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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1942
Page
6
Corr y churches list activities for the week, noting Sunday school, morning and evening services, and choir events. The schedule includes Joe names of pastors, hostesses, and the week’s special events including youth programs and Christian education sessions.
A cluttered parish page outlines services at the Untitled Brethren in Christ church with multiple daily meetings led by Rev Ray Harris and details for Sunday school, morning and evening worship, and youth groups. It lists Mrs Hugh Mosher home gathering, prayer meetings, and various weekday activities. St Elisabeth’s Roman Catholic church schedules Sunday masses at 8 and 10 pm with holy days, catechism and children’s instructions on Saturdays.
A fragmented list of churches in Corry includes Bethel Tabernacle East Church St Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of the Nazarene Essex near West Washington Bethel United Brethren in Christ Emmanuel Episcopal Centre West and West Jenich First Baptist Pleasent Second Avenue First Church of Christ Park First Methodist Church Second Pleasant St First Presbyterian Center Seventh Day Adventist St Elizabeths St Thomas Pan Lutheran The Salvation Army Washington Park and other nearby parishes.
Multiple local churches publish Sunday and midweek schedules with times for Bible School Morning Worship and evangelistic services. Spartansburg goskel Tabernacle and First Baptist list sermons and special meetings led by visiting evangelists, while St Thomas K C Church and Our Lady of Victory Mission show masses and religious instructions. Nazaren church and IOTA Church provide service times and youth programs.
Rev John Dernhoeffer of Springboro will lead a three day Bible conference at the Baptist church starting March 25 under Lake Erie Bible Conference auspices. He pastors United Church at Springboro and has taught Bible in Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, with six years as an instructor at Keewahdin Bible Conference. Subjects include Making Contact with God Learning for the Past and An All Out for God, tied to the theme Winning the Peace After the War.
A change in the hour of the early mass at St Thomas Catholic Church to 6 45 AM from 7 AM begins tomorrow to accommodate workers in local defense industries on a seven day schedule. Beaverdam U. 5. Church Rev Charles A Rige Pastor services include 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 Preaching 800 PM United C E aid Preaching 8 PM Wednesday Prayer meeting 8 PM choir rehearsal led by Mrs Mabel Sil Last Sunday of each month Holy Communion 118 PM Christian Endeavor.
Local notes describe storm impacts in French Creek area with power outages and road flooding. Barn damage, livestock losses, school closure, and multiple residents dealing with illness and flood effects are reported. Wedding invitation mentioned for Miss Loraine Gravink and Pony Wilson.
Rev Abrams resigns as pastor of the Christian and Missionary Alliance church. He will preach farewell sermons at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Large crowds expected. He and his wife plan to move to Alton, Illinois, next week to reside there.
The wedding of Miss Tvs Silvis of St Marys and Pvt Ray mond Case of Ridgway was delayed about an hour after Case struck a child, William Uhh eight, in St Marys. The boy suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and was taken for treatment. Case assisted the boy and the wedding proceeded after delays.
A Thursday evening fire gutted Westfield Moose hall and club rooms causing extensive damage. The kitchen, recently upgraded, was destroyed while smoke and water ruined the two story building. Estimated remodeling costs reached 7000 dollars. Neighbors Russell Llocano and Russell Trippy alerted fire services after spotting smoke. The blaze confined to the kitchen but spread to nearby bir room with smoke and water damage.
A collage of items from Erie and Meadville areas notes WW II related matters. April tax installments due, safety driving week at Edinboro State Teachers College, route closures near Pittsburgh for road work, Bendix Aviation board changes, farmer planning for war commodities, marriage license filings, D A R changes, slack policy at Holwell schools, Canadian sailor deportation, selective service enrollment forecast, and Columbus township fire department reorganization meeting details.
Fragmented text references a mix of names and places with unclear context. It mentions yesterday and Sunday, a president, retailers, and state matters, but details are missing. The passage is garbled with many illegible tokens and partial names, making concrete events or actions hard to discern.
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