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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1926

Page

3

Methodist youth hear bishop in Nelsonville Sunday

About 200 church youths joined the girls glee club and boys chorus in Athens to hear Bishop Theodore Henderson at First Church. Charles Poston led the organ as the choruses sang in vestments and the bishop urged dedication to Christian service. The Rev. Daniel McGurk presided. E L Morrell offered prayer. The bishop’s address inspired the audience. The Rev O J Howearth left for Columbus to lead a three week revival for Rev Mr Ashton of South High Street Christian Church following recent Nelsonville meetings.

Nelsonville Methodist Church Athens Ralph Parks Theodore Henderson First Charles Poston Daniel McGurk E. L O. J. Howearth Columbus Mr. Ashton South High Street

W B A Club Meets Nelsonville for Friday Gathering

March 8 W B A club members and guest gathered at the Weiss home on Fulton street for an evening of games and a two course luncheon. Twenty eight members attended with Mrs Hattie Weiss of Athens as the guest and prizes awarded in contests.

Nelsonville Earl Weiss Gene Mellinger Will Simington John Dixon W. B. A. Club Weiss Fulton Street Hattie Weiss Athens

Official church board meets Sunday in parlors at 7 30

The Methodist church announces that the official board will meet in the parlors at 7 30 this Sunday, not the Sunday school board as previously announced. The meeting is staged in the church parlors.

Nelsonville The Methodist Church

Intoxication case fined in Nelsonville

Jacob Keplar pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Mayor Eberle yesterday in Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Jacob Keplar Eberle

Fire damages storage facility behind Fountain pharmacy

A storage building behind the Fountain pharmacy in Nelsonville caught fire and caused about $300 in damage. The blaze started when embers from a trash fire blew under the shed, burning the flooring and destroying crates and bottles stored inside. Chemicals used by the fire department helped extinguish the fire quickly.

Nelsonville Fountain Pharmacy

W. C. T. U. Meeting Called at Methodist Parlor

The W. C. T. U. will meet at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist church parlors. A good attendance is desired and members are asked to bring sandwiches to the meeting.

Nelsonville

Nelsonville Takes Lead in Contest

Nelsonville leads the ten weeks contest between Athens and Nelsonville church schools after the first Sunday. Attendance at Sunday school drew 506 at the Nelsonville Christian church, with year ago figures also shaping the standings. Both schools show strong interest in the competition.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Christian Church Athens

Local residents enjoy weekend visits across multiple cities

Mrs E C Molengraft and children returned home Sunday after two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs William Pennell. Chas Reynolds visited Columbus Sunday. Mrs Arthur Burgess of Lancaster stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Chas Pensyle. Evans Hudson from Ohio University Athens weekend with his parents. Various visits: Mr and Mrs Harrison Cranmer Columbus with Ed Cranmer. Alex Nelson Athens. C R Wyman and brother Dr J M Hyde’s family in Athens. Mrs Hoyt Davis returned from Detroit. Funeral attendance for Mollie held in Columbus. Ralph and Albert White with Athens guests stayed with Mrs Joshua Spencer. FE W Allen Raggepa Harrold Spencer spent Sunday in Columbus.

E. C. Molengraft William Pennell Columbus Ed Cranmer Alex Nelson Athens C. R. Wyman Cones J. M. Hyde G. I. Putnam Nettie Keeton Freda Foss Imelda Smith Wilma Gears Longstreth Logan Lena Wolfe Mary Goodspeed Hoyt Davis Detroit Robert Green Mollier Ralph White Albert White Cumberland Ohio Joshua Spencer FE. W. Allen Raggepa Oa Harrold Spencer

Special Music in Nelsonville Junior Church Service

On March 8 at the Nelsonville Methodist church the junior church service featured El wood McCreary Jack Pearson Jr Clifford Williams and Frank Min her Jr singing at 9 o clock. A violin solo by Jo Barnecut was also highlighted.

Nelsonville Elwood McCreary Jack Pearson, Jr Clifford Williams Frank Minher, Jr Methodist Church Jo Barnecut

Vested Choir Featured in M E Church Services

The M E church Sunday morning featured a vested choir providing special music. The pastor continued a series on the life of Christ with an unusually interesting sermon, illustrating the events of the last Wednesday and Thursday of His life with a present day application. The pastor will resume the series in the evening.

Nelsonville Christ

Hy perion Club Entertained On Saturday

Mrs James Knight hosted the Hy perion club Saturday afternoon at her West Franklin street home in Nelsonville with twenty two members present. The meeting amended the constitution to hold only one regular meeting monthly, planning October to May with the first Saturday as the regular day. Monthly meetings were approved after a successful trial, and three papers on How To Live were read by Mrs M H Lutz Mrs W W Whitlatch and Mrs ce H Ruble followed by a discussion.

Nelsonville James Knight Hyperion Club West Franklin Street M. H. Lutz W. W. Whitlatch Ce. H. Ruble

Aged Salem man dies. funeral set in Salem

Nelsonville March Alfred Perry, 89, died Saturday at his son W. A. Perry's home near Salem. Funeral services will be held at the Salem church Tuesday with burial in the cemetery adjoining. His wife died years ago. He leaves three sons.

Nelsonville March Alfred Perry W. A. Perry Salem

Schoolers to Learn Welsh Under Morgan County Council

England's Morgan County Council requires that school teachers be able to teach Welsh by 1927. The move reflects efforts to standardize Welsh language instruction across schools and raise language fluency among educators.

Glamorgan County Council England

Logan Church Special Services Plan Attendance

The Presbyterian congregation plans to attend special services at Logan this week in place of the mid week prayer meeting. All wishing to go meet at the church by 6 30 p m and car owners should bring their vehicles. Rev Lester Evans of Cambridge leads the Logan church services this week.

Nelsonville Congregation of the Presbyterian Church Logan Lester Evans Cambridge Logan Church

Nelsonville Woman Fractures Arm in Columbus Home Incident

Mrs Delbert Simms learned Saturday that her mother Mrs W A Donaldson of Columbus formerly of Nelsonville fell at her home and fractured her right arm.

Nelsonville Delbert Simms W. A. Donaldson Columbus

Pioneer Millfield Resident Celebrates 77th Birthday Surprise

Chauncey March 8 J Milton Brookins observed his seventy seventh birthday at home in Millfield in a surprise planned by his daughter Olive Brookins. Guests included family from Chauncey Athens Louisville Bruset and local residents. A pink and white birthday cake, a chicken dinner, and a social program followed the noon meal.

Chauncey J. Milton Brookins Millfield Brookins Olive Brookins Guy Brookins Mrs

Millfield P T A President Resigns at Last Friday Meeting

At a regular Millfield P T A meeting in the West Side building Chauncey, March 8, Mrs Grover Patton resigned as president after two years in the post. Ebon Gilles was elected to fill the unexpired term ending next year.

Millfield West Side William Hartley Patton H. O. McDan Chauncey Millfield Parent-Teacher Association Grover Patton Ebon Gilles Millfield Association

Thoxine Promises Quick Stop to Night Coughs

An advertisement claims Thoxine halts childrens night coughs instantly with one swallow. It asserts the medicine targets the internal cause, stops coughing quickly, and offers a money back guarantee. Prices listed 35c 60c and 1.00 with no chloroform or harmful drugs involved.

Loyal Woman's Society Meeting at Mrs Minster’s Home

The Loyal Woman's Society of the First Christian Church will hold its regular meeting Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Edward Minister's Elwood avenue home. President Mrs. G. M. Brookins will preside and Mrs. Neal Hessel will lead the program. A large attendance is desired.

Chauncey Loyal Woman's Society of the First Christian Church Edward Elwood Avenue G. M. Brookins Neal Hessel

Mrs Joseph Ford Burial Held Sunday

The funeral of Mrs Joseph Ford was conducted at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Chauncey. The service drew many relatives and friends with Rev Mr Courtney of Chauncey officiating as pastor of the Christian church.

Chauncey Joseph Ford Mr Courtney of Christian

Skinny Man Promoted by Cod Liver Oil Tablets

An advertisement urges readers to give McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets to strengthen the body. It claims five pounds of healthy flesh in 30 days, with a refund if unmet, and cites a dramatic example of a woman gaining 15 pounds in six weeks.

McCoy Laboratories New York McCoy Cline Pharmacy Co McCoy's

Pythians Plan Birthday Party in Chauncey

Pleasant View Temple Pythian Sisters of Chauncey will observe a birthday party after the lodge session on Tuesday evening for members with February and March birthdays. All degree staff members are requested to attend practice Tuesday evening.

Chauncey Pleasant View Temple Pythian Sisters of Chauncey

Bazaar and sale by women of Chauncey church

The bazaar and sale of home made cats and candies by the women of the 8 D A church of Chauncey will be held next Thursday and Friday in the Crosser store building on East Converse street. Ice cream and cake will be served Thursday evening along with other attractions planned for entertainment.

Chauncey D. A Church of Chauncey Crosser

Birth of Eight-Pound Son Gilbert Warren in Chauncey

Mr and Mrs Thomas Graham announce the birth of a son weighing eight pounds born early Saturday at their Mill Street home. The mother is formerly Miss Mintie Katzenback and the baby is named Gilbert Warren a grandson of Mr and Mrs William Katzenback of Chauncey.

Chauncey Thomas Graham Mill Street Mintie Katzenback William Katzenback Gilbert Warren

Under the Knife A Second Time

George Nicholson Sr of Chauncey was taken back to White Cross hospital for another operation Saturday after undergoing a prior procedure a few days earlier.

Chauncey George Nicholson, Sr White Cross Hospital

Morning man in serious condition after operation

B F Allen father of Mrs Nicholson and Elmer Allen of Chauncey underwent another operation last Thursday at Grant hospital in Columbus and is reported now improving.

B. F. Allen Nicholson Elmer Allen Chauncey Grant Hospital Columbus

Chauncey Personal News Roundup

Mrs Floyd Harvey returns home from a visit in Columbus with her brother and sister-in-law Chris and Mrs Frye Howard Locke of Carbon Hill visits Chauncey at the Bradfield home in East Converse Street The Johnsons and Mrs Catherine Johnson travel to Columbus to visit George Scott accompanied by Mrs Abbie Schoonever ill in Mill Street Charles Ogg visits his son Everett Ogg Henry Osborne and his son Dave spend Saturday in Pomeroy and Middleport

Chauncey Floyd Harvey Columbus Chris Frye Howard Locke Carbon Hill Charles Bradfield East Converse Street Earl Johnson Frank Frost Frost George Scott Catharine Johnson Abbie Schoonever O. S. Jackson Jackson Mill Street Charles Ogg Everett Ogg Henry Osborne Dave Osborne Pomeroy Middleport

Nelsonville Sunday School Wins First Round Victory

The Nelsonville Christian Sunday School won the first contest against Athens Christian Sunday School. Nelsonville recorded 104 percent with 601 present, while Athens had 94 percent with 376 in attendance. The winners led by ten points and the contest runs until the second Sunday in May.

Nelsonville Athens

Boone county adopts cooperative school supply plan

Lebanon Indiana reports the Boone County Board of Education unanimously approves a cooperative buying experiment for 12 townships to purchase school supplies and equipment, aiming to cut costs and save taxpayer money.

Lebanon Ind Boone County County Board of Education

High School Girls Hear Miss Connett In Talks Series

Miss Mary A. Connett vice-principal of Athens high school delivers a seven part series titled Womanhood in the Making to the Girl Reserves and other girls. She notes strong student interest and plans for personal conferences to further aid the girls and the school community.

Miss Connett Mary A. Connett Athens High School

Creomulsion Promises Relief for Coughs and Colds

Persistent coughs and colds are claimed to be stopped by Creomulsion, an emulsified creosote medicine. The ad asserts two fold action soothing inflamed membranes and inhibiting germs, with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved per directions.

Creomulsion Company

Practical vocation work aids Buffalo Technical High School students

Financially supporting students at Buffalo New York Technical High School, a program blends cake and pastry sales with commercial catering. The initiative culminates in producing an entire trousseau for a June wedding, showcasing practical vocational skills.

Buffalo N. Y

Beavers Once Wove England's Hatmaking Policy

In an era of royal fashion, beaver hats dominated English millinery. Makers faced a ban on alternative materials, enforcing a strict beaver standard and shaping supply, trade, and dress codes across the realm.

England

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Methodist Girls’ Glee Club Boys’ Chorus M. E Doan Dean H. W. Grover E. State St Pioneer Millfield Lenheim Charles Bradfield, Jr Lucille Bradfield Nye Stout Ebon Gillespie Willies Beasley Milling & Gro Cery CO Loyal Woman's Society Nelsonv Temple Bailey PATHE Ethel Pythians Nelsonville Christian Sunday School Athens Christian Sunday Dorman H. Smith Athens Messenger Smith Automotive Battery & Electric Co the Nelson Athens Electricity. Com N & DO Edmund Loretta
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