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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1940
Page
4
A garbled OCR snippet references golf and a mix of monetary figures and place names. It mentions a score or price around 31 dollars and another figure near 2 dollars, with scattered references to teams or locations. Readable details are insufficient to identify people, organizations, dates, or a coherent event.
Nelsonville Troop 66 of the Boy Scouts will hold its annual Charter Dinner at the Knights of Pythias dining room Thursday at 6 15 p.m. Scoutmaster Wilbur D Mender and the Mothers Committee urge all troop members and parents to attend as the 1940 charter is presented along with registration certificates and various awards. Demonstrations by Scout teams will follow brief committee talks on troop programs.
Nelsonville West PTA members gathered Friday at the West School for a birthday homecoming. Fourth grade sang, Jimmy Cope and Jane Hickman played piano solos, and Mrs. Nelle Dowler announced the Welfare Benefit and balance for March 15. First grade under Miss Florence Cook won the room count. Tea served by several members.
Mrs James Beard will host the Martha Class Tuesday evening March 5 with Miss Nixon and Mrs Harry Jackson assisting. Members are to attend church services at 8 at the Beard home for a business meeting and program.
The Y. M. F. Club gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Nelson on Thursday evening February 29. Attendees included multiple local couples and families, with two members unable to attend. The next meeting is planned for March at Mr. and Mrs. Max Faught’s home and a quilting party with a pot luck dinner is scheduled for March 7 at Mrs. Kathleen Ragan’s house.
Stuart Speel of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to an intoxication complaint in the city court of Mayor C. G. Dew on Saturday. He was fined $5 plus costs.
Three weeks of services at Crown City M E Church led by Rev. A L Clary saw good turnout and several new members. Music directed by Mr McClure of Huntington featured a Huntington sextet and the Crown City Men’s Quartet. Delbert Fleur’s sister-in-law Delbert’s illness in Chesapeake prompted her trip. Clarence Williams died Friday. Several local families visited relatives in Chesapeake and Athalia over the weekend. The M E Ladies Aid met with readings on George Washington. next meeting at Rolland Rose’s home. Mrs. Stanley Woodyard remains in Holzer Hospital for observation. Raleigh Hineman has recovered and visited relatives.
Nelsonville notes the McKinley Club will meet at 7 30 tonight at the Legion Building for the first gathering of the year. Candidates are invited and election plans will be discussed.
Revival services at the Church of God in The Plains continue nightly at 7:30. Evangelist Reverend McClanahan was greeted by a large congregation Sunday. Future sermons will cover Signs of Christ's Coming Some Things to Think About Sanctification Judgment Eternity Pure Religion The Supreme Question The Unpardonable Sin.
Carbondale social column lists weekends and visits among locals. Names include Mildred Barber Dayton with George and family, Logan visitors Carlin Barber, Athens guests, McArthur calls, Delbert Nutter family, Ione and Ahlan Doolittle, Columbus trips, and many gatherings at homes in Nelsonville New Marshfield and Dowler Ridge.
Tail clerks gather in Nelsonville to discuss important business at 7 30 PM in the Knights of Pythias Hall. The notice notes a meeting for local clerks and mentions a New Zealand reference about the northern side being sunny.
Nelsonville Gabriels Filling Station in the West City limits was burglarized after midnight Saturday. The front window was broken and five quarts of oil were taken.
Mr and Mrs Herman MacMannis and daughter drove to New Straitsville Sunday evening. Ralph Saulers injured last week improves. Mr and Mrs Donal Criswell and daughter on a business trip to New Straitsville Wednesday. Several local families visited others in Nelsonville and Massillon. Gore PTA met with a program of songs readings and solos. Home Workers Class to meet at church basement with potluck. Procter played girls basketball at New Straitsville with local supporters.
WCTU will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Jennie Wallace.
Nelsonville 4 H Club starts its year with 21 members and guests at Bonnie Deer's home. Three new members Flora Dearth Catherine Patton and Helen Keplar join. Hostess gifts are exchanged and lunch is served. Plans note attending the Royal Achievement meeting at Logan High School on March 29.
Amesville society notes report a Presbyterian Sunday School class gathering at Mrs. Frank Gifford's home with about 20 attendees and a display of a Lincoln assassination page from the New York Herald. Other items cover church classes, new members, visits, reading club discussion on Audubon, and upcoming Grange and Young Farmer events.
Practice for the Easter Cantata started Sunday at the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Ethel Riley will direct the play assisted by Helen Goodman Arvonia Johnson Ethel Morris Mrs. Mattie Fultz and Mrs. Gladys Viney. Miss Morris is pianist and Mr. Riley is assistant.
John Monks of Nelsonville sustained a serious leg laceration from a slate fall at the Athena Brick Corp. mine. He was moved from the clay mine site to White Cross Hospital in Columbus for treatment.
The Nelsonville Junior Order announces a benefit party at the LO C F Hall on Tuesday evening March 5 at 8 o'clock. Proceeds support the organization and local community activities in the area.
Nelsonville notices that relatives of workers who died under Social Security covered employment may be eligible for old age survivors insurance benefits. A new circular folder, Circular No. 34, is available at no charge from Edward Brough ton, manager, Social Security Office, Hickman Building, Nelsonville.
Dr R L Morton of Ohio University spoke to the Hyperion Club Saturday afternoon at Mrs Julius Fischer's. He described a recent summer trip to South America and led a group discussion afterward. Articles from the Blind Commission were displayed.
Stewart Rome High Honor Roll lists seniors Richard Campbell Adah Ruth Sutton Clarice Linton Margaret Jandes Nadine Brawley juniors Edward White Pauline Root Ralph Bartlett Melvina Judson Evelyn Jenkins sophomores Virginia Coleman June Eslocker Dorothy Mace Doris Poston Gail Steimetz freshmen Harold Miller Eleanor Welch Stewart Lodge I L O C F held a banq uet for 10 new members. Local social updates include visits and ill guests among Stewart residents and area families.
The four room Molisky cottage on Fairlawn Ave in Glouster burned in the early morning. Firefighters used two 650 foot hose lines but could not save the interior. Damage is estimated at 2500 dollars. The cause is believed to be a hot blast coal heater with a rusted stove pipe.
Jack Hammond and his ten piece orchestra will perform at the Firemen's Ball in the high school gymnasium on Saturday March 16. Proceeds will buy rubber coats and hats for fire department members.
Minersville notes show Mr. and Mrs. Lew Roush and baby visiting from Columbus, Chester Roush with parents, and Mrs. Earl Hartenbach in Gallipolis with daughter Patricia Woods. Updates include illness of Mrs. Tillie Mitch in South Bend, recovering Mrs. George Daniels, and August Zahl slowly improving. Local social events feature Winner Sunday School Class, garden club gathering, and church services planned.
Glouster local No. 5096 of the United Mine Workers asks the national organization for immediate relief for destitute miners. A committee drafted three resolutions urging relief for out of work families in the Hocking Valley and requesting action from national officers including Thomas Kennedy and John L. Lewis, with a copy to The Miners Journal.
Glouster church youth adult class met Thursday with eight members present. Bartha Addington led devotion and the president oversaw business, deciding future meetings move to members homes. Potluck lunch enjoyed by Ben Addington Frank Forgeress Gilma Chalfant Ocie Sharp Bartha Addington Alice Forgeress Mrs M E Christman Elsie Schoeman guest Zane Kasler and two children Ronnie Addington Yvonne Sharp. Next meeting in Mrs Elsie Schoen home. jlan
The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will meet Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Carson Vernon’s home 50 Fairlawn Ave instead of Mrs Craft’s as announced. The Garden Club will meet Thursday March 14 at Mrs W A Craft’s home with Mrs Ralph Hines as co host.
Charleston and Columbus visitors spent weekends in Glouster including Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Murphy and children John Mac and Helen. Other guests were Jack Mundew from Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. William Wolf, Miss Margaret Ann McCune and Jim Wolf, Mrs. Robert Miller from Lakewood Ohio, and many locals who gathered for the funeral of M. J. Gardner of Chauncey.
Revival services opened Sunday at the Methodist Church led by Rev. F. G. Boroff. Tonight's sermon title is The Enemy of Our Souls with topics Standing in the Need of Prayer and Steps to Salvation scheduled for the ensuing evenings.
Tuesday evening gathering of the Daughters of Union Veterans in the I O C F Hall with a social hour after the lodge. Edna Embrey heads refreshments committee.
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