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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1944
Page
4
Hostesses for Mrs Dean Houser led last evenings event as the College Women's Club kicked off the new season with a 6:30 dinner at the Wright street practice house. Members were urged to call reservations to Mrs Ki B Mosier or Mrs H G Wolfe for the Monday meeting.
Mr and Mrs C S Robbing of East South street plan to mark their sixth wedding anniversary on Monday September 25 The note lists many local items from residents traveling visiting and military news including Schmidt and Brown from Northwestern University and Mills College and relatives in Erie Findlay and Meadville It reflects a bustling community sheet with family moves and wartime mentions.
The College Women's Club of Erie presents pianist Alec Templeton for the first time in Erie on Wednesday October 4 at 8 18 p m in Strong Vincent High School auditorium The blind pianist is known to radio listeners for his inventive compositions improvisations and varied entertainment He has also earned national acclaim on the concert stage.
Drs N T Gillette and John Kis Jer attend the ninety fourth annual meeting of the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania in the William Penn Hotel Pittsburgh today through Thursday. Fifty authorities will present papers and ninety exhibitors will show medical and surgical techniques with daily motion pictures. A panel on the Glands of Internal Secretion features and Dr William Bates of Philadelphia to be installed as president, with guest speakers Emil Novak Edward H Rynearson Bar W Netherton Clyde L Deming Hermann Pearse Clayton W Greene James P Leake Alexander S Wiener and Ramon Castroglejo New York.
The Corry M C A Auxiliary held its first fall meeting at Mrs. Leslie Wells on Grand Street with strong attendance. President Mrs. Wallace led a business session establishing standing committees. Secretary C W Shhotzbarger outlined the Gra Y Club winter program of Bible clubs, monthly suppers and social events. Hostesses Wells and Mrs. McCray provided refreshments after a social hour. The October meeting will be at Secretary Shorebarge’s East Wayne Street home.
The Harding School P T A held its first session of the term with a health program and jokes. Members discussed windscreen projects for the school building, and voted to hold a rummage sale Thursday and Friday at the Grand Theatre to raise funds. The group also approved moving monthly meetings to the second Monday.
Prince David Mdivani, sole survivor of three brothers from the Tis Georgia royal line, marries Virginia Sinclair daughter of oil magnate Harry Sinclair in Las Vegas. The ceremony follows Mdivani's exile from old Russian royal circles and links American oil wealth with Auxiliaries of European aristocracy.
A joint congressional committee gave final approval to a postwar reconversion bill after removing a Senate provision to authorize unemployment compensation for about 3.1 million federal employees and back home travel pay for discharged war workers. Chairman George of Georgia said the modified bill would reach the Senate that day with goal to pass and send to the House by nightfall. The agreement removed a major obstacle to a congressional recess until after the November elections.
The American Red Cross directors met last evening at headquarters with Chairman Richard Rossbacher presiding. They adopted the budget proposed by the budget committee and set the first Thursday of each month at 7 30 as the regular meeting time. Mrs. Rasselas Brown was named chair of the staff assistant group and Mrs. O W Bracken planned to attend a training course to lead local home nursing instruction. Miss Leora Stranahan served as acting secretary amid a gathering of directors including Mrs. Betty Smiley, Mrs. Mildred Alfred, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Shuss, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Houghton, and others.
Franklin September 19 Leal Allen Culbertson 40 known as Cubby died in a blazing gasoline truck crash south of Leeper Monday morning. The A D McGrew Franklin distributor delivering gasoline at Marienville, he swerved across Route 68 between Leeper and Tuanda, the big truck went out of control and rolled into a ditch catching fire.
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