Seventy-year Moon Mullins creator visits Spring Creek mother
Eighty seven year old Mrs Bessie Johnson of Spring Creek, resident at Quiet Acres Nursing Home, mother of Ferdinand Johnson the Moon Mullins cartoonist, sewed all her life and now rests after a heart attack. Her sons Ferd and Tom live in Corona Del Mar California and Seattle Washington respectively. Ferd sends Cartoonist Profiles featuring his life and work. Mrs Johnson is pictured with Elizabeth Logan, owner of Quiet Acres.
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Bessie Johnson
Spring Creek
Quiet Acres Nursing Home
FD. 2
Ferdinand
Ferd) Johnson
Moon Mullins
Ferd
Corona del Mar
Calif
Johnson
Seattle
Wash
Ford
Tom
Erie, Pennsylvania
Dispatch-Herald
Frank Willard
Johnson Brothers
Quiet Acres
Mrs. Johnson
Elizabeth Logan
Engaged: Cynthia Sexton to wed Howard Dingle
Miss Cynthia Marie Sexton of Corry is engaged to Howard R. Dingle of Union City. Sexton is a 1965 Corry Area High School graduate working at Corry Memorial Hospital. Dingle is a 1986 Erie Business Center graduate, a 1964 Union City High School alumnus, a former U.S. Army member, and an employee at Reslink and Wiggers Motors in Erie. A wedding date and place are not yet set.
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Vincent R. Sexton
RD. 3
Corry
Cynthia Marie Sexton
Howard R. Dingle
Howard Dingle
R.D. 4
Union City
Miss. Sexton
Corry Area High School
Corry Memorial Hospital
Mr. Dingle
Union City Area High School
Erie Business Center
United States Army
Reslink and Wiggers Motors Company
Erie
Bridge Scores at YMCA Tuesday Club Howell Session
Members and guests of the Tuesday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club met at the YMCA for a three and one half table Howell session. Winners included Mrs. Arthur Hansen and Mrs. Rosalie Williams 35, Mrs. Horton Davis and Mrs. G. S. Peck 30, and Mrs. John Pierce and Mrs. TH. Treat 27. All area players are invited to join weekly sessions at 1 PM. contact Mrs. John Pierce at 54 East Frederick Street, 664-2182, for partners or information.
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Duplicate
YMCA
Howell
Arthur Hansen
Union City
Rosalie Williams
Titusville
Horton Davis
G.S. Peck
John Pierce
TH. Treat
East Frederick Street
Mentor Club Meets At Barnes Home
The Mentor Club met at the home of Mrs. E C Barnes and Miss Lillian Barnes on Monday evening with fourteen members responding to roll call for memories. Naomi Johnson, president, led the business session. Mrs. Porter Auer and Mrs. Blanche Sullivan presented a program from Profiles in Courage by John F Kennedy focusing on Edmund G Ross. Next meeting set for March 15 at Miss Ant Baresal’s East Smith Street home.
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E.C. Barnes
Lillian Barnes
Naomi Johnson
Porter Auer
Blanche Sullivan
John F. Kemnedy
Edmund G. Ross
Senator Ross
Kansas
Andrew Johnson
Senate
Ant Baresal
East Smith Street
Corry Grangers Enjoy Program in Regular Session
Corry Grange members met in a regular session led by master John Decker. Announcements covered regional Hydetown conference on March 3 with sessions, and Pomona grant at Edinboro on March 17 with day and evening sessions. Fifth degree to be conferred in the evening. The program featured songs, readings, and talks by members including John Moravek, Mrs. Charles Mulligan, Harold Gale, Mrs. John Decker, Roy Swart, and a group finale.
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Corry Grange
John Decker
Hydetown
Pomona Grante
Edinboro
Reading
John Moravek
Charles Mulligan
Harold Gale
Roy Swart
Mrs Earle Bliley Hosts Deborah Circle Meeting
Members of the Deborah Circle of the First United Methodist Church met at Mrs Earle Bliley's East Pleasant Street home with eighteen present. Devotions by Ruth Dahlstrand included The Great Reconciler. Herbert Loveland led a program on the Wattsburg Fair showing seven members sharing how the Methodist program wins souls for Christ. Samuel Antrim urged attendance at the Lenten Tea and Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting. The group packed food bags for hungry children in Vietnam. Refreshments were provided by the hostess and Mrs Walter Gilliland. The April 6 session will be at Mrs William Helmintoller's East Pleasant Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah
First United Methodist Church
Earle Bliley
East Pleasant Street
Ruth Dahlstrand
Herbert Loveland
Wattsburg
Samuel Antrim
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Vietnam
Walter Gilliland
William Helmintoller
Athol Law Presents Rotary Talk by New Zealand Exchange Student
Corry Area High School foreign exchange student from New Zealand spoke at the Rotary dinner meeting at Venture Inn. After introduction by J Donald Watson he showed color slides and described lakes rivers mountains volcanoes farming industry government and people. Allan Hasbrouck gave the invocation and Ray Elsen presided over the business meeting.
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Athol Law
Corry
New Zealand
Rotary Lab
Venture Inn
J. Donald Watson
Allan Hasbrouck
Ray Elsen
Farewell Dinner for Bob Church at Corry Inn
Bob Church and family were honored by IGA employees and guests at a farewell dinner at the Corry Motor Inn as he sold the IGA store to Boyd Jaggs. About 30 attended, presenting a silver tray. Also noted are church events, birthdays, and local notices including a 97th birthday celebration for Mrs. Olive Schooley, drill instructor Ronald Lloyd’s promotion, class of 1961 reunion plans, and community announcements on church and Moose events.
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Bob Church
IGA
Bob
Sharon
Lucille Church
Corry Motor Inn
Boyd Jaggs
Church
Olive Schooley
First Avenue
Ronald, Lloyd
Fort Leonard Wood
Ronald
United States Army
Missouri
Jack
Erma) Lloyd
Mead Avenue
Corry Area High School
Carroll
Sondra Varrassa) Crowell
Route 6
R.D
Rebekah Lodge Plans Easter Egg Sale and Social
Members of the Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge met at JOOF Hall with noble grand Mrs. Clifford Geer presiding. They plan to make and sell Easter eggs to fund Rebekah and Odd Fellows homes in Meadville Grove City and Pittsburgh. A social homage for founders Skylar Colfax and Thomas Wildley is set for March 13 at 7 30 p.m. at JOOP Hall with Arthur Dingle showing photos of England. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jerry VanTassel of Centerville at Corry Memorial Hospital yesterday, the former Gloria Seely. Richard Wynn of Clymer at Corry Wynn is the former Brenda Carris.
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Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge
Joof Hall
Noble Grand
Clifford Geer
Rebekah
Odd Fellows
Meadville
Grove City
Pittsburgh
Odd
Fellowship
Skylar Colfax
Thomas Wildley
Jonathan Lodge
Joop Hall
Rebekahs
Arthur Dingle
England
Jerry VanTassel
Centerville
Corry Memorial Hospital
VanTassel
Gloria Seely
Richard Wynn
Clymer
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Society Editor
Mrs
McMichael
Mentor
Barnes Home
Cynthia Sexton
D'Arcy Studio
Corry Grangers
N. Center St
Mrs. Earle Bliley
Rotary
Spartansburg
Ohio
Arthur Zehr
Birdie
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Eugene Westley
Nigeria
Africa
Glenn Herderson
Robert Wharton
Moosehaven
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Elbert McCray
Mabel Schaefer
William Bolitho
Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Betty Fiorina
Fiorina
University of New Mexico Bureau of Business Research
West Unity
Zehr
Lockport
Kansas City
Frontier Boys Village
Colorado Springs
Colo
Eastern Mennonite College
PSE
Barbra Strems
Walter Matthau
Michael Crawford
Luis Armstron
Blart Bros
REX Theatre
Sahin
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