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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1959
Page
5
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Elgin residents Mr and Mrs H Marvin McCray will celebrate their silver wedding with an open house at Elgin Methodist Church Sunday October 18 from 4 to 9 pm. Friends and neighbors are invited to attend as the couple marks 25 years of marriage.
The Elgin Beaverdam Volunteer Fire Department auxiliary met to plan a Halloween party for area youngsters. The event on Friday October 30 from 7 to 9 PM will feature games prizes and refreshments. Donations of doughnuts are welcome. Miss Janice McCray chairs the event with help from Mrs. Pauline Lord Mrs. Romaine Barnhart Mrs. Bett Crawford Mrs. Ann Baznic Mrs. Barbara Vanderhoff and Mrs. Gertrude McCray. The group also voted to donate 100 to the fire department truck fund.
The American Camping Association meeting at Sunset Inn Erie announces Rev William A Smith chairing camps and conferences for the Synod of Pennsylvania United Presbyterian Church in the USA as featured speaker. Kiernan Stenson will discuss Frontiers In Church Camping and Camping for Mentally Retarded Children while Warren Powers of Allegheny Council Boy Scouts will speak on Frontiers in Boy Scout Camping. The session runs from 1 to 3 PM and is open to the public.
A public Halloween party will be held Thursday evening at 7 o'clock at the Corry Grange Hall under the sponsorship of the Women's Relief Corps. The corps will meet earlier for an all-day session with a catered dinner at noon. A quilt will be made in the morning and the business meeting will be called to order at 2 pm.
About 30 members of the Ue Kiwanis Club met at the Hotel Comy for a weekly dinner in charge of the president A A Carbone. The board will hold its monthly meeting Monday at 8 pm at Birk Sawyer's home. Richard Hays was named chairman of the Santa Claus project for the year, with Charles Clark and Dr. Joseph Furst as general and fundraising chairs. They outlined campaign procedures and fund distribution, showing colored slides. Captain Walter Crouch, former Corryite, attended as a visiting Kiwanian.
Mrs Fame hosted a group of friends at her Findley Lake summer home last evening with a 6 o'clock tureen dinner for 1 guests. The evening featured card games and contests with awards presented by Mrs Stanley Malek, Mrs W W Waterhouse, Mrs E B W Baccus, Mrs Mary Sears, and Mrs Venoma Curtis. Attending were Mrs Leo Heberlein, Mrs Charles Thompson, Mrs Vennix Follett, Mrs William Howes, Mrs Mary DeLity, Mrs Hisle Roof, Miss Mary Higgins, Miss Ina Austin, and Mrs Peter Reynolds of Columbus.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Horn of Wattsburg R D 1 announce the engagement of their daughter Loretta to Larry May son of Mr and Mrs Donald May also of Wattsburg R D 1 Both are graduates of Wattsburg Area High School The bride elect works for Cohen Office Equipment and her fiancé is with Thompson Brothers No wedding date announced.
Sparta Grange members meet to plan a Halloween party as part of their community betterment project. Worthy master Lynn Metcalf presided, with singing and a program including possible dancing and best costume prizes. Admission is free and open to all. date to be announced in Olive.
A son was born yesterday morning at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Merlin M Hiner of 131 Leman Street A daughter was born yesterday morning to Mr and Mrs David Cooker of Erie at Corry Memorial Hospital Mrs Roger L Westley of Clymer was born early this morning at Corry Memorial Hospital
Mexico President Adolfo Lopez Mateos departed Washington after a four day stay with Eisenhower and Canada planned stop. He praised the U S welcome and noted the talks would strengthen already cordial ties between the two nations. He lauded Eisenhower as beloved and respected in world politics and described him as both statesman and common man with noble concern for humanity. The trip follows his Acapulco visit this year and underscores ongoing U S Mexico cooperation.
Maurice J. Bothell 61 of Creekside was killed when a mine car toppled over at Harvest Mine of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co. A 1936 employee, he left two children.
President Eisenhower flies to Abilene Kansas for a groundbreaking ceremony to house his presidential papers. Accompanied by Milton Eisenhower Robert B Colt and White House staff the president will speak on aiding underdeveloped nations as he plants a 10 foot red oak tree at the White House before departure.
Eugene Paquet, 16, is said to have admitted killing Edward Frosland, 54, and Tily Lynn Frosland, 4, in an alleged murder plot after writing notes about tying and gagging victims. Prosecutor Konstenius outlined the boy's timeline, including the father’s involvement and the planned actions.
A crowd gathered around President Eisenhower in a circle and sang an off key version of Happy Birthday. The remark notes he will be 0 Wednesday.
AP reports viewers react to shifts in 1950s TV. Janet Blair and Dinah Shore are cited as replacement stars on NBC and CBS summer schedules with plans for special appearances. Andy Williams and Garry Moore features noted on ABC and CBS as overexposure concerns persist along with new roles for Sammy Davis Jr and Victor Borge boosting network interest.
A Corry school meeting featured heated debate between Catholic and Protestant figures over a proposed issue. Rodemeyer urged objective discussion and urged turning the other cheek to let him educate local children. The Catholic clergyman supported the superintendent’s stance, while Protestant leaders offered no further comment. The board decided to delay the matter until next week amid mixed reactions.
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