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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1951
Page
5
In Pittsburgh on May 14 16 year old Jerry Mattys was rescued after trapped nine feet underground in a ditch. Neighbors and workers aided as major powers of Europe shuffled to safeguard borders and Swiss independence amid the incident.
The Mother and Daughter banquets highlighted by St Pauls Lutheran and First Methodist Church featured 109 attendees and 160 attendees respectively. The St Pauls event included a Swiss steak menu, mint baskets, and a guest speaker Miss Henrietta Kuhn of Erie with a fin art painting demonstration, plus a surprise choral finale. The First Methodist program offered a full evening of group singing, a toast to the daughters, readings, a monologue, a fashion show, and prizes for oldest mother, youngest daughter, and largest family.
Lovell School P T A names new officers at Friday meeting. Mrs. Carl Gates to serve as president, Mrs. Calvin Swarm vice president, Mrs. Donald Gates secretary, and Mrs. Sam Stull treasurer. Meeting at Murray Community House followed a tureen dinner. Routine business approved, plans for the school picnic discussed. A bound social raised 820 dollars, and Gene Hasbrouck presented films. This was the group's final meeting of the year.
Two local bowling teams held a steak dinner Saturday at the Blue Bonnet Hotel after a recent match. Hosts were the Gerty Jamestown truck drivers and their guests included the Zalenecks bowling team. Attending were Carl Peterson John Chillack Lynford Chase Leo Garyell Robert Rastetter Lawrence Nichols Walter Dundon Fuidly Budlick Al Hansen and Edward Messenger. Guests included Milton Zalaneck and C A Hillstrom. Afterward the group and their wives socialized at the V F A W Club.
About 75 couples attended a Saturday Elks Club dance with Gene Partette's Erie orchestra playing 9:30 to 1:30. A Memorial Day eve dance is announced for Tuesday May 29 featuring Johnny Kucet and his orchestra plus a floor show from 10 to 12. All members and out of town guests are invited.
Mrs Patricia Kennedy welcomed a daughter, Patricia Ann, born Saturday morning at St Bernard's Hospital in Chicago to Mr and Mrs Patrick Kennedy. The child joins a family with mother Clara Moore of this city and attends to readings about a Corry Hospital birth and relatives including the McClintocks and Huenels with grandparents listed in East South Street and Second Avenue.
Fay Curtis Betrothal announced today in Columbus. Geraldine Louise Fay will wed James C Curtis, son of Mr and Mrs Carle Curtis of Columbus. Geraldine is a 1949 Corry Senior High School graduate employed by Kinley Insurance Agency. James C Curtis, class of 1848, attends Jamestown Business College and works for Elmview Dairy owned by his father. No wedding date set.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Miller were honored Saturday evening at home by their son Richard and 14 friends as they celebrated their first wedding anniversary. An electric clock was given as a gift. Refreshments included cake ice cream and coffee. Gerald Bensink and Miss Beatrice Bensink aided Mr. Hill with party plans.
A family party for Miss Virginia Purcell honored her forthcoming marriage to William Keener at St Elizabeth's Church set for May 26. Thirty-one guests attended a Garden Room event with a buffet supper, blue and white decor, and a center-piece shower display. Gifts included crystal and other items from out of town guests Kathie Bear of Grove City and the Kinney and Keener families from Mentor, Brie, and nearby.
A pleasant Mother's Day tea was held at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon. Junior and Senior High fellowships hosted the event with Miss Dorothy Wallare and Miss Dorothy Patterson as co chairmen. Tea and cookies were served to 35 guests. A film titled Church-related Colle was shown as additional entertainment.
The Supreme Court declined to review seven Nama defendants sentenced to hang for World War II atrocities in Germany, removing the final obstacle to their executions. The group includes former SS officers and concentration camp officials accused of mass murder. A separate item notes a Pittsburgh woman jailed for drunkenness died of pneumonia and acute alcoholism after reporting a beating.
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