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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1960
Page
5
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The Meadville community gathered for a concert featuring the campus choir directed by a renowned instructor. Attendees included Mrs Glenn Davis and Mrs Ted Wawreiko with daughters, while a Meadeville obituary notes Dr. Ba Deissler’s family. The event followed a wedding reception for Mrs Wawreiko’s family, and reports mention a transfer of personnel to a copper company in Donets.
The annual Donation Tea for the Sisters of Mercy is planned for Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 in St Edward's Hall with public invited. Mrs J F Neecham chairs the affair and details about committees will follow. Twenty five members attended the Catholic Daughters of America meeting at the Knights of Columbus Hall and heard invites to birthday dinners in Warren and Meadville.
Bridge scores posted after a 500 club gathering hosted by Mrs Robert Hunt at her West Pleasant home. Prizes went to Mrs Charles Daniels, Mrs Joseph Baress, and Mrs John Bosak. A luncheon preceded adjournment. next meeting set for three weeks at Mrs Bayessi’s Colinbus home.
Pa. Lo Goldman, 55, died yesterday at his junk yard in Monongahela when a crane struck him. The accident is being investigated by local authorities.
Scout Troop 407 held a meeting to elect officers, naming Lieaindott to lead as captain and Susan Mills as secretary. Sherry Benulnik Laurene Crawford and Elen Taylor were named patrol leaders, with Kathy Mischke Chadsa O'Hare and Linda Masok as assistant patrol leaders.
Mead avenue hostesses entertained the Neighborhood Club last evening at a Thanksgiving party with a decorated birthday cake for Mrs Willard Shreve and Mrs Darwin. Gifts from a Secret Sister were exchanged. President Mrs Shreve led a brief meeting planning the club’s Christmas dinner to be announced. Prizes were won by Mrs Shreve and Naomi Clark with Lyle Shreve as door prize recipient.
A son was born Tuesday morning November 8 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital in Waukesha Wisconsin to Sgt and Mrs Jerry L Clayton. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Gus Eder of Wright Street and paternal grandmother is Mrs Ruth Clayton of Roxboro North Carolina.
The Friendship Club of Sample Flats met at Mrs Charles Mulligan's home with nine members and two children. Mrs Harry Jaquith led prayers, games awarded prizes to Mrs Norman Swart Miss Francis Sperry and Mrs C A Lawson, mystery packages won by Mrs John Decker and Mrs Bertha Warner, and secret pals gave Thanksgiving gifts. A cold meats cheese pie and coffee spread followed. The next meeting is the Christmas party December 8 at Mrs Lawson's West Frederick Street home.
Thirteen members of the Birth day Club met at Mrs Marion Rumbaugh’s Spring street home to honor Mrs A V Cochran’s birthday. Visiting was entertainment, and plans were made for the annual Christmas party at Mrs Clarence Wallace’s home in December. A lunch of sandwiches snacks desserts and tea was served.
Columbus Grange will hold its regular meeting Monday evening November 14 at 8 o clock in the Grange Hall. Mrs David Curtis and Mrs Lawrence Miller will report on the State Grange meeting. Mrs Norman Lewis and Mrs Michael Kirin will serve refreshments at the close of the session.
The Needlework Guild of America met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Poster Davis’s home for an ingathering of garments and household linens to aid Corry and surrounding areas. Members contributed many articles, with drives planned to meet numerous requests. a member will coordinate aid from the guild. A Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce secretary thanked the group for donations after a tidal wave disaster. The year’s report noted 466 garments plus shoes and overshoes donated locally. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Horton Davis hosted a dessert for directors including Maude Bennink, Charles Bracken, Roger Brown, Lawrence McCray, Hazel Shuss, Edna Wade, and Clarence Wallace.
The Junior Tri-Hi-Y Club inducted new members in a candlelight ceremony at the YMCA on Wednesday evening. Sharon Rhodes led the ritual with assistance from Susan Paige Pat Dyne Paula Meerdink Judy Gentilman Kathy Downey Diane Smith and Lorrie Lindstrom. Joan Neckers serves as president with Paula Meerdink as vice president Molly Orcutt as secretary and Mary Ellen Johnson as treasurer.
Fourteen members of the Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge Helping Hand Club met at noon yesterday in the IOOF Hall for a tureen dinner served by Mrs. Ralph Gould, Mrs. Glenn Gates, and Mrs. Bertha Darwin. The president, Mrs. Ira Wicks wire, conducted a brief business session later and the remainder.
Biddle, center and chair of the Pennsylvania Tuberculosis and Maltilely committee, presented seals to Gav Lawrence as the annual campaign opened Friday. The fundraiser runs through the holiday season to support the billle against TB and other respiratory diseases.
AP report notes ten boys started a six alarm blaze in a unnamed three story Pittsburgh warehouse while exploring an abandoned building. They escaped with injuries as doors trapped them. 30 families were evacuated as flames spread to nearby structures. Fire officials assess damage and continue scene work as neighborhoods seek shelter and safety.
Butler notes the 20th anniversary of the Jeep with no monument. The event recalls the mass production by Allied Bantam and Willys-Overland during World War II and the vehicle’s rise as a general purpose troop carrier.
New York gossip columns report Marilyn Monroe and Artie Miller are headed for divorce. The couple, married in White Plains in 195?, reportedly separated after Miller’s film The Misfits. Monroe plans to stay in New York while Miller contemplates amicable divorce terms.
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