M E Church Vested Choir To Sing Holiday Music Sunday
Special New Year services will be held by Athens churches next week with the First Methodist Episcopal Church presenting a holiday musical program Sunday morning. The sermon topic will be Living a Victorious New Year by Rev. Reed J. Downs at the First Christian Church worship at 10 15.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
M.E. Church
Downs
Christian Plan
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Reed J. Downs
First Christian Church
Henrich
Hosmer
Rogers
Christian Endeavor
Church School
Thackrey to Direct Methodist Holiday Music Program
The First Methodist Episcopal Church choir presents a holiday musical program Sunday at 10:90. Director Prof J E Thackrey leads six soloists including Miss Ann Beasley and Mrs A R Guest. The program features O Come Immanuel Infant Holy and two Handel arias plus choral numbers and organ solos.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
J. E. Thackrey
Ann Beasley
Marianna Ring
B. M. Covert
A. R Kresge
A. R. Guest
Come Immanuel
Miss Beasley
Jeanette
Tnabella
Handel
Mra. Guest
Mra. Kresge
Shelley
Stainer
Mra. Covert
Mr. Thackrey
Miss Bing
Central Avenue M. E. Services Arranged
Rev. Ward Radford will speak on Common Sense, a Christian Virtue, at 10 15 Sunday morning service. Evening evangelistic service at 7. Sunday School assembly at 9 15 with class lesson study. Epworth League meets at 6 Sunday evening. Choir rehearsal at 2 Sunday afternoon.
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Ward Radford
Central Ave. Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
Christmas Observed At New Marshfield Tree Light Program
A community Christmas tree and program were held Tuesday night in New Marshfield with Orpha Dinsmore directing the singing around the lighted tree. Music was led by Raymond Connett and provided by Ingraham Herron, Robert Barker, Arthur Rhorick, Jean Rhorick, and Carl Rhorick. Robert Harrison distributed treats to 125 children.
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New Marshfield
Orpha Dinsmore
Raymond Connett
Ingraham Herron
Robert Barker
Arthur Rhorick
Jean Rhorick
Carl Rhorick
Robert Harrison
Christmas Program At Bradbury Draws Local Crowd In Blizzard
Bradbury school gave a fine Christmas program on Thursday night under Miss Kerr. Santa Claus delighted children and adults despite a fierce blizzard outside. Several local residents attended as guests, with families visiting relatives during the holiday season.
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Bradbury
Wan
Santa Claus
Miss Kerr
Perking
Shanon Russell
Harold Russell
Charleston
Noted surgeon saves boy in on-site emergency surgery
The scene follows Dr. Osborne and Dr. Stanley as a bullet near a boy’s heart is removed during a tense operation. Scott’s calm focus and precise technique are praised by Osborne and nurses. The boy survives while Scott, exhausted, returns home to his empty house, Dana missing from the tale.
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Mina Waine
Earth
Osborne
Dr. Stanley
Dr. Osborne
St. Armand’s
Scott
Stanley
Dana
New Year Services Planned at Hocking Street Church
Special services start Sunday at Church of God on Hocking Street. Rev E Nicholas will preach Bearing Our Crosses at 10 30 AM. Ray Ramsey leads Sunday School 9 30 AM, with a New Year message by Mrs E K Nicholas at 6 30 PM. Additional services follow through Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
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Church of God
Hocking St
E. Nicholas
Ray Ramsey
Nicholas
Watch Night Planned in Nelsonville Services
Nelsonville churches announce a Watch Night Service at Pilgrim Holiness Church Tuesday night from 7 30 to midnight featuring speaking singing and Christian testimony. Rev D C Shearer also notes Sunday services with sermons on Christian Growth Christ and the Soul and evening evangelical programs with children and youth activities.
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Nelsonville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
D. C. Shearer
Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Evans
First Presbyterian Church
Mary Louise Bowen
Tozer
Wretblod
Molling
Voices From The Past Featured In Glouster Churches
Glouster Meth odist Episcopal Church features Rev F G Boroff with sermons on Voices From The Past at 10 30 am Sunday and a 7 pm sermon We Would See Jesus Epworth League 6 pm Sunday Evening watch night service Tuesday 9 pm Glouster Church of Christ presents Rev David Mor ris at 9 am Sunday School 9 am morning sermon A Summary of the Christian Life 7 pm sermon A Work of the Sabbath Christian Endeavor 6 pm Sunday evening
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Glouster
F. G. Boroff
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jesus
Glouster Church of Christ
David P. Morris
Christian Endeavor
Christ Church Bible Study Tonight and Sunday Service
Bible study at Stimson Ave Church of Christ is set for tonight at 7:30 with the theme The Faith of the Gospel. Sunday morning worship follows at 10 o’clock after a Bible lesson from Philippians chapter two. The study also meets at 19 Hudson Ave. with B. M. Beekman hosting at 7:30.
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Stimson Ave
Church of Christ
Phillippians
B. M. Beekman
Hudson Ave
Rev Warner to Speak at Alexander Church
New Year's services set at Alexander Presbyterian Church with Rev Howard E Warner delivering a sermon titled Beginning to Build But Not Able To Finish Special music led by Mrs Vorkes Bible School led by Walter Ervin meets at 10 am An English London theater showcases a 100 by 43 foot rug weighing a ton as its largest single piece
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Alexander Presbyterian
Howard E. Warner
Vorkes
Bible School
Walter Ervin
London
England
Middleport First Baptist Church History Details
The Middleport church began as Free Will Baptist in 1561, built its first edifice on Sixth Ave and Palmer St, joined the Pomeroy Baptist Association in 1912, and incorporated in 1916. It moved to a new building in 1917, with services first held Aug 3 1919 and a debt-free dedication on July 15 1923 under Rev. L R Wilson. The list of pastors spans many names up to F C Kreager, and the church is famed for its youth activities and leadership training with Granville and Ohio conventions.
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First Baptist Church
Middleport
4@ Free Will Baptist Church
Sixth Ave
Palmer St
Phineas Hugg
John Thomas
N. M. McLaughlin
Joseph van Meter
Joseph Savage
Free Will Baptist Church
Pomeroy Baptist Association
Ohio Baptist Convention
Free Will Baptist
First Baptist Church of
Robert B. Burwell
B. H. Sanborn
Harley
Lewis Opera House
Central School
R. B
L. F. Taylor
L. R. Wilson
W. G. James
F. C. Kreager
Baptist Assembly
Granville
Ohio Convention of Baptist
Bad Traffic Conditions Reported in Gallia County During 1935 Christmas
Gallia County endured a Christmas blizzard with zero serious wrecks as wrecker calls rose from skidding on icy roads. Fire Chief Walter Wise reported no city fires versus past years. Temperatures dipped to one degree above zero with a 12 degree drop in 10 minutes during the brief blizzard. State highway workers sanded 130 miles of roads to improve conditions as liquor-store business spiked before Christmas and regatta season.
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Gallipolis
Walter Wise
Edwin McCormick
MceCormick
Gallia County
Ohio Professor To Speak at Gallipolis
GALLIPOLIS The Rev L W Gishier is away and Dr W C Gamertsfelder of Ohio University Athens will deliver the sermon at the Presbyterian Church Sunday as part of a Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress series. Next week Rev H H Wilbur will preach at Grace Methodist Church with evening topics Christian and Apollyon and morning theme The Beautiful Palace.
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Gallipolis
L. W. Gishier
W. C. Gamertsfelder
Ohio University
Athens
Presbyterian Church
Bunyan
H. H. Wilbur
Grace Methodist Church
Beautiful Palace
Christian
Apollyon
Wilbur
Licensed To Wed In Gallia County Four Marriages Recorded
Marriage licenses issued for four couples. Gerald G. Smith, 21, and Frances Marie Smeltzer, 19, both of Bidwell. Cecil Maye, 22, and Bessie Darst, 17, both of Cheshire. Ray Bolles, 28, and Juanita Walker, 22, with Gallipolis and Chillicothe connections. Morgan Hammond, 19, and Zelda Roese, 21, both of Gallia.
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Gallipolis
Gerald G. Smith
Farmer
Landus Smith
Frances Marie Smeltzer
H. E. Smeltzer
Bidwell
Cecil Maye
Willis Maye
Bessie Darst
George Darst
Cheshire
Ray Bolles
E. D. Bolles
Chillicothe
Juanita Walker
W. I. Walker
Gallipulis
Morgan Hammond
Tom Hammond
Zelda Roese
Alex Roese
Gallia
Christmas story hour at Gallipolis Public Library
A story hour led by librarian Mrs. Kenneth Davis drew numerous youngsters Tuesday afternoon. Yuletide decorations featuring the Nativity and a candle illumination set a festive scene as Miss Clara Worman read Christmas stories and legends to the children.
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Gallipolis
Public Library
Kenneth Davis
Clara Worman
Captain George Hunter Old Riverman Dies at 72
Captain George W. Hunter, aged 72, died in Washington D C on December 23. A longtime river clerk and purser on multiple vessels including the Scotia C W Bachelor Emma Graham W N Chancellor and Kanawha, he later served as cashier at the First Williamson Bank after resigning from the Kanawha. He survived a 1916 wreck near Little Hocking Ohio that claimed twenty lives and was part of the Keystone State crew under Captain Knox with Purser Billy Kimble and Clerk Press Ellison. He was the son of the late Captain Thomas Hunter, a noted packet master and mate.
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Gallipolis
George W. Hunter
Washington, D. C
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Charleston
C. W. Bachelor
Emma Graham
W. N. Chancellor
Williamstown
W. Va
Dam 19
Little Hocking
Ohio
Hunter
Keystone State
Charles H. Knox
Billy Kimble
Press Ellison
Thomas Hunter
Howell Burdette Wedding in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis the wedding of attorney John W. Howell and Miss Sybil Burdette of Pt. Pleasant W Va took place at the Grace Methodist Church parsonage with Rev H H Wilbur officiating. The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs George Burdette is a Pt Pleasant HS and Holzer Hospital School of Nursing graduate. The groom son of Dr W E Howell is an attorney and local Federal Land Bank representative educated at Ohio State University Michigan and Ohio Northern.
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W. E. Howell
Federal Land Bank
Ohio State University
University of Michigan
Ohio Northern University
Ice Seen in River At Gallipolis Today
Gallipolis reports the Ohio River with a thick ice floe extending from the Sandy River below Huntington to Cincinnati. No boats were seen as ice floes barely moved and smaller tributaries were completely frozen. Historical notes recalled solid freezes in December 1917 and January 1918 that allowed teams to cross Pt. Pleasant.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Huntington
W. Va
Cincinnati
Pt. Pleasant
Eakman Rites Set for Saturday in Water loo Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Janee Dalton Eakman 83 widow of Uriah Eakman will be at 1 30 Saturday at the Waterloo M E Church with Rev O L Hall of Wellston officiating. She belonged to Mt Zion M E Church and burial will be in Mt Zion Cemetery. Surviving are daughters Mrs Janie Justice near Waterloo Floy Springfield William Cadmus Grover Arabia and Mrs Goldie Heffner Ironton a sister Mrs Elizabeth Morgan Gallipolis and a brother J S Dalton Toledo.
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Gallipolis
Waterloo M. E
O. L. Hall
Wellston
Nancy Janee Dalton Eakman
Uriah Eakman
Mt. Zion
Janie Justice
Waterloo
Floy
Springfield
William
Cadmus
Grover
Arabia
Goldie Heffner
Ironton
Elizabeth Morgan
Third Ave. Gallipolis
J. S. Dalton
Toledo
Grass Run And Side Hill News Summary
Mrs Marion McClure convalesces after a serious operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens. Local pupils and teachers enjoy a week's school vacation. Various residents share Christmas visits and family news across Athens Parker Run and surrounding communities.
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Grass Run
Side Hill
Marion McClure
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Here Is What The Stars Say
An energetic day brings stirring across cherished undertakings. Elders and those in power respond to practical ideas and hard work, with favorable support from influential figures and big business for constructive plans. Birthdays signal progress and cooperation, while a child may show strong creativity and initiative.
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Virgil Baughman
Biedel-Mead
Higgins Feed Store
Richland Avenue
Athens Ice and Storage Co
W. A. Cameron
Athens Armature and Machine Works
Auto Tire and Gas. CO
Red Pepper Gas
Otis Goodrich
Central Bank
Nelsonville, Ohio
Hatchery
Richardson Bakery
Glouster, O
H. J. Hysell Furniture CO
Middleport, Ohio
the Bennett Co
F. H. Beckler
Fred R. Beasley
Athens National
Gordon Gray
Mrs. Jenkins
Thackrey
Methodist
R. Kresge
Barblan
Renaud
Ferrari
A. G. Jenkins
Central Avenue M. E
Earl Moore
Vinton County
Orin Wears
del Russell
Columbus
G. C. Russell
Roy Pierce
Wesley Misner
Bailey
Home Telephone Ca
Hocking Street
Christian Church
R. F. Strickler
Boroff
Glouster M. E
Morris
Christ Church
Warner
Alexander Church
Wed
George Hunter
John W. Howell
Sybil Burdette
Eakman
Philip Nicholson
Mrs
William Nicholson
Anna Hutton
Carl McClure
Merle Davis
Parker Run
Pearl
Orville
Byron Saxton
J. L. Willock
Pomeroy
Paul Winn
West Virginia
Janet Marie
Fred Kincaid
Juanita McKinney
Harry Saxton
Mildred Braley
F. C. Folden
Elmer Molden
Race Davis
The
Stedman Q Packers and
Provisinn
C. O. Gibson
Wm. Brooks Shoal
the Peoples Bank
William Mil
Nelsonville Brick Co
Charles Strats
Athens County
Chas.h. Russ
Texaco Gas and
F. R. Murphy and Son
C. R. White
N. C
Hope
Dair
J. T. Hope, Prod
F. J. Beasley
Athens, Ohio
By Genevieve Kemble
Dowler and Ferguson
Southern Ohio Electric Co
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the Bank
C. D. Shafer
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