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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1939

Page

2

Nelsonville Plans Benefit Dance To Aid Fire Truck Fund

Nelsonville will host a benefit dance on April 28 at the Elks Home to raise funds for a new city fire truck. About 2,000 tickets go on sale today, supported by the Nelsonville Elks and Eagles lodges. Organizers include Don Sheffield as chairman and James Hall as secretary treasurer with a committee listing Dewey Whyte and others.

Nelsonville Elks and Eagles Elks Don Sheffield James Hall Dewey Whyte Clyde Ray Fuzzy” Evans

New Interest Reported in Service at First Methodist

Nelsonville church services grow in interest and numbers. Rev Mills and wife lead musical programs and guide gospel singing with solos duets readings and instruments. Mr Mills lecturing daily to 250 plus youth. Rev W P Clark evangelist preaches on The Christ of Gethsemane and later The Christ of Pilate s Judgment Hall in a series ending on Easter Day.

Nelsonville First Methodist Church E. C. Mills

Nelsonville Officers Club Benefit Party at Red Men’s Hall

The Nelsonville Officers Club will hold a benefit party in the Red Men's Hall Saturday night at 8 o'clock.

Nelsonville WBA Red Men's Hall

Social Security itinerant office set for Nelsonville visit

Nelsonville hosts an itinerant Social Security office Friday April 7 from 1 to 3 p m at the Post Office Building. Glen H. Pittenger of the Zanesville field office will interview employers and wage earners on social security issues and provide guidance on taxes wage records missing account numbers coverage and related questions. The office will also issue wage account statements upon request and future hours are scheduled for the first Friday in July and October.

Nelsonville Glen H. Pittenger Zanesville L. J. Eberle Pittenger Social Security Board

Rotary Directors Chosen on Tuesday

Five new directors were elected from ten nominees at the Rotary Club meeting in Nelsonville Tuesday evening. Directors will later select a club president for the new year starting June 1. Chosen directors are Victor Oakley, Charles Walker, E. J. Arnold, Gerald Baird, and L. I. Krieg. Charles Walker has served as club president for the past year.

Nelsonville Rotary Club Victor Oakley Charles Walker E. J. Arnold Gerald Baird L. I. Krieg

Quartet to Sing at Nelsonville Church Service

An adult quartet will sing Master, the Tempest Is Raging for the 7 o clock service at the Presbyterian Church in Nelsonville. Members composing the quartet are Miss Margaret Johnson Mr and Mrs Martin Alexander and Converse Crawford. Mrs Edith Stiers will sing The Prayer Perfect. Rev. Lloyd Evans will discuss A Satisfied from Isaiah 53 11. The church Session will meet after the service to welcome new members.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Church Margaret Johnson Martin Alexander Converse Crawford Edith Stiers Lloyd Evans

Nelsonville Social Notes Club Meets at Hyperion

The Hyperion Club gathered Saturday afternoon hosted by Mrs. Cecil Shafer. Mrs. W. H. Hyde presented a paper on Bolivia and Peru prepared by Mrs. Charles Huddy. Miss Wightman from the Nelsonville County Library spoke on library work and its community role. A discussion followed the program.

Hyperion Club Cecil Shafer W. H. Hyde Bolivia Peru Charles Huddy Miss Wightman Nelsonville County

Esther Class to hold Thursday evening meeting at church

Esther Class plans a 7 o clock meeting Thursday evening in the church quilting room to discuss a dinner. Nelsonville First Aid Class shifts tonight meeting from the high school building to the Central Building on the Square at the same hour.

Esther Nelsonville Nelsonville Senior High School

Move to New Home In Nelsonville Details

Mr and Mrs Wallace Glenn move today to a residence they own on Kentner Street The Glenn home on Short Street was recently sold to Mr and Mrs Harry Betts McArthur The Betts, former well known residents here, will take possession at once Out of 885 place fish marked and liberated in the North Sea a total of 21 percent were recaptured within 12 months

Nelsonville Wallace Glenn Kentner St Glenn Short St Harry Betts McArthur Betts North Sea

Lenten Services Continue At Church of Christ

Tonight in Nelsonville the sanctuary hosts the last Lenten service with Rev. Lawrence Crawford Butler delivering The Cross In the Shadows. Maundy Thursday invites all Christians to an upper room communion service to share in fellowship.

Nelsonville Church of Christ Lawrence Crawford Butler

Green Easter placard invites Nelsonville churchgoers

A large green placard on the Nelsonville Eagles club bulletin board showcases pictures and histories of all local churches with an Easter Sunday invitation. Dewey Whyte organized the exhibit and is praised for promoting church attendance this holiday.

Nelsonville Eagles Club Dewey Whyte

Women’s Community Garden Club Holds Friday Meeting

Nelsonville residents are told a short business meeting will take place Friday at 3 30 in the home of Mrs J M Hyde. All members are urged to attend.

Nelsonville Women’s Community Garden Club J. M. Hyde

No Suit for Bill to Be Shown by Oakdale School PTA

The play No Suit for Bill will be presented by the Oakdale School upper grades at the PTA meeting Friday night April 7 at 7 30. Admission is five cents with proceeds for the school fund.

Glouster Bill Oakdale PTA

Darts Cited In Police Descriptions Of Wanted Men

The pastime has spread to bars with police adding darts posture notes to suspect descriptions. Descriptions describe stance, ear gesture, and specific dart finishes like double 13 and treble 19 as clues.

London

Rail Time Cards and Air Service Schedules

Rail timetable entries list West Bound and South bound speeds for National Limited and Chesapeake & Ohio lines with daily, daily except Sunday, and leaves times. New York Central lines show multiple no. numbers and daily exceptions. Athens Municipal Airport offers sunrise to sunset air service with through tickets and connections to TWA and AA. west, east and north departures listed.

National Limited West Bound Diplomat Chesapeake & OF No NEW York Central Athens Municipal Airport Airtazi A. A. Airlines Athens North

Easter services announced for multiple Jacksonville churches

Rev. R S S Lawrence lists Easter programs at Jacksonville M E Church Millfield M E Church Trimble M E and Chauncey M E with baptism services reception of members and 6 am 8 am 9 am and 10 30 am services. Various regional residents are noted for moves visits illnesses and a wedding announced in Rendville Vinton and other nearby towns.

Jacksonville R. S&s. Lawrence Jacksonville M. E Millfield M. E Emma Cooper Newcomerstown Ohio A. R. Woodgerd Albany Ida McDaniel Millfield L. A. Morrison L. M. Murphy Athens Joseph Watson Seventh Street Reginald Embrey

Motor to Washington Observes Cherry Blossoms Party

Herbert Paulus and two children John and Ruth of Lakewood visit Mrs. Paulus’s parents Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Powell. The group motored to Washington over the weekend to view the cherry blossoms.

Washington Nelsonville Herbert Paulus John Ruth Lakewood Paulus L. R. Powell Washington, D. C

Eagles Have Good Meeting in Nelsonville

Nelsonville Eagles drew over 150 members for a Tuesday session. Members were urged to bring one guest for the April 11 visit by the national grand president. The lodge invites all district aeries and plans a 400 to 500 attendee event. A goodwill committee will visit Marietta tonight to recruit delegates.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Eagles Nelsonville Lodge Marietta

Students Granted Easter Holiday by City Schools

City schools dismissed for Easter vacation with classes to resume Monday morning.

Nelsonville

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