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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1952
Page
6
Sheriff George Ehman releases figures showing 522 prisoners held in Gallia County during the year with 401 men and 30 women in the county jail. Others, 80 men and 11 women, were housed in Meigs or Jackson jails during repairs.
Charles Richard Stearts, 20, indicted for second degree murder in his mother’s strangulation, was sentenced to Lima State Hospital by Judge Robert M. Betz. An examining group, including Dr. William F. Ashe and Dr. D. R. Warehime, heard the arraignment. He will be transported to Lima Friday.
Ralph Beam, 24, of Coal Grove, arrested by State Highway Patrol for driving without the assured clear distance after a rear end collision with Lar E Hayman, 51, of Gallipolis Route 1. Bonds posted for speeding by Charles Houck, 35, Winston Salem NC and Carl Styers, 48, Petersburgh VA. El don Thomas, 28, Gallipolis, cited for speeding. others to court Saturday. William Mills, 36, Greensboro NC fined 15 dollars in municipal court for speeding at 80 mph.
GALLIPOLIS George Edwin Hay 43 of Chester Pa was fined 50 and costs in municipal court for intoxication and assault on George Mink Arrest by city police Charles York Lakin Jr 26 of Gallipolis Route 2 was fined 50 and costs for driving under the influence driving rights suspended six months and five days in county jail Nancy Armstrong pleaded guilty to keeping a place where liquor is sold without a license and Homer Davis pleaded guilty to unlicensed sale their case was taken under advisement by Judge William H Janes.
Grace Methodist offers 9:30 Sunday school 10:30 worship sermon Values Senior MYF 6 pm Intermediate MYF 7 pm. First Baptist lists 9:15 Sunday school 10:30 worship Why I Believe the Bible. Presbyterian includes 9:30 Sunday school 10:30 worship Immitating Christ Young people 5 Westminster Club 6:50. Saint Peter's notes 9:30 morning prayers nursery school 9:30 church school 10:45 choir 7:30. Weekly prayer services also noted.
River traffic reports show multiple boats moving through the Gallipolis Locks with times from 3:35 p m to 7:10 p m and several vessels on the Kanawha River with readings from 12:30 p m to 12:35 p m, including London and Marmet routes. The district also notes other vessels in the area and gauge readings with upper 189 and lower 172 feet and 24 feet at the rollers, Kanawha Falls 2.87 rising.
Births list includes Mrs. Virgil Roush Pomeroy a son and several mothers from Point Pleasant Jackson Oak Hill Gallipolis Wellston and Gallia. Discharges include Mrs. William Penick and baby Mrs. Raymond Welch and baby Raymond Justice Mrs Lottie Stormont Richard Sisson Kenneth Wyant and others.
The C. B. Club held its regular meeting Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Leola Enov. Paul Buckley of Alfred is visiting his parents. Mr and Mrs C V Buckley and H E Kibble family were guests at Eden Sunday with Mr and Mrs George.
Athens area church notices list Baptist Disciple student meetings at parsonage Friday 8 p.m. Bible school Sunday 9 15 a.m. Morning worship 10 15 a.m. Joel Maffett preaching. Dessert hour 5 45 p.m. Vespers 6 15 p.m. Choir concert 7 30 p.m. Interchurch Youth Monday 7 p.m. Girl Scouts Tuesday Choir 6 30 p.m. Junior Choir Wednesday 7 15 p.m. Committees 7 p.m. Young Matrons with Mrs. Marvin Phillips.
Sunday morning services at 9 15 am and 10 25 am include Laymen s Sunday with James Cassell Joel Draper Richard Jackson and Harold Lee. Evening activities run 5 7 pm and 7 pm MYF. Weekly programs run Monday to Friday with packs classes circles choirs and deliverables.
New Marshfield hosts Sunday school at 9 30 am with Laymen's Day service at 10 30 am Mrs Wilma Romine in charge Youth fellowship at 6 30 pm Devotional service led by Una Lowery Preaching and oyer meeting at 7 30 pm Union adds Sunday school at 9 30 am with Mr Hollie Woodruff in charge YF at 6 45 pm Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm Pleasanton offers Sunday school at 9 30 am Laymen's Day service at 10 45 am New Marshfield laymen in charge Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 pm Reverend Kenneth D Frazier is pastor
The Rev Yorton Clark is pastor. Sunday school at 10 30 a m morning worship at 11 15 and Sunday evening service at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Local Methodist churches in Carbondale Salem Connett Dowler Ridge and Carbondale list Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. Dowler Ridge worship at 10 30 a.m. Carbondale preaching at 7 p m and Rev Phyllis LeMaster serves as pastor with additional midweek prayer and preaching services.
Bible school at 9 45 a m Lord s Supper at ten to be confirmed Preaching at eleven YPKS at seven p m Preaching at seven thirty p m Midweek prayer meeting Thursday seven thirty p m Minister James Horner will preach Morning topic The Devil Defeated Evening topic The Good Shepherd
The Plains Church of the Nazarene posts its weekly schedule including Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 10 30 a m NYPS and junior services at 7 p m preaching at 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m The Rev Lena Brandenburg is the pastor.
Morning worship at 9 30 with Sunday school 9 30 and service at 10 45 led by guest Rev H D Mason of Columbus Ohio. 3 pm installation of pastor Rev Wm D Mosley Jr with guest Rev Phale Hale of Union Grove Baptist Church Columbus.
The notice lists multiple churches with service times and supervisors. American Sunday School Union chapters include Ernest Woodyard and C D Arnold. Frost and Fairview hold Sunday schools at 10 am. Orbiston and Sugar Creek present 9:30 and 10 am sessions with leaders Jerry Wade and Phillip Weekley, plus an 8 pm preaching service and 7 pm prayer meeting respectively.
In Coolville Sunday school is at 9 45 a m with morning worship at 11 a m and a sermon titled Asking the Way by Rev E H Dickinson. Centennial services follow at 10 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m. Tireland offers Sunday school at 10 a m.
Bible study at 9 45 am followed by worship at 10 30 am on Sunday. Evening service at 7 30 pm covers the topic Why Some Are Not Christians. Wednesday Bible study and song practice at 7 30 pm led by Henry J Stanley minister.
Laymen's Day on February 24 features combined services at 9 30 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m with Robert Dearing preaching on Faith Other laymen will participate Choir practice is Monday at 7 p m A mid week service follows Thursday at 7 30 p m
Worship times listed for Canaaville Guysville and Stewart areas include morning services at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Church schools run 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Evening service Evensong at 7:30 p.m. led by Pastor Rev. Frederick W. Haley.
A church service entry notes the morning reading at 10 45 a m and a Wednesday evening service at 7 30 p m with Romans 12 2 as the golden text urging renewal of the mind to discern God s will.
Sunday school at 10 am and a prayer meeting Sunday night. Preaching service every Wednesday at 7 p.m. led by the Rev. A. M. Maxwell.
The essay speaks of daily encounters with life and death as a personal date. It contrasts the thrill of life’s possibilities with the inevitability of death and urges preparation for a final rendezvous with God as Father.
Sunday masses at 8 9 10 and 11 oclock with daily masses at 7 and 8 am Rosary at 7 pm daily Confessions on Saturdays from 4 30 to 5 30 pm and at 7 30 pm The Rev Fr Jan B Kish is pastor.
The Athens Free Methodist Church lists Sunday school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m preaching at 7 30 p m and a Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m led by Pastor Rev L A Robinson.
The Rev. Roy E. Deeter is pastor. Sunday school at 9 30 a m prayer and praise at 10 30 a m WYPS at 7 p m preaching service at 7 30 p m prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Preaching Saturday night and Sunday morning services at 10 a m with Sunday school at 9 a m led by pastor Rev Roy E Deeter.
The Rev. John L. Snedden leads services with Bible study and prayer meetings. Bible School at 9:30 a.m. YPM at 6:30 p.m. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. Mid-week prayer meeting and Bible study on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
The notice lists morning worship at 9 45 a m and 10 45 a m Sunday worship services. Evening YPM at 6 p m. Mid week prayer meet and Bible study Thursday at 7 p m led by the Rev John I L Snedden.
Alexander Presbyterian Church lists a Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 10 30 a m and the theme The Business of the Church Choir rehearsal Friday evening at Mrs. Lax home Pastor James L Hyde leads the church community
The Plains First Church of God lists services and activities including Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 10 30 a m youth fellowship at 6 30 p m evangelistic service at 7 30 p m choir practice Monday 7 30 p m prayer and praise Wednesday 7 30 p m missionary society in charge Class 6 dinner Thursday 6 p m at the home of Glenice Lenigar Rev R E Kelchner leading
The Rev. N. L. Russell leads worship at 10 30 a m with YPS at 7 p m Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m and a prayer meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Athens.
East Canaan Pilgrim Holiness Church lists Sunday school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 45 a m and Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m with Rev George Halbirt as pastor.
Sunday school 9 30 a m Ralph Leach superintendent. Morning worship 10 30 a m sermon by pastor the Rev G M Taylor evangelistic service 7 30 p m. Athens church of the Sunday school 9 30 a m junior church 10 30 a m worship service 10 30 a m NYPS 6 45 p m evangelistic service 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer service 7 30 p m Thursday choir practice 7 30 p m Drell H Goff minister. Sunday school 9 30 a m Cless Class 9 45 am worship service 11 am sermon by Rev Charles Pindar Marietta WF supper 5 p m and vespers 6 p m Rev Lester Evans Cambridge speaker Senior Hi 7
Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. with preaching at 11 a.m. led by the Rev. Charles Hill.
Public address titled With All Thy Getting Get Understanding on Sunday at 2 p.m. includes Bible study Counter acting Old World Influence on Children at 3 15 p.m. Another Bible study The Spread of Hinduism on Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. Service meeting and ministry school Thursday at 7 30 p.m.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 am. Evening preaching at 7 30 pm by Rev Herbert Harris, pastor.
Milvert Church of God holds worship at 10 30 a m Sunday YPM meeting and Friday prayer at 7 30 p m with preaching by L M Kemmy of Athens.
The Church of the Good Shepherd announces Lent events at 54 E Mulberry St Shreveport parish house. Holy Communion Ash Wednesday 10 am and 4 45 pm penitential office during Lent evening prayers Monday through Friday. Pancake supper Feb 26 Canterbury Club supper 5 pm and program at 5 pm. février 28 begins Lent services.
The Central Avenue Methodist Church reveals a full week of activities led by superintendent Walton E Davies. Sunday services at 9 30 a m and 10 30 a m include a sermon If I Were A Layman by Rev Edward D Brandeberry followed by worship and a Wesley Foundation Gospel team.
The notice lists church activities: Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. Young People's Legion at 6 p.m. evangelistic service at 7 45 p.m. Starting Tuesday night Mrs Brigadier E Bristow of Canada will conduct services with Major Ruth Ward as officer in charge.
The Torch Baptist Church announces a Sunday program with Sunday school at 10 am led by superintendent Cyrus Jones and a preaching service at 11 am featuring speaker G P Ryan.
Mrs. Etta Dillin illness lasts two weeks. Carol Cline stayed overnight with Lucille Beal. Ralph Cain now works in Columbus and spent a weekend with his family here. Mrs. Homer Goodin visited Etta Dillinger. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swisher of Columbus visited Russel Hendersons. John Warner wrecked his truck near Homer Goodin’s home. Sandra and Yvonne Beal ill with chickenpox. Emmet Cain and family from Columbus spent a weekend here. Norman Wood, Stanley Beal, Leroy Wyant families visited Kenneth Wyant at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Janeth Beal.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor spent the weekend at Canton and Mansfield. Mrs. Foster and son Johnny visited with Mr. and Mrs. Olen Taylor. Evert Plantz received word that his two brothers died six hours apart. Mrs. Homer Abbott and others visited Mrs. Ross Fife who is recovering from influenza. Mrs. Plantz and Mrs. Fraley are ill with influenza. Eddie Caruthers visits the Taylors. Paul Taylor was in Columbus on business. Durst children Joyce Karen and Jerry stayed with grandparents. Charley Tipton and Squire Taylor visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Underwood. Mrs. John Veith listed.
At the February Logan Trade Club meeting at Blosser's Restaurant directors named L A Riggs Walter Savings Myron Stoltz John Munsaker Claude Chrisman Charles Geil Arthur Gasser and Richard Farmer who will appoint officers for 1952 A panel on Advertising and the Community led by Karl H Krauskopf included L A Riggs McDonald Watson and William S Miller The club authorized James D Wells to buy materials for Christmas decorations on the west side of the courthouse and set a March 19 dinner meeting at Blosser's Restaurant
Mrs E M Ley hosted the Rothwell Club on New Street as Mrs John S Blower led the gathering in the president's absence. The club voted a March of Dimes contribution and a paper on perfumes highlighted the worldwide scope and multi million dollar U S perfume trade.
A consolidates church notices listing pastors and service times for Glouster area congregations including Jacksonville Methodist Trimble Methodist Glouster First Baptist Glouster Church of Christ Bishopville Christ He mlock Bethel Mission Shawnee Mission Oakdale Church of God Trimble West Side Church of Christ Jacksonville EUE Hollister EUB Glouster Methodist Concord and Jehovahs Witnesses with Sunday school worship and midweek prayer schedule for each location.
Nettie Wagner of Sugar Grove Route 1 filed for divorce from Noah Wagner of Lancaster. Judge Harley Meyer dismissed the action without prejudice and without record at the plaintiff's cost.
The Willing Workers Class of Glouster Methodist Church met in the church social rooms Friday evening. With Mrs. Leadbetter absent, Mrs. R. B. Smith led the session. Readings were given by Mrs. Clara Golding, Mrs. Edna Embrey, Mrs. Esta Gardner, and Mrs. C. A. Bingman. A letter from Mrs. Polly Blower in California was read. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Leadbetter's committee.
Easements and transfers filed in Hocking County include William E Bowers Martha Taft and others in Ward Salt Creek Starr Falls Green Good Hope and Carbon Hill townships. Transfers involve heirs administrators and trustees with parcels from 134 acres to half acre details and a certificate of transfer for Ontario.
The report lists stage pool water levels at Burr Oak with measurements 721 ft on Thursday at 7 30 a.m and 709 44 on Wednesday at 7 30 a.m as well as 709 20 with a note referencing a second measurement.
Mrs. William Gwylim Sr was taken to White Cross Hospital in Columbus for observation and treatment. Mrs Beatrice Buchman and daughter Gay Columbus visited Mrs Buchman’s mother Mrs Annetta Lewis on Madison Street this week.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur McGinnis announce the birth of daughter Patricia Linn born February 8. The couple also have a 17 month old son.
The Rev. Frank C. Cleveland of Glouster First Baptist Church will be absent Sunday with a substitute speaker scheduled to fill the pulpit in his stead.
Logan funeral records show graveside services for Karen Conrad daughter of Mr and Mrs Tracy Conrad 434 Washington St conducted at 4 p m Thursday by Leonard Funeral Home with Rev Roy E Klingler officiating.
In probate court Bessie Linton of Logan Route 3 is named administratrix of Emma Allen's estate in Falls Township. Edwin F. Angles of Columbus is appointed administrator of the estate of the late Sarah Angle Blum.
Mary Jeffrey of Logan files for divorce from Earl Jeffrey citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. She requests alimony and custody of their minor children.
In Cincinnati at Fernbank a Big Four freight train derailed Wednesday night. Nine cars left the tracks though no injuries were reported. several cars carried coal while others were empty.
A Logan church notices page lists services and activities for First Presbyterian Trinity Lutheran St Matthew St John Jehovahs Witnesses Church of the Nazarene and revival plans. It covers sermons Sunday school times choir offerings Lent services and visiting speakers with dates through late February and early March.
Funeral services for Samuel Ervin Bungard 75 Logan were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Leonard Funeral Home with Rev Roy E Klingler and Rev Clyde Hinton officiating. Music by Mr and Mrs W Elmer Siddle. Pallbearers were Roy Robert Charles Lewis Lester and Kenneth Bungard. Interment at New Straitsville Cemetery.
Ohio association plans annual meeting in Columbus on February 24 and 25 with speakers from leading U.S. quarry centers. George C. Shaw of Logan Monument Co. of Logan is noted as a past president of the group.
Judge Harley Meyer orders Herbert E. Stivison to pay temporary alimony for support of minor children during the pendency of the divorce suit filed by Lucille Stivision.
Judge Harley Meyer overruled Henry Acker’s motion to strike the plaintiff’s amended petition in the money action brought by Guy Loomis. The defendant excepted to the ruling.
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