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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1946
Page
3
Court records in Auye county show 11¢ ants filed in the prothonotary’s bfute amid a divorce surge. Cruelty is the leading grounds cited as State Police report a deer struck near Range's Corners and a Jamestown truck collision damages the city street.
A diverse group of Penelec personnel from all districts gathered at the Penn Alto Hotel Altoona for an exchange on merged company operations and policies. Speakers included W H Wade B M Kirsch J R English P R Knowles E H Kifer G T Clifford and J O Leslie. The meeting closed with remarks by Arthur W Binns and a brief housing and rent outlook.
More than 81,000 Pennsylvania school children now receive hot lunches under a Federal State program in effect in urban and rural districts. Milk is served at most schools. Dr. Francis B Haas, superintendent of public instruction, commented. Mrs. Orval Root named executive secretary of the local Red Cross chapter, succeeding Miss Virginia Armitage who completed service today. Regular local office hours 9 to 6 weekdays and Saturday mornings maintained.
Rev John Watte led rites for Mrs Jennie Mae Moore of Columbus at Davison Funeral Home 2 30 pm with bearers Lem Haffey Perry Mead Arthur Scholton and Arthur HM Burial was in West Lawn Cemetery Columbus Friends and relatives attended from Spring Creek Columbus and distant towns including Fred Goss Beaver Falls Mr and Mrs Robert Goss Franklin Mr and Mrs Stanley Farnham Albion Mr and Mrs Frank Farnham Albany and Mrs Ethel Lloyd Mayville
Paul M. Coleman 57 of Greenville died at a Conneaut Lake rooming house yesterday afternoon around 12 20 from a 12 gauge shotgun wound in the chest. Grayford County coroner Dr Luther J King ruled death by own action with despondency named as probable cause.
The Businessmen Club met at Central School for November. Emory Morrison chaired. plans for Christmas lighting in the village and a residential contest were made. Officers were elected: Carlyle Neberg, president. Merle Newhouse, VP. William Setchel, secretary treasurer. Menus and entertainment at the Conservation Club supper followed.
Mr Kreselman, who came to this country from Holland 32 years ago after the war, plans to spend his remaining days in his homeland as his wife had died years earlier. He has been waiting to receive a passport back to Holland since the end of the war and will board a train to New York City then a ship bound for Holland on Wednesday. Funeral services were held for Mrs Garret Groters at Spitzer Funeral Home with burial in Holland Cemetery. Several local families enjoyed a ham dinner and a day in Buffalo with relatives and friends.
J W Wiggers aged 79 died Friday at 3 30 p m at the family home in French Creek after several months illness. Survived by wife Jennie Wiggers three daughters Mrs Wilton Kooman Ford City Mrs Norman Tecroney of Clymer and Mrs Raymond Hathway of French Creek three sons James Cornelius Wiggers of Clymer and William Wiggers Jr at home eleven grandchildren Funeral service at Abbe Reformed Church Monday at 2 p m with Rev Gerrit Timmer officiating interment in Holland Cemetery Prayer service at the home precedes the church service.
Former Corry resident died suddenly yesterday morning in Lindsey Ontario Canada. She moved from Corry twelve years ago and is survived by her husband Harry Haines of Lindsey and six Davis children from Corry plus one brother Joseph Casey of Hudson New York. Body to arrive this evening and funeral Monday at 2 30 pm at Davison Funeral Home. Interment in Pine Grove Cemetery family lot.
The Sunday School department of the Nazarene Church will observe Rally Day tomorrow at ten in the morning. The Pittsburg district church with 51 members joins in the district wide observance. C M Bailey leads the Sunday School, with special music and a flannelgraph demonstration planned. Samuels will be given to all attendees. The Pittsburg district leads the eight week bi district contest with the Washington Philadelphia district, ahead by two percent. Bradford central Bell Telephone office expansion expected soon with a $40000 equipment addition announced by Frank P Atwell.
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