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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1961

Page

11

Larger Prisons By Don D Tullis

A New York church bulletin laments larger prison walls around society and individuals. It warns of rising crime and juvenile delinquency and urges hope through God, citing alcohol abuse and greed as modern prison builders.

Don D, Tullis New York Khrushchev Macbeth Cribb Lincoln

Local Social News Highlights From Area Visits

Mrs Myrtle Simpkin visits brother in Kentucky while Sherman Rupe and family tour William Frazier home. Charles Young and family from Allensville and John W Thomas party visit the Rife home. Myrta Crouch travels from Charleston to see her father. Everett Plants is discharged and convalesces at home. Boling family relocates trailer to new property. Clarence Searls hosts guests from Syracuse Middleport Pomeroy and near McConnelsville. Wanda Ox yer completes training at National School of Aeronautics Kansas City then returns home. Alex Shuler hosts visitors from New Boston Rutland. Margaret Stewart returns from Mason City.

Sherman Rupe Columbus William Frazier Charles Young Allensville John W. Thomas Kenny Route 7 Marlin Rife Myrta Crouch Charleston Wheeler Blankenship Everett Plants Boling Cheshire Olin Taylor Clarence Potts Clarence Searls Walter Cook Eva Mae Syracuse Bernard Cook Middleport Cecil Searls Pomeroy Dallas White McConnelsville Wanda Oxyer National School of Aeronautics Kansas City Alex Shuler Alice Baker Kay New Boston Beulah Shuler Rutland

CIC class hosts former member at home gathering

The CIC class met at Mrs. Cora Black’s home with ten members and one guest, former member Mrs. Leslie Deem of Holly Hill Florida, who helped start the class 20 years ago. Apple pie and coffee were served. The Fair Haven Methodist Church Bible School reports 50 attendees on its first day.

Kanauga CIC Cora Black Leslie Deem Holly Hill Fla Fair Haven

Religious Briefs Intercessions For Adolf Eichmann

Prayers for the soul of Adolf Eichmann on trial for the slaying of millions of Jews in Nazi Germany are urged by the Gospel Messenger publication of the Church of the Brethren.

Elgin, Ill Adolf Ecchmann Nazi Germany Gospel Messenger Church of the Brethren

Lutherans Acquire St Finian's Church in Dublin

Dublin church notes Lutheran ownership of St Finian's Church after leasing from Anglicans for 99 years. The historic capstone marks the first church building in the city for Lutherans in nearly a century and signals a new phase for their organized worship in Ireland.

Dublin Ireland Irish Republic St. Finian’s

Princeton Theological Seminary Launches 1812 Million Fund Drive

Princeton Theological Seminary begins a development fund drive for 1812 million dollars to expand facilities and strengthen programs, tied to the Presbyterian Institution’s 150th anniversary celebration in 1962.

Princeton N. J Princeton Theological Seminary Presbyterian Institution

Daily Vacation Bible School hosts in Amesville

The United Presbyterian Church and the elementary school co host a daily Vacation Bible School in Amesville. Seventy five pupils are divided into four classes meeting at 9 a.m. each morning until June 30. Co directors Louise Linscott and the Rev Norma Jones invite more children aged 4 to 14.

Amesville United Presbyterian Church Community Cooperative Louise Linscott Norma Jones

Religious Services Schedule Readout

Graham Chapel Sunday school at 9 30 worship at 10 30 New England United Presbyterian church 9 15 church school 10 worship 10 New Christ Lutheran 9 15 church school 10 30 in Galbreath Chapel

Graham Chapel New England United Presbyterian—Church School Christ Lutheran Galbreath Chapel Albany Baptist Athens Pilgrim Holiness the Plains Nazarene Lottridge Eub The Plains Methodist First Methodist First Christian Central Ave Methodist Sunday Church Clarks Chapel Carthage Presbyterian Angell Ridge Pilgrim Holiness Sunday School McDougal Methodist Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Federal Valley the Plains Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Lds Zion’s League

Community church schedule lists many local services

A long roster of Sunday schools worship times and midweek meetings across New Marshfield Pleasanton Carbondale and surrounding towns. It lists churches from New Marshfield Methodist Pleasanton Evangelical United Brethren and First Church of the Nazarene to Seventh Day Adventist and Jehovahs Witnesses with specific times for services prayer meetings and youth groups. Handy for local parishioners planning weekly faith activities.

New Marshfield BATES Pleasanton Carbondale Herbert Hartley UNION First Wesleyan Methodist Wesleyan

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Myrtle Simpkin Kentucky Margaret Stewart Mason City Florence Jacobs Public Library West New York N.J By Christine Black Junior Coleman Berkley Wright Junior Raike Mr. Raike John Raike Homer Laurel Deem Florida Byron Ward W. M. Maddy Tom Chevalier Chicago Clarence Wamsley Eichmann First Church OF the Nazarene W. State St Car L. Wooten Evangelical United Brethren Church of Christ First Church of God Richland Ave Free Will Baptist Seventh Day Adventist First Apostolic Young Peoples Meeting Apostolic Lighthouse Jehovah’s Witnesses Lancaster St Vanderhoof Gospel Harmony Boys Huntington W. Va Kilvert Church of God Banning First Presbyterian First Baptist White’s Chapel Amesville United Presbyterian Salvation Army Young Peoples Ladies Home League Strouds Run Christian Science Coolville Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Inner Plains Zion God Keister Adv. Service, Inc Strasburg, Va Church For All ALL For the Church Luke Athens and Athens County Ministers Association Athens County W. Union LY Bank of Athens National Banking Assn Beasley & Mathews, Inc Fords & Falcons Biehl Safety Service Bridgwater Machine Co American Grake Shoe Athens, Ohio Wm. Brooks Shoe Co Nelsonville van Dyke's Buckeye N. Court Unie Commonwealth Telephone Co the Cline Pharmacy Co Cunningham TV & Radio Service N. Congress St. Athens LY Jean Dupler Eeeere Lae Dover Cleaners Converse Chauncey Fairview Drive Inn West Union Fairgrounds Fawcett Gateway Gilkey Gulf Gulflex Lubrication West Union St Ford Hack Auto Su Co Logan eArthur Henry's Texaco Chauncey Ohio Chevrolet Oldsmobile Hillcrest Nursing Home Houck & & Reed, Inc Huffman Transportation Service Jimmy W. Anton Athens Ome Building & &E S Earl F. Matthews, Inc. Insurance Earl Matthews Earl Hooper C. M. Gill Mathews Oil Company Goodyear W. Union St Milldeck's S. Court St Miller Poultry Co St. Athens Pendergrass Benjamin Moore High St Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co Chauncey, Ohio Rardin Bros. Lumber, Inc Bay Ry Riggs, Inc Reeders Bottled Gas Inc Morrison-Brown Roberts of Royal McBee Corporation Ryland Ave Gilbert Shannon Firestone W. Onion Athens LY Simpson Radio-Tv Phileoll Plains Stanley's Shoe Store Court St Steppe Netonville LY Stout Farm Supply sutton-McKinstry F. Goodrich Williams Garage Richland Ziegler Naval Aste Rem Athens Messenger
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