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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1953
Page
5
Mrs. Taggart hosted a 12 member gathering with Miss Crofoot and Miss Wells visiting. Nearby groups met for 500 at Mrs Hunt’s home with spoke of upcoming Aug 12 event. Various residents travel, visit relatives, and plan trips to Carlisle and Evansville, with several households hosting guests at Meadville and Erie locations.
Miss Barbara Gibas and companions depart for Columbus Park Ohio to visit Mr and Mrs William Clayton for several days. The group also visits relatives in Marion Street North East and returns from Georgia after visiting Pvt Carlyle Maryl at Camp. Bonelly Gorton leaves Bash Church Street for Carlisle Pay to attend the annual State Craft Fair. Her mother Mrs George Gordon accompanies her to State College for a visit with George and his family.
The Lamb family met at Met Park on Sunday for the first annual reunion with seven people present. Elder attendee Mrs. C. J. Van Guilder of Grand Valley was the oldest. the youngest was a 9 month old grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hunt of Jamestown. Mark Lamb elected president and Steve Hunt named secretary and treasurer. The group planned the 1954 reunion for the last Sunday in July at Mark Lamb’s home in Sherman.
Mrs Dorothy Potter of Tiltotson Corners and Clyde Force of Britton Run wed at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Methodist Church Mb Params. Rev Norman Holder performed the ceremony. Attendants included Mrs Citford Young of Tiltotson Comers and the Potter and Baril families from Spartanshine and Jamestown.
The Columbus 4 H Stiteh a teers met at Dean School cafeteria at 6 39 with eight members. After the business session they rehearsed the assembly program to be presented at Pennsylvania State College. The next meeting is set for August 5.
Pennsylvania State College researchers propose two final exams per subject, a pretest before instruction and a posttest after. Dr J J Stein reports that pretesting improves learning, retention, and overall achievement beyond single exposure to film instruction. The study notes pretests should map to specific learning goals and reveal results before instructional films begin.
The Jolly High Club gathered Tuesday afternoon with Mrs K D Brown on East South Street. A 500 game entertained attendees with awards going to Mrs C A Pier and Mrs H D Haupin. Light refreshments were served and the group plans to meet again August 11.
The Howell system was used for the duplicate bridge tournament at the Garden Room of the VEW Post last evening. Four and one half tables participated with contestants including Mr and Mrs Theodore Hubley Earl Haight and Russell Meehan Mrs Luzy Thompson and Mrs Taet Patino from Elele. Miss Leia St Clair will oversee next week’s tournament.
Mrs Mooney welcomed 14 friends yesterday at Findley Lake cottage for an afternoon of cards and sociables. A tureen dinner was served at 6 o clock as the group relaxed after their day.
A campfire at Mead Park will close two Brownie and Gil Scout units for the summer. The event includes project displays, songs, and dances learned this season. Ceremonies start tomorrow evening at 4 p.m. with parents and friends invited. A roofed sink is planned for the Gil Scout cabin at Mead Park.
Mrs. J H Reagle hosted a samba club gathering last evening in Columbus with all members present. Mrs. Reagle served light refreshments and announced the next meeting in two weeks with Mrs. Ralph Glenn.
No-Bar Riding Club met at TOGF Hall Lottsville last night with 44 members attending Vic President Elmer Santa of Wattsbury presiding Deputy Sheriff Sivor spoke urging a mounted police military unit and plans were set for the Youngsville horse show tied to the annual Youngsville Fair in August Cookies and coffee were served.
Allied forces report all United Nations troops withdrawn from the demilitarized zone in Korea after three days of heavy fighting. Peiping radio says North Korean and Chinese units moved north of the line in readiness for a potential armistice breach as U N troops begin to pull back from the front. Soldiers left the battlefield to the hills as outposts and positions were abandoned.
A U S Navy amphibious plane crashed at sea off the west coast. Five of the 16 crew members aboard were rescued by ships and planes. The crash location and identities of victims and survivors were not released. The search continued as rescuers scoured the area around Sneley Point Naval Station.
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania daily bets a new hat with a celebrity each July 29 to predict rain. The long running bet dates to 1938 with daily rainmaker John Daily as the central figure. This year Tex Litman, boxing promoter and former football player, was the celebrity. Daily avoided a vigil until midnight and the sprinkle of rain confirmed the tradition.
The Soviet Union agreed to pay for its 44 000 troops in occupied Austria starting August 1, a move paralleling a U S policy from eight years earlier. The concession followed a Soviet note asking Austria to drop support for a Western proposed independence treaty, aligning with similar steps from Britain and France.
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