Roaring Twenties Shimmy Star Gilda Gray Dies
Hollywood reports dancer Gilda Gray died of an apparent heart attack while visiting a friend. The petite lime blonde, famed for the shimmy in vaudeville’s golden era, left a multimillion fortune and later lived in a furnished room. Her era defined by speakeasies and Charleston glamour waned with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Gilda Gray
America
F. Scott Fitzgerald
al Jolson
Will Rogers
Gallagher and Shean
Sophie Tucker
Adm Dennison Named New NATO Commander
Adm. Robert L. Dennison of the U S Navy was named today as the new supreme NATO commander in the Atlantic. He will take over Feb. 29 and lead the U S Atlantic Fleet, replacing Adm. Jerauld Wright who retires March 1. Announcement made at NATO HQ in Paris and the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert L. Dennison
U. S. Navy
NATO
Atlantic
U. S
Mediterranean
Dennison
Navy
Wright
U. S. Atlantic
WSCS Meeting at Mrs. Price Home in Portland
The WSCS met at the home of Mrs. Clarence Price with president Mrs. Ruth Ebelbach in charge. Three visitors joined twelve members. Catherine Parsons led devotions. Visitations included the McDades with Arlos Grinns in Parkersburg, Alice Adams from Coolville, and the Gillilans with the Jewetts and Johnsons in Chester and Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
WSCS
Clarence Price
Ruth Ebelbach
Catherine Parsons
Ralph McDade
Arlos Grinn
Parkersburg
Alice Adams
Coolville
Earl Jewett
Roy Gillilan
Chester
C. E. Johnson
Clarence Evener on 10 day leave from Offutt AFB
Mr. Clarence N. Evener of Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska is home for the holiday on a ten day leave and will return December 27. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Don Lvener of Millfield. Chauncey Dover schools closed for holiday vacation Wednesday at 2 30 pm. Classes resume January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence N. Evener
Offutt Air Force Base
Neb
Don Lvener
Millfield
Chauncey-Dover
Relative Dies CHAUNCEY
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Darst learned from San Diego that John Darst died suddenly last Sunday and was buried Wednesday. John Darst was the brother of S. L. Darst’s father, Charles W. Darst, of Fort Recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
S. L. Darst
San Diego
Calif
John Darst
Charles W. Darst
Fort Recovery
Starling Plague Ravages Midwest Crops in Sudden Invasion
A Midwest report details millions of starlings damaging corn and peaches across southern Illinois, with farmers like A. D. Thompson noting 15 acres ruined and yields halved by feeding and mold. Roosts darken skies at dusk as dynamite attempts curb the birds. The piece traces starlings to Eugene Schieffelin's Shakespearean introduction in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Thompson
Thompson
Thompson Farm
Illinois
Starlings
B. R. Ewing
Midwest
United States
New York
Eugene Schieffelin
America
Schieffelin
Central Park
Llinois
Carpenter Social Notes From Athens Area
Christmas notes list many local families visiting or hosting events in Athens and nearby towns. Residents attend dinners, programs, or illnesses and births are announced, with names including Crabtree Cummings Galaway and Jeffers. Local travelers visit relatives in Crooksville Albany and Albany area.
Perry County Court Notes Highlight Multiple Estates
Probate items include Raymond Bush reporting Alfred Bush estate with 500 personal and 7000 real estate. Robert W. Ferguson will leaves everything to wife Bonnie. Worley slope estate real estate sale petition for 44 foot lot in Hemlock. Other estates listed include Jesse Smith 3090 personal and 15000 real estate. John O’Farrell 700 personal 200 real estate. Kiener seeks court permission to sell about 6 acres in Pike Township for 400 to Nairn and Schimmel. Ida T. Lewellyn estate bequests totaling 1500 to Mary Beard and others, farm 40 acres to Walter and Russell Cannon with royalties to Lillie Wiseman and Homer Wiseman. numerous specific bequests and executor Mary Vashti Funk named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Ferguson
New Lexington
Bonnie
Richard Hope
Worley Slope
Benjamin Sanders
Hemlock
Marjorie Schoffield
Jesse Smith
Glenford
Margaret O'Farrell
John O'Farrell
F. A. Kiener
T. J. Reiner
Eugene Nairn
Mary Schimmel
Pike Township
T. J. Kiener
Ida T. Lewellyn
Newton Township
Muskingum County
Mary C. Beard
Carl Beard
Anna Cummings
Nettie Hiles
Whiten Glenn Mauk
Leland Cannon
East Fultenham Methodist Church
Fultenham Cemetery
Roseville Cemetery
Walter G. Cannon
Russell H. Cannon
Lillie Wiseman
Homer Wiseman
Elmo Cannon
James Cannon
Cyrus Beard
Eila Weaver
Janet L. McClelland
Sherman McClelland
Carah Sue McClelland
Alice Cannon
Sylvia Myers
East Fultonham
Homer Wisemar
Mary Vashti Funk
Religious services schedule for multiple churches in area
Area churches list Sunday School times worship services and midweek prayers. Notable entries include First Baptist Glouster Holy Cross Catholic and Glouster Church of Christ with varied service times and Bible studies across towns such as Jacksonville Hollister Trimble Chauncey Millfield and Oakdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Bishopville
Church of Christ— Bible School
Hooper Ridge
Church of Christ -Bible School
Holy Cross Catholic
Trimble
West Side Church
Nazarene
Glouster Methodist
Oakdale
Church of Christ — Bible School
Jehovah's Witnesses
Methodist Churches
Jacssonville
Chauncey
Millfield
Glouster
Seventh Day Adventist — Front
Summittets
Soul Harbor
High St
Glouster Church of Christ—Bible School
L. R. Carmichael
Jacksonville
Hollister
Christmas gathering and civil notices in Belpre area
Sunday School attendance was 50 with offering 9 59 dollars and worship service attendance 36 led by Herman Taynor. A MYF Christmas party at Janice and Dale Kuhn's Belpre home featured gifts music and Silent Night. Kay Hawk visits from Fort Benning. Teresa Lynn named adopted daughter of Buckleys. Local visits and a restaurant party noted. Christmas customs described across denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Herman Taynor
MYF
Janice
Dale Kuhn
Belpre
Ohio
Thelma Henderson
Garnet Windland
Grace
Kuhns
Kay Hawk
Fort Benning
Rollin Hawk
Paul Buckley
Teresa Lynn
Mabel Marshall
Margaret Yost
Hattie Paynter
Portland
Elmwood
Charles D. Woode
Harold Kimes
Athens
Mabel Swartz
Virgil Buckley
Reedsville
Local area church schedules list Sunday services and activities
Gallipolis and nearby churches publish weekday and Sunday services. Morning worship at many sites runs 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday School times vary, with prayer meetings and Bible studies midweek. The list covers Gallipolis St Louis Rio Grande Bidwell Triedstone St Peters Grace First United First Baptist and Nursery care details.
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St. Louis Catholic
Assembly of God
Rio Grande
Triedstone
Baptist
St. Peter's Episcopal
Second Ave
Episcopal Young
Grace Methodist
Second and
Cedar
First United Presbyterian
State St
First Baptist
Third and Locust
United Methodist
Bethany
Carmel
Church schedule roundup for Nelsonville area notices
A compilation of church services across Nelsonville and nearby towns listing Sunday schools morning worship and service times. Denominations include AME Pentecostal Apostolic Latter Day Saints Nazarene Methodist Nazarene and more with midweek prayer meetings and specific street locations.
Chauncey Area Church Schedule Briefs
Local church notices list Sunday School times and worship services for Chauncey Morristown Concord Union Parish Tay lor Ridge Millfield Greens Run Trimble and Church of Christ Parish. Regular midweek Bible studies and prayer meetings are noted with specific times.
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Chauncey Methodist
Pilgrim Holiness
Oyer
Church of God
Morristown Hoiness
Concord Union
Church of Christ
Taylor Ridge
Millfield
Greens Run
Chauncey
Trimble
Methodist
Church Schedules Across Meigs Area
A compact list of Sunday schools worship services and midweek events for Meigs area churches including Naomi Baptist Rutland First Baptist Harrisonville Presbyterian Langsville Congregational Christian Zion Church of Christ and many others with times for Sunday school worship and prayer meetings. The compilation also notes midweek services for Pentecostal assemblies and United Methodist churches across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Baptist
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Carpenter Baptist
Rutland First Baptist
Harrisonville Presbyterian
Pentecostal
Kingsbury
Langsville Congregational Christian Church
Church Schedules Across Several Congregations
A compiled list shows Sunday School times and worships across multiple churches including Logan church, Church of the Nazarene, First EUE, St. Matthew Lutheran, St. John Lutheran, South Haydenville Church of God, Union Furnace EUB, Zion, and Union, with services ranging from 9:00 to 10:45 a.m. and evening or midweek meetings. Sunday school and worship times vary by congregation, with prayer meetings on Wednesdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Am Church of God
Mt. Moriah
Columbia Chapel Christian Bible School
Dexter Church of Christ—Bible School
First Presbyterian
Church of the Nazarene
St. Matthew Lutheran
St. John Lutheran
Haydenville
Church of God
Union Furnace
UNION
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Main St
New Haven
Evangelical United Brethren
Bachtel
Hartford
Harmony Baptist
Heights
Main Street Baptist
Bellemeade
Leon
Rockcastle
Yanger
Shiloh
Mt. Zion
Promise Land
Warren
Seventh Day Adventist
Trinity Methodist
Spellman Methodist
West Columbia
Westminster Methodist
Gallipolis Ferry
Nazarene
Christ Episcopal — Holy Communion
First Church of God
St. Peter’s Lutheran
Hartford Methodist
Christ Episcopal Church
A.m
Local Church Schedules Listed Across Town
Area churches publish weekly times for Sunday school services and midweek prayers. Listings include Pt Pleasant Church of Christ New Haven Charge Harmony Baptist Trinity Methodist and others with hours for worship communion and prayer meetings across multiple sites and dates.
Local Residents Visit Across Cities and Attend Funeral
Murray City and Columbus visitors are listed in recent schedules. Florence Shuttleworth Powers funeral drew Ruth Shuttleworth and others from Detroit to New Straitsville. Miami holiday plans place Miss Betty Hogan away, while Grace Thomas made business trips to Nelsonville and Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. James
Millard Dixon
Frank James
Sherry
Larry Power
Columbus
Jay Huston
W. M. James
Logan
Snedden
Arthur Wilson
Hollister
Wilson
George Mason
Ruth Shuttleworth
Detroit
Mich
Grace Thomas
Florence Shuttleworth Powers
New Straitsville
Betty Hogan
Miami
Florida
Nelsonville
Glouster
Clifford Ayers
Ilona Cunliffe
Jim Cunliffe
Daughters
Luce Ayers
Pearl Hellyer
Dean Johnson
Karen Thompson
Gyneth Thompson
Athens
Cheshire CHESHIRE-A Christmas Play at Church of God
A Cheshire audience heard a Church of God Christmas program on Sunday evening with about 50 children delivering their parts. Santa appeared with a basket of treats for the youngsters at the close. The report also notes local families visiting relatives and traveling between Robertsburg and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
W. Va
Nettie Campbell
Glen Lee
Columbus
Mood
Addison
Mary A. Lee
J. H. Shamblin
George
Huntington
Jimmy Preston
Chris
Chris, Spent Sunday With Mrs. Preston’s Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vergil Wamsley
George Shamblin
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Athens Messenger
Adm Dennison
Wilma Wells
Everett Sutton
Point Pleasant
Hauncey
Centralia
Carpenter
Mrs
Westina Crabtree
Dale Scott
New Marshfield
Arthur Crabtree
J. K. Crabtree
Rolland
Ney Carpenter
Bessie Strong
Mendal Jordan
Joe Rhodes
Billa Charlene
Carl Greenlees
William Cheadle
W. E. Jeffers
Crooksville
Jeffers
Cheadle
Carl Ross
Albany
Rex Cheadle
Harriet Woodyard
Dale Dye
Perry County
Probate
Raymond Bush
Alfred Bush
SEO Area Church News
Red Town
Free Methodist
First Baptist Church
Franklin E. Mitchell
Wiley Harris
William M. Parham, Jr
Bishopville Church of Christ
William Brant
Donald Easler
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Anthony Nickle
Iiran
Gallipolis
Wylie Chapel
Penticostal
Apostolic Gospel
Reorganized
Latter Day Saints
Jackson St
Carbon Hill Methodist Circuit
Liberty Hill
Bear Run
Kimberly
Murray City
Zion Rige Christian Congregational
Carbon Hill Christian
United Presbyterian Youth
First Methodist
First Christian
Dorr Run
Doanville
Kaydenville
Buchtel
Jobs
Meigs Area
Middleport Church of Christ In Christian Union
Pentecostal Assembly
Dorcas
Children’s Church
Woraege A
Rutland Church of the Nazarene
Bradford
Youth Christian Endeavor
Rutland Church of Christ— Bible School
Forest Run Baptist
Baptist Training Union
Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff Free Methodist
Hysell Run
Free Methodist Sunday School
Heath Methodist
Racine
Bethlehem Baptist
Federated
Syracuse
St. Paul
St. John
Tuppers Plains
South Bethel Elub
Lottridge Eub
Pt. Pleasant
Che
Cheit
Bowman's Dept. Store
Cheshire
Tippett
Chaunce
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