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Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1947

Page

3

Erie Bell Telephone operators return to work

May 10 Erie Bell Telephone Company operators resumed duties after a brief nationwide stoppage. About 65 switchboard girls returned, restoring the office to 120 operators. They are union members under contract until July 16, with no strike action taken.

Erin Erie Bell Telephone Company T. K. Mortis Blatriet Morris Strikking’ Western Violet Golden Western Electric Union

Services Friday for Miss Bernice Lines

Funeral held at Bracken-Keating Funeral Home at 2 30 PM with Rev A McEntarfer and Rev H Ray Harris officiating. Music featured After and Face to Face sung by Mrs O A Johnson and Mrs Irvin Young, with pianist Mrs Edmund Barr. Bearers listed. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Attendees from away include multiple named family and friends from Columbus Wesleyville Cambridge Springs and Erie. Church classes sent delegations in support.

Bernice Lines Bracken-Keating A. McEntarfer H. Ray Harris O. A. Johnson Irvin Young Edmund Barr Fred Healy Hoyt Robbins Carl Way George Beecher Frank Chase Pine Grove Cemetery David 5 Lines Archie ‘Wetmore, Jr Hoyle Robbins Columbus Beale Rosell Edith Rosell Mire John Schiefferle Wesleyville Trene Huber Cambridge Springs Floyd Arnink Clymer Stanley Smith Ralph A. Marr Erié Minnie Babcock Ray Babcock North East Golden Links Methodist Church Amici Bible Evangelical United Brethren Church

Funeral Friday for Jerome McFarland held at Davison

Jerome B. McFarland was laid to rest Friday at 1:40 PM in Pine Grove Cemetery after services at Davison Funeral Home officiated by Rev. A. McEntarfer. Bearers were Elmer Woodard Benjamin Sisley James Reed and Jerome McFarland. Attendees from nearby towns included Mr and Mrs Donald McParland Kennedy NC Mr and Mrs Roy Collins Bear Lake Mr and Mrs Elmer Woodard Jamestown Mrs Belle Reed East Palestine OH and James Reed and Benjamin Sisley Beaver Falls.

Jerome B. McFarland Davison Funeral Home A. McEntarfer Elmer Woodard Benjamin Sisley James Reed Jerome McFarland Pine Grove Servie Peat Town Donald McParland Kennedy, N. C Roy Collins Bear Lake Elmer ‘Woodard Jamestown Belle Reed East Palestine, C Beaver Falls

Week's Local Notes From Clymer May 10

The Girl Scouts celebrated the 36th anniversary with a Jumbo Jubilee in Buffalo. Community groups met in Clymer with talks, social events, and dinners. Families from Ulysses and DeKalb visited, and local clubs held meetings and gatherings through the week.

Clymer May Meeting Notes and Community Activities

The May meeting of the Methodist Church group closed with prayer and refreshments. A bake sale is planned for May 17 at 4 p.m. at Spitzer Furniture. each lady will donate an item. Various local residents are noted for hosting birthdays, visiting relatives, and civic activities including Girl Scout and Brownie day camps at Damputt Grove, camping sessions, and a May breakfast by the Twentieth Century Club.

Methodiat Church Spitzer Purniture Fisk Gilbert Ton Donna Findley Lake Ernest Hinsdale Durry Benest Earl Storer Milton Ton Milton, Jr Detroit Richard Holman Richard, Jr Flint Mich Mary Ton Holmens Milton Gordon Holthouse Marvin Holthouse Twentieth Century Club Hotel Corry Florence Arnink Nellie Queereveld Neva Hogenboom Porter Aner Corry Clifford Kooman Pomona Cal Clymer Methodist Church Emory Morison Walter Colburn James Thomson J. Knapp Emory Morrison Helen Holthouse Martha Brown Gladys Vidal Charla Ruff Esther Williams Pauline Beckerlitk Martha Woolsey Caroline Wilder Browrld Damputt Grove Daly Camp Ne- Watah Camp Ne- Watah Charman Robert Carter Jamestown Council Glymer Ann Michelson Jamestown Coun‘ail Girl Scout Committee Clymer Central School Judy Compton David Leid David Cheney David Colburn Ileen Humphrey Carol Wiggers Billy Goats Gruff Billy’Goat Bedla Dunnewold Billy Goat Joan Fardink Lois Chase Troll Lyle Cochran Suzanne Renskets Janice Way Funal School Jean Vander Schnoff Jane Anna Lou Barringer Sally Carla Emery Spot Charles McCann Eleanor Schruers Harold Walker Josephine Schrader Roger Wassink Dale Bemus Jerry LuCross Santa Becketink Roy Redman Lorena Pardini Marilyn Meyerink Donna White Richard Bakerink Leong Bar

Fire at Union City station causes $9000 damage

Fire in the Carlson and Walford service station basement at Main and South streets in Union City yesterday morning caused about $9,000 in damage. A small explosion near oil fumage started the blaze, hindering firefighters who needed two trucks to control it. A car on a grease rack was damaged. owner Glenn Hegner resided nearby. Names of students and unrelated notes follow, including several honor roll lists and a pedestrian safety stat.

Union City Carlson and Walford Main Glenn Hegner

Fire destroys orphanage barn in Jamestown incident

May 10 Jamestown reports a fire of unknown origin gutted the barn at Gus Avais Adolphus Children's Home in East Jamestown and damaged farm equipment worth thousands. Four fire companies battled the blaze, which began at 8:24 p.m. The matron and superintendent's wife, Mrs. J Oscar Peterson, helped move 16 cattle two calves and two horses to safety as flames consumed the roof and walls. The barn burned to the foundation, and a note on aluminum salts for dies and medicines was included.

Jamestown Gusavais Adolphus Children Genral J. Oscar Peteron Peterson

Erie G E expansion to cost 25 million

Erie reports General Electric's 30 million expansion program allocates 25 million to the Erie Works. The investment funds new manufacturing facilities and an engineering building as part of peacetime demand growth. Employment at Erie Works nears three times prewar levels amid ongoing construction and plant upgrades.

Erie Ceneral Electric Company Erie Works Frincfral Lire Om Lee Wom EU Dion Orator

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