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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1939
Page
5
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Amott Rev hospital inaugurates with local officials present while residents express mixed views on costs and access. Officials pledge expanded services and delayed patient intake as crews finalize staffing and equipment.
Georgia Chadwick and James C Higgins wed at Sugar Grove Methodist church with Rev W O Brainard officiating. Attendants were Kenneth Stowell and others. Bride wore royal blue crepe, corsage of white gardenias. couple to reside on West Pleasant Street after a brief wedding trip. The bride is Covsy High School 1948 graduate. groom a Lattville High School 1945 alumnus. Both employed at Hotel Coy.
Robert Merriot, former president of the New York State Youths Temperance Council, will be the featured speaker for Tuesday evening’s W T U session in town. He is seen as a leading figure in the temperance movement and expected to deliver a highlight of the convention. Officers note the Temperance Light Bearers' services for Wednesday afternoon inviting mothers with young children to attend the white ribbon wrist tying ceremony, open to non-members.
Duke Ellington and his band will headline a dance at the Erie Armory Friday night from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. with Vic Anderson and his band as the opening act. Ellington, famed for the Cotton Club in New York, has gained wide popularity and has performed coast to coast and in Europe. The event is expected to draw local residents and fans from surrounding areas.
The Corry Women's Club is expected to participate in the 27th annual conference of the Northwestern District Pennsylvania Federation of Women's Clubs at the Unitarian Church in Meadville on Tuesday September 26. State president Mrs F R Magee and other officers will attend. Dr Paul H Giddons will discuss the international situation and the US position. The meeting opens at 10 am with 9 30 am registration and luncheon at 1 30 pm. Corry members should RSVP by September 20.
The Spencer Sunday school and church elected T. J. Fullam as Sunday school superintendent Mrs Lyle Merry as assistant superintendent Miss Grace Houser secretary Ralph Bailey treasurer Ben Rendall Tibratian Mrs B F Armitage pianist and Mrs Glenn David grade roll superintendent Church trustees named Harald Randall Glenn Davis and Claire Fenno Mrs Z J Fullom elected church treasurer and Mrs Omar Crowell secretary Edwin P Armitage pastor was reelected for another year by the congregation.
Union City couple Mr. and Mrs. Donald King were guests of honor at a dinner party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crowell at 159 Wright Street in Union City Sunday to celebrate their 2nd wedding anniversary. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown and family and Mr. and Mrs. Deli Brown of Eric My, Mr. and Mrs. Alpert Fuerl and Mr. and Mrs. King of Union City, and Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Pringle of Bemny Point.
Rev G W Skidmore was honored at a farewell party by the local congregation prior to resuming studies at Bible Park school in Binghamton New York where he served this summer as pulpit leader at the Figs Baptist church About 109 attendees shared a program of music and remarks marking the occasion.
Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge will hold its regular session Tuesday at 8 o'clock sharp at Hleetan Ot. Officers will feature the meeting and a special program is arranged. social hour will follow the business session. Good attendance urged.
Mrs A E B Griswold hosted a Maple Avenue gathering of eleven Past Matrons of the Eastern Star, with a pleasant evening and a luncheon served by the hostess. Mrs Melis a Hurlbut of Meadville recently returned from California and attended the meeting. Rex theatre patrons praised last night’s Star Maker featuring Crosby Campbell Ware Sparks as a notable musical film with many child performers. Lewisburg Pennsylvanians prepare for Bucknell University studies after a summer visit with parents M M Raymond and spouse.
Mrs Romeo Ficcardi hosted a Sunday dinner party at her West Church Street home honoring her mother. Friends joined in pink and blue décor, with roses at the center. Mary Piccirillo and Sophia Kasper won awards, and gifts were exchanged. Several local residents and visitors from Corry Erie Ridgway Ratvelle McKeesport Jamestown and Philadelphia areas attended.
A vintage style recipe explains how to fry doughnuts at the right fat temperature to avoid greasing through the dough. It gives a test using bread to gauge 375 F, timing for frying about five minutes, and steps for preparing, turning, draining, and sugaring the doughnuts. It emphasizes precise heat control to prevent cracking and ensure an even brown color.
United Press reports Pittsburgh market activity with demand moderate for wholesale produce including steady apples and varied prices for Jonathan and Macintosh varieties. Cabbage, potatoes, and sweet potatoes show steady trends alongside celery and citrus. Livestock prices move unevenly with hogs and sheep higher, calves steady, and cattle mixed as market activity softens. Stocks fade into mixed activity in New York with offshore market declines and some gains in blue-chip issues.
Philadelphia September 18 The state opened its case today against Paul Petrillo 45 accused of plotting more than 100 deals tied to Philadelphia mass murder ring Petrillo’s trial began Wednesday jury not completed until Saturday after two special panels of eighty men and additional jurors exhausted in courtrooms nearby Boland Blames Congress Scranton Pa September 18 Rep P J Boland House majority whip said in a radio address last night the fault lay with Congress and the administration for failing to respond to the station change Heubuty aut
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