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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1943
Page
4
Commander-in-Chief W. Pil. Gifford announced Erie will host the Scottish Rite Masons with a November event spanning Monday through Wednesday. The session includes a twentieth degree and the Columbia Theater will stage related presentations on November 1 2 and 3.
A jumble of names and brief travels fills the town as residents and visitors arrive and depart. Jameo C. Fet may be involved in a social event with Miss Dorothy L. Johnson, while Florence E. Johnson enjoys a two week vacation. Guests at the Henry Miller home include Pvt Cecil A. Wise and Marian Bigler. Numerous residents visit family in Leeper, Philadelphia, Erie, Warren, Youngstown and Detroit, others report furloughs and returns from service.
Consumer guide outlines rayon as a wartime fabric option replacing silk cotton and wool. It stresses checking labels for wear resistance washability and colorfastness, choosing well-made seams and correct sizing, and selecting flattering styles for different body types while noting a range of rayon fabrics and care steps.
The Junior High school building PTA met in the school library Friday afternoon led by president Mrs Leland Johnston. The group plans a vanilla sale with electric coffee urn as premium and Mrs Harold Patterson named sales chairman. Mrs Patterson can be contacted to place orders. Miss Florence Piper Tuttle of Lynn Massachusetts gave a reading demonstration for fourth and fifth graders. The executive committee served refreshments to about fifty attendees.
The Corry chapter, Order of Eastern Star, sponsored a successful telephone bridge party last evening. Mrs. W. B. Gibson won the auction bridge award, Miss Sarah Power took the contract award, and Mrs. Thomas Messinger won the five hundred award. At least thirty six participated in the benefit event, chaired by Mrs. Howard Miller and Mrs. L. C. Nichols.
A fragmented radio listings page shows NBC CBS and MBS programs across afternoon and evening slots. Notable items include Abie's Trish Rose and Jessica Dragonette segments, Joe Miller celebration, American Eagle Club talks, and the postwar jobs forum on Wake Up Forum.
Last evening at Corry hospital a baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alton Huntley of R. D. 4 Corry. The arrival marks a new addition to the local family and was announced by the couple.
Miss Murray recounted that Caster abducted her in Camden and drove through Pennsylvania New Jersey and Atlantic City before returning near a taproom. He painted car headlights to dodge dimout rules and warned her to tell police she was unarmed. Police sought Caster as hospital officials described him as dangerous but not vicious.
Lieut. George Kimbrell of Bluneton Field Texas settled to enjoy Beethoven Saint Saens entertainment when a peanut vendor broke his listening. He realized he had been at the Shrine Circus due to a ticket mixup while intending to hear the Houston Symphony at City Auditorium. Adjustments were made immediately.
Senior Christian Endeavor Society of the Baptist church met at Misses Phyllis and Doris Rieck home on Grove street last evening. A round robin letter was written to Army member Laurence Porter at the University of Florida. Games and visiting followed with two visitors Howard Blanchard and Rev Phillip Lord attending.
Last evening’s regular meeting of the Women’s Victory Club at the Municipal Building, led by President Mrs. Lesli Wells, opened with flag salute and prayer. Members discussed Christmas greetings for service men and approved a rummage sale in October with Mrs. L. R. Houghtling named chair. Mrs. Janes Caudey thanked members for cooperation during the third war loan drive.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Johnson announce the engagement of their daughter Jeanette Irene to Jack Walters of Spar tapsburg daughter of Mr and Mrs Mout Walters Miss Johnson is a junior at Meyer Memorial hospital school of Nursing Buffalo and spending the week at her parents home
Rev. Joh Waite presided at a Friday funeral service for Mrs. Emma Dutton at Bracken Keating chapel. Interment followed in West Payn cemetery Columbus. Attendees from out of town included My Hass and son Thomas Braddock Eric Mr. and Mrs. Seward Clark Meadville Delia Armstrong Jamestown Anna Wilson and Edward Johnson Warren Thomas Whitaker Clara Gorson Bernella Page Joan Hillbury Claude Spencer Play Spencer Clifford Caster Andrew Thompson Leon Hill Arthur Miller Vern Smith George Bensink Gerald Faulkner Paul Triskel Harold Bates and Perry Mead Columbus.
In a near tragedy at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at 230 p.m. Thursday, Joseph Daniels, 39, a craneman at the Pevy Furnace Company, received only a superficial bruise after being struck by a spent shotgun charge fired by an unidentified man on the grounds. Police continue the investigation to locate the shooter.
Stax is Tunisia's second largest seaport and city, behind Tunis, with about 45,000 residents. It lies along the Mediterranean 145 miles south of Tunis, near Gabes where coastal air affects the east coast.
In memory of Lynn W. Corey services were held at the home of his daughter Mrs. Russell Martin on East Irving Street. Rev H Ray Aaris officiated. Bearers included Har rad Bish Gerald Fish John Cartier Wendall Shields. Interment was in the family plot at Raxe HM cemetery Spartanshirl. Attendees from away included Charles Martin Sue Tampa Fred Fish Warren and many others from Spartansbure.
Each new soldier requires about 200 pounds of fleece wool to be spun into warm uniforms and blankets, ensuring adequate gear for fresh enlistees.
Throughout the day Mrs. Holt remained composed as witnesses testified about poison purchases. Pharmacists described her requests for poison on February 13 and May 26, noting she claimed it was to kill rats and asked if it could kill a person.
Obscure OCR fragment covers players like DiMaggio Rizzuto and Gabby Hartnett, mentions World Series and Governors Cup, and references teams and leagues amid jagged lines. It hints at baseball results, awards, and figures such as Peters, Crespi, and Pollett, with scattered payroll figures and game notes.
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