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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1941
Page
3
Glouster High School Band will give a free concert on the depot square Saturday evening from 7 to 8 under the Boosters Club. The club sponsored a summer instructor and a new instrument for the band. All musicians join at 6 at the high school.
Annual Athens County Society of Columbus picnic set for Sunday at Old Man's Cave. Music by Buchtel High School Band. Principal speaker will be B. T. Grover of Ohio University Athens. Many Glouster residents plan to attend.
The Antle family reunion will be held Sunday at Embree Park in Pennsville. Secretary Faye P. Wemmer says no personal notices were mailed due to illness and asks readers to inform other association members.
Pat Crawford, hospitalized at St Francis Hospital in Columbus for three weeks, after a major operation, is reported to be in satisfactory condition now.
Glouster High School graduate 1936 and former Akron Beacon Journal and Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter David Roberts Jr has enlisted in the U S Army Air Corps for three years and expects to be called to active service within the month. He has held a pilot license since last summer and recently visited his grandmother Mrs Cora Penman before returning home Friday.
Rev J A Thompson of Glouster Methodist Church says unified service starts at 9 30 a m Saturday and he will speak on a timely theme. No Epworth League or Sunday evening service in August. Cabinet meetings planned before September first. Minister C B Tigner says no worship Sunday morning or evening but Bible School opens at 9 a m with the Lord's Supper follow up.
Church home coming at Glouster Beech Grove will be held Sunday August 24 Rev Miles E Hoon of New Marshfield will preach at the morning service The day's program will be announced later.
Glouster Thursday Euchre Club met at Mrs Hugh Cunninghams home playing two tables. Miss Ione Cunningham attended as guest. High score earned by Mrs Vern Lamborn with second high to Mrs Frances Gibbs. Refreshments served to a list of members and guests. The group delivered flowers and gifts to Carol Lee, daughter of Mrs Cunningham, who has been ill.
Mrs Frances Gibbs entertained Wednesday evening honoring Mrs G K Ochs of Columbus and celebrating Mrs Thomas Vaughn's birthday. Two euchre tables played with high score to Vern Lamborn and second to G K Ochs, low to Grace Ochs. A handkerchief shower followed for Mrs Vaughn and refreshments served to guests including Jessie Hill, Albert Zimmers, Grace Ochs, Vern Lamborn, Algie Sayre, Mrs Ernest Gibbs of Akron.
Mr and Mrs F H Ervin with Dora and Mary Lucas journeyed to Central Kansas visiting the Ervin boyhood home and Mark Twain’s Hannibal Missouri. They stopped in Prestonsburg Kentucky on return and visited St Louis Missouri.
Reports note up to 700 birds struck the Statue of Liberty in a single month while the torch remained lit. The spectacle drew observers and highlighted the monument’s nocturnal avian traffic under illumination.
The Rev Dr John W Danford of First Methodist Athens returns from vacation to preach next Sunday at 10 30 with Horizons About Your Life as the theme Music includes Far from my Heavenly Home Theme from the Andante of the Fifth Symphony Berceuse and Postlude in C Mrs O L Hoisington at organ Prof A R Kresge on vacation All Sunday school departments meet at 9 30 Junior High opens the adult service Dr Danford leads mid week service Wednesday at 7 30 The Rev Theodore W Shoemaker and family plan a month long vacation Inquiries about student work during absence should go to Dr Danford.
Clarks Chapel plans annual home coming with 10 30 a m service a noon basket dinner and a 2 o clock service The Rev Lewis Campbell pastor of Alexander Presbyterian Church will deliver the sermon at 10 30 a m service at the Clarks Chapel Church Richland Ave Methodist Church hosts 930 a m Sunday services with themes The Temple of the Lord and The Noble Guest at 730 p m worship at Bates Church set for 1030 a m
The Athens church announces the upcoming Christian Science Sunday lesson with Spirit as the subject. The golden text proclaims the fruit of Spirit as goodness righteousness and truth, with citations from I Peter and the Bible and a Science and Health passage highlighting spirituality health purity and the defeat of material beliefs.
The Rev. Robert G. Parrington oversees August services at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church with 8 a.m. Holy Communion and 10:30 a.m. morning prayer and sermon. Epiphany Episcopal in Nelsonville hosts 9 a.m. services, St. Paul’s in Logan at 9 a.m., and Trinity in McArthur at 10:45 a.m. The Wayside Cathedral program, used by local churches during summer, will conduct services in Athens County throughout August.
The Albany Baptist Circuit schedules 10 30 AM service at South Canaan Church with Thomas H Hubbard speaking on We Would See Jesus and 8 PM service at Albany Church on Must We Keep the Laws of Moses The prayer meeting last week was postponed due to Methodist Church meetings and may be omitted again if these meetings continue
Pearl Chapel will observe homecoming as the Albany Methodist Circuit marks the day with a noon basket dinner a sermon by Rev Sydney C G Everson titled The Household of Faith and an afternoon program. Sunday school at Snowville Church is 9 30 with a bi weekly preaching service afterward and Albany Church hosts 9 30 Sunday school and 6 45 young people meeting followed by an 8 pm evangelistic service led by Rev and Mrs Watt Walker of Oklahoma.
ALBANY The Airline Christian Church of Albany met Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Simonton Albany R F D No 1 for a lawn party. Music singing and games were enjoyed by the light of a bonfire. Wieners and marshmallows were enjoyed by 30 members of the church and the minister Rev Miles Hoon. Sunday Aug 3 Mr and Mrs Willard Simonton Albany R F D No 1 were hostesses to friends from Nelsonville Mr and Mrs Chester Reeves son Jimmy and Miss Forest Brandenburg and daughters Kathleen Ann Simonton. A chicken dinner at noon was enjoyed by all.
Jacksonville Methodist Church schedules morning worship at 9 am with Rev. Charles E. Palmer delivering the sermon. Church School at 9:30. Epworth League at 6:30 pm. Community Choir practices Monday and Thursday at 8. prayer Thursday at 7:30.
A circuit meeting is set at Lawrence Chapel Church on Sunday with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Preaching follows. An afternoon service begins with a song service at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. E. S. Wilson of Parkersburg West Virginia will speak at 2 p.m. A basket dinner will be held at noon.
The annual picnic of Bradbury Rutland Dexter and Bradford Church of Christ will be held Sunday at Rock Springs Fairgrounds. Thirteen churches from surrounding communities are invited. Sunday school starts 9:45 a.m. Communion at 11. Basket dinner 11:30. Recreation and contests run to 2:30 p.m. Rev. L. E. Evans of Hebron Christian Church will lead services.
The Rev. E. C. Kenney will deliver both sermons at the Wesleyan Methodist Church on Sunday at 9:30. Sunday School attendees will hear evangelistic messages as part of the day’s services. Mid week prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30. The Prayer Band meets Friday afternoon and the Young People’s Society and Bible Study Class convene Friday evening.
The Alexander Presbyterian Church in Hebbardsville announces Sunday School at 10 am. The morning worship led by Rev Louis Campbell follows at 11 am. The Harrisonville Union Sunday School meets at 9 30 am at the Presbyterian Church. Evening worship with sermon by the pastor starts at 8 pm.
The Rev. Floyd Gale will deliver sermons Sunday at 10 30 a m and 7 45 p m in the Church of the Nazarene. The NYPS meets at 6 45 p m. A prayer meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 45 p m.
The Wilson Chapel Church at Sand Rock will hold its annual home coming on Sunday August 24. A children's program is planned for the forenoon followed by a basket dinner at noon and an afternoon program of speakers.
Rev E E Cole preaches Drawing From Deeper Wells at 9 30 Sunday at Central Methodist Church Evening theme Compromise at 7 30 Prayer and Bible study Wednesday at 7 30.
Mrs. Anna Campbell Cannon hosted a surprise party Monday night August 4 in Athens R D for her son John Farman Cannon. Attendees included young people from Glouster and nearby areas who enjoyed ice cream cake lemonade and watermelon.
Mrs Bertine Farley will deliver the sermon at 10 30 Sunday at Pilgrim Church Congress and Washington Streets Sunday School starts at 9 30 and the Young People meet at 7 pm An evangelistic meeting follows at 7 45 The Ladies Prayer Band meets Tuesday at 2 pm and the midweek prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 45 PM.
The Rev Miles E Hoon minister of the Reedsville Church of Christ will preach Saturday evening Aug 9 on A Place of Solitude. On Sunday at 11 the pastor will preach at Orange on The Royal Law. Bible School starts at 10 with 8 pm sermon What Is Your Life.
Services at the First Christian Church move to the social room this Sunday at 10 15 am due to auditorium repairs. The sermon topic will be The Contributive Spirit.
Sunday School begins at 9 30 a m followed by morning worship at 10 30 a m The Rev Thomas E Sexton will preach at both morning service and 7 30 p m prayer service is Wednesday at 7 30 p m
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