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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1929
Page
6
Two high school boys basketball games are set for tonight at Chauncey gym. Albany High School will play Chauncey Dover High School in a double header, bringing local fans to the Chauncey-Dover court for the evening.
Chauncey Dover High School and Chauncey Grade Schools closed for holiday vacations after afternoon programs. Mrs. Fila Bunningham hosted a dinner on Main Street, Chauncey, honoring Mr. and Mrs. BE Adams of Jackson Michigan.
Mrs. A. L. Preston of Chauncey hosted her parents Mr and Mrs BE. J. Adams of Jackson Michigan this week. They plan to return to Jackson the end of the week to spend the holiday vacation with son Clark and Mr. Preston who works there.
Loyal Woman's Division of the First Church of Christ Chauncey met at Mrs. T R Hamilton's home with Mrs Floyd Nye as chairwoman. Devotions and lesson study preceded a Christmas party with gift exchanges and luncheon. Members present included Mrs J Ferrer Mrs Harvey Nye Mrs V Ahibrand Mrs Henry Osborne and others. next meeting planned with Mrs Charles Fiske.
CHURCH WILL HAVE CHRISTMAS TREAT IN CHIUNE WITH YEARS OF CUSTOM Trimble Church of Christ in Chauncey will distribute a Christmas treat to Sunday School children next Sunday Each hat will take a special Christmas offering for benevolent church purposes. A 7 o clock evening program will stage the nativity story in three parts with music and a Christmas sermon by Rev Courtney At 2 oclock Saturday a funeral for Mr Hornsby will be held at the Irland Church. He leaves a widow two daughters four grandchildren two brothers and a sister. Chauncey Dec 20. Mrs Rolland Syx and Mrs A L Preston visited Rachel Lowere in Columbus and Dayton with Chauncey native Wesley Syx's family.
John Hornsby, ? died at his home in TroLis announced. The notice notes a Christmas program by Zion Church Sunday School in Lower Plains at 7 p.m. with Johln & Hornsby and 57 children performing dialogues songs and color special items. Public invited.
Friday programming across PRIDAY NBC WEAF CBS and WABC features a lineup of orchestras bands dramas and comedies. Notable acts include the Raybestos Twins Bernardine Billy Beard Columbia Santa Claus and The Cavaliers with Bourdon conducting. Also listed are Mystery House Amos n Andy and Duke Ellington’s Cotton Club Band with Curtis Institute and Lyman’s Orchestra.
A Christmas party was held Tuesday evening at the Taylor Ridge Church of Christ with a program by Miss Carryve Smith and Miss Wickersham and an exchange of gifts. Refreshments were served. The attendance was zero.
The Trimble Grange meeting scheduled for Saturday night in Trimble was postponed to the following January. Millfield, master of Trimble Grange, announced the delay and thanked members for their understanding.
A fragmented radio schedule lists talks and music segments across Wad WLW WHAS and WLW with a late night organ feature. Mentions Quakers Naedia tram and various call letters RDA WIR WHAM SATURDAY DEC 3 and December items.
An old ad proclaims a new over the counter remedy named Thoxine. It promises almost instant relief from sore throat or cough within 18 minutes or money back. The product is linked to a former prescription retitled for wider sale.
A scrambled radio style schedule lists weather, river reports, and a long list of music programs, orchestras, times, and venues. Entries include Keystone Program RBC Melodies Seckhatary Haekia and various NBC broadcasts with orchestras, church services, and youth gatherings across a day’s programming.
A dense program schedule lists orchestras, quartets, operatic numbers, and broadcasts. The lineup features Central Orchestra, Recycle Valve Orchestra, Go-The Pickard Family, Verdi’s La Traviata selections, and NBC broadcasts with dance and variety acts scheduled across times from 6:00 to 12:06. prominent groups include Walter Datermach, Liszt, and the Gib Reacor.
A dense listing highlights a diverse week with events at religious houses, concert halls, and theaters. Notable items include a Nat University religious service, cathedral performances, an opera conference, and a royal organ recital alongside orchestral and chamber music offerings by various groups and soloists.
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