Fishy Musings From a Quiet Shore
An unclear fragment hints at reflections by a shoreline figure and a bewildering question about self and memory. The text suggests a pondering mood with fleeting images of fishing and identity.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1976
Page
5
An unclear fragment hints at reflections by a shoreline figure and a bewildering question about self and memory. The text suggests a pondering mood with fleeting images of fishing and identity.
Jodiana Guest Deb Lutton of Munster Indiana is visiting Corry with Mr and Mrs Richard Lutton and family on East Congress Street arriving midweek and staying through the weekend. Sue Peebles returns home from a three week trip with Ralph Davison and family in Liverpool New York visiting Taunton Cape Cod Plymouth Rock and other New England sites. Local clubs announce meetings and events including a Corry Business and Professional Women session at 7 pm at 104 West Congress Street and church circle gatherings with family night dinners and charity events slated for November and December. Senior Citizens plan a lunch November 7 at the Salvation Army Citadel with transportation help listed, Westminster Circle holds a meeting with plans for November family night and November 28 coffee hour, Newcomers Club hosts a project session for the Dr Gertrude Barber Center, and the Stanford Hose Company Ladies Auxiliary reports on Ace Bracken Roast success with upcoming Christmas activities and workshops.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pier of 315 Marion Street Corry were honored at an open house in celebration of their 60th anniversary. Hosted by their children, about 200 guests from multiple towns attended a reception at the Moose Lodge with cake, corsages and a turkey dinner for 60. The couple, married in 1926 in Clymer, have five children, many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mr. Pier is retired from Elgin Electronics Inc. The couple plans travels and family visits.
Mr and Mrs Paul Scouten of Spartansburg will be feted at an open house November 14 in observance of their 50th wedding anniversary. A son was born November 8, 1976 to Mr and Mrs Thomas Johnson of Corry. The couple married November 13, 1925 in the Clymer Methodist Parsonage. Friends and relatives are invited to attend the 2 to 5 PM event at the Spartansburg Fire Hall.
The Columbus Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary held its annual Fall Festival card party at the Moose Lodge. Winners included grand awards for Beulah Hartford and Ron Bailey with prizes like a fire extinguisher and a digital clock radio. Special prizes and individual table awards recognized many attendees. The event thanked merchants and donors, with notices of upcoming auxiliary meetings and officer nominations.
The Brokenstraw Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a November meeting at Mrs. Glenn Middleton’s home with Mrs. J.K. Evans presiding. Plans included a December 2 Bicentennial dinner at the Corry Motor Inn, a Christmas greeting envelope gift for DAR schools, a birthday card for Mrs. Emory, and a Philadelphia historic tour with visits to the Powel House and Hill Physick-Keith House. The event featured colonial meals, a memorial service at Tristerpore, and a state conference program with slides, receptions, and a Crystal Ballroom dinner, concluding with a candlelight Liberty Bell singalong.
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