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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1940
Page
5
The readable portions mention beef, sugar, and a few clothing items and chiefs. Names and concrete details are scattered and unclear, limiting a precise event, person, or organization identification. The piece reads like a miscellaneous catalog or notes rather than a cohesive news item.
The description highlights a massive presence who stands out in a calm setting. The observer notes his imposing size and the surrounding stillness, hinting at a quiet moment before any action or interaction. No clear names or places are given in the fragment.
Disjointed text fragment mentions a fifth grade context with a regular specialist and a weekly studio session. The snippet references a student and a regular study pattern but is incomplete and unclear about specifics or outcomes.
Reported dispatches discuss German troop movements into Romania with no official Rome confirmation. British plans on Batu oil and Rhine guarantees are cited while sources hint at prearranged understandings rather than reaction to a current act. The piece notes an unnamed German general in Romania and mentions radio stars linked to a Kate Smith Hour Alumni Association.
Union City hosts the Erie County Federation of Women's Clubs meeting on Wednesday October 9 at the Baptist church. Registration at 1:40 p.m. Program includes greetings by local officers, reports, a luncheon, and sessions on Women’s Clubs in Our World Today and The Far Eastern Foreign Policy of the United States.
Local Business and Professional Women's Club members Miss Agnes Lynch Miss Inez Fitch and Mrs Lawrence Thomas attended the fall District No 1 meeting of the State Federation of the BPW combined with the public affairs dinner at Hotel Conneaut Conneaut Lake Pa Saturday afternoon and evening Principal speaker was Miss Josephine Schein executive secretary of the Cause and Cure of War conference The October BPW business meeting will be at 8 pm this evening in the Hott block club rooms Members urged to attend.
Mr and Mrs Owen Armitage of Spring Creek announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Elizabeth to Walter Damon son of Mr and Mrs Harold Matteson of Spring Creek. The wedding is planned for next summer.
Mrs. Mary Kimmy was installed as 48 secretary of Corry Grange No. 55 in regular session with good attendance. A lecturer arranged program followed business, including group singing solos readings and recitations. J. E. Mount returned from Cleveland Clinic after treatment. Radio cheer soon here Kate Smith with WilIe Howard is high-powered.
A column offers frugal beauty and cleaning tips for housewives. It recommends polishing apples with glycerine for shine and repurposing them as candle holders. It suggests covering hangers with felt to prevent slipping and cleaning aluminum pots with a boil of water and cream of tartar, followed by soap and warm water.
Mrs. Mae McCormick spent Saturday in Pittsburgh attending the Tri-State Commercial Education Association meeting and other local residents visited relatives and attended church events. The article notes a defense resolution urging strengthened national defense and criticizes foreign propaganda while praising officials for keeping the nation out of war.
A jumble of kitchen notes advises tomato juice as a healthful drink for children, pairing ideas for lunch boxes with a can opener. It mentions chopping chives parsley and cress into butter for hot toast or crackers and notes a wire whip for removing fried treats from fat. It warns against storing sauerkraut in glass jars and mentions metal lids affecting taste and color.
Wedding announces the union of Helen Rogers Roby of Rochester New York and Richard Lewis VonTacky of Titusville with Winnie presiding. Attendants included Mrs Thomas vonTacky Matron of honor and ushers from Titusville Erie and James town. The couple will reside at 417 East Main Street Titusville.
A group of friends surprised Mr. and Mrs C A Pier at their Est Main street home Saturday to celebrate their 34th wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs L W Shepard Me and Mrs Pred Laver, Mr and Mrs Howard Pier, Mr and Mrs Walter Pier, Mr and Mrs Ball Mant and son Jim, and Mr and Mrs Robert Lewis and son Robert Jr. The evening featured games, music, visiting, and gifts such as a table lamp and electric clock.
District Deputy Grand Master Guy S. Morton of North East will induct the newly elected officers of Jonathan Lodge No. 85 IOOF at Wednesday evening’s meeting in IOOF Hall. A social hour and supper follow served by a committee led by Neils Sorenson. All members urged to attend.
Miss Dayne Hustod Burdick daughter of Mrs. Alice H Burdick of Erie and Russell H. Lord son of Mr. and Mrs. J H Lord of Union City were married at the First Presbyterian church in Winchester Virginia by Rev Herman J Wormeldorf on September 23. The couple reside at 4 Bridge Street Union City where the groom works for H B Lyons Company.
A daughter was born this morning at Cory Hospital to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Morton of Cory BD 2. The birth adds a new member to the Morton family in Cory.
A nostalgic recipe fragment outlines two pumpkin cake styles with optional raisin frostings. It lists ingredients for cake batter, suggesting two raisin icing variants and a sour cream icing, plus steps to bake in layer or square pans and the method to prepare the frostings.
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