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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1936
Page
6
Glouster town council meets at the City Building at 7 pm. Ohio Fuel Gas Co. seeks a new rate ordinance before the April 27 expiration of the current agreement. A representative says the request mirrors the Chauncey agreement recently negotiated.
With Kovach returning from a fractured shoulder Hollister shows improvement. Hemlock travels to Hollister on Tuesday December 22 for a closely matched matchup likely to test both teams.
Sounds Nice GLOUSTER-L. G. Cary and Mrs Cary left for Brownville Texas reporting ideal climate and fruit trees with oranges and grapefruit ripening on the trees. Peas are in bloom and vegetables on the market. Flower gardens show poinsettias up to fifteen feet tall with blooms the size of dinner plates.
Christmas season selections are being prepared in Glouster Schools under H. M. Le Favor. The Melody Band will appear on the chapel program next week and a rhythm band for first and second grades will be organized soon.
Glouster High School faculty under R. B. Richey supervised this week presented visual education. Assistants Richard Janchius George Tolliver Bernard Rice and Bob Johnson guided feverish English and history classes through slides on The Village Blacksmith The Wreck of the Perseus The American Revolution Digestive System and Energy.
Inventories appraisements and schedules of debts are on file for estates of Barbara Clinesmith Frederick H Nice John Hunter Sarah Alderman Hart A Beebe and Frank Roach. Hearings are set before the court on December 28 1998 at 9:00 AM. Interested parties may file objections five days before the hearing date.
GLOUSTER The Primary department of the Church of Christ Sunday School will present a Christmas program after the 9 o clock Sunday School session. A pageant by the Bible School and Church Choir follows the 7 o'clock program. At 4 pm the choir will perform The Worlds Redeemer a Christmas cantata by Fred H Holton directed by Mrs Harriet Weymueller.
GLOUSTER R A Brinckley longtime Jacksonville resident died at his home on Thursday after a period of poor health He was 69 and survived by three children Otto at home Mrs Ralph Maynard Greens Run and Mise Faye Hagerstown Md His wife had died years ago He belonged to the Odd Fellows and Masonic Lodges Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 pm at the Jacksonville M E B Church with burial in Maplewood Cemetery
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its annual Christmas party and gift exchange Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Legion hall, followed by a turkey dinner at 5 p.m. Also notes visiting Stevens family in Chenango Bridge New York parish and a speedometer claim linked to Isaiah Lukens of Philadelphia.
The Probate Court of Athens County suspends hearing on multiple accounts for publication and exceptions until January 4 1937 at 9 oclock A M. Executors administrators guardians and trustees including Caldwell Jones Cornell Pritchard Sauters Bank of Athens Griffin Slaughter Olson Worstell Phillips and others have first second third fifth or final accounts listed with dates ranging from 1934 to 1936. Interested parties may file written exceptions by December 5 1934 for hearing or continuation until final disposition.
Mrs. George Grim spent days in Athens with relatives. Perry and Chappel families visited. many guests from Athens and Columbus attended gatherings. Mrs. Rex Meeks ill. W Leo Williams hosted Art and Thimble Club with twenty attendees.
Paul Orr recovering after surgery at City Hospital Parkersburg. Alta Frederick returns home from Pomeroy. Her father goes to Parkersburg for hospital operation. Mr and Mrs Elmer Baum visit Bre men with James Torrence. Ruth Orr in Pomeroy. Edwin Hayman visit Paul Orr at hospital. Stanley Trussell ill. Slater brothers help E E Hayman with turkey coops. Miss Lucy Kibble from Reedsville teaches for Mrs Paul Orr. Dr McCullough ill. William Keyse visits daughter Manon Slater’s family. William Wolfe visits O S Orr.
Clifford Shafer was elected president of the Friendship Bible Class of the Church of Christ at Chauncey during the December meeting held Wednesday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald Henry on Main Street with Mrs Pear Henry directing. Jessie Fiske was elected vice president Lucille Rivers secretary Gladys Pickering treasurer Christine Brown pianist and Pear Henry class teacher. The meeting opened with Christmas carols and a devotional by Christine Brown. An offering supported the Cleveland Christian Home. January meeting will be at Mrs Gladys Pickering in Ellis Avenue with a pot luck supper. The Henry home decorations included a pine tree lighted tapers and gifts exchanged. Hostesses were Mrs Henry Miss Ruth Fiske and Mrs Jessie Fiske serving a plate lunch to 25 present.
The church will observe Christmas during Sunday services on December 20 with candlelight, special music by the Junior and Senior Choirs, a Christmas playlet by Ver nice and Bernice Cannon Edna Cart wright Ethel Thomas and Thelma Fierbaugh and a sermon by Reverend Gilbert Courtney.
Union services start at 9 30 morning with the pastor delivering the sermon and Sunday School to follow. Evening program features a Young People meeting led by Mrs Vera Bridgewater and Christmas season recitations. Reverend John Peel will preach Sunday night.
Albany notices that the Albany PTA will not meet in December and the next meeting is set for the last Tuesday in January in the auditorium. In Albany, the boys and girls basketball teams host Stewart Saturday at 8 pm to allow business men to attend. Stewart’s coach is former Albany coach Bolin. The Albany music department presents a Christmas Carol service Sunday at 8 pm under Miss Helen Nichols. Albany schools’ Christmas vacation runs from December 24 to January 4.
Chauncey Community Club members sponsor a bingo party and an auction of Christmas toys Friday night at 8 o'clock in the K P Hall. A special door prize will be offered.
Members of the Chauncey Ladies Auxiliary to the United Mine Workers held a Wednesday night meeting at Chauncey K. P. Hall and elected officers for the coming year. Dorothy Staley is president, Ruth Cruikshank vice president, Addie Tippie secretary, and Lizzie Slisher treasurer. A Christmas party followed with gift exchanges and a potluck supper. sixteen members attended.
The Nelsonville Church of Christ announces Christmas services on Sunday December 20 with Bible school at 9 30 am Lordship supper and morning worship at 10 30 am and Sunday night at 8 15 pm. The choir with local members will perform The Christmas Vision cantata directed by Prof Charles Poston with Miss Sigrid Love at piano. Christmas offering goes to Cleveland Christian Orphanage. Public invited to all services.
Rev Drell Goff will preach both morning and evening services at The Plains Church of the Nazarene on Sunday December 20. Sunday School led by Carrie Channeil precedes communion and sermon. The young people's meeting is at 6 15 p m followed by a 7 p m sermon by the pastor.
With Black Diamond and No 15 Mines idle today only sixteen mines in the Chauncey district were marked up for work Friday. The list includes No 5 No 9 No 10X No 69 No 90 No 219 No 255 No 267 Pos ton No 6 Chauncey N Y 25 Hocking Carbondale Kimberly Lick Run and Coonville.
Vera Bridge water of Chauncey hosted her brother Rev. James T. Maffin from Marion Ohio for a two day visit. Mrs Kenneth Nye and daughter Roberta from Kirksville Missouri vacation with Floyd Nye and family. Mr Nye, osteopathy student at Kirksville, is expected home late week. Mrs A E Graham of Albany spends the week with her son in law and daughter at Chauncey. The praying mantis is noted as the only insect that can turn its head like a man.
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