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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1961
Page
9
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A collection of social notices from Corry and nearby towns dated October involved ham suppers at the Lillie home, Rosemary Auér hosting the five hundred club, Carry City Band officer election, G. E. Co. Erie employees entertained by Mrs G Albert Sweet, Catholic Daughters meeting at Mead Park, Kiwanians discussing news gathering, a serenade for newlyweds Alfred Morrison Jr and his wife, DAR Brokenstray Valley chapter first meeting, United Brethren Church 75th anniversary plans, Carrie belle Lewis to Lawrence Tompkins engagement, an Eastern Star party for Mrs J W Rickers, Mrs Robert Hunt hosting club activities, Corry women at Erie Nutrition Institute, and more notes on October happenings.
Perry Parker of East South treat Norman Wade of Concord Street and others spent the weekend with parents here Bror Larson and Mrs Bror Larson hosted relatives in N J John East of North Center Street returned from a two week trip to Minneapolis Te Mooseheart in Elkhart Ind hosted Chaplain Blatsdett and wife Arthur Vanderhott left for Dover Del after leave with parents Theodore Vanderhott in Spring Street Gary Paige and Larry Langhurst departed for Parris Island S C for Marine Corps training Mrs Jennie Akam returned from Erie with daughter Mrs Ronald Boyd Lillian Guild Society met at Mrs W A Redmond’s home Jeannette Gordon visited with G H Gordon Miss Gertrude Field hosted a supper for Mr and Mrs Boyd Parker Ruth Bennett hosted guests at Duane Street Me William Deyoe and family entertained guests Plan to support BPAW Club nursery at hospital
Corry High resumes varied activities as students settle in for fall football season. Lennart Hummagberg joins as foreign exchange student. class officers elected across Senior Junior and Sophomore groups. Beaverette Club hosts corn roast and hay ride. cheerleaders inspire with new attire after a clinic at Slippery Rock. Club activities planned weekly under teachers' supervision.
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Dennis Bliley of B D 1 Waterford at Union City Memorial Hospital. The birth adds a new member to the Bliley family and marks a joyful local life event in Waterford.
The initiatory degree team of the Corry Encampment IOOF will hold a practice session this evening after the regular meeting in the IOOF hall at 8 o'clock. The team prepares for the degree to be conferred at Warren tomorrow evening and all members are urged to attend because the business is important.
Miss Blair was honored at a Jamestown prenuptial shower hosted by Miss Dawn Manning and Miss Karen Johnson. The bride-to-be, to wed Gilbert Wascak on October 21 at St Elizabeth's Church, received a corsage and a decorated lamb cake, with games and gifts from friends.
POTTSTOWN PA AP Bob Dryfoos a Hill School student and bridge player received a 13 spades hand in a game with two classmates and a faculty member. They vouched for the hand's validity. He is son of New York Times president Orville Dryfoos. Mathematicians at the school note such a hand would be improbable even if playing 44 hours daily for three lifetimes.
Archbishop William Brady of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minnesota North and South Dakota has died at age 62. He headed the archdiocese since 1957 and was based in St. Paul, Minnesota. The obituary notes his leadership role across Minnesota and the Dakotas and his long service to the church.
Dr J Milton Hoffman of Mount Vernon NY studied Hunza valley residents living 80 to 110 years. He found no single secret, noting outdoor farming at 8000 feet, rich soil, ample minerals in water, diet of apricots and little meat, tobacco varied, wine for medicine, early bedtimes, rest, and a noncompetitive lifestyle centered on brotherly love.
Capital Hill Police were called to guard Rep Carroll D Kearns two room office suite while he attended a pro football game He refused to move to a one room office defying Rep Adam Clayton Powell and asked for 24hour guard from noon until morning Powell chairs the House Education and Labor Committee and says he needs the two rooms for his staff Kearns is the ranking Republican member of the committee
The Pennsylvania Associated Press Association saluted Robert McLean publisher of the Philadelphia Bulletin for a half century of continuous service as an outstanding representative of the state's newspapers.
An oil tanker 100 miles off Jacksonville sank after hull damage from an explosion. The Jess Mariner, valued at about $1 million, left crew of 37 aboard before abandonment last night. Coast Guard and Texaco Nevada assisted, with four men staying aboard to try to stem flooding before rescue.
President Kennedy wraps up a Newport vacation and heads to Washington for a busy week. He plans a private meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, arriving in DC around 3 45 p.m. The talks aim to find solid ground for an East West meeting and maintain an informal tone with Secretary of State Rusk guiding discussions.
David Beresford Pratt, a wealthy South African farmer who shot Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, was found dead in his cell at a mental clinic. Authorities said he hanged himself with a bed sheet. The 1960 assassination attempt led to a trial halted when the Supreme Court ordered his commitment to a mental asylum.
Washington AP reports Congress adjournment ends normal path for James Berry of Erie to become U S Marshall for the Western District of Pennsylvania. A recess appointment may be used and confirmation revisited next session, while Sen Hugh Scott blocks committee action to replace the current marshal Albert De Malo. Democratic leaders resist such a swap, fearing bargaining leverage.
Melvin Fair 43 is held by York County prison on murder charges after allegedly shooting Ruth Men Fair with a 30-30 rifle at her sister Gerald Mummert’s home. Police say the couple argued in the morning and Fair later went to persuade her to return home, a confrontation leading to her death and officers finding her body.
The Eastern Pennsylvania District Court may name a Republican to Philadelphia while three other vacancies were filled by appointment and confirmation of Judges Lord I Abraham Friedman and James Luon-Ko. The Western District received praise from the U S Courts administration for cutting backlog from 2 201 cases on June 30 1958 to 1 105 on June 30 1961, a notable achievement.
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