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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1940
Page
5
The text is garbled with missing words and partial phrases. It mentions August and June with accidents and a person described as a gross man. Names, places, and concrete actions are unreadable, making a precise event hard to determine.
Fragmented text references a road overpass, safety concerns, and travel near Pennsylvanias area. Mentions vehicles, distances like 50 mile, and a generic call to caution. No clear person or organization identified.
In a varied literary spread, Garson McColler's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is praised as a striking debut. John MacCormac's Canada America’s Problem and Rex sketches in Debate at Twilight draw sharp political focus. Jean Giono and Edith Roberts novels cited for simple, affecting small town life, while Parker Morell profiles Lillian Russell. Walter Millis’s Why Europe Fights warned by history, and Thirkell’s Before Launch channels English countryside humor.
Annual Amici Class picnic at United Brethren church honors the memory of Mae Olds. Forty five members and visitors attended at the Bergman home on West Irving Street. Social hour featured games and a picnic supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Wills-Brice Mrs Leor Bios and Mrs Ralph Hoath.
Over seventy five members of the St Edward's High School Alumni Association are expected at the annual banquet at the sali hall. George McMahon will preside with Rev Francis J Ceuves and Rev Artur Leon among speakers. The gathering also plans class calls, election of officers, and remarks by Paul Burkird. Outside the city, attendees include graduates from Corry and nearby towns as well as numerous relatives and friends visiting in the area.
Emmanuel Episcopal church members are invited to a Sunday ceremony marking the seventeenth anniversary of St Barnabas House by the Lake Worth East. The event features the cornerstone laying for a new chapel gifted by Lewis Amery of Bradford. Bishops Ward and Reinheimer will speak, with St Pauls Cathedral choir directed by Dr Peter LeSueux providing music.
Mr and Mrs W H Burnett were surprised at a Dodd Hill home party Thursday evening honoring their 40th anniversary. About a hundred friends attended with visiting music and a lunch later served. Gifts and money were given. out of town guests included Mr and Mrs A M Williams and sons Karlton and Ralph, Mrs Frank Hapgood and daughter Edith, Mr and Mrs Clarence Stumper and Miss Edith Rowe of Erie.
Last evening the Youth Temperance Council met in the YMCA recreation rooms on First Avenue. About 105 members attended as choruses were sung and poems read. Rev H Ray Harris delivered an interesting lesson. Games were enjoyed.
The Past Matrons' Club of the Eastern Star was entertained at Mrs. A. L. Munger's home on East Smith street. A brief business session set plans for a picnic at Mrs. Meliss Hurlbut's home on Liberty street. Ten members attended a salad and dessert lunch.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church held an annual picnic yesterday at the summer home of Mr and Mrs P B Whittlesey at Findley Lake. Members and guests enjoyed sewing, visiting, and beet-riding. A noon picnic dinner was served at a table decorated with garden towers. Guests included Monique Damoiseau of Paris, Virginia Williams, Louise Miller of Corry, and Master Harry Rounds of Harrison Valley Pa.
Last evening the Ladies' Auxiliary of the American Legion held its final meeting of the season. Plans were discussed for a special event to be held June 2. Refreshments were served at the close by Mrs. Victor Orn, Mrs. J. Taylor, and Mrs. Stephen Brooks.
F Lee Whittlesey will lead music instruction at Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua New York. The class titled The Technique of Organizing and Training the Choirs of the Church will run from July 29 to August 2 conducted by Fr Lee Whittlesey of Detroit Michigan formerly of Corry. He is minister of music at Westminster Church in Detroit.
The Inquisitors Club hosted a pleasant gathering at Corry County Ohio last evening. A steak and ASM dinner drew many from UL Lie Ray mond Manufacturing Cs and its plant and office staff. Attendees included Ernest Wells Andrew Wells and Joseph Wells of Brisial Corin.
Rita Ross a New Yorker has spent a decade daily touring the city s back streets and slums seeking cats. She estimates she has caught thousands of stray cats and provided shelter, highlighting her work with urban strays and animal rescue.
A memorial service marks the regular meeting of the Lady Pranklin Rebekah lodge at the T. O.O. P. hall on Tuesday. Officers are asked to dress uniformly and a special event will be enjoyed. Members celebrating birthdays this month will be honored. good attendance is urged.
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