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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1960

Page

8

Benfield-Donahue Wed In Tennessee Church

In Elizabeth town Tennessee the candlelight wedding of Oma Jean Benfield and Clarence Smith Donahue Jr. took place July 2 at Valley Forge Christian Church. Officiant David E. Davis aided with the double ring ceremony as families and friends attended.

Point Pleasant Valley Forge Christian Church Elizabethtown Tenn Oma Jean Benfield A. P. Benfield Clarence Smith Donahue, Jr Clarence Smith Donahue Mt. Vernon Avenue David E. Davis Kyle Street Opal Street Margaret Williams Evelyn Oaks Wilma Colbaugh Marie Hathaway Teresa Paulette Colbaugh

Presbyterian Circle Meets in Point Pleasant Luncheon and Session

Members of Circle 1 of the Women of the Presbyterian Church met for a luncheon at Gene Ball's Restaurant on Wednesday. After the meal they visited Mrs. A. L. Rossiter's home on Main Street for the business session and program.

Point Pleasant Circle 1 Women of the Presbyterian Church Gene Ball A. L. Rossiter Main St Charles Young William C. Filson William Cruickshanks F. E. Skidmore Norma Sullivan E. H. Denham Ross Filson J. W. Burdette C. C. Lewis James Hall Louis Bateson Ethel Somerville William Burdette Gaston Boyle

Youngster Is Honored On Sixth Birthday

Beverly Kay Powers was honored with a sixth birthday party by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Powers in Henderson. Mrs. Powers was assisted by Mary Woods and Sharon Harmon. Guests included Joyce Putney Wanda Putney Bobby Garrett Evie Woods Sharon McAlister Jimmie Harmon Kimberly Harmon Shirley Ann Poore Leslie Anne Hunt and Gregory Powers.

Point Pleasant Beverly Kay Powers Robert Powers Henderson Mrs. Powers Mary Woods Sharon Harmon Joyce Putney Wanda Putney Bobby Garrett Evie Woods Sharon McAlister Jimmie Harmon Kimberly Harmon Shirley Ann Poore Leslie Anne Hunt Gregory Powers

Ice Cream Social Benefits Mason Scout Playground

The Mason Mothers Club sponsors an ice cream social from 5 to 8 30 p m Friday at the Scout s playground in Mason to raise funds for playground equipment and improvements. Mark Twain warned men not to take their dog to heaven in a noted quotation about merit and favor.

Point Pleasant Mason Mothers Club Mason Mark Twain

Kiwanis Club Acts On Colored TV and New Members

Elloitt Appliance owner M G Elloitt spoke on colored television and demonstrated a color set at the Kiwanis meeting. Three new members Vitus Hartley H O Francis and Milford Mowrey were inducted. Next week Stephen D Buell Marshall College will speak. Annual district meeting is Aug 9 at Shrine Club. club picnic is June 28 at Eckard Chapel.

Point Pleasant M. G. Elloitt Elloitt Appliance Co Gallipolic Kiwanis Club Rodney Pullins Art Gelwicks Vitus Hartley City Ice and Fuel H. O. Francis Celanese Corp Gallipolis Ferry Milford Mowrey Celanese John Holliday Stanley Chastian Stephen D. Buell Marshall College North Texas State Teachers College Ohio State New York University Price Patrick West Virginia Ohio Shrine Club Gallipolis Athens Glouster Portsmouth South Boston Huntington Charleston St. Albans Eckard Chapel

Pleasant Valley Auxiliary Holds Meeting in Appalachian Hall

Miss Bess Jones presided at the Pleasant Valley Hospital auxiliary meeting in the Appalachian auditorium. A five member refreshment committee served. George Smith, administrator, spoke briefly to the group. Attendees included Mrs. Lewis Allen and numerous other listed members.

Point Pleasant Bess Jones Pleasant Valley Hospital Appalachian Auditorium George Smith Lewis. Allen S. B. Jeffries Wayne Burdette J. A. Shinn James Hall Louis Bateson Frank Burdette Okey Burdette O. V. Knipp Monroe Chase Arnett Roush Ray Fox Oakley Faudree Charles Young William Burdette

Circle 5 Meets At Home Of Mrs. Stanley

Circle 5 of the Women of the Presbyterian Church met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Grant Stanley at 1001 Viand Street. Mrs. H. O. Francis opened with a prayer and Mrs. Eugene Sterrett led a Bible lesson on practical Christian living. Attending were Mrs. John Kay, Mrs. Robert Rice, Mrs. Woodrow Kapp, Mrs. John C. Hutchinson, Mrs. Lawrence G. Mohr, with guests Mrs. C. A. Ford of Kingsville Texas, Mrs. Charles Young and Miss Sandra Spencer.

The Presbyterian Church Grant Stanley Viand Street H. O. Francis Eugene Sterrett John Kay Robert Rice Woodrow Kapp John C. Hutchinson Lawrence G. Mohr C. A. Ford Kingsville Texas Charles Young Sandra Spencer

Hustlers 4 H Plan Dance

Members of the Happy Hustlers 4 H Club met at the Morgan home with Sandra Morgan presiding as president. Janet and Linda Daniels delivered a devotional, Pauletta Bennett gave the secretary’s report, and a record hop was planned for Friday from 7 30 p m to 10 30 p m in the high school gym with Arthur Gelwicks as disc jockey. Attendees included Howard Bennett Mike Love Mike Bragg Pamela Cottrill Junior Morgan and Carla Schultz.

Point Pleasant Happy Hustlers Nancy Sandra Morgan Sandra Janet Linda Daniels Pauletta Bennett Arthur Gelwicks

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Births and Admissions

Birth: Mr and Mrs Frederick Frey Point Pleasant report a son. Admitted: Loyle Beaver Jr Buffalo. Discharged: Mrs Donald Dyer and daughter Point Pleasant, Mrs Sam Mazzie and daughter Ravenswood, Dorsey Roush Letart.

Loyle Beaver, Jr Buffalo Donald Dyer Point Pleasant Sam Mazzie Ravenswood Dorsey Roush Letart

Point Pleasant Clinic Notes and Local News Briefs

Miss Robin Belle of Cleveland Osborne Stewart of Point Pleasant and Vonda Lee McDade of Leon are listed in local clinic notes. Two Point Pleasant youths Roy Turner and Francis Dale Carr were arrested for loitering. Mr and Mrs Frederick Frey announce the birth of their fifth son at Pleasant Valley Hospital. A mahogany Martha Washington chair is described with a high flat back and upholstered seat.

Lee Williams William Stricklen Point Pleasant Paul E. Monroe Thomas Fisher Thomas Rose Russell Holland John Sayre Huntington Donahue East Tennessee State College Phi Mu Sorority Kissimmee Fla Point Osborne Stewart Vonda Lee McDade Leon Roy Turner Francis Dale Carr Frederick Frey Marquette Ave Pleasant Valley Hospital Martha Washington

Area Church News Listing Multiple Congregations

A dense directory of churches across towns lists Sunday school times, morning and evening worships, and midweek prayer services for dozens of denominations including EUB, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Adventist, and Christ of various unions. It notes locations and specific service schedules.

Church of Christ In Christian Union Main St New Haven Evangelical United Brethren Hartford Harmony Baptist Bellemeade Leon Rockcastle Yanger Shiloh Mr. Zion Promise Land Seventh Day Adventist Trinity Methodist Spellman Methodist West Columbia Westminster Methodist Gallipolis Ferry Nazarene Christ Episcopal—Holy Communion Sun- Warren First Church of God St. Peter’s Lutheran Hartford Church of Christ In Christian Union Triedstone Baptist St. Peter’s Second Ave Episcopal Young Grace Methodist Second and Cedar First United Presbyterian State St First Baptist—Third and Locust

Community church schedules and services listed townwide

A compilation of local church service times and meeting details. Chauncey Church of God and Pilgrim Holiness share Sunday and midweek schedules. Concord Greens Run and various other congregations note Sunday schools, worship, Bible studies, and prayer meetings across multiple days and times.

Church of God Pilgrim Holiness Morristown Holiness Chauncey Methodist Millfield Methodist Concord Church of Christ Greens Run Kenneth Sedgwick Trimble Taylor Ridge Hal Zug Chauncey Millfield

Glouster Area Churches Schedule Services and Classes

Local church listings outline Sunday worship Bible schools and masses at Glouster First Baptist Glouster Methodist Holy Cross Catholic and other congregations. Weekly prayer meetings Bible studies evangelistic services and Saturday Sabbath observances at multiple locations including Redtown Free Methodist.

Upper Ridge Church of Christ —Bible School Holy Cross Catholic Glouster Methodist Jehovah’s Witnesses Church of Christ— Bible School Seventh-Day Adventist Front and Summitt Sts Redtown

Meigs Area Churches Weekend Services List

A community church bulletin lists Sunday schedules for many area churches including Meigs and surrounding towns. It covers Sunday school times, morning worship, evangelistic meetings and midweek prayer or Bible study, with several churches operating youth groups and midweek services.

Sunday and midweek worship schedules across multiple churches

Church listings show weekly programs including Sunday school at 9:30 or 9:30 a.m. and worship services around 10:30 a.m. Several locations name midweek prayer or Bible study at 7:30 p.m. with variations by church, charge, and district.

Gallipolis and nearby churches Sunday schedules listing times

Local church notices list Mass times at Gallipolis St Louis and Rio Grande as well as services for Bidwell Church of God First Church of God and Gallipolis Mission. Sunday school times are 9 30 a m at several churches and worship times vary through 7 30 p m across denominations.

St. Louis Catholic Assembly of God Rio Grande Bidwell Church of God First Church of God Garfield Ave Gallipolis Third Ave

Church and chapel services listed for Nelsonville and surrounding towns

A compilation of weekly worship times and locations across Nelsonville area including Wylie Chapel AME Pentacostal Apostolic Gospel and other churches. Details cover Sunday school times morning worship prayer meetings midweek services and notable clergy or church designations.

Hardy Garden Amaryllis By DEAN HALLIDAY

Hardy garden amaryllis Hallii Lycoris Squamigera is a hardy house plant bulb. Plant late June or late August to September when foliage is ripe. Bulbs need four inches plus deep planting and about eight inches apart. Flower stalks rise in August with 8 to 12 lilac pink fragrant blooms. Bulbs are native to China and Japan.

China Japan Res Syndicate, Inc

Also Mentioned on This Page

Benfield-Donahue Tennessee Presbyterian Circle Michael Fekecs New Brunswick N. J Fekecs Dr. Francis Clarke Kiwanis Circle 5 Stanley Point Pleasant — Circle Howard Bennett Mike Love Mike Bragg Pamela Cottrill Junior Morgan Calra Schultz Point Pleasant Clinic Robin Belle Cleveland Benson Ariz Warren Shorty) Burke Burke Charles Williams Glenn Scott SEO Area Church News Pt. Pleasant Bishopville Donald Kasler Oakdale Church of Christ Bible School Jacksonville Hollister Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Eden United Brethren In Christ Christian Endeavor Racine First Baptist Christian Science Society Syracuse Salem Center Methodist Church Middleport Heath Pomeroy Butternutt St. Dav Hall Pomeroy Federated Lottridge Eub Carmel Bethlehem Baptist Great Bend Bethany United Methodist Oak Hill Tuppers Plains South Bethel Bradford Murray City Union Furnace Zion Union Logan South A. J. Toerner St. Matthew Lutheran St. John Lutheran Meigs Area Middleport Church of the Nazarene Hysell Run Free Methodist Laurel Cliff House of Prayer Danville Pilgrim Holiness Naomi Baptist Carpenter Baptist Rutland Harrisonville Presbyterian Sunday School Zion Church of Christ Pentecostal Pentecostal Assembly Dorcas Children’s Church Rutland Church of the Nazarene Columbia Chapel Christian Bible School Dexter Church of Christ Bible School Rutland Church of Christ Bible School Forest Run Baptist Baptist Training Union Pomeroy Church of Christ Kingsbury Langsville Congregational Christian Church Alfred Methodist Logan I. Ss South Haydenville Haydenville Nelsonville Wylie Chapel Penticostal Apostolic Gospel Reorganized Latter Day Saints Jackson St Carbon Hill Methodist Circuit Liberty Hill Church of the Nazarene Bear Run Kimberly Zion Ridge Christian Congregational Carbon Hill Christian First Presbyterian United Presbyterian First Methodist First Christian Independent Holiness Church Dorr Run Deanville Epiphany Episcopal Church al Chappelear Amaryllis Dean Halliday Central Press Association King
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