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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1956

Page

5

Nuptials Announce Geet Hicks Goodwill and Richard Hicks

Miss Madeline Rowene Goodwill, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Goodwill of Titusville, married Richard Hicks of Spartansburg at Hydetown Baptist Church. Rev Melvin Rennie officiated. Attendants included maid of honor Mary Louise Goodwill and bridesmaid Ruth Brown. Couple to Niagara Falls trip, then reside in Spartansburg RD 3. Wedding guests from several towns. local society notes follow.

Hicks-Goodwil Madeline Rowene Goodwill Harold Goodwill Titusville Richard £. Hicks Lawrence Hicks R. D Spartansburg Melvin Rennie Hydetown Baptist Church Mary Louise Gootwill Ruth Brown Niagara Falls Canada Hicks Titusville High School Pitts* Burch Spartansburg School Gerry- Jamestown Mfg. Co RD. 3 Tinsville Centerville Corry New York Ohio

Rev Patrick Sharp Speaks at Holy Name Meeting

Rev Patrick Sharp of Titusville spoke at the Holy Name Society of St Thomas Church last evening. A brief business session planned an Honor guard for the Blessed Sacrament exposition spanning Holy Thursday night to 7 am Good Friday. The men’s choir is rehearsing for the May 19 dedication services while Father Sharp highlighted Washington’s faith and humility and urged tolerance. coffee was served after the meeting. The next secular meeting is set for April 3.

Holy Name Society St. ‘Thomas’ Church Patrick Sharp Titusville St. Thomas’ Church John DeSiand Society Father Sharp George Washington Washington

Birth Announcement for Gerald Smith Jr at Corey Memorial

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Smith of Pitts-Held welcomed a son yesterday morning at Corey Memorial Hospital named Gerald Smith Jr. The brief notice confirms the birth date and parental names.

The Corey Memorial Hospital Gerald Smith Pitts- Held

Lign Guild Hosts Easter Tureen Dinner Meeting

The Lillian Guild enjoyed a tureen dinner at 6:30 last evening before its regular meeting in Emmanuel Episcopal Church undercroft. Hostess committee members Mrs. Arthur Creighton and Mrs. Don Neylon arranged Easter motifs. Elizabeth Rogers led the business session and Frank Lockwood was named chair of the April 6 rummage sale.

Esther Circle Oscar Johnson West Church Street Esther Woman's Society of Christian Service First Methodist Church Elizabeth Nellis Edward Rossbacher Lign Guild Lillian Guild Emmanuel Episcopal Church Arthur Creighton Don Neylon Keppel Tiffany Elizabeth Rogers Frank Lockwood Guild Charles Kromas Miss Rogers

Sorority News and Plans From Epsilon Phi Beta Sigma Phi

Mrs Ernest Simmonsen hosts Epsilon Phi Chapter meeting in Columbus. Members vote to donate to Red Cross fund drive and plan Jewels dinner for March 15 at VFW Garden Room. Reservations via Mrs Robert Curtis. Entertainment featured a drama program by Mrs William Stright and Mrs Robert Eddy. Next meeting March 20 hosted by Mrs Joseph Mooney. An Asia life expectancy at birth is about 60 years per Population Reference Bureau.

Ernest Simmonsen Epsilon Phi Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Columbus Simmonsen Red Cross VFW Post Robert Curtis William Stright Robert Eddy Curtis Joseph Mooney

Hillstrom Speaks at Rotary Dinner on Corry Jamestown Firm

D A Hillstrom president and chairman of Corry Jamestown Mfg Co was guest speaker at the Rotary Club meeting held at the Hotel Corry. He traced the firm founded in 1920 from six workers to 725 employees, noted production and offices, and closed with a vocal solo. Thirty five members attended with Hunter Darling as a guest. group singing led by Robert Tunnell and piano by William Leaby.

D. A. Hillstrom Corry-Jamestown Hillstrom William Leaby Hunter Darling Corry Robert, Tunnell Mr. Leuby

Erie Officers Inspect Cootiette Club No. 102

The regular meeting of the Cootiette Club No. 102 was held in the Garden Room of the VEW Post home with Mrs. Clyde Reynolds presiding as chief graybuck. Laura Crowley and Frances Blair from Erle conducted an inspection before a brief business session and a social gathering with MOO Pup Tent No. 62. The group honored Chief Grayback Mrs. Reynolds on her birthday. The next meeting is slated for April 3.

Cootiette Club VEW Post Clyde Reynolds Graybuck Laura Crowley Graybak Frances Blair Erle MOO Pup Coorlettes Grayback Reynolds Apyeil

Holy Name Society Elects New Officers

At St. Elizabeth's Church Holy Name Society monthly meeting in the social hall after rosary, John Bogniak Jr. presided. About 40 men attended. Edward Gluvna named president, Raymond Bachomer vice president, Fred Housman secretary, Walter Sweet treasurer. Guest speaker Father Rudolph of Gannon College discussed aims and purposes. Meeting closed with prayer.

Holy Name Society St. Elizabeth's Church John Bogniak Jr Edward Gluvna Raymond Bachomer Fred Housman Walter Sweet

Mrs C A Hillstrom Hosts Bridge Club Evening

Local bridge club met at Mrs C A Hillstrom's Wayne street home with guests Mrs Merle Patterson and Mrs Russell Brant. Prizes went to Mrs Lawrence Nichols and Mrs James Lundy as the hostess served a late lunch of open face sandwiches relishes tea and coffee before adjourning to meet again in two weeks with Mrs Lundy.

C. A. Hillstrom Wayne Street Merle Patterson Russell Brant Lawrence Nichols James Lundy Mrs. Lundy

Mrs. C Courneen of Corry Dies at Home

Mrs. Anilwne M Courneen of 619 Liberty Street Corry died at her home. She was born January 16 1875 in Corry and lived here all her life. She married John Courneen October 23 1904. Survived by three daughters Sister M Roberta Mercyhurst College Eric Mrs Truman Hopkins Bradford and Mrs Kenneth Day at home two sons Johnny Union City and Thomas J one sister Mrs Harry Fleming Corry 11 grandchildren 6 great grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral at St Thomas Church Saturday at 9 30 am Rosary Friday 7 20 pm at Brookens Funeral Home Thiermont. Burial in St Elizabeths Cemetery.

Anilwne M. Courneen Liberty Street A. m Walter Courneen St. Thomas’ Church Roberta Mercyhurst College Eric Truman Hopkins Bradford KennethDay Johnny Union City Thomas J Battal Harry Fleming Corry Thiermont St. Elenbeth's

School Bill Up For Action In General Assembly

A conference report on a school construction aid bill awaited votes in the House and Senate. The measure aims to end a decade of delays in state aid by raising the state school building authority borrowing limit from 425 million to 625 million immediately, then 200 million per year, to reach 925 million by 1958-59.

House Senate General Assembly Ohanan Stephen McGann D-Greene House Education Committee McCann Sennn UALIC

State aid limit set per pupil for new schools and bonds

A proposal would cap state aid at 1100 dollars per pupil for new elementary schools and 1700 dollars per pupil for new secondary schools. Another change links district construction eligibility to general obligation bond issuance eligible for state reinstatement, replacing current municipal authority financed projects.

Fire destroys lumberyard shop in Vandergrify area

A morning blaze at the Doughin Brothers lumberyard in Vandergrify Pa destroyed a mortuary shop building and its woodworking equipment. Fire officials estimated damage between 90000 and 100000 dollars after four fire companies fought the roof fire for about three hours beginning around 530 a m.

Vandergrify Hightning Doughin, Brothers, Lumberyard

Eisenhower clarifies Nixon future course in runoff talk

President Eisenhower refused to tell Vice President Nixon what to do about running or stepping aside noting Nixon should chart his own course. He defended Nixon as young vigorous and dedicated and said he would not presume to steer him in political choices. Eisenhower urged Nixon to decide his own future and inform the President.

Sweest Nixon Eisenhower

Eisenhower defends health honesty and running mate timing

At his news conference last week President Eisenhower refused to name a running mate until the Republican convention in San Francisco next August. He said the health issue is the people's business and noted history of presidents dying in office, correcting a claim about four deaths in 50 years and listing Roosevelt Harding and McKinley.

Hower San Francico Eisenhower Franklin D. Roosevelt Warren G. Harding Willam Mckinley Utter

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