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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1939
Page
8
The Clymer community voted 274 to 46 yesterday on a fire truck purchase. Principal topics include Education Week, senior play plans for November 0th, and student clubs led by Caml Howles Gwen nolyn Haymsnd and others.
Mr j and May Pewineie woke Friday to an uninvited party of neighbors including Frank Meyerink, Charles Meyerink, Garret Groters, Elmer Desker, John Oak, John Legters and spouses. They played Chinese checkers and rock, shared a lunch, and wished the couple many more years of wedded life.
Clymer's Fire Flies 4H Club met at the home of Raymond and Ruth Schurman Tuesday evening October with twenty one members present. Vice president Robert Humphrey called the meeting to order and the 4-H song was sung. C T Bridges outlined projects for the coming year and the program for the year. The group voted to hold meetings the second five weeks of each month. The evening ended with games and refreshments served by the hostess assisted by Carolyn King. Several members plan to attend Achievement Day at Jamestown on Saturday November 11.
The Ladies Mission and Aid Society met Friday at 10 30 o clock in the church basement with a large turnout. Four quills were fed and several articles of clothing were made. A noon tureen dinner followed by a prayer meeting led by Mrs G Timmer. Mrs Garret Habink led devotionals and Jennie Havink sang a solo. The program honored Thanksgiving with Mrs Laura Legters and Mrs Gertrude Damcott performing a duet. Mr and Mrs Harry Duvnk and son visited from OM City weekend with Mrs John Duvluk and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Wassink of East Main street observed their fifty second wedding anniversary Thursday evening. Martin Gady and Evere, Arthur Wassix and their spouses with children Merle Miriam and Robert visited after a Methodist church concert. Refreshments were served.
Mrs Lyle Compton hosted a party at her home Saturday evening in honor of Mrs Clarence Foster. Guests included out of town attendees Mrs N Y Elliott Mrs Julius Erickson from Mayville and Mrs Byron Wassink of Erie. A two course supper followed games and gifts were presented to Mrs Foster. Fashioned quilting bee set for Thursday invited several guests to tie two quilts. Freshments served. Mr and Mrs Leslie Paidink have moved to a Nazareth farm recently bought from William Dumnewald. Additional Clymer items on pave 6.
Morning worship at 10 30 founder of Girl Ulymer Hill Reformded led by Reverend, sermon on An Evangelistic Church. Sunday school 11 45 supervisor Clarence Lexters. Evening service 9 30 with sermon Broken Vessels. C E at 8 45 leader Mrs Marvin Shruters. Christmas program committee chaired by Mrs William Hesilut with Mrs Neil Thompson and others. Methodist Sunday school 10 am morning worship 11 am Rev Ralph Findley sermon The Power Satan Boworiti League 1 30 pm Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 45 Bible study prayer and song. North Clymer Sunday school 10 pm evening service 7 0 pm Rev Ralph Findley pastor Young people meeting U B church 6 30 pm Union Prayer Thursday 7 20. Abbe ReformEd morning worship 10 30 Rev Gerritt Timmer sermon Steps of Faith Sunday school 12 oeloek Junior CG B 6 30 pm Peace Has Greater Victories Than War. Juniors vesper service Sun Nov 19 Evening service 7 30 Rev Timmer Walking Circumspectly C E 8 45 pm Must We Have Poverty Leader Robert Legter 7 46. Route Christ First. Ladies quartet to sing. Mr and Mrs Charles Dedden of Owinity guests with Blaine Wallace and families. Mr C Spitzer and Mrs William Timmer’s sister in Buffalo.
The Glimmer Scouts led by Trene Ton and Alice Whitney attended a morning service at the Reformed Church. Mrs. Ralph Thompson led older Girl Scouts to a Jamestown YWCA meeting, and a banquet at Masdale Temple featured speaker Mrs. Ray Johnson. The theme was Treasure Trails with ten Scouts and leaders at vesper services. Merle Newhouse hosted the Portage Trail district meeting with attendees from Findley Lake Mayville Jamestown and surrounding areas.
The Holland Cemetery Association met Monday evening in the Abbe Reformed meeting room to elect directors. Gilbert Ton, president, presided as Irvin Te-Winkle Gaver Ruslink and Henry Legters were re-elected as directors.
Mrs Harold Ten Haken was honored at a home party with games, contests and a lovely lunch for guests including Effie Russink Bernice Baker Sarah Schrues Deli PewHaken Tema TenHaken Edith Groswatt Myril Gallup Nora Wassink Addie Schurmandy and others Gifts were presented to the honored guest A separate note mentions a birthday surprise for Laurence Dunnewold with refreshments for Floyd Vander Schust Laverh Viooman and William Vander Schaaf families.
Fragmentary OCR record mentions routine before incidentals and approvals by council. Includes figures 63,138.88 and 26878 from censuses, 184.73 from regular items. References a four year report of Gill and a last joint session.
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