The St Thomas Parish History and Its First Church
The article traces the founding of Corry’s Catholic parish by Rev Thomas Lonergan, who built the original St Thomas Church on Fourth Avenue in 1862, its expansions by 1864 and 1868, Lonergan’s later founding of churches in Union City and Warren, and the 1872 cornerstone for a larger church completed in 1885, followed by long pastorates and the later upgrades including St Edward's School.
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Thomas, Lonergan
Coury
St. ‘Thomas
St. Thomas Church
West
Washington Atreets
Thomas Lonergan
City
Wrie
Pennsylvania
Erie
Saint Marys
Eik County
Clarion Wilderness
Crown
Erie and
Sunbury
P.&h Railroad
Ol Creek
Corry
Walher Lonnergan
Union City
Warren
Europe
Rome
Father Lonnergan
New Inn
County Tipperary
Ireland
Carlow
America
Mount Saint Mary's Seminary
Emmetsburg
The
Pather Lonnergan
Michael &. Tracy
St. Thomas
Father ‘Tracy
St. Edward's
Our City
United States
Francis J. Graves
P. R
Michael E. Tracy
Parish of
St Thomas observes triple Jubilee with jubilee mass and dinner
St Thomas parish marks its triple jubilee today with a Mass and a dinner at St Edward's hall. Fr Wather Graves receives a $2,000 parish contribution toward church indebtedness. Bishop Gannon and many visiting clergy attend the celebration and a public reception is planned for this evening.
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Feeney
Oil City
Romaine
Miss B. Dempsey
Frank O'Day
John A. Blatt
Joseph L. Spielman
M. Leo Mulderick
Wather Graves
Gannon
D.D
R. J. Bowes
E. BP. McManaman
Ennis Connelly
Joseph Meisinger
Jon Ietbel
M. B. Dailey
S. Diugolecki
D. Daugherty
J.F. Wielding
J. Kerin
W. J. Downs
R. McQuillan
Victor Miller
FM. O'Connell
W. J. Reiser
John Ring
Joseph Seyholdt
Harry Simpson
A.M. Watson
Andrew Weschler
Very
T. Plassman
John Hopkins
Henry Sippie
W. J. Stanczak
Wiliam Moore
Raymond Meier
John McAndrew
James M. Powers
J. Edward Feeney
P. H. McNally
W. D. Smith
Alfred Bauers
Thomas McCauley
M. Slynn
Francis Hassett
James Hopkins
David Hanley
Francia Coughin
John Plood
Jerome Maher
J. Jacobs
Joseph Diamond
P. A. Lynch
Hastings
Crowley
Cawley
McCabe
Father Graves
St. Edward's Hall
Relief cases drop again in Pennsylvania weekly report
In the week ending May 22 Pennsylvania direct relief cases fell by 2,560 and persons by 8,032 to 145,812 cases and 430,852 individuals. Eight consecutive weekly declines reduce totals by 19,505 cases. expenses for car relief totaled 1,054,964 dollars, down 19,686.50. Of 3552 opened, 61% had private employment losses, 28% lost Works Program jobs. Among 6112 closed, 1,alternate 3,117 had private work or higher earnings, 1,333 had Works Program employment.
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Pennsylvania
Sheffield boy drowns near creek in Sheffield
June 1 Warren body of 2 year old Charles Loy, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Loy of McNair Street Sheffield, found in Two Mile Creek near Main Street bridge about 1 pm after search by Sheffield Fire Department and CCC Camp No 13. Coroner Ed Lowrey said the boy was found lodged against a wire net across the creek near the bridge, where it runs into Tionesta Creek, within yards of the bridge. He was visiting his grandmother’s home when he disappeared. A large search party roamed the area overnight and into morning.
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Warren
Charles @awin Coy
Andrew Loy
McNair Street
Sheffield
Two Mile Creek
Main Street
Bridge
Sheffied Fire
Ed Lowrey
Havey Wiscus
Locey Adams Wedding at Spring Creek May 29
Mrs Edmond Locey of Spring Creek announces the marriage of their son John to Ruth Adams of Titusville. The ceremony occurred at Spring Creek on Saturday May 20 by Rev W H Garnett of the Methodist Church. The couple will reside east of Corry after a few weeks.
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Edmond Locey
Spring Creek
John
Ruth Adams
Titusville
W. H. Garnett
Corry
Democratic Women Conference Planned for June 15 16
Democratic women from Pennsylvania and nine other states prepare for a two day regional conference at the Mohican Hotel in New London Connecticut on June 11 and 16. Key speakers include Mrs Emma Gily Miller national committeewoman for Pennsylvania and Mrs Mary T Norton of New York with Mrs Caroline O Day of New York also slated to speak.
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Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connegicut
New York
New Jersey
Maine
Delaware
Mohican
New London
Connecticut
ATL
Emma Gily Miller
Waith B. DeWitt
Deniversitic State Central
Deniversitic State Central Committer
Harrisburg
Mary T. Norton
New Troy
Caroline Oday
Reverend Frantis Joseph Kaven Served Parishes in Philadelphia
A fragmented obituary notes Reverend Frantis Joseph Kaven with dates May 1 1886 and May 7 1927. It lists service across parishes in Philadelphia and nearby cities, including Bronehiarn and New Berifinien, with unclear spellings and place names. Further readable details reference church assignments and dates prior to death.
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Frantis Joseph Kaven
Hirduined Thaney
Philadelphyt
Il City
Bronehiarn
New Berifinien
Whoniuy
Head of Continental Rubber Works Dies at 66
Clyde Strlaidland, longtime head of Continental Rubber Works and a prominent city manufacturing official, died after a week of illness at his home. He was 66 and had been stricken Tuesday, taken to Namot Hospital, and slowly declined before his death.
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Continental Rubber Works
Strlaidland
Namot Hospital
Streamstown University Prize Update
A report from Streamstown University notes prize allocations with a $70 award to Miss Murray and Fraws cited among nominees. Moot events reference Ub log ints and Neder runautallon.
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Meir
Murray Aril
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Michael Edwand Tracy
Houtzdale
Crissingville
St Tdwant’s
Dale Hee
Michael B.racy
Finiger
Calirie
WhatSasas
Ment
CCC Camip No. 13
Dame Fortune
Pame Furlun
Dublin
Mildred Steadman
Centature Satleselrl
Turnpike Surant
Mildred Brown
Barreting
Turnpike Airnet
B.D. Hace
Murday's
Cols
Abit Hollindl
Oliver Franz
Murray
Strat
Stendiniin
Symwa
Locey-Adams
Mid-Atlantic
New England
Alam
Montgomery Ward
SWAT
Elkey
Condra Pharmacy
Brown and Navy
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Corry, Penn
Clyde
Anil
Aon
Federal Deposit In A. Corp
Washington, D. C
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