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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1942
Page
4
The Child Health Center will hold a clinic in the Muntevall building Thursday morning from 10 to 12. The period will be devoted to toxoid vaccination and the Schick test to check immunity. Children aged months to 6 years may be admitted. Each child can be protected by diphtheria toxoid and immunity building injections.
The Raymond Manufacturing Automatics Department honored member Matthew Stormes as he leaves to train with the United States Army Reserve at Warren. He will later serve as a pilot instructor. Twenty coworkers attended a dinner at the Boston House Saturday evening with Richard Hurlbut as toastmaster. Stormes received several cartons of cigarettes and a pen and pencil set from the group.
Local column recounts Army service moves for Tat Gleat and other residents. Mentions Leon Johnson in Maryland with military police, Enobly Armstrong joining Signal Corps, Roger Brown entering officers training, and George Orcutt pursuing officer training. Also notes social events, marriages, and errands around Corry with multiple residents visiting Erie, Jamestown, and Philadelphia area.
Beb-ma-dems celebrated the club's eighth anniversary with a chicken dinner at the Boston House, followed by dancing games and socializing. Members adjourned to Mrs. Jack Walsh's West Wayne Street home for further refreshments hosted by Mrs. Walsh. Mrs. Edward Brigham will host the group in two weeks.
Nichols resigns from the City Council after eleven years of service. He had led the street department for years and moved to finance at year start as senior council member. A successor will be chosen for a four year term beginning in 1944, with the election slated for November 1943. Council must audit the retiring finance director’s accounts first.
London dispatches report an important advance as Allied armored units break through Rommel's static defenses near the center of the line. Many prisoners taken and the shift in main weight suggests a possible breakthrough, with Axis communiques emphasizing the violence of combat near the Qattari sector about 80 miles west of Alexandria.
Miss Phyllis Rieck was honored at a ninth party on her sixteenth birthday at the home of her grandmother Mrs. Ethel Downey on Northwest Street. The evening featured games visits and lunch served by Mrs. Downey and Mrs. William Rieck. Miss Rieck received several gifts from friends with several attendees including Olive Lee Ruth Warner Mary Sherwood Evelyn Smith Doris Risck and Mr. and Mrs. Tyan Downey and son.
The Court of Honor of Girl Scout Toop No. a9 met at Miss Marilyn Haight’s Marion street home last evening. Plans were laid for buying new troop tags and for the troop’s Thanksgiving donations and festivities. Badge work specialists were appointed, and after the business session members enjoyed singing and dancing before Miss Haight and her mother served lunch.
The Corry hospital Lan dies Auxiliary held a regular meeting at the nurses home with eleven members present. President Mrs Ray Greene called the meeting to order at 1730. Mrs Robert Franz was proposed for membership. The visiting committee discussed the annual donation drive and the nominating committee for new officers was named with Mrs Earl Haight as chair assisted by Mrs Armour Hillsrom and Mrs James Lewis.
Mr and Mrs Girl Fenno and daughter Edith hosted 22 relatives for an annual family dinner at their home on R Pp 3. The gathering marked their 37th wedding anniversary and the 10th for Clair and Mrs Femo, plus birthdays for Erma Fullom Ethel Spencer and Clair Opal Femo. A chicken dinner and birthday cake were served before photos were taken. A gift box was sent to Private Paul Pullom, serving in the Army.
The Harding School PTA met at the school yesterday afternoon with Mrs. John Carrier directing the business session. A committee was named to arrange December plans, and a program followed with vocal selections by Miss Martha Hultberg, trumpet solos by Wendell Gage, and readings and piano pieces by several students.
Last evening the Mentor Glib met at Mrs Wave Perkins Franklin Street residence with Mrs Minnie Perkins as guest. Miss Ann Baressi delivered a report on The History of Glass Making in the United States noting early attempts and barriers, plus mentions of mothers and Baron Steigel. Illustrations and a digression on Miss Jordan's novel One Red Rose Forever added humor to the program.
Fragmentary text suggests a football or soccer recap with mentions of teams like Sydney and Washington and a series of recent wins. It references a player named Albright and a possible Edinboro trip, but the garbled source leaves key names, dates, and outcomes uncertain.
Fragmentary report lists players and teams with partial scores and actions across a district game. Mentions include Rundol NG, Oxlahoms, Sharon, Don, Werner, John, Lawrence, Bathirday, Alley, and Bath. many words are garbled, making exact events, dates, and outcomes hard to confirm.
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