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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1933
Page
7
The Girls Student Council ran a sale on October 48 raising about $1.50 for the Athletic Association. A mindy sale from Room 3 earned around $2.50 for the same cause. Marking day for the first six weeks was October 11 with report cards sent home that week. John Merrick authored two Ei Thies pieces about a World’s Fair, drawing town approval.
October mood shifts from glee to gloom as report cards arrive with D and W marks. Students remember fears of parental reaction and vow to raise grades while recalling a governor’s parade from Union City to Albion. The Corry band joined the celebration with performances, speeches, and an Edinboro banquet, ending in cheer before final Algebra and Precalculus resolve fades. ELNORA STORER
Corry High School faces wavering student spirit as crowds thin at football games. The issue stems from limited understanding of game rules and plays, prompting suggestions for more targeted explanations during class periods about football, basketball, and other sports to boost enthusiasm and backing for the team.
A colorful campus gossip column reports on overheard notes between Betty Wilcox and EM Ams, Marion Cogswell with a Sparta boy, and various crushes and rumors. The piece mentions pay raises, cafeteria ideas, students buying delights, and playful snipes about teachers and social events, all in a breezy, informal voice.
A junior group announces a fall dance on October 28 to raise funds for the annual junior-senior prom. Proceeds will support the event and there is an invitation for attendees to join the social occasion with music and entertainment.
A list of 1885 88 graduates with names and partial locations appears. It includes Anna Bissoniz Long Beach California Ermina Butters East Cleveland Ohio C Maude Hammond Mrs C J Swift Ivadville Pennsylvania Minnie E Johnson Mrs A D Oss Corry Pennsylvania Georgia LaFaz Mrs Forest Alvin Yellow Springs Ohio Emmet Miller Philadelphia Sarah Powall Corry Tom Brew Erie newspaper work William Brightman ranchman Juckton California Frank Chidister St Paul Minnesota Fred Ellsworth clerk Corry Glenn Smith Lincoln Nebraska Chase Stubbs physician Chicago Illinois Elizabeth Ranney teacher Corry Lottie Woolgar Mrs Charlotte Walter Edgewater Colorado Alice Trill Spring Creek 1887 Kale MC Burns poolkeeper Corry Eartha MW Bish Sihalairviile Ns Doris Weischenfold Mrs M Wy tuhn Chicago Blanche Gifford Mrs Albert Dsorne Blle Mayme Glass Mrs MG Robi nson Lima Ohio Gui Hull Mrs A J Nichols Columbus Pennsylvania Gertrude M Hodges Mrs Warker address unknown Georgin A Myers bookkeeper Carow Amy Tillotson Mrs Ergin Manty Camry Minnie L Wales Mrs Minnie W Bear Chautauqua New York Alexander Ellis undertaker St Louis Missouri William H Johnson retired Corry William W Kincaid manufacturer Fisgara Falls New York E Ervin Manley retired Corry Stephen J Middleton fruit grower Waynesboro Pennsylvania Charles H Mulkiole Corry A A Nichols retired Columbus Wit Of4s grocer Jamestown New York
The Alumni game delivered twists with a late grads’ drive and a crucial field-length return by Kiddie Crum. Booyers trailed but tied 18 13 in third, yet Crum’s interception ended the drive and sealed the grads win. Youngsville hosts Warren County next, aiming to close at home.
Fragmentary line reads as a personal name list with unclear context. No verifiable event or relationship to establish a concrete news item or outcome. Further readable details are needed to craft a complete card.
The Athletic Association capped a campaign with the first meeting and officer elections on Friday October 20. Nominees included President Judy Koyath Bob Jewell Ralph Flick and Dick Shoop with Ralph Plick in second. Vice President Bob Jewell. Secretaries Helen Gumbleton Ruth Johnson and John Craker with Helen Gumbleton elected. Treasurer Judy Knyach Jaine Foster and Paul Brynulfson with Judy S. Vachs elected. The rooms showed various participation percentages from 23 to 100. The group expects a successful year under the new leaders.
In a lively senior section, Allen Adams stands as a quiet principled student in Room 6 while Vance Allen prides himself as industrious and sporty despite handicaps. Eli Ames hosts the Radio Club and leads student council activities. Guy Ames in Room 4 participates in Bird Club and reflects the era’s curious hobbies, Finbert Ayres is a military-spirited athlete in Room 1, with daily practice and ban participation. Hob contemplates future prospects amid fortune-teller hints.
The first Gorrian star meeting was held October 15 to plan advertising and financing. Senior and junior classes will have portraits next week as Gorey merchants support the annual effort with ads and space pledges.
In a wartime style report the article notes a new Poor Board appointees and county commissioners debating a 198% tax rate. It highlights potential exemptions changes and a $150,000 deficit projected to be charged to the county. It mentions Ward and committee figures and a Montreal taxi dispute as context with mixed local notices and ads.
The Baron City Hienseligol sophomore class invites Corry High students to a skating party at Lake Leocnt on Friday. Tickets cost 10 or 25 cents and may be sought ahead. Albert Moon of Corry High, president of the Union City Sophomores, requests cooperation and patronage.
A fragmented report from Senior High describes tension during marking day with students loitering in halls and discussing grades. Teachers monitor class behavior as pupils await results while students and staff note magic missteps and the impact on study hall and daily routines.
A.M. members held a tureen dinner with baked beans, soup, sandwiches, pie and coffee. Donley Reynolds and Walter Crilick assisted while Atten and others served at the counter. Poplar Whim tiers led singing, accompanied by Gloves Miller on the banjo. The gathering adjourned after speeches and a tribute to Liby Manil.
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