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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1919
Page
7
Reuther of Cincinnati leads the National League with ten victories and three defeats followed by Barnes and Causey, both of New York, as the next best pitchers in the circuit.
Sunday school topic outlines Christian fellowship with references Philippians 4 10 20 John 17 20 21 Epworth League discusses What Paul Learned at the Track meet Philippians 8 18 14 2 Timothy 2 5 I Corinthians 9 26 Christian Endeavor asks How Do Men Confess Christ and How Deny Him Romans 10 9 Luke 22 55 61
United Press reports frequent changes in batting leadership with Ty Cobb atop at .354, followed by Joe Jackson .346 and Brother Sister at .344. Pitching marks note Cicotte of Chicago 18–4, Sothern 12–4, Williams 16–6 as top AL names, while White Sox pace club batting at .277 with Cleveland and Detroit close behind.
The church holds a final summer service with a sermon on The Greatest Thing in the World. Youth meeting at six features Miss Crumpton of Birmingham. At seven the citywide mass meeting gathers at the Varsity field grand stand with student sponsors. Music by Mrs Liston Jones and the University Choral Society. Rupel Jones performs a solo. Rev Moses Breeze of Columbus delivers the address. An immense crowd is expected.
First Christian Church and Mt Zion Baptist Church announce a joint union service at 7 00 P M on the University athletic field with Dr Moses Breeze of Columbus as speaker. Morning services at 9 00 or 9 30 and 10 15 Bible study and Endeavor programs noted. No evening service at First Christian Church.
Central Ave M E Church invites all to worship and study on Sabbath with Sunday school at 9:00 and morning worship at 10:15 led by Pastor R G Bowden. No evening service, Union service at Athletic Field at 7:00. Church of the Good Shepherd holds Sunday service at 10:30 at corner State and Carpenter with August closing.
Rev. A. K. McCall of the Mission Societies of State Board will preach at the First Baptist Church. The event aims to inspire members and neighbors with a sermon on faith and service.
In the Music Hall at 10 30 A M there is a service with Sunday School at 9 00 A M All welcome There will be no evening service this week as in common with other churches.
Sunday school at nine with R M Slutz supervising and good classes for all. Morning worship at ten thirty with pastor’s sermon American Liberty and Opportunity. Epworth League at six. Union service at seven with Dr Moses Breeze of Columbus as speaker on the Athletic Field. Everyone urged to attend.
New York July 26 Pilot Harold Lewis completed the first aviators strike by leaving Mineola with aerial mail for Chicago. A four hour delay occurred as he missed train connections before circling the field and heading to Bellefonte Pennsylvania with ten sacks of mail.
Five members of Mrs. Anna Gump’s family were suffocated in a Milwaukee house fire early today. Two others escaped unharmed.
New York July 26 Standard Oil Company of New Jersey to place its stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time. A $100,000,000 issue of cumulative preferred stock will be offered at par with common stock holders eligible for new shares. Proceeds to finance wartime plans, foreign development, and extended credits. 1912 earnings $35,107,887. last year $54,283,784. Common stock now scarce at near 750 a share.
Daily train departures from Worthbound to Athens include No 1 at 6 43 A M and No 3 at 41 A M No 4 at 4 27 P M No 6 D ture and southbound No 30 arrives Athens 1 38 A M No 82 at 4 00 P M No 84 at 7 55 P M Details note parlor cars between Athens and Columbus on trains 32 24 38 and 35
Eastbound local No 52 and No 54 with No 11 local service show varied arrival and departure times. Times recorded include 12 57 P M 2 56 A M and 9 38 A M reflecting a disrupted or incomplete timetable.
Paris reports the council of five announced that Admiral von Tirpitz cannot testify for the ex Kaiser and stand in for guilt. Tirpitz was told he could testify for the former Emperor if he wished. Also noted is a Louisiana inventor who created an electrically operated hedge trimmer with reciprocating knives.
In Dayton Kentucky a Chesapeake and Ohio wreck damaged two coaches. Twenty three injuries reported with two seriously hurt as train collided on the line. Authorities investigate cause and assess damage to the two affected cars.
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