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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1966
Page
5
About 35 members of the Corry Area Historical Society heard Ray Burrows discuss early settlers and a new area, with data to be printed and placed in Mead Park Museum. A next meeting is set for April 12 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
Letters discuss ironing fabric tips to prevent puckering and curling edges, reinforcing patches with tape, alum on the ironing board for better adhesion, and using pinking shears. Additional notes cover vitamin delivery hints for babies and nimble household hacks from readers.
Mary Circle of First Methodist Church hosted by Mrs. Milton McIntyre with 10 members. Mrs. Hall led devotions and plans for Woman's Society of Christian Service event on March 14. Program featured Bible games and a Japan trip talk by Mrs. Andere t.
Members gathered at Mrs. E Barges and Miss Lillian Barnes home for the Corry Poets program. Adele McCray presented the read poems while tributes were paid to the late Mrs. Bess Olmstead and Mr. C B Porter.
A series of community notes from Corry covers a dessert luncheon for the Columbus Extensions group at Mrs. Donald Sherman’s home with demonstrations by Sherman and Morton, a decorative waste basket demo by Mrs. Sickler, and plans for a future program on rya stitching. Other items mention anniversaries, a Wright Patterson Air Force connection, a PTA dinner at Columbus Elementary, and a tureen dinner for VW Ladies Auxiliary with details for upcoming meetings.
Kathleen Kesler and Gilbert Nichols plan a June 11 wedding. Kesler, a Wheaton College senior in Wheaton Illinois, will graduate in June with a BA. She is a Greene High School graduate from South Bend and has studied at Beth El College in Mishawaka Indiana.
Secretary Mrs. Bertha Darwin announces the Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge Helping Hand will hold an all day session tomorrow at the IOOF Hall. Mrs. Hazel Eldred serves as president while Grace Darling has just returned home from a two week visit to Ft. Myers and Cocoa Florida. Household hint notes eggs stay fresh when cracks are sealed with tape. Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson on better ways to boil an egg.
The Rotary Club held a dinner at the Hotel Corry where Norbert Bachemer 10fa alderman was welcomed as a new member. He received the Rotary pin and the book Adventures In Service.
Members and guests of the Edge Club held a three table bridge score session at the YMCA with Beverly posting a 35 percent average. Mrs F H Bartholme and Mrs J Fred 434 performed well. Mrs Donald Hall prepares to host a Master Point game next week as Corry group teams plan to compete in Titusville at 1 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Larry Long of 351 Marion Street marked their 37th wedding anniversary with a Saturday dinner at their home. Attendees included their five children and 17 grandchildren from Erie Buffalo Marion Street and East South Street. Guests named Glenn Middleton Barry Bugbee Charles Roberts and Dr George Gould. Group singing was led by J Donald Watson. Rev H Kenyon Ishman gave the invocation and Dr Elmer A Ortner offered the blessing.
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