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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1942
Page
2
A county case details a grand jury plea by Denzil in a road incident near Floyd Route. The driver faced a vehicular wreck with a 56 car unit and a later term set by officials. Court actions continued as Edw Loc and Kel were referenced.
Union services will be held Good Friday evening at the First Baptist Church in Middleport. The Women's Music Club directed by Mrs Willis Aleshire will sing Idyll with Mrs R O Fowler as contralto soloist. The Rev W Griffith Evans supply pastor of the First Baptist Gallipolis will preach. other participants include the Rev H L Carr Rev H A Rothrock Rev Don McMillin and Rev Ralph Zunder. Service begins at 7 30 p m. A special communion service is planned at the First Presbyterian Church at 7:30 p m for members and guests.
Suspicion of an April Fool prank grows after William Brydie’s mule ran away leaving the wagon in Court Street. Clerk Herman Beards stopped the animal about a half block away. Municipal and church notices follow with service times at First Baptist and Heath Methodist Churches this evening.
Benjamin F. Turner of Condor Street runs a home recording setup that turns local talent into phonograph records. He has dozens of self made discs including original songs by his daughter Janet and familiar pieces by various musicians. Critics say the recordings rival store bought records in quality, reflecting Turner's radio work for the Disabled American Veterans.
Mrs Pandora Strickland hosted a waffle supper for Mrs William Darst at her Chester Road home. The event greeted the new Mrs Darst and honored a new infant Barbara Louise Young born March 27 at Rock Springs.
Easter Sunday at Simpson Methodist Church features sunrise communion at 6 30 a m. Church School at 9 15 led by Emil Ball. Worship at 10 15 with special anthem. Evening service at 7 includes an Easter meditation. Monday 7 30 reception for new members. All Girls Choir 6 30 Wednesday, parsonage 8 30 pm monthly get-together. Fellowship of Prayer Evangelism at 7 30 Wednesday.
Meigs County Rationing Board distributed tires and tubes in March to numerous residents and businesses including Amos Leonard, Hanson Holter, J F Halliday, Frank Roush, Marshall Miller, Roy Springer, Meigs Water Co., General Machine Co., Pomeroy Detroit Coal Corp, Covert Baking Co, Rev James D Taylor, Purity Ice Cream, Davis Ice & Produce Co, and others. Awards cover passenger tires tubes retreaded truck tires and obsolete tire allocations.
Funeral services for George Wilbur Compson 42 of Clifton West Virginia were held at his father's home with a workmen quartet from Marietta Manufacturing Co. performing. He leaves a wife four children and several relatives. Burial followed at Adamsville Cemetery with pallbearers named. Out of town mourners joined relatives from Columbus Parkersburg Wheeling and other areas. Robert Compson was removed to St Josephs Hospital three hours before the funeral ill with pneumonia.
Defense Savings Stamps sales in Pomeroy Public Schools rose weekly. On Tuesday March 31 the eleventh stamp day yielded 123.95 dollars, bringing eleven day total to 1271.75. Central Elementary 33.80 dollars Ralph Spencer principal. Sugar Run Elementary 34.00 dollars Emma Seitz principal. Senior High 30.35 dollars J E White principal. Junior High 25.80 dollars W R Farnham principal.
Enterprise hosts Sunday School at 9 30 followed by morning worship. Wednesday prayer service at 7 30 led by Roy Curtiss. Women s Aid meets Thursday. Syracuse revival continues with Sunrise prayer at 6 30 and Sunday School at 9 30 followed by an evangelistic service at 7 30 pm.
Mr and Mrs Enoch Bickley report their son Pvt James D Bickley is stationed in Hawaii Friends may write to him at 35035673 Co F 106 Inf APO 1104 Postmaster San Francisco California with the old address on file
Only two U S presidents died in the White House while six died in office The two are William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor.
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