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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1957
Page
5
A brief notice reports a fatal incident at De Ye University on November 1 with several injuries and ongoing investigations. Authorities urge calm as campus and city emergency services coordinate response.
Erie County Girl Scouts held a Wednesday session at Wilson Junior High School with leaders including Mrs. Richard Barker as president and David M Schubacker as treasurer. Delegates were named to the National Council, and discussions covered growth in Girl Scout membership, camping needs, financing, cookie fundraiser funds, and outdoor activities for older girls. An upcoming November 6 meeting in Erie will address district reorganization, with Mrs Jolley and others attending from Corry.
The Helping Hand Club met yesterday with 29 members present. Mrs GA Pier and Mrs Fred Hoenes led the dinner committee at the IOOF Hall while Mrs Glenn Eldred, club president, led the business portion and quilt work in the afternoon. Committee members for the November 14 meeting are Mrs Bealice DeJean and Mrs Harvey Loveland.
The Columbus Women’s Extension group met at Grange Hall with Swedish weaving featured. Mrs. Geraldine Johnston of Warren led instruction and displayed her work as 17 ladies attended. Mrs. Mabel Akam showcased ribbons won for cooking at county fairs. Members may visit Lottsville on November 4 for a Christmas quick breads demonstration at 1 pm. The next meeting is a sewing session on October 1 at 1 o’clock.
Palacios Tex Brig Gen Harry Hulen 71 decorated World War II veteran died Wednesday He organized the 347th Engineers early in World War II and was brother of the late Lt Gen John A RulenHe served with distinction in the European theater and helped build combat engineering units during the war
Mrs George Mulderick entertained at her East Washington Street home on Wednesday evening with a stork shower for Mrs Jeremiah Walsh of New Milford Conn the former Helen Mulderick. Prizes went to Mrs Mary Barber and Mrs Albert Yeager of Erle and Mrs Frank Ostberg and Miss Agnes Lynch. A decorated shower cake with imitation storks flanked it. Eleven guests attended and the guest of honor received many gifts.
Twenty five members met at Knights of Columbus Hall for a Halloween social. Mrs Pred Ahl and Mrs Robert Wotus organized games, with October committee led by Mrs James Allyn and Mrs Oia Bracken Dras cochairmen. Pumpkin pie, candies, coffee and tea were served before a business session on November 1.
Mrs Harold Schaefer led last evening's VFW Auxiliary session at the Post home. A vote approved annual gifts to the Community Chest and Scotland School for orphans of Pennsylvania veterans. Initiation of Mrs Clarence Kirch occurred and Mrs Schaefer won the special award. Refreshments were served by Mrs Alma Sligle and Mrs Harold Carr. Next meeting set for November 7.
In Tampa Florida two robbers used planes and cars to hijack the First State Bank of Fort Meade, escaping after taking 20 657 dollars at gunpoint. One man, Irving Suits, 26, was arrested after a car mishap and implicated Donald J Thompson. Thompson denied involvement. Suits confessed after hours of questioning and witnesses identified both men planning and practicing the flight maneuvers. He offered to show where the money was hidden.
Two Publicker Industries cleaners were accused of hiding 14 gallons of whisky in girdles at the plant. Policewoman Alice Curran found the liquor in pints, halves, and fifths. The women were held on $300 bond for the Grand Jury. Harry M. Brown began a second term as president of the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society, and is also vice president of Chartiers Oil Co.
Dry air pushes from the north and west across most of the nation. Temperatures drop in the Central Plains Great Lakes and North Dakota while rising to the 50s and 60s along coasts and southern regions. Scattered showers appear in the northern Appalachians Illinois and light snow from Wyoming to Kansas with light rain in Washington and Oregon. Northerly winds continue over the eastern half and cooler weather broadens in the Atlantic Gulf states Oklahoma and Texas.
Washington V Two convicted atom spies David Greenglass and Harry Gold may be questioned next week about information passed by the Rosenberg ring. Morris said the pair could appear at subcommittee hearings in Memphis set to begin Tuesday.
Frays in France escalate as workers strike across sectors condemning living costs and demanding higher pay. A lethal clash at the Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire leaves one dead and hundreds wounded. The upheaval could shore up Socialist Guy Mollet's bid to become postwar premier, with support from MRPs and other factions.
New York Russian officer Rudolf Ivanovich Abel faces a federal jury in Brooklyn for allegedly transmitting American military and atomic secrets to Moscow. The nine men and three women panel will deliberate after trial before Judge Mortimer W. Byers. Abel, 65, would be the first foreign national tried by a civilian court for espionage. Prosecutor William F. Tompkins called Abel a master spy while defense attorney James B. Donovan urged acquittal on key counts that carry possible death penalty.
The Florida State Rabbit Breeders Association gathers in Jacksonville on Sunday with a luncheon featuring rabbit as a featured item. The event highlights membership activity and local club participation.
The United States pushes to widen the UN inquiry to identify those behind the crisis. Arab delegates met behind closed doors with moderates urging a resolution calling Turkey and Syria to withdraw any abnormal insurgent activity. Syria denies fault and says mediation was not offered or accepted. A Saudi source notes Said felt Syria accepted then retracted while Turkey sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia.
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