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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1941
Page
5
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The September business meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club was hosted by Miss Ruth Boy with twelve members present. Routine matters were discussed and refreshments served. A Wiener roast social gathering at Mead Park was planned for the coming Monday.
Carnation Mille Company employees and families held a Wiener roast at the home of Mr and Mrs Leon VanTassel on Cory Road to honor Stanley VanTassel who leaves Monday for U S Army induction. Twenty five attended with Lynth as chairman and remarks by Miss Blanche Lovelinid and Mrs Clinton McLean.
Local residents from Gary and nearby areas attend events at Allegheny College and Corry social circles. Students, staff, and visitors are noted for dorm placements, job changes at Citizens National Bank, parties, engagements, and hospital drives. The month brings Rotary, tea, and hospital fundraiser plans amid community life.
A fashion editor recounts quick sewing lessons in NYC, praising a modern sewing center on Fifth Avenue. She describes lessons, gadgets, and tips like threading, bobbin evenness, and practicing with a cloth guide. The piece emphasizes patience, slow sewing, and finishing seams with careful machine use.
The Concord Parent-Teacher Association outlines a busy year with a first meeting at 8 o'clock at Mrs A Mountain's East Church Street home. Guest speaker Mrs E C Barnes from the school board will discuss plans for a rummage sale October 1. A joint city PTA meeting at the Junior High is set for November, with Mrs Mildred Denton and the president hosting refreshments.
YMCA board at Ritz Restaurant last evening planned the fall opening of the recreation center with tentative date set for September. Van Bennink was reappointed manager. board approved donations of game tables magazines books and furniture and planned repairs to a pool table. New directors T. W. Whitehead and Roger Brown were named. hobby courses and religious training classes were proposed.
The Opportunity Club of the Presbyterian Church met at Mrs. Richard Rossbacher’s West Church Street home for a tureen dinner and meeting led by President Douglas Rozelle. A bake sale at the Gift Shop is planned for Saturday September 27 with Miss Marian Smith in charge of entertainment and awards going to Mrs. T. Rainesale and Mrs. Rossbacher. The issue also notes cleaning tips for grease stains with kerosene and hints at meat carving advice.
Mrs F B Sullivan retired in Akron Ohio after hosting two weeks with Dr and Mrs D Start Arbuckle. She returned with Mr and Mrs Alton Dahlstrand and F B Sullivan. Mr and Mrs Jack Short and son Robbie left for Porn Ewen New York after a week with Mrs Stosts parents. Miss Panny Amidon of Valley City ND returning home. In New York City spending days with her niece Mrs F Jourdet. Mrs W S Houghton daughter Phyllis and Mrs Ross Fehlman with daughter Charlotte returned from Tadisatown Gap where they visited Major Houghton and Captain Fehrman. Mr and Mrs C W Bracken return home from Philadelphia with sons Robert and Charles Bracken at University of Pennsylvania. Alfred Morrison and others motored to Buffalo NY Sunday. Mrs Alfred Morrison Sr to visit. Mrs Elmer Edgell and daughter of Sherman Wyoming visiting in city with Mr and Mrs Walter Dedean. Roy Edgren of Chicago arrived for a week of defense business at Jerry Jamestown Manufacturing Corp. Mr and Mrs Edmund Garr motored to Shavunt Pa for memorial services for Mrs George Seliada.
Thirty grade school teachers enjoyed a steak fry last evening at Mead Park with first grade teachers as hostesses. Guests included Miss Elizabeth Ranney and Mrs G Wolfe. The party honored Mrs Robert Wilson, a recent bride, who received several gifts. Hygienists note a traditional bedtime ritual is misdescribed and advise washing the hairbrush weekly with clean water and sun drying.
The Women’s Auxiliary of the YMCA convened at the Y center on First Avenue with Mrs. Lawrence McCray presiding. They approved purchasing five knives and forks, noted summer attendance, outlined plans for the coming year, and named committees led by Mrs. Charles Graham, Merritt Hunt, Leslie Wells, J. D. Watson, and Ruth Downey. They aim to attend the Northwestern District meeting in Tusville on Thursday, October me, and several members later attended a theatre show in Lei.
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