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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1965
Page
5
The readable fragments describe a man with a jacket or jewelry, a relative, and references to money and luck. Objects are mentioned in passing without clear events or names, suggesting a salvaged personal note or obituary fragment with limited context.
A brief obituary note mentions a person connected to the Stanley family, with references to three children and involvement in local sports in a Nebraska town.
Mrs Berniece DeJean returns home from visits in Buffalo and Albany to see family. Appreciation Night at YMCA honors Women’s Auxiliary. Mr and Mrs P B Sonoski entertained Barney’s Firestone staff at Bayle’s Restaurant with a social hour. Harbor Half Ladies Aid holds tureen dinner and plans benefit ham dinner for Melony Swanson. A quilt sent to Dingle family after a fire. Corry High School Class of 1950 set for meeting at David Johnson home. Erik Karl, newborn son of Rodney Person, celebrated in Buffalo. Next Ladies Aid meeting hosted by Mrs Chelton and Mrs Scouten.
The VFW will host a Wednesday Democratic meeting at the Community House described as a cleaning bee. President Mrs Louis Sexton asks members to bring their own lunch. Social and community notices follow with club events and guests from St Bonaventure University and Kenya. Journal photos credit McMichael.
Dick Edwards hosted a large Mother’s Day gathering at the National Guard Armory in Lehighton Pennsylvania. The 560 mothers included Emelia Tenesci who reunited with her sister from Italy after 45 years and Catherine Solt honored as the guest with the most descendants. Anna Batdorf noted as the oldest mother at 98.
A surprise birthday party honored Denise White daughter of Homer and Mrs White at their West Pleasant Street home Saturday. Hostess Mrs White with Paula Chiricuzio provided games and contests for fifteen guests. Special award went to Robin Chiricuzio. A ballerina theme in pink and white featured dolls and candy favors.
Keith Pratt Saegertown dog law enforcement officer spoke at the Grange Hall on dog laws of the state. The Mother's Day program included recitations and singing by 12 children. Evening refreshments were served by the men of the Grange.
Sheree Ott, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Ott Jr Wayne street, was chosen queen of the Spring Dance held at the YMCA on Saturday evening. She was escorted by Loren Stockton as the ninth grade Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y sponsored the Evening In Paris themed event with music by Ronald Balr ie and the Corriders.
A son Jeffrey Mark Dietsch was born yesterday at Warren General Hospital to Darrell and Tina Dietsch of 45 Snyder Circle. A son Erik Karl Person was born Friday at Meyer Memorial Hospital to Rodney and Sandra Person of Buffalo. Don Nesteruk of Tarentum won the landscape and seascape division at the fifth Atlantic City Boardwalk Art Show in Atlantic City, N J.
Deadwood reports 30 inches of snow while Lead has 31 inches after a surprise storm in west central South Dakota. Snowdrifts reached six to seven feet, stranding residents and clogging roads. Snowplows resumed clearing highways as stranded couples at a country dinner faced travel disruption.
A club five miles from Lead shoveled and pushed their cars for nine hours before reaching home. Some areas lost electricity as trees toppled power lines. Thawing temperatures followed the snow. A Deadwood resident said it isn’t as bad now with drifts easing from over their heads to below their shoulders.
A German World War I artillery shell that lay undisturbed for decades exploded in a South West Africa backyard, killing 7 year old Willem Bezuidenhout and seriously injuring another boy who were hammering at the shell during play. The region was German colonial land before 1918 and is now a South African territory.
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