town Hall with a 9:30 p.m. tiresome supper for $3 per person. Committee members included Mrs Kenneth McCray and Mrs Marion Way. Mrs Vernon Humphrey and Miss Bloy Ise Marsh led the program with singing and contests awards to Vernon and Janet Humphrey, Palth Marsh, Janice and Marion Way. Mrs Theodore Vanderhoof of Elgin played piano solos. Mrs Vernon Humphrey to host the August 18 meeting.
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Cutting Town Hall
Tyreene
Kenneth McCray
Marion Way
Vernon Humphrey
Bloy Ise Marsh
Vernon
Janet Humphrey
Palth Marsh
Janice
Theodore Vanderhoof
Elgin
Miss Rose Lynne Silvis Honored On Birthday
Eight year old Miss Rose Lynne Silvis was honored on her birthday with a party hosted by her mother Mrs. John Silvis. Seven guests attended from 2 to 5 p.m. at the home on West Pleasant Street. Miss Sandra Krona and Miss Gloria Tanner won awards for games. The hostess served birthday cake, ice cream, Kool-Aid, and favors included pink plastic candy baskets.
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Sillag
Augusie Ouvis
John Silvis
West Pleasant
Sandra Krona
Gloria Tanner
Rave Lomne
Roosevelt Jr to wed New York socialite Suzanne Perrin
Rep. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. engages to marry Suzanne Perrin, a 28-year-old New York socialite. It is to be their first and his second marriage following his divorce from Ethel du Pont. Perrin, Westover School and Middlebury alumna, served in the Marine Women’s Reserve during WWII. The engagement was announced by Perrin’s mother, Mrs. Lez James Perrin. In a separate note, Charlie Myers of Lincoln township drowned during birthday celebrations as undertow and currents pulled him in at the Monongahela River near West Elizabeth, Pa.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
D-Ny
Suzanne Perrin
New Yorte
Roosevelt
Fle
Miss Perrin
Westover School
Middlebury
Cot
Marine Corps Woman's Reserve
Lez James Perrin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D, BT
Christopher
Ethel du Pont
West Elizabeth
Monongshela River
Louk 3
Charlie Myers
Lincoln Township
Vacations and Travel Among Local Residents
Miss Dorothy Robinson and Miss Letty Anderson plan a weeklong New York City vacation starting Monday. Mr and Mrs Jerome Needham of Maple Avenue head to Wasaga Beach Canada for ten days with Mr and Mrs Walter G Beilman of Lancaster NY also traveling. Walter Crosby, formerly of Corry, visits at East Congress street. Mrs Wilbur Rickers and several others return from a New York City vacation. Mrs William Moir and Patricia plan a Canada trip. Mrs Leroy Dickinson returns from Hackinsack Minnesota after a month with her daughters and family.
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Dorothy Robinson
Letty Anderson
New York City
Jerome Needham
Maple Avenue
Wasaga Beach
Canada
Walter G. Beilman
Lancaster
Walter Crosby
Corry
Town Line Road
North Glymer
Ellis Harvey
East
Congress Street
Wilbur Rickers
Rubh Bennett
Mary McMahon
Ann McMillon
William “Moir
Patricia
Edward Brigham
Clarence Mixer
Canadohia Lake
Leroy Dickinson
Mead Avenue
Hackinsack
Minn
John Falk
Sally Dickinson
Concord Fireflies Plan Cookout and Community Event
The Concord Fireflies 4-H Club girls met at the Concord Community grave to discuss a cookout for mothers on August 20 and an upcoming ice cream social sponsored by both boys and girls clubs. A supper of baked potatoes apples and wieners cooked in an imu was enjoyed at the close of the meeting.
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Concord Fireflies
Concord
West Spring Creek School Reunion Set for August at Grange Hall
Ninth annual reunion of West Spring Creek School is planned for Sunday in Grange Hall. A luncheon with coffee sugar and cream will be provided by the committee at 1 p.m. Daylight Saving Time observed.
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West Spring Creek
Spring Creek
Grange Hall
Meeting of Sub-District No 17 at Waterford
Sub district No 17 of the Dairymen's League held a monthly meeting at Waterford High School with 70 attendees. Adrian Sharpe presided, A M Cheney reported on the NYC officers' meeting, and Howard Hanna spoke on Erie milk market conditions. Ice cream cake and coffee were served. A picnic is planned August 26 at Findley Lake with Vice President Paul Talbot as guest speaker.
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Waterford
Prank Harvey
Harold Dougherty
Cecil Humphrey
HH. Redding
Dairymen’s League
Waterford High School
Adrian Sharpe
A. M. Cheney
Bemus Point
New York City
Howard Hanna
Erie
Mr. Harvey
Redding
Evangelical United Brethren Bible Camp
Findley Lake
Paul Talbot
Shower Honors Mrs Richard J Orn and Infant
A shower at 341 Mead Avenue Frederick Haenels home honored Mrs Richard J Orn and her infant daughter Susan Jane last evening. Five hundred was played with Mrs Alfred Haenel of Union City as the only out of town guest. Mrs Lawrence McCray won the awards. Guests enjoyed shower cake fresh peach preserves coffee and tea. Gifts were sent to the Orn home and Susan Jane was discharged from Corry Hospital.
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Sueuer
George Haenel
Richard J. Orn
Susan Jane
Frederick Haenel
Mead Avenue
Alfred Haenel
Union City
Lawrence McCray
Orn
Corry
Model Dairy Picnic At Canadahta Lake
Tiday O. K. Crowell hosted a Model Dairy Company picnic at Canadahta Lake for employees and families. Activities included swimming, games, and social time. At 6 o clock a delicious dinner was served.
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Canadahta Lake
Tiday O. K. Crowell
Model Dairy Company
Mourning Elmer the Bull in Swoope Virginia
In Swoope Virginia residents mourn Elmer the Bull who died after a 21 day exposure following his rescue from a railroad culvert. He had endured long submersion and loss of weight, then regained some weight on a convalescent diet before dying after a final attempt at recovery. The owner declined to reveal his name.
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Swoops
Virginia
Elmer
Bull
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