Explosion damages widow's farm home in York Township
A gas leak caused an explosion under the Asbury Ridge residence of Mrs. William Bethel near Nel sonville. Fire Chief Dana Winden and Nelsonville volunteers fought a two hour blaze as fire damaged the six room frame house and its contents. insurance covers part of the loss. Mrs Bethel, a widow, lived with her brother Noel Groves on the farm.
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Nelsonville
William Bethel
Asbury Ridge
Starr Township
Dana Winden
Bethel Farm
Methodist Services Are Announced Nelonville First Methodist
The Rev. W. M. George will deliver the Sunday morning sermon on The Fascinal Gospel at 10:30 a.m. The evening service follows at 7:00 with The Peerless Christ as the topic. Sunday School convenes at 9:30 a.m. under Arthur Kennedy and Epworth League meets at 6 p.m. Mary Jane Howe leads the league.
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Nelsonville
W. M. George
First Methodist
Arthur Kennedy
Epworth League
Mary Jane Howe
Christmas program at Carpenter Church notes
In lieu of Sunday School a Christmas program was held at Carpenter Church with white gifts to Rev. C C Stricklin and readings and recitations for children. About 75 people attended and were followed by preaching. The Dyesville community held its annual Capsule Brother and Sister meeting at Dyesville Church with potluck refreshments.
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Carpenter
Carpenter Church
C. C. Stricklin
Dyesville
Grange
Chester
Eddie Lou Howery
Misa Velma Kellogg
Lois McCoy
Junior Dye
Virginia Jordan
Gerald Collins
Lucy Joe Dye
Collins
Howery
Columbia Alumni Association
Columbia Auditorium
Frances Klein
Middleport
F. R
R. S. Vale
J. E. Radekin
G. A. Radekin
James Nicholson
Industrial Council To Hold Election In Hocking Valleys
Officers will be elected at a meeting of the Industrial Union Council of the Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys at the American Legion Building tonight at 7 o clock. Nominations were made at a meeting two weeks ago.
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Nelsonville
Industrial Union Council
Hocking and
Sunday Creek Valleys
American Legion
Rex Dilcher Dies After Pneumonia in Columbus Hospital
Rex Dilcher 24 died Thursday afternoon at White Cross Hospital Columbus from complications of pneumonia. He was a Nelsonville High School graduate of 1934, worked at William Brooks Shoe Co, and played football and basketball. Survived by mother Mrs Freda Dilcher sister Jean and grandparents. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM at Church of Christ.
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Nelsonville
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Rex Dilcher
Freda Dilcher
William Brooks Shoe Co
Church of Christ
Phi Club
Albert Dilcher
Jean
L. A. Gandee
Allie Dilcher
Beasley Sweeps Coverts in City League Finale
Nelsonville report says Beasleys won three straight games against Coverts in a short handed Thursday City League clash. The victory leaves Coverts in the cellar for the first half ending January 10 as Estel Crabtree led pins with 220 and 540.
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Nelsonville
Beasleys
Coverts
Estel Crabtree
Nelsonville Club Benefit Party Set for Saturday Night
The W B A Officers Club hosts a benefit party Saturday at 8 o'clock in Spray Hall. Patrons are asked to bring month end tickets.
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Nelsonville
W.B.A. Officers Club
Nelsonville Social Notes Christmas Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs Harley Cummans hosted Christmas with a party for son Delno s seventh birthday at their Fourth Street home. Contests, a lighted tree, refreshments, a red and green iced cake, Santa boxes and gifts marked the festive observance with several local guests in attendance. Additional Christmas visits included Athens and local families.
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Nelsonville
Harley Cummans
Delno
Cummans
Fourth St
Delo
Max Lewis
Paul Lent
Jimmy Reeves
Deane von
Chas Burley
Bobby Whitlatch
Ann Silscott
Carol Sue Foughty
Ann Bumgardner
Mable Connie
Delno Cummons
Christmas Guests From Across Towns and States
Rev and Mrs O P Cohagen with daughters Maribelle and Wilma Jean from New Lexington visit Miss Lila Cohagen and Mrs Ednah Backus. Paul Cohagen and Miss Dorothea Marks from Columbus Logan. Mr and Mrs Charles Barron visit from this city. Clyde Beverage with Margie Rosser Marion visit their parents Henry Calentine and Fred Beverage Carbondale. They will stop in Columbus to visit Walter Boling before returning Sunday. Russell Montgomery and wife from New York City are holiday guests of her parents.
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O. P. Cohagen
Maribelle
Wilma Jean
New Lexington
Paul Cohagen
Columbus
Dorothea Marks
Logan
Charles Barron
Lila Cohagen
Ednah Backus
Clyde Beverage
Margie Rosser
Marion
Henry Calentine
This City
Fred Beverage
Carbondale
Vinton County Native Dies in Columbus
Catherine Gordon 77, native of Vinton County and Lancaster resident, mother of Walter L. Gordon and Charles A. Gordon, died at home after a paralytic stroke suffered at St Mary’s Church. Funeral services set for 9 a m Saturday at St Mary’s Lancaster. she and husband William recently marked their 58th wedding anniversary.
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Columbus
Catherine Gordon
Lancaster
Walter L. Gordon
Charles A. Gordon
E. Town St
Gordon Bros. Electric Co
St. Mary's Church
Vinton County
William
Mt. Union Social Notes
The Mt Union community records a busy period with 49 attending Sunday School on December 22. Local families report Christmas visits, church services and travel between Bradbury Columbus and Harrisonville, with relatives staying and returning home for the holidays.
Churches Plan New Year Watch Services in Athens District
Athens area churches finalize plans for New Year watch services with sermons and musical programs. A Princeton Theological Seminary student will preach at the Presbyterian Church on “In Quest of The Presence.” The Central Ave. Methodist Church hosts a watch night at 9 with games, refreshments, and a youth service at 11 directed by Rev. Stanley Jeffery.
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Athens
John Meister
OL Aldecns
Princeton Theological Seminary
Presbyterian Church
Central Ave. Methodist
Stanley Jeffery
Jeffery
Nazarene Church Announces Sunday Schedule and Events
The Church of the Nazarene sets Sunday School at 9:30 with Cecil Cox superintendent. Rev. Floyd Honnell will preach at 10:30 am and 7:30 pm. NYPS meets at 6:30, prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30, and the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society holds a watch service on New Year's Eve.
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Church of the Nazarene
Cecil Cox
Floyd Hondell
NYPS
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Meister To Preach at Presbyterian Service
John Meister a Princeton Theological Seminary senior will preach at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday at 10 45 AM. His subject is In Quest of the Presence. Meister graduated Athens High School and Ohio University Class of 1998 and is Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Tau Delta member.
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John Meister
Princeton Theological Seminary
First Presbyterian Church
Meister
Athens High School
Ohio University
Phi Beta Kappa
Delta Tau Delta
All Day Meeting Planned at Lathrop Mission
The Lathrop Mission will hold an all day meeting Sunday December 29. Evangelistic services are held each night at 7 o clock under the direction of Rev Otto Miller of Chillicothe. Music is featured in all services.
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Lathrop
Otto Miller
Chillicothe
Sale of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio
In pursuance of an alias order of sale in case 17467 Home Owners Loan Corporation versus James Burley et al, the court will sell at public auction at the east door of the Court House Athens on December 30 1940 at 1 30 PM the property 2181 Watkine Avenue and the west half of 2182 Watkine Avenue in the Watkine Addition Athens City Ohio appraised at 2250 with no less than one third of that amount required cash sale terms set by Charles W Bayless deputy and Esther El Gross Barry A Mettler attorney 11 20 40 d01W7
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James Burley
Athens
Ohio
Iniat
Watkine
City of
Athena
Athens County
Hanlon Ave
Charles W. Bayless
Esther EL Gross
Arry A. Mettler
Attomey
Installation of Eudora Chapter No 72 Officers
Nelsonville reports the annual installation of officers for Eudora Chapter No 72 O E S will be held this evening at the Masonic Temple at 730. A dinner at six oclock at the temple precedes the installation. Invited surrounding chapters will attend both the dinner and ceremonies.
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Nelsonville
Eudora
Masonic Temple
Symphony Written by Truck Driver Cheered at Premiere
Roy Harris, composer, left truck driving to create a Folk Song Symphony. The Cleveland Orchestra premiered the work at Severance Hall as critics welcomed the stylistic shift and Harris acknowledged the sustained cheers.
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Cleveland
Roy Harris
Cleveland Orchestra
Harris
Severance Hall
Horoscope for the Day Promises Growth in Ventures and Property
Lively planetary configurations forecast excellent opportunities for long cherished goals in business investments and property values. Individuals born on this day may see a year of opportunities for stability and accelerated projects, though vigilance is needed against subtle traps from influential sources.
Christian Science Lesson Opens in Athens Church
The church announces Sunday services with the Christian Science lesson on the kingdom of heaven and leaven. Bible citations include Isaiah 54 17 and Matthew 13 33 while the Science and Health passage recalls Mary Baker Eddy’s 1866 discovery of Christian Science and its divine healing principles.
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Christian Science
Christian Science Church
Athens
Kingdom of Heaven
Mary Baker Eddy
Good Shepherd to omit service December 29
No services at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church on Sunday December 29. Regular services resume Sunday January 5. The Rev. Robert G. Purrington will read Morning Prayer and preach at Epiphany Episcopal Church at 9 o’clock and serve Holy Communion at Trinity Church McArthur at 10 45 a.m.
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Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Robert G. Purrington
What Time Is It Theme for New Year Sermon
The Rev. Dr. John W. Danford of First Methodist Church selects What Time is It as the New Year sermon theme for next Sunday. Morning service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Epworth League meets at Ruth Alice Wright home at 6 p.m. with a special program. No midweek service Wednesday.
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John W. Danford
First Methodist Church
Epworth League
Ruth Alice Wright
Reverend Cahill to Preach Sunday Morning Service
The Rev. I. J. Cahill of the First Christian Church will preach at 10 15 Sunday morning December 29. A soprano solo will be sung by Miss Alice Rardin.
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I. J. Cahill
First Christian Church
Wille
Alice Rardin
No Services at St Pauls Logan Sunday December 29
Logan notices no worship service scheduled at St Pauls Episcopal Church on Sunday December 29. The brief indicates a service cancellation with no further events listed.
Plan Watch Services At Graham Chapel Church
Graham Chapel Church schedules Sunday School at 9 30 a m under Mrs Kate Chapel superintendent. Prayer meetings follow with a 7 30 p m session. A New Year s Eve Watch Meeting begins at 8 with singing and speaking and invites former pastors and friends. Asbury M E Church near Guysville starts Sunday School at 9 30 under Mrs A W Greiner, with preaching by Rev Melvin Mitchell at 10 30. No evening service.
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Graham Chapel
Kate Chapel
Asbury M. E
Guysville
A. W. Greiner
Melvin Mitchell
Albany Methodist Church Sets Sunday Schedule
Albany Methodist Church reveals a Sunday program led by Don Young with 9 30 a m Sunday School and 10 30 a m sermon by Rev Sydney C G Everson The Epworth League meets at 6 30 p m to study The Four Gospels Snowville services led by Wayne Chase with a 2 p m meeting and 3 pm sermon Pearl Chapel offers 9 30 a m Sunday School and 7 30 p m sermon The circuit includes Town House 9 30 a m and Temple 1 30 p m services directed by Lester Cooley and Charles Townsend Bible study groups meet Thursday 7 30 p m Albany and Pearl Chapel
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Albany 'S
Methodist Church
Don Young
Sydney C. G. Everson
Epworth League
Snowville
Wayne Chase
Pearl Chapel
Town House
Temple
Lester Cooley
Charles Townsend
Albany
Free Methodists Set Prayer Service in Athens Church
The Free Methodists will hold a prayer service tonight at 7 30 at the Free Methodist Church in Athens. Sunday program includes Sunday School at 9 30 a m and preaching services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m. The Rev Walter Martin is pastor.
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Free Methodist Church
Athens
Walter Martin
148th Visits Vicksburg Scene of 63 Victory
CAMP SHELBY Mississippi UPI reports 25 army trucks and about 200 officers and men from the 148th Infantry of the 37th Division Ohio National Guard visiting Vicksburg. They recall the summer of 1863 when the regiment helped secure Vicksburg from the Confederate army in the Civil War.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
148Th Infantry
Ohio
National Guard
Vicksburg
148Th Regiment
Haydenville Methodist Charge Announces Services
The pastor Rev. William Bancroft says sermons come from mystery boxes at Haydenville Buchtel and Murray City this Sunday. Sunday School attendance exceeded 100 at each church last Sunday and schedules include 9:30 a.m. united Haydenville service, 2 p.m. Buchtel preaching, 7 p.m. praise and prayer meetings, and Murray City worship at 7 p.m. with a 9 a.m. class meeting.
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Haydenville
William Bancroft
Buchtel
Murray City
Selby Murphy
New Year's Service Planned at Church of God
At the Church of God in Hocking Street morning service begins 9 30 with Rev E Nicholas delivering The Lighted Church. Young people meet 6 30 evening service 7 30 with a song service. Pastor will speak on The Cross Roads. Dime folders for camp meeting expansion are to be handed in. A mid week New Year's service is planned for Wednesday at 7 30.
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Church of God
Hocking! ‘St
E. Nicholas
Cross Roads
Alexander Church Program Announced
Alexander Presbyterian Church Hebbardsville lists Sunday School at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 led by Rev Louis Campbell. Harrisonville Union Sunday School meets at 9 30 a m at the Presbyterian Church with evening worship at 7 30 o'clock.
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Alexander Presbyterian Church
Hebbardsville
Louis Campbell
Harrisonville
Divorce petition filed in Athene County court
Cecil Brown sues Louise Brown for divorce in the Court of Common Pleas cause 17687. Louise Brown residence unknown must answer by January 9, 1941. Attorney Rudolph J. Seusileraie listed. Filed November 22, 1940.
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Louise Brown
Cecil Brown
Court of Common Pleas
Athene County
Ohio
Uise Brown
Cil Brown
Ry Rudolph J
Sesui Leraie
Thoughts of 1940 Sermon at Central Avenue Church Event
Jeffery leads a loyalty campaign worship at Central Avenue Church next Sunday with a 9 15 a m sermon Thoughts of 1940 the Lord's Supper observed at the evening service. A watch night fellowship and service follow New Year Eve in the church basement and sanctuary. Also services at The Plains Methodist Church 10 15 and Clarks Chapel Church 11 15 with the sacrament observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Stanley Jeffery
Plains Methodist Church
Clarks Chapel
Revival Services At White's Chapel Near Coolville
Revival services began last night at White's Chapel Church near Coolville with evangelist Rev. Melvin Mitchell and assistant Rev. Evan Edwards. Programs run nightly at 7 oclock through the period.
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White’s Chapel
White's Chapel Church
Coolville
Melvin Mitchell
Evan Edwards
Nelsonville Episcopal Service on December 29
The Rev. Robert G. Purrington will read Morning Prayer and preach at Epiphany Episcopal Church in Nelsonville on Sunday December 29 at 9 a.m.
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Nelsonville Episcopal
Nelsonville
Robert G. Purrington
Epiphany Episcopal Church
Purrington to Officiate at Trinity Church Service
The Rev. Robert G. Purrington will be celebrant and preacher at Holy Communion in Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday December 29 at 10 45 a m.
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Mcarthur Episcopal Mcarthur
Robert G. Purrington
Holy Communion
Trinity Episcopal Church
Wesleyan Methodist Revival Planned at Pratt Street Church
Revival services are scheduled at Wesleyan Methodist Church on Pratt Street from January 26 to February 9 led by Reverend Vess a former theology teacher at Marion College Indiana. Reverend Eugene Rieber of Dayton assists with singing and chalk pictures. WYPS meets tonight at the church followed by Bible study. Sunday School starts at 9 30 a m and Reverend E C Kenney delivers the morning message at 10 30 a m. The choir meets at 545 p m and evening services begin at 7 o'clock with Reverend Kenney delivering the message. Mid week prayer is at 7 p m Wednesday. The Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society meets Thursday at 7 p m and Friday at 2 p m the prayer band meets at the church.
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Pratt St
Vess
Marion College
Marion
Ind
Eugene Rieber
Dayton
Franklin Maerker
E. C. Kenney
Kenney
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