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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1938

Page

2

Easter Services for Sunday Are Announced by Nelsonville Churches

Easter programs and special music are planned across Nelsonville churches. Church of Christ lists sunrise baptismal rites at 5 30 am and an Easter cantata at 4 pm. Methodist, Presbyterian, Pilgrim Holiness, Doanville and Episcopal churches outline sunrise services, sermons, baptisms, and communion for Easter Sunday.

Athens Atsens Churches of Nelsonville Church OF Christ First Methodist Episcopal Church the Presbyterian Church Lloyd Evans

Interment Planned for Mrs Atha E Hall in Greenlawn

Nelsonville reports Mrs Atha E Hall wife of George W Hall of Portland Ind died Thursday at Mt Carmel Hospital The body will be taken to Columbus for funeral services at 1 PM Sunday at Greenlawn Cemetery services follow in Columbus Survivors include her husband one sister and three brothers

Nelsonville Greenlawn Atha E. Hall George W. Hall Portland Ind Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus

Nelsonville City Schools Close For Easter Vacation

Nelsonville city schools shut Thursday evening for the Easter holiday weekend. Classes resume Monday.

Nelsonville

New steel cells added to Nelsonville City Jail women’s division

Two new steel cells in the Nelsonville City Jail women’s division were completed and occupied. New bars were welded into windows to improve confinement after two inmates escaped by twisting bars and jumping out in recent weeks.

Nelsonville

Scouts Plan First Aid Kits and Scout Day Events

Troop 66 in Nelsonville reports Wolf Panther and Mohican Patrols will assemble patrol first aid kits by the next meeting. New members Verl Ogg and Ted Juniper earned Tenderfoot rank in a recent investiture. Verl Ogg serves as color guard for the flag on Public Square in April and plans for Scout Day and a wall scale contest are set for late next month.

Nelsonville Mohican Verl Ogg Ted Juniper Troop 66 Athens Donald Jonas Bob Bardain Guy Barber Leslie Cox Jack Bush Wolf Patrol Daniel Woody Mohican Patrol Panther Patrol Charles Pedigo Knights of Pythias Valley Lodge C. Roy Tomlinson Sam McNamee Albert Barber James Patton W. D. Wolfe Donald Sanders

Calvert Rites Sunday For 99-Year-Old Grandmother

Rev. William Powers of Barnesville will conduct the funeral for Mrs. Minerva Calvert at Stout's Funeral Home Saturday at 2 PM. The 99 year old is survived by two daughters Hattie Stout of Columbus and Della Powers of Albany and a son G. W. Calvert of Columbus.

Nelsonville William Powers Barnesville Minerva Calvert Stout Calvert Hattie Stout Columbus Della Powers Albany G. W. Calvert

Breakfast Plan At Nelsonville Methodist Church

Members of Class No 21 of the Nelsonville Methodist Church will breakfast in the church dining room Sunday at 7 30 am. For details call Mrs Neva Dresh er or Mrs Blanche Ogg. White pine is the main Ontario lumber industry tree.

Nelsonville Methodist Church Neva Dresher Blanche Ogg Province Ontario

Nelsonville Social Notes

Mrs. Charles Cunningham of Ann Arbor Mich visits her parents Mr and Mrs W B Mechem for Easter. Miss Mary E Kessinger of Smithfield High School faculty visits her mother over Easter vacation. Sam Raden left Thursday evening for Cleveland to spend two weeks with relatives.

Charles Cunningham Ann Arbor Mich W. B. Mechem Mary E. Kessinger Smithfield High School Sam Raden Cleveland

Ward Women Enjoy Trip to Marietta

Twenty two members of the Ward Rural Women's Adult Educational School plus teacher Mrs Nellie Stone toured Marietta on April 9. Heightened by high water the journey followed a roundabout route with dinner at Betsy Mills Club in a reserved room then visits to the museum and historic sites.

Murray City Ward Rural Women's Adult Educational School Nellie Stone Marietta Betsy Mills Club Mattie Emrick Edna Beal Mary Bartoe Mary Beal Annabelle Blake Daisy Wahl Gertrude North Alma Lucas Ada Gears Lucille McManaway Lizzie Spencer Bertha Ingram Pearl Keiffer Elsie Herdlitzka Fay Lévett Lillian Herdlitzka Neema Stufflebean Leatha Deer Bertha Brooks Harriett Harris Gladys Griffin Mable Justick Roscoe Evans

New Tea Room The Peasant Pantry Opens in Nelsonville

Mrs W H Hyde and Miss Catherine Spencer hosted a Thursday opening at The Peasant Pantry on W Washington St. from 2 to 5 pm. Guests toured the shop and dined in the private room as windows featured dotted curtains, Persian mats and bright vases with purple accents. Miss Hill began serving today.

Nelsonville W. H. Hyde Catherine Spencer Clara Hill W. Washington St Miss Hill

Nelsonville Pastor To Aid in Service

The Chilli Cothe district M. E. Church semi annual conference meets at New Holland Ohio on Thursday April 21 at 9 a m Dr J Ira Jones presides Dr W P Clark of Nelsonville conducts morning devotions and Dr Fred B Fisher of Detroit will be guest speaker All church and pastor reports on spiritual and financial status required Official members expected to attend.

Nelsonville Chillicothe M. E New Holland Ohio J. Ira Jones W. P. Clark Fred B. Fisher Detroit Mich

Special Music Plan for Be rea Bible Class in Nelsonville

Miss Sigrid Love will lead a program of special music at 9 30 Sunday morning in the Church of Christ Bereans class Walter Morrison teaches the lesson All members urged to attend Men not elsewhere engaged invited The Bereans boast a long running attendance with 14 aged men totaling 1063 years in combined age Also note a separate item: GA Club to hold a benefit entertainment at the IOOF Hall Saturday at 8 00 PM Also a brief line on Douglas fir as BC lumber main tree

Nelsonville Sigrid Love Berean Church of Christ Walter Morrison Bereans GA Club Ioof Hall

Radio Highlights Program List and Orchestral Lineup

A fragmentary schedule lists key networks and stations Blue Red Columbia Mutual Wiz WEAF WLW KDKA WGN WMAQ WOR WSM WHAS WIB WTAM WHIO and shows Friday lineup with acts from Four of U6 to Death Valley Days 8:30 Paul Whiteman Spelling Bee Hollywood Hotel and multiple orchestras and hosts including Amos and Andy, Lucile, Walter, and Jimmy Dorsey across time slots from 1:00 to 11:00 PM.

Blue Red Columbia Mutual WIZ WEAF wAzo WLW KDKA WIR WGN WMAQ WCAU WOR WSM Wey WHAS WIB WTAM WHIO Splralng Orch Living God Blue Barron Ore Amos Andy Hollywood Hotel Martin Orch J Jimmy Fidler Dorothy Jimmy Dorsey Newman Orch Dick Stabile Orch

Jasper Cox Honored On His 80th Birthday

Jasper Cox celebrated his 80th birthday with a family dinner at his home in Carbondale on April 10. The story lists numerous attendees from Columbus Wellston and nearby areas, notes his 58th wedding anniversary in January, and mentions an Easter program planned by local teachers for April 17.

Carbondale Jasper Cox Wellston Allison Cox Leo Freda George Barber Howard Betty Annie Cox Beryl Burr Athens M. E Leo Kennard Virginia Patricia New Marshfield Hazel Dust R. P. Enderlin Circleville M. J. Callahan Rose Tefft Guy Adams Anna Grace Connett Marve Brooks Grace Treadway Rita Pollock Philo Ada Eileen McClead Columbus Margaret Savage Buchtel Curt Daugherty Northwest Territory Nolan Mace Nelsonville Pearl Mace Roy Doolittle M. H. Doolittle Francis White Larry Sant White Jack Hankison Eileen Wilma Patton Charles Patton Ivan Hankison Clell Pinney Hiram Holland Cecil Carlin George Carlin Wyle Frisby Sheltering Arms Hospital Juanita Johnson Virgene Dunlop Dorothy Sidders Eileen Lowry Donna Cottrill Nora Bray Janice Dunlop Betty McClain Mary Stallings Ivan Matheny Patricia Daugherty Merl Howson Gene Clark Marion Mace Tommy Collins Clarence

Letart School Receives Flag From Syracuse Club

About 50 members of Guiding Star Council of Syracuse traveled to Letart and presented a school flag. Principal Mr. Crawford accepted the flag as Mrs. C. B. Weese made the presentation. The Letart drill team, led by Mrs. Hazel Clark, wore pastel organdy outfits. A spring pageant by Letart students followed, with Rep. Floyd Mees as main speaker.

Syracuse Guiding Star Council of Letart C. B. Weese Crawford Letart Schools Hazel Clark Floyd Mees

J. P. Canty To Stay As Insurance Agent

Logan businessman J. P. Canty retires from selling his agency but will remain involved in the insurance business by continuing his association with buyer Harry J. Stevenson. Canty’s granddaughter Miss Jane Canty will serve as office secretary for Stevenson.

J. P. Canty Logan

Rock Springs Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events

Residents from Rock Springs and nearby areas attended weddings and family gatherings in Michigan and Ohio. The community joined in church and school events including Achievement Day at Rutland and a Northwest Territory celebration in Marietta. The Rock Springs Better Health Club meets Thursday afternoon, and school will close next week with a closing program.

William Eichinger Herman Grueser Sophie Whitlock Pomeroy Dudley Burnside Frances Harold Burnside Lawrence Wilson Mary Mae Chesapeake Atha White Flatwoods Amos Leonard Homer Radford Musser Rock Springs Marietta Northwest Territory Rush Dick Harrisonville Dana Bailey Rutland Homer Ashworth H. C. Bolin A. Abbott Scott Folmer William Grueser Nettie Collins Lewis Grueser Wilbur Bailey Charles Grueser William Esichinger R. T. Burdette L. V. Reuter Willie Eichinger Green Arline Graff Meigs

Logan Post Nears American Legion Membership Quota

Logan Post of the American Legion, led by adjutant C. E. Struble, reports 109 members and aims to reach its 1938 quota within the month. In Nelsonville, the Young People's League will not meet Sunday. the next gathering is set for April 24 at the Presbyterian Church.

Logan Logan Post The American Legion C. E. Struble Nelsonville Young People’s League Presbyterian Church

Rail Time Card for Baltimore and Ohio East Bound Services

East bound timetable entries list train numbers 4 44 12 34 and 2 for the Baltimore and Ohio line with daily and Sunday exceptions. Services include the Diplomat and National Limited routes noted for Gast Mound destinations.

Baltimore & O Diplomat National Limited

Rail and air schedules mix at Athens airport stretch

The page lists multiple train numbers and times for east and west bound arrivals and departures, including No. 1 National Limited and No. 43 Daily, plus No. 2 and No. 4 from New York Central. It notes Athens Municipal Airport air taxi service and connections with major carriers.

National Limited Diplomat Chesapeake & Ohio Mo NEW York Central South Aescessusas Muse NEW York Central North Athens Municipal Airport Airtaxi A. A. Airlines Athens

Six Coolville Residents Seated on Athens Land Jury

The Athens County probate court will hear the Isabelle Coe land appropriation case with a 16 member venire drawn by Commissioner E. F. Sells. Six Coolville area residents are on the panel including W. A. Ruth Coo ville and C. W. Hornsby Coolville among others. The full list features residents from Albany Coolville Buchtel New Marshfield Glouster Amesville Nelsonville Chauncey and Athens with ages and addresses omitted.

Athens County Coolville E. F. Sells Louis Tyroler R. H. Woodrum Albany W. A. Ruth Selah Whiteman Coolville R. D S. T. McBride C. W. Hornsby R. D. Sheets W. E. Bingman W. J. Wright Buchtel E. L. Wilson New Marshfield Katheryn Rice Glouster Rudolph Steinmeyer H. H. Kinsel Athens Robert W. King Amesville Ray Bailes Stanley Mechem Nelsonville Edward Blackford Chauncey

Easter Program At Jobs M E Church Presented

The Jobs E Easter program by JOBS-Ever Ready Class of the Jobs M E Church was held Monday night with lunch served by Mrs Clara James and Mrs Violet Beal. Scripture was by Clara James and readings by Lula Nutter Violet Beal Louise Turn Eva Mae Nutter Iva Jeanne White. Attendees included Mrs Anna Denney Miss Estella Penny Mrs Effie Bateman Mrs Flora Camp Mrs Fauna Matheny Mrs Ethel Huntly Mrs Willa Wooten Mr and Mrs Robert Canter and others. Visitors listed: Mrs Maggie Campbell Chauncey Mrs Millie Williams Mrs Luella Dixon.

M. E. Church Clara James Violet Beal Lula Nutter Louise Turn Eva Mae Nutter Iva Jeanne White Anna Denney Estella Penny Effie Bateman Flora Camp Fauna Matheny Ethel Huntly Willa Wooten Robert Canter Eva Mae Irene Mahaya Johnson Maggie Campbell Chauncey Millie Williams East Liverpool Luella Dixon Orbiston

York Trustees To Distribute Apples Oranges And Beans

Nelsonville York township trustees announce a consignment of apples oranges and beans for relief clients and old age pensioners only. Distribution Saturday afternoon at the township house.

Nelsonville York

Hock Hocking Scout Troops To Re Register

G E Ashwill field executive says several Hock Hocking District Boy Scout troops must re register by end of April Troops listed include 50 Athens 71 Glouster 72 Glouster 73 Glouster 78 Chauncey and 79 The Plains Sponsors should submit re registration promptly to receive required literature.

Hock-Hocking G. E. Ashwill Ashwill Athens Glouster Chauncey the Plains

Second Athens CCC Group Examinations Yield 25 Accepted

The second consignment of Athens County CCC applicants was taken to Camp 1548 in Nelsonville for examination. Of 70 youths, 25 were accepted for CCC work, two rejected for disabilities, 43 rejected as excess of quota. The 25 from the first group had already been examined, totaling 52 accepted to meet April’s county quota, says Selecting Agent Fred Shafer.

Athens County CCC Nelsonville Civilian Conservation Corps Army Fred Shafer

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