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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1957
Page
5
Fragmented OCR yields a murky report mentioning Biloxi and a three week service type at a center. It references about 80 persons and several local names, but details are unclear and essential facts are unreadable.
Mrs Geraldine Johnson of the Warren County home extension office attended the Columbus Town Hall meeting of the Columbus Home Extension Group where she assisted the nine members with sewing problems and demonstrated Christmas decorations from gold and silver wrapping paper. The group plans a December 5 meeting at 1 30 with Mrs Donald Stevenson displaying plastic items and a January 16 session with Mrs Johnson aiding in easy clothing mending.
Mr and Mrs Donald Cady entertained 15 couples at their Union street home to honor Capt and Mrs Maynard Wallace. Wallace returned from Okinawa with Air Force films shown during the evening. Guests from Clymer North Clymer Sherman Jamestown and Wattsburg attended along with door prizes and a buffet lunch.
Senior High Westminster Fellowship of First Presbyterian Church led a hayride for thirty youths last evening. The group met at 7 30 at the church and rode with Paul Kundraeik driving. After a two hour trip they returned for hot chili potato chips soft drinks and coffee served by the Nichols and Glagis families.
Mrs Olin Bracken Sr of 315 North Center street entertained her bridge club and two guests, Mrs Jimts Macinnen and Miss The Austin Prizes awarded to Mrs Maclines and Mrs Vera Anderson. Special prize went to Mrs Harold Powell, next hostess Mrs Horton Davis on December 5 at 33 West Congress street.
Mr and Mrs G Jay Follett of R D 3 mark six decades of marriage dating from November 17 1897. The couple has two sons one deceased and seven grandchildren plus 13 step grandchildren. An open house was hosted by daughter in law Mrs Hazen Follett and son Cecil with over 130 guests from Jamestown N C Lexington Erie North East Union City and Cory area. A four tier cake by Mrs Carl Lindberg and Mrs Glenn Davis plus other treats highlighted the event cited former pupils among attendees.
Townsend Club members met at Mrs. Sue Tiffany’s East Smith Street home for a supper and business session. They discussed petitioning the President to back the revised Townsend Plan, which would raise Social Security payments for the aged, widows with children, and incapacitated persons to 163 monthly, with the remainder of the year devoted to urging its passage.
About 40 members of the Nazarene Church welcomed Rev. Paul Bowlby and his family with a party at the church parlors. Guests enjoyed visiting and receiving a purse of money from the group. Refreshments included decorated cake Jello sandwiches coffee soft drinks and relishes served by a committee of Mrs. Martin Anderson Mrs. Roy Merritt Mrs. P. M. Anderson and Mrs. Frank Lite.
Mrs. Jasper Drake hosted nine Neighborhood Club members at her North Center street home with visiting, games, and prizes to Mrs. Jennie Akam and Miss Myrtie Akam. Door prize went to Mrs. Willard Shreve. A jello cake wafers coffee and tea luncheon followed. Plans for a December 14 Christmas party with Mrs. Shreve of Essex Street were announced.
Wilum Habfast PTA president and Dennis Cook announce the Junior-Senior High PTA December meeting at Wie Corry Area High School. A workshop style program will highlight an educational phase. a spring talent show with proceeds directed to the post-prom party is planned, and officers thank parents and teachers for support.
The Hi Neighbor Club of Cutting met Thursday with Mrs Max Bemis as hostess for the affair. Twelve members, five children, and one guest Mrs Frank Bayle attended. Mrs Marion Way, president, conducted the business meeting and planned a program to reveal secret sisters. The rest of the time was spent visiting and sewing. Mrs Way will entertain next on December 12.
Girl Scout calendars for 1956 are now on sale throughout the city with purchases from any Scout or Brownie. Troop 398 members participate in the site and are taking orders for Virginia, Spanish, and mixed nuts as a troop project. A progress report will be given at the next troop meeting Monday at the First Presbyterian Church, where a three course dinner will count toward their cook badge.
A daughter was born yesterday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Frank Webster of North Clymer at Corry Memorial Hospital. A son was born yesterday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Fred Thomas of Spartanshire at Corry Memorial Hospital.
Conelway Troop 364 of Intermediate Girl Scouts hosted a square dance and box social at Mond Park Scout Cabin last evening. Twenty two attendees including leaders Mrs. Lloyd McCiay and Mrs. Albert Hill, and guests Mr. and Mrs. William Lord and others, worked toward the folk dancing badge. A roller skating party is planned as a future activity.
Nighttime fragments were observed during a meteor firing, moving away from Earth rather than toward it. Meteors, smaller than sand grains, burn up in the atmosphere, while fragments traveling about 30,000 mph could have traveled tens of millions of miles beyond Earth, potentially 96 million miles since October.
Mrs Cora Rouse of Union City dies after long illness at age 90. She was active in Union City Methodist Church and formerly employed by Pennsylvania Hiestein Company in Gerry. Survived by three daughters Hazel Andrews and Mrs Ving Young and Mrs Clark Johnston. two granddaughters and four great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 pm from Glen Funeral Home with pastors Rev Dwight Jack and Rev Warren Burgbeer officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.
The estimate compares the distance to the Moon with a value described as sober 16, roughly five round trips to the Moon or less than one third of the 92 million miles to the Sun. The passage uses a figurative measurement to frame vast distances.
A charge of failing to furnish identification at the scene of an accident against Charles M. Silvia of Lake City was dismissed at a 10 20 p m hearing before Alderman B Gobbett Biivin. Zondio had accused Silvia of refusing to provide ID and leaving before police arrived to investigate. Silvia countered that he offered information to a nearby State Policeman, but the officer said the matter was outside his jurisdiction. The hearing was held in the morning, possibly contributing to Zondio’s absence.
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