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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1959
Page
5
Readable fragments mention a death toll and money, with scattered references to people, places, and a plant. The piece is incomplete with fog and scattered names like Cory, Lewalhe, and numbers. It reads as a damaged local notice page segment with no clear event or resolution.
Thirty five women of the Women of the Moose met with Mrs. Charles Henry presiding. Enrollment to be conducted April 2 at a Home making Chapter Night. A tureen dinner planned for April 16 at Moose Home. Invitations to Union City and Jamestown chapters. Minstrel show practice set for 7 pm tomorrow and 2 pm Sunday. Attendance award to Miss Alice Reynolds. Ham winners Mrs. Ernest Simmonsen and Mrs. Ira Schroter. White stole awarded to Miss Joy Lucks of Warren. Local members traveling or visiting, including trip to Laurel Maryland and Arlington Virginia. Members attending Tri-Hi United Nations Assembly in Harrisburg and photog convention in Buffalo. Grange visitation meeting in Girard noted.
A farewell dinner at Reed's Steak House honored Mrs K Shindledecker, an Eleven office employee at McInnes Steel Company. The gathering of McInnes staff enjoyed steak dinners and a social evening as she plans to depart the company in the near future.
The Ani WRC Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic met at Corry Grange Hall for a noon tureen dinner. Mrs Eva Dundon chaired the 2 PM business session with 23 members present. Cards were prepared for Brookville Home and Rose Westley, a Corry Memorial Hospital patient.
A new Swimmers Parents Club was formed at the Corry YMCA to support the junior swimming team. The group plans transportation to meets, refreshments for visiting teams, uniforms, robes, alumni parties, and soap sales to fund projects. Officers include Mrs. Martin Keppel president and Mrs. Leo Hooks vice president.
A man refused service at an East Side Detroit bar drew a gun and demanded free drinks after taking $79 from the bill and six patrons. He ordered a beer for himself, which the waitress provided, then fled the scene.
The Ladies Fellowship of the First Baptist Church met Wednesday evening led by Mrs. Robert DeBoer with singing of The Way of the Cross Leads Home He Lives and It Is Well With My Soul Twenty members attended at the church Prayer followed hymns secretary and treasurer reports were approved and a telephone calling committee named for the next gathering Mrs Forest Peiffer Eva Kepler Alfred Rauscher Ralph Carroll and Harold Randall The president Mrs Rauscher returned after illness Mrs Carroll gave devotions on the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ DeBoer read Isaiah chapter 63 and Mrs Carroll read an article from War Cry Meeting closed with prayer salad refreshments served The next meeting is set for April 15.
Goncord School Brownie Troop celebrated Miss Marcia Ann Stahl’s birthday with a party at the school hosted by her mother Mrs. Jack Stahl and assisted by Mrs. Mortis Wickwire. Guests enjoyed games and singing, received prizes, and noted St Patrick's Day decor. Refreshments included cake, ice cream, and Kool Aid with green shamrock favor cups.
A local Methodist Church group led by Mrs Merrill McCray will host a penny supper tomorrow evening until 8 p m to raise funds for the church building project. The group includes about ten members and invites the public to attend.
The Birthday Club met at Mrs. John Sheehan's home with 18 members and one guest Mrs. Bertie Davison. Guests enjoyed visiting, salad, birthday cake, coffee and tea. The April meeting will be hosted by Misses Lena and Hazel Merker.
In Ventura California AP report Dr Louis Nash, court appointed psychiatrist, testified Mrs Duncan, 51, is sane and not insane though her behavior shows maladjustment impulsivity and immaturity. The jury had convicted her of hiring two men to threaten her son's bride Olga Duncan.
Moraga California AP reports St Marys College students crowded into a phone booth setting a world record in a dormitory. Elsewhere Durban YMCA youths packed into a booth claiming a new international craze with a London University team using a three by three foot booth for three layers of six.
A toxicologist's report may determine if University of Redlands biochemistry student Michael Hawks died from a byp hotic drug last Tuesday. The 18 year old was found in a dorm room coma amid test tubes and vials. Police say notebooks and tape recordings show Hawks conducted experiments on at least five students. He was warned in January to stop experiments.
In Wynona Osage County an 18 year old relative shot and killed Joe Moreland and his 11 year old daughter Paula then wounded Mrs Moreland and two sons Charles and Jerry Wayne. He later surrendered after being found in a barn near the house. A .22 caliber pistol was recovered near the scene. The suspect, Jerry Miller, is said to have claimed no clear motive.
The council weighs a $111,000 bond package led by Solicitor Roger Brown with Grice seeking $15,000 for council room upgrades and a $10,000 sidewalk project plus $6,000 for fencing and furnishings. Dewaine requests total $31,000 for a grader, truck, and a night lift, while budget debates pit Finance Director Abbey against street department needs. The panel aims to avoid tax hikes as prepayment timing shifts to 1961 and existing bonds wind down.
A colorful column questions why space age science and modern miracles have not yielded a cold cure. It critiques overhyped pills, calls for practical relief, and notes women readers facing winter chills amid Sharp television ads and busy households.
New York AP reviews Playhouse 90s adaptation of Ernest Hemingways Not Whom the Bell Tolls. Strong performances by Robards Jr Schell Stapleton and Porsoff mark a dramatic achievement despite installment breaks and heavy commercials. Final battle scenes convey clarity and authenticity, meriting a repeat CBS airing. Also reports Catherine Beatife severely burned in Pitts neighborhood incident.
A tax primer outlines deductions for medical expenses casualty losses dependents and education plus limits and forms. In Washington Pennsylvania a 6 year old boy, Richard Rowl y, was killed by a truck on Route 31 near his home east of Highty Four, prompting tragedy and local response.
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