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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1941
Page
5
An incomplete OCR line mentions three items and a ring fragment. No clear names, places, or dates are readable. The brief notes an event or object but lacks explicit actions or context to define a full summary.
Readable fragments show toll revenue numbers and tolls from a local authority. Names, dates, and precise figures are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a transportation toll update.
Rebekahs re elected Mrs Wesley Seamens as noble grand of the Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge at last evening’s meeting in the hall. Other officers named for the next six months include Mrs George Besson vice grand Mrs George Alum financial secretary Mrs John Olun recording secretary Mrs Harvey Loveland treasurer and Mrs Mar Carnicke trustee. Installation ceremonies will be held.
After Tuesday evening events Mrs. John Chen Mrs. Peter Russell and Mrs. J. Sedgewick served refreshments. Miss Peggy Clark who is employed here will teach Friday morning for Buffalo where she will attend the marriage of Miss Jean Swanson as maid of honor. She will also attend a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Florence Baccon a recent bride and Miss Clark will return to Corry Monday.
A WCTU gathering at Corry R. D. 4 featured a flag salute and pledges, with Mrs. Emma Heath leading devotions and plans for the year. Tea arrangements, refreshments chaired by Mrs. Frank Whiteley, and program chair Mrs. Floyd Johnson were set, with honorary membership encouraged. Numerous members and guests were noted as traveling or studying, including Miss Gertrude Johnson and others returning to colleges and cities.
Report from London describes a shift toward practicality as women face clothing rationing and beauty supply shortages. War work, home duties, and fabric limits push women away from cosmetics and elaborate dress. many repurpose old clothes, plan longwear wardrobes, and adopt simplified, functional outfits as elegance yields to necessity.
Corry Rotarians hosted the Corry teaching system last evening at the annual banquet in Hotel Corry. Over seventy attended with group singing led by Hud Davis and H J Sheen. Vocal selections were performed by Mrs R S Dewey with Mrs Ross Carlisch at the piano and Miss Mary Graham on violin. Leo Gerber principal Otto Township schools spoke on his fifteen months in the Philippines and travels in Asia, stressing defense materials and regional facts. New Rotary members Dr O G McCoy and Wicker J Nigh were introduced along with new Corry teachers.
Townsend Club No. 1 served a turkey dinner last evening from to 7 o'clock, feeding 226 dinners. Music during the meal came from Mrs. Clarence Lowe and Wendell Gage. A lengthy meeting followed with speakers Attorney Thomas B. O'Connor of Erie and George King of Fairview, praising the Townsend Plan.
The Lilian Guild of Emmanuel Episcopal Church outlines plans to raise funds for a new organ console. Events include a rummage sale October 3-4 at Parish Hall, a bazaar December 2-3, and a future two week gathering at Mrs. Berneice Hilyard’s home for a sandwich party.
Davis found a bottle on the seashore at Harkers Island bearing eight separate notes and mail items. The notes were addressed to women. The eighth note said the bottle had been thrown from an oil tanker thirty days earlier.
The Junior High School Parent-Teachers’ Association maps the 1941 42 year with September 25 opening, music by William D Knowlton, a tureen dinner in October, safety and highway talk, a January panel on delinquency, a February patriotic festival, March student classroom demonstration, an April health program with folk dances, and a May crowning of the May Queen. A note on travel to Mexico mentions American beverages, calavas content, and avocado emulsions.
Mrs Kari Gates and Mrs Gerald Bissell served as hostesses at Mrs Gates home in Columbus for a party honoring Dorothy Amy who will wed Alfred Morrizon Jr this Saturday. Three corsages were placed and awards were won by Miss Wy and Mrs Paul Taylor as a setting of glassware was presented to the bride.
Hostesses served a salad and a dessert Inneh including two wedding cakes with miniature bride and groom toppers. Favors were gumdrops shaped as animals. Guests listed include Mos, We Reede Langhurst, Mrs Richard Nichols, Mrs Fred Haenel, and the Mizxes Betty Jane Duhisivana, Helen Beckwith, Olga Dubrosky, Rachel Grate, and Mrs Gerry Kardeen. Mrs Cleve Morton and daughter Helen Lou visited State College, Pa., on business yesterday.
A son was born last evening at Corry hospital to Mr and Mrs George Savko of Columbus R D J Mire. Savko formerly Veronica Tox tek.
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