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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1940
Page
8
Local churches announce schedules for Sunday worship and Sunday School. Christian Science invites readers to Reading Room hours and lessons, while St Paul’s Lutheran and United Brethren outline services, choir rehearsals, and Father’s Day observances. Nazarenes promote nightly evangelistic meetings with illustrated sermons and prayer sessions.
Pastors in Study A short course for town and country pastors is slated at Pennsylvania State College June 17 to 21 with topics in social psychology agricultural economies rural sociology family rural leadership community organization adult education parish life and rural religious education. Shallow Cultivation Best vegetables require shallow cultivation one to two inches and frequent hoeing to control weeds and maintain a surface mulch. Grow Cover Crop Domestic rye tass is advised as a cover crop sown at last cultivation or after harvest for erosion control soil fertility and vigorous growth says extension agronomists. Flower Shows are Popular Amateur shows illustrate Pennsylvania flower growing efforts the college has issued a revised circular and county extension offices can supply copies. Forth Prune for Quality Thinning improves peach and apple size and color with timing near the June drop. Club Members in Camp Four 4 H club members attend the National Club Camp in Washington D C during June 12 to 19. Latest Rheumatism Cure Noah Henry of Sebutha Kansas reports bee stings relieve rheumatism and uses this method whenever symptoms appear.
The First Methodist Church led by minister Fury F. Haines invites all to Sunday School at 9:45 with Ralph Dewey as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 discusses The Strange Joy of Jesus. Epworth League meets at 6:30 followed by Young People’s Meeting. Evening service at 7:00 tackles Jesus care for the individual. Bible class and prayer meet at 7:20 Thursday. You will be welcome.
A compiled list shows Bethel Tabernacle at 36 East Church, St. Christian and Missionary Alliance at B. Washington and Maple Ave, Church of the Nautrene on W. Washington St, and additional entries including Emmanuel Episcopal at Center St, First Baptist at W. Pingnant and Second Ave, First Church of Christ Scientist at Park St, First Methodist at Center and W. Measant St, First Presbyterian at W Pleasant and Center St, Seventh Day Adventist at N Center St, St Elizabeths at 2 W Pleasant St, St Thomas R G Churches on West Washington St, St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran at E South and Concord Sts, and The Salvation Army at E Washington and Park Sts.
Readable fragments list numerous church services and timings. Various parishes including St Thomas, Bear Day United Brethren, Christian Missionary Alliance, St Elizabeth RC, Emmanuel Episcopal, First Baptist, First Presbyterian, Wayne U B, Spencer Community, and Salvation Army. Entries provide mass times, Sunday schools, worship hours, prayer meetings and special events for a Sunday schedule.
June 14 report from Whar Lake outlines village events with James Crosby returning from Otterbein to visit family. Officers elected for the coming year are Elma Walker president Ada Wilson vice president Leda St. John secretary Ada Engle treasurer Grace Martin correspondent.
In Erie on June 19, members of Christ Evangelical and St. Luke's Evangelical churches voted to merge. A congregational meeting for the united group is set for June 18 at St. Luke's, with Rev. A. B. Abele as pastor. The first service is June 23 at St. Luke's, followed by a merger service June 30. the new congregation will be The First Evangelical and Reformed Church of Erie.
Farmers facing shortages urged to report to county assistance boards to connect with relief recipients through the Jobs program. A state public assistance spokesman said shortages are common seasonally and that DPA machinery is in place to address them. Able bodied relief recipients may be denied aid by county boards unless they show they cannot find work. Reinstatement certificates allow automatic return to rolls when needed. Farmers may also contact county boards, Pennsylvania employment office attaches, and local public assistance offices for employment help.
Harrisburg June 15 Public Instruction Department researchers report that in 1836 male PA school teachers earned an average monthly salary of 1838 dollars, 640 dollars more than female coworkers. With four months of schooling per year, male and female annual stipends averaged 7344 and 947.84 dollars respectively, contrasting with today’s minimums of 880 dollars and 1745 dollars in different districts.
Beliefonte dispatch reports state police intensify investigations after six weeks of another nearby murder. Richard Milliner, 25, WPA worker and father of one, confessed to killing Faye Gaves 25, a match factory worker, after a visit to his home near the Gates residence on May 5. He is held in Center County jail on murder charges.
Bethel T BERNACLE at 46 East Church Street led by Rev Leon J Frank. Sunday School 10 80 AM with Hills Hamilton superintendent. 1130 AM Morning Worship sermon by pastor. 730 PM Evangelistic Service with old gospel hymns and evangelistic message. Mid week services Tuesday 745 PM Bible study. All welcome. prayer meeting Thursday 746 PM.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a fatal incident at a powder facility near the Worcestershire plant. Details are unclear, but mentions a man possibly reaching a shaft and a truck sound. The report notes injuries or deaths but lacks full names, dates, or locations due to transcription issues.
Fragmentary report from wartime Berlin describes German and French forces near Orleans and southwest frontline actions. Mentions Swiss involvement and a large casualty or destruction figure amid Allied and German maneuvers. Context remains obscured by damaged OCR text.
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