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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1954
Page
5
Hills Winged municipal note shows August Four event with varied weights. Event appears in brief, listing participants and weight classes. Details remain fragmentary but indicate a local meet featuring multiple weight categories and entries from Hills club.
Mrs. Ernest Wagner of Beaver, Pa., announces the marriage of her daughter Susan to Dennis J. Carlson of Jamestown. The ceremony, by Rev. John V. Machell, occurred at 2:30 Thanksgiving Day at First Congregational Church Jamestown. The bride wore bridal attire. her sister attended as matron of honor, with James Bader of Chicago as best man. Carlson, a pre medical student, will graduate from the College of Wooster in June. A dinner followed at Moonbrook Country Club for families. Numerous local residents are noted in accompanying social notices from Thanksgiving week.
Mrs Ernest McMichael of Essex Street hosted the card club with Mrs Wilbur Whitehead as a guest. Two tables played and awards went to Mrs Frederick Ahl Mrs Harry Paulson Jr and Mrs Charles Weston. A lunch of almond tuna scallop hot rolls relishes rasp berry frost tea and coffee was served. The group will hold a Christmas banquet next meeting on December 15 with Mrs George Darnpfall of Delaware Street entertaining.
Arthur Wallace hosted a Sunday School party at his Cutting Street home for junior boys. Albert Bayle and wife attended with Mrs Shampoe assisting. Guests played Chinese checkers and other games while refreshments of hot dogs hamburgers ice cream cake and soft drinks were served.
The Misses Sally and Joyce Ruffner daughters of Mr and Mrs Camden Ruffner of Northwest Street return to Grove City tomorrow after a holiday weekend. Sally studies at Grove City College while Joyce teaches in the community. Mr and Mrs Lyle Foster of Annapolis Md visit their daughter Mrs Clyde Henton and Mr Henton of Raymond Avenue until Monday.
The Corry Lodge No. 769 BPO Elks sponsors a dance this evening from 10 p.m. to midnight for members and invited out of town guests. Roy Wolfe and his eight piece Franklin orchestra will provide the music, and the club kitchen will offer snack platters.
Several local birth notices report a son born last night at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs James Bennett of 707 East Columbus Avenue with Mrs Bennett formerly Rose Mary Larson. Another son born to Ate and Mrs William Dimmick at the same hospital, Mrs Dimmick formerly Agnes Dalley, with grandparents listed as Mr and Mrs Warren White and Karl G Dimmick of Milwaukee formerly Carry. A son born early this morning to Mr and Mrs Basil Pokosh in Columbus. A daughter Debra Dyn born November 18 in San Jose California to Mr and Mrs Richard Geertson, a former Corry resident.
Cleveland jury resumes first degree murder trial into Marilyn Sheppard case as detectives recount a blood trail through the Bay Village home. Witnesses, including Dr. B. Rich, outline blood spots found on stairs basement and garage while prosecutors insist the suspect wandered through most areas of the house.
In Norristown Pennsylvania a 46 year old waitress Mrs Dorothy Cassel was fatally shot and died at Montgomery Hospital after a second bullet wounded the shooter Peter P Pawlishys a 42 year old steelworker of Norristown Police say the shooting followed an argument at Pawlishys home where Cassel had returned from a cafe where she had worked The incident occurred about 3 am Also present were Cassels daughter Mrs Sarah Penney and Joseph Interrante who were in another part of the house when the shooting happened Cassel was a native of Bellefonte.
Investigations reveal some American sailors in Hong Kong and other Asiatic ports have swapped Navy gear for curios, liquor, women and possibly narcotics. Special investigators were assigned to Hong Kong three weeks ago by the Far East Command as the Navy disclosed after an Associated Press report. Admiral Robert B. Carney warned Western Pacific commanders to conduct themselves with legality, dignity, discretion and good tastes.
In New York, comedian Bobby Clark sues actress Joan Blondell for 12000 claiming she borrowed it in 1948. The case, disclosed in State Supreme Court, Justice Levey reserved decision on Clark's motion to examine Blondell about the loan. Blondell, ex wife of Broadway producer Mike Todd, denies the claim and calls the examination a fishing expedition.
Emlenton area resident Frank Lokaitis 41 was electrocuted while preparing to raise a television antenna with neighbor Charles Logue. Lokaitis died at 3 p.m. and Logue sustained a burn. Coroner J. Ward Kier ruled accidental death. Lokaitis had moved from Allison Park a month earlier and the incident occurred four miles east of Emlenton on the Emlenton St Peters burg highway.
Senator Bennett travels to Washington to prepare an extra censure count against Wisconsin Senator McCarthy. The plan follows attacks on the Watkins Committee and Hexter who examined Dr. Sam July 4, with Dombrowski’s testimony scheduled.
A disputed 1949 Findley Lake sale includes lake water rights, the dam, three buildings, and lake property. Maurice E Wilkinson argues the corporation’s members are mostly out of state and that winter sales have fallen since the dam came under corporate control.
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