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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1962
Page
5
Society notes from Corry Paced by March events. New members join Busy Playmates. bridge clubs host Mrs. Feldt and Mrs. Sorenson entertain. dinners, bingo plans, and anniversaries recur. Catholic Daughters meet. surprise party honors Mary Sullivan twins. prizewinners named in club contests. March 28 to March 31 list multiple entertainments, children birthdays, dance, church programs, and local group meetings.
The notice list covers Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Woolstrum now of Prescott Anna visiting West Pleasant street guests Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kerstetter with the Woolstrums and three children, Mrs. Gertrude Grover visiting Mesa from North Center street, Captain Chaffee stationed at Williams AFB with wife Reva Grover, and Mrs Reynold Hamilton of Columbus visiting Jamestown for a birthday dinner honoring Evelyn Carrick and Dennis Carrick, great-grandson of Mrs. Hamilton, born on the same day.
Exchange Scholar from Sweden Leu muuuuergs Corry Area High School spoke at the Kiwanis meeting in Hotel Corry. Hammarberg described Sweden’s nine year compulsory schooling and 15 percent who pursue college tuition free, with 85 percent entering trades. He noted multilingual ability and English comprehension. Mr. Hammarberg answered questions, and the gathering enjoyed the talk. Clifford Taylor announced a $1,500 net profit from the recent Kiwanis show Of the Hook. Group singing was led by Lynn Rice, with Elmer Shoemaker of Pittsburgh visiting. President Conrad Monroe said Embert Earle and William Helminteller will run April programs.
A new club named the 4-H Buckaroos held its organizational meeting at the No-Bar Riding Club in Columbus. Officers elected include Joyce Caldwell as president Jane Farrer as vice president Carol Gilbert as secretary Jerry Watrous as reporter Judy Sly as game leader and Richard Ladd as song leader. Plans call for horse shows and other events as the club seeks new members.
SD guest speaker W N McKibben general manager of New York Life Insurance Erie office addressed the College Women's Club last evening at the YMCA on What Every Woman Should Know About Life Insurance. He noted women carry 80 billion dollars of life in surance totaling about 10 percent of all life insurance in force. Members asked questions and were served by chairman Mrs Benjamin Calderone and committee. Dr Elizabeth Smith of Behrend Campus PSU will speak next month on Bats, scheduled for April 23.
The 4H Countywide Junior Dairy Club met at Wrightsville Church on Saturday with about 20 members present. County agent Bernard Wingert and assistant Norman Perschke led games and a rope halter demonstration. Fae Lindell presided, June Lord read the previous report, and plans set the next meeting for April 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mather hosted the M and M Sunday School Class of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church on South Center Street. Miss Becky Turner led devotions, Mrs. Richard Hall presided over the business meeting, and the group decided to aid missionary Mary Baker in Peru by outfitting her for her next assignment. Fifteen attendees enjoyed games and contests, followed by refreshments. The next meeting will be at the Hall home on Wright Street on April 9.
A draft policy states that participants aged between 10 and 21 who own a horse will be eligible. The rule emphasizes ownership and age range as criteria for admission to the program.
A BPW chapter honored a Girl of the Month for scholarship leadership and citizenship with a certificate. The event featured her mother Mrs. Leo Neckers nearby and program speakers Dr. Joseph Seitz and Rasselas W. Brown discussing fluoridation.
Miss Joan A. Neckers received the March Girl of the Month award for scholarship leadership and citizenship after the dinner meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club on Park Street. Speakers Dr J Seitz and Rasselas W Brown discussed fluoridation, with audience questions following the program.
Members, led by Mrs. Pratt, discuss club business and forthcoming activities. Miss Agnes Lynch reports on the Salvation Army dedication. Titusville council notes reviewed by delegates Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Tarbell. District meeting planned for April 7 in Cochranton. reservations due next day with Miss Clara Hill. Delegates named: Mrs. Pratt Miss Lynch Mrs. Thompson. Alternates listed. BPW state convention dates May 25 in Pittsburgh.
Harrisburg AP reports 41-year-old Smith, a Philadelphia schoolgirl killer, failed in a last-ditch clemency bid. The State Pardons Board rejected the appeal without comment. Smith, convicted in 1960 for the December 1959 rape murder of 16-year-old Maryann Mitchell in Whitemarsh Township, faces execution in the week of April at Rockview State Correctional Institution. His lawyer sought venue changes arguing an unfair Montgomery County pretrial. Governor Lawrence tentatively set the execution week.
A government recruiter says women may provide the answer to the engineer shortage for aerospace and missile work. William Howe of NASA says the agency aims to attract high school and college girls into engineering and joined industry recruiters at the 1962 Institute of Radio Engineers convention to interview engineers.
In Buenos Aires President Frondizi rejects ex-president Aramburu's plea to resign as generals call for open rebellion. Gen. Rawson leads 3rd Cavalry toward forceful ouster, with navy backing removal and military activity at Bahia Blanca and Tandil. Aramburu and Frondizi discuss amid uncertainty. Frondizi insists on staying in office citing the constitution.
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