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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1926
Page
2
In Nelsonville eighty gardens were inspected for the Womans Community club contest leading to delays. The names of prize winners will be announced in the coming days.
Miss McDowell, an experienced social service worker, will be located permanently in the Hocking district after September 1. Rev. Lloyd Evans announced the move. Her home is in Pennsylvania and she has worked in Steubenville Philadelphia and Cleveland as well as mining communities.
Knights of Columbus from Athens Lancaster and Logan will hold a picnic at the Grotto club near Logan on August 12 with basket dinners games and contests. Committees from the three councils have been appointed to arrange the event and the picnic is open to all persons.
Dan Moody regained a secure lead in the Texas Democratic gubernatorial race after Saturday’s primary. Incomplete returns from 249 counties, including 173 complete, show Moody with a 668 vote majority from a total of 797,714 ballots tabulated at 9 a.m. local time.
Dr George E Carrothers of Ohio University will address the union service of Athens cooperative churches on Sunday evening. The talk titled The Joy of Christian Service will be at the First Presbyterian church with Dr Daniel McGurk presiding.
Athens County Pomona grange will exhibit at the Athens county fair August 24 to 27. O O Bryson, county Pomona master, announced the placement won in a state Pomona contest. Athens Pomona grange meeting moved from Friday July 30 to Wednesday August 4 at Trimble.
Civil war veteran Aaron Barnhill 78 died at his nephew Jesse Mansfield’s home after two weeks at Richland avenue Athens county. Funeral services are set for Friday at Richland Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church with burial in West Union cemetery. He spent most of his life in Alexander township and Athens. his wife died last November. Survived by sister Mrs Susan Brown and brothers Will Sam John. Nephews Jesse Clyde Mansfield and Stanley Mansfield listed.
An outdoor service will be held this evening on the university campus in the grove behind Fine Arts Hall. Miss Emma Graham will lead the gathering while the university pastor Rev W W Ludwig delivers the sermon.
Old slogan echoes across job ads in the Athens Messenger offering rapid, economical recruiting. Advertisers gain broad applicant pools by calling Athens 70 Nelsonville 412 Logan 6024 or Pomeroy 111-3 to place help wanted notices.
Glouster residents plan to rake and finish smoothing the railroad embankment Tuesday evening to prepare for grass seeding. Dr. C. A. Pride won the attendance prize, a silk tie and socks, with Carl Pico to present his prize next Wednesday evening. Visitors included Web Norris, FF. F. Brown, A. B. Phillips, Virgil Moody, Guy Bailey, Stacy McDonald, John Jonas, Stackhouse, George Conley, L. R. Gooding and G. E. Nichols.
July 29 James Losey of Glouster went to Grant hospital in Columbus for an appendicitis operation. He was accompanied by Dr. H. G. Gibson.
Protector B Thielmeyer attends a ten state fish and game commission meeting in Columbus today.
In Bexley England a project cultivates rare butterfly specimens through careful breeding. Researchers aim to preserve endangered species and study lifecycle stages while engaging local volunteers and schools. The program highlights conservation and scientific curiosity.
Hessville Indiana A C Harris accepted a ride from a motorist and was killed when the car skidded and struck a tree.
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