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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1955

Page

5

Columbus Alumni Meet Marked by Dinner and Dance

The Columbus Alumni annual meeting held Saturday at Columbus Community Church featured a Swiss steak dinner at 7 p.m. and an election naming Russell Moore president Paul Suchar Jr vice president and Amy Ohrn Curts secretary treasurer. A lively program followed with songs by a male quartet and a dance at Wright School gymnasium afterward.

Columbus Columbus Alumni Columbus Community Church Russell Moore Paul Suchar Jr Amy Ohrn Curts Mr. Moore Arthur Hill Bradley T. Lines Paul ‘Trisket Merle Page Harry Hotchkiss Beatrice Bensvith Wright School Bob Foley

Concord Parent-Teacher Association Club Social Held

The Concord PTA held a club social in the Corry High School cafeteria last evening. A tureen dinner was served by the fathers. Rev Howard Stull gave invocation and Dr L M Douglas spoke briefly. A film Wings to Hawaii was shown. Mrs Fred Ahi announced a June 10 school party. New officers were installed by Miss Ruth Dahlstrand. Mrs Ahi thanked officers teachers and parents for their cooperation. Marguerite Nichols room won the attendance award.

TNE Si Ahi Marguerite Nichols

Install New Officers At Moffatt PTA Meeting

At the final Moffatt PTA meeting last evening the newly elected officers were installed for the coming year. Officers include Mrs. Robert McCray president Mrs. Paull Labowski vice president Mrs. Randall Harkless secretary and Mrs. Rupext Morris treasurer. Committees were named with Mrs. Harkless program chairman Walter Dingfelder publicity Mrs. Dingfelder budget and finance and Mrs. Guy Fralick membership. The hospitality chair will be the school teacher. The group discussed prizes for safety patrols and plans to award books. They also scheduled the annual school picnic for June 15 at Mead Park shared with Lindsey School featuring prizes contests and a ball game. The meeting ended with refreshments served by Mrs. McCray and her committee.

Moffatt Pta Moffatt Parent-Teacher Association Robert McCray Paull Labowski Randall Harkless Rupext Morris Guy Fralick Safety Patrol Mead Park Lindsey School

Birthday party honors Miss Nancy Fralick at home

A birthday celebration was held Sunday evening for Miss Nancy Fralick at her aunt Mrs. W P Grace's home on RD 4. Friends attended and enjoyed a Wiener roast and games followed by ice cream and cake. Miss Fralick received many gifts during the event.

Nancy Fralick

Mary Jane Leone Celebrates 9th Birthday Party

Mrs Santo Leone hosted a Saturday afternoon party for her daughter Mary Jane Leone age nine. Seventeen girls attended with games and prizes won by Barbara Morris Mary Lou Bachemer and Cheryl Mignaccio. Guests received hats balloons and suckers. Barbara Burton and Carol Ann Leone helped serve cake ice cream and Kool-Aid.

Mary Jane Leone Santo Leone R. D Mary Jane Barbara Morris Mary Lou Bachemer Cheryl Mignaccio Barbara Burton Carol Ann Leone

Friendly Birthday Club Meets at Mrs Fitch's Elgin Home

Mrs. Harry Fitch hosted the Friendly Birthday Club last evening honoring Mrs. John East and Mrs. Ernest Mallory with cash purses. Husbands joined a tureen dinner at 6:30 pm served by Mrs. Fitch and Mrs. Edna Williams. Prizes went to Mrs. Gladys Fleck Mrs. Mattie McIntyre and Mrs. Harold Gale. Guests received gifts from the hostess. The next session will be a screen dinner June 18 at Mead Park hosted by Mrs. May Clark.

Friendly Birthday Club Fitch Harry Fitch Elgin John East Ernest Mallory Edna Williams Gladys Fleck Mattie McIntyre Harold, Gale McIntyre Gale Mead Park May Clark

Miss Shirley Gilbert Engaged to Ronald Triscuit

The engagement of Miss Shirley Ant Gilbert, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Gilbert of R D 4, to Ronald Merle Triscuit of R D 1 is announced. The bride elect will graduate from Gorry Area High School, and the fiancé is a 1953 graduate now employed at Rogers Structural Steel. No wedding date has been set.

Suaumulenele Huike Loguy Shirley Ant Gilbert Albert Gilbert R. D-4 Ronald Merle Triscuit Merle Triscuit R. D Gorry Rogers Structural Steel

Daughter Born to Niobe and Rig Family in Corry

A daughter was born early this morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr Jules Auge and Mrs Niobe of Niobe and to Mr Robert Pierce and Mrs Rig of Rig 4. The birth was reported from Corry Memorial Hospital.

Thhe Corry Memorial Hospital Jules Auge Niobe Robert Pierce Corry Memorial Hospital

Present Film Program At Rotary Club Meeting

The Rotary Club at Hotel Corry last evening screened a sound movie titled The World at Your Fingertips. Presented by M. S. Cobbett, the film on telephone service history was supplied by Harold P. Mishler through the General Telephone Company. Visiting Rotarians included W. W. Warren, James Gleixner, Dan Carey, and John H. Bowman. Arthur Burgess led group singing with William Leaby at the piano. The next meeting is set for June 7 with noon sessions through June August.

Rotary Club Hotel Corry M. S. Cobbett Harold P. Mishler General Telephone Company W. W. Warren Okla Homa City Okla James Gleixner

DAR Dinner Plans Change Amid Family Tragedy

The Brokenstraw Valley Chapter DAR changes its dinner venue to a tireen supper at the regent Mrs. T. W. Whitehead home on East Pleasant Street. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Eva Phillips, and attendees are asked to bring a tureen and their own table service. Shirley Ann Crable, 6, died of burns in Brownsville after playing with matches. police said her dress caught fire.

Brokenstraw Valley Daughters of the American Revolution VFW Post Home T. W. Whitehead East Pleasant Street Eva Phillips Ol City Ting Burns Brownsville Shirley Ann Crable Fayette County

Beverly Little to Wed Richard Haslett

Miss Beverly June Little of B. D. is engaged to Richard James Haslett son of Mr and Mrs James Haslett of 315 Dela Witte Street. Beverly June is a Corry Area School graduate and employee of Wallace Garage. Richard also graduated from the local high school and formerly worked at Black Stian Corp in Jamestown. No wedding date set.

Cpl Don Simmons Camp LeJeune N. C Neva Simmons West Columbus Avenue George DeLury Raymond Cleveland Hugh Frank DeLury Richard Merker Shenandoah al Merker Wright Street Gertrude Olds Rafferty Hotel Corry Concordia, Kaw Rhae Blatt Catholic University of America Washington, D. C John Blatt West Smith Street Shirley Robinson Blatt Grace Trisket Buffalo City Corry Beverly Little James Haslett Russell Little B.D Beverly June Richard James Haslett Dela- Witte Street Miss Little Wallace Garage Hislett Black Stian Corp Jamestown Wedaig

Four Freed Fliers Reach Honolulu

Four U S pilots freed from Chinese captivity fly toward Honolulu for rendezvous with relatives. Released after years in Communist China they were shot down in Korea War veterans. Names include Harold Fischer Jr Roland Parks and others from Nebraska Oklahoma and Wynnewood awaiting arrival in Hawaii with Air Force support.

Honolulu U. S Anwait Hong Kong Tse China Wem Harold Fischer Jr Sven City Towne Lit Lyle Camtrot Lintoliy Neb Gol Ewin Hiller Wynn

Four Die In Plane Crash Near Laurel Run Pennsylvania

Four people died when a single engine plane crashed into mountains near Laurel Run in southwestern Pennsylvania during a thunderstorm Monday night. The wreckage was found the next day. victims included Glen Breasts president of Gettysburg Motor Go of Gettysburg, Pa and Roy E Lambert of Taneytown, Md along with Mr and Mrs Fld Gleman of Hanover, Pa.

Uniontown Pennsylvania Laurel Rive Here Glen ©. Breats Gettysburg Motor Go Gettysburg Fld F. Gleman Hanover, Pa Roy E Lambert Taneytown

Civil War veteran Albert Woolson improves in hospital

Duluth Minnesota reports 108 year old Albert Woolson, last Union Army survivor, in fairly good condition with lung congestion at St Luke's Hospital. Attendants say he shows improvement after a restless night and uses an oxygen tent. A note mentions Mount Etna at 10,836 feet as Europe’s tallest active volcano.

LY Aro RTER Duluth Minn Albert Woolson Bt Luke's Hospital Mt. Etna Sicily Europe

Hammarskjold Presses Bid to Free 11 U S Airmen

United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold renewed efforts to win release of 11 American aviators held in Red Chinese prisons. He sent a new message to Premier Chou En Lai and consulted delegates as optimism grew for eventual freeing. In an April Asian African conference context, tensions rose after a chartered Indian plane bound for the conference was bombed.

Hammarskjold Associated Press United Nations Dag Hammarskjold U. S Hammirskjold Chou En-lai U.N Chou Teconesia Red China Feu Peiping United States China Washington Formosa

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