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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1960
Page
5
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The Independent Order of Odd Fellows board honored Fred L Mixer for fifty years of membership and faithful service. Attending were Mrs Mixer and delegates from nearby lodges including Lanly Franklin Lodge No. 140 and Jutehai Lodge No. 685, plus Corry Encampment No. 241.
Lake Erie held a service conference on the Christian Faith and Life Curriculum at the First United Presbyterian Church in Meadville yesterday. Nine seminars for local leaders used the 1960-61 curriculum materials under trained direction and included a filmstrip The Living Lord for teaching sessions. Attendees from Meadville included Reverend Paul F Bauer, Glenn Steadman, Will Straight, Alfred Van Dresar, Marion Smith, Shirley Mibrourk, Mary Heaton Curt, Alfred Morrison, Maxwell Brown, Robert Gurtis, John Kennedy, and William A. Gumbleton.
The Lake Erie Presbytery Youth Council held a Saturday gathering at the First Presbyterian Church with 65 youths and advisers from across the presbytery. Rev. David Cartlidge and Mrs. Carl Bloomstrand led the training and discussions for the 1960 61 program, with local church representatives Sharon Minor Paul Weldon Bauer and Mrs William A Gumbleton participating. Mary Flowers played organ for closing worship. a supper was served by a Women’s Association committee led by Mrs J H Heerlein.
Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, 79, died Saturday from a heart attack induced by pneumonia. First elected to Congress at 44 to succeed her husband John Jacob Rogers, she was reelected at every interval and would have stood unopposed in the upcoming Republican primary.
A late summer wedding at First Methodist Church linked Niisy Barylyn M Lindsey of this city and David A Lownie of Buffalo New York. Rev Grove A Myers officiated the 2 pm ceremony with a large bridal party and a reception following. The bride wore a lace and tulle gown with pearls and sequins, carrying a cascade of red roses. attendants in red velvet dresses complemented the ceremony. The couple plans a honeymoon in the Adirondacks and New England, with residence at 1241 West Avenue in Buffalo.
Local listings detail a September schedule of community gatherings and charity events in Corry. Highlights include hospital memorial activities, YMCA gatherings, Golden Age and Women of the Moose events, plus the Inter-City Bridge Club at Hotel Corry. The notices invite participation from residents in Westina and surrounding areas.
A five-table Howell game populated the Hotn Corry Saturday evening for the Intercity Bridge Club weekly session. Average score was 54 with winners Selina Fisher and Mrs V Campbell, partner Evie, and Miss Tamestown. Other high scorers included Mrs Frimk Graft of Carry and Mrs Wade George of Meadvilly, plus Robert Larsen of Jamestown. Next playtime listed for the Hotel Corry with a 7 pm start.
The groom is a Kenmore High School and Bry Ant and Stratton graduate who served two years with the U S armed forces in Japan and works as a salesman for Underwood Corporal. The rehearsal dinner for wedding party and families from Buffalo and Wilfield was held Friday evening at Reed's Steak House.
The 48th annual event honored a student nurse from New York who received the Betty Sweetheart award. The recipient, tied to the School and the Student Nurses Association, was highlighted for her service in the recovery room at Meyer Hospital.
A 15 year old boy in Clay County faces an indeterminate term at Oakdale Boys Industrial School after a voluntary manslaughter charge related to a deer hunting accident. Ronald Rupert, 44, of Bruin, died from a gunshot wound sustained during the hunt. Rupert’s father Donald and brother Robert, 12, were also present. The incident occurred as the youths hunted deer near the creek crossings. The court heard the Mayer youth may have been the shooter, with testimony about the moment of the shooting and discharge. The Riviera resort name note appears as a stray fragment from unrelated text.
The Old Timers Band performed in City Park to a large audience under conductor Rayfield Strickland. Members from nearby communities joined the group in a diverse program featuring marches, blues, and patriotic tunes, with sponsorship by local Odd Fellows lodges. Their next show is slated for Saturday afternoon and evening at Spatlansburg Community Park.
A woman identified as Matouerite Allen, 42, of Philadelphia, reportedly went missing after being swept over the falls last night on August river. A body was found near the riverbank but not immediately identified. police say the body was recovered in the rocks at the foot of the falls.
The Laotian crisis deepens as rebel leader Phoumi announces a revolutionary government from Savannakhet, claiming martial law and army control while Premier Phouma’s forces regroup near Paksane. In Vientiane, Gen. Phouma meets the king to seek talks amid reports of a Communist invasion threat. Also, John F. Fitzpatrick, longtime Salt Lake City Tribune publisher, dies at 71.
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