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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
9
When Howard Carter opened King Tutankhamen's tomb he found rich cases of perfumes still elusive fragrant after thousands of years.
The Point Pleasant Senior Woman's Club through chairmen Elsa Vaught and R H Melrose finished its annual gift program for the needy. Packages from December were given to children at Point Pleasant Mission by Mary Foglesong and Howard Carder. funds were raised to aid five men and one woman at the county home with small cash gifts and presents.
Mrs Mary Pierce 73 died at her Hy sell Run home after a week long illness. She is survived by husband Nicholas two sons Luther Monroe Mich Leo Cleveland a daughter Don McKnight near Middleport a brother Hobart M Nelson Rutland and two sisters Rosala Jordan Columbus and Zetta Kennedy Rutland. Funeral services and interment arranged by Rawlings Coats with services at Bradford Church Bradford Cemetery.
Local churches list Sunday schools worship times and events across United Baptist United Methodist Evangelical U B Circuit Lutheran Christ mas Eve services and Grace Episcopal Holy Communion schedules. Names include Rev Paul Nye Rev Lewis Berger Rev L R Carmichael Rev L M Mohrhoff and Rev H E Hanes with choir activities and special Christmas observances.
About 100 persons attended a church social at Main Street Baptist Church. Rev. Daniel Dorsey led devotionals and Miss Hattie Jordan told a Christmas story. A social hour followed in the basement with recreation by Miss Marion Withers. Decorations were arranged by Mrs. Stuart Burdette, Mrs. Richard Thomas, and Miss Hattie Jordan.
A Leon resident, A. Bux ton, showed a branch with full bloom Japonica in the county clerk’s office, noting an unusually late bloom for December at Point Pleasant-H.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship at Trinity Church staged a Christmas program on Wednesday evening and then caroled for an hour to shut ins. They returned to the church for refreshments served by MYF counselors Mrs. Gene Crow and Miss Bessie Johnson.
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