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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1940
Page
8
Hocking County school officials and the Logan Chamber of Commerce announced arrangements for the county basketball tournament to be held in Logan February 22 to 24 at the high school auditorium. The sponsor, a local business group, cites mutual benefit and a neutral floor for all games.
Annual fathers and sons banquet drew 125 attendees at the First Presbyterian Church. Harry W. Shaw led the turkey dinner and program while George S. Moore, sidelined but honored, received tributes as he sat in a wheelchair. Dr. Harry W. Barr urged steady vision, noting his London trip to honor Moore.
Logan Swing Masters Orchestra will provide music at the students ball at Logan High School Auditorium Tuesday evening as part of the county wide President's Birthday Ball observance under the Student Council and county committee. The notice lists probate accounts and states hearing is suspended until February 5 1939 with exceptions due by January 31 1940 before final disposition.
Logan churches announce morning services with junior choir, sermons by Rev. Cecil Harding Jones, Sam F. Downer at St Pauls, and Lent begins February 7 with 10 30 a m Holy Communion. Evangelistic meetings start at United Brethren Church with Rev H C Elliott and pastor as evangelist.
Mrs. Fred Stracke hosted the Priscilla Club at her Hocking Avenue home with eleven members present. Sewing was enjoyed and no guests attended. Mrs. Ben Geslin will host next Wednesday.
Sew-It Club met with Mrs. Kenneth Fitzgerald on W. Hunter Street Wednesday evening. Lunch was served by the hostess after the needlework session. All members attended except Mrs. Wayne Whitcraft. Mrs. Lavon Goodlive will entertain the club on February 8.
Mr and Mrs Thomas E Bender hosted a Contract Bridge Club session on N Spring Street Wednesday evening. High scores went to Mrs Clarence Blosser and Dr Victor Simiele. Lunch was served after the session.
Reminiscent of yesteryears, a sleighing party was held Monday evening at Gore. A lunch followed later in the evening. Attending were Mrs. Bruce Wright, Mrs. Donna Rainey, Miss Phyllis Nixon, Miss Elizabeth Westbrooke, Miss Evelyn Elfinger, and Miss Martha Magle of the city.
Miss Betty Kessler will entertain the New Deal Bridge Club at her Furnace Street home on Monday evening in a social card game gathering.
Wednesday Sewing Club met at Mrs. H. D. Saxton’s home on Mound Street with all members present except Mr. Burchfield. A later Comet Club session at Mrs. Carl Mohler’s featured needlework and a contest won by Mrs. Robert Nolan followed by lunch. Upcoming hosts named for both groups include Mrs. Fanny Spears and Mrs. Carl Gordon. Mrs. Mark Vancuren and Dr. A. O. Kelch family travel entries noted with anticipated year in Los Angeles and visits en route. Funeral attendance reported for Arthur Stevens on remains in Mansfield. Logan G Raymond Robinson, Hocking Valley Brick Co. GM, to Chicago for paving brick events and road show attendance.
The Central Avenue Methodist Church holds a 9 15 a m unified service with Rev Stanley Jeffery speaking on The Goals of Life The 7 30 pm sermon is The Christian Challenge A Wednesday 7 30 pm prayer meeting is led by Elmer Radford The Plains Methodist Church begins with Church School at 9 30 am and preaching at 10 15 Clark's Chapel Methodist Church opens at 11 15 am with Reverend Jeffery presiding
The Coolville Church of God in Coolville offers Sunday afternoon services starting at 1 30 led by E J Daugherty for study and worship. At 2 30 p m Rev E Nicholas of Athens will lead songs and sermon with a midweek service Thursday at 7 30 p m.
W. P. Thomas Jr will preach at Trinity Episcopal Church McArthur at 10 30 a m Ash Wednesday Feb 7 7 30 p m Lenten services follow with Rev Robert G Purrington as preacher Wednesday evenings through the season
Albany Baptist Church hosts Bible School at 9:30 Sunday morning with evangelistic services at 7:30 led by Rev. C. C. Stricklin. Earlier Bible School at South Canaan starts 9:30 with preaching at 10:30. Carpenter hosts Sunday School at 9:30.
Evangelistic services run each evening next week at the Albany M E Church led by Rev. J N Rice. He will preach Sunday morning. Preaching at Pearl Chanel is scheduled for 1 15 Sunday after noon and at Snowville at 2 30 oclock.
Funeral rites for Thomas D. Cook will be held at 1 30 oclock Saturday at Heinlein Bros Funeral Home in Ewing. He died at 3 am Thursday at age 70 after a life devoted to farming. Survived by wife Rebecca a daughter Mrs Neal Kitchen two sons Harry Akron and Raymond Gore. He was a brother of Pearl Cook Washington Township and Mrs W H Harble Columbus. Rev W A Cooper to deliver the sermon burial in Ewing Cemetery.
The Rev. Robert G. Purrington will celebrate and preach at Holy Communion at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Logan Sunday at 10 30. Lent plans include Ash Wednesday services and Thursday Lent services with Purrington as preacher on those occasions.
Chamber of Commerce directors renewed James D. Wells as manager for another year and kept Elizabeth McGonagle as secretary. New president Charles Pratt and directors Earl Elberfeld C W Johnston and Ed C Paul attended the session.
George Moury of Logan escaped injury when his car skidded on ice near the Sugar Grove pumping station on U S Route 33 Thursday afternoon. He pulled to the berm to let a truck pass, struck ice, and hit a guard rail. the car was badly damaged. Pansy Hugh and Walter Starr underwent major surgical operations at Cherrington Hospital Thursday.
Final rites were held at Heinlein Funeral Home for George Burk the county s last Civil War veteran military honors were given by legionnaires as pallbearers and a salute was fired burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery. A permit to wed was granted for Carl Denzil Bond and Betty Jane Howdyshell in Logan.
Logan high school youths will participate in Sunday morning worship at First Presbyterian Church. Harry Elwood Shaw delivers the junior sermon, Jack Boocks offers the invocation, Eleanor Anthony reads scripture, Martha Steele offers the pastoral prayer, and Rev. Cecil Harding Jones delivers the main sermon.
Logan Union Furnace school closed Thursday due to frozen sewers. Repairs began immediately to resume classes the next day.
Meta Lemon’s divorce suit against Charles Lemon was dismissed Thursday by Judge Phil Henderson at the plaintiff’s request. Costs were paid by Meta Lemon.
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