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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1956
Page
5
The Corry County Library hosts a community theater production staged by Dodd's with cast from Slowaile Hut Bone. The event features music by Mrs. Kathleen and other performers. Separate from the theater, Mrs Geraldine Richards and John B Silvis Jr announce their California wedding with a Corry connection, officiated locally and involving multiple family members. The couple will reside in Santa Ana Gardens after a brief wedding trip.
A farewell gathering was held yesterday morning from 1 to 4 o clock at 405 Santit Ceriter for Mrs William Shattuck. Friends and neighbors from Mayville and local residents attended. gifts and a light program marked the event.
Bridal shower event honored Miss Donna Sherwood of R.D. 2 and Miss Dori Bher Hood with cohosted gathering at a Misvellnnsous home. Attendees included relatives and friends. gifts, refreshments, and songs provided balance as well as a cake and fruit sale.
A wedding is planned for Friday evening at the Gospel Tabernacle in Epitntabure. Miss Jojuiha Tiltotson of Spurtnsbirgs and Roland Rogers, son of Mirainel Mrs. libel Rogers, will unite in the ceremony with relatives invited to the reception at the Legion homes in Spurtins toe.
Five Musicale enjoyed at the College Women’s Club meeting featured the Philomel Chorus from Watfen and a cantata with four readings. Over 15 members attended with refreshments afterward in the music room of the High School, served by Mrs Hawkins and Mrs Dowell.
Miss Solofan, native of India and Thiel College senior, spoke on India's customs and history at the Kiwanis Club's weekly meeting. She plans education work at the University of Pittsburgh and to return to head a girls school in India. She noted India holds one fifth of the world population, over 200 languages, rice as staple, two percent Christians, and Hindu majority, and said India will not become Communist.
Members of the teaching staff and their husbands attended a dinner at Conelway School to mark the end of the school year. Also invited were teachers from Dean School in Columbus with their husbands and Dr. Jhe M Douglas, Corry Area Schools superintendent. Swiss steak dinner cost 31. Corsages were given to each attendee with Karl Webb as hostess.
A son was born yesterday afternoon at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs W W Hammond Jr of 636 North Center Street Adianhter was born yesterday morning to Mr and Mrs Harold Hoss of 7th Street A daughter was born early this morning to Mr and Mrs Leotard Yost of Watts at Corry Memorial Hospital.
Concord School teachers were honored at a PTA hosted dinner. Officers and committee chairmen organized the event for twenty five attendees. Each teacher received a small favor. festivities included potted ageratum plants games and a social evening.
Miss Virginia Lee Hober daughter of Mrs Evelyn Peck and Arthur E Bunce Jr son of Arthur E Bunce Sr wed at 7 PM on May ith at the Clymer Methodist Church. Rev Alvin H Rhodes officiated. Attendants were Myrta Bunce and Robert Bauers. The bride wore a light pink nylon Archite dress with a pink floral headband. The bridesmaid wore lavender with matching flowers. A shower followed at the Bunce home.
Announcement of the marriage of Jessie Arnold and Joseph Janosec, noting Miss Arnold is daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Warnshull of Westfield New York. The wedding was at 2 p m Saturday May 29 officiated by Rev Wright of Sherman with Mr and Mrs Albert N Gilbert of Corry present. The couple reside on RD 1.
Two youths who were to graduate from high school tonight were killed early today in an auto wreck along Route 10 about one mile west of West Brownsville. Robert J. Davis Jr. 18 of Brownsville and Mahlon W. Pritts 19 of West Brownsville died after the car veered and crashed into an embankment. Raymond K. Canulrio 19 of Brownsville was injured and listed in good condition at Brownsville Hospital.
Mary Pickford says a bullet grazed her head when a pistol discharged accidentally on Saturday night. She described the moment to reporters as she and husband Buddy Rogers left with Marion Davies and her husband Captain Horace Brown. The former actress provided details of the incident and named previously connected individuals in her retelling.
The Public Housing Administration authorized loans for planning four rent housing units in Somerset and Westmoreland counties Pennsylvania. Sen. Dutt was informed yesterday. Two loans amount to 100 units planned between Boswell Greensburg with sums of 10000 and 20000 dollars respectively.
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