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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1939
Page
2
Nelsonville will keep its post office open all day Saturday to handle Christmas mail and packages. Postmaster L. J. Eberle says all Christmas mail will be delivered before Christmas. Officials report a record influx of greeting cards and mail, with normal to light package volume and a possible new local greeting card record.
Mrs Minnie Butt aged 46 died this morning at the home of her brother James Edwards on the New York Coal Company farm in Floodwood where she lived. She leaves her mother Mrs Elsie Stalder Edwards a brother and three step sisters. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at the residence with burial in Chauncey.
Funeral services for Mrs. Goldin May Worthington will be held Saturday at 2 p m at the Buchtel Methodist Church with Rev Donley in charge. Burial will be in Whitmore Cemetery at Buchtel. Friends may call at the Buchtel residence.
Nelsonville notes a Christmas program titled Star of Bethlehem at Pilgrim Holiness Church on E Chestnut St Sunday Dec 24 at 7 pm. A 50 voice youth chorus performs six new songs with vocal readings and a trumpet trio. About 40 children sing and recount the Christmas story as the Sunday School holds its 9:30 am treat and 10:30 am service.
A small crowd watched two tight basketball games at the Nelsonville high school gym. Covert Ice beat Atlas Glass 44 to 37 behind Paul Whyte’s 18 points and five third quarter field goals. Dickinson Shoe girls defeated Buchtel 20 to 15 with Mary Cope leading Buchtel scoring eight.
Thirty four women gathered Thursday evening at the Doanville Community Center for the annual Christmas party hosted by Miss McDowell. The crowd enjoyed games and contests as the center was festively decorated. Dorcas Society received two aluminum kettles from the Cless Class of Athens, while Miss McDowell was given glassware. A late lunch featured candle and mum carriages, and attendees brought food gifts. Miss Riley screened the film The Coming of the King amid devotions and carols.
Nelsonville report says Mrs. Dora Hickman, aged, is critically ill at her Cleveland home after a fall fractured her left hip. She was moved to St Johns Hospital and later sent home as pneumonia developed. Her daughter Mildred says oxygen tent is in use to aid her.
The Eagles will host Family Night with Buddy Rempel and his Buckeye Buddies providing music for dancing. Santa Claus will hand out candy to Eagle children and a large crowd is expected. The program will proceed with its usual activities.
The G C Club of Nelsonville plans a benefit party in the I O O F Hall this Saturday at 8 o clock. Funds raised will support club activities and community projects.
Nelsonville reports the local committee for the Community Baskets Christmas needs produce for the boxes. Items may be dropped at the Buckeye Building after 8:00 a.m. Saturday. Money gifts may be given to committee members led by treasurer Dr. Dew. Baskets depart Monday morning with deliveries from 7 to 9 a.m.
Nelsonville resident report shows James A. Bryant and spouse from Springfield C visit local relatives Tom Sheppard and Lynda. Columbus guest Eleanore Woodard Parker stays with family. Flossie Crawford and Connie plan Cleveland trip to see Dr. Henry Crawford. Nurse Eleanore Ray from Columbus visiting for Christmas. Betty McClain of Columbus stays with Dana and family.
Mrs. Hazel Brunney, of Lancaster, died Thursday. Funeral Saturday at 2 at Hallerman Funeral Home. She leaves a daughter and three step-daughters including Mrs Raymond Welch, formerly of Nelsonville. Mr Brunney died in October.
The congregation of St Andrews Church holds a benefit party in the Parish Hall at 7:30 tonight to aid church programs and outreach.
Commodities will be offered at the Township House on Hocking Street this Saturday at 1 o clock.
A vivid Christmas story presented by Class Ninety and Nine at Albany Methodist Sunday School featured candles, Madonna and Child, poems and songs including Bells Across The Snow and The Prayer Perfect. Mrs. Vance Springer organized the original program with participants listed, ending with a Tribute to the New Year and a song about not wanting to see a child without a Christmas tree.
New York stocks were narrowly mixed in light trading. United States Steel opened near the prior close at 67 percent, Bethlehem rose to 82 percent, J I Case gained a point, Union Pacific firmed. Farm shares advanced with United Aircraft General Motors Sears Roebuck and Distillers Seagrams up slightly. Standard of New Jersey edged higher while Texas Corporation eased.
Livestock and grain prices from Toledo and major markets. Wheat No 1 red 1090, corn No 2 yellow 57, eggs steady with hennery whites 24, poultry figures across heavy hens to leghorn varieties. Chicago butter receipts listed with grade breakdowns. Cincinnati Pittsburgh and other markets show hogs and cattle bids by weight and grade.
Eggs unsettled with extra grade clean 22 and current receipts 18 percent. Live poultry very active with hens heavy 5 pounds and up and pallets mostly 16 17, medium 14 15, leghorn 1012, heavy leghorns 12, springers nearby white and barred rocks 16 77, colored 15 17.
Trading in domestic wools on the Boston Market was slow. The U S S Agriculture Department reported occasional small lots of fine original territory at 11.02 per pound scoured and 59.98 for average to short French combing lengths. Some orders were placed for Australian wools to be imported direct. Russia has 16,500,000 of the 75,000,000 horses in the world.
Jacksonville residents will gather as the Jacksonville Eagles and local businesses sponsor a decorated Christmas tree in front of the Eagles home. Santa Claus will distribute treats to children on Friday evening, December 22, with support from Sayre’s Grocery Shirkey’s Grocery John Davis Grocery Thomas McMenamy L. A. Morrison Dr B. B. Buckley J. L. Altman Charles Guinther Lloyd White Bartels Service Station Davis Service Station John Buza Cecil C. Watkins and the Glouster American Legion Auxiliary.
Sunday services at Church of Christ in Nelsonville start at 9 30 a m with worship and communion at 10 30 a m Choir sings the morning anthem Rev Lawrence Crawford Butler speaks on The Magnificance of God There is no youth meeting at 6 p m nor a 7 p m service Youth gather at 8 p m for caroling The Christmas Eve midnight service begins at 12 00 a m
The Tule area notes a shift from horse and wagon to motor vehicles for sheep herding and transport. Only the sheep dog remains to preserve the old method on the ranges.
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