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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
11
Athens area churches schedule Christmas observances with musicales at First Methodist Central Ave methods. Rev J Ira Jones to lead Quarterly Conference. Topics include In the Fullness of Time and The Word of God. film of The Nativity shown. Loyalty Campaign sermons continue.
Sunday services across the Albany Circuit are announced by Rev. Sydney C Everson. Albany church Sunday School starts 9 30 a m with Don Young as superintendent. Epworth League meets 6 30 pm to continue The Four Gospels study. Sermon at 7 30 pm titled When Our Ideals Betray Us. Other sites include Town House 9 30 am led by Lester Cooley, Temple 11 am The Fortten Book, Nowville 2 15 pm The Interrogative.
The Rev N W Jinks will speak at morning and evening services at the Church of God on Hocking Street while Pastor Rev E Nicholas is out of town The morning service starts at 9 20 am The Young People meeting is at 6 30 pm The evening service at 7 30 pm features a song service The mid week service is Wednesday at 7 30 pm with Mr Carlos Bean as speaker
The Athens Free Methodist Church announces a 7 30 prayer meeting tonight. Sunday School starts at 9 30 a m with Rev Walter Martin preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m. The Prayer Band meets Tuesday at 1 30 p m led by Berten Farley.
Wesleyan Methodist Church schedules Sunday School at 9 30 a m with Franklin Maerker as superintendent. Rev E C Kenney preaches at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m. A prayer meeting led by Elmer Spencer is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Youth service and Bible study move to Friday evening. Wesleyan Prayer Band for children meets Saturday under Mrs G H Farrar.
The Mt Zion Baptist Church program lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 45 a m BYPU at 6 30 p m and evening preaching at 7 30 p m The Rev James T Crable y is pastor.
The Ath ens Christian Science Church will read a lesson sermon titled God the Only Cause and Creator. The golden text cites Hebrews 3 4 and Ecclesiastes 3 14. The cited science text states all reality is in God and His creation, harmonious and eternal.
A religious quotation from Second Corinthians 9 15 expresses gratitude for a divine gift beyond description and gratitude for God’s generosity.
The Guysville circuit plans its quarterly conference on Monday night December 9 at 7 30 p m with Dr J I Jones district superintendent presiding The service includes three Christian Service societies and the robed young people choir of Guysville Stewart churches The sermon title is The Challenge of the Women in the New Church.
The Presbyterian Church hosts a 10:45 a.m. sermon by Rev. Fred E. Luch titled Religion Says What About the World Situation. A 16 millimeter film of the Nativity runs at 9:30 a.m. before Church School, with a second showing at 7 p.m. in the church auditorium.
Christmas programs are being prepared at the Alexander and Harrisonville churches. Alexander Presbyterian Church Hebbardsville holds Sunday School at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Harrisonville Methodist Church hosts Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and evening worship at 7:30 p.m.
Major W. W. Hinshaw outlines a Salvation Army program in the Army Hall with Bible class at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, a Christian praise meeting Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday services at 11 a.m with Major Hinshaw preaching. Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.m, YPS at 6:30, evangelistic services at 7:30 led by Mrs. Hinshaw.
Bible School meets at 1 30 p m in Carthage Presbyterian Church. Worship and sermon follow at 2 30 p m with the topic A Star and a Road.
New York stocks show cloudy directions in early trading. Dun and Bradstreet survey indicates stronger retail spending nationwide, with volumes 7 to 10 percent above a year ago. Federal Reserve notes Christmas shopping boosted bank liquidity, reducing idle funds by 110 million dollars while money in circulation rose by 104 million.
A fragmented listing of noon stock prices from American, California and May markets, naming firms such as Anaconda, Bendix, Chrysler, Gen. Electric, Goodyear, General Motors, Westinghouse, United Air Lines and Texaco, with percentage changes and a closing note of 350,000.
Liberal receipts supported an active market with strong packer demand. Cattle ranged from good steers at 9 to 9.70 and cows at 5.75 to 6.80, calves top at 11.80, hogs 6.20 to 6.15 for different weights, and sheep and lambs trading around 4 to 7 dollars. Total receipts: hogs 3,500, cattle 775, calves 250. sales mostly steady with limited premium for light stock.
Salable shogs 250 steady and unchanged. Cattle 50 steady and active. Calves 100 steady and higher with good to choice priced 12.50 to 13.50 and higher for a few. Sheep 150 steady with choice lambs at 10.25. South American and Australian wools firm to strong with fair demand, domestic wools slow. Mixed territory clips dominant in domestic lots, bulk half blood with fine and three eighths blood wools bring 7 cents to 1 dollar scoured.
Grain and produce quotations show Wheat No. 2 red at 9.42 per bushel and 92 cents. Corn No. 2 yellow at 6.442?. No. 3 yellow 62 64. No. 4 yellow 59 61. Oats No. 2 white 39 42.
Butter receipts total 718,594 with creamery scores around 35 36 92 36 91 35 90 34 89 34 and centralized carrots 34 percent. Egg receipts 5,672 show weaker graded fresh items with extra firsts 28 firsts 27 current receipts 24 and refrigerated extras 224 percent and refrigerated stands 22 percent. Other prices unchanged.
Creamery items list butter tablets price 35036 creamery as to score No 1 butterfat 32 eggs extra firsts 32 seconds 26 near by ungraded 30. Poultry prices include fowls colored 2 lb and over 9 4 lb 13 5 lb 15 leghorns 3 lb 9 roosters colored 9 leghorns 8 white Plymouth Rock springers 2 lb and over 19 cooked springers 1% lb 17 3 lb 17 leghorn Orpington and Mediterranean springers 1% lb 15 3 lb 10 partly feathered and black springers 10.
The report lists butter and egg quality scores with several grade categories. Butter figures include 92 score for ex tras 3614, standards 36, 89 score 35 percent, 88 score 34 percent. Eggs show steady trend with firsts 30, white standard 33, hennery white extras 35. Government graded white eggs 0.5, extra large 38 40, extra mediums 30, standards large 34036, standards medium 28 30, U. S. trade 25.
The bulletin reports butter firm with tub extras and creamery standards at 3614, eggs prices per 100 case lots, and current receipts for 55 lb and up. Live poultry prices hold steady with colored fowls, leghorn fowls, springers, rock springers, broilers and related weights listed.
Revival services set at Joppa Methodist Church starting Sunday December 8 at 7 30 p m and continuing nightly through the week. E L Miller pastor notes Church School at 10 a m and preaching times at 9 30 a m for Reedsville and 11 a m for Long Bottom. Joppa youth from Tuppers Plains meet Sunday at 7 p m.
Portland Methodists announce schedules for churches in Great Bend Morse Chapel and Portland unit. Church School times are listed with leaders Marion Furbee Frank Holter W. G. Kelvey Allen Brewer and W R Parsons. services begin 10 30am with themes on gods love towards others true love means sharing and church nights held midweek and Thursdays.
Meigs County seeks clothing for war refugees in Europe. Needed: 15 women dresses, 75 girls dresses, 50 layettes, 30 boys shirts, 20 operating gowns, 15 hospital pajamas, 15 men sweaters, 20 women sweaters, 60 children sweaters. Red Cross provides materials and patterns. sewing done by volunteers. Assignments include Heath Methodist Church five girls dresses, 10 layettes, 10 children’s sweaters, five operating gowns. Rutland High School 10 layettes. Mrs Lafe McKnight five dresses. Additional helpers welcome.
The Orange Church of Christ holds Bible School at 10 a.m. Sunday. Pastor Rev. Miles E. Hoon preaches at 11 a.m. on Peace to Men of Goodwill. Tuppers Plains service at 7 p.m. features The Traditional Christmas Benediction. Bible School reiterated at 10 a.m.
Pomeroy church schedules Bible School at 9 30 a m with R C Steffy in charge. Worship follows at 10 30 a m with the sermon The Christ of Prophecy. Rehearsal for the Christmas pageant set for 2 p m.
The First Methodist Church will host a morning worship featuring Christmas music by the vested choir and congregational carols at 10 30. Soloists include Mary Ann McKay David Flanagan and Louise Rose with organ selections by Kreckel Wolstenholme and Rogers.
Universal Bible Sunday will be observed at Central Ave Methodist Church next Sunday. Rev Stanley Jeffery will preach on The Word of God and D Le Jones will recite the Twenty Third Psalm in Welsh. Evening service at 7 30 will feature Stirring Up Our Gifts. The Loyalty Campaign continues with last Sunday's large attendance. The official board meets tonight at 7 30 and prayer meeting is next Wednesday at 7 30 led by Mrs Martha Romine.
The Haydenville Methodist Charge led by Rev. William E. Bancroft lists United service at Haydenville Community Church at 9 30 a m with a sermon The Justifier of Him That Believeth in Jesus Praise service at 7 p m Prayer and Bible study Thursday at 7 p m Murray City Church schedules Sunday School at 9 a m class meeting at 10 a m Worship at 7 30 p m on subject By the Deeds of the Law No Flesh Justified Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 p m Buchtel hosts united service at 2 p m sermon by the pastor and a 7 p m praise service Prayeree Tuesday at 2 Jobs Church plans Sunday School at 9 30 a m praise service 7 p m worship with sermon Wednesday 7 p m and Friday praise service at 7 p m.
Bradbury Bradford Rutland Dexter Parish Churches of Christ announce Bible School at all four churches at 9:30 a.m. The Bradford service at 10:30 features a sermon by the pastor and a Bible drama The Unfailing Guide with six characters. Universal Bible Sunday events include C E at Bradford 6:30 and another Bradford sermon at 7:00. Joint board meeting at Dexter Wednesday Dec 11 with potluck. C E at Dexter Thursday 7:30.
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