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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1924

Page

3

Grotto Minstrels Open Three Night Run at Stuarts Opera House

Nelsonville’s Stuarts Opera House hosts the Grotto Minstrels for a three night stand. A full house greeted opening night with advance sales strong for tonight and Saturday. The program features acts centered on the rose theme and a burlesque The Bull Fighters with local performers and a final chorus by the Grotto group.

Nelsonville Grotto Stuarts Opera House Sday Majestic Theatre McCune Jack Bobo W. W. Whitlatch Oris Smith Elizabeth Smith Ada Klein Cecil Shafer Barbara Steenrod Ralph Parks, Jr Baird Stuart Ray Ashby Thelma McGiffen Mary Kathryn Allen Leonard Cooley Ruth Eberle Wheeler Newton Mra Mexico Nieck Melrose Harbaugh Mel Charles A. Gaa Andrew Merkel Orlie A. Rider

Friends and Neighbors Gather at Mrs Warring ton’s Home

A group of Mrs John Warrington’s friends and neighbors met Wednesday evening. Contests highlighted the event followed by an elegant lunch prepared and served by the hostess.

John Warrington

Walnut street man suffers fractured collar bone from saw debris

Mr Johnson of Walnut street was injured this week when a flying wood fragment from an electric saw struck him, breaking his collar bone.

Mr. Johnson Walnut Street

Lon Figgins Dies. Nelsonville Resident Remembered

Joe and Tim Figgins were notified of their father Lon Figgins death in Chauncey. He was a well known longtime resident of Nelsonville.

Joe Tim Figgins Chauncey Thursday Lon Figgins Nelsonville

Pilgrim Holiness Church Sunday Services and Meetings

Fr. CC Laneholtz pastor. Sunday school 9 39 morning worship 10 30. Testimony and praise 2 39 p m. Evening service 7 09. Cottage prayer meeting tonight at Mrs Butterworth home on Poplar street. Everyone welcome.

Butterworth Poplar Street

Sunday Church Schedule With Evening Worship

Morning worship at 9 30 a m followed by junior sermon and children's hour in the basement. Sermon My Task at 6 p m. Christian Endeavor societies for all ages. Evening worship at 7 90 p m with intermediate and senior groups meeting.

Christian Endeavor Societies

New Kojene Spray Promises Quick Catarrh Relief

Advertising copy touts Kojene as a fast safe remedy for acute or chronic catarrh. It claims the six ounce bottle costs 64 cents at McKee Drug Co and urges nasal spraying twice daily for three to four days, with a money back guarantee if ineffective.

Mckee Drug Co

Rich Man and Lazarus Sermon and Youth Meeting

The Chippewa tribe meets in the church basement at 6 30 this evening for a sermon theme The Rich Man and Lazarus. A county young peoples party follows in the church basement Saturday at 7 15 all city youths invited.

Lazarus

Dance Night At Elks Club This Saturday Evening

The Elks and friends plan a dance Saturday evening December 15. Dances have grown popular and draw good crowds. Music runs from 9 to 1 with attendees expected to stay late.

Morrell Leads Local Church Services and Radio League Broadcast

Ed L Morrell, minister, leads Sunday school at 9 39 with R F Allen as superintendent. Morning worship at 7 30 features The Bruised Head and the Smoking Flax and special choir singing. Evening gospel service at 7. Thursday brings Grace of Giving with lesson by Fred Wilson and leaders Mrs Mable Lancaster A E Bay Mrs Alex Dailey UW L Price. Pianist Mrs R Shirley. men's quartet Ralph Parks James Beard H C Bobo Dave Burnet. invitation committee Mrs Mary Somers Mrs Joe Ledlie Mrs Alex Dailey.

Ed L. Morrell R. F. Allen Epworth League Fred Wilson Mable Lancaster A. E. Bay Alex Dailey

Art Exhibit Delayed At High School Building

The city light plant troubles delayed the high school art exhibit on Thursday evening. The exhibit will be shown tonight and Saturday night with public viewing from 6 to 7. A program starts at 7 oclock.

Foreshadowed glories sermon at Christian Church

The Sunday morning message from the Christian Church pastor focuses on Foreshadowed glories. The sermon studies Old Testament types fulfilled in the New Testament church and presents God’s eternal purpose as revealed in scripture.

Missionary Society Hosts Africa Scene Sermon Night

The Woman's Missionary Society hosts an evening service with missionary plays showing life in Africa. Bible school at 9 30 with the Lazarus lesson. morning worship at 10 38. evening services led by Christian Endeavor. Rober Marshall of Gloucester is sub district president with J M Hemaley and Conrad Wein as officers.

Woman's Missionary Society Africa Made Rober Marshall Glouster J. M. Hemaley Conrad Wein

Unofficial UMW Report on Hocking Sub-District Officers

Unofficial returns from sixty three of one hundred local unions show United Mine Workers officers in the Hocking sub-district have all been reelected. The announcement was made today.

Sinxty Hocking United Mine Workers

Engine Valve Damage Impacts Haht Plant Pumps

The Skinner engine at the city Haht plant suffered wrecked valves and valve stems last night. New parts are on order but unavailable for days. An auxiliary engine is now running the water pumps but it cannot carry the full tight equipment.

City Haht

Patrick Hogan Dies After Ill Health Move to City

Patrick Hogan eighty died Friday night at the home of his only daughter Mrs Ray Barron. He formerly lived in Syracuse and moved to the city two years ago because of ill health.

Patrick Hogan Ray Barron Syracuse

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Nelsonville News Pilgrim Holiness Church Fr. CC, Laneholtz Presbyterian Church Stuart’s Opera House Calling Theatre Methodist Episcopal, Church Hamburg Ingine Mechem Athens The F. L S. D. Preston Co Public Square Bennett Aesse
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