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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1952
Page
3
Jacksonville Methodist Church announces that children from the primary department will lead opening exercises at Sunday school this week. Mothers are invited to attend.
The Pythian Sisters will host a benefit party at the K of P Hall in Glouster on Saturday at 7 30 p m The public is invited to attend the event and support the cause.
A group from the local Methodist Church plans to attend the Lancaster meetings at Lancaster Methodist Church under Curt Davis. Reverend Devol asks willing drivers with cars to contact him by Sunday to set a trip date to Lancaster.
Mrs Grover Swearingen steps in for Mrs Dayton Strickland as receptionist at the Shoppers Lounge. Strickland is absent due to the death of her brother Roy Heines, with funeral services held today.
Glouster high school student council plans a donkey basketball game in the school gym Thursday. A preliminary regular basketball game will precede the event.
Lake Burr Oak pool stage readings show conservation pool levels at 721 feet Thursday at 7:30 a.m. and 708.27 feet Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. Rise over 24 hours is .09 feet (1.08 inches) with notes of stage variation and station data.
The district lists multiple congregations with service times and leaders. Notable entries include Glouster Methodist with sermon Give God a Chance and youth activities, Glouster First Baptist with The World's Only Hope and BYPU, and Jacksonville Methodist with evening worship. Also listed are United Church of Christ, Seventh Day Adventist, and Jehovah's Witnesses activities across local towns.
POMEROY plan to compile an early history of 4 H Club work for the golden anniversary. The Golden Anniversary Committee met at the county extension office and has identified four early 4 H members who traveled to New York and Washington DC in 1917. It invites other early members to share activities and requests information on 1920s work. Records exist from 1930 to present. A draft of activities is targeted by May 15. The project also aims to count homes with two generations in 4 H and tie the anniversary to club activities.
Children in the prima department of the Jacksonville Methodist Sunday school will meet at the church on Saturday at 1 30 p m for rehearsal.
Miss Emma Bulloch returned Tuesday from Lorain where she had spent several weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Bulloch.
Sgt. 1-c Joe Ballard and Mrs. Ballard announce the birth of son Dwight Edwin Ballard on February 1 in Topeka Kansas. Grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoisington of Jacksonville are mentioned in the notice.
The Women of the Moose will convene in their chapter room at Moose Hall on Thursday. Members are asked to bring a covered dish and a small prize for the games that follow the meeting.
A vintage advert promotes Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Tablets as effective against cramps backache and headaches linked to menstruation and "change of life" symptoms. Tests claim relief in three of four cases and urge monthly use to gauge personal benefit.
Fred Langlotz of Pomeroy reports the death of his sister Mrs. Mary Langlotz Schwartz 76 at her Price Hill Cincinnati home Thursday morning. Survived by husband John daughter two sons four sisters and one brother all former Pomeroy residents. Funeral services are in Cincinnati Saturday with burial in St Joseph Cemetery on Price Hill.
The final showing of Varieties of ’52 at Pomeroy High School attracted a good audience in the Pomeroy Junior High School Auditorium. Directors were W. A. Smith Paul Elliott Lucille Swackhammer Ray Woodgeard Dorothy Sayre and Inez Curry. A 16 member orchestra directed by Woodgeard provided the music.
The Know Your Bible Club of Pomeroy First Baptist will host the K Y B Club of Hartford Baptist at 6 p m Sunday at the Pomeroy church. A Bible searching contest between the two groups is planned as part of the program.
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