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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1936
Page
16
Gloucester youths aged 12 to 17 are invited to a meeting at the American Legion hall to form Junior American Legion baseball clubs. The event, at 7 pm, has attracted many interested youths and signals potential new club formations.
At a Thursday meeting at Mrs John B Stiff home Spring Street Roth Club elected officers for the coming year. Officers include President Mrs C A Bingman Vice President Mr W R Drury Recording Secretary Mrs Jessie Hill Corresponding Secretary Mrs W A Craft Treasurer Mrs M M Pryson Pianist Mrs W W Bryson Librarian Mrs E M Blower and Critic Mrs Alta Lovell. In president absence Mrs H F Kittie presided aided by Mrs D A McDonald.
Jacksonville and surrounding areas released Sunday schedules for church services. Chauncey plans 9 30 a m Sunday School with Epworth League at 7 p m. Millfield begins at 9 30 a m with sermon at 10 30 a m. Trimbie hosts 9 30 a m Sunday School and Epworth League at 6 p m with preaching at 6 30 p m. Jacksonville offers 9 a m Sunday School and 10 prayer meeting, with Junior and Senior Leagues at 6 30 p m and preaching at 7 30 p m.
Pomona Grange will meet at Alfred March 6 inviting all Meigs County Granges. Patrons are asked to bring a pie. Local social notices list illness moves and visits among residents including Shumways Van Nest Weavers Knight Warners Guthries and others with several ill or recovering.
The February meeting at Mrs Edna Raber’s home featured a devotional on Finding Grace for Every Need led by Mrs Connie Brown. The program covered Mexico relations, geography, history, and church work from 1895 to today with readings and a Mexican pastor’s work details. Lunch followed.
The government plans a coordinated survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Home Economics to learn how people use money. A PWA white collar project funds the effort with peak enrollment planned by June 30.
Four thousand people on relief rolls are set to receive an average annual salary of one thousand dollars. They will study earnings of others and how the funds are spent.
Gallia Countys Holzer Hospital confirms the death of 11 year old Charles Sabine son of Mrs Artie Martin Levine formerly of Hurricane West Virginia The boy lived near Cadmus and attended local school before his illness ended in the hospital tabloid style obituary note
William Ellis died Thursday morning at the family home on Republic Street. The Rev F G Boros will conduct services at the P A Stop M E Church Sunday afternoon. Ellis was a member of Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles or similar lodge and burial will be at Glouster Cemetery.
Junior Class play Aunt Cindy Cleans Up reported a net profit of 5.04 after receipts totaling 67.34 and expenses of 8.30. Friday announcement outlines matinee revenue from grade and high school and evening performances to fund the Junior-Senior banquet.
Clay F E Harmon, chief enforcement officer, reports the state Division of Conservation funded prizes of money and shotgun shells to promote crow killings. About 160,000 crows were shot and left on the ground last year, labeled as wild-life enemies. He notes Ohioans would leave crow meat to Oklahomans. The piece also adds a note on turtles: they live longer when placed on their backs due to shell weight.
Silas Hooper of Columbus, administrator of the estate of the late Robert Hooper Trimble, was in town on Thursday. He reports the sale of the Trimble farm belonging to the estate to C. B. Felter of the Oakdale vicinity, who now possesses the property.
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