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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1960
Page
5
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Herman Steaves announces Pack 181 at Wright School PTA won a ribbon for a Sawyer's Studio window display during Boy Scout Week. A pack swim is planned Saturday from 12 to 1 pm. New den mothers introduced, Bobcat pins awarded to several boys, and a State of Confusion skit noted. Next meeting April 22 at Wright School gym.
Girl Scout troop 180 met Tuesday at St Edward's School auditorium. Patrol 1 learned First Aid led by Mrs John Hornick. Patrol 2 cooked brownies for the group. Patrol II finished cooking badge requirements and Patrol IV worked toward a tenderfoot badge. Led by Miss Marge Frisina, sponsored by St Thomas Holy Name Society. Local social notes follow.
An open house celebrated the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Blakeslee Sr. on December 29, 1959. About 75 friends and relatives from Corry Erie Wattsburg Riceville and Union City attended at the Blakeslee Jr. home in Titusville road. A buffet lunch featured a silver and white wedding cake centerpiece served with aides Mrs. Shirley Earl Mrs. Katy Thornton Miss Roseanne Thorntott and Mrs. Pern Butler.
The Corry Jamestown Management Club held a dinner at Frank and Verni's Restaurant in Columbus with principal speaker D A Millstrom Wh. Basil Pokosh welcomed 35 members from the Corry Jamestown Corporation. Past presidents shared work and associations, with a 1960 schedule announced and National Management Association Night set for April 6.
Corry Public Library directors met at Hotel Corry for a noon luncheon to plan National Library Week across the country during the week of April. The meeting approved the year’s budget and detailed committee arrangements will follow after the state board appoints the chairman.
Mr and Mrs Samuel N Chapin, former Union City residents, will be honored with an open house on Sunday March 18 marking their 10th wedding anniversary. The celebration will be at Vernon Grange Hall RD 8 Meadville from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM. Neighbors friends and relatives are invited.
Four Howell movement tables at the VFW Post for Corry Bridge Association play. Average 42. Winners: Horton Davis and wife 54, Robert Tunnel and James MacInvested with H J Wilcox 49, P I H Bartholome 3. Newcomers four tables, average 31 1/4. Gerald Lane and T B Kel Sey 42, Raymond Mulvin 39 1/2, Ivar Wickwire and Richard Peebles 34 1/2. Next week a monthly master point session with a separate newcomers game.
Eureka Chapter Order of DeMolay held a swimming party at the YMCA with refreshments served later. Earlier in the week the chapter observed Obligatory Sunday at St Peter's Episcopal Church in Waterford where Kasson Crocker spoke about DeMolay. The chapter includes 38 boys from Corry Union City Mill Village and Waterford and meets bi monthly in Union City Masonic rooms.
Wattsburg Grange will host a pancake supper at the Grange Hall on Tuesday evening March 15. Serving starts at 5 p m and continues until everyone is served. Menu features pancakes with real maple syrup sausage and coffee per Grange secretary Mrs Arthur Harwood.
The Corry 4 H Tractor Club met at the Johnson Brothers building with President James Gates in charge. Henry Berger, assistant county agent, showed a film on tractor ignition systems. Everett Johnson distributed darkaged tractor parts to illustrate engine maintenance. Refreshments preceded adjournment for the next meeting on March 30 at the same location.
A brief meeting of St Elizabeth's Guild at the rectory after Lenten devotions had 11 members present. President Mrs Nicholas Aquilino led the session as final party arrangements were announced by general chairman Mrs Cameron Homes. Details and models for the style show will be announced later. Rev Cyril Kranz offered prayers.
New York AP columnist Hugh A. Mulligan riffs on television quirks in a stream of playful questions. He lampoons announcers diction weather deliveries and the all too familiar commercial breaks as he puns on shows stars and writers. The piece closes with a nod to Cynthia Lowry.
A daughter was born yesterday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Hill of Albion at Corry Memorial Hospital. The birth adds a new member to the Hill family with no complications reported.
Miss Winifred Smith, manager of Union City office of the General Telephone Company, retires after a long service. A dinner at Union City Diner drew 30 guests from Corry Union City and Erie. Speakers included Harold Mischler and Frederick Rabbert. An orchid corsage and a large Sunburst clock were presented to her.
A Whitehall family of five found their two story frame home burned to ashes upon returning from a visit. Loss estimated at 8500 dollars. Cause of the blaze not learned.
The California Supreme Court refused Chessman’s latest petition challenging his May 2 execution date as debate over capital punishment raged in the Senate committee. Attorneys said the decision ends his court appeals, placing fate with the governor or Legislature. Chessman, convicted in 1948 of kidnapping and robbery involving coercing two women into an act, faced a 60-day reprieve previously granted by Brown. The repeal push drew seven hours of testimony, amid testimony from supporters and law enforcement opponents.
In Washington, Representative Harold D. Cooley and administration officials debate a proposed sugar bill. Proponents portray it as agricultural policy, while critics label it a potential weapon against Cuba and Fidel Castro. The plan shifts 200,000 tons from Cuba to U.S. growers, with Puerto Rico’s quota adjustments uncertain. The move ties to Castro’s attacks and property seizures, as Congress weighs retaliation versus policy aims.
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