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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1955
Page
5
A farewell party is planned for the Perry McCray family on Saturday November 26 at Cory Hill altar. Relatives and neighbors are invited to attend and bring baked beans cake Jello or cookies for lunch. The McCray family moves to Balma Nov after Mr McCray’s transfer with West Penn Gle.
Mr and Mrs Crump of Sherman announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy Marie Crump to Claire A Post Jr son of Mr and Mrs Claire Post Sr of R D 3. Dorothy a Sherman Central High School 1953 Erie Comptometer School and IBM Endicott graduate. Claire a Corry High School 1948 veteran and IBM Endicott graduate, both employed at Welch Grape Juice Company Westfield NY. No wedding date set.
The Junior-Senior High PTA met in the Cony Avenuegh School auditorium last eve ning with J Fred Kinley as host. Rev Paul F. Bauer gave the invocation. Budget and finance named student members Diane Beardsley Judy Catlin James Aquilino Patrick Ryn Stephen Hintelman and Mary Flowers. Mrs Robert Tunnel introduced the panel which discussed The PTA Serves the School. Participants included Mrs M Baldwin James Powers Margaret Ann Warker Rev William Seitz Mrs Jordan Christensen Mey Page Louderback Willfam Miller and Dr L M Douglas. Mrs Tunnett served as panel minder. The PTA Council meets Wednesday December 14 to discuss Mild Drugs Their Misuses. Coffee and cookies followed in the cafeteria.
Mrs Ralph Curtis led a 11 member chi meeting yesterday at Mrs Bertha Stockton's West Congress street home. The session featured a talk titled Our Schools Then and Now and included a lunch hosted by the hostess. Plans were set for a Christmas party on December 14 at Mrs W E Phillips's home on West Congress street.
Rev George Myers pastor of First Methodist Church spoke at the Kiwanis Club meeting last evening at the Hotel Corry. Introduced by Felix Matthews he discussed Thanksgiving history and freedom through the years. Arthur Martin presided and announced Kiwanis bells for Salvation Army on December 23 and a December 12 family Christmas party.
Mrs. William Shattuck hosted a surprise birthday gathering on South Center street for Mrs. Lawrence C. Nichols. The evening featured ecards, visiting, and refreshments including jella salad hot rolls tea coffee nints and a decorated cake. Guests included Mrs. Charles Thompson Mrs. George Stanford Jr Mrs Arthur Eckman Mrs KS Durham Mrs E W Buccus Mrs Maude Stanford Mrs Vennis R Follett and Mrs Floyd Chamberlain, the latter from Mayville with Mr FB Sullivan.
Miss Dolly Greene hosts a personal shower for her sister Miss Mary Ellen Greene ahead of her November 26 marriage to Clyde Pless. Guests enjoy games singing and TV at the Greene home with pink and white decor a wedding bell cake and keepsakes.
Mrs Rosa McElroy presided last night over the VFW Auxiliary meeting in the Garden Room at the VFW Post home. Contributors included St Baranabas North East Erie Veterans Hospital Soldiers and Sailors Home Erie Warren State Hospital and Christmas seals purchased from the National Home plus a bond from Corry Christmas Seal Committee. Mrs Russell Mallory was welcomed as a new member. The next gathering will be a December 8 card party with a business session beforehand in the Garden Room. Lunch was served by Mrs Alma Slagle and Mrs Alfred Cone to the troupe before adjournment.
Navy Mothers Club members gathered at IOOF Hall for their August harvest dinner attended by 23. Guest Ernest Falsberry from the Erie Navy recruiting office presented films about the USS Franklin and Silent Service along with cartoons. Dinner committee members were Mrs. Fred Young and Mrs. John Carrier. Plans for the Christmas party will be made at the December session.
Officers of Cory Grange No 55 were installed at the Grange Hall on Park Street. David Curtis of Columbus Grange served as installing officer with Lawrence Miller and Richard Hull as masters of ceremonies. Columbus Grange members included Eugene Marrs Rev Lines Mrs Albert Sandburg Beatrice Bensink Mrs Lawrence Miller and Miss Joan Volk. An oyster stew sandwiches jello cake and coffee reception followed. Next Grange meeting set for December 5.
Mr and Mrs Frank Palmer of Elin announce the marriage of their daughter Shirley to Virgil Kimmey son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Kimmey of Wattsburg The ceremony was conducted by Rev Bailey of First Methodist Ripley at the parsonage on Saturday morning in the presence of immediate family Attending were Mr and Mrs Calvin Kimmey The couple will reside at R D 1 Wattsburg The bride attended Corry schools and the groom attended Wattsburg schools He is engaged in farming
A son arrived yesterday afternoon at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Anderson of RD 1. A daughter followed this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Vern Johnson Jr. of RD 2, also at Corry Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Edwin Schneider of Mead Avenue hosted the Mentor Club meeting last evening with 15 members attending. Mrs. Bruce Ellsworth led the gathering as Thanksgiving thoughts were shared, followed by a program on famous gardens, poet highlights of the Middle West, and color slides of trips to Colorado and the Black Hills. A social lunch of fruit cake, cookies, and coffee concluded the event. the next meeting is set for December 5 at Mrs. Elmer A. Ortner’s home.
Twenty two members and one guest Mrs William Mowrey attended the November meeting at Mrs Earle Hasbroucks home 535 Liberty Street. President Mrs Robert Clark led the business session with devotions on Thanksgiving. A bake sale raised 1226 and a December 16 cookie sale at Stewart Hat Shop was planned along with a 500 pledge to the new building fund. Miss Sharon Hansen spoke of the YMCA World Conference in Paris and a tour of eight European countries.
After the meeting the hostess served salad refreshments to the group. Since there will be no meeting in December the auxiliary’s next session will be held on the third Monday in January.
Mrs Dean Miller hosted a birthday party Saturday afternoon at the West Smith street home for her daughter Patsy celebrating her seventh birthday. Eleven children attended and after a birthday dinner they went to a matinee. Girls received Christmas corsages and boys Davy Crockett figures as party favors and Patsy received gifts from friends.
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