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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1922

Page

3

West End P T A and Missionary Society News in Belsonville

The Belsonville column reports the April meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist parish held at Mrs. Paul &. isemper’s home on Columbus Street with Mrs. Otto Shirley as hostess. Treasuries show $41.28 from dinners and sales, and $13.45 from calendar. A program featured solos and readings, followed by a social half hour for 24 attendees. The West End Parent Teacher Association met Friday with second grade singing and Easter fair plans. The obituary notes Mrs. Bryan of Nelsonville, widow of long church service, survived by children and many relatives, with a tribute to her faith and life.

Foreign Missionary Society The Thuvecay Pesn Paul &. Isemper Columbus Street Otto Shirley Geovans Sr. J. Howe Chscociety Arbert Leyshon B. E. LeFever Eva Cotten Thomaspencer Bessie Aites Hariet Freer Barto West End Parent-Teacher Association Sreade Miss Deer Garnet Powell Fred Voigt Heally

Easter Week Services Promised at Bible School

Bible school notes Easter plans with classes finishing plans for a great school and Mother's Day announcements soon. Morning worship at 10 30 features When He Entered the City. Evening service at 7 00 with A Question That Saddened the Master. Junior and Senior C E societies meet at 6 p m. Public invited to pre Easter services each night next week with preaching by the pastor and song service.

Bible Schol C. E

Presbyterian Church Palm Sunday Services and Week Plan

Palm Sunday services at 10 30 a m sermon Lift Up Your Heads O Ye Gates. Evening sermon Some Ambitions I Have For This Church. Sunday school 9 30 a m Young peoples meeting 6 p m. Presbytery meets at Pomeroy Monday evening with Elder Hudson as delegate. Mesdames Bartlett Hyde Cooley Hill Juniper and others to attend. Wednesday prayer meeting led by session. Friday Rev James A Verburg to speak on Religious Education for the public.

Presbyterian Church Palm Young Peoples Presbytery Pomeroy Hudson Mesdames Bartlett Hyde Cooley Hill Juniper Presbyterial Society W. R. Wells H. H. Henry W. R. Goddard G. O. Linscott C. D. Henry Henry Penrod Athens County Wool Growers’ Association Athens Henry Calentine Frank Wolf W. L. Heston Ralph Beasley Helen Grant Hospital Columbus Budd Long Pittsburg Lovell Farm Wilson's Hall Dinsmore Alex Root Gaskel

Seventh and Eighth Grade Track Meet At Central School

Crowds gathered Friday at Central school grounds for a three team seventh grade meet and two teams from the eighth grade. Awards went to Miss Howard’s eighth grade 164 points and Miss Clark’s eighth grade 149 points. seventh grade winners included Miss Powell with 194 points and Miss Williams 94 points. The fifth and sixth grade meet is set for Thursday April 13 with trials April 11 12 16 and finals at 3:30 p.m.

Central School C. A. Dilcher Howard Miss Clark Miss Powell Miss Williams Miss Radin West School East School Central

Hocking Valley Time Changes Announce April Schedule

The Hocking Valley railroad outlines time changes effective Sunday April 9 for Nelsonville. No. 81 departs 6:25 A M down from 6:40 A M No. 30 shifts to 9:15 A M from 9:35 A M and No. 33 to 11:26 A M from 11:36 A M Afternoon trains 3:25 5:57 and 7:38 remain unchanged Murray City branch trains Nelsonville 9:30 A M and 3:35 P M Straitsville branch departs 5:00 A M with no change.

Hocking Valley Hocking Valley Railroad Nelsonville Murray City Straitsville

New Undertaking Establishment Opens in Nelsonville

Gaskill and McLaughlin have opened an undertaking establishment on Washington street Nelsonville. Mr Gaskill, formerly of Me Arthur, now resides in Nelsonville and partners with McLaughlin to run the business.

Gaskill & McLaughlin Washington Street Nelsonville Gaskill Arthur

Gratitude for Kindness After Infant Daughter's Death

The family thanks friends for sympathy during illness and death of their infant daughter. They praise floral offerings and kindness, and extend thanks to Dr Hyde and Mr and Mrs C L Stout for their services.

Hyde C. L. Stout

Obituary for Sarah F. Bryan of Nelsonville Ohio

Born April 25 1854 in Lawrence County Ohio Sarah F Bryan died March 31 1922 at her daughter Fannie Williams home Nelsonville Ohio aged 67 years 11 months 6 days She married John Blair Bryan and they had eight children Grace the youngest died aged sixteen The article notes final resting family details and a brief mention of Grace’s death.

Sarah F. Bryan Lawrence County Ohio Fannie Williams Nelsonville John Blair Bryan iGrace

Sincere thanks for kindness after our mother’s death

We express deep gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and after our mother’s death. We acknowledge the minister and undertaker for their services, the singers and those who provided autos, and the beautiful flowers.

Palm Sunday at First M. E. Church Services and Attendance

The First M. E. Church held Sunday school at 9 30 with 599 in attendance last Sunday. Morning worship at 10 30 featured The Triumphal Entry Palm Sunday sermon. Epworth League at 6 and class meeting at 6 plus evening worship at 7 with A Call from the Cross by the pastor. Weeklong meetings announced. A cordial welcome to all.

M. E Epworth League

Union Revival and Local Happenings East of Athens

Union Revival meetings prosper with Salvation Army support from Athens boosting the efforts. Neighbor Billy Jones earns blue tag honors in rural districts while a rural accident rumor surrounds his girl. Local notes cover farming, poultry, repairs, and small-town anecdotes amid spring warmth and community life.

Salvation Army Athens Helwig Billy” Jones Billy Billy Bowers A. L. Snedden Charles Howell New Marshfield Robert Campbell F. C John Snedden Charles Rowland Canaanville Pike Ralph Schall Union Hill Ralph Cyrus Chesser Coal Company Ellsworth Pierce

Sermons and School News From Carbondale and Marshfield

Betz delivered a fine sermon to a full house Sunday. High water last Friday kept teachers from Marshfield meeting. a school board adjourned to Friday night to address next year housing and other business. Sunday school adds an average 12 weekly with 227 last Sunday. Marshfield had 213 and New Marshfield 240 expected next Sunday. Rev Dabritz will preach Sunday night and invites all to attend.

Carbondale New Marshfield Dabritz

Glouster Events Include Play Weekend and Clean Up

Glouster hosts Cecil B. DeMille film Why Change Your Wife at the opera house on Friday and Saturday with Law sons orchestra providing music. Calvary Baptist Church schedules services and youth activities as city votes to launch a two week clean-up campaign funded by the Chamber of Commerce to haul away rubbish. Mayor Gormley notes March fines and licenses totaling 527 dollars and discusses cemetery fund-raising, road and street paving plans, and sewer concerns as council awaits readvertising steps.

Glouster Opera House Cecil B. DeMille Lawson Gormley Glouster Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Glouster Rose

Real Estate Transfers Across Townships In Zoning Record

A sequence of real estate transfers lists numerous parcels in Bern and surrounding townships including Edna Linscetl to EB, J. Thompson 0.5 acre, E. F. West to N. Bobo 0.67 and 4.91 acres, Charles Kollar to Alfred Haning 40.25 acres with $3500. William West to Charles West lot 77. A L Minear to Guy and Irene Winger 40.58 and 3.50 acres. Delbert Dean receiving Rome Township Lot 36 for $2500. Isaac and Adaline Brewer from Ruel and Louis Finsterwald for Lot 15. Brewer to W. H. Hoisington Lots 30-31. and multiple other allotments including Glouster Corporation transfers, Loyal Rebinette to H. A. Chapman, and Ohio State Forfeit to Jacobs Sons Co for $25.

Bern Township Emma McUans H. M Grant Aniel Edna Linscetl EB. J. Thompson Dover Township E. F Bobo Charles Kollar Alfred Haning Lee Willian West Charies Charies B. West Elizabeth West A. L. Minear Guy Irene Winger Rome Wiliam L Geneva Frey Delbert Dean Ruel W Louis B Finsterwald Isaac Adaline Brewer Isaac and W. H. Hoisington Trimble Township W. P. Rice Mining Co Fred C. Thompson Glouster Corporation Karl Newton Adam and Amilia Faust Loyal Rebinette H. A. Chapman Glouster Eula B. Bowers Hattie Watkins Iona Thompson H. M. Colley Edith Butcher J. Butcher S. A. Cunningham

Millfield social and local notes from spring gathering

The Ladies Aid held a six o'clock dinner for husbands at Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sanders with Mrs. J. R. Wade assisting. A business session followed with dues paid totaling 11 dollars and 26 cents. Several residents were mentioned: A. W. Russell improving after heart trouble, Mrs. Howard Brookins and son visiting relatives in Coolville, and various moves and travels among local families including Wade, Ogg, Ditty, Sisson, and Hunt.

Ladies Aid Society Chester Sanders J. R. Wade A. W. Russell Howard Brookins Robert Coolville Hayes Athens Wade Charles Ogg R. H. Wade Mable Smith Birt George Wade Ruth Mary Ella Chadwell Frank Ditty Green Run William Sisson Lorena Mae Millersport Loyal Women's Bible Class J. M. Hutchinson Della Olbers Taylor Ridge Haydenville F. BE. Struble James Sams New Marshfield C. E. Sanders Ray Sanders Nelsonville G. C. Patton L. E. Wood Irene Martha Smith Viola Howard H. O. McDante Dennis Gerald Columbus John Leslie Hunt C. L. Sanders Dan Fulton Myrtle Robinett

Changed Minds Save Two Women From Paris Airplane Crash

In London on April 1 two American women Mrs. T. Berst and Miss Lock avoided disaster when a last minute change of plans kept them from boarding the Paris air express that collided with another plane, killing six. Foggy weather prompted their decision.

London Apr.l Paris T. Berst Miss Lock

Robbers Loose With $4000 Payroll In Limousine Escape

Three bandits seized the $4,000 Mint Products payroll on North Main Street Bridge Port Chester and fled in a limousine toward Greenwich Connecticut. Local and state police hunt for the culprits as a money haul ends in a swift getaway.

Port Chester N. Y Mint Products Company North Main Street Greenwich Connerticnt

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