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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1942
Page
5
A terse local notice announces a drama event titled Betty Litellle Mation featuring Jessel and Aulette Pyr scheduled for 1 month ahead at 10 30. Neatly notes 30 tied to the event time.
The Rebekah Helping Hand Club of the IOOF held a regular session on Center Street yesterday afternoon with twenty three members present. The ladies sewed for a Maryland orphanage and during the social hour awards for contests were won by Mrs. Fred Hoenes and Mrs. Charles Gallagher. A delicious luncheon dinner was enjoyed.
The Stanford Hose Company initiated over twenty junior members and two regular members in ceremonies at the First Ward clubhouse. A social session with a luncheon followed the initiation, drawing a large turnout of members.
A local Parent Teachers Association Council meeting at the library opened with a Hag salute. About thirty members attended, with Mrs. Leslie Wells presiding. Reports covered finances, correspondences, safety and war casualty comparisons, and Junior Red Cross work. Committee chairs were elected: safety Q A Mountain, publication J Ohrn Sr, ways and means L A Johnston, publicity Frederick Beall.
Miss Martha Corbin entertained club members last evening at her West Pleasant street home. Guests included Mrs. Rodney Knowlton, Mrs. Archie Shepard, Mrs. Robert Hunt, Mrs. William Bloss, Miss Katherine Greene, and Miss Virginia Cameron.
Entertainer Miss Rosemary Auer hosted a birthday gathering at her East Congress Street home for Miss Amelia Vanderhoff. The evening featured bridge with prizes to Maze, Paul Auer, and Miss Ida Watrous. Miss Vanderhoff received many gifts and a salad-dessert lunch was served to guests including Mrs. Edwin Cole, Mrs. Paul Alley, Mrs. Merle McIntyre, Erma Bannink, May Jel Young, and Ida Watrous.
The Missionary Society of the United Brethren church met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. E. V. McClintock’s home on West Wayne Street with thirty members present. Mrs. Charles Patterson led the program “Highways of the Spirit” after a brief business session. Six new members were welcomed: Mrs. Dutt Wright, Mrs. Lloyd Shawver, Mrs. Carl Lines, Mrs. Lionel Thorogood, Mrs. Roy Kummy, and Mrs. Ernest Haenstein. Mrs. Willis Price will host the group at her W Columbus Avenue home on November 13.
Feature on the American working girl as fashion leader in wartime. Vera Maxwell designs a working overall for Sperry Gyroscope and a three-suit ensemble with matching turbans, reflecting safety, comfort, and streamlined style for Douglas and United aircraft workers and Sperry staff.
Alexander George reports a fall trend toward fish as an affordable substitute with wide availability fresh or frozen. The piece outlines several prepared fish dishes including Oyster Stuffed Fish Steaks, Yankee Oyster Pie, Haddock Rumford, and Browned Fish Pilots, emphasizing nutrition, simple prep, and economical meals.
Mr and Mrs Ross Wieming were honored at a family dinner in Pittsfield Trim to mark their fortieth wedding anniversary. A three tier cake with bride and groom figurines was presented, and gifts were given. Guests included Mr and Mrs William Fleming and several Fleming relatives.
Mrs Murel Kolster hosted a Five Hundred Club gathering at her Spring Street home last evening. Awards went to Mrs Glenn Dickson Mrs William Johnson and Mrs Walter McElroy. A ranch-style supper was served to a list of attendees including Mrs Katherine Buston and others. The report notes no known suicides among the Zuni Indians of New Mexico.
Focum was a guest speaker at the Kiwanis club meeting held at the Rite Restaurant last evening. He delivered a talk on Indian life in America and displayed relics of the Indian race. Lon Rhines, formerly of the Warren Kiwanis, was welcomed into the Corry organization. After dinner, directors discussed raising funds to refurbish and redecorate the Kiwanis room at Corry Hospital.
The St Edward’s school PTA met for a dinner with Rev Anthony Robnezewski as guest of honor. Plans were made for a Halloween party. Weekly bingo rules were changed. A $25 donation to the Red Cross was approved. The organizing committee included Mrs Marshall Hughes Mrs John Sullivan Mrs Frank Grayvnd Mrs Mare Kolstee and Mrs Frank Kinney.
Messy OCR recipe for prune apricot upside down cake with sugar emphasis and Rumford baking powder. Includes ingredients like corn syrup butter vanilla orange rind and improvised steps. instructs mixing creamed butter and sugar, adding dry and wet ingredients, topping with butter and corn syrup, arranging apricot and prune halves, then baking about 69 minutes at 350 F and serving hot or cold with cream.
Thousands of Canadian soldiers arrive in Great Britain to join Maj. Gen. F Worthingtons armored division. Troopships cross the Atlantic without incident as cheering, bronzed Canadians promise to do the job. Reinforcements include Canadian British Australian and New Zealand airmen.
In Philadelphia on October 3, Associated Press reports a new suit linked to Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, WWI draft dodger. Archibald Alle and Albert Hall sue Lows J. Bergdoll Jr and Mrs. Berta Bergdoll for 19500 related to the sale of the lag-acre Somerset farm property in Mid.
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