Edith Bond Friends Visit Event Shown
Edith Bond hosts a visit by friends in what appears to be a local social gathering. The brief notes the attendees and the cordial atmosphere of the event in the town.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
5
Edith Bond hosts a visit by friends in what appears to be a local social gathering. The brief notes the attendees and the cordial atmosphere of the event in the town.
A combined meeting of the Womens Society of World Service Circles of the Evangelical United Brethren Church was held last evening at the church with 42 members and one Beal tending. Devotions were given by Ms Ruth Lyons with the prayer by Mrs Theodore Vanderhoff. Officers were elected for the coming year including Mrs Keith Henton president and Mrs Herbert Trisket vice president. Delegates for the branch were named and a lesson on Danger, People Praying was presented. A memorial service for Mrs J Hal Smith was conducted. Refreshments were served. Rebekah and Esther Circles will meet at designated homes with officer elections to follow at circle sessions.
The March meeting of the Ladies Fellowship of the First Baptist Church was held last evening. Mrs. Robert DeBoet opened with two hymns. Miss Licille Kimmy read selections on Intercession and its Personal Value. Mrs. Hudson led in prayer. President Mrs. Cecil Messenger presided. Members were asked to bring cookies and candies for Open Meadows Home near Mayville. The group sewed curtains for the dining room and a salad lunch was served by several hosts.
Catholic Daughters of America court No. 35 will meet in the Garden Room at the VEW Post home at 8 o clock this evening. Plans to raise funds for the Sisters of Mercy Convent building project will be discussed. Mrs. Robert Sanders, grand regent, urges all members to attend.
Mrs. Arland Burrows hosted 18 Faith Fellowship members at First Baptist Church with cohostess Mrs. Harry Coulter and prayers led by Mrs. Raymond Questeveld. Mrs. Soprato Monyer presided over the business meeting as projects for the nursery were planned and a sewing and painting session followed. The next meeting will be April 10 at Mrs. Donald Arnink’s R. D. 4 home.
Delaware Chamber of Commerce president Ennis said Pennsylvania may not have a parade float for the Washington Cherry Blossom procession. Carmella LaSpada of Chester, the Cherry Blossom representative, working in the White House, sought funds, and if no float materializes she will ride in a convertible. The chamber is strained by factory closures and other issues.
The body of Mrs Ori Flossie Casler lies at Bracken Funeral Home. Friends may call Thursday evening from 7 to 9. The funeral service will be Friday at 2 pm. Burial will be in Cutting Cemetery.
St Elizabeth's Guild met at the Moose Club to plan the St Patrick's Day Card party and children's style show set for Tuesday in the Moose Club ballroom at 8 pm. A spring and summer children's fashion preview by G C Murphy precedes play with prizes at each table and a $100 grand prize. Reservations advised with multiple hosts.
The Warren bridge group led by Meyer Kornreich James Valone Henry Hunzinger Dom inick Vetera won the Champion Team of Four at the Corry Bridge Association event in the Garden Room of the VFW Post. Nine teams competed. winners posted 21 wins, 12 average, and received the cup. Second place went to Mr and Mrs Morgan Beverly and Mr and Mrs J Fred Kinley with 14 wins. third to Mrs Faye Gadsby Mrs Glenn Mallory of Pleasantville and Mr and Mrs George Michael of Union City with 13. Tied for fourth and fifth with 12 wins were several local pairs. The regular game next week is omitted as players enter the National Charity Pair Game in Erie at the Saga Club starting 9 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Institute of Logopedics and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Master Point game scheduled for March 27.
The Corry Area High School 1953 class met at the Sombrero Room of the Corner Cupboard to plan a social event before the Alumni dinner and dance. Planning committee members include Thomas Stroup Ronald Triscuit Douglas Sorenson Richard Chase James Kelsey and several wives. The next planning session is set for March 27 at 9 p.m. at the R D 3 home of Mrs Frances Thomas Church. Members are urged to attend.
Corry Area High School bands will present a mid winter concert in the high school auditorium tomorrow at 8 o'clock under Mr Williamsport and Ronald Baltie. Junior High and High groups directed by B Lynn Rice. Senior High will feature solos by Nancy Tackson Mary Bennett and David Bennett among others with selections from Bach Offenbach and Osser. Senior letter awards and Alma Mater to close. Tickets at the door.
A daughter was born yesterday at Union City Memorial Hospital to Mr Kenneth Woods and Mrs Woods of Waterford. The birth adds joy to the Woods family and marks a new arrival in the community.
Cardinal Spellman led 250 American Catholics into Lisbon for a Fatima pilgrimage en route to Rome. With 700 more expected, the group will proceed to Rome for the Elizabeth Seton beautification ceremony at St Peter's, joining 1,800 Americans on the Rome flight.
Warren Harty, 34, of Carmichaels, was found dead early today under a locomotive at the Shan nopin coal mine in Greene County. He worked as a brakeman for Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp which owns the mine. There were no witnesses to his death.
The Army will draft 654 Pennsylvanians in May, down from 983 last year. The national call for May is 10,000 men, per State Selective Service headquarters.
Rebels damaged five coastal electric transformers southwest of Caracas and hit a Valencia oil cooking plant, halting 40 percent of its machinery. No injuries reported. A university student was arrested as troops guarded the 24,727 ton tanker Esso Maracaibo after threats to hijack it, following earlier actions against a government freighter.
President Kennedy will deliver three public speeches during a three day Costa Rica visit. The White House outlined a busy schedule of conferences and ceremonies, starting with a speech at the opening session in San Jose with presidents of Central American republics. He plans to spend the weekend in Palm Beach and fly to San Jose Monday morning.
Fidel Castro announced a harsh crackdown in a televised speech from Havana University. Burglars who break into homes or use minors as accomplices face the death penalty, and bail would be banned in felony and misdemeanor cases.
Red China agreed to meet two Soviet delegates to discuss ideological differences and call a truce in the war of words with Moscow. China pressed for no change to its hardline stance, rejected peaceful coexistence, and invited Khrushchev to visit Peking or send a delegation to Moscow. The note also pledged to halt aggressive press attacks on China and listed a continued no compromise line against capitalism and imperialism. In Harrisburg, Gov. Scranton opened new Capitol Press Club quarters with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a cordial voyage reference.
Washington AP Senator McNamara defends the disputed TFX warplane award to General Dynamics. He argues the decision could save about a billion dollars vs if Boeing won. Subcommittee members note inconsistencies between his sworn statement and a Nov 21 written explanation. Hearings resume March 2h.
The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved a four year extension of peacetime draft law in Washington. Chairman Richard B Russell urged early action with Kennedy seeking continuation until July 1, 1967 to induct men ages 18 to 26 for at least two years active duty. The House earlier passed the extension 387 to 3.
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