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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1940
Page
8
A long list of church names and times appears, detailing sermons Sunday School sessions and midweek prayer meetings. Included are First Church of Christ Scientist, Bethel Tabernacle, East Church Street Methodist, Spartansburg Gospel Tabernacle, St Elizabeth RC Church, Spartansburg Baptist, First Presbyterian, First Baptist, Nazarenes, Elgin Methodist, Wayne Church with service times and leaders.
A readable fragment lists numerous churches in Corry including Bethel Tabernacle on Washington and Maple, Church of the Nazarene near West Washington, United Brethren on Center Street, Emmanuel Church at Center and West Smith, First Baptist on West Fayette and Second Avenue, Flext Church on Fifth Street, Methodist Church at Center and East Pleasant, First Presbyterian at Pleasant and Center, Seventh Day Adventist on Center, St Elizabeth’s on West Pleasant, St Thomas Church on West Washington, St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran on South and Concord, The Salvation Army on East Washington and Park, and 86 East Church Street.
The notice lists Sunday School at 11:00 A.M. and morning worship at 11:45 A.M. at the United Brethren church, with World Missions Day guest speaker Mrs. J Leon Manevat and radio gospel singers from Washington. Also includes prayer meetings, guilds, and Bible classes across Emanuel Episcopal and Bear Lake churches, plus St Thomas R C with masses at 6, 8, and 10 o'clock and Holy Hour Thursday evening.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance church on Washingon Street invites all to a great annual missionary convention and Bible conference with services nightly at 7:30 led by Mrs. R. S. Roseberry from French West Africa. At St. Paul’s Lutheran Harvest Home Festival collects fruits and vegetables to Bethesda Orphans Home with services and choir rehearsals scheduled through the week.
Bear Lake Oct 11 Mrs Mary Barry and Mrs Lena Cross traveled to Jamestown with Mrs Ralph Dole for a wedding trip by air. Miss Jean M Swaring returned from Edinboro State Teachers College to visit family. Walton St John flew in a Piper Cub. he and Mildred Richmond wed earlier in Covington KY and tour Michigan.
Louis Braille born about 1808, lost sight as a child, joined the Institut Map for the Blind in Paris at age ten. He became a teacher there in 1828 and improved the Barbier system, creating Braille’s simplified writing method widely used in blind institutions. He was also a skilled organist and violinist and died in 1852.
The Seventh Day Adventist church on North Center Street near Best Creek is led by Elder O G James with services weekly on Saturday. Sabbath School at 2 PM and Church Service follow. Spencer community notes include E F Armitage as pastor and 10 AM Sunday School with Fullom as superintendent, plus morning worship.
The fall evangelistic series at the United Brethren in Christ church runs from Tuesday October 15 to Sunday November 3. The Washingtons, famed radio gospel duo, lead the musical program while Rev. Norton Warner of Jamestown preaches. Warner is pastor of Kidder Memorial church and noted for scriptural, clear sermons. The Washingtons appear three times weekly on WKBN Youngstown. Public invited. services start at 7 PM nightly except Saturdays.
Erie Oct 12 the Young Republicans accepted a challenge to debate the 1940 issues with the Young Democrats. Attorneys John English and Emmet Wilen are arranging details for a tentative October 28 8 p m discussion at Ellis Auditorium.
A fragmented notice references a shift in school timing or location and mentions Corry and Carsers Road. It cites names like William and a local party or group connected to the change. The readable text is incomplete and lacks full details.
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