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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1927

Page

3

Easter Cantata at Methodist Church Sunday Afternoon

The Methodist church choir directed by Charles Poston Roth will present Wilder mare Easter cantata at 4 p.m. Sunday, with organ and piano accompaniment by Poston and Leta Parks. Eleven numbers include solos and choruses detailing the Easter story and victory over darkness. NELSONVILLE April 16 near the foundry reports a large street excavation impacting traffic. crews back from the mouth of the sewer to finish cleaning manholes and the sewer system, officials calling it a top city priority.

Methodist Church B. E. Lefever Mra Ed L. Morrell Angels Robert Kinney Life Eternal Whitlatch Olivier Bay Ralph Parks Jack Boba Mrs. Morrell Nelsonville

Overhauling of Sewage System Underway in Nelsonville

In Nelsonville on April 16 officials report a thorough overhaul of the city sewage system. Street commissioner Ed Dewhurst and temporary water lineman Joe Dewhurst assist, while Nick Hawk’s suspension and appeal to the oil service commission loom over the case. Obstruction at the main sewer mouth, near the Weelings, raises concerns as dynamite was used to relieve a blockage and flows are described as steady. The Myers Street issue remains serious and a broken fill on Joner Chestnut Street requires repair.

Nelsonville Ed Dewhurst Joe Dewhurst Simall Nick Hawk Hawk Oil Service Commission HK. E McClain Ner Son Myers Street Joner Chestnut Street

Hawk Appeals Suspension To Civil Service

Nelsonville April 16 Nick Hawk water lineman suspended about ten days ago under charges of gross neglect of duty which were sustained by Service Director R D Melain has filed notice of appeal to the city service commission through his attorney Hawk it 15 ard denies responsibility for conclusion alleged to have led to his dismissal The civil service commission is expected to announce an early date for a review of the case.

Nelsonville Nick Hawk R. D. Melain Citt Service Commission Hawk

Missionary Society Lenten Meeting Highlights

Social notes from the Methodist church report Mrs. Carl Coakley as devotional leader and Mrs A G Cotton guiding a program at the annual Lenten meeting. Readings by Mrs Julius Fischer and Mrs Coakley, a solo by Mrs Coakley with accompaniment by Mrs Henry Bancaster, and last mission book chapters read by Mrs Wesley Hawk.

Y M G A NOTES AND EVENTS AT NELSONVILLE

W L H reports on Y M G A activities in Nelsonville with notes on an Easter program and personal mentions. The M G A building modernization includes library upgrades, re-wiring, lighting, and new fixtures, with plans for a boys week poem and upcoming orchestra program. Personal notices list local residents visiting relatives, trips, and guests.

Southern Ohio Electric Company Presbyterian Church

County Farm Bureau Elects Officers at Athens Banquet

Officers elected and reports from departments given at the Athens County Farm Bureau annual meeting and first banquet at Hotel Barry. Floyd Delashmutt spoke as Ohio Farm Bureau field service manager for SE Ohio. W.F. Kampf to lead next year. A. E. Potter elected vice president. secretary treasurer to be appointed later. Directors named for districts include Dutton, Mende, Hayes, Haskinson, Henry, Keing, Ward, Daucherty, Potter, and others. A plea urged every farmer to contribute to the work of his chosen farming path.

Floyd Delashmutt Ohio Farm Bureau Southeastern Ohio Athens County Farm Bureau Barry W.F. Kampf Coolville Farm Bureau A. E. Potter Albany H P Dutton Troy Township Isadce Mende Carthage Co. W. Hayes Rome H. C. Haskinson Canaan G. H. Henry Bern B.L. Keiing Ames A. N. Ward York Charles Daucherty Dover H. O. Young Waterloo W. E. Poston Lodi H.R. Barker Athens

Funeral services for Mrs Flossie Newman

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1 PM at Orbiton church for Mrs Flossie Newman who died Thursday in a Zanesville hospital. Burial will take place at Carbon Hill. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Richardson, maiden home at Longstreth, wife of her husband and mother of two children, with her parents and several siblings surviving.

Stanley Dew Russell Loy, Jr Mew Washington D. H B. Acomb Cincinnati Ena Stephenson Columbus Margaret Johnson Dayton George E. Johnson Elizabeth Inman Mannington Nelsonville Flossie Newman Orbiston Church Carbon Hill

Farm club drive boosts Athens county program gains

Ei M Poston and R A Dean plan two days with local committee as grade school track meets draw eighty boys and high participation. West school leads with 1685 points, East 1445, Central 997 and 605. J W Ogg of Chicago visits to discuss association affairs. New clubs form in Lodi Jerseyville and Tae Plains as farm bureau grows with 80 members and over $100000 in service business.

Ei. M. Poston R. A. Dean Edward Johnson Columbus West Miss Mathewson Central Miss Pedigro West School C. Wendell Bill Reed Rex Dilcher

Ten-Year Sunday School Record at Local Baptist Church

Albany April 16 A local girl Miss Druzilla Crow a freshman at Ohio University has never missed a Sunday school service in ten years. At the April 10 closing service she received a solid gold bar a framed certificate with ten gold stars and a nine-bar pin symbolizing perfect attendance in the decade. The Messenger invites word of any comparable record from readers.

Albany The Baptist Church Druzilla Crow Ohio University Baptist Sunday School

4 H Club Elects Officers for the Year

The Mothers Helpers 4 H club at Rock Rift elected officers on April 9 at leader Mrs Pearl Beals home. Thelma Walker president Rite Sheridan vice president Fallie Hughes secretary Lucille Carpenter treasurer Mary Sheridan news reporter Thelma Beal cheerleader Plans for summer were discussed and county agent T H Johnson spoke on Qualifications of Club Members For Officers. Disturbed Peace Fin ed For disturbing the school house at Greens Run Harry Donley was fined 25 and costs before Magistrate Carl Porter Wednesday.

Mother's Helpers 4-H Club Rock Rift Pearl Beal Thelma Walker Rite, Sheridan Fallie Hughes Lucille Carpenter Mary Sheridan Thelma Beal T. H. Johnson Green's Run Harry Donley Carl Porter

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Methodist Chestnut Street Haydenville Haydenville Lodge Charles Enns Walnut Street K. of I Woman's Missionary Society Christian Church E. A. Wallace Glen Arlen J. Howearth Barron Barron’s Bakery Miss C Minental Congress Frank Betts Poston Elizabeth O. J. Howearth Mary Parry Glen Allen Dew Max Bowers Whispering Hope Gene Imboden Hattie Edgar Imboden Mary Sommers Crown Him John Williams Frank Bfiggins Mable Hobson Wiggins Homer Warehine Elden Patton Mabie Robson Figgins Gladys Bayliss Francis Nelson Bessie Higgins Minnie Patten Josephine Klein Margaret Riley Mary. Sommers Emma Dailey Sarah Swingle Margaret Woolery Bessie Warhemn Fannie Williams Monks Attord National D. A Aril Henry Poston Washington Notes Elmer Seddell Hyperian Club Cosmopolitan Club County Farm Bureau Elect W. F. Kampf J. W. Ogg Chicago International Committee House Committee Ogg Delashmutt Athens County Ralph Barker Bureau Service N. E. Mills Jerseyville jTae Plains Farmer’s Institutes Yon Ward Emil Ralph Narker Distriet Frank Diddle William Angel H.W. Batch FE A Dutton Herbert, Mead Ward Emma R Waljlace Noe. Mills Won Amidermin Charles Daugherty Charles Mansfield Werwin Mansfield Y Helen Herb Haskinson Ft Barker Henry and Son I Harry Denes Goldard iCovert W. F Camp Woo Caprland David Sawer Athens, Ohio Boston Clark Scott Percase Sox Neac Ateletic Union Nelsonville, Ohic Gem Pharmacy Nelsonv'dle Oythian Deruzilla J. E. Zeller Mother's Helpers Etna van Ice F.O.B Detroit F.O. B Lew Price C. A. Daugherty
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