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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1957
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text mentions individuals and numbers with references to losses, hospital, vehicles, and a wall incident. Named entities are unclear due to garbled source. likely a brief local notice or sports/accident item with figures such as 7, 6th, 00, Romeo, trucks, and hospital.
Social notes report Harry Barach returning from the Chicago Furniture Market. Charles V. Graham leaves for Fort Monmouth to take a Net of Duration course. Mr and Mrs William Donaldson depart for Clifton New Jersey and New York for a week’s vacation. Barbara Faith Klein wed John Joseph Balog Jr at St Elizabeth’s Church in a double ring ceremony. The bride, daughter of Dorothy Klein of Washington DC and John Balog Sr of 165 Hatch Street, wore white lace tulle net with long sleeves and a fingertip veil. The groom’s family and guests from Cleveland Greensburg and elsewhere attended. A 75 person breakfast followed the ceremony. reception expected for about 300 at Knights of Columbus Hall with a five-tier cake. The couple will honeymoon in Buffalo New York City and the Thousand Islands then reside in Washington DC area.
A prehistoric bat guano deposit in Orrand Canyon near the Colorado River is set to be mined using a helicopter aided aerial tramway. The project aims to lift about 100,000 tons of guano, valued for fertilizer and medicine ingredients, with a 10,000 ton annual withdrawal cap.
New York columnist Hal Boyle shares a mailbag of quirky observations from air force investments to inflation rates and odd anecdotes. He notes the air force’s million dollar sling as a standout invention, recalls Revolutionary War price surges, and mentions health and gambling tidbits, ending with a humorous note about Mark Twain forgetting cigar ashes.
The Green Top pavilion hosted a Townsend Club tureen supper with Mrs. Martha Davis presiding. A final collection was taken for the 17th Townsend convention in Denver next week. A musical romance contest ended in a tie, with Mrs. Irene Mountain winning after Mrs. J. R. Dearing withdrew in her favor. the bouquet from Tiffany garden served as centerpiece.
The Corry and Union City Odd Fellows and Rebekahs plan a basket picnic at Mead Park on June 30 for members and families. Jonathan Lodge 685 held a Wednesday meeting with Fred Mixer presenting a Grand Lodge report and reading material. Floyd Metzgar of Union City was installed as district deputy grand master for District No. 2, and Corry lodge visited Union City to witness the initiation degree.
Mrs. John Blatt and cohosts hosted a Thursday bridge luncheon at Corry Country Club. Sixty one guests enjoyed a ham lunch served by Elsie Roof. Winners were Lena St Clair Harold Powell and Philip Young. flowers and ferns decorated the club for visiting guests from Tonesta Findley Dike Chill Taqua Lake Union City and North East.
The Hi Neighbor Club of Cutting met Thursday afternoon with Mrs William Bemis as hostess. Ten members attended a roast beef dinner served at 1 o'clock. Six children were present. Mrs Max Bemis conducted the business session in the absence of the presidents. A social time followed. The next meeting will be a picnic at Mead Park on July 1 for members and their children.
Seventeen members of the Silver Links Class at Eyarigelten United Brethren Church met at Mead Park to elect officers for the coming year. All six past officers were re-elected: Mrs. Guy Bennink president, Mrs. Bess Debury vice president, James Johnson second vice president, Mrs. John Babcock secretary, Mrs. Carl Henton treasurer, and Mrs. Dan Culver chaplain. The meeting began with devotions and prayer, and the class will next meet July 19 with Mrs. Lottie Raymond.
The Baptist Church will officially close the Baptist Bible School at tomorrow evening services. A demonstration program is planned at 7 45 p m. About 200 children were enrolled over two weeks under 27 teachers. Offerings will go to Miss Betty DeGolier for Africa missions. The two week course ended yesterday with a plant at Mead Park attended by 275 children and parents.
The Concord Community Club met last evening with about 60 attendees. Devotions were led by Joe Meemy and the session was run by president Howard Blakeslee. The program featured group singing and solos by Russell Chak with Mrs. Clark at the piano, followed by cream, cake and coffee served by Mrs. Earnest Chelton Mrs. Glen Chelton and Mrs. Walter Dingfelden. The next meeting is set for July 19 with Mrs. Joe McCray Mrs. Rupert Morris and Mrs. Webb McCray in charge. President. George Washington received an honorary degree in 1790 from Brown University in Rhode Island.
Immediate opening at The Wexler Agency 14 East 12th Street Erie Pa for a regional representative. Adequate starting income with growth potential. Training and supervision provided. Apply by phone Erie 23-006 or write Box 215 care of The Journal Corry.
Diplomatic sources say the withdrawal of U S combat forces will cost Japan more than 100 million dollars yearly in troops spending and threaten about half of the 140 000 Japanese civilians employed by the armed forces with job losses. Kishi expressed elation at the mission’s success while not regaining control of Ryukyu and Bonin Islands.
A high authority reports that the United States plans to deploy new jets to Korea and equip two American divisions with rifles bazookas and infantry gear as an initial step. The aim is to bolster forces in Korea, though no date for ground troop weapon arrivals is given.
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