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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1955
Page
3
Voters in Clymer Central School District will decide June 7 in the school auditorium whether to acquire about one acre on Freeman street, build a ten-stall bus garage at up to 66800 dollars, and issue bonds for 67000 dollars to cover land and construction.
Sparta residents face a Centennial Days schedule June 22 to 25 with beard wearing or a $2 exemption fee for men and sunbonnets for women. Judge Herbert A. Mook will address June 29 at Spar tansburg High School, with a parade, pageant Spirit of Sparta, histories pageant by Ralph Elliott Blakeslee, costumes and fireworks planned.
The text records time spent in Omaha Nebraska with visits to the homes of Mr. and Mrs. David McClemens Sr and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Meyerink. They plan to live in a trailer near the GLF feed mill with James returning to work at Clymer Bay Co. Walter Meek visited his uncle Mr. and Mrs. Garret Van Erden on Sunday.
Mrs. Lillian Olmstead died at Frewsburg home of Mrs. Winifred Gibbs. Born July 15 1861 in Kalamazoo Michigan she lived 14 years in Frewsburg after stints in Jamestown and Corry. Survivors include son Major General Daw son Olmstead of Los Angeles granddaughter Mrs. Harry Simms Jamestown and others. Funeral was today at Partridge Jamestown with cremation in Buffalo to follow.
Mrs Minnie E Bemis 86 longtime French Creek resident and widow of Albert Bemis died at 3 am at her son Carlyle Bemis home in Waterford. She was born July 24 1868 at Miller Station Pa daughter of Horace and Sybil Rockwell and belonged to Asbury Methodist Church. Survived by son daughter Mildred Beach Las Vegas Nev sister Virginia Button Corry and one granddaughter. Friends may visit Spitzer Funeral Home Clymer with services 2 pm Monday Rev Ralph Tidmarsh to officiate. Interment Cutting Cemetery.
The funeral service for Mrs Mae B Wilson was conducted at 1 20 p m yesterday at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev Robert DeBoer presiding. Burial followed in Laurel Hill Cemetery Erie with bearers Orrin Walter Kinney Louis Merkle Roger Grape and Robert Hiles. Attendees included friends and relatives from the Sorry area and others from Kearsarge and Sigar Grove.
RAVELIN HILL reports a community gathering with Roy Newhouse as emcee and Harald Sweet hosting Bob Green. The Sophy amore Class Party featured a Wiener roast by the creek with Mrs. Bryson, Mrs. Bugeter, and Mrs. Agnes Sweet attending. May 18 marked the 84th birthday of Agnes Sweet of Panama, mother of Harold and Mahlon Sweet.
The French Creek Jolly Circle will meet June 11 at the Mongunt home from 9 pm to 12 am with refreshments by the Meltotones. Several families visited the Sweet home including Harald Sweet Otto Green Aisison Welle Vik Oscar and others. Local residents hosted guests and celebrated birthdays with family gatherings throughout the day.
The listing promotes Freddie's Fare Lunch open daily including Sundays with burgers hot dogs and beef dinners plus homemade pies and cold draft beer. Features weekly lunch specials and describes additional nearby eateries like Pittsfield Inn, Hotel Corry and Deer Head Inn offering catering, steaks, seafood and beverages.
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