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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1924

Page

3

Nelsonville A M E Church Sunday Schedule and A C E League

Nelsonville church notices list Sunday School at 9 30 Preaching at 11 with subject Christ the True Vine Afternoon services at 2 30 A C E League meets at 6 30 Preaching again at 7 34 B M MecLinn pastor Nelson Vile A M E church also notes a bricks road booster effort and a community discussion led by Mrs Adfa James on China and Tibet for Christ Miss Oril Smith recites a missionary story and Miss Fern Parry with Mrs Tillie Hall sing Beautiful Garden of Prayer

Christ the True Vine A. C. E. League B. M. MecLinn Nelson Vile A. M. E. Church Ad@fa James China Tibet Oril Smith Fern Parry Tillie Hall

Sunday School Party Delights Intermediates At Church

Inter ciate teachers Mrs Lucius poplar Mrs Myra Mitcholland Ises Verna Hand Freda Smith Francis Blake Redempa Lines Thelma Baugh Grace Wright Mr Roy Barron Albert Dilcher hosted a church social for 225 children from 6 to 9 pm A young men's orchestra performed ice cream and cake were served Decorated in the Easter style the event was deemed a success and plans for another party are favored

Lucius Poplar Myra Mitcholland Ises Verna Hand Freda Smith Francis Blake Redempa_ Lines Thelma Baugh Grace Wright Roy Barron Albert Dilcher

City Officials Subpoenaed In Bus Line Case

Mayor Lax Chief of Police Pear se and Director Ridenour appear before the court of appeals following a subpoena in the action by the bus line seeking to block enforcement of recently adopted city ordinances.

Lax Pearse Ridenour Atocons Court of Appeals

Durant auto fire damages vehicle on Jeff Acon Street

A Durant automobile owned by Sharp and parked on Jeff Acon Street was damaged by fire yesterday evening. The Kelch residence nearby caught fire as well, sustaining about $25 in damage before firefighters extinguished the blaze. The fire department was summoned to the scene.

Durant Kelch Jeffacon Stret

Chamber committee to inspect Nelsonville fire department equipment

G Rh Robinson and partners were named by the chamber of commerce to examine Nelsonville fire department gear deemed inferior. The committee will report to the board Tuesday. The chamber endorsed a directory proposal and discussed national chamber actions in Cleveland May 6. The shoe factory site is secured with a lot purchase and building removal arranged.

Nelsonville Cleveland C. C. Sharp Chamber

Nelsonville road to be improved to aid brick plant traffic

The Nelsonville city council authorized Engineer Chute to prepare plans for improving the main road from West Columbus to the Nelsonville Brick Co. office to handle heavy truck traffic. Abutting owners support the project, which would ease winter impassability and coal transfers with truckers offering no-haul charges.

Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce Chute West Columbus Treet Nelsonville Brick Co

Mrs Edeington Visits Mother in Madison

Mrs. Fred Edeington of Madison West Virginia is the guest of her mother Mrs. P. B. Verity.

Fred Edeington Madison, W. Va P. B. Verity

Mrs Vorhes to entertain Hyperion club at home

Mrs Charles Vorhes will entertain the ladies of the Hyperion club Saturday afternoon at her home 40 East Franklin street.

Charles Vorhes The Hyperion Club East Franklin Street

Mrs Crawford Hosts 21st Birthday Dinner for Henry Crawford

Mrs Flossie Davis Crawford entertained Thursday with a sumptuous dinner honoring her son Henry A Crawford's 21st birthday. Thelma McGiffen Helen McCarty Converse Crawford and the guest of honor were seated.

Flossie Davis Crawford Henry A. Crawford Thelma McGiffen Helen McCarty Converse Crawford

Williams pays fine in mayor's court for reckless driving

Bob Williams paid a total of ten dollars and court costs after pleading guilty to reckless driving in the mayor's court. The affidavit was filed by Veter Barrows, a county motor cop.

Bob Williams Veter Barrows County

Fire fighters answer rapid call at Sayles residence

The fire department rushed to Mrs. Sayles home at the corner of Harper street and Ashton avenue on Thursday noon as burning grass menaced nearby structures. No damage resulted.

Church Service Schedule Set at Official Board Meeting

First Methodist Episcopal Church Geo Tiftt, Pastor, outlined Sunday School at 9 50 A M preaching at 10 50 A M Ipworth League and class at 6 50 P M evening service at 7 30 P M An orchestra will accompany the services and Class 24 led by Mr Parks aims to be a large men’s class in southern Ohio Rehearsals for Palm Sunday and Easter advance with a goal of 600 attendees.

First Methodist Episcopal Church Geo Bk. Tiftt Ipworth Parks Ohio

Tibie Church Services And Activities Schedule

Tibie School session at 9:30. Morning worship at 10:36 with sermon What Following Christ Means. Evening program for Juniors and Seniors Christian Endeavor at 6:00 and Evening Worship at 7:00 with sermon A Great World Wide Search. Special music highlighted in services and expected to improve continually.

Tibie School

Pilgrim Holiness Church Spirit of Missionary Talk

Reverend J. T. Maffin of Marion Colorado speaks at Pilgrim Holiness Church morning service on The Lost Art of the Religious Life. He lectures on foreign missions in the afternoon and displays India's idol gods. Evening service features special singing. Cottage prayer meeting at Mrs Draper's Grovenor Street tonight.

Pilgrim Holiness Church J. T. Maffin Marion, CO India

Episcopal Church Evening Service Promoted

Church services at 7:00 PM with preaching by Rev. Abbott. Those not attending church elsewhere are invited to this service.

Episcopal Church Abbott

Mildred Baugh Returns to Columbus School After Vacation

Mildred Baugh comes back to her Columbus school on Thursday after spending a week with her mother Mrs. Josie Baugh.

Mildred Baugh Columbus Josie Baugh

Moses Breeze Here Sunday at Presbyterian Church

Rev Moses Breeze from Columbus will fill the pulpit both morning and evening and administer communion at the morning service. Sunday School starts 9 30 with Hazel Adams leading the Intermediates at 6. Evening service at 7. Prayer meeting Wednesday night led by L R Kelch.

Moses Breeze The Presbyterian Church Columbus Hazel Adams L. R. Kelch

Athens Women Edith Evans and Jucile Blackwood Visit

Misses Edith Evans and Jucile Blackwood of Athens were Thursday guests of Mrs. H D Krieg.

Edith Evans Jucile Blackwood Athens H. D. Krieg

Bible Study at 318 Madison Street Sunday Evening

International Bible students will hold a Bible study at 318 Madison Street on Sunday evening April 6 at 7 o'clock. The subject is Babylon Is Fallen from Revelation 18 verse 2. Everyone is welcome, and there will be no collection.

International Bible Students Madison Street Babylon

Style Show at Mediens and Just Rite Millinery Draws Crowd

Stuart's Opera House hosted a crowded style show featuring Gloria Swanson in Society Scandal. The Mediens Stores and Just Rite Millinery showcased latest hats coats suits dresses gloves purses shoes hose for women girls and children with a repeat performance planned for tonight.

Stuart's Opera House Mediens Just Rite Gloria Swanson

Missionary Society meeting of Methodist church features program

The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church held a Thursday afternoon session in parlors. President Mrs A N Barker presided with Mrs Barker leading the program and Mrs Otto Shirley on piano. Mrs John Murphy gave a sketch of the life of Norville Cox as Mrs Bartoe led devotional, with Mrs John Williams and Mrs Thomas Spencer singing a duet.

Meeting Notes Highlight Local Society Observances

Mrs Retta Howe spoke on Founders Day and Mrs George F E Tifft led the second chapter of the study book. Mrs George Evans read an article to cap the meeting with 35 attendees. Mrs Lydia Johnson presented Our work in China while Mrs O J Howearth and Mrs Mame Coleman sang Servant of All. Four new members joined and refreshments were served by Parry and family.

Retta Howe George FE. Tifft George Evans Lane Tibet Shelton Batang China Lydia Johnson O. J. Howearth Mame Coleman Parry Frances Fern Marmand Nelle Schwenke Loar Ella North Grace Ruscoe Mary Coepe Mary Ray Ottis James

Women’s Missionary Society Meeting in Arcade Street Home

The Christian church group was hosted by Mrs. William Perry on Adams street. With president absent, vice president Mrs. O J Howearth led the session as Mrs. Mechem, visiting Hot Springs Arkansas, read meetings. Miss Charline Garner delivered a notable devotional.

Women’s Missionary Society of the Christian Church William Perry Adams Street A. G. Mechem O. J. Howearth

Reading tastes in Syracuse children evolve with age

Miss Doris Wise of the Syracuse Library notes that modern children read wholesome works by Mark Twain Dumas Kipling and Booth Tarkington. She says ten year olds enjoy adventure stories based on fact while twelve year olds seek mysteries. Girls sample a wider range of literature than boys.

Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Works Best for Hair

A vintage notice promotes mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo as a safe, greaseless option for washing hair. It claims standard soaps irritate the scalp with alkali, while this shampoo creates a rich lather from water and a few teaspoonfuls, cleansing thoroughly and leaving hair silky and easy to manage.

Hawaii Called Best Place For Plane Flying

Brigadier General William Mitchell told Honolulu business leaders aviation has advanced greatly since early attempts on Oahu. He noted daily army and navy flights to outer islands and predicted Hawaii will be within 21 hours of the mainland and 33 hours of Yokohama, transforming the islands into the Crossroads of the Air.

Honolulu Tawaii William Mitchell Army Air Service Tom Gunn Oahu Army Navy Mitchell Hawaii Yokohama

A Good Dress for School Pattern Announcement

A pattern for a school dress combines figured woolen and serge with velvet and crepe options. It comes in sizes 6 8 10 and 12 years and requires 21 yards of material for each year size. Send 12 cents in stamps to receive the mailed pattern.

Siz

Burke Urges Pension and Tenure for Freeing Teachers From Worry

Cincinnati April 4 State Senator J F Burke Elyria spoke to the Cincinnati Teachers Association arguing teachers must be freed from financial worry to teach better. He urged an adequate pension system and a tenure law to secure livelihoods and support broader state property appraisal to fund schools at a uniform rate.

Elyria Ohio Cincinnati Cincinnati Teachers’ Association Burke Bucke

Coast Guard Seeks Aid for Distressed Avon Queen off Marqueses Keys

Reports from Key West say the four masted schooner Avon Queen is in distress off the Marqueses Keys about 20 miles west. The Coast Guard Cutter Snuke has been dispatched to provide assistance.

Key West, Fla Marqueses Keys Here Key West U.S. Coast Guard Snuke

Sir Charles Hie ham Seeks Tea Probe of Maxim Comments

Sir Charles Hie ham of the India Tea Growers in London protests Maxim statements in New York asserting tea and coffee belong with intoxicating liquors. He argues Maxim tries to use tea as a weapon against prohibition, and clarifies tea as stimulating but beneficial.

New York Charles Hieham Maxim Sir Charles India London

Plumber Hopes New Pipes Cure His Ache

A garbled testimonial claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy eased severe stomach and intestinal pain after months of gas and colic. The ad asserts the remedy clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation linked to stomach and liver ailments, including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee.

Mayr McKee Igiug Athens Gem Pharmac Nelsonville and Druggists Everywhere

Morgan 15 On Lecture Tour

Geoffrey F. Morgan former superintendent of schools here is on a southern lecture tour under the chautauqua bureau. The circuit runs Florida Georgia Tennessee Kentucky Wisconsin and Illinois with a return to Athens planned for early September. A full record of his name and work appears in Who's Who in America to be published in June.

Geoffrey F. Morgan South 2 Chautauqua Bureau Mr. Morgan Florida Georgia Tennessee Kentucky Wisconsin Tiinois Morgan Athens

Sunday Services and Prayer Meetings Schedule

Sunday school at nine o'clock. Preaching at ten by Mrs. Latu Bobo of Athens. Prayer meeting at seven Tuesday evening. Cottage prayer meeting Friday night at seven P.M.

E'Cloes Latu Bobo Athens

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