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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
5
A readable fragment lists Sunday services at multiple churches including Wesleyan and Methodist venues. It mentions worship, youth prayer, senior fellowship, and children programs across several schools and parish locations.
Miss Joen Claire Kater and Charles Grafton Blanton Jr. announce their upcoming marriage at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Corry on August 5. She is from Columbus and he from Sewickley Heights Pa, with both families connected to local schools and banks. The couple will reside in Mount Lebanon after the ceremony.
The Steel Age Management Club met Wednesday evening at the club house with themes Ad Manager Heads Program and Industry's Decisive Decade. William Chesley screened a film on redevelopment in American clues and commented on the subject. A minute of silent prayer honored past president Dity Dean Miller. Plans were set for the Corry Jamestown family picnic at Conneaut Lake Park on June 26. Members serve on committees for the event. Pie and coffee were served after the meeting.
The First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School will present a Sunday 7:45 p.m. demonstration led by Miss Mary Z. Riley of child evangelism in Abilene. The program will feature hymns, songs, memory verses, and a handwork display. One hundred sixty children, guided by 40 teachers and helpers over two weeks, will participate.
Daily bargains feature in the Corry Journal showcase selected listings and local deals. Readers find fresh price cuts and promotions, with merchants and product types spanning groceries, household goods, and daily essentials in the community paper.
Mrs G A Lawson of West Prederick street hosted the Friendship Club of Sample Flats yesterday afternoon. Eight members and one guest Mrs Robert Street of Alexandria, Virginia attended. Drills included a Lord s Prayer, routine business, games, and prize winners Mrs Harry Jaquith Mrs John Decker Marc Norman Miss Prances Sperry and Mrs Charles Mulligan. Miss Sperry showed photos from New York City. Refreshments featured potato salad rolls relishes pineapple fluff cookies coffee and tea. Hostess next July 20 will be Mrs Jaquith at her R D address.
Raymond Wiggers son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Wiggers graduated from the University of Pennsylvania on June 10 with a Bachelor of Science in cultural education. He qualified to teach general science and joins Wattsboro Area High School faculty this September. Mr and Mrs Wiggers and their children attended the exercises along with Ronald Gates and Frances Rose.
Jeana Anunastu Gaaries Labowski hosted Concord 4-H Club with 11 boys. A calf registration procedure was presented. Members toured Windy Hill Farm to see calf foot trimming. Plans for centennial and county exhibitions were made. Next meeting will be at Charles and David Wade’s home on July 20.
A centennial week art show in the Hotel Corry lobby will display works by Joseph Pliveau and Don Wharton under a committee led by Mrs Keppel Tiffany. The exhibit runs from 1 to 4 PM on the scheduled date with entries open to regional artists who meet hanging and preservation rules.
The Women's Relief Corps auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic held an all day session at Grange hall with a noon tureen dinner. Mrs Waller Pier Mrs Miley Roubins Jr Mrs Edward Renig er and Mrs Allan Adairlys served on the committee. Captain and Mrs Richard Bush attended the dinner with Salvation Army friends. Twenty six members attended the regular meeting at 2 o clock led by Mrs Horace Hankin. The group discussed plans for the Harrisburg convention starting June 18 at the Penn Harris Hotel with Velma Long department president presiding. Delegates include Mrs Henry Hull Miss Clara Hill Mrs Ernest Buetthoffer Mrs Joseph Genuiman Mrs Manley Robbins Sy Mrs Lyon Wynn Mrs Mabel Brown and Eva Dundon. The next meeting will be July 6 at Grange hall.
Mrs Van Court Carwithen president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Pennsylvania died yesterday in Bryn Mawr hospital. A Malvern resident in Montgomery County she was vice president of the Plainsville Home for Smaller Animals in Radnor and had been a widow since 1927.
Mr and Mrs C Scott recently received Bachelor of Arts degrees. Mrs Scott, a Corry Area High School graduate, earned a degree June 12 at Huliqueten College and plans to teach elementary grades. Her husband, W C Seth of Wayne, earned a B A from the University of Burf nto and will teach at Southwestern Central High School in Jamestown, N Y, also assisting football.
Fragmentary OCR shows birth announcements naming families Puederick and Eldridge St. John. Details include hospitals Waterintd and Union City Memorial Hospital, with uncertain dates and locations, indicating local postwar community record of newborns.
The Women of the Moose chapter held a meeting to organize a souvenir plate sale tied to the centennial celebration. Mrs Stanley Bailey won the award, while William Prine presided at the session. Balloting listed candidates, with Kangaroo Koweh also noted among attendees. The event highlighted local civic activity and upcoming chapter plans.
Castro recounts beating invaders during a press-documented incident at Galeton and nearby sites. He claims one ship sunk, a number of captives taken, and ten prisoners later interviewed in Havana while negotiations unfold. Ulises Cart states captives are being treated well as they await outcomes.
Jimmy Parker, 15, will return to live with his mother, Bess Byrmore Howell of Arlington, after years in foster care and an orphanage. The case began with Mrs. Howell becoming widowed in Jersey City and placing her children with welfare, then reuniting with three other children and Parker after court and clerk Loren Derr aided the search.
A Friday night blaze swept four homes in Pittsburgh’s West End leaving sixteen people homeless. Fire officials say defective wiring sparked the $20,000 fire and two women suffered minor injuries.
A compact reflection on how fleeting speech contrasts with enduring print, noting the enduring nature of written records as a counterpoint to spoken words. It frames printing as a lasting archive versus ephemeral speech.
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