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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1942
Page
4
The New Era Club met after a summer break at Mrs. Nellie Merker’s home on East Pleasant Street with eighteen members and guest Dr. Colletta Deissler present. Mrs. Harold Wolfe presided as president and a committee led by Mrs. C. S. Wallace was formed to draft new by laws.
News notes from Corry and nearby areas report residents' wartime moves and training, marriages and relocations, service assignments, and local events. Individuals such as Mrs. Andrew Mook, Leas Holtop, Ray Rootoff, Olga Dubrosky, and Duane Fogle are mentioned with postings, training, or family moves. Details include ship Grippsholm exchange, Major General Olmstead vacation, and local fair plans at Sparta.
Miss Mary Querreyell hosted an evening at Mr and Mrs Henry Querreyell Priday home to honor Paul Lindholm of Brookway Pa as he departs for military service on September 10th. Guests included Hubert and Benetta Watrous Dorris and Ivan Kolstee Auguste and Dorothy Querteveld Mr and Mrs James Kolstee Harold and Robert Pierce Richard and Raymond Querteveld and Lucien Lindholm. A purse was given to Mr Lindholm as a keepsake.
Agatha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. St. Pierre of Los Angeles, wed Charles F. Noble son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Noble of Redondo Beach California Rev Norana Brown officiated at The Little Church of the Flowers Glendale California The bride wore a blue wool suit with a corsage of stephanotis The attendant Mrs F Olsen wore a gold suit with a corsage of Picardy gladiol After September 15 the couple will reside at 723 South Broadway Redondo Beach California Noble is in the Army Air Corps.
Twenty six members and two visitors attended at Mrs Richard Hurlbut s Wright street home. President Mrs William Halfast led the regular business followed by a birthday celebration for Mrs G Bergman Mrs Richard Hurlbut Mrs Doris Manges and Mrs Laure Beardsley. A birthday bake lunch was served by Mrs John Garrier Mrs Gerald Fish and Mrs Harold Lloyd. The circle will meet next with Mrs Gey Lansberry on September 32 for an afternoon session to quilt for the Quincy Orphanage.
Girl Scout Troop 39 met last evening in the Presbyterian church and elected officers for the coming year. Elected were patrol leaders Marilyn Wallace Marilyn Halghb Joan Feldt Jean Holler Helen Frederick Margaret Spencer treasurer Mary Allee Rich scribe Librarian Jala Flecardi Rowet committee Eva Lou Cravell. Mr and Mrs C J Harvey of Toledo are visiting relatives in the city briefly. Coyle of this city won the St Marys city championship in tennis for the second year.
Mis Eves Crowell of North Center leaves for a visit with relatives in South Dayton. Herter Benton of Cleveland arrives in the city for a week with his sister. Sgt Orville Roottert heads to Victoria Texas after visiting kin. The Blahas from Brooklyn and Miss Agnes Blaha of South Bend were in town over the holiday weekend. William Hoylen returns to Corry after visiting Cincinnati friends. John McMahon goes back to Oil City after Corry visits. Richard Lindsley leaves for Parks Air College in St Louis after the holiday. Sgt William Gotterman from Foster Field Texas is home on furlough visiting Centerville and Corry. Janet Vanderhott, Ruth Lindsley, Euland Harvey, and William Gumbleton spent Labor Day in Buffalo and Dunkirk. Jack Kinney leaves for Notre Dame. Mr and Mrs John McManaman visit Mr and Mrs Richard Ressbacher over the holiday. Local guests at Labor Day include G F Hazard and daughter June, Cat Nolder, Steen Shaffer, Donald Anderson, Herman Hannold and Julians. Judy Belle returns home after visiting grandparents. Mrs Amy K Riche of Maple Avenue leaves for Glendale California to visit her son James. Layton and Louise Baldwin host relatives at 118 East South Street. Malcolm Baines and wife return to Ann Arbor after visiting Mrs Haines and her parents on North Center Street.
Mrs VY M Anderson welcomed eight members at her West Pleasant Street home for the E N E Club gathering. Mrs Walter Hultberg was elected president for the coming year. A discussion on The Black Market followed the business portion and a dessert course was served. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs Leland Johnston on October 13.
Women volunteers begin surgical dressing work at the post office building rooms opening each weekday afternoon at 2. Harriet Clough directs fourteen women including Mrs. Ames and Mrs. Blount and others as supervisors. If turnout grows, evening hours may be added.
Mary Ann Sayko daughter of Mrs Anna Sayko of Columbus married Second Lieutenant Trent Kron at the Lutheran Service Center in Columbus on a Wednesday evening, September 2nd, with Rev Alfred G. Rausch officiating. The couple will reside near Fort Benning Georgia.
At the Hotel Corry fourteen Rotarians attended a session where sound films of the 1941 collegiate football season were shown. Presented by Mike Schultz and Mike Bush of Erie, the film reviewed spectacular plays from the postseason, arranged by program chairman Charles P. Keating for September.
Mr and Mrs Robert Pryor of West Smith Street visited Mrs Pryors parents Mr and Mrs D R Piper in Waynesburg Pennsylvania. Mr and Mrs Harry Griswold of Rochester New York returned home after spending a few days in the city as guests of Mr and Mrs Edward J Becker of West Church Street.
Corry will be represented at the Erie County Dental Society fall meeting this afternoon and evening at Kahkwa Country Club in Erie. The event includes athletic activities and a 6 30 dinner followed by a program. New officers elected in June will preside. Dr. Paul Weed and Dr. R B Mosier of Corry attend.
Lawrence Tibbett Jr 22, son of the opera baritone, filed notice to marry Edith Ernestine Witte 21, Kansas City musician. They wed Sunday in Pasadena and will live in San Diego where Tibbett is in the Army Signal Corps. His twin brother Richard will be best man. other brothers William Shamburg and Cassius Paulson enter Navy Air Corps service.
Survivors recount a destroyer ramming Wakefield, crew and Marines aiding passengers as shells were dropped and orders given to hold the bridge. The Wakefield’s captain stayed calm as the ship burned, while Commander Walling presented Army-Navy E pins at a Struthers Wells ceremony in Titusville marking the plant’s R award.
The report notes six notches in practice intensity, Beavers show fitness through drills and yardage gains. Warrels and Leidigmen contribute to passing attempts as Egglys leads receivers, while Hagles and Ins yile tear add depth.
The garbled OCR text references baseball and football scenes with players and fans, mentioning stadiums, a star player, and reactions from crowds. It hints at a Pennsylvanian team and a night game, but many names and details are unclear due to damaged text.
Fragmentary notes show Charleston fielding Brie and 45 in a best of five series. Grays, Pirates, and Rays Hartlow, Paige, and Homes are mentioned as mound and series participants with third place and a looming matchup. Details are unclear due to OCR quality.
Fragmentary report notes a bur ng incident on a tour near Adelphia with references to a fourth place finish in a local pitch event and aged participants. Details are sparse but imply a landscape of disruption at a community venue.
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