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!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1937
Page
8
Representatives from Carbon Hill Buchtel Retail Clerks and Church of Christ softball teams meet at 6:30 pm in the Church of Christ study to plan a four team league starting next week.
The Nelsonville community holds a midweek prayer meeting tonight at 7 30 at the Church of Christ. Rev Leland Goodman continues the study of the early church.
Nelsonville Methodist Episcopal Church finishes a two month renovation including painting of the main auditorium and social rooms. Roofing repairs completed under George Evans and church officials. Dr. I Ira Jones of Columbus to preach at 10 30 Sunday with a quarterly conference to follow. Rev H A Rothrock returns from vacation for services.
Family and friends gathered at 1:30 p m at Coes Chapel grove near Nelsonville to honor Mrs Hod Mender on her 65th birthday. A large pink trimmed birthday cake, gifts from relatives, and a meal with games followed a decoratively arranged feast.
Mrs Frank Jackson was the sole guest as Miss Charlotte Acker entertained the bridge club. Miss Frances Lawson Miss Betty Wolfe and Mrs Frank Jackson posted high scores.
Kimberly softballers edge Buchtel 12 to 11 in ten innings behind Forbes who pitched all nine plus one extra. Key fielding by J Rizer Deszo Hawk and D Rizer. Hartman reached on error and Rizer scored winning run on a fielder's choice as Lehively overthrew first. Next Nelsonville Brick Plant No 2 visits Kimberly with more games this week.
Nelsonville merchants will keep shops open Thursday afternoon and evening until 7 p m due to the mine pay day. This is the only summer instance of Thursday afternoon hours.
Murray City PTA sponsors a benefit dance at the gym on Thursday evening July 29 to support Murray City High School Band. Music provided by Jimmy Fiddler's orchestra, returning engagement by the popular dance band.
The Pythian Sisters host a benefit party Thursday night at 8 at the K of P Hall. American youngsters perform a play about various marble games as part of the event.
Miss Mary Margaret Betts married Rev. Stuart Radford at the First Christian Church in Nelsonville. The groom is pastor of Wickliffe Presbyterian Church and will live in Detroit after a monthlong trip. the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Betts.
Nelsonville social notes list numerous visitors and guests including Mr. and Mrs. George Barrows and sons from weak spent with Cleveland and Derry Pa. Mrs. Chapman returns to Toledo. Delphia Chapman hosts. Various residents host friends and relatives from Columbus Akron Dayton Athens Chicago Indianapolis and Columbus with weddings and ball games noted.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Johnson of Carbondale announce the July 19 marriage of their daughter Ruth to Kenneth Newlan of Carbondale. The couple will reside in Carbondale where Newlan works at the Carbondale Mine. Clyde Barber announces the birth of son Donald Lloyd on July 27 with grandparents Mrs George Barber and Mrs Jerry Siminton of Nelsonville and great grandmother Mrs Jared Barber.
Will R. Scott of 22388 N High St formerly in Athens and Pomeroy is visiting in the latter city. S D Webb of 48 Starr Ave left for a short trip to New York and Boston. W E Gibbs Riverside Dr is visiting Athens Meigs and Vinton Counties. Hollis Throckmorton who taught agriculture in Athens County will get a Masters at Cornell. wife and Columbus friends travel to Ithica NY for the ceremony. Mr and Mrs Henry L Allison and their daughter from New York visit relatives at New Marshfield. Ralph Meeks recovering from a mine accident at Jacksonville at Grant Hospital. Since the Beebe robbery in which $279 was taken, about fifty calls from old acquaintances have reached him in Columbus. Ethel Holt of Athens is visiting her daughter Mrs L J
Nelsonville relatives gathered Sunday to honor Mrs. W. M. McKnight for her 65th birthday with a basket dinner. Attendees included McKnight family members from Nelsonville and Buchtel, plus friends from Columbus, The Plains, Sugar Grove, and Logan.
Mr and Mrs Jack Martin of New York City are guests at the former's Nelsonville home. Mr Martin performs with Skeeter Palmer and his Californians Orchestra.
Miss Margaret Cronin, a teacher at Jacksonville, is staying with her uncle P. J. Clancy near Chase at 195 Roosevelt Ave this week while attending university nearby.
Seventeen applicants took the school janitor examination by the City Civil Service Commission Tuesday evening. Two vacancies exist, one at Central and one at West Building. Six top scorers were certified for appointment with three for Central and three for West. Scores: Lent 95, Irvin Pritchard 95, Alan Riley 90, Roy Barron 85, Carl Coakley 75, James Kuhn 75. Commission members were O. T. Millholland, Don Bowers and Alex Nelson.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.