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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1941
Page
8
A church and denomination notices page lists First Baptist Church and several others with service times and pastors. Included are regional locations on West Pleasant Street, South Center Street, and North Center Street, plus a roster of supporting businesses and sponsors providing publicity.
Sunday services at 11:00 A M and 12 15 P M for Sunday School with Lesson Sermon on Probation After Death passages from Corinthians and Hebrews noted. Wednesday meeting with testimonies of Christian Science healing. Reading Room hours listed for reading loan and purchase of scriptures.
The entry lists multiple local congregations with service times: SFARTANSBURG GOSPEL TABERNACLE pastors Rev. W. W. Conley and 41:00 A M Morning worship. SPARTANSBURG BAPTIST under Rev. J. Allen Waugaman with Bible School at 10:00 A M and Evening Gospel Service at 4:30 P M. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST on North Center Street near Bear Creek led by Elder A Fearing with Sabbath School at 10:804 A M and Church Service at 12:00 Noon. Everyone is welcome.
A readable fragment lists multiple congregations in Corry with street locations. It names Bethel Tabernacle on Fast Church St, Church of the Nazarene near Washington St, Emmanuel Episcopal at Center and Wy, First Baptist on Second Ave, First Methodist at Center and Pleasant, First Presbyterian at Pleasant and Center, Seventh Day Adventist on Center St, St Elisabeth's on 22 W Pleasant St, St Pauls Evangelical Lutherans at South and Concord, Salvation Army at Washington and Park Sts, along with several others and near-duplicate spellings.
The notice lists weekly masses at St Thomas R C Church West Washington St with priests Graves and Robaczowskı plus Holy Hour and public school instruction. It also details Salvation Army events led by Capt. and Mrs. Morrison including services, Sunday school, holiness meetings, band practice, home leagues, and a cottage prayer meeting at 22 West Taving Street.
Apviitage announces Sunday School at 1000 A. M. with good teachers and classes for all ages. T J Fullom is superintendent. Morning Worship begins at 1110 A. M. with Pastor Apviitage leading.
The United Brethren in Christ church posts its weekly schedule led by Rev. H. Ray Harris. Sunday includes 1100 AM worship with a sermon and choir, junior church, and a 1:45 PM Christian Endeavor. evening service features a sermon and hymns. Weekday events cover prayer meetings, Women’s Aid, Scouts, and choir rehearsals.
Leat Frank, pastor, Palm 84 1 How amiable are thy tabernacles Lord of hop. 10 00 A M Sunday School Tis Hamilton, Superintendent. We have classes for every member of the family. Come Lesson text Paul The Courageous. 12 00 A M Morning Worship 7 20 P M Evangelistic Service Message by the pastor Thursday evening prayer and praise service at the tabernacle. The public is invited If you are unable to attend services the pastor will be glad to call and save prayer with you. His phone number is 39-642.
Local churches publish their weekly worship plan with sermons, Sunday School, Epworth League, and choir music. Beaverdam and Elgin congregations announce morning and evening services, prayer meetings, and a district quarterly conference with meals and program following a 6:30 supper.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance convention ends Sunday at Alliance Church. Speakers include Rev. A. E. Loose from British West Africa Miss Edith Z Moore from India Rev. Charles H Shaw former Palestine missionary and Rev. Herbert Pennington from Youngwood Pa. An afternoon demonstration will depict actual missionary work with costumed speakers and a new world missions offering. Local gifts total over 3300 dollars this year.
St Pauls Lutheran plans a special Reformation observance on Sunday with no evening service here to encourage attendance at the annual Reformation Service at Luther Memorial church 225 West Tenth Erie. Several from the city are expected to attend.
Three youths involved in a store robbery in Mill Village in October pleaded guilty before Judge Miles B. Kitts in Erie county court. Carl Gore received an indeterminate sentence at Morgana reformatory, Thomas Joint was sentenced to White 111, and Robert Harrier was paroled. state police assisted in the investigation and arrest, with a car lesson obtained from the youths.
First Presbyterian church directs the ringing of its bell briefly at six o'clock each evening to prompt a moment of prayer for peace and divine guidance. The notice urges Protestants to join Catholics in the Angelus and hopes the nation will adopt daily prayer.
Fragmentary OCR text shows names and phrases without coherent event or date. Likely a local notice involving individuals Ley Taylor and Lewi, with legal or business context unclear. Cannot determine exact action, place, or deadline from available lines.
A garbled line from an obituary or legal notice appears to reference the life of Lewis and a settlement. The readable fragment hints at final wishes or a settlement but lacks clear names, dates, or locations to establish specifics.
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