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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1945
Page
5
Local column recaps weddings anniversaries promotions and service updates from Corry and nearby towns. Highlights include George Pappas anniversary congratulations, Gail Davis air crew training return, WAVES enlistment news, French souvenirs and Paris shopping stories, and various soldiers sailors and families visiting or departing for duty with brief notes on hospital and training assignments.
The Elks' Male Chorus gave a well received benefit concert for the Victory Club Canteen at the Way Station last night in the Senior High auditorium. The program featured solos by Rolland Stowe and Ted Feeney, with ensemble pieces from the chorus conducted by Lynn Rice, ending with How Can I Leave Thee. Proceeds support the Canteen, with a second performance planned this evening.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe underground activity during German occupation and outline the celebration of France liberation with implied joyous public sentiment and commemorations in the post occupation period.
The Opportunity Club held a Mother's Day event at the home of Mrs. H. L. Blanchard with 27 attendees. Group singing and devotions opened the gathering, a talk on the origin of Mother's Day was given, and a war-time service donation was voted. The club plans refreshments for a choir from Erie in June and next meets at Mrs. C. L. Auer’s Findley Lake cottage.
Miss Phyllis Rieck hosted a Sunday School farewell gathering for Miss Jonel Tinson who is moving to Louisville, Kentucky. The event at Grove Street featured games and lunch, with Miss Tawnya Thison attending as a guest of honor’s sister.
A sewing tip notes that hooks eyes and snaps endure longer when attached using the buttonhole stitch. The method provides secure, tight fastenings and reduces pullout, improving garment longevity and fit.
Word arrived that this afternoon in Cleveland Ohio Mrs Mary Raymond Hammond married Mr Sidney Goldstein at a ceremony held in the city.
The Harding Association met last evening at the school at 6 15 for a tureen dinner well attended. In the business meeting officers were elected with Mrs Helen Davison as president Mrs Luis Carrier as vice president Mrs Florence Trostle as secretary and Mrs Gertrude Rehnberg as treasurer. Piano solos by Mrs Frances Swanson and Mrs Viola Nollinger preceded group singing.
Local couple Pearl Ish and Eugene Lyons of Beaverdam married last Saturday morning. Rev. George Mulgin United Brethren minister officiated at nine o'clock. The couple will visit Cleveland on their honeymoon voyage. Mrs Lyons son Norman Ish and Carl Proctor attended the ceremony. Mr Lyons is Harborcreek Insurance agent.
Mrs. Walter Auer entertained her contract bridge club at her East Smith street home last evening with two tables in play. Mrs. Frank Loveland received a fine birthday gift, the bridge award went to Mrs. Huber Heerlein, and dessert was served. The next meeting on May 28 will be at Mrs. Harold Powell’s North Center street home.
For a clean broom keep it fresh by washing in medium warm suds and rinsing well. Hang by the handle to dry completely and add a few drops of ammonia in the suds for very dirty brooms. When not in use hang so straw does not rest on the floor.
The fashion editor notes wartime restrictions limit radical changes yet sleeves dominate this season. Cap sleeves, domed cuts, and short lengths offer varied silhouettes with deep armholes and draped bodices. Designers emphasize sleeve detail as a key style story for summer.
Erie County home economics leader Rachel Hogan offers sugar saving tips to stretch supplies during the four month stamp period. Suggestions include fruit-based desserts, saving syrup from canned fruit, dissolving sugar fully, using corn syrup, cooking cereals with dried fruits, reducing frostings, choosing honey and syrups, and adjusting liquids when substituting syrups for sugar.
The combined W. SC S Circles met in the church basement with Circle No 2 in charge of the program. Mrs Willis Brown opened with a devotion. The lesson titled The Sanctity of the Christian Home was read by Mrs Stanley Nichols. Mrs R S Dewey spoke on China, Miss Ruth Dahlstrand on India, Mrs J B Cogan on Africa, and Mrs Gladys Skinner on Latin America. President Mrs W B Stowe presided. The next meeting will be the combined June gathering on the 1th with an evening business session and refreshments by Circle No 3.
Housewives may soon earn extra points by saving fats from scraps and leftovers. The article notes red points can be earned not only on easy fats but also from scraps, plate scraps, skimmings, and gravies to support military and home front needs.
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