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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
6
The Pilgrim Holiness Church in Murray City will open revival services starting Sunday December 27 led by Rev Ruth Hopkins of Dayton. Each evening features special singing with Rev Charles L Wachenshwnz sown.
Parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Richardson announce the birth of a daughter at their home on Wednesday Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Clarence Monks and Mr and Mrs Alfred Richardson.
Nelsonville high school held a Christmas themed program on Wednesday morning directed by Maynard McDaniel. Eighth graders performed Christmas Shepherdess and In the Shadow of Bethlehem with students Martha Cooley Sylvia Burchfield Jane Bayless Theodore Crane Guy Barber Clarence Coakley Marjorie Blair Eddie Bexfield Kathryn Barron Junior Ruble Mary Blimes Alice Dusky Carl Dilcher Jean Allen. The event featured a flag procession, pledge, carols, and prayers led by John Geiger Mercedean Bruce and Supt. E J Arnold.
Nelsonville readers learn of a Presbyterian Sunday School Christ mas party for the Primary Department. Fifty children gathered in the church parlors from 3 30 to 5 30 singing carols and reciting stories around a decorated tree. Officers Mrs L R Kelch Mrs Edith Stiers and Miss Ruth Kelch organized the event and distributed candy boxes.
Jimmie Kemper 16 months died Monday after two weeks with pneumonia. Funeral was held Wednesday from the Apostolic Church. Local social notes report visitors home for holidays, Christmas programs, and community events as schools dismiss for January.
The Marsh Buggy, a 7,500 pound vehicle with 10 foot rubber tires, travels over land and water in Louisiana swamps. Engineers from a Pittsburgh firm designed it after marshland tests, carrying heavy equipment and using inflated hose treads.
Nelsonville residents greet relatives and friends over the holidays. Names include E Clifton West Union C C Slater Columbus and Mercy Hospital nurses Eleanore Ray Afmarine Johnson plus several local callers and guests. Mrs Bernadine Woodard Marshall funeral involvement noted.
Dr and Mrs J M Hyde of Nelsonville host Christmas guests Miss Dorothy Putnam New York City Dr Jean Putnam Columbus Mr and Mrs G I Putnam Athens Dr and Mrs W H Hyde and Mr and Mrs Corwin Cookson from this city Mrs Alden Stilson and her two sons Jerry and Alden Long Island N Y will arrive next Monday to spend the holiday season at the Hyde home.
Rock Springs closed for holidays with a school Christmas program. The Better Health Club held a Christmas party and decided to buy fruit baskets for shut ins. The Enterprise U B Church Women’s Missionary Society presented a candle light program. A Grange Christmas party distributed exchanged gifts and announced January officer installations.
Miss Adeline Ray entertained her bridge club at a Christmas party in Nelsonville. A dinner at the Dew Hotel followed by games at the hostess home. Santa distributed chimney gifts as a lit Christmas tree glowed amid high scores by Mrs Slater and Mrs Lehman. Production of beet sugar in Canada reached 119,857,000 pounds in 1935, up five percent from 1934.
Lois Bateman and Chief Has Grandson James Ferrer announce the birth at their home on a Wednesday. Grandparents are Chief of Police and Mrs. George Bateman.
Nelsonville York and Summit Granges plan a joint installation at York Grange Hall. The double ceremony will install officers together with New Plymouth Grange of Vinton County presenting the ceremony. The article notes Ohio as a leading farm sheep center with Idaho and Wyoming as top range sheep centers.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bernadine Woodard Marshall will be held Saturday afternoon at Jeffersonville Ohio. The condition of Mr. Marshall injured in the accident in which Mrs. Marshall was killed is much improved and he is expected to recover unless complications develop. He has not yet been told of his wife’s death.
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