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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1929
Page
8
The program notes a change from Friday to Thursday for the meeting. Mrs. O C Bird of Athens will address the gathering and a good program is promised.
Members are advised that the quilting circle will now meet on an updated evening instead of Friday. Participants should bring quilt pieces, thread, and needles for the handwork session.
The Iyokehie Camp Fire Girls marked the seventeenth birthday anniversary with a Council Fire and gifts for Arvilla Landis and Gladys McAfee. A talk by Mrs. W. W. Gibson on growing flowers accompanied the event along with bead awards and a social luncheon. Community flower garden plans were discussed alongside individual gardens. In Nelsonville, The King's Men plan a Friday prayer meeting led by John Barrows at Lon Lowery’s Walnut Street home with Clint Patton teaching. all men invited.
Bonville March 27 Lon min Light of Faith and Our Gang will be shown Friday evening March 29 at the high school gym. Proceeds benefit the school athletic association. The event is a reprieve before Easter and features a children friendly comedy. Plan Marietta trip discussed at Eastern Star meeting. Members planning bus trips should contact Mrs Mary E Bartlett by Friday night for reservations.
At the Nelsonville Rotary meeting H M Mechem led a Tenderfoot test for six boys under Scoutmaster Lewis Powell. The club notes growth from about 30 to 75 local scouts and hopes to form a third troop. district convention attendance is planned for April in Zanesville.
The Rev K H McCorkle was appointed chaplain of Boy Scout Troop 45 in Nelsonville and began duties with a talk at a recent meeting. The troop plans a baseball team and a short hike may occur Friday night unless weather interferes. Scouts aged 8 to 12 may join Boy Rangers at 6 15 pm Friday at the Y, with Assistant Scout Master W D Mender leading.
A Holy week service is held at 7 30 p m at the M E Church with a Young People Choir song service the pastor will give an address and a consecration service follows. An option is offered to unite with the church on Sunday. Easter Sunday morning prayer and revival services resume at 6 o clock. Mrs Hoffman and about 25 young people travel to Carbondale to assist in revival services with the Sunday School orchestra leading and Rev Hoffman preaching.
The Rev. Lloyd Evans of the Presbyterian Church spoke on Life's Inward Hell, declaring hell is within and urging readers to seek Christ. He warned against nature or crowds for solace and urged a turn to prayer saying Remember me in thy kingdom. He to speak again at 7 30 tonight on Life's Latest Temptation.
Funeral services for Mrs Matilda Allen were conducted Tuesday at 2 pm at her son Frank Allen’s home on Poplar Street in Nelsonville. Reverend C W Hoffman led the service with hymns Face to Face and Jesus Savior Pilot Me. Burial followed at Green Lawn beside her husband. Out-of-town mourners included Albert Allen Millersport and Marion Allen McArthur along with several others from Circleville Columbus Logan and Washington D. C.
Upper grades listing Ruth Lowry Rose Michaels Vivian Glover Vivian McCombs Clarence Kelly Willard Wright William Michalek Charles McDonald Billy Glover Gerald O Nial Billy Johnston Ralph McKee Edgar Jones and Robert Yates are named for March. Primary grades readers Adda Wright Mary McKee Dorothy Altman Virgie Jones the Lairds Clarence Anderson Don McDonald Donald Brady Hubert Lowry Stanley Michalek Lawrence Wright Wilfred Anderson Carl McDonald John Mihalek Raymond O Neil are also recognized. The regular meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association will be
Mrs J J Otis hosted the Loyal Women's Sunday School Class meeting on Columbus Street with 36 attendees. Devotionals led by Mrs Addie James and business led by Mrs Sam Starkey. $31.55 raised from the bazaar booth. Next meeting slated for Tuesday evening April 30 at Mrs Myrtle Gettle's home.
Mrs Elizabeth Cummins hosted guests including Mrs Lewis Minck and Carl Minck of Columbus along with Herbert Minck and family. Also present were Mr and Mrs Ralph Wolfe of Lancaster and Mrs Fred Stuckey of Upper Sandusky. Other visits included Mrs Theron Hulbert of Painesville with Mrs Harry Jackson and travels by Mr and Mrs John Lowden and Bonnie from Lancaster.
The Willing Workers' Class of the Christian Sunday School will meet at Mrs. Dana Howett's home 506 Jackson Street Thursday evening.
In Nelsonville Harry E. Sinclair formerly of Athens and Glouster was arraigned on two counts of issuing checks without funds. He pleaded not guilty and is held to the grand jury in 1000 bond per count, jailed pending bond arrangement. Affidavits cite Boston Store for 12.15 and W. W. Kelly Jr. for 50. He formerly operated fish markets and was arrested in Columbus with acting police chief George Bateman.
Marvin Young aged 18 months drowned in a five gallon bucket while his mother hung the family washing in Batavia. Local authorities reported the tragedy as a fatal accident with no foul play suspected.
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