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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1957
Page
5
A Lutheran pastor will deliver an evening talk at the church as part of a community outreach. Estimates suggest about 100 residents from the Rich area will attend. the choir led by O Dusevangelism will sing anthems under Rev Roth, with evangelism concluding the event.
The Broken Arrow Valley Chapter DAR met at Mrs Merrill Lille s RD 3 home to hear an address titled Let Freedom Ring presented by guest speaker Mrs Mac Donald Reed western director of the state society DAR She traced freedom from Magna Carta to the present warning of Communist ideologies and answered questions on national committee work The meeting included dessert service for 20 members and guests and plans for the November session hosted by Mrs W A Redmond with guest speaker Mrs EC Barnes.
The Ways and Means Committee of the YMCA Auxiliary met at 33 West Frederick Street with Mrs Brown and Mr Brown in chair. They outlined a white elephant auction later this month to benefit the new YMCA and planned donations of cookies for a reception at Grange Hall on Park Street on Sunday October 18 for the secretary and his wife Gerald Lane.
A newborn is announced to Mr and Mrs Frank Lauri of Elyria Ohio with maternal grandparents listed as Mr and Mrs J H Patterson of 45 East Frederick Street in the caption of the birth notice.
The Columbus Home Extension Group met at Columbus Grange Hall with 11 present. It was decided to hold weekly sessions on Thursdays at 1 p.m. Demonstrations include Christmas breads in Warren on October 15 led by Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Miller, with Warren reps to present October 17. Mrs. Gerry Johnston will demonstrate Swedish weaving on October 24 and items like toweling and needles will be available.
Lydia Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at the First Methodist Church met Wednesday afternoon at 304 Concord Street. Twenty one members with one guest, Mrs. P A Galbreath, attended. Devotions by Mrs Nellie Carlson. Business session led by Mrs Henry Rockman. Study by Mrs C A Mountain on My Bible. Dessert served by Mrs H B Reed. Next gathering planned for November 6 hosted by Mrs Willis Brown.
Mire Rasselas W Brown of the Meatibrook Farm Turnpike road hosted a bridge club evening. Card winners were Mrs Robert Otter Mrs Armour Hillstrom and Mrs George Orcutt. A salad course was served. Miss Harriet Colegrove of Euclid will host the next club gathering.
Mrs. J. Fred Kinley hosted the JOY Class of First Presbyterian Church last eve ning on East Pleasant street. A turkey tureen dinner was served to members and two guests, Rev Paul F. Bauer and F. EB. Whittlesey. Committee members assisted. business session revealed concrete sisters for the past year and set November 7 at Mrs. William Peiffer’s East Congress street home for the next meeting. Devotions were led by Mrs. Bruce Ellsworth. Door prize went to Mrs. Lynford Chase.
Mrs. Robert Devereaux was feted with a stork shower hosted by Mrs. Gary Woodburn Mrs. Allen Gourley and Mrs. Gleve Damon at Mrs. Damon's Lottsville home. Thirty guests attended and prizes went to Mrs. William Rainey Mrs. Clair Damon and Mrs. Emil Yale. A luncheon followed with gifts presented from friends from Cory Sharon Kane Frewsburg Jamestown Youngsville Clymer Sugar Grove and Bear Lake.
Harbor Sun Ladies Aid members met yesterday at the Community House for a 1 p.m. dinner for 20. The afternoon included hanging a quilt while a baby shower was held for Mrs. Lyle Chelton and her infant daughter Anne Marie. Next session planned for November with Mrs. Rupert Morris and Mrs. Arthur Lindstram as hostesses.
A St Elizabeths Guild committee met with Mrs Leo Heberlein to organize a public card party at the Moose Club on November 11. Cochairmen are Mrs Stanley Malek and Mrs Richard Muckinhaupt. Attendees included Mrs Joseph Glaviano, Mrs Nick Aquilino, Mrs W L Holton, Mrs LaVerne Miller, and Mrs Norbert Bachofner.
Women’s Relief Corps members met at Park Street Grange Hall to plan the district convention slated for October 11 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Erie. An attendance award went to Mrs. Ernest Buethhofer, and Mrs. Horace Hankin led the committee in serving doughnuts and coffee. The next session is set for October 17.
The Nazarene Foreign Missionary Society met at the church with Mrs. Gary Dingfelder presiding. The session opened with a hymn and prayer, followed by a short dialogue on their work. Reports were given by secretary Mrs. Allen Foote and treasurer Mrs. R. R. Merriman, who is moving to Homer City with her family next week.
Speculators pushed the British pound down, draining U S gold reserves below the theoretical danger line of two billion dollars. The United States signals readiness to aid Britain as it faces another financial strain amid recurring currency pressures.
Actress Vivien Leigh led a campaign to save the St James Theatre as the building faces demolition for office use. Huntington Hartford offered 35000 pounds and Sir Winston Churchill promised 500 pounds, but C C W Glossop said only these above 100 pounds. Leigh and husband Sir Laurence Olivier praised the wife’s leadership in a bitter setback.
Harold Chandler paid $10 for assault and battery after swatting at a fly in a Detroit restaurant. He did not hit the fly, but his swipe toppled Frieda Money and sparked a scuffle with escort Fred Boone. Dingfelder announced the evening offering and Mrs. Lee Baker led a closing prayer. Next meeting is November 15.
Britain raises the Bank of England bank rate to 7 percent to stem a pound run amid inflation and external credit supports from the United States Export-Import Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The move contrasts with a U.S. discount rate at 6.5 percent as tightening spreads to curb inflation impacting American and global trade.
Centered on Washington Street, the Tuffy’s Kendall Service advertises washing and lubrication services with the slogan Its TUFF to Beat TUPPY'S. The ad highlights a center location on Washington Street and promotes quick, reliable vehicle care.
Los Angeles police found 9 year old Ronald Baggett dead from a gunshot in an abandoned Woodland Hills house. His grandmother Allene Durston, 58, shot herself after the child’s body and a crippled grandfather were found there. Durston had previously removed the boy on a trip, and police noted a cancer diagnosis and residence near Reseda. The case marked a second disappearance within two months involving Durston and the boy.
Pitsburgh police disclose the arrest of four men in the $4400 payroll robbery at the Buncher Co. scrap yard on the North Side on September 13. Names identified include Gwen Faces, Pingtree Kil, and Edward Larson aged 75 of Windber. Larson was reportedly run over by a concrete mixer truck at the Nitterhouse Corp. plant in Mine 36 yesterday.
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