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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1951
Page
5
A crowd of over 100 attended the strawberry festival sponsored by the Altar Guild of St Pauls Evangelical Luthern Church Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Clark. Refreshments included strawberries with ice cream cake coffee and Kool aid. Mrs Clark chaired and was assisted by guild members. About $24 was realized to bolster the guild treasury.
Dr and Mrs R J Mosier of 168 Maple avenue hosted a dinner party Sunday for weekend houseguests Dr and Mrs S Gold of Ellwood City. Six black dinner for 18 followed by a social evening with visitors from out of town including Dr and Mrs Irwin Krueger Dr and Mrs Asher Meyers Mr and Mrs Roy Charles and Mrs J Howe of Exle.
A local wedding report from June 16 details Miss Agnes Vadovich of Lynwood California marrying Donald H Roberts son of Mrs Batt y Wettendorf and Donel Roberts Sr of Bell California at Arbor Wedding Chapel Huntington Park California. Music and flowers described along with bride features and attendants. Post ceremony reception followed by couple departing for Bell California residence.
Miss Juanita June Crowell and Dr. James R. Gillis wed in a 3:20 PM ceremony at the First Methodist Church. The couple, both from Erie and Youngstown respectively, will reside in Youngstown after a reception and Great Lakes cruise. The bride, a Corry High School alumna and medical technologist, wore a marquisette gown with a Juliet cap. the groom is a university trained physician.
Mrs James Jensen of Erie entertained Saturday evening at the home of her parents John and blank Blatt West Smith Street with a stark shower honoring Mrs Rollin Jewell. Guests included Mrs Ralph Bailey Mrs Robert Jewell Miss Kathie Sweet and many others. The table featured a pink bassiette and doll centerpieces with pink and blue booties as favors. Bridge and canasta were played with awards to Miss Zafiropulos for bridge and Mrs Thomas Jansen and Mrs Ralph Bailey for canasta. Refreshments of pink and blue booties sandwiches cake ice cream and coffee followed gifts for the bride.
Robert Casler, eight, was honored with a birthday party by his mother Mrs. Walter Casler at R. D. 2. Fifteen children attended with three mothers present. Prizes went to Larry Miller Sandra Moore and Alan Dimmick Jr. Refreshments included birthday cake ice cream potato chips and Kool aid. Hostess assisted by Mrs. Russell Moore Mrs. Alan Dimmick Sr. and Mrs. Anthony Slava. Favors were plastic horns and candy bars and many gifts were given to the celebrant.
A son was born Sunday morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Donald Brown R D 3 Spartansburg. Earlier a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harold Rifenberich of Spartansburg at Comp Memorial Hospital.
The Concord Secret Sisters hold their annual picnic this Thursday June 28 at Mead Park. Members and families will gather for a 1 PM picnic dinner with coffee provided by the committee. Emma Wade Gerald Miller and Forrest Gates lead the table committee.
Mr and Mrs A V Cochran celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a surprise party at their home 122 East Frederick Street Saturday evening. About 20 couples attended. The event featured group singing visiting and mock welding, with ice cream, decorated cake and coffee as refreshments. Several pictures were taken and the couple received a purse of money from guests.
A West Smituh street home hosted a family gathering for Mr and Mrs Richard Fox to honor Dr Carl Fox of BlRena Okta visiting relatives in the Corry area. Twenty seven relatives attended from Corry Olean Brocton Clymer and Union City for a Sunday picnic dinner and a pleasant afternoon. Mrs Mabel Mebesa was in Pittsburgh yesterday buying trim for the Mabel Shoppe.
Pro Jesse Huff, Sr, spent a week end fur lovel with his father, Jesse Huff, Sr, of R. D. 2, and returned last evening to his station at In filantown Gap.
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