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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1940
Page
8
A parish listing highlights Corry churches and activities for Sunday worship and Sunday School. Christian Science First Church on Park Street. Elgin Methodists with multiple congregations. United Brethren and various Baptist and Presbyterian services. Public notices cover service times, lesson themes, and reading rooms.
Directory style listing names and locations of churches in Corry and nearby streets including Bethel Tabernacle First Baptist First Church of Christ First Methodist First Presbyterian Seventh Day Adventist St Elizabeths St Thomas St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Salvation Army Church of the Nazarene and United Brethren in Christ along East and West Washington Streets Center Street Pleasant Street and nearby avenues.
Rev Gordon By Abrams presides at Sunday School with Miss Tris Fowler as superintendent. Preaching Friday at 7:45 p.m. Includes gospel music and stirring sermons. Welcoming church. Other area churches listed with times: St Thomas RC on West Washington Street, St Pauls Lutheran, First Methodist on Pleasant and South Center Streets, Bethel Tabernacle, St Elizabeths BC, Seventh Day Adventist, Emmanuel Episcopal. Meetings for women and youth noted along with catechism and choir practices. Community notices invite local men to Corry Bible Class and general parish activities.
Rev James Seidel S R R of New York City will open a men’s mission at St Thomas parish church Sunday evening with a week of morning and evening services, 6 and 7:45 o’clock, led by the Redemptorist missionary noted for forceful sermons. Women’s mission closes tonight at the same church. Also lists Nazarene, Beaverdam U B, Bear Lake United Brethren, Wayne U B Church notices with service times and ongoing outreach.
Vietor wins Missouri governor race defeating Republican Forrest C. Donnell of Webster Groves and Democrat Lawrence McDaniel of St. Louis. Donnell carried Webster Groves and McDaniel carried parts of St. Louis. Vietor secures statewide victory.
At Erie’s Drink Mor Beverage plant 1810 German Street 26 drivers were said by Locel 397 Teamsters to strike over a wage and benefits dispute. Manager Rothetein denied full participation noting only ten drivers joined, while others stayed away after seeing pickup. Union seeks $20 per week minimum five percent commission a paid vacation half uniforms costs and a closed shop.
A jumble of broadcast times and programs lists various networks and times such as WEAF NBC WJZ and WABC CBS with show titles including Wings Over America Jack Benny Sherlock Holmes and The Goodwill Hour alongside mentions of musical concerts and defense policy discussions in a fleeting late afternoon to late night schedule.
Charles Honer 42 Chestnut Street and Ball were arrested after a disturbance near West Smith Street. Honer appeared before Alderman C B Potter and was held for the next term of Evi county court on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. Ball was released after questioning. the scene included a station clerk and a nearby subway turnstile noted in a broader report.
1936 Nash 2 door 100 Series reconditioned in our own shop and ready to go. 1930 Chevrolet sedan offers low cost transportation as you like it.
Fragmented OCR lists radio station call signs WEAF-1 WABC and NBC along with times and undefined program notes. The readable portion mentions “Shelter in” and “True Army Now” with scattered phrases such as 845 and 9 a. m. The irregular text suggests a broadcast schedule or guide from early era radio listings.
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