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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1942
Page
6
Corry churches list weekly programs with worship times and sermon themes. Emanuel Episcopal offers Holy Communion at 8:00 AM, Sunday School at 3:45 AM, and a sermon at 11200 AM. Christian Science reads Is the Universe Including Man Involved by Atomic Force as the Lesson.
Rev W W Conley leads Spartansburg Gosefd Tabernacle with 10 am Sunday School 1 pm morning worship 4 30 pm evangelistic service. Thursday prayer meeting Bible study 8 30 pm. Also Church of the Nazareth on Esa Street led by Rev Attic with 10 am Sunday School 7 pm young people 7 45 pm evangelistic service.
A fragmented directory lists numerous churches in Corry including Bethel Tabernacle at Ean Street and Washington Avenue, Church of the Nazarene, Evangelical and United Brethren places, Emmanuel Episcopal, First Baptist on Main Street, First Methodist on Elm Street, First Presbyterian near Pleasant and Center, Seventh Day Adventist on Comber Street, St. Elizabeth and St. Thomas churches, and others citing street intersections and addresses.
Gilbert L Boyd ministered church notices list Bible School at 9 45 A M with Merrill Patterson superintendent worship at 11 00 A M topic Phy Willing Witness choir and organ music listed mid week review and Opportunity lab picnic at Mead Park Monday evening. Spencer Community Church pastor B F Armitage Sunday School 9 40 00 A M classes with T J Fullom superintendent church 11 00 A M Richard Hurlburt to preach special music and praise services noted.
Corer South and Concord streets 9:48 A M Sunday School Job Prono Superintendent Sermon The True Ideal by Rev J Frederick Berman D D Trinity Luther chrch New Brighton Pa Monday meetings 7 p m Boy Scouts meet at the church Wednesday Missionary Society meeting at Mrs Gust Swanson Bight road with Mrs R & Burr assistant hostess Congregation meeting after morning service Rev Arthur FE Timmis pastor Regular settlers in the Elgin charge of the Methodist Church Worship services every Sunday 10 a m McGray Chapel Church school 10 30 a m Worship service 11 30 a m Concord Ridge church school every Sunday Worship service every two weeks at 2 p m Elgin Church school every Sunday 10 a m Worship service 1 6pm May we have the honor of your presence with us in the services in your community There s place for you The chan needs you and You need the church So won t you please come With us and let is work ELGIN METHODIST
A Corry effort lists two hundred and seventy one local youths in the armed forces. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Corry Rod and Gun Club committee notes additions, seeks missing names, branches, and addresses from relatives and friends to mail checks to the service members next week.
The provided text appears to be a damaged form requesting name of person in service, unit or organization, relation details, and address of a relative, but the legible content is fragmentary and incomprehensible.
Local authorities order 24 hour staffing of Jamestown Control Center starting Monday and full time manning of about 50 air warning posts. Police Lt Elmer Lee announced the Civilian Defense plan enabling two to four hour shifts for Center workers beginning early next week.
Funeral services for Mrs Agnes Drake were held at the Braspid-Kearing chapel Friday afternoon at two o'clock with Rev P A Galbreath officiating. Grandsons Frank Gates Kenneth Gates Grant Ross Howard Ross Fred Cox and Harold Messenger served as bearers. Interment followed at McCray cemetery. Out of town attendees included Nell Wickwire and Grant Ross Columbus Clyde Messenger and sons Harald Clebert and Melvin and Kathryn Columbus Herbert Lindsey Jamestown Merle Gates Baltimore Mad and Mrs Fred Cox and son of Longilles Mrs E Winters and daughter Edith of Erie plus many more from Columbus and Concord township.
The Seventh Day Adventist church on North Center Street near Bear Creek hosts weekly services led by Elder A. G. Fearing Erle Fa minister in charge. Sabbath School meets at 10:30 AM followed by the church service at 12:00 noon every Saturday.
Fred H. Sexauer of Auburn was re-elected president of the Dairymen's League Co operative Association at a board meeting. Ernest G. Strobeck of Mincedon named secretary. Leon A. Chapin becomes treasurer. Chapin replaces J. A Coulter retired. Other officers re-elected include Rathbun, Hardin, Fitts, Rowe, with Dann named to the executive committee.
Directors of Chautauqua Region Inc met with the Chamber of Commerce to finalize plans for weed control on Chautauqua Lake. A machine test at Bemus Point showed potential to reduce the weed problem, though leaders cautioned it is not a overnight solution. The Swastika note on the swastika symbol appears in the report.
A jumble of items reports a marriage application filed by Arthur J. Martin and Rahul Graty, several speeding arrests, and local officials urging timely OPA price statement filings due by June 1. News notes include a sheriff’s health update, staff moves in Erie and Scranton offices, a tax deadline advisory, a tourism pamphlet project, and a military–homefront clock donation to the Navy.
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