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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1951
Page
6
GALLIPOLIS the Kanauga School addition for a 30 by 40 foot multi purpose room with a stage is assured. $6000 is set aside for the project along with portable furniture and inside restrooms.
Births list new baby names from Mrs Elbert Block, Mrs Charles King and others at Hetzel W Va Middleport Oak Hill Gallipolis and more. Admitted and discharged patient rosters and a divorce notice with hearings and probate notices follow in Athens County Ohio records as of August 1951.
Grace Methodist led by L A Donnal offers Sunday School at 9 30 and worship at 10 30 with Rev David Bates. First Baptist directs music by D R Loom and holds Bible School at 9 15 and services from 10 30 with sermons and youth meetings. First Presbyterian under Rev Linson H Stebbins presents 9 30 Sunday School and 10 30 morning worship with visiting pastor Rev H Lewis Meyer. Saint Peter Episcopal led by Rev K C Wilson offers school at 9 30 and worship.
Traffic on the Kanawha and related rivers shows multiple boats moving up and down with times listed across districts. Gauge readings show upper 17.0 feet and lower 9.6 feet with Kanawha Falls rising 0.76 feet as crews report movements and statuses.
Mr and Mrs Sam Drake and Patricia Nicolette return to Baltimore after two weeks with her parents the Vanbatters. The Vacation Bible School closed with a Lake Hope picnic with forty pupils under Mrs Elizabeth Lewis and helpers. Local families visit Buckeye Lake Buckeye Lake visits Corning and Columbus. Various residents travel between Columbus Cana and Junction City while others enjoy local youth events and a June wedding.
Danville reports Mr and Mrs Henry Keyes and family of Canton visiting Mrs Keyes brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Alva Swick. Their son George returned home with his parents after several weeks here. Paul Strausbaugh admitted to Meigs General Hospital for cyst removal under his tongue and discharged the same day. Mr and Mrs Fred Austin of
Sunday school across all departments begins at 9 15 a m with the Trinity class at 9 40 a m and morning worship at 10 25 a m The Rev Charles F Cooley presents It Ain t Necessarily So Organist Mrs B H Witsberger soloist Wendell Fryer Jr WSCS executive board meets Tuesday at 2 p m Boy Scout Troop 56 meets Wednesday at 7 p m Bible school at 9 15 a m morning worship at 10 15 a m Joe B Maffett minister Preacher Dr D W Burt
First Presbyterian reports no worship services or Sunday school during August with all services resuming September 9.
Sunday school 9 30 a m Walton E Davies superintendent Family Worship Hour 10 30 am sermon We Can t Rev Edward D Brandeberry Belle White Class after worship 7 30 p m Mid Week Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m W H Pratt leader Bishop Class Social Thursday 6 30 p m at home of Mr and Mrs D L Jones First Wesleyan Methodist Sunday school 10 30 am Mrs Gilbert Knight superintendent Sermon 11 15 a m Rev Yorton Clark pastor Evening service 7 30 p m Mid week prayer service Wednesday 7 30 p m
Sunday school at 9 30 a m annual picnic at Logan at 12 noon evangelistic service at 7 30 p m and young people recreation on Thursday at 7 p m.
Sunday school at 9 30 am. Evangelistic service at 7 30 pm led by the Rev A R Ervin. Prayer meeting at 7 30 pm with Pastor A R Ervin.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 am with communion at 10 30 am. Harry Love serves as superintendent.
Sunday school at 9 30 worship at 10 30 junior church at 10 30 NYPS at 7 45 evan tistic service at 7 30 Wednesday service 7 30 Thursday choir practice 7 30 Drell H Goff minister.
Sunday school at 1 30 p m with a sermon at 3 p m followed by Communion service reception and infant baptism Ministers Charles Pindar and Charles Sheppard listed for the events.
Sunday schedule lists Sunday school at 9 30 a m sermon at 10 30 a m and evening worship at 8 p m The Rev Charles Hill pastor Also morning worship 10 30 a m YPS 7 p m Evangelistic service and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m led by The Rev N L Russell minister.
A Sunday discussion at 2 p.m. addresses the phrase The soul that sinneth it shall die from Ezekiel. The event invites readers to examine scriptural challenge and interpretation in a communal setting.
Kilvert Church of God hosts a reunion for Tabler and Jenkins at Cutler Grove on August 26 with program by Mrs. Mable Mayle. Albany service schedule lists Sunday school at 9 40 a m and worship at 10 46 a m. William H. Covert is pastor.
Jehovah's Witnesses announce weekly study sessions including "More Liberation Prophecy To Be Fulfilled" on Sunday at 7 30 p m and "The World's Time of the End" on Tuesday at 7 30 p m along with a Thursday service meeting and ministry school at 7 30 p m.
Local notices list Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m for Dowler Ridge Connell Salem Mineral Carbon Dale New Marshfield Union and Pleasanton plus midweek prayer services and pastors names such as Rev Phyllis LeMaster and Kenneth D with varying venues and times.
Coolville and Decatur host Sunday schools and worship services with varied times. Hockingport and Torch offer evangelistic, hymn, and youth events led by named pastors Bradford and Radcliff.
Sunday school opens at 9 30 morning worship follows at 10 30. Choir practice is scheduled. Friday evening activities take place at the church. James L Hyde serves as pastor.
The Rev. R. E. Kelchner leads services at the First Church of God with Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 10 30 a m Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p m Evening service and Teachers meeting at 7 30 p m at Mrs Ww France home Missionary service at 7 30 p m Class Six Imeay 6 p m on the State Hospital grounds Calendar notes the pastor and locations for the week.
DON D. TULLIS urges a nationwide search for honesty, arguing the greatest threat to freedom is internal corruption. He cites gatekeepers of power as failing to uphold integrity and calls for church action to redeem and guide wayward individuals back to virtue.
Episcopal and Baptist churches announce morning prayers sermons Bible school and worship times. South Canaan Baptist lists services led by John I Snedden with evening meetings. Albany Baptist and Christ Church also publish Bible study and midweek programs.
A church service at 10:45 a.m. centers on the Mind lesson with the Golden Text quoting God hath not. The lesson sermon explores topics of spiritual healing and omnipotent divine Mind guiding faith.
Rutland social notes summarize visits by Maxine Siders to her parents and sister before a trip to Cincinnati and on to Piqua, with others including Imogene Snowden Greauser and family in Rutland, Joan Rupe and new baby returning to Columbus, and multiple regional visits and hospital updates among local residents. The item lists extended family travel, illnesses, and social gatherings across Ohio and nearby states.
Sixty six attended the Arbaugh reunion at the Vinton Rural school with a pot luck dinner and reelected officers. Next year’s reunion set for the same site on the third Sunday in August. Also reported are hospital releases after an auto accident near Jackson and various visits and furloughs among local residents.
The column invites readers to submit full addresses for service members to publish in Military Mail Call. It lists several names with ranks and locations including Clyde J. Metcalf, Veena Hart, Donald E. Searls, Paul Ward, Wilbur L. White, and others with their units and APO or post office destinations.
The Carbondale WSCS met for a quilting day with Wilma Williams presiding and Verna France leading devotionals. Pythian Sisters plan a meeting on August 28 with refreshments and birthday remembrances. Nearby visitors included Mr and Mrs W M Lucas and son Joe from Wellston and Washington DC visiting Mr and Mrs George Barber and others.
Social notes record multiple visits and family events in Kyger area. Highlights include Mary Rupe turning 78 with a picnic at home, extended visits from Rupe and Woodall families, Harolds and Lipps assorted relatives, and a Meigs General Hospital birth for Sandra Kaye Stewart. 4-H club activities and visits among local families are noted alongside reunions at Marion and Prospect.
The Madison Free Will Baptist Church two miles east of Zaleski hosts a homecoming on September 2. Former residents and their friends will attend, returning to the community for the event.
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