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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1976
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text notes topics on agriculture in New Zealand, mentions Central region, China, and United States Commercial references but lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable subjects to describe a concrete news item.
Regional Girl Scout testing involves Penn Lakes and two local women Mrs William H Donaldson and Mrs Frank Smith with coordinator Mrs Graham Randall. Christian College Night invites attendance at two churches with representatives from eleven colleges. Corry Memorial Hospital Auxiliary plans a December Christmas dinner at the Corry Motor Inn with reservations due November 27. Draw An Ad Contest sponsored by The Corry Journal opens for grades one through nine with $115 in cash awards and entrants must submit entries by November 29. Two births are reported from Corry Memorial Hospital: a daughter to Mr and Mrs James Clayton of Rup 2 Piddilly Hill and a son to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Schenck of Baar Lake. both families are listed with former names.
Birdie Tells Us announces third place cash prizes of 15 10 and 5 in three categories with a 25 bonus for the overall winner. Ladies Auxiliary chaired by Mrs Phyllis Maloney and Mrs Jean Comitz hosts a Christmas Bazaar work bee at Fire Station No 2 East Washington Street at 7 pm tonight and again Wednesday. Women’s Relief Corps plans an all day November 18th gathering at Emmanuel Church undercroft with a noon Thanksgiving dinner and an afternoon meeting led by president Mrs Etta Sargent. A Chicago hypertension symposium urges better patient doctor cooperation to reduce missed medications with Dr Leon I Goldberg of the University of Chicago among sponsors. Ladies of the Elks president Mrs Martin Roehrig invites members to meet November 17 at 8 pm with refreshments and a white elephant. Jonathan Lodge and Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge host harvest dinner November 17 at 100F Hall North Center Street serving at 6:30 pm. bring tureen and own service. Household tip advises buttering mold sides to keep lady fingers upright in dessert shells.
A bridal luncheon and shower honored Toni McAvoy bride elect of Scott Stevenson at the McAvoy home. Hostesses were Mrs. Donald Stevenson and Barbara Sproveri as guests enjoyed blue and white decorations, salads and desserts, with prizes won by Nancy Lamendola Barbara Sproveri Mrs Anthony Sproveri and Polly Brundage. A special award went to Sand Harvey. The couple will wed in candlelight at St Pauls Lutheran Church Corry on November 20.
The 10th annual service award banquet for Barnes Group Inc Corry and Associated Spring Raymond Merchandise and Eastern Sales honored 21 people with 25 and 95 years of service at the Corry Motor Inn. 25 year honorees received gold engraved wristwatches while 35 year recipients chose a barometer or a gold company ring. A separate luncheon at the plant honored 33 employees with 5 10 16 and 20 years of service.
The St Elizabeth Guild November meeting at the Parish Center after the 7 40 pm mass drew 32 members. President Mrs Mary Johnson led the business session. Reports covered a bake sale and Election Day Chili Luncheon. Cochairmen Mrs Wylvia Heberlein and Mrs Sally Xander discussed the December 11 Christmas party. A floral demonstration by Mrs Chris McElroy and Miss Gayle Stockton of McElroy's Flower Shoppe featured dried and fresh arrangements. Reverend Richard Friedrichs presented a film on the Grand Canyon. The evening’s committee included Mrs Marie Mitchell, Mrs Phyllis Armstrong, and several others. The gathering also announced the 6th annual Pennsylvania National Teen-Ager Pageant to be held June 3 4 1977 at Lycoming College and Williamsport Area High School, inviting area teens to compete for national honors with scholarships and prizes.
Members and guests of the Corry Bridge Association enjoyed a four table Howell session Wednesday evening at the Corry Molor Inn. The average was 42 with winners Mrs. Sarah Davidson and Mrs. Gladys Stowe 45, Mrs. John Pierce and Arthur Hansen 45, Veo Lindsey and Richard Muckinhaupt 44, Robert Larsen and Arthur Hansen tied with Lou Master and James Cole at 42. The annual Thanksgiving game will be next Wednesday at 7 30 at the Motor Inn, reservations not required.
Six areas in the United States were formally recognized by the United Nations as biosphere reserves. The Agriculture Department listed Coweeta Experimental Forest in North Carolina Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire Everglades National Park in Florida Virgin Islands National Park in the Virgin Islands and Liequillo Experimental Forest in Puerto Rico. The program, begun in 1973, creates an international network of protected areas for ecological training monitoring and education.
A conference at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel gathers scientists to discuss aspects of legionnaires disease. The 72 year old hotel, once convention HQ for last summer’s American Legion gathering that caused 29 deaths and 161 illnesses, will close Thursday amid adverse publicity.
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