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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1959
Page
5
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Albert Fay, longtime controller of the Corry Jamestown Manufacturing Corp, retires at 61 under early retirement due to health after nearly 36 years of continuous service. He will stay on as financial consultant, having joined in 1922 as paymaster and bookkeeper and rising to first controller after expanding the firm’s accounting practices.
The Cutting Panthers 4 H Club met at teacher Mrs Ger ald Ploss home with ten members present. President Miss Henrietta Ploss led the roll call and meeting, James Humphrey and Miss Phyllis Mixer led pledges, Dennis Way named recreational leader for summer with Fay Redman as chairperson. Plans for gym party at Clymer Central and a surprise party for the green team, refreshments by Miss Jan Evans and Miss Elaine Ohm, March chair Beverly Hunter. The group adjourned to meet March 26.
Hugh Crabbe sponsored a skating party at the Corry Skating Rink yesterday from 2 to 5 pm. About 165 youngsters and adults attended and Floyd Huffman won the door prize, a pair of shoe skates.
Girl Scout Month observed at de Gascour School meeting featuring Brownie Troops 378 and 487 and Intermediate Troop 218. Girls wore international costumes, learned pins, exchanged world-themed favors, and enjoyed Kool Aid and cookies. leaders included Mrs. Swarm Schneider Krupa Quist Gates Wade and others.
Earl Wickwire Sr celebrated his 75th birthday Saturday evening at Frank and Verna's Restaurant. Ma Wicki hosted about 24 children and grandchildren with a Swiss steak dinner at 6 o'clock. The evening featured visits and dancing. Attending relatives include Elizabeth Chain of Norristown, Earl Wickwire Jr of Fairview, Virginia Roden of Corry, Warren Wickwire of Corry, and Raymond Wickwire of Erie.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Pitcav and family of Columbus left by plane from New York City to make their home in Puerto Rico during the weekend. Dr N Troy Gillette returned Saturday after wintering in Florida. Mrs Gillette and Mrs Mary Gillette Brown and family remain there for a time. Mr and Mrs Daniel Roth of Cleveland visited their parents Mr and Mrs Louis Rossin in Raymond Avenue during the weekend. Mrs Irene Mountain returned home Sunday after two months visiting her son Norman and family in Adrian Michigan. Mr and Mrs Leo Jackman and family of Spring Creek visited relatives in Elwood City Pennsylvania during the weekend.
Mrs Marion Way of R 10 4 Corry hosted the Wednesday evening meeting of the Circle of the Cutting Sunday School with readings, hymns, and devotions led by Mrs Fred Wallace. Attendees answered roll with Bible verses and decided to collect more used clothing boxes.
Uniontown area reports a two car collision on a rural road west of Uniontown left 93 year old Alex Kozub of Box 263 Fairbanks Fayette County dead and seven others injured none seriously.
Larry Wilkinson son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Wilkinson of R D J Corry was honored Saturday afternoon at a birthday party at his home with 17 friends. The afternoon featured games and prizes for Elwyn Gates Donald Clark and Terry Darnofall. Mrs Wilkinson with help from her daughters Linda and Janet served ice cream sundaes a birthday cake and soft drinks. Each guest received a softball as a party favor.
Washington AP As an aftermath to last week's congressional debate on nitwits a speech that provoked it will be placed in the Congressional Record today It does not contain the word nitwit Rep Henry S Reuss quoted Rep Gardner Withrow last week as telling the Dominican Republic Congress that the American people had elected one of two nitwits to Congress Withrow denied saying that In quoting Withrow Reuss says he used the text printed in a Dominican Republic newspaper Since the House debate Withrow supplied Reuss with his own version The word nitwit isn't in it Rep Reuss said he would put the Withrow versions in the Congressional Record The newspaper text read by Reuss also quoted Withrow as saying that Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic had been born in this country he would have been elected president of the United States Withrow's text makes no reference to this CRASH INJURIES FATAL UNIONTOWN Pa Injures suffered in an auto crash February 27 caused the death yesterday of Mrs Mary Secondini 60 of Grindstone Fayette County Mrs Secondini's car hit a bridge abutment and careened over an embankment into a creek near Hibbs Fayette County
Los Angeles area report of two infants abducted with one infant still unaccounted. Mothers Nek Wayne and Ruth Flores described distress and anxiety as police pursue leads. Suspect described as a social worker who vanished with the baby, while other child remains missing since Saturday.
A train derailed in Danville Kentucky carrying chemicals for the Atomic Energy Commission. Explosions and fires ensued in 28 derailed cars prompting evacuations of about 15 people. An AEC spokesman said chemicals were highly flammable but not radioactive. Railroad workers and firemen were hospitalized or treated for fumes and exhaustion.
Washington AP report shows Congress split over handling of Berlin. Senator Fulbright leads against mobilization while Senator Dirksen and others urge strong action. Senate leaders warn President Eisenhower shares responsibility for foreign policy as debate grows. Some call for a weekend meeting to discuss a possible mobilization of Army and National Guard divisions as a diplomatic signal.
Two Vancouver youths age 17 and 15 were trapped for six hours on a cliff in the Lewis River canyon. Rescuers from the Mount Hood Safety & Rescue Council of Oregon, aided by Clark County deputies, pulled them from a precarious ledge 425 feet up after rock crumble started as they climbed a power line support during construction. The boys, wearing cotton shirts with no jackets, warmed by a bonfire and returned home.
NEW YORK AP. A two part TV examination on college age youth airs on 20th Century. Rutgers is used as a case study with Peter Knauss cited as an exception to the general trend of self fulfillment over broader causes. Narrator Walter Cronkite notes youths lack a new movement though some will embrace urgent causes.
A son was born early yesterday morning to Mr and Mrs Walter J Kornikosk of 108 West Columbus Avenue at Corry Memorial Hospital. Another son was born last evening to Mr and Mrs Albert Roger of Spartanabirg at Corry Memorial Hospital. Both births announced by local residents.
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