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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1942
Page
4
Mrs F J Woods of Kane returns home after a short city visit with sister Mrs B Shapp of East Frederick Street. Mrs 2 Graham also comes home after several days with her daughter Miss Eileen Graham a Bucknell University student at Lewisburg.
Society notes from Corry recount memories of Minnie Wilson's youth in England, and welcome Kenneth Hixson and his sons from Pearl Harbor Hawaii on a wartime visit. Other items list Mrs Robert Sears and daughter from York Pa, local theatre news, church dinners, engagements, bridge club events, and residents visiting relatives across towns.
The Hospital Auxiliary schedules its annual Spring style show and card party for March at the Junior High School Gymnasium to aid the hospital. Mrs D Warren Definsay leads as general chairman with chairmen for style show music reservations tickets prizes decorations and tables. The event features spring styles from local shops plus bridge and two hundred with prizes and floor prize awards. A nurses’ home meeting elected Mrs DeRosay as second vice president and approved purchasing sash curtains for twenty four hospital windows.
Mentor Club members and guests gathered at Mrs. Jessie K. Newtons home Monday evening to study the Renaissance. Mrs Newton presented a paper on Renaissance history and Mrs J B Patterson gave a report on its literature. Mrs Frank Wilcox discussed the period art and named leading artists and their works.
The Presbyterian Choir held a short rehearsal and party last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hubert Heerlein on North Center Street. Seventeen members and guests attended with a Jestert course served. Attractive table settings featured roses and white tapers. The group presented Miss Dorothy Mae Rickers with a farewell gift.
The War Production Board orders masculine attire restricted to cuffless, catless and frill-less victory suits for men and boys from March 30. Two-pants suits, double-breasted vests, Mull coats, cutaway coats, and tuxedo coats barred. Overcoats shortened and simplified to save wool for armed forces. details limit pockets, belts, back coats, and waistbands.
The listing outlines NBC and CBS evening programs including Burns and Allen, Johnny Presents, Horace Heidt, Fibber McGee and Bob Hope shows, and a Navy relief preview. Also noted are Symphonic broadcasts, piano and mystery slots, and a postponed Circle No 3 meeting with W.S. 8.
Tentative plans for joint Sunday evening meeting of city churches to hear Rev. C A Sadowski of the Anti Saloon League were discussed by the Cory Union at a City Ministerial Association meeting in Union City. Plans for Good Friday services were set for noon to 3 at the Presbyterian church with Rev William Hall and Rev H Ray Harris arranging the program. Distribution of Go to Church signs for automobiles was decided. The next association meeting will be at Gutheran church on April 6. The W S O of the Methodist church will meet this evening at 8 at the home of Mrs BR L Davison and Miss Ruth Dahlstrand.
Miss Kepler spoke on health and weight checks were taken for members. Ruth Soper presided over the business meeting which decided to send a care box to Company A boys. Marian York was welcomed as a new member. Refreshments were served by Miss Alice Kelly Lilian Murray and Mrs Mildred Denton.
A daughter was born last evening to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jewell of Corry R. D. 2 at Corry hospital.
Mrs W Reade Langhurst leaves for Texas this week, honored by Mrs George Koestner and Miss Dorothy Whaley at a 4 1 yéelock luncheon yesterday afternoon at the Langhurst home on West South Street. The party featured a lap handkerchief shower, St Patrick’s Day table decor, and guests including Mrs Walter Dundon, Mrs Paul Taylor, and Mrs Claude Fratick.
Mrs Shoop hosted Group 1 of the Women's Society of Christian Service at the East Frederick street Methodist church last evening with eighteen members and two visitors. After devotional, leader Mrs Earl Hasbrouck led a business session, music and contests followed by refreshments prepared by the hostess and assisted by Mrs Percy McCray and Mrs Betty Jones.
The piece previews early season baseball training trips and weeklong games as New York Globe A’s begin spring matchups. It hints at fan interest, test plays, and rising stars like Jeter, with notes on local venues, weather, and season expectations for Erie and nearby towns.
Unclear readable fragments describe a county seat tour and booster event at a basketball venue. Names and places are garbled but imply a formal check on platforms and goals. Merchants and town figures appear, with references to Erie county seat and a planned tour.
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