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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1953
Page
3
A community club hosts a masquerade at TOOF Hall in Jamestown at 6:30 PM with guests and members invited. Contributions topped $30 with a little over going to tributions and other items. Proceeds from the event support local services and charities, with attendees including longtime Grove City residents.
A Harrisburg land sale dispute ends with Worth Hammond of Columbus, Pa, told his $26,500 bid for the remaining 52 acres will be rejected. The action follows a protest by Roy MacDonald, Commandant of the Soldiers and Sailors Home, who opposed putting the property to commercial ties. The chain of approval moved from MacDonald to Gen. Frank Weber and then to Lloyd Dune, head of the Property and Supplies Department.
Washington reports the Army will notify 1,100 reserve officers in November that they will be dropped from active duty. The action affects officers awaiting reassignment and reflects broader manpower adjustments.
The mother of a 17 year old girl testified that relatives offered $600 to hush charges against Erie man Michael Gool Brie who pleaded guilty to assault and battery last September. Judge Eimer J Evans postponed sentencing for two weeks to review Veterans Administration mental Health reports amid the case. The girl accused Got of attempted assault on her and another teen after a wild ride to a lonely county road. Got was indicted on assault with intent to ravish.
Philadelphia report notes the Pennsylvania Railroad ordered 100000 net tons of steel at eight million dollars. The PRR said orders will be filled by United States Steel Bethlehem Steel and Inland Steel companies in a multi supplier arrangement.
A scanned notice lists multiple area churches with service times and programs. Entries include Our Lady of Victory Mission Spartansburg with Sunday Mass at 9 a.m. and children’s instruction, plus SFAR Lake Evangelical United Brethren Church, Blue Eye Wesleyan Methodist, Abbe Reformed, North Clymer Evangelical, American Sunday School Union missions, Wheelock and Trinity listings, St Marys Orthodox Greek Catholic, Gospel Tabernacle, Dobbs Cortiers, and Baptist and Methodist activities with worship, Sunday School, youth meetings, prayer services, and quarterly meetings.
Juva Baptist Church in Union City led by Rev. Richard M. H. DeLong schedules Sunday school at 10 a m with John Johnson as superintendent and morning worship at 12 a m.
Wayne Valley Evangelical Beawerdam Pa offers morning worship at 11 with sermon Transgressions Forgiven and Sunday School at 10:80. Trustees meet after service. Evening activities include Hymn and singspiration Follow Me at 7:45. Erie Leadership Training School at Corry Evangelous United Brethren Church Wednesday. Group Local Conference for multiple churches at Union City. Edwards Chapel Evangelical United Brethren Marks Corners holds services and Youth Fellowship.
In this parish notice page, congregations list worship times and Sunday School for Brokenstraw Parish with multiple locations including Spring Creek and West Spring Creek. McCray Community Church led by Rev Robert Klein and lay leader Webly P Metray shows Sunday School times and evening worship details.
Beaverdam Mennonite Church led by Kenneth E. Snyder offers 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. worship and sermon 8 p.m. youth Bible study. Cllymer Methodist lists 10 a.m. Sunday School Ellen Gleason superintendent 11 a.m. morning worship 6:30 p.m. Junior Intermediate and Youth Fellowship follow. Harbor Wesleyan Methodist led by Rev. George O. Kopp Jr. hosts 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. worship 6 p.m. evening service and Wednesday prayer. Findley Lake Evangelical under Rev. E Love Donelson 14 p.m. Sunday School and korshup service.
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