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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1961
Page
6
Fragmentary Erie area notes report Archie Bishop admitted to Hamot Hospital in Erie in poor condition. Temperature readings across towns, eye bank pledge drive details, local road work progress, bike theft update, library reading hours, draft board closure, and a Meade Avenue incident are included in a bustling Corry era roundup.
A divorced mother of a year old daughter died after a rattlesnake bite during a church service in a West Virginia sect. The victim refused medical care and died at her stepfather’s home. Investigators said no charges were filed and noted there is no law against snake handling in the state.
Frost below freezing temperatures hit several Western Pennsylvania communities early today. Kane recorded an overnight low of 27 degrees while Brookville hovered in the low 30s. St Marys reported an unofficial low of 18 degrees as cold snap grips Elk County.
A garbled text fragment mentions a youth and an instant redhead with scattered names and terms. The legible bits point to a curious event or discovery but lack clear actions, dates, or locations to form a concrete, sourced summary.
The Episcopal Church endorsed birth control as morally permissible in certain cases to prevent tragedy amid rapid population growth. The 1 day governing convention highlighted moral issues, supporting state workmen’s compensation reforms, opposing racial prejudice, and urging civil defense duty within church ministry.
Denomination notices for Corry area churches list service times and leaders. First Baptist on West Pleasant hosts Sunday School at 9:45, morning worship, youth and evening services with midweek prayer. Salvation Army details include Sunday School, holiness meetings, junior and senior programs, open air services, prayer and choir events across the week. Various churches provide Sunday School, worship, evangelistic services, prayer meetings, and nursery or junior activities with midweek group meetings and choir rehearsals.
The piece urges couples to join a church after marriage, noting the church aids in starting a home, guiding childrearing, offering comfort in sorrow, and providing a steady foundation. It argues a married life lacks a missing part without church involvement and consistent participation.
A collage of listings from Findley Lake area churches outlines service times, Sunday School, and activities. Churches include Findley Lake Evangelical United Brethren, Reformed Church, First Church of Christ Scientist, Wheelock Community, St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Emmanuel Episcopal, Cray Methodist, and Elizabeth’s. Activities cover morning worships, Sunday schools, choir practices, prayer meetings, youth groups, and church events with various pastors and locations.
At the corner of East Washington Street and Maple Avenue Raw Earl C Docherty Rally and Promotion Day features Sunday School at 9:45 morning service, Our Saviour and Friend at 6:30 p.m. Alliance Youth Fellowship at 7:40 p.m. Evangelistic Service. The Just Shall Live By Faith weekly prayer meetings at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 7:30 p.m. Mid week Bible study and prayer. Saturday men’s meeting at 7:00 p.m. Elgin Methodist Church led by Key Lawrence Meneely at 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship.
A dense listing of services for multiple churches across Pleasant Streets and nearby areas. Walter W. Gilliland leads First Methodist with World Wide Communion Sunday notes and various midweek activities. Other congregations including Seventh Day Adventist, North Clymee EUB, Brokenstraw Parish, Cobes Corners, Thomas the Apostle, Columbus Community, Wayne Valley EUB, and Wrightsville Community present their Sunday school times, morning worship, youth groups, and midweek programs across Spring Creek and surrounding towns.
A list of firms including Thompson Maple Products Rogers Structural Steel Co. Paul’s Men’s Wear McInnes Steel Co. Corry Concrete and Gravel Raymond Mfg. Co. Northwestern Rural Electric Ajax Iron Works and E. E. Guignon appears in a regional directory style entry. The compilation preserves company names as read.
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