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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1940

Page

3

Church Leader Injured in Auto Crash Near Monongahela City

Miss Blanche Riley, a Presbyterian Church worker in Nelsonville district, was injured in a crash when her car hit a telephone pole near Monongahela City Pennsylvania. She was en route to Easton for a sister’s illness and is recovering at her sister’s home in Drexel Hill.

Nelsonville Blanche Riley Presbyterian Church Board Monongahela City Riley Easton Eldon Ave Drexel Hill

Scharr and Gilmore To Assist Garden Club

Nelsonville community garden project gets help from R. J. Scharr and successor Dudley W. Gilmore on Friday. Supt. Seward and Camp Nelson boys join to finish spring planting near the park’s south entrance.

Nelsonville R. J. Scharr Dudley W. Gilmore Community Garden Club Supt. Seward Camp Nelson

Kilpatricks Suffer First Loss in 16 Games

Nelsonville Kilpatricks lose to Rome Township All Stars 25 20 at Stewart. Jarvis and Mansfield lead with 9 points each while Norman and Cook score 9 and 7 for Kilpatricks. Beverage rests. Saas Township girls to visit soon.

Nelsonville Kilpatrick Girls Stewart Rome Township Kilpatricks Kilpatrick Leverage Cook Norman Connors Bateman McDonald Cope Margie Beverage Saas Township

Madam See Advice on Life and Relationships

A psychic advertisement offers counsel on love marriage business and divorce. She claims to answer questions and reveal what she sees for every reader highlighting guidance and warnings. Trailer on Route 33 outside West City Limits Nelsonville.

Route West City Limits Nelsonville

High School Passion Week Assembly Presented

Nelsonville high school hosts a Passion Week program by the senior English Literature class under Miss Mildred Roberts. Bob Howe and Lowell Donley lead flags and prayers. Chopin piano solo. a review of Passion Week. a radio skit on John Bunyan's Pilgrim Progress with a large cast. Jo Sharp provides organ music and accompaniment. girls quartet sings. school pledge and loyalty song follow. the orchestra closes with a dismissal march.

Nelsonville Mildred Roberts Bob Howe Lowell Donley America LeFavor Gilbert Smith Chopin Jo Sharp Dorothy Lowden John Bunyan Carroll Lines Prudence Betty Dodds Andrew Pierce Baird Charles Miller John Johnston Felicity Catherine Kouri Esther Barron Marjorie Kelly Audrey Albaugh Milton Pyle Pilgrim's Progress Dana Barber Imogene Sayre Elizabeth Shafer Emily Sharp N. H. S. Loyalty Mr. LeFavor

Church Model Made From Eight Thousand Match Sticks

In Newburyport Massachusetts Dennis Dwyer displays a church model crafted from 8000 matches. The replica of the Hellenic Orthodox Church stands 15 inches high and 13 inches long with 37 windows. Two thousand matches form the table. Dwyer cannot work due to arthritis and used only a knife and needle with split, sandpapered, glued and shellacked matches after removing sulfur.

Newburyport Mass U.P Dennnis Dwyer Dwyer

Racine Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events

Racine society circles feature Miss Ruby Querry visiting Huntington for ten days with Mrs. A. J. Schaefer. Ed Philson spends weekend with aunt Mrs. Sallie Wolfe in Pt. Pleasant. The Coveys visit Cairo with T. W. McGee as host. Easter dinner planned by Racine Baptist Ladies Aid. Several residents travel or return from trips and visits. A coroner in Santa Clara County becomes one of the few woman coroners in the nation.

Racine Ruby Querry Huntington W. Va A. J. Schaefer Ed Philson Pleasant Sallie Wolfe W. W. Covey Mae Wolf John Stobart Marietta Ladies Aid Racine Baptist Church James McKenzie Billie Susan Shain Antiquity Joe Sherman Milo Stewart Long Bottom C. B. Crow Elizabeth Alexander Letart Dolly Russell Cleland Annex Alpha Russell Rutland Charles Stobart Frances Weston Stobart Roger Wolf CCC Moapa Nevada Alma Wolf Alfred Cozart Stiversville Ted Parsons Boulder City Colorado San Jose Cal Santa Clara County United States Jessie Parkham Spalding C. C. Spalding

Nelsonville Schools Begin Easter Break Thursday

Nelsonville city schools close Thursday after classes and reopen Tuesday morning after Easter vacation. No adult education meetings Friday. The Lagnette newspaper will be sold tomorrow at the high school with Mary Kate Sharp as editor.

Nelsonville Lagnette Mary Kate Sharp

A Little Clodhopper Play Shown At Carpenter

Carpenter presented the Junior Play A Little Clodhopper in Columbia Auditorium last weekend with strong attendance. Local events included a home economics talk by Geneva Humphreys and community news such as funerals, gatherings, and moves within the Columbia area.

Carpenter Columbia Auditorium Geneva Humphreys Columbia High School Jerry Jewell Newcomerstown Carpenter Church School Lot E. A. George Millersport Boyd Columbia Grange Columbia Dyesville Walter Holliday Eddie Lou Howery Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce E. L. Dietrich W. S. Swett G. A. Radekin Leslie Canode Dorothy ‘Morrison Gerald Collins Wayne Caster Gibbs Roy Ogdin Vinton Harold Hane Columbus Winnie Rawlings Robert Collins

Easter dinner set at Alfred Orange Hall in March

The Orange District Social and Personal column notes the annual Easter dinner at Alfred Orange Hall scheduled for Saturday March 23. Local residents attend events and visit relatives across Parkersburg Athens and Evans with many family and guest gatherings mentioned.

Orange Alfred Orange Hall Wade Tucker Henry Weaver Wm. Kelley Samuel Kelley J. L. Cook Margaret Jane Parkersburg O. B. Chapman Eileen G. E. Guthrie Harold Wilcoxen Rockland Francis Booth Coolville P. R. Castle Clyde Stout Ohio State University Emerson Stout Grace Clark Ireland Athens J. E. Stout Eugene Ore Orange Township Pearl Shields Hobart Shields

Vendol Advert Booster For Constipation Sold In Athens

Mrs. Lois L. Stage of Route 2 Athens praises Vendol laxative tablets for constipation relief and associated symptoms. She says Vendol helped her acid dyspepsia sour stomach gas pains dizziness and improves sleep. The Vendor Man from Athens Pharmacy invites others to try Vendol with information on other vendors listed.

Route 2 Athens Lois L. Stage

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