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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1956
Page
3
The readable lines suggest a draft about preparations for a forthcoming banquet or event. It mentions new something, perhaps a group or speaker. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but the context hints at organizing or hosting responsibilities and upcoming self-portrait themed banquets.
Turbulent labor unrest hits Jamestown as thousands of workers walk off jobs in widespread strikes. Reports indicate significant disruption across factories and services, with unions demanding better pay and conditions amid rising costs.
The New York City Health Department announced after July 1 pigeons will no longer be protected birds. Officials cited overpopulation and safety concerns, noting a rise in nuisance cases and calls for control. The move follows decades of pigeon protection and affects removal and management policies citywide.
Roger W Babson argues advertising sustains employment and prosperity across presidencies. He cites radio, color advertising, and television as pivotal to postwar recovery, urges greater ad spending, notes packaging as next incentive, and calls local papers to improve newspaper ads amid broader industry shifts. The piece ends with an obituary notice for George Ashby Bowles, 73, former Virginia insurance commissioner.
Franklin Ray B Tanner announced his resignation as executive secretary of the Franklin Chamber of Commerce and will become director of industrial development for the Greater Erie area. He will move with his family within the month and begins work soon.
First Methodist Churon at Corner South Center and Pleasant Streets lists Rev. George A. Myers service times including Sunday School at 9:50 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. The program features Nursery, Youth Fellowship at 6:30 p.m., evening service at 7:30 p.m., and a 9:00 p.m. high school meeting. Circle meetings span Martha, Opera, Mary, Esther, Lydia, and Cottage Prayer gatherings on various days and locations with ministerial and youth activities throughout the week.
Church and church notices list services and programs at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church and The Salvation Army. Details include worship times on Sunday and weekday rehearsals and meetings, plus broadcasts on WOTR and campus events at Thiel College.
A church message urges graduates to anchor their future in regular church attendance. The Evangelical United Brethren Church and First Baptist Church outline morning services, lessons, and youth activities, urging strong moral guidance and spiritual values as graduates plan independent lives. The note lists weekly programs, prayer meetings, Bible studies, and community events leading into the new era.
A reader’s page lists multiple Corry faith communities with service times, weekly broadcasts on WOTR, and church activities. Entries include FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH at 102 West Pleasant Street with worship and youth services, ST ELIZABETHS R C CHURCH at West Pleasant Street with Masses, CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH at East Washington Street and Maple Avenue with Bible School and services, EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH at 827 North Center Street with Holy Communion and sermons, CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Essex Street near West Washington with radio broadcast, and ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE RC CHURCH on West Washington with multiple Mass times, plus SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST at North Center Street with Sabbath services. Community calendar notes radio and in-person gatherings across station WOTR broadcasts and weekday prayer and meditation.
A Rex Theatre listing names Guy W. Bennink and Bracken Funeral Home among insured parties and service providers. The note indicates an Insurance handling arrangement with Bracken Funeral Home connected to Bennink’s affairs.
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