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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1926

Page

3

Jesus Calls a Business Man sermon in Nelsonville church

The Rev. E J Morrell preached on Matthew as a model of daily faith at the Methodist Episcopal church in Nelsonville. He highlighted Matthew's transition from a tax collector to a follower of Jesus and noted his banquet as a sign of natural conversion and social belonging. The sermon stressed deeds over words in saving faith. Nearby activities included White Cross hospital needs presented by Rev John W Danford and local residents visiting or visiting guests over the weekend.

Nelsonville Jesus E. J. Morrell Methodist Episcopal Church Capernaum Matthew Herod Jesus Christ Kingdom of Heaven Morrell John W. Danford White Cross Hospital Columbus

East P T A Bazaar succeeds in Nelsonville

The annual bazaar of the East Parent Teacher association at East School drew good attendance Friday. Receipts totalled 190 dollars to fund charity work and health programs at the school. The association expressed appreciation to patrons and contributors.

Nelsonville East Parent- Teacher Association Tso

Services for Mrs Gillis Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Jane Gillis will be held Tuesday at 10 oclock in Columbus. The body will be taken to Whitmore cemetery in Buchtel after the services, with the funeral procession passing through Nelsonville about 2 oclock. Grandsons Walter and Tom Schenz went to Columbus to attend.

Nelsonville Eliza Jane Gillis Columbus Whitmore Buchtel Walter Tom Schenz

Ward siblings place in Ohio junior stock show

Nelsonville reports the Ward family Clarence and Erma Ward of Vakley Farms York township returned from Cleveland after attending the junior livestock show. Clarence and Erma exhibited steer entries in the 4-H club show with competitors from Ohio Indiana Michigan and West Virginia. The pair from Nelsonville and George King Amesville earned third in the county group. Clarence placed sixth in the Angus class and Erma eleventh.

Nelsonville A. N. Ward Vakley Farms York Township Clarence Erma Ward Cleveland Ohio Indiana Michigan West Virginia George King Amesville Clarence Ward Angus

Former Nelsonville native seeks local paper copy

J C Sheffley of Colchester Til writes Postmaster F R Jackson asking for a copy of the Nelsonville local paper. He notes he left the community sixty two years ago as a former Nelsonvilla boy and is eager to hear from former friends.

Nelsonville J. C. Sheffley Colchester Til F. R. Jackson Nelsonvilla

Church Attendance Report from Nelsonville

Good attendance reported at the Presbyterian church in Nelsonville with seventy eight present at the morning service and eighty at the evening service. Group leaders will check attendance each Sunday until Easter.

Nelsonville

Brown kin visit as guests of local families

Cliff Brown and Clarence Brown of Columbag spent the end of the week here as guests of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown, Mrs. Zarada Penavie, Miss Anna Turner, and Mrs. E. Smith and her son.

Forrest Washington D. H C. L. Pensyle Clayton Murphy Columbus Wayne Warrington E. Bennett Chicago F. N. Able Lancaster Cliff Brown Clarence Brown Columbag Parcs Frank Brown Zarada Penavie Anna Turner E. Smith

Standall Funeral Held at Christian Church in Nelsonville

Funeral services for George Standall were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Christian church in Nelsonville. The Rev. O J Howearth conducted the service. Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery with many friends in attendance.

Nelsonville George Standall The Christian Church O. J. Howearth Greenlawn

Streets of Nelsonville To Be Decorated

Small Christmas trees were delivered to all merchants this morning. They will be decorated and placed uniformly along the streets in front of each store.

Nelsonville Rec

Pastor Reflects On Religion As Greed Or Life

Rev. A. Y. Wilcox of the First Presbyterian church asked if religion is a creed rather than a life and urged turning contemplative experiences into active service. He criticized thrifty church giving and called for leadership to match local talent with church needs.

A. Y. Wilcoy First Presbyterian Church Congregation For Prayer Jesus Wilcox

Gilberts to Return to United States for Christmas

S Parker Gilbert agent general of the Dawes plan was en route to the United States to spend Christmas in Louisville Kentucky and then visit Washington to report on the Dawes plan.

Gilbert Berlin S. Parker Gilbert United States Louisville Washington

Alleged booties queen freed from Marysville reformatory

Mrs. Anna Echko once called the alleged booties queen of Lorain has been released from the Marysville reformatory. The superintendent Mrs. Louise Mittendorf confirmed the release.

Marysville Anna Echko Lorain Marysville Reformatory Louise Mittendorf

Ohio University violin professor to study abroad

Professor Karl Andrist will sail January 1 for two years of advanced violin study abroad under masters Thibaud Ysaye and others, resume with Eugene Ysaye in Brussels, and study at Paris Salle Gaveau and New York debut. He will be replaced by Associate Professor De Forest Ingerham February 1.

Karl Andrist Ohio University E. B. Bryan Andrist de Forest Ingerham Wittenberg College Europe Anderst Eugene Ysaye Brussels Thibaud Vincent D'Indy G. Herbert Elwell Paris Ohio University Symphony Orchestra Ohio Ingerham Alice Holmen School of Music Wittenberg Oneonta New York Albany Ithaca Conservatory of Music Michael Press Berlin Ithaca Conservatory

Fatal Cigarette Fire in Cleveland Traps Boy

Frank Ostendorf, 10, suffocated when his bed caught fire from a cigarette in Cleveland. John Denn, 29, was injured leaping from a hotel window as flames spread through the building.

Cleveland Frank Ostendorf John Denn

Emperor Yoshihito Thought To Die Today In Japan

Reports from Tokyo indicate Emperor Yoshihito is believed dying with public notice likely withheld until after the holiday season. Stores are crowded with Christmas and New Year goods, suggesting low demand if the emperor’s death were officially announced.

TOGIC U.R Yoshihito Japan Tokio

Mission Declares Crowded Schools and Wide Reach

Miss Ida Kahlo of the Women’s Home Missionary Society says home mission schools are overcrowded as 60,000 girls are lost yearly in the United States. She notes Esther homes for white girls and Friendship refugees for colored girls, and cites insufficient public financial support for expanded work across diverse communities including Alaska and Porto Rico.

Ida Kahlo National Field Department The Women's Home Missionary Society Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist Church Miss Kahlo South Alaska Porto Rico Santo Domingo United States Esther Kalhie

Activities Planned by First Presbyterian Church

Rev. A Y Wilcox announces a week of church events including the women's missionary society meeting on Tuesday with guests invited, the mid week service Wednesday on St Luke, the Brotherhood dinner Thursday with Dr W O Thompson as speaker, the Christmas Bible meeting Friday at the Manse, and Sunday Bible school exercises at 10 30 led by Superintendent Mag Stussell H Finsterwald.

First Presbyterian Church A. Y. Wilcox Women's Missionary Society Edwin B. Smith Robert P. Tompkins St. Luke Brotherhood John Patterson The Friendly Society W. O. Thompson General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church Women's Bible Close Wilcox McClure Gamartsfelder Bible School Mag. Stussell H. Finsterwald

Andrew Gullums Des in Ganaan Dead at Willow Creek

Andrew Gullums, 71, died at his Willow Creek home of paralysis after ten years as an invalid. Funeral at 10 AM Tuesday at Baptist church of South Canaanville with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survived by his second wife and children from both marriages including Dean L. Cullums and Arch Cullums. several grandchildren and brothers. Parent Teacher meeting to follow matinee.

Andrew Cullumae Willow Creek Baptist Church of South Canaanville Cullums Arminta Mansfield Dean L. Cullums Grace Hoffman William P. Cullums Detroit George W. Cullums Akron Major E. Grove Cullums West Point Port Reno Oklahoma Walter Cullums Jacksonville Fla Arch Cullums Athens Otto Isaac Cullums Darwin Perry Cullums Harvey W. Cullums Nelsonville

PUPILS PRESENT OPERETTA THE MAID AND THE GOLDEN SLIPPER

Central Grade School pupils stage an operetta The Maid and the Golden Slipper based on Cinderella. Shows at 2 and 7 this Tuesday in the high school auditorium with grades 1 2 and 3 opening the program with four Christmas carols.

Central Grade St. Nicholas Godmother Beatrice Sanders Cupid Douglas Hall Cinderella Eveleth Atkinson Belinda Lois McCoy Henrietta Margaret J. Wharton Stepmother Marjorie White Prince Billy Leaders

Seventy Two Converts At Plains Revival Meetings

Seventy two persons were converted and eight reunited with their church after revival meetings led by Rev. I P Day at The Plains Methodist Church. Converts include Ralph West Mary E George Russell Jellison Ada West Violet Stires Minnie Bobo Juanita Moore Edith West and many others. The list also notes members who joined the Wazarine Church and the Church of God.

I. P. Day Plains Methodist Church Methodist Church Ralph West Mary E George Russell Jellison Ada West Violet Stires Minnie Bobo Juanita Moore Edith West Reba Jellison Verna Nagle Myrtle Cline Doris Woods Minnie Elliott Joanna Woods Letha Smith Catherine Bars Thelma Linscott Lela Hardy Bernice Keaton Linnie Mastin Wazarine Church Gladys Culber Clara Stalder Verna Coon Virgil Cullison Basil Cullison Bennie Harrison Eugene Coon Leslie Coon Elizabeth Minex Paul Darnell Clarence Stalder Wanda Powell Gay McDonald Stella Palmer Eva Savely Dortha Bricker Mary Savely Maxine Channel Margaret Coon Vernadine Bricker Mary Hunter Clarence Hunter Lawrence Thompson Church of God

Coldest Winter Weather Hits Kansas City

The coldest weather of the winter swept through the area with temperatures around 20 degrees and a forecast of further drop during the day.

Kansas Kansas City Dee

Ohio State Faces Bliss College in Athens Basketball Night

The article highlights Ohio State’s smooth passing trio Eisenbrey DuBois Burkholder and notes Bliss College fields a strong quintet. The Bobcats play Bliss College the night after the Columbus game with Wednesday night promising more basketball for Athens fans at the Ohio Gymnasium.

Eisenbrey DuBois Burkholder Ohio State Bliss College Bobcats Columbus Athens Ohio Gymnasium

Bank Robbery Reported In Central U S Store Heisted Cash

A center of the United States robbery yields a theft at a local store with a preliminary haul reported between zero and 300000 dollars. Police investigate suspect details and security footage as investigators seek the exact amount and perpetrators.

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Nelsonvil Gillis Maytag Glouster Peres Standall Rev. A. Y. Wilcox Volun Gem Pharmacy Vythian Bldg Andrew Gullums Ganaan Palace Parent‘Teacher Association B. P. O. Elks Elks Worthy Hoot Gibson Dustin Farnum Anne Cornwall General Custer Rev. I. P. Day UGH Aamanea É¢Uanhla Thuantanan Ayer Feltman and Carme Jathens Electric Railway CO
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