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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1939
Page
5
Mrs. Gertrude Patterson of Malaga New Jersey is believed to be the nation’s top button collector. In two years she has built a collection exceeding 28 000 specimens from across the world.
Bee Readers gather at Dorothy's Tea House on Weet Smith street for annual May Day closing banquet. Seventeen members and one guest attended as readings and letters highlighted the year. Remarks covered trips to New York City and Rome, a Mediterranean cruise, and member memories.
Collings Bob Roelofs, a Carry high school graduate popular on campus at Penn State, named assistant football manager for 1939. He will travel with the Nittany Lions and play a key role in managing the State eleven. Other items mention Corry orchestra plans, a vaudeville offer, a World’s Fair connection, and community notices from May events to weddings and rehearsals.
The Corry high school debating team, supervised by Mrs Gladys Howe, debated before the Business and Professional Women of America club at the Horn block. Both sides argued with form and featured debaters from nearby schools. A rummage sale report and club updates followed, with refreshments served to about twenty members by Agnes Lynch Harry Higgins and Lee Shoemalker.
Mrs Leslie Dodd entertained members of the D C club at her Columbus home last evening. Five hundred was played with awards won by Mrs Charles Wood and Mrs Herbert Trisket. A lunch followed for several guests. The elite will meet in two weeks at Mrs Trisket’s Columbus home.
A group of sixteen friends gathered at East Columbus Avenue for a birthday party honoring Mrs. Harry Boutwell. Bridge and other games filled the evening. gifts were presented, and Mrs. Roy Skinner and Mrs. Reynghus won awards. A birthday cake and music concluded the celebration.
Harold Young, 7, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Young of 626 North Center Street, was honored at a birthday party hosted by his mother at their home yesterday. About 26 children from Junior Elementary School’s second grade attended, sharing games and refreshments and each receiving a gift.
Pupils of Mrs Clarence Shoop presented a varied recital in the Presbyterian church parlors last evening. The program included solos duets and small ensembles with names such as Cox Bughee Parsons and Gorenkii among the performers. The six year old FrbMn Relnesain drew praise for perfect pitch and the Zampa Overture by Gene and Robert Parsons stood out as a highlight.
Corry residents Mr and Mrs Rus sell Moore of Clymer RD report the arrival of a daughter to their family today. The naming details appear blurred but indicate the infant is a new addition to the Moore household with lineage tied to Dorothy Pratt.
A Crocker Home Service piece extols Quaker Mush Biscuits as easy to make cornmeal rolls with a salt rising feel. It provides a step by step method, ingredients, and proofing guidance to yield light fluffy rolls, plus reheating tips.
Demand was mixed as wholesale prices moved unevenly across fruits and vegetables with steady America shipments. Prices listed for apples, pears, potatoes, and other produce varied by grade and origin, alongside ongoing livestock and dairy quotations from Pittsburgh Buffalo and New York markets.
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