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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1942
Page
8
This compact church bulletin lists services and leaders across Corry area congregations. Christian Science First Church of Christ Scientist, and Alliance and Methodist churches schedule sermons, Sunday School, and missionary events, with notes on readings from Science and Health and Bible study sessions. Additional items include youth programs, prayer meetings, and community notices from St. Thomas and Nazareth churches.
Gomer South and Concord streets host Sunday School at 9 45 A M with John Freno as superintendent and Morning Worship at 11 A M featuring Rev R W Yeang. Boy Scout meeting Monday at 7 A M. missionary society Wednesday at 2 45 P M at Mrs Roy Streets home with Mrs John Janston and Mrs Margaret Soper assisting. choir rehearsal Thursday evening at 7 30. Bethel Tabernacle East Church Street invites attendance with Pastor Leon J Frank and Sunday School at 10 A M, Eli Hamilton superintendent. 1 00 P M worship and 7 30 P M evening service. Bible study Thursday at church.
A reader compiled a directory of Corry churches including Bethel Tabernacles, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Church of the Nazarene, United Brethren, First Baptist, First Church of Christ, Seventh Day Adventist, St Eumbeth’s, Saint Thomas K C Church, and St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran among others. The list spans Center Street, Washington Street, Park Street and nearby avenues, noting multiple denominations and locations.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance church hosts a 7 30 p m service by Rev John C Meltzer missionary from Borneo showing pictures and his views of the Dyaks headhunters A world wide missionary program follows Sunday at 2 30 p m featuring native costumes and singing by missions representatives Rev John Metzger from Borneo Congo Africa Rev Charles Pennington and two children from South China present a varied program A large crowd is expected and seating is advised Corry Bible Training Institute continues Monday at 7 45 p m in United Brethren church New students enrolled last week The Rev George Morgan pastor will speak on Security for such time as this Visitors welcome to all sessions.
Lake Erie Region Catholic Association for International Peace holds its fifth annual meeting at St Bonaventure College. President Roosevelt's Four Freedoms is the topic as delegates from Canisius D'Youville Mercyhurst and other colleges gather led by St Bonaventure senior Leo A Brownyard.
SPENCER COMMUNITY CHURCH GRACE. 10:00 A M SUNDAY SCHOOL LED BY T J PULLOM WITH CLASSES AND GOOD TEACHERS 11:00 A M CHURCH SERVICE LED BY EB F ARMITAGE. WEDNESDAY 8 P M PRAYER SERVICE IN CHARGE OF THE PASTOR. EB. F ARMITAGE WILL BRING THE MESSAGE. EMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH CORNER SMITH AND NORTH CENTER STREETS 9:00 A M HOLY COMMUNION 9:45 A M OREL CHURCH? 1:00 A M SERMON BY MARNIE DROYER. CHAPEL OF ST MATTHEW.
Beaverdam area hosts special church services with Rev Paul Miller of Holmes County Ohio preaching at Beaver Dam Mennonite Church on Oct 24 at 8 PM. Wayne Valley United Brethren women lead Sunday evening worship with speaker Mrs J Hal Smith. a WM A day event at 8 PM. Multiple local social highlights and a farewell party for Divine Cadets attendee noted.
A list of 133 McKean County men, including Kane and Jewett entries, is scheduled to report at the Pennsylvania Railroad station to entrain for induction at the Erie center. They will undergo physical examinations for the United States Army. Some names indicate prior enlistment and discharge by the local board.
Anthony M. Chrapowicz 36, car repair helper, was crushed when pulled between a locomotive crane cab and base in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards near 11th and Read streets. He rode the rear sill against rules and died before aid arrived. coroner notes regulation violation.
In Erie on October 24 volunteers report a grand total of 854461.82 for the Home and War Relic Fronts drive, reaching 64.3 percent of the 653211.05 goal. The noon briefing at Hotel Lawrence showed gains over Thursday as local committees, including A Lyons, reported progress with multiple donations and community members attending meetings and visits across Erie and nearby towns.
Fragmentary OCR lists refer to Loi tock NCR and air raids. Mentions ships sunk and damaged, airfield actions, and tonnage or casualty figures in a muddled sequence. Names, places, dates, and numbers are not consistently readable.
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