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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
6
William E. Gilroy lectured on living with Jesus in the Gospel pages and addressing miracles and faith. The lesson stressed Christ’s moral message, his personal presence in believers, and the promise of continuing study through the final quarter of his ministry.
Church notices from Messenger and Athens city services appear on the page with a Friday deadline for copy. Holiness and First Presbyterian announce morning worship, Sunday school, and evening services including sermons on The Old Year and The New Year plus youth activities. The Chippewa tribe meets, inviting charter members and new joiners at 6:50 PM.
Local notices list Central Avenue M. E. with Sunday school at 9 10 morning worship at 11 15 and evening topics The Salvation Army holds frequent services at North Court hall with multiple daily sessions Abbott Wilcox minister and Prof Hoover to teach the Men’s class at 9 15 This item summarizes church schedules and revival events in Athens.
First Methodist Episcopal lists Pastor Parker and staff with services at 9 15 Sunday School 10 30 Morning Worship sermon Religion A Fine Art Evening Worship Old New Testament topics preached by Dr McGurk Morning and evening music by the Men s chorus Homecoming Night at 6 00 Epworth league at 6 00 First Baptist Church Lancaster and Carpenter Streets under Rev Foster offers Bible School at 9 00 10 30 Thou Remainest theme for morning service 7 00 Three Great Laws of Life and an appeal for the year fund mid week Paul s Second Attempt sermon announced
Stricker, pastor, leads Sabbath School at nine thirty. Mrs. Mary Miller directs the morning service, with the pastor preaching at seven. Morning preaching at West Jacksonville follows at ten, and Circle Hill hosts services at two thirty in the afternoon.
The Christian Science Society at 634 South Court St invites attendance at Sunday service at 10:45 a.m. with scripture from Isaiah 49 15 and a Sunday school at 9:50 a.m Reading room hours are Tuesday Thursday and Saturday 2 4 p.m. Also note Christian Church at West State and Congress with Bible School at 9:15 a.m and services at 10:30 a.m 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. with the evening topic Modern Prodigal.
The Church of Christ announces year end services with a morning sermon titled The and the Forward Look and an evening service The Par able the Ten Vir. A Mother and Son banquet is planned for Saturday evening. Demonstrations of work and a Sunday School program are listed. Rev E B Ta of Indianapolis will preach as meetings continue for one month.
Bible school starts at 9 50 a m followed by preaching at 11 00 a m. Millfield Christian Church offers a morning service at 10 30 o clock.
Dr Church announces evangelistic services at the Jacksonville J. B. church beginning Wednesday December 31. Courter night service features preaching prayer and praise with visiting pastors from other churches assisting as interest demands. A. P. Cohagan Master
Rev B R Smith of Mt Zion Baptist Athens leads a campaign at Mt Zion Baptist Church starting December 31 and running to January 14 with Dr BE W B Curry of The Curry Institute delivering sermons January 4 onward. Curry, noted educator and long time Anti-Snatoon speaker, joins to honor his father former pastor Rev George W Curry.
Three men are confirmed dead after a fire of unknown origin gutted the Washington hotel in North Tonawanda Buffalo area early today. Property damage is estimated between 75900 and 100000 dollars.
Wheeling West Virginia recorded a morning low of two below zero with yesterday registering four above as icy conditions persisted in the region. Officials warned residents to bundle up as cold snap continued amid light traffic and clear skies.
Much colder weather has spread over the Atlantic States with general freezing temperatures along the Gulf coast from Pensacola. Local snows hit the Lake region and New England with rain on the South Atlantic coast as a Wake Superior region storm moves eastward bringing light snow to the Great Lakes Northern New York and Northern New England today and Saturday in other areas.
Virginia Duvall of Harrisburg Pa. was arrested for loitering after police say she threatened suicide. She planned to marry Corporal George Haviin of the U S Marines at Harrisburg on December 18, but he vanished. Her daughter Pearl Tuvall was placed in a children’s home.
Fire at Star County Infirmary in Canton Ohio started by a short circuit at 3 AM. Frozen chemical tanks and hydrants hampered firefighting but all patients on the third floor were evacuated without loss of life or serious injury.
Iva Baker aged 19 of Girard five miles west of Youndstown died today from a bullet wound at her home. Police report the death occurred after the man she loved failed to send her a Christmas gift. She used a revolver in the act.
Cincinnati police report 21 year old Strattman leaped from the dinner table at his Newport Kentucky home and began eating ornaments from the Christmas tree. He was recently released from Lakeland asylum.
In Cincinnati Ohio on December 26 Marion I Thompson aged 29 shot and killed John White aged 65 his stepfather. Thompson said to police the old man was full of moon shine and tried to shoot the boy first.
Railroad detectives found about 100 freight cars severed from service due to hot boxes caused by insufficient journal packing. Youngsters playing near the cars reportedly removed waste material to fuel bonfires, prompting the congestion and repairs.
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge contemplate a subdued Christmas at the White House with only one of their sons, John, expected by the fireside. The younger Calvin Coolidge was buried in Vermont about six months earlier, leaving three remaining children.
Four inmates fled Hardin county jail Christmas morning by tunneling to the outside. Sheriff Berelien suspects outside help, noting chisel marks on the wall. Escaped are Clifford Daniels Joe Nichols Kenton Sam Arnold and Sam Adams of McGuffey.
Columbus police officer Joseph Hunter, 18, searches for his wife Brow Hunter who disappeared after an evening streetcar ride. He arrived home to find she was missing and reported she had been unwell.
Four persons died when a Big Your railroad train struck an automobile in which they rode at a grade crossing on the South Charleston pike near Springfield Ohio. The victims are Elijah K. Wilson 23 motorman Harry Wilson 25 Gadys Wilson and Marjory Wilson 9 all of Springfield. Coroner Theodore Schaefer visited the scene as details remained unclear.
In Santaigo Chile Pedro Leon Ugaldo former deputy faces sedition charges and is banished from the country for three months.
Frances TF Rush alias Bureh aged 50 and his wife Ruth 25 were arrested after a detective identified them as wanted in a $17,000 hold up in Cleveland on November 26. Two men George Schorr and Cameron Moore were arrested here two weeks ago, extradited to Cleveland, and are serving twenty five year sentences.
William Manahsn county school superintendent offers a silver loving cup to the rural high school and community showing the best sportsmanship during the basketball season and county tournament.
Chicago December report details Albert Wehde a former engraver who admits forging fingerprints to create exact copies on copper etchings and paper transfers. He demonstrates how prints can be transplanted to surfaces, challenging the infallibility of fingerprint evidence and warning of its potential misuse in criminal cases.
The map location at latitude 35 north plots the sky for January 1 at 9 p m January 15 at 9 p m and January 31 at 7 p m, noting Taurus Orion Perseus Auriga Cassiopeia the Big Dipper Andromeda Pegasus Gemini Mars Sirius Capella Haecdi and Aldebaran. It explains how to view by holding the map inverted and mentions prominent stars and clusters including the Pleiades and Heyades.
A scrambled list of crossword clues is presented with horizontal and vertical word prompts. The page shows scattered definitions such as attire cleanser body part optic space and other solvable items, plus a final note: Answer To Holiday Cross Word Puzzle.
A statement argues the fingerprint law endangers innocent people who could face death or prison under current administration. It contends the law requires reform to protect rights and avoid harsh penalties in court.
Elva Cade twenty one of The Plains to Ruth Woodyard nineteen Albany. Vern Haning twenty one farmer to Beulah Bobo twenty one Albany. Daniel Adams twenty five miner Hollister to Hazel Carsner eighteen Orbiston. Howard McDonald twenty three Athens R D No 6 to Ruth Pollard twenty one Athens R D No 8. Marvin R Keirns sixty one farmer Dover township to Margaret Snyder sixty seven Dover township. Donald Miller twenty two laborer Nelsonville to Bessie J Harris twenty seven Nelsonville. Oliver Walls twenty four farmer Athens Rh D No 4 to Helen A Dillinger twenty one teacher Athens R D No 4. Clyde Harmon twenty four miner Chauncey to Doris Taylor eighteen Millfield. David Woodson colored twenty three brakeman Nelsonville to Mary Ingles colored twenty two maid Athens.
The Lavree Holt and Emma Tribe matter in Common Pleas court was dismissed for want of prosecution at plaintiff cost.
In Common Pleas ecourt Rae Kenney was granted one third of all 183 and 184 in Albany village and two thirds went to Emma Tribe et al as the defendant. The judgment outlines the real estate split between the parties.
George C. Lucas of the National Publishers' Association told the Joint Congregational Postal committee that parcel post rates should rise to cover deficits from salary raises. He proposed a five cent service charge on each parcel package in addition to regular rates to boost revenues without raising second class mail, newspapers, or magazines.
A Sprague Taxi Co. cab collided with a large bob sled at West State and Court streets on Christmas Eve. The taxi hit the curb, shattering a rear wheel, while sled riders suffered a severe shaking-up. no injuries were reported.
Annie Laurie answers readers on relationships and legality questions. A letter asks about second cousin marriage while other notes discuss crushes on actresses and the behavior of young men dating multiple girls.
A teenage girl writes of a yearlong steady with a man he is devoted but she has flirted with others. He grows angry and asks if she wants to continue the arrangement, claiming he cannot make her go. The advisor cautions she is not engaged and suggests her actions may have caused doubt, urging clarity in the relationship.
The dye fluorescein will convert ultraviolet light into a yellowish green color. This chemical change highlights fluorescein's ability to alter light wavelengths and appearances in optical experiments.
An unusually large number of Athens couples chose marriage for Christmas celebrations with five couples marrying in Magistrate Helwig's court in one day. It marks a seven year high, with over 700 marriages officiated by Helwig, including a double wedding of sisters.
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