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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1961
Page
5
Readable scraps mention a European context and a rail line. A teen related event overlaps with a boat incident and a shout. Sparse names or places are visible but uncertain. The fragment suggests a report on transport and youth behavior with unclear details.
Town topics record Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Dickinson of Miami Beach sharing a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis Sr of Third Avenue. Rev. Dickinson is Mrs. Davis’s brother. Also noted are Rev. and Mrs. Lynn A. Beerman and daughters Dawn and Terry of Williston N Y visiting relatives in Corry and several Warren area residents visiting family in Corry and Spring Creek for Memorial Day.
The Martha Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church plans a tureen picnic at Roadside Rest on Tuesday June 6 at 6 30 pm. Members needing transport should contact Mrs Fred Duell of 15 East Bona Street.
About 600 attended Sparta merged high school commencement with Dr Thomas Miller of Edinboro State College delivering the address. Linden earned valedictorian honors for a speech on Communism as a threat to democracy. Carol Morris received salutatorian honors. The event featured numerous department and scholarship awards, including Dan Byler and Deborah Fish receiving specialty medals, and several graduates winning college scholarships or entering higher education programs.
A daughter named Sheryl Lee Dunbar was born May 27 at Doctors Osteopathic Hospital in Erie to Mr and Mrs Charles Dunbar, former Shinley Smith of Corry. A son born yesterday at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Marion Zuorkiewicz of 72 Snyder Circle. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs James Peterson at Corry Memorial Hospital on East South Street this morning. A son born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Steves of 30 West High Street Union City on May 9 at Union City Memorial Hospital.
Enderick accepted at Clarion State College and classmates plan varied futures. Bonnie Kammerdeiner enters beauty school while Thelma Harrison Nancy Morris pursue practical nursing. One girl and five boys enlist or enter service in summer, including Eloise Highly in the Women’s Marine Corps alongside Thomas Hamerrick John Hathawa George Montgomery Joe Russell and Milton Smither.
William Armitage of the John B. Rogers Producing Co spoke to the Corry Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Carr y about centennial celebration work and forward planning. He praised community cooperation and noted Corry’s small size aids a strong spirit. Kiwanis and Brothers of the Brush activities were discussed for next week.
Thomas Joyce and Robert McVicker, ROTC cadet privates from Corry, participated in the Memorial Day parade in Altoona while serving with the ROTC band at Pennsylvania State University. Both will spend the summer with families in Corry after completing their first year and performing in college events.
Concord 4-H girls formed the Happy Seamstresses club at their second meeting held at the Community House. Forty eight members attended the session with first year sewers preparing skits, second year members sewing sleeveless dresses, and third year girls making dresses with set-in sleeves. Games were played and refreshments served. The next meeting is set for June 8 at 1 PM at the Community House.
The Weather Bureau reported a 43 degree low at Philadelphia International Airport, breaking the dating record for May 1. The previous low for May 1 was 47 set in 1938, and six of the last nine days have topped their respective daily records.
My and Mrs Eugene Davis of East Washington announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Nancy Joan to Frank Everett McWilliams Jr. The bride elect is from Corry Area Hall, with education from Edinboro, and plans for attendance at Edinboro Suite College. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Everett McWilliams Sr of Stewart Avenue.
A local judge ordered a five year probation for an Ashtabula youth tied to an April grand jury indictment charging assault with intent to rob in an incident near Lake Shore Park. The probation includes a nine PM curfew and mandated reading hours. The youth, said to be from Poland, faces strict stipulations including a word-reading requirement and daily curfew monitoring. Also noted, Senator Hickenlooper’s father, Oscar, a retired farmer and fisher, died yesterday.
A Pan American Super constellation carrying military personnel and families from Germany to Mehn Air Force Base limped home after one propeller failed near Shannon. The pilot kept the aircraft under control and landed safely, with 104 passengers aboard, including children and a few bystanders.
Mrs Paul McCray of Union City died yesterday at 52. She is survived by her daughter Mrs Ronald Webb of Corry and a son Pony of Corry, plus her mother Mrs Bertha Mosher and brothers Kenneth Mosher of Erie and Harry Mosier of Corry. Friends may call at Glenn Funeral Home after 7 pm. Services Friday at 4:30 pm with Rev Ralph Eckert, burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Minion City.
The Norwich, Conn., author and former newspaper man Jay Jer ome Williams, 68, died Monday after a cancer illness. A longtime writer and figure in local journalism, he once led the Provident Syndicate and was associated with notable names including Syngman Rhee.
South Africa was declared a republic with the white minority in power as thousands rejoiced in Pretoria amid rain. Demonstrations by nonwhite residents triggered a three day strike, with reports of a fatal shooting and wounded in Port Elizabeth townships as police moved in with armored cars. Johannesburg and other cities observed holidays while some Indian and Chinese merchants kept shops padlocked in protest.
Mini Actor Randolph Scott was reported in good health at St Mary's Hospital after a major operation. He has been a frequent Mayo Clinic visitor for health checkups since World War II era, arriving Sunday for a procedure performed in Monta.
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