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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1951
Page
6
Mrs Lindsley Carl Gifford and Miss Helen Jones won three door prizes at Paul's Men's Wear during the store’s three day opening. Mrs Lindsley received an overnight bag, Gifford a hat, and Jones a shirt.
Corry marks spring's arrival at 5 26 a m on Wednesday with the sun crossing the celestial equator. Winter ends 59 minutes before sunrise and daylight begins at 6 36 p m. In Korea 51 troops return aboard the USS General Randall with three bodies cited.
About 50 Corry area residents who recently became eligible for old age insurance have not filed claims. A 63 year old can qualify with six quarters of coverage, with about 100 eligible when the law took effect September 1, but only 6 percent have filed. Social Security aims to contact all eligible and urges filing with the Social Security Administration. An Erie office agent now holds office hours in Corry’s Post Office building on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 10 am.
Pittsburgh report describes Mr and Mrs C A Stengel told by WDTV via interruption that their home was on fire while they watched television nearby. Neighbors alerted station after spotting flames. The Stengels returned to find the blaze under control and their son Thomas safe.
A four year old girl Sandra McVay died at Allegheny General Hospital from burns and shock after her dress caught fire while playing tag with her brother John aged ten. The accident occurred when she ran too close to a stove.
A Methodist church in Watts Flats burned early yesterday near James town causing an estimated loss of $25,000. Volunteer firemen from Panama Ashville Lakewood and Clymer responded after Daniel O'Brien of Niobe alerted the call. Firefighters improvised water pours from a creek but the frame church was already out of control upon arrival.
An auditorium with a Sunday school addition served by the Rev Wayne Price was noted alongside a 48 foot bell tower for the Elmwood Avenue Congregation of about 130 persons in Falconer.
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