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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1956
Page
4
The item lists printing locations York Chicago and Philadelphia and mentions the press title. It notes The Post Office of Corry for second class mail and outlines subscription and carrier rates. Advertising rates and display deadlines are stated as well.
Reports from a Marine boot camp describe a corporal accused of striking a recruit during training. The recruit was taken to hospital after a scuffle near a marshy creek. the corporal claims he shoved the recruit away when the man could not move. The Marine Corps emphasizes toughness in boot training. A separate scientific advisory note by Atomic Commissioner Willard Libby asserts tests show little added radioactivity and describes a “clean H-bomb,” arguing hydrogen bomb tests need not be halted and that the danger is overstated.
In Atas Cadera, Jim Bentley tries to herd three pigs into the pen after they were fed barley soaked in water. The animals refuse to move. A vet arrives, noting the pigs are not sick but extremely hydrated from the treat.
Dr Theodore Maynard aged 65 a biographer and teacher at Georgetown Fordham Catholic University and other institutions died yesterday Born in Madras India his career included the College of Saint Raphael California and the College of Saint Raphael in California Port Washington scene noted for his literary work and teaching legacy
Yesterday near Meadville Pennsylvania a man was struck by a truck along Route last evening and is now in a Meadville hospital in serious condition. Hunters from Corry joined hundreds in the New York rabbit and bird season opening with many heading toward Batayla and Hambure noting good hunting reports. Repairs on a street crossing will involve a large work crew for several days.
Forty years ago on October 19, 1915, residents show interest in nationwide drives to aid Syrians. Mrs Ellis Jewell of the area suffered severe burns after striking a match near an acetylene plant in her basement. Frank Gillette of the Star Garage says taxicabs will be in service citywide within a week.
A large barn at Findley Lake in the town of Mina burned Wednesday. George Bradley reported the loss, with preliminary damage over $25,000. Merle Adams and neighbors saved 19 calves. most of the herd, dairy cows of Ayrshire and Holstein stock, were out of the structure. Fire crews from Findley Lake, Sherman, and Olympia fought the blaze, drawing water from a well and farm pond to douse the flames.
A session on the proposed county expressway will be held here by the State Bureau of Public Roads to hear community input before final approval. A transcript will be sent to the bureau in Washington, with federal 90 percent financing likely if approved, as plans move with haste due to a new interchange layout after the road shifted from toll to free status.
A broad weather picture showed calmer conditions after an Atlantic coastal storm moved out to sea. Rain and showers lingered in the Carolinas while drought areas across Texas were expected to see rain spread northward into Kansas and Mississippi. Cooler readings appeared in the Northeast and Northwest with occasional cold spots noted in Michigan and the plains remained mostly dry.
Congregational Brokenstraw Parish led by Rev B T Lines holds worship at 9 00 am and Sunday School at 10 00 am in West Spring Creek The Spring Creek church offers worship at 10 00 am and Sunday School Columbus and Clymer Methodist Church led by Rev Alvin Rhodes provide Church School at 12 00 pm Worship at 1 00 pm and 8 00 pm Youth Fellowship meets Wednesday at 7 30 pm Our Lady of Victory Mission in Spartansburg with Rev Francis J Graves celebrates Mass Sundays at 8 00 am Children receive instruction after the 7 00 o clock Mass Third Sunday each month High Mass is sung
Meadvill e Specialist Dale Neeley missed his wife’s funeral after his Pan American Stratocruiser was delayed by engine trouble in Honolulu. Neeley’s wife died from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire at a gas stove. He arrived back in Meadville late Wednesday, attended prayer services, and one of his children stayed with his sister-in-law as arrangements continued. West Virginia’s statehood note closes the item.
The American Sunday School Union listings show Paul Van Gorkom field missionary at 11 Warden Street Union City PA detailing Sunday School at 10 30 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m with Evening Service. Lyle Bemis superintendent and Wheelock Union Sunday School with Mrs Fred Bowes and Rev Frederick S Bowes also listed for services and meetings.
Cobb's Corner Community Church led by Rev Cassius Armitage offers worship at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday School with Mrs John Rickerson as superintendent. Monday Young Peoples group at 8 p.m.. Tuesday Cottage Prayer meeting at 8 p.m.. service every other Sunday at 8 p.m. North Clymer Methodist holds Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. and Evening service at 8 p.m.. Tuesday prayer at 8 p.m. Partansburg Gospel Tabernacle conducts Sunday School at 10 a.m., Morning worship at 11 a.m., Evening service at 8 p.m., and Wednesday prayer at 7 p.m. First Baptist Church with Rev Donald Retger, pastor, has Sunday School at 10 a.m., Morning Worship at 11 a.m., evangelistic meeting at 8 p.m. and Bible study/prayer on Wednesday at 8 p.m.. Saturday Teenage Youth Club. Methodist Rev DeForest Tennies presides over 10 a.m. morning worship and 11 a.m. Sunday School.
Local church notices list service times across multiple denominations. Edwards Chafed Evangelical United Brethren at Marks Corners with Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. and services at 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.. Blue Eye Wesleyan Methodist with 10 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. worship. McCray Methodist led by Rev DeForest Tynnies with 10:15 a.m. Sunday School and 11:15 a.m. morning worship. Aber Reformed Church in Clymer announces morning and evening worship plus Sunday School and youth CE meetings. American Eastern Orthodox Catholic Mission on Route 6 offers Divine Liturgy Sundays at 10 a.m. and Holy Days at 9 a.m. English and Slovak services.
Rev DeForest Tennies will lead services at 10 a.m. Sunday School is at a.m. with Mrs Clifford McCray as superintendent. Methodist Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p.m. Bible study Wednesday at 7 45 p.m.
Local church notices list services for Wayne Valley Evangelical United Brethren in Beaverdaal Pa with multiple pastors and service times. Harbor Wesleyan Methodist, Bear Lake Evangelical, and North Clymer Evangelical share weekly worship schedules, Sunday schools, youth activities, and evening services, plus special events and study groups.
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