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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1956

Page

11

Men’s Fellowship elects officers at Glouster meeting

Twenty five men attended a county men’s Fellowship at the Glouster Church of Christ. Saul Goff of New Marshfield was elected president with William Spencer of Glouster as vice president and Edwin Carpenter Jr. of Bishopville as secretary-treasurer. Darell Antle named song leader. Next meeting set for Feb 24. Missionary Day drew 43 attendees. Bible School offering benefited Home Missions minister John Edmonds.

Glouster Bishopville Church of Christ Darell Antle Ferndale D. K. Teater Miles E. Hoon Oakdale Earl Stiff New Marshfield Saul Goff William Spencer Edwin Carpenter Bishopville Glouster Church of Christ Bible School Home Missions John Edmonds

Chauncey Dover Band Boosters Meet Tuesday

The Chauncey Dover Band Boosters meet Tuesday in the band room to plan upcoming activities and support the school band. Members will discuss volunteering, fundraisers, and event schedules for the year.

Chauncey—The Chauncey- Dover Band Boosters

Local social notes list numerous weekend visits and guests

Various families host gatherings across communities with numerous named guests from Ashbury to Columbus. Structures include Mr. and Mrs. Walker entertaining, Sylvia Newton visiting, and multiple households hosting extended families and friends in recent days. John Steinbeck travels from Cleveland to visit relatives.

Asbury Cliton Walker Jerald Senit Mary Dixon Sue Fields Fred Vanbiber Homer Prater Larry A. L. Quillir Jess Walker Mable Linda Walker Leonard Powell Dick Doolittle Ronald Marstiller Guy Dishong Carol Harold Leo Abe Miller Glouster Asa Mash Vinton Ora Mash New Marshfield Henry Denney Bertha Doughty Herbert Hines Birdie Mash Forrest Cunningham Bonnie Gale Columbus Floyd Arnold Wilburt Hartman Vernon Arnold Wilford Pyle Miamisburg William Klinebrier Charles Jolley and Willard Adams Dolly Russell Klinebriel Webster Newlan Larry Nutt Rusty Klinebriel Dixie Sylvia Marstiller Sylvia Newlan Stanley L. Evans Hot Springs Ark John Steinbeck Cleveland

Chauncey Area Guests List Busy Holiday Visitations

Chauncey residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Columbus Detroit Painsville Royal Oak Mt Holly and Corning during holiday season. Families including the Browns Sorrells Collins and Courtneys shared hospitality with Gilberts and Gerald Sorrells while others reported calls from Castle Air Force Base California and nearby circles.

Calif Boling Richard Collins Detroit John Collins John Butsko Columbus Harold Sorrells Sorrells Gerald Sorrells George Johnson Painsville Leon Giffin Sorrell Helen Butcher Circle Hill Margaret Sump Mt. Holly N.J C. H. Courtney Royal Oak Mich Gilbert Courtney Clifford Courtney Corning Leslie Bradfield Athens

Albert Hahn Dies at 65 in Glouster

Albert Hahn 65 of Braun Street Glouster died at Mount St Mary Hospital Monday after a long illness. Born in Germany he came to America at age 11. A retired coal miner, he lived in Glouster 10 years. Survived by wife, three sons William Robert Albert Jr. all of Glouster one daughter Betty Lou Johnson and six grandchildren of Columbus. Funeral at Wallace funeral home Friday 2 p.m. Rev Ernest Williams officiating. Burial in Buchtel Cemetery. Friends may call anytime at the funeral home.

Glouster Albert Hahn Braun St Mount St. Mary Hospital Germany America William Robert Albert Betty Lou Johnson Columbus Wallace Funeral Home Ernest Williams Buchtel

Driver Fined On Hit-Skip

Gallipolis Municipal Judge William H. Jones fined Joe D. Coyner 34 of St. Albans 100 dollars and costs on a city police hit-skip charge after he surrendered at the police station Tuesday night. Robert L. Cupler 27 of Gallipolis remained in custody in Columbus on a bad check warrant with a municipal court hearing slated for today.

Gallipolis William H. Jones Joe D. Coyner St. Albans Coyner C. Leon Saunders Vine St John Taylor Billy Day Columbus Robert L. Cupler Franklin County Sheriff's Department Cupler

Pretzels Settle Medieval Design Arms Meaning

The article notes that pretzels earned their design in the Middle Ages with intertwined arms symbolizing arms folded in supplication. It explains the traditional shape and its intended sacred and devotional connotation.

River readings show varied levels at Gallipolis and nearby locks

Wednesday reports from the Ohio River and Kanawha region list multiple gauge readings and lockages. Upper Gallia dam showed 18 feet, lower 10.4 feet, with rollers at 3% feet. Several vessels including Advance, Harriet M, Marmet, and William Pitt logged up or down changes through noon and early afternoon.

Gallipolis Ohio River Mason- Pomeroy Point Pleasant Hinton Kanawha Falls Montgomery Pennsylvania Harriet M Beckford Carl Dean Marsealea Lucas Liberty Semet London Kanawha Merrill Sam Craig Marmet Shearer Winfield A. m. Solvay William Pitt Keystone Kate John J. Rowe Jeffboat Louisiana

Presidential Pardons Power Under Constitution

The Constitution grants the president authority to issue reprieves and pardons for federal offenses with the exception of impeachment. This constitutional power applies to federal cases and is a core element of executive clemency.

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