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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1935

Page

7

High School Pupils Begin Christmas Season Observance

Gallia Academy opens its Christmas season with an assembly led by Higgins. Students collect toys, clothing, and food for families on Mill Creek. A Christmas tree will be decorated in the school building. The event runs through New Year’s Day with a school assembly and planned performances by Miller, her home, and the Girls’ Glee Club.

Gallia Academy Re Higgins Mill Creek Wills Higgins M. Assembly Miller

Dolls Are Made Over By Gallipolis Workers

More than a bushel basket of discarded dolls were received by American Legion emissaries for an A Toy for Every Child campaign this Christmas. Mrs Margaret Bradbury will coordinate repair by relief seamstresses with material help from local stores and residents and Florence Belden leads the renovation. The Legion hopes to display a window diorama of finished toys, while the P T A plans a Christmas party at Washington School to distribute toys candy and fruit to needy children.

Gallipolis American Legion Margaret Bradbury The Legion Luckoff Ben Franklin Orin Thomas Davis-Shuler Company den & Bill Henry Cherrington Florence Belden P.T.A Washington School

Dexter Man Is Paid Well for His Crop

GALLIPOLIS The tobacco market was strong though quality ran only fair per Manager Patterson. Average price 17.12 per hundred pounds with 8038 pounds burley sold. Top price 37 cents per pound. Dexter Ohio’s W V Rife sold 216 pounds at 23.04 per hundred. Sam Callahan Jackson averaged 23.50 per hundred on 418 pounds. Frances Lane Gallipolis averaged 22.47 per hundred on 216 pounds. Vansickle South Side West Virginia averaged 21.48 per hundred on 160 pounds.

Gallipolis S. Patterson W. V. Rife Dexter Sam Callahan Jackson Frances Lane Charles FE. Vansickle South Side W. Va

Friendship Church of Christ Meeting Theme Holiday Program

Thirty members attended a Wednesday Friendship Church of Christ gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Main St. Mrs. Ruth Fiske and Miss Ruth Varner hosted. Sarah Thomas led carols and prayers. gifts and jellies for the Children’s Home were sent. Charles Mithryn McDaniel won a contest. a Christmas tree and gifts were part of the program.

Church of Christ Home Main St Ruth Fiske Ine Brown Sarah Thomas Church of Christ Thomas Jane Fisher Charles Mithryn McDaniel Trias Gadys Pickering Imogene Syx Dorothy Daugh Kathryn McDaniel Courtney Denver M Donald Hen Carence McCafferty Mas Frank Me Elwood Daugherty Pickerng Chris Herman Theisen Paul Theisen Homer Bradfield, Jr Nell Mis Ra Syx Auline Daugh Ruth Atiinan Ruth ‘Alder Jane

I M Brookins Rites Held at Millfield

Funeral services for James Milton Brookins 87 pioneer Dover Township resident were held at Millfield Church of Christ. Rev Gilbert Courtney led the service with two hymns The Home of the Soul and One Sweetly Solemn Thought. Burial was in Nye Cemetery Chauncey. Survived by four children and eight grandchildren. one sister also living.

Chauncey James Milton Brookins Dover Township Millfield Church Brookins Mary Mills Howard Brookins Athens Guy Brookins Olive Brookins Jane Witham Martin Brookins

Chauncey Church Choir to Sing at Greens Run

The choir of the Church of Christ will give a music concert at Greens Run Sunday night at 7. No service in Chauncey as Rev. Gilbert Courtney preaches at Greens Run. Choir last sang in Trimble and will perform at Athens Church Sunday night January 5. All are welcome.

Chauncey Church Greens Run Chauncey Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney Trimble Athens

Chauncey Elementary Carnival Features Tap Dance and Song

Chauncey grade students will perform tap dancing and singing at a school carnival in the Chauncey-Dover high school gymnasium Monday night December 16. A fish pond fortune telling booth and sale of home baked goods will also be offered. Proceeds fund the Grade School library books.

Chauncey Parent Chauncey-Dover High School

Honor Roll Glass Gallia Academy Names Seventies Bright

Gallia Academy High School announces honor roll for the second six weeks. Listed are 45 students across freshman sophomore junior and senior grades with several honorable mentions. Post graduate students include Helen Niday Mary Bees Kent and Francis Irion. Albert Betz killed a rabbit on Ingel’s Hill. the hickory nut shell remained embedded in the creature’s mouth.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School Mildred Pauline Beard Janet Booth Mary Cunningham Gail Harrison Louise Hughes Louise Evans Dorothy Laine Lucille Rose Vance Rees Paul Robinson Laura Ruth Stewart Marian Mildred Alexander Margie Dillon Hilda Halley Alfred Harrison Virginia Hughes Mary Louise Mohr Willeen Rupe Ralph Saunders Julia Banco Beulah Wetherholt Richard White Catherine Faulkner Mary Margaret Corn Edith Nuckles Archie Priestly Virginia Willis Grace Wilson Betty Leaper Ruth Venz Melba Baker Mary Foster Marianna Keeler Georgia Langdon Edward Martin Bernice Massie Maride Myers Elizabeth Norman Harold Robinson Jessie Unroe Myrtle Watson Helen Niday Mary Bees Kent Francis Irion Albert Betz Ingel's Hill

Sermons Planned at Gallipolis Churches

The Rev. H. H Wilbur selects Reception of Christ by Herod as morning sermon and In the House of the Interpreter from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress for the evening. Junior topics include The Thank You Giant and Two Giants Who Are Friends. Regular services will be held at the Presbyterian Episcopal and Baptist churches.

Gallipolis H. H Wilbur Christ Herod House of the Interpreter Bunyan

Junior Class Benefits From Gallipolis Program

During the activity hour Monday December 16 at 8 38 o clock the Junior Class of the high school will present an amateur program at a special assembly. A small admission will be charged and added to their fund for entertaining the Senior Class next spring.

Gallipolis

Teachers To Meet Over Reading Work Play Readers

A reading supervisor from the Macmillan Company will discuss work play readers at a teachers meeting set for 2 o clock Tuesday December 17 directed by Supt H Bion Bradbury. Teachers must choose between teaching and attending the meeting with location to be arranged as the court room may host a trial. Gallipolis basketball aims to undo a prior loss to Centerville after a 25 to 19 defeat at home to Athens tonight.

Gallipolis Supt H. Bion Bradbury Macmillan Company Gallia Academy Athens Centerville

Prolonged West Side Church Meeting Promises Lessons

The TRIMBLE era meeting at West Side Church of Christ draws good interest with Evan gelist H. W. Bankes of Cambridge delivering sermons. Bible drills engage children as subjects are announced for tonight and weekend sessions including Can a Sinner Be Saved Without Baptism and Remission of Sins.

Trimble West Side Church of Christ H. W. Bankes Cambridge Satan

Post Office Adopts All-Day Saturday Hours Through Christmas

Glouster post office will stay open all day Saturday this week and next to speed holiday mail. After December 21 it will close at noon on Saturdays as in the past since it moved from third to second class.

Glouster

Christmas Party Planned by Glouster Legion Auxiliary

The Glouster Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary plan a Christmas party Sunday at 2 pm in the Legion hall on High Street. A program will be held and members exchange inexpensive gifts. At 5 pm a pot luck dinner will be served.

Glouster—Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary The Legion Hall High St

Guests in Glouster Belore Home of M M LeFavor

Mrs C H LeFavor and her son Jimmie Belore are guests at the home of M M LeFavor in Glouster.

Glouster C. H. LeFavor Jimmie, Belore M. M. LeFavor

Hobgoblin House at Glouster High School

Glouster High School presents Hobgoblin House at the auditorium next Tuesday evening. Supt. Thomas W. Figley directs a cast including Darius Krupp the caretaker and Delilah Watts among others from the senior, junior and sophomore classes.

Supt Thomas W. Figley Darius Krupp Bill Meiren Henry Goober Carl Craig Delilah Watts Mary Hinton Susan Parkins Henglish Betty Ruth Carpenter Priscilla Carter Ruth Dunnett Marian Carter

Family Names Appear in Unclear Listing

A disjointed OCR fragment lists numerous individuals including Anna Mae Hoffman Jill Carter Patty Wolf Jack Loring Richard Swart Frank Harlow Marian’s fiancé Wilford Millington Jim Bronson Dave Roberts Bill Wilkins Bill Thompson Patricia Arnold and several unknown quantities.

Anna Mae Hoffman Jill Carter Patty Wolf Jack Loring Jill Richard Swart Frank Harlow Marian Wilford Millington Jim Bronson Dave Roberts Bill Wilkins Bill Thompson Patricia Arnold

Funeral Note for Phil Gray of Corning at Glouster Lodge

A special communication of Glouster Lodge No 607 F and AM will be held Sunday at noon to attend the funeral of Phil Gray of Corning, a lodge member. Irene Davis known as the Headless Phantom is mentioned as an extremely unknown quantity in connection with the notice.

Irene Davis Glouster Glouster Lodge F & AM Phil Gray Corning

Trimble Church of Christ Class Holds Christmas Party

The Progressive Class of Trimble Church of Christ held its annual Christmas party at the church on Wednesday. Readings and songs by Fern Johnson Rev. Gilbert Courtney Connie Brown Vernice Antle and Esta Haskins accompanied gifts and refreshments for 23 members. Mrs Melvin Koons joined the class as a new member.

Glouster Trimble

Union To Meet For Local No 648 GLOUSTER

The regular monthly meeting of Local Union No 648 UMW of A will be at the Greens Run School auditorium Latier afternoon. It will begin promptly at 1 o clock. Items include important business and officer announcements including the election of a delegate to the 34th constitutional convention in Washington DC January 28.

Glouster UMW Washington D. C

Judge Denies New Trial in Edith Maxwell Murder Case

Judge H W A Sheen denied a new trial for Edith Maxwell a 21 year old school teacher sentenced to 25 years for the murder of her father.

Wise H. W. A. Sheen Edith Maxwell

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