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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1949
Page
10
Diverse church notices list weekly services training classes and youth programs. Sermons by Rev Harold F Kel logg Rev A R Irvin Rev Joel B Maffett and Rev Sidney J Browne are noted with subjects. events include WF open house rummage sales vigils and choir practices across multiple congregations.
NEW MARSHFIELD and EAST CANAAN list Sunday schools and worship times for multiple churches. CENTRAL AVE METHODIST notes sermons on What Do You Hold and Lord's Supper with YF events and choir practice. ATHENS FREE METHODIST adds afternoon services and dual evening sermons. ST PAUL ROMAN CATHOLIC lists four Sunday masses and Saturday confessions with Fr. James McMahon as pastor.
Sunday school times across several churches list weekly classes at 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Evangelistic and worship services are set for evenings with pastors named, including Frank McDaniel and Rev. Dennison LeMaster. Local churches include Salem Connell and Coolville Congregational with sermons and communion.
Worship services listed for Athens Pilgrim Holiness Church with morning and evening services at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Rev E C Kenney presides with YPS and prayer bands and a Cottage prayer meeting hosted by the Denver Young home Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Rev T L Shirk from Kingswood Kentucky attends as special singer.
Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. Junior church and worship service at 10 30 a.m. NYPS led by A C Selby at 6 45 p.m. Evangelistic service at 7 30 p.m. Prayer service Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
The list shows start times for races at Chase Merrill Mound Hill Mt Carmel Orbis Ton Sugar Creek Frost Mcleish Diamond and Fairview with participants listed including Mrs Virginia Howard Francis Hart J B Carsner Mrs Anna Thompson C D Arnold Clarence Rutter Lowell Tucker and Rev A N Maxwell among others.
Extended holiday gatherings bring many family visits across Clifton Dayton Columbus Chillicothe and Dundas with Mr and Mrs Ward hosting relatives including Joyce Dorcas and other kin. Legion tree lighting and carols add seasonal charm as kin travel from Conesville Athens Newark Wellston and Springfield within the region.
Graham Chapel holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m with guest preacher the Rev Charles Norman and pastor the Rev Roy E Deeter at 10 45 a m Union Church offers Sunday school at 9 30 a m, young people at 6 30 p m, preaching at 7 30 p m and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m
Albany Baptist Sabbath school at 9 30 a m with topic Gods Program for Today Young people meet at 6 30 p m Rev J E Brooks pastor Sunday school at 9 30 a m L H Chase superintendent Preaching at 10 30 a m by Rev J E Brooks sermon Gods Program for This Age Federal Valley class meeting Sunday at 2 p m Rev Roy Deeters Plains Methodist Sunday school 9 30 a m worship 10 30 a m pastor Donald Weller Pleasanton Sunday school 10 a m worship 11 a m
Forest L Webb of Guysville Route 2 and Elden Hawk of Athens Route 4 enlist for three years in the Air Force with stations and training in San Antonio and Scott Field. Others report to Camp Kilmer, Wright-Patterson, Grooks General Hospital, and Lackland. Also noted is the death of Dr. Ross C. Purdy, 73, renowned ceramic engineer in Columbus.
Salable hogs 2500 with early barrow and gilt prices mostly 25 lower. weights over 250 lb near steady, sows down to 50. Cattle and calves show steady to slightly lower in some classes with limited demand for heavy steers and heifers. vealers scarce. Poultry and butter prices listed. potatoes and consumer grades noted for Cincinnati trade. Local meat markets indicate moderate early activity fading later.
Louise Carr hosted a Christmas dinner with Murray Carr Ted Carr and Bill Carr as guests. C S Schofield served a meal for nine including Abbie Denny Hettie Woodward Lillian Todd Addie Shook May Creighton Grace Worthington Beulah Fawcett Minta Hooper Grace Pratt. A daughter named Beverly Ann was born to Harry and wife with Clyde and Fred as grandparents. Dick Niceswanger returned home after his wife’s death. Carol Howard of Columbus visited her mother Mrs Clovis Rowland and Mrs Helen Rowland.
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