Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1941

Page

2

Aluminum Drive Planned in Nelsonville for Defense

Nelsonville to hold an aluminum drive on July 24 as part of the national defense effort. Mayor C. G. Dew led a Thursday night meeting with local groups and Boy and Girl Scout units to solicit scrap aluminum and route collections. The drive opens July 22 with Girl Scouts canvassing districts. pickups run July 24 from 1 pm, with city trucks aiding.

Nelsonville National Defense Program C. G. Dew City Hall Citizens Defense Committee Boy Scouts S. W. Ross Mayor Dew Ross John Monks Knights of Pythias William Morgan Rotary Club Robert Kinney Business and Professional Association Frank Shivers Frank Keyes American Legion J. H. McKiddile Veterans of Foreign Wars Joe Evans Eagles Earl Baker Ellis Joe Stratton Bob Smith Scout Edward Sharp Girl Scouts United Service Organization Fred Mulligan Representa

Rally Day Observed at First Baptist Church Nelsonville

Rev. J. I. Miller of Mount Pleasant Ohio will preach Sunday morning and evening at the First Baptist Church in Nelsonville. Rally day invites all members both in and out of town. Sunday School at 9 30 a.m. Morning worship at 10 45 a.m. B Y P U at 6 30 p.m. Evening service at 7 30 p.m.

Nelsonville J. I. Miller Mount Pleasant First Baptist Church Grace Chapman B.Y.P.U Goldie Brunston

Nelsonville Social Notes Highlights Local Club Meetings

Nelsonville social items report G T Club meeting at Elizabeth Ray home Madison Street at 7 30 tonight M W N Club picnic Sunday at 4 at Car bondale with Mary Adams engagement announced for Isabelle Lohimier to Alvin Seyler wedding set July 19 at Mt Vernon several local visits and travelers to Columbus Pittsburgh and Mt Vernon plus relatives visiting Athens Amesville and Bessemer Road areas.

William Lohimier Mt. Vernon Ohio Nelsonville Isabelle Alvin Seyler Martins Ferry Marjorie Lohimier James Hunter

Local council to discuss solicitation plans Wednesday

Notes indicate a Wednesday session will set plans for the solicitation. Officials will review proposals and outline next steps during the meeting.

Union Services Set for Sunday Night at Local Churches

Nelsonville report notes 27 attendance gain at Bible School of Church of Christ last Sunday. Mr. Frier to teach all young people and juniors Sunday morning before worship at 10:30. A union service titled The Acid Test of Christian Devotion is planned for 7:30 PM at the Methodist Church with Rev. Lloyd Evans preaching.

Nelsonville Bible School Church of Christ Frier Methodist Church Lloyd Evans

Local Union Meeting Planned for Nelsonville July 19

Nelsonville area Local Union No. 3905 Kimberly will hold its monthly meeting Saturday July 19 at 1 o clock in the 1.C.C.F. Hall. Announcement comes from secretary C. E. Hoskins.

Nelsonville Kimberly 1.C.C.F. Hall C. E. Hoskins

Bible Schools Closing Today in Hocking Valley

Nelsonville and surrounding areas report multiple Bible schools ending today. Greens Run closes at 10 with a program and picnic. Trimble ends at 2 30 with a Church of Christ program. Millfield closes at 7 tonight. Taylor Ridge plans a 7 30 closing program. Deanville ends at 7 at the Community Center. Dorr Run Evening Bible School wraps up Thursday. families attended together in a long running family school.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley Bible Schools Blanche Riley Helen Chapple Greens Run Stacy Sharp Ruth Mae Dunkle Mary Ayers Trimble Bible School Richard L. Smith Leake Connie Brown Regina Barrich Donna Seckinger Church of Christ Millfield William Mooney June Tyson Lillian Misner Taylor Ridge Mia Clyde Cantor June Hilderbrand Deanville Dorr Run

Carbon Hill Longstreth Triumphs Over Brooks 4-3 In Twilight League

Carbon Hill Longstreth defeated Brooks Shoes 4 to 3 in a nine inning Twilight League game at City Playground. Brooks led with 10 hits and three runs, led by Patton and Ray with three apiece, while Carlton Hill Longstreth drove in the winner in the ninth with Smathers and Woodson getting key hits.

Nelsonville Carbon Hill Smathers Woodson Carbondale Logan Mingos Brooks Shoes Patton BC Soakanntenten Pwareot Wesnawmiow Williams Cod B. Smathers Herrold Brooks Choes Carbon Hill-L

Eagles Win Second Game in Tourney at Miller Park

Nelsonville Eagles boost state semi pro tourney record to 2 0 by beating Dayton Delccs 10 8 at Miller Park Lancaster after noon. Woody Wills homered as Harrison and Taylor pitched for the Eagles while Dayton had eight hits. Logan Mingos beat Troy 9 8 in 11 innings in the same tournament.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Eagles Miller Park Lancaster Zanesville Eagles Dayton Delccs Woody Wills Eagle Harrison Taylor Dayton Logan Mingos Troy

Doanville Bible School Program Announced Tonight

Doanville Bible School commencement will be held tonight at the Community Center at 7 o'clock. Teachers in charge include Marcy Punnett from Union Theological Seminary Twa Hunter Jo Donley Juanita Tolliver and Mary Ellen Donley. The program features singing Bible passage reviews dramatizations by the primary department and accordion solos by Alice George of Nelsonville. Catherine Gleason will summarize the work done. The evening school for young people and adults, a new venture this summer, has proven successful.

Doanville— Bible School Community Center Marcy Punnett Union Theological Seminary Twa Hunter Jo Donley Juanita Tolliver Mary Ellen Donley Alice George Nelsonville Catherine Gleason

Nelsonville Draft Numbers List

A long enumerated list of names with addresses in Ohio totals many entries from Nelsonville Glouster Amesville and Athens areas. Each line shows a name followed by a Rural Free Delivery route or city and state. The list appears to catalog registered residents or voters with precise local addresses.

Amesville Church Services Announced Sunday

Morning worship at the Presbyterian Church begins 9 30 in Amesville with Sunday School at 10 30 and a youth society meeting at 6 30. New England Church offers Sunday School at 9 30 and worship at 10 45 with a youth meeting at 7 45 in the evening.

Amesville Presbyterian Church New England Young People's Society

Euchre Club Hosts and Local Birthday Observed

Mrs William Zimmer hosted the Thursday Euchre Club on Locust Street with Mrs Joe Wolf as guest. Frances Gibbs won the high score and Mrs Wolfe the second. Cunninghams next hosting. Louisa Banfield turns 85 today at 443 S Ogden Ave Columbus amidst illness and homebound status.

Glouster William Zimmer Locust St Joe Wolf Frances Gibbs Wolfe Thomas Vaughn Grace Ochs Jessie Hill Alfred Morris Albert Zimmers Hu “S Cunningham Cunningham

August Jonas Dies at Home in Glouster

August Jonas age 79 died Thursday morning at his home on Locust Street after a monthlong illness. Survived by three sons Charles Martins Ferry Henry Columbus and John at home. two brothers John and Will in West Virginia. two sisters Mrs. Emily Morgan Detroit and Mrs. Carrie Airline California. Wife preceded him in death two years. Body at 48 Locust Street then to C F Wallace & Son Funeral Home Sunday noon. Funeral 2 p.m. Rev. Harvey Smith. Burial Glouster Cemetery.

Glouster August Jonas Locust St Charles Martins Ferry Henry Columbus John Will West Virginia Emily Morgan Detroit Carrie Airline California C. F

Ice Cream Social Planned by Nelsonville Church

Plan for a church ice cream social on the lawn Saturday from 7 to 9 proceeds fund sending Rosemary Snackenburg Adda Jean Ruth Raine Elizabeth Shafer Emily Sharp Imogene Sayers Raymond Henshaw and Eugene LaFollette to Wooster.

Nelsonville

Condition Is Serious At White Cross Hospital

Nelsonville report says Mrs. Charles Arbell is seriously ill at White Cross Hospital Columbus. Her condition remains unchanged. Her husband stays by her side. Friends may write or call Room 128.

Nelsonville Charles Arbell White Cross Hospital Columbus

Sowers to Return Home After Appendicitis Operation

Robert Sowers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wers, will be returned to his home in Nelsonville tomorrow from Cherrington Hospital where he underwent an operation for appendicitis.

Nelsonville Robert Sowers Clarence Wers Cherrington Hospital Floyd Mosier Carbondale Logan

Mrs J R Binford Returns Home After Hospital Stay

Mrs J R Binford who was taken to Osteopathic Hospital in Marietta on June 26 was brought back to her home by the C F Wallace & Son ambulance. A humorous note on sugar intake compares a human to a hummingbird saying 50 pounds of sugar daily would be eaten if proportions matched size.

Leaves Hospital Glouster J. R. Binford Osteopathic Hospital Marietta C. F. Wallace & Son Ambulance

Glouster Buys 42 Passenger School Bus For 1942 Use

The Glouster Board of Education received a 42 passenger school bus ordered last spring. Delivered to Maxwell Garage for display and storage, the orange all steel body bus meets State Board of Education requirements and will serve students in grade transport and school athletic events starting September.

Glouster Glouster Board of Education Maxwell Maxwell Garage State Board of Education

Services in Glouster Churches Planned

Church activities outline Bible School service at 9 a.m. with Paul McAllister as superintendent and Ralph Byers as chorister. C B Tigner to speak at 10 30 a.m. on Teach Us to Pray and 7 30 p.m. on The Four Baptisms of the Scripture. Youth meetings, unified worship, and evangelist Rock’s sermons noted.

Tigner J. A. Thompson Methodist Church Epworth League Lancaster Camp Gound Institute Church of Christ In Trimble West Side W. C. Rock St. Clairsville Evangelist Rock

Bowlers to Meet at Glouster Alleys Sunday

Important meeting of men’s bowling league members at Glouster Alleys Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock to organize the league for the fall bowling season. All interested bowlers or league members urged to attend.

Glouster

Population rise in Arkansas from 1930 to 1940

The Arkansas population grew from 1,184,482 in 1930 to 1,948,268 in 1940, reflecting a substantial demographic increase over the decade.

Arkansas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Athen City of Charles Huddy Baptist Church Nelsonville Social Notes Milton Pyle Mt. Carmel Hospital James Whitt Tuilford Ave L. M. Pyle G.T. Club Elizabeth Ray Madison St M.W.N. Club Mary Adams M.C.T. Club Ella Linton James Daugherty Ruth Ann Carl Locke Alvey Daugherty Carl Backus Audrey Eldon Toledo Dave Reynolds Union Furnace Edgar Walker Ruth Daugherty Pittsburgh George Wolfe W. E. McCorkle Robert Mary Margaret Akron Harold Rowan Naomi and Lowell New Philadelphia Margaret Jones Kenneth Kinneer Bessemer Road Athens Richardson Baking Co Glouster, O LEE Pom Mo Ae Oe Karloff Evelyn Keyes Bruce Bennett Columbia Dr. Satan Bible Schools Longstreth Brooks The ATLAS O. S Joseph Floyd Chapman Guysville Weber Joseph White James Howard Johnson Robert Nihle Farmer New Marshfield James Oscar Taylor Charles Arthur Rupe Ermel Francis Arbaugh Albany Richard Gene Wogan Sharpsburg Dean Albert Bailey Dale McNamee William Arthur Wines Coolville Billy Vernon Graham James Robert Barber Denzil Hill Harley Edward Hickman Buchtel Elwood Cary Stanley William Leo Barnett William Frederick Wires Rome Athens Co Claude Reece Ritchie Lyle Harrison Wade Canaanville Roy Monroe Golden Montrose Leroy Corwin Theodore Emery Deeter Kenneth Dean Lowry John Robert Allen Gordon Lawrence Batley Clifton Verna Hawk Carl Richard Bobo Shade John Thomas Grim Stewart Baynard Kennedy Mac Calvin David Edgar Glenn Forrest Ward Starlin Chester Gerald Hewitt Harold Bernard Terrell William Mathew Watkins Clarence Herman Castle Carl Edward Traugh Paul Edward Walraven Denver Russell Carpenter Ralph H. Baker Frost Jerald Neal Stephenson Raymond Virgil Matheny Paul Mace Kennard David Elgin Christian Joe Roscoe North Rufus Ray DeFord Clair William Stobart William Nelson Parks James William Zarley Charles Denver Johnson Shirley Roscoe Burdette Joe Thurston Matheny Frederick Max Lewis Lathrop Lester Brown Raymond Elbert Storer Gale McNamee Roy Paul Gordon Orin Brice Chapman Donald Dean Mansfield Max Foster Zimmerman Charles Edward Flowers Robert Eldon Richardson R. F Lawrence Edward Quinn Pearl Watson Douglas Fred Tanner Charles Vernon Lonas Charles Nelson Kincade Maynard Eugene Coates Apple Creek James Edward Carsey Clarence Edward Smith Wilbur Edgar Powell Michael Frederick Canter Gilbert Mayle Lewis Glendon Webb Albert Virgil Perry James Lewis Clark Mineral Baties Nelsonville, Ohio Louisa Banfield C. C. Heweston S. Ogden Ave Marcellite Rebekah Lodge C.F Rock Springs Fairgrounds Pomeroy Ernest Gibbs Carol Lee Hugh Cunningham Anne Weymueller Youngstown Cleveland Henry Echstenkamper ,Jr Camp Shelby Miss Henry Echstenkamper Anna Louise Logue Epworth League Institute Lancaster Camp Ground Lena Davis Maplewood L. H. Chappelear Ravenna Davis Barberton Madge Pedicord Bishopville Harry Richardson Tony Spain Richard Henson Fort Dix N. J Modoc Plan Church Pontiac Miss la Jole Michigan Jin JUVAN Gem Pharmacy P. Bidg Whitmores Nels Buchtel. Rd Beaco F. J Beasley CO Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication