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Incomplete OCR text mentions Hal Gol, Gus, and Wini in relation to a blast at a plant. Events and parties unnamed, details missing.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1960
Page
5
Incomplete OCR text mentions Hal Gol, Gus, and Wini in relation to a blast at a plant. Events and parties unnamed, details missing.
Mrs Thomas Reed is general chair for the SS Elizabeth's Guild pre election card party on November 7. Committees include Mrs Patrick Ryad as cork chairman and Mrs William Kurelowech as mistress of ceremonies. Prizes are run by Mrs Armstrong and Mrs Cimeron Hanes. Tickets and tallies by Mrs Norbert Bachemer. Refreshments cochaired by Miss Ann Royek and Mrs Rosemarie Malek.
Mrs David Way and Mrs Theodore Mowers hosted a social at the former’s Columbus home for Miss Sandra Way of Columbus and Corry. The couple will marry November 26. Prizes were given to winners, door prize to Mrs Lawrence Hunk. Guests from Corry Columbus Spring Creek and Beaverdam attended. Decorations followed Halloween decor with refreshments and a shower cake and coffee. The bride elect received gifts from all 12 guests.
Erie announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Claude Hoffman Jr to the Erie girl. The bride elect is a Erie East High School graduate. The couple will wed on November 26.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Douglas Brown of R D 3 Corry at Corry Memorial Hospital last event. The newborn adds joy to the family and will be welcomed by relatives in Corry Pennsylvania.
A Cornell style community note covers family visits in Corry and nearby towns. It mentions Mrs Douglas Rozelle and others completing tasks in Europe, youths attending Luther League Day, and local residents visiting in Willamsport and Buffalo. The item highlights college and hospital affiliations, a local club meeting, and a bridal shower in Conneaut Ohio as part of a broad community update.
A farewell party honored Mrs. Mary Gluvna at her home on R yesterday afternoon. Neighbors presented a towel and handkerchief set with signatures and a quilt of handwritten messages. Gifts included cake, ice cream, and coffee with tidbits as friends shared memories before her move to West Mifflin outside PUSHIN on Saturday.
Last evening at a home on Wayne Street winners received prizes for bridge scores. The event featured Marine themes and attendance by Mrs Ellen McGovern and several local residents. A subsequent club meeting discussed voter machine operation, Christmas lighting plans, and upcoming community events including a beauty trade show appearance by Ann Gibas and Nancy Cerrie.
At Concord School the PTA heard guest speakers Mr and Mrs Robert Jolley describe the Brownies and Cub Scouts aims and projects. They showed a film and noted adults can help without attending meetings. The meeting opened with devotions led by Mrs Ivan Bennink and Mrs Young.
The Carter Hill Ladies announce a Halloween party for members of the Carter Hill Community Club and their families this Saturday at 8 PM in the Community Center. Costumes are optional, prizes will be awarded for the best outfit and for games, with each attendee asked to bring an apple or pumpkin pie.
Miss Martha Lindstrom hosted a Halloween party with about 40 attendees at the community hall. Mrs. Helen Gould demonstrated a Line 6 egometres contest while costume prizes were awarded to Miss Jewley Bewley and Miss Janice Bailey, with winners Sandra Van derhoor, Withia Vance, and Bewley. Florence Miller won the door prize. refreshments included pumpkin pie, longhnuts, elder and Halloween candy.
A surprise party honored Mrs Walters at her home with 25 friends and relatives from Corty and Columbus Pa Buffalo NY in attendance. Games visiting and refreshments including salad beans sandwiches decorated cake ice cream and coffee were served. The guest of honor received many nice gifts.
A November 29th shower at Mrs. Turner's North Center Street home honored Mrs. Richard Heynes, widow of Will Be Marted. Guests included aunts Mrs. Ingeborg Turner and Mrs. Howard Turbett, with Mrs. Neil Lindsey hosting. Prizes went to Mrs. Leon Tet Tuisin, Mrs. Ben Turben, Mrs. Robert Shannon, and Mrs. Raleigh Shatatun. Refreshments featured gelatins, decorated shower cake, and assorted treats.
Rotarian group heard speaker Gerald Lane discuss youth, parental influence, and social behavior. Alan Hashrouck announced November 1 as the next winter session start with 7:15 p.m. meetings at the hotel. Rev. Elmer Ortner gave the invocation and group singing was led by Olin Bracken with piano by Willum Leaby.
Four men are confirmed dead after a large earthslide at a Santa Cruz area construction site. Workers retrieved bodies including Floyd F. Gordon, Ev ervelt McIntosh, Alton L. Thommas, and Gerald Kenlav. a possible fifth victim remains unconfirmed as rescuers continue searching the Reding area.
A garbled note describes a ceremony where a guest of honor was greeted with many lovely gifts. The text hints at a table arrangement and a motif described as Hatlowern, with the host or organizer ensuring a dignified reception.
Mrs Clare Mae Alford 84 of Corry died at home in the evening hours. Born December 13 1877 in Bethlehem Pa she moved to Corry as a young girl with her family. She taught school in Erie Corry and Edinboro for many years and was a member of the First Methodist Church. Surviving: son Robert daughter Mrs Thendore Gordon one stepdaughter Mrs Luella Nicholson eight grandchildren and several siblings. Visitation at Bracken Funeral Home tonight and tomorrow with funeral Friday at 2 pm officiated by Rev George Myers burial Pine Grove Cemetery.
Monterey, Calif. Two brothers, aboard the 42 foot fishing boat Two Brothers, were killed when the vessel was dashed onto rocks near Monterey in heavy surf. Coast Guard divers recovered two bodies as wreckage scattered along the shore in the late afternoon tragedy.
STOCKHOLM AP Saint John Perse, a French poet and former diplomat, won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Now 78, he left France in 1940 and later became a Library of Congress consultant in Washington. His enigmatic poetry, including the well known Anabase translated by T S Eliot, marks his enduring influence.
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