Washington School Fair Draws 500 Guests Evening
More than five hundred friends of the Washington School PTA attended the annual school fair last night. Gake ice cream and coffee were served for adults while children enjoyed the fishpond and concessions. Bingo provided prizes including a $25 war bond won by Mrs. Glenn Spencer of 200 West Wayne Street. Mrs. Charles McMillan served as general chairman.
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Washington School
Washington School Pta
Glenn Spencer
West
Wayne Street
Charles McMillan
Capt Haskell to address Rotary Kiwanis joint meeting
Capt Haskell William Tibume of the New York Herald is to speak at a joint Rotary and Kiwanis event at the Hotel Cory next Tuesday at 6 PM. He will also address Titusville residents earlier the same day. Rotary hosts will be guests of the Kiwanis for the gathering.
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Capt
Haskell
Gapharn Willian Haskell
New York Herald
Tibume
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Cory
Titusville
Kiwanis Club
Rotarians
Victory Club notes and hometown updates
The Women's Victory Club met at the Library building with president Mrs. Leslie Wells presiding. Members reported the depot canteen serves about fifty servicemen daily, lunch packs for departing troops, and over forty May birthday cards mailed. Many local residents and travelers were listed visiting or returning, including Army cadet Roger Whiteley for funeral services, and several Corry residents visiting relatives or attending events in nearby towns.
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Corry Victory Club
Women's Victory Club
Leslie Wells
Walter Scott
William Houghton
Aero Employer Benefit Association
Ernest Williams
Andrew Paulken
Bert Weldon
Hmnches
Houghton
Ration Board
Cleve Morton
Sollel
Columbus Aid Party Plans for June 15
A Columbus aid group held Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Wilma Bingley’s home, appointing co chairs for the upcoming Mother and Daughter banquet set for June 15 at the church. The cleaning of fireshueh basement was slated for June 13 and decoration and program committees were named.
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Aneuguring Cunning DE
Wilma Bingley
Fierhuech
Gloria Davis
Arthur Hill
J. 4. Reagle
Leslie Dodd
Albert Sandburg
Amy Ohrn
Charles Swanson
Linen Shower For Miss Joyce Hauenstein
Mrs K Hauenstein hosted a linen shower for Miss Joyce Hauenstein ahead of her June 17 wedding to Raymond Bachemer. Prizes went to Miss Gertrude Shadell and Mrs Merle Fitzgerald. guests contributed gifts for the bride’s new home. A salad supper followed the games and socializing.
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K. Hauenstein
Joyce Hauenstein
Raymond Bachemer
Gertrude Shadell
Merle Fitzgerald
Hauerstein
Miss Muriel Young Honored at SPAR Recruit Dinner
Miss Muriel Young, SPAR recruit, was honored at a dinner hosted by Paul Aver for sixteen attendees. The event, held at the Hotel Corry, included a plated menu and the presentation of luggage as a gift to Miss Young who departs in June for service with the SPARs.
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Paul Aver
Muriel Young
Corry
Miss Young
Presbyterian Choir Honors Dorotha Mae Rickers Ahead of June Wedding
The Presbyterian church choir hosted a party last evening on West Church Street honoring Dorotha Mae Rickers, whose June 24 marriage to J. G. Willis is planned. Twenty choir members plus Rev. and Mrs. G. L. Boyd attended, also honoring Charles Rainesale and John Rickers Jr. who soon enter military service. Gifts included crystal goblets for Miss Rickers, and gifts to Rainesale and Rickers. A dessert luncheon closed the event.
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Miss Rickers
Friday Evening Party Honors Mrs. Downey Guests
Hosts Mrs Geo Downey Mrs A S Boag and Mrs B B Pain entertained Friday night at the Boag residence on Park Street Bridge honoring Mrs George Downey. Prizes were won by Mrs William Myers Mrs Hugh A Ohare and Mrs Percy Corbin. A salad lunch was served to ten guests and Mrs Downey received many gifts. Mrs Myers of Youngstown was a guest from away.
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D. B. Taggart
Sarasota
Fla
H. B. ‘Desmond
Curry
Marjorie Morris
Freda Cross
Allegheny
Raymond
Corry
R. D
Richard Greeley
Bainbridge
Spring Creek
C.H. Golden
New York
Philadelphia
Seaman
Eng Grice
Small Bob Grice
Joseph Carnegie
R. D.5
Maude Thornton
Buffalo
Leo Frang
East Bond Street
William Myers
Youngstown
Madelaine
Marcia
Beverly Hills
Calif
J. P. Lawrence
Lakewood
Shoop
East Frederick Street
Kane
J. Woods
Donald Hovey
Sherman
N. Y
Clark Pain
West Smith,street
Pittsburgh
Joseph Pain
Ruth Appleton
Sharon
Bert Foster
West. Pleasant
Mabel Yes
F. W. Woolworth
Mervyn Nast
New York City
Roger Whiteley
Seymour Johnson Field
Goldsboro
WN. C
Charles Whiteley
Bracken-Keating
Yale University
New Haven
T. W. Welms
Ritz
Welms
Maple Avenue
Ben Skinner
Sorensin
Walter Pields
Lena Slye
H. H. Burnham
Ben Randall
Marion Gage
Geo
Downey
A. S. Boag
B. BF. Pain
George Downey
Boag
Park Street
Bridge
Hugh A. O'Hare
Percy Corbin
Local WET Institute Speakers Set for Tuesday at Methodist
The Local WET Institute will be held Tuesday at the Methodist Church with principal speakers Mrs Sylvia R Bemis state field worker and Mrs Jessie N K Gifford county president both of Erie. The sessions run 10 am and 1 30 pm with a noon tureen dinner after the noon meeting. Cory residents are invited to attend this annual affair.
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Methodist Church
Sylvia R. Bemis
Jessie N. K. Gifford
Erie
Cory
Past Matrons Hold Annual Banquet in Corry
Corry City Chapter of the Order of the Western Star held its annual banquet at the Hotel Corry with fourteen covers. Officers gathered at the Starr residence on East Washington Street to conclude the evening. A picnic is planned for July 15 at Mrs. M. R. Greene’s home on Mast Wayne Street.
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Corry City
Order of the Western Stir
Hotel Corry
Starr
East Washington Street
MR. Greene
Mast Wayne Street
Chevrolet Dealers Meet For District Luncheon At Corry
A luncheon meeting of Chevrolet dealers in the district was held Friday at the Hotel Corry with reservations for over 20. After lunch a discussion on parts sales followed led by district manager T. Robinson from Buffalo. Lawrence Thomas of the local agency attended, and Pfe. Emory Benson visited Mrs. Benson and infant son Alan Reid earlier.
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Chevrolet
Corry
T. Robinson
Buffalo
Lawrence Thomas
Pfe
Emory Benson
Local Penn Electric Workers Vote on June 13 16
About 1500 employees of Pennsylvania Electric Co will vote on June 13 to 16 for a collective bargaining agent in an NLRB election The ballot pits the AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers against the CIO Utility Workers Organizing Committee Polling sites span Indians Blairsville Somerset Rockwood Punxsutawney Clearfield and other towns within the system including Meadville Brookville and DuBois
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AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
CIO Utility Workers Organizing Committee
Indians
Blairsville
Somerset
Rockwood
Punxsitawhey
Clearfield
Philipsburg
Curwensville
DuBois
Warren
Tihisville
Meadville
Brookville
Corry
Edinboro
Meyersdale
Eldred
Hooversville
Lock Haven
Franklin
Seward
Deep Creek
Large Gifts Reported for 5 A Fund Drive
Salvation Army drive in progress with substantial donations from Corry Jamestown employees 250.25 Raymond Mfg Co 200 Aero Supply Camp 200 and an Aero Supply employee 249.05. Local totals reach 4500 with 2000 more needed. Adjt Morrison urges prompt contributions to conclude the drive and meet the quota.
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Impevus Ams
Ecw
Salvation Amay
Adjt
Morrison
Corry- Jamestown
Raymond Mfg. Co
Aero Supply Camp
ABA
Adjt. Morrison
Titusville Wreck Halts P R L ines All Day
A freight train from Oil City to Brockton, New York, with 35 cars, halted rail service in Titusville after workers failed to hear an approaching crossing alarm. The collision occurred near dense foliage on the south span, delaying schedules all day while crews investigated and cleared the scene.
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Titusville
Pla R
Paige
Oil Cuy
Brocton
N.Y
Tragedy on Bridge as Train Strikes Stranded Cars
Seven crewmen escaped from a spanned bridge section as a gasoline car attempted to derail a freight train going 35 to 40 mph. Two men lingered to couple the cars and perished as the train struck them, while others leaped to safety near the water. Engineer John Anderson halted the train after about 400 feet, rescuing the scene.
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Ders
Niedbala
Elmer
Guichard
Michael Tsimarts
John Anderson
Oil City
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