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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1938
Page
7
Rev R S Lawrence of the Jacksonville Methodist Church spoke at a Trimble Lodge M E Church special service in Jacksonville. He contrasted world governments with American democracy and urged moral character through Christ’s teachings, warning against dictatorship ideas in youth. Music featured the Jacksonville Church choir and Trimble M E Church sextet.
Miss Marjorie Duncan aged 15 of Mountville died at home after a long illness due to tuberculosis. She was in seventh grade at Mountville school and is survived by her parents Harland and Mrs Duncan, a brother Harland Jr and sisters Garnet Elsie Edith Agnes and Thelma. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 PM at Mountville Church with Rev. Carl Beard officiating, burial in Mountville Cemetery.
The J. Blower bowling team lost all three games to the Wolf Bowlers Monday night. R. Wolf led with a 544 series and W. Wolf followed with the next best total.
The Ohio Valley Grange will meet at the Grange Hall in a special meeting Wednesday evening. County Agent Wesley Green and Miss Arlene Groff will give talks. Theron Johnson will hold the third farm meeting Friday March 25 at 7 30 about alfalfa production and other farm problems.
In Glouster the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Henry of Detroit is named Carol Ann. The baby has ten grandparents including Mr and Mrs John Henry of Glouster and Mr and Mrs Morgan Lewis of Detroit. Carol Ann was born in Detroit last week.
A series of community notes from Glouster covers a Wednesday American Legion Auxiliary meeting at 7 PM, a Priscilla Class time change to Thursday, hospital observation for Mrs. Frank West, Legion round-up in Columbus, and a birthday gathering for Mrs. Marie Hedfeldt with guests and cake.
Trimble grade school PTA program included two Irish songs by the girls glee club directed by Mrs. Luella Clifton two violin solos by Mr. Lewis Kasler with Mrs. Kasler at the piano and a talk by M M Bryson superintendent of the Trimble Jacksonville schools on School Revenues He explained the foundation program taxes and a petition to amend the constitution to bar excise taxes and how it would affect schools in Southeastern Ohio possibly closing sessions without excise taxes He urged keeping names off the petition The attendance banner went to Miss Wolfe's room.
In an American Legion essay contest on My Responsibility as a Citizen two district boys won awards. Delmont Skinner of Hollister School earned first prize in Grade 12 group. Leo Sikorski won Group II. Their essays advance to the state contest with a Washington trip for winners.
Trimble Church of Christ will host a Thursday March 24 dinner meeting at 7 30 in the Parish House. Disciples of Christ leaders will broadcast talks and a radio will be installed for the program. Light refreshments and candlelit tables will set the scene with a free will offering for the churchs world wide program.
Standard Oil Company moves to sink a test well in Alaska with a crew headed for the site in San Francisco. The company aims to complete work by September 15 before the Alaskan winter sets in.
In Pasadena, a jog on the street caused many automobiles to run up onto the porch of Mrs. Annie Laurie Stewart. The city decided to purchase the lot and adjacent parcels to convert the area into a street.
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