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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1941

Page

2

Nelsonville High School Choir to Present The Music of Christmas

Nelsonville High School choir of six voices under Mr. Seelbach will perform the cantata The Music of Christmas at Christ Church on Sunday night. The event is free and open to the public, following Christmas season appearances. A brief sermon on Small Potatoes and a New Year message by the pastor are planned. Regular services follow: morning worship at 10:30, sermon Facing a New Year, Evening service at 7, NazChurch Madison Street announces upcoming services while noting choir activities and midweek service.

Nelsonville High School Seelbach Church of Christ Christian Endeavor

Steve Lent Rites Sunday

Steve Lent rites are planned with a service at the Plater Felines Church Cheat wet. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at 2 at Green town Pivtemnd. Call at the et Penersems Payette 8 any tee NELAONVILLE Tree 1 Chee meet temaght at the home of Mr Arthur inerem.

Temaght Fylley

Athens Area Church Services Program Highlights

A church event in Athens featured a program directed by Meetonthy Cote with performers Hetty Deeters Dorothy Cade and Rob McAlister. Mary Ramer contributed pieces while the choir, under Hi. W. Mamphrey, prepared religious readings and musical selections led by pianist Marte Alecheire and H. W. Mamphrey.

Mies Gillilan To Tell Of Labor Temple Work

Mies Gillilan will speak about Labor Temple activities at the Al the Alewanter Preereterian Church. Mae, her aunt, will be present as part of the program at 10 a.m.

Mies Gillilan Mae

Schedule Given for Richland Ave Church

Fragmented text references a church schedule on Richland Avenue with unclear times and events noted in garbled OCR. The legible items mention a church, a schedule, and a few time-like fragments but lack coherent details or names to confirm specific activities or dates.

Richland Ave

New Year Theme At Central Church

Community notes speak of a New Year theme at Central Church with services and gatherings planned. Local residents attend and participate as programs outline reflections and seasonal messages.

Wesleyan Methodist Review Recaps With Pew And March Decree

Fragmentary OCR notes reference Wesleyan Methodist review items and a March decree. Mentions a Deuge crunch and a service at one o’clock. Names, dates, and places are unreadable or garbled.

Hymn Sing Planned for Sunday Evening at First Christian Church

Readable parts indicate a hymn sing Sunday evening at the First Christian Church in Athens with a service titled Living New and Strange Year. A morning worship is also noted with Mary Green as conductor and Ave Maria among pieces, amid unclear garbled text.

Athens Mary Grewn

Jacksonville Prayer Services and Church Schedules

Fragmentary notice lists prayer services at multiple churches. Mentions morning meeting, Thursday 7 p m, IMBLE-Church, and Wednesday prayer and church school services. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.

Albany Charge Service in Routh Area Readied

An Albany area service event is planned at 10 0, with a message noting Taking Sperties inventory and Sunday serving. Officials urge attendees to prepare for the Albany church announcement.

Routh Albany Tae

Corning Social Notes Party Night at Christmas Event

Local social notes describe a Christ mas party hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs with guests including Mr and Mrs Fret Reef Gr from Cetermtes. The event featured entertain ment and gifts and concluded with a tour of the Western Reserve Opera House.

Western Reserve Ramert Mamta

Three Fined for Driving Under Influence and Related Incidents

Police report a crash at Canal and Fourth in Nelsonville involving a Pitts vehicle that struck a turning car. Donald Newton Pitts faced charges for driving while intoxicated. Lucious Fisk Clifford Lines and Rudolph Bryan appeared on intoxication complaints with fines of five dollars and twenty five dollars in varying amounts.

Ile— Thomas Hhe Pitts Canal Fourth Sta Donald Newton Pitts Fourth St Lucious Fisk Clifford Lines Rudolph Bryan Nelsonville Fisk Sines Bryan

Nelsonville Social Notes Holiday Visits and Guests

Mildred Bush Sines spends holidays with daughter Miss Juanita Sines and sister Mrs. Vernon Bush of Brooklyn. Sines will overnight with Mrs. Fio Quick in New Jersey. Clarence Hail, Bertha Nixon and Ralph Nixon spend Christmas in Columbus. Anna Mae Voigt of Toledo visits her parents. Albert Dodds and Dave Thorn holiday in Washington DC with their daughter Betty Deets employed there.

Mildred Bush Sines Juanita Sines R. N Vernon Bush Brooklyn N. Y Sines Fio Quick New Jersey Clarence Hail Bertha Nixon Ralph Nixon Columb Mise Anna Mae Voigt Toledo Fred C Voigt Albert Dodds Dave Thorn Washington, DC Miyet Betty, Deets

Tourney Results Highlight Oddities and Close Finish

A fragmented sports item notes a tournament result featuring athletes Wathime and Jomm with an overtime finish and a 68 to 1118 styled score. The readable text hints at a period voice and local paper urgency without clear team names or dates.

Trailers Triumph In Close Thriller At Therstay

Trailers win a hard fought game as Conniaghear tops the Gay with a 31 point performance. McCreaner leads reemers with a strong total while Creueter and Well contribute key plays in a tight contest at Therstay.

Therstay Afterneen Gueuster Reeneras Ery Conniaghear Creueter Traters Welt Oatentaomery McCreaner

Fire Chief Warns Jumpers About Truck Mischief

Fire Chief John Crawford warned that any person not belonging to the Ster Fire Department who interferes with or rides on the fire trucks will be arrested. He said the practice hampers the volunteers and endangers operations.

Glouster Johnrawford Ster Fire Department Crawford

Glouster Social Notes Highlight Evening Scores and Visits

Glouster social notes show high score by Mrs Clemons and second by Mrs Wi tame with Mrs Strohmeyer low. Guest prize to Mrs Evelyn Parker. Guests include Mr and Mrs Phil Davie in Columbus. several locals visited Columbus and returned home after Christmas Day.

Aye Clemons Pauline Wi'tame Paulie Strohmeyer Evelyn Parker Phil Davie Columbus Epent John Crawford T. G. McDonald Columbue Jack Dillon Crown Point W .A. Craft and Plan Ant C. B. Dillon Athens Metwkell Colombuse Metewetl Civte Harper Ant Om. Marcer Newton Mansier Cunning Young Heave Hermes

New Year Church Activities Planned in Glouster

Glouster plans spread across churches with Christ Bible School morning services led by H. H. Vian and a prime evening program. New Year worship includes Lord's Supper and sermon. Junior group meets at 6 pm under Irene Stahl and Mrs. Tigner. YRECE group led by Willem Sten, Mrs. Evelyn Vernon and choir. Also noted are a memorial for Blanche Moody Jones and family notices.

Glouster Christ Bible School H. H. Vian Gins Mir Tignerie aSea Chor Christ Irene Stahl Tigner Willem Sten Evelyn Vernon Growster Mercist J. A. Thompson Etedy Paul Bineman Tendent WSCS

Mrs Donahue Dies In Cincinnati

Mrs. Martina J. Donahue 73 widow of Judge Maurice H. Donahue died yesterday at a daughter’s home in Cincinnati. Her husband served on the state supreme court and later on the U S court of , and she will be buried or services are planned with details to follow.

Glouster Blanche Moody Jones Atlas L. Jones Helen Jones Columbus Earl Thomas Wyatt Blaine Johnson Manefield W. A. Sayre Trimbie Martina J. Donahue Maurice H. Donahue Zita Rathemeyer Cincinnati Supreme Court of U. S. Court of Services Mrehue Ty Canae

Fire crews battle chimney blaze on Repatite Avenue

Glouster Fire Department responded to a residence on Repatite Avenue Wednesday night at 12:48 AM to extinguish a chimney fire. No injuries or property damage were reported as the blaze was contained and under control.

Glouster Mra Camie McCormick Repatite Avenue

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