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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1936
Page
10
Jane Roos and Julian McQuiston will be baptized during the 10 30 morning service for the first Sunday after Trinity at Good Shepherd Church. A summer pew procedure will be adopted with the Church School and congregation worshiping together before separate classes and a joint hymn to end the hour.
Mrs. J A Wharton will lead the Wednesday Bible study at 9 15 a m and the morning worship at 10 15 with a sermon titled A Message of Life at the First Christian Church. She also leads the Wednesday night song and prayer service at 7 o'clock.
The Richland Ave M P Sunday School plans to elect officers after the regular program on Sunday morning. The regu lar program begins at 9 30 with prayer and praise at 10 00 and preaching at 7 45 in the evening. Wednesday prayer and Bible study meet at 7 45. Officers for the church will be elected preceding the June 17 service.
The Alexander Presbyterian Church opens with the sermon drive Driven by Our Dreams at 11 o'clock with Bible School at 10. The Board of Trustees meets at unspecified time. At the Carthage Presbyterian Church a 2 30 o’clock preaching service discusses Great Questions for Our Day.
The Church of Christ on Stimson Ave holds Bible School at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30. Friday night Bible Study meets at 7 45 with Mr and Mrs Clyde Hines at 97 May Ave. Attendees are asked to bring their own Bible.
The Richland Ave Apostolic Church conducts Friday night services at 7 led by Elder G E Martin. Sunday School begins at 10 with Sunday evening services. Tuesday night is prayer meeting and the Bible Study Class meets Wednesday at 7.
The First Wesleyan Methodist Church on Pratt Street hosts Sunday School at 9 15 led by Harry Bender. A 10 30 morning sermon and 7 30 evening service follow with a youth meeting Sunday night and a Thursday prayer meeting at 7 32 p m.
James Isbi and William Castien will conduct revival services at the Salvation Army rooms tonight at 7 45 and Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock Mrs Hinshaw and Mrs Gates also involved in the schedule.
The Athens Christian Science Church will read the lesson sermon on Sunday June 14 with the subject God the Preserver of Man. The golden text from Isaiah 41 19 and Deuteronomy 33 27 frame the reading. A passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy emphasizes Life as eternal and unmeasured by calendars.
The Band of Love schedules open air services at Nelsonville Saturday night at 7 30 followed by indoor services Sunday morning at 9 30 Sunday School in Army rooms with an 11 o'clock holiness meeting At 2 40 open air services at Athens State Hospital The young people meet at 6 30 with an open air service at 7 and a salvation meeting at 8 O clock Monday 630 the Guards under Lucille Hutner lead a meeting Tuesday the young people and Home League gather at 7 30 The Sun beams meet Thursday at 4 30 and the Chums at 6 0
Bethel Methodist Church in Syracuse hosts Children s Day with a 2 pm Sunday service led by Rev. Cloyce D. Copley and a 1 pm Sunday School. Rutland Bible School starts at 9 15 am with combined worship, followed by certificates and graduation.
Middleport First Baptist Church led by Rev. Kreager will host a children's pageant at 10 15 a m replacing the worship hour. Sunday School starts 9 15 a m and the Baptist Young People's Union meets 6 30 p m with a 7 30 p m talk by Rev Phillips on Winning the Crown. A Wednesday prayer meeting is set for 7 30 p m.
The Federated Church of Pomeroy holds Sunday School at 9:00 and divine services at 10:15 for Children's Day. The vested junior choir will sing during the observance as services move to the Presbyterian Church after Sunday for redecorating at the Church of Peace.
Rev David P Moore of the Glouster Church of Christ will assist Rev Miles E Hoon at New Marshfield Church of Christ in conducting meetings starting Monday. Hoon will preach at Airline Church of Christ Sunday at 10 30 am with the Testa of Discipleship Bible School at 9 30 am.
Sunday School times are listed for multiple churches. Guysville M E Church holds Sunday School at 9 30 a m and preaching at 7 30 p m Epworth League at 6 45. Canaanville ME Church has 9 30 sermon and 10 30 Sunday School. Stewart ME Church preaches at 10 45 with 9 30 Sunday School and 6 45 Epworth League. Bethany closes with Sunday School at 1 50 p m and preaching at 2 50 p m.
Rutland Church of Christ and Dexter Bible Schools hold sessions Sunday with Bradbury and Dexter as supervisors. Bible School begins at 9 30 led by Charles and Cash Smith respectively, followed by morning worship at 10 30. Regular Bible School at Rutland and Bradford churches also at 9 30.
Evangelistic services led by Evangelist J T Muffin in Marion will conclude Sunday after an all day meeting. Services are scheduled for 9 30 p m 10 30 a m 3 25 p m and 7 30 p m with ongoing events through the day.
Revival services set on C on E Chestnut St begin Sunday at 11 with Rev. D C Shearer. Subject Gods Temple Pillars. Sunday School at 930 led by Walter Primmer. Revival runs June 22 to July 5 with evangelistic evening services and a featured sermon The Watchmans Warning. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 730.
Middleport Heath M E Church hosts Children’s Day with Sunday School and worship. Graduates receive special Bibles as the junior choir sings and Rev. Clarence Swearingen delivers a short talk. Grace Episcopal Church in Pomeroy holds an 8 a.m. service with a sermon on St Mark and a 9 a.m. church school.
Zion Church will hold a basket dinner Sunday after a morning quarterly meeting. Sunday School meets each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Zion Church, with an afternoon program to follow the session.
The Federal Valley Holiness Church offers Sunday School at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m and 8 p m. Young people's services are Sunday night at 7 30 with prayer meeting led by Edgar Jones, and there is a Wednesday night service.
Sunday School starts 9 30 at Carbondale Mineral Salem Dowler Ridge and Connett. The pastor will preach at Salem 10 30 and at Connett at 8 oclock Sunday night. Other prayer and young peoples meetings follow the usual schedule.
The Albany Baptist Church will host a children’s day program Sunday night at o’clock. Sunday School meets at 9 15 in the morning and the morning worship begins an hour later with a sermon by the pastor.
Carpenter Baptist Church holds Sunday School at 9 30 a m and evening services at 8 p m The sermon topic at the evening service is The One Sufficient Refuge The Baptist Young People's Union meets at 6 30 p m Sunday
South Canaan Services announce Sunday School at 9 30 in the morning followed by a prayer service one hour later at the South Canaan Baptist Church.
Gallia County roads to reach best condition ever, says County Engineer Farnom A Haskins. Thirty four miles widened and graded with limestone or gravel applied, aiming 300 miles complete by fall. Crews include wash river gravel trucks and lime crushers, with about 75 workers on the payroll.
Grace Methodist Church hosts a Sunday evening Children Day program led by Mrs. R. R. Starbuck while the First Presbyterian Church holds a Sunday morning event under Mrs. W. N. Hayward. Flag Day will be observed at both churches with attending American Legion Post and Elks Lodge members. Rev. H. H. Wilbur will speak on What the Flag Means and its junior sermon titled Miss Emma's Flag.
The Athens County Union Class holds a meeting at the Mineral Methodist Church at 2 o clock on Sunday afternoon likely to discuss community matters.
Simpson Methodist Church Pomeroy reports no Sunday evening services This Sunday a Children's Day program will be held at nine o clock in the morning at Simpson Church Pomeroy.
Belen Sheskey of R. D. 4 Glourier Ohio appointed Administratrix of the estate of Susan Danko deceased of Athens County The appointment dated June 3 1974 is noted by Probate Judge 8 M Johnson of Batd County on June 5 1974.
Blanche Kinney by Emma Miller as next friend files for divorce in Case No 16405 of the Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio. Kinney’s residence is unknown and service cannot be made within this state. Hearing or action set for on or after June 1956. RDON B GRAY attorney for plaintiff.
Gallia project bids for the Mudsock Leda Road will open June 26 by the State Department of Highways. Estimated cost is 20 177 35 dollars for grading drainage structures and traffic surface paving. The project adds 3342 miles to the state system. Labor is to be drawn from a Derry Wetherholt and F L Dillion list with wage rates 75 cents, 60 cents, and 50 cents per hour for skilled, intermediate, and unskilled work respectively.
Dale Bar tel s, 10 year old son of Mr and Mrs J W Bartels of Gallipolis, rested well after severe burns to his left hand arm shoulder and side from a kerosene can explosion on Wednesday evening.
Vacation Bible School began at the Baptist Church last Monday and runs three weeks under Rev George Sagen with Mrs Julia Dawson leading the junior department Miss Dorothy Roadarmour heading the primary section and Mrs Sagen directing the kindergarten group.
Edward Hawes of Sewah Studios presented a pencil sketch of Gallipolis and Pt. Pleasant at a Wednesday meeting called by Dr. C. E. Holzer to promote publicity for the sister cities Our House museum. The drawing will be completed, copied, and distributed as souvenirs for Our House and Mansion House.
Mrs Luella Decker eight eight died at her brother H D Blain home in Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia on Wednesday. She was the first death in a family of ten children the youngest of whom is 63. Sister Mary Brown Gallipolis Rt 1 fell Tuesday and fractured a rib. Funeral services were held at the plain home Friday morning. Gallipolis also reports William A Slatter 61 died by self inflicted gunshot at his Columbus home he was Ina Hott Slatter's husband.
In Hidalgo Mexico egg shells are placed on yucca plants across cemeteries as a folk ritual to repel evil spirits. The practice reflects local beliefs tying plants to protective magic and ancestral spirits.
In Gallipolis the Old Age Pension office explains that federal grants to states fund half the quarterly pension totals, not individual raises. The maximum in Ohio rises from 25 to 30 dollars per month with July 16 amendments, but actual awards still depend on each applicant’s budgeted need.
Gallipolis residents noted a sharp temperature fall after a light shower on Thursday afternoon. The government thermometer at Edwin McCormick's farm fell from 92 degrees before the shower to 71 by 4 o'clock. Rain was insufficient to refresh vegetation, though a heavy downpour occurred in the county's lower end. Guyan Township also reported heavy rains last weekend.
Vacation Bible School starts Monday June 15 at Bradbury and runs for two weeks. Classes meet daily from 9 to 11 30 a m except Saturdays. Programs suit all ages from five years with a strong teacher corps and supervised handwork activities.
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