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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1944
Page
6
The corry edition prints church notices listing Christian Science First Presbyterian Emmanuel Episcopal and other local churches with service times Sunday school and worship plans for March 1. The item catalogs venues pastors and key service details across multiple congregations including First Methodist Saint Pauls St. Luke and more with prayers and midweek gatherings.
A fragmented list of churches in Corry includes Bethel Tabernacle on Enat Chara St and Washington Ave, Church of the Nazarene near W Washington and Meple Ave, United Brethren Church on Church St, Episcopal near Kanmangel, Center and West Bmlth St, Wirwt Baptist Church at Pleammi and Second Ave, First Church of Christ Seléntiss, Park Blepl Methodist on Center and Pleumat St, First Presbyterian at West Pleasasnk and Center, Seventh Day Adventist at Center and Bt St Elizabeth's on 2 W Pleasant St, Saint Thomas Church on West Washington, Evangelical Lutheran South and Concord, The Salvation Army on East Washington and Park St.
Bear Lake U B Church led by Rev Byron Berry lists Sunday School at 10:00 AM with Alton Grosby as superintendent and a 11:00 AM worship message titled The Set Face. An evangelistic 8:00 PM service is noted, with Palm Sunday and Easter plans including sunrise at 6:00 AM and reception of new members at the morning service. Separate notes cover Christian and Missionary Alliance Church and other denominations with service times and sermon themes.
Rev John Dornhoefer and the Kutch Gloria Singers announce a week of sermons on sin and enmity at the church. Dornhoefer speaks Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 pm, with themes Sin We Insanity Sin as a Thief and Sings Enmity. The Kutch Gloria Singers of Lebanon Pay perform at 7:00 pm Saturday and on Sunday by request. Evening services at 7:00 pm, children's meeting by the Malach Sisters.
Erie March 25 no action on a 10 percent reduction in domestic water rates when Finance Director Joseph C. Martin brought the matter before the council. Mayor Charles R. Barber opposed the cut to preserve a surplus for a postwar water bureau program, noting the bureau held over $100,000 in assets as of March 1 and needed funds for new facilities.
The Emergency Farm Labor Committee in the county rejected using prisoners of war and internees. It approved employing high school students from Erle and nearby counties to address the labor shortage. Local farmers opposed relying on labor from Kentucky mountains and from jails.
The City of Belo launches its bid to uphold a $700,000 assessment on the Free Trust Co. building at 10th and State Streets, bought at public sale for $40,000. Judge Miles B. Kitts adjourned the hearing to April 3 after Friday testimony. Evie real estate man Baldwin testified about a decade of attempts to sell the St Elizabeth's Church property at 25 West Pleasant Street, with his estimate of the 1 story structure’s value and original building cost discussed.
Parish notices list multiple denominations in Washington area. Church of the Nazarene on Esx street hosts Friday Mass at 6 30 am benediction at 7 am catechism Saturdays at 9 am 100 a.m. church services include Sunday School 10 am led by C M Bailey and morning worship at 11 00 am. Wayne Valley U B Church led by Mrs J Hal Smith with preaching at 11 am and prayer meetings midweek. Spartansburg Gospel Tabernacle holds 10 am Sunday School and 8 pm Thursday evangelistic service. Spartansburg Baptist Church led by G W O Keefe offers 0 am Sunday School 11 am morning service and 8 pm evening worship.
Jamestown reports Chautauqua Lake ice showing signs of breaking up as temperatures warm to the forties and a spring sun beats down. Despite last night’s high winds, movement was limited but observers foresee cracking. rains eased water level concerns at Boot Landing with slight rise but not toward danger.
The page lists ten questions with supplied curteen wuwers including names Rudy Valle London Queen Victoria Morida Jupiter Jonathan Swift Horse Pennsylvania Warrior and notes some apparent errors in spelling and alignment.
Wartime drafts, troop movements, and public notices dominate the Erie and Corry areas. Reports list increases in local rates, troop sponsorship by Wattshire group, and available naval assignments. Police detail drunkenness arrests, court fines, and a missing Franklin Prine found. Also noted are casualties, wounded counts, and missing in action with named towns Clarion and Kane.
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