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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1945
Page
8
A long list of churches in Corry is presented with addresses and immediate details. It lists Bethel Tabernacle Missionary and many others including Emmanuel Episcopal, St. Thomas Roman Catholic, Christian Science, Bethel Tabernacle, and local congregations with service times and pastors. The entry also notes World Missions emphasis for United Brethren and various church events and meetings through the week.
The list catalogs multiple church events across West Pleasant Street Second Avenue and surrounding areas. It includes FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH with Bible school at 9:33, morning worship at 11, and evening services. Union Thanksgiving services. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH offerings at 9:45 and 11. along with BROKENSTRAW PARISH and SPARTANSBURG GOSPEL TABERNACLE schedules featuring Sunday School, worship, and midweek services. Names include Reverend John Betlam, Rev Francis Whiteman, and Gilbert L. Boyd, with various superintendents and choir sections.
A list of local churches and societies presents their Sunday schedule and Thanksgiving observances. Notable entries include Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church led by Rev. C. P. Hildeprand at East South and Concord Streets, with morning and evening services and a Women’s Missionary Society bank offering, plus addresses for CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE, Church of the Nazarene, Bear Lake U B Church, The Salvation Army, St. Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic Church, Elgin Methodist Charge, East Branch Advent Christian, Spartansburg Baptist, and Scio ta Church. The notices invite public participation and detail sermon topics, service times, and holiday observances surrounding Thanksgiving and wartime reflection.
Seaman Bob Williams, a Seaman who was a prisoner of the Japanese for thirty-two months, spoke at a high school assembly describing his experiences in camps. He described work in a sawmill and brickyard, harsh conditions, and his survival through discipline and cleanliness. He recalled receiving letters, including one from Mrs. May McCormick, and shared a tale of a cherished towel carried for years.
Republicans pressed Admiral Tagli and Col. Thigpen for original Pearl Harbor documents and new witnesses. They argued Hull proposals triggered Japanese attack orders and portrayed Tokyo as seeking agreement with the United States. The testimony aimed to compel more records and cross questions to expose support for the conclusions.
The Famous Fourth Infantry Division participated in D Day landings at Normandy and stormed Utah Beach as the first American unit to touch the coast of France. It earned three unit citations for heroism at Cherbourg, St Lo, and Namur. The division fought through Siegfried Line, Huertgen Forest, and the Ardennes, reaching the Austrian border by V Day with over 21,550 total casualties.
James A McConaghey, 38, was found behind a shed at the rear of a lot after borrowing a shotgun from his son. Coroner Samuel T. Bowers reported death by self-inflicted gunshot likely occurred earlier in the day. Dr. William M. Sill, acting health officer, noted the missing man had been despondent and absent since Monday.
Erie reports Colonel Philp Godwan of the Air Force resigns to take an executive position with a major film company in Mollywood after a long Army career. Cochran entered service in 1935 after Ohio State University and served in World War II and the China Burma India theater. He helped cut off Japanese forces in Burma in air operations.
London dispatch reports 15 naval ships including the carrier Enterprise and battleship Washington converted to redeploy troops from Europe. Each will make at least four westward passages before February 1, 1946, aiding return of more than 145000 servicemen in the coming weeks. Admiral Kent Hewitt said the plan will accelerate Navy personnel mobilization.
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