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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1958
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a fatal incident involving a boy and six others, with references to Allen and Mrs. as persons connected to the event. Details are incomplete but point to a deadly case under local investigation.
OCR fragment mentions Lester and Ry Wear with unclear context and missing action, parties, or location. Based on readable bits, the note hints a legal or personal matter involving both names but lacks dates or jurisdiction to confirm specifics.
The Corry Golden Age Club met with 75 members in YMCA rooms. Rev. Paul F. Bauer led the invocation scripture lesson and prayer and spoke on birthdays. September celebrants included Mrs Amy and Mrs Hollis among others.
The Corry American Red Cross chapters meets with chairman Robert Tunnell presiding. Reports cover United Fund Drive progress, disaster planning, bloodmobile date, and August aid cases. Next meeting scheduled October 28 in Red Cross rooms.
Club 15 held a birthday celebration for member wily surwn last evening at Mrs. Lawrence McCray’s home on West Smith street. Ten members and visitor Mrs. Auguste DeMauri attended. awards went to several members and DeMauri received the guest prize. A chicken salad lunch followed and plans were made for the next meeting honoring Mrs. Stokes with host Mrs. Shaffer.
The Cutting Panthers 4 H Club met Monday at leader Mrs Gerald W Plas home with Miss Henrietta Plass presiding Miss Fay Redman led the Pledge of Allegiance and the club song followed by the 4 H pledge by Miss Phyllis Mixer and Miss Elaine Ohmer Dennis Way served lunch at the close of the meet The next meeting will be October 27 with Miss Fay Redman as hostess.
The Girls Tri-Mi-Y Club of the sophomore class held its first meeting last evening at the Corry YMCA. Officers named include Janice Butter president Sondra Farrassa vice president Katy Ann Tale secretary Marilyn Stultz treasurer Ruth Ann Halfast chaplain and Mrs James Lewis advisor. Eighteen girls attended as plans for the coming year were made with meetings set for the first and third Tuesdays each month.
Boy Scouts of America in the LeBoeuf District prepare a Fall Round-Up meeting to outline a historical hike from Cambridge Sprites to Waterford Fort LeBoeuf. The event targets boys 11 or almost 11 years old and will be held at the Corry Rod and Gun Club at o'clock.
The Grange Hall in Columbus hosted Booster Night with about 50 members present. Harold Caster welcomed attendees as the flag was presented and a reading of What is the Grange followed. Activities included kitchen future talk by Mrs. Johnston, FFA demo by Richard Farrer, a duet by Albin and Blaine Wester, a 4-H dress review, and a mystery box won by Howard Miller.
Tonya Price, six, daughter of Burl and Mrs Price of East Street, celebrated with a birthday supper at home after school yesterday. About eight attended the party with games and refreshments including cake jelly popcorn and soft drinks. The color scheme featured blue decorations and pink mint streamers.
Thirty five Rotary Club members met at the Hotel Corry for a weekly session. Robert S. Morris, president of Molded Fiber Glass Co in Ashtabula Ohio, discussed buyer seller relations and the plastic industry. One visiting Rotarian attended from Erie along with several members from nearby towns.
Wittsbury area Mr and Mrs Vernon Styfans announce the engagement of their daughter Nadine to Neal Conn of North East. Nadine attends Wittsbury High School and Neal works for Ivan Miller in Corry. A winter wedding is planned by the couple.
The Men's Club of the First Methodist Church met to plan projects and sessions for the coming year. Ten area churches will sponsor Methodist Men's Hour on October 4. Participants include Corry Union City Clymer Spartansburg and Wattsburg charges. A local Usher society was proposed. Joseph Hair showed a travel film and James Wells led devotions. Rev. George Myers gave the benediction.
Harrisburg reports a near five percent rise in voting machines and a nine percent increase in districts using them for the November 4 election. Of about 8898 districts, 4929 will use machines while 34 counties still lack any voting districts.
Introduced Monday to Mr and Mrs Philip R Whitehead at Trenton General Hospital Trenton New Jersey The mother Irene Robinson of Corry is the grandmother Vidia-Ferns Gandhi son in law of Prime Minister Nehru has been hospitalized with a coronary thromb Gandhi is recovering official sources said
Nedra Sanders Broccoli former beauty queen and Mrs Albert Broccoli died of cancer at Doctors Hospital. She was 4M. Her life included marriages to William Evans and Buddy Clark and later Albert Broccoli. Tragedy followed with the murder of her first husband and child, plus the death of her mother. Services set for Thursday.
Senator Joseph J. Yosko, a cancer victim, was buried yesterday in Holy Saviour Cemetery. Attending the funeral were state Democratic Chairman Joseph M. Burr, Congressman Francis E. Walter, Lt. Gov. Roy Furman, Judge John Morgan Davis, and other state party leaders. Yosko died Friday in Atlantic City at age 46.
Francis Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York arrives in Palermo with nearly 100 American pilgrims. The group visits Roman Catholic shrines including the famed site at Lourdes.
Washington endures another round of debate over Red China’s United Nations representation as lawmakers question U S policy and the Soviet position. The piece notes muted Western allies, neutralist support for Peiping, and implications for Formosa and U S strategy.
Margaret Waterford was crowned Livestock Queen at the Erie event amid a cattle show and sale starting today. Runners up include Linda Benns, Elaine Waraled, Lue Linn Ploaki, and Johanne Duda Wattsburg. LFPA members from Crawford, Erie, Warren, Forest, and other counties will participate as cattle displays begin at 9 AM. Public sale starts at 3 PM.
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