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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1926
Page
7
Logan Commandery No. 78 Knights Templar will attend Easter Divine worship at United Brethren church on Sunday at 2 PM. Rev. T C Harper will preach the Easter sermon with special music and a march from the hall at 1 30 PM.
Logan April 1 Two broken bones in his left foot did not stop Charles Poling Falls township constable from staging a raid at Carbon Hill Tuesday afternoon. The raid netted two prisoners Tom McAllister and Ryner Gardener arrested at the McAllister home. After a night in the county jail they were arraigned in magistrate court on charges of intoxication.
Each pleaded guilty to being drunk and each denied possessing liquor. Sentences on intoxication charges were withheld until hearings on the other charges Thursday.
L P Mooney spoke at the Falls Township farm bureau meeting in the courthouse auditorium. Robert W Lang extension agent outlined the summer program adopted recently. Wilby Harden Joe Harden and Harry Woltz provided old time fiddling. Contests were held during the social hour and candy and apples were served as refreshments.
C Theodore Stettler a 28 year old Cleveland teacher and Lucille Elaine Leyshon a 26 year old Logan nurse are announced as engaged.
Contracts for three concrete bridges will be awarded April 16. One bridge will be on the Logan Lancaster road one mile north of Enterprise, with the other two near South Perry.
The Rev. Father Clark, pastor of Holy Cross Church, will address the Kiwanis Club tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 at the Church of Christ in Glouster. A musical program accompanies the talk and lunch is provided by the church women. Attendance at recent meetings has been strong.
About 1090 people attended a farewell meeting at the Church of Christ in Glouster to honor Rev. Mr. Frampton, the retiring pastor. A program featured scripture, prayers, readings, piano solos, and talks by M. M. Irvson and Fred Ervin, with luncheon served afterward.
Easter Carnival Dance advertised at Red Men hall in Gloster on Saturday night April 3 featuring Lawson Orchestra.
Passion week services conclude Friday at Moodist church with Dr. Holmbce of Athens delivering the sermon. A large congregation is expected for Friday night. Easter services Sunday evening will feature a special musical program.
GLOUSTER April 1 reports the Ohio Fuel Gas office has relocated from the Danford building on High street to the Front Street structure formerly occupied by T. D. McAfooes plumbing and electric shop.
The W H Johnston residence across the bridge on the Jacksonville road was bought by the board of education for a new school building. After selling that property Johnston purchased the E M Blower residence on Walnut Street in Trimble.
A letter from Clyde S. Price, a former resident, describes ongoing projects and labor in the North Glouster area. The note highlights community bustle and the persistence of local workers as spring activities begin.
A Glouster resident now in Wyandotte Michigan says there is plenty of work there. He remains with the contractor he first joined in Wyandotte. Last month he and fellow workers repaired Edsel Ford's summer home.
An old time free dance will be held at Lam born's pavilion Friday evening by Lewis Brothers Garage and the Service Tire company. Dancing starts at 3:30. A ten piece string orchestra will provide old time music. No admission charge.
A trio seeks a female assistant to join their accounting department to complete the Triple Alliance. The office exists and operations run, but they lack a suitable girl to fill the role.
The testimony details that the Jacksonville wage scale crippled Southern Ohio coal, with mines operating only part time and many workers losing steady earnings. It notes many miners moved to nonunion fields, housing and schools impacted, and warns that continuation of the scale threatens elimination of Hocking field mining. Executive Lewis acknowledges the situation and sees no ready remedy.
He states that, as things stand, mines in the Southern Ohio field cannot operate under any wage scale competitive with nonunion districts.
The Presbyterian church hosts a 7 pm performance of The Seven Last Words of Christ a sacred cantata by DuBois. The choir, bolstered by guests from other churches, features Miss Alice Holman soprano Colene Norviel soprano Mrs R P Tompkins contralto Helen McClafflin contralto Prof Wesley H Maurer tenor Clark Williams tenor Prof C D Glauque bass Prof C N Mackinnon bass and Prof W R Longstreet is the organist. No sermon will be given as the service centers on the cantata.
The Athens junior high inter home room basketball cup went to Room 18 at an afternoon assembly. William Cooper, president of the student council, presented the silver loving cup. Room 14 donated a large picture of the junior high football team. John William Boden spoke. Room 16 received the March tardiness banner from Alice Good.
Sunrise worship at Surprise Christian church Easter Sunday at 6 15 will be inter denominational with cooperation from other churches. The hour long service features vocal and instrumental music congregational singing responsive reading and prayer linking missionaries worldwide in a global sunrise prayer circle.
A public school teacher visits several invalid children in the Connecticut town multiple times weekly to ensure they continue their education despite health challenges.
A patient reports relief from stomach gas and sleep problems after using Adlerika. The ad touts Adlerika as a fast intestinal evacuant that removes old waste and eases constipation and stomach trouble, promising a fuller, happier feeling. Gibson's Pharmacy is listed as the supplier.
Walter Bick, 25, a World War veteran, shot and killed his father John Bick, 48, at a Swanton farm after escaping from an insane asylum four days earlier. He fled in the father s car but was captured by a posse and jailed in Toledo, with authorities considering commitment to Lima hospital for criminal insanity.
Mansfield April 1 The American Mutual Indemnity Company under Roland M Edmonds of Columbus and Fred E Guthrie of Marion is named as special commissioners by Insurance Superintendent Conn to liquidate the firm. Secretary Henry L Lindly reports from his sick bed that Endley pronounces the company solvent despite illness from pneumonia.
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