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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1940

Page

8

Glouster Stadium Project Moves Forward in 194/

Work on Glouster’s 1200-seat reinforced concrete stadium and athletic field progresses with site clearing earth backfill and riverbed dirt salvage Sunday Creek drainage. James C. Morris supervises 25 workers now with plans to add carpenters and laborers. Kittle Lumber awarded material contracts as bidding concludes.

Glouster Sunday Creek James C. Morris Jacksonville Morris Zanesville J. J. Mor Kittle Lumber Mber Board of Education Kittle’s

Spelling Bee Highlights Glouster Catholic Ladies Club

Glouster Catholic Ladies Study Club held an old fashioned spelling bee in the church hall with Mrs. John White presiding and Mrs. Kate Thyne and Mrs. George Carter as hostesses. A lunch followed for a long list of members and guests.

Glouster Aelred Healey Martha Cavella Mary Gingerelli Joe Wolf, Sr T. A. Noon Kate Bartells Clare Wells Thomas McAllister Walter Yount A. H. Chute Josephine Hedfelt Anna Bailey William Echstenkamper Mary McCann

Glouster Bowling Teams Tie for First in City League

Glouster Luckoff claimed a double win over Palace Theater in the City League Wednesday, leaving the Theater mer in a first place deadlock with Brown Wolf Market. Steve Guryko led pins with 213 and 570 as top scorer. In the Ladies League Gamwell Clover Farm won two of three against Press Publishing Co, with Katherine Dennison 171 high single and Mary Jo Wolf 477 best three-game total.

Glouster — Luckoff Palace Theater Brown Wolf Market Steve Guryko Gamwell Clover Farm Press Publishing Co Katherine Dennison Mary Jo Wolf

Glouster Marcellite Lodge Plans Special Meeting

The Rebekah Lodge will convene a special session in the 1.C.C.F. Hall on Saturday evening at 7 30. Members are reminded to attend as plans for the gathering are announced.

Glouster—Marcellite Rebekah Lodge 1.C.C.F

Priscilla Class Meets at Bertha Angie's Home

Glouster Priscilla Class of the Methodist Church will gather Friday evening at Mrs Bertha Angies home with Mrs Leslie Williams co hosting.

Methodist Church class meeting at Barbour Street home

Glouster Orpah Class of the Methodist Church will meet Friday evening at 7 30 at the Barbour Street home of Miss Margaret Hemsley. Miss Nelle Bell Williams acts as co hostess.

Glouster

Easter Sunrise Service at Radcliff and Local Arrivals

About 250 attended the sunrise Easter service conducted by Vinton Township High School under Miss McKibben and Miss McCaskey with choir solos by Betty Cooper Roy Lowe and Mary Lou Pierce and a scripture lesson by Raymond Cooper. Miss Meda Camp and Roy Riffle were married at Greenup Ky last Tuesday returning from Lancaster after visiting the bride's sister.

Samuel Riffle Oreton Greenup McKinley Smith Lancaster Nora Mather John Harold West Virginia Bundy Saunders James Dye Elizabeth Ott Carl Charles Simms Walter Clay Columbus Charles Wilson Wilson Bert Brown University Hospital

Moving Pictures Shown At Know Ohio Meeting

Logan High School hosted a Know Ohio gathering with 35 attendees. A showing of The Ohio Country sparked discussion on Industry in Ohio. Next Tuesday will feature Ohio Industries and Housing in Our Time.

Ohio Logan Logan High School Ohio Industries

Teachers Plan Logan Trip for Middleport Banquet

A Logan delegation of teachers will attend the Schoolmasters Club banquet to be held in Middleport next Wednesday evening.

Logan Middleport

Telegraphy class visits Western Union office in town

General business training students from Logan Junior High School studying telegraphy toured the Western Union office Wednesday morning. Office manager Sterling Smith greeted the visitors and explained telegraph operations.

Western Union Sterling Smith

Townsend Club to Meet Friday in Mayor Williams Office

An important Townsend Club meeting is set for Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Mayor Williams' office. All members are urged to attend.

Townsend Club Williams

Mrs Ellis to Entertain Glouster Workers Meeting

Mrs Ellis will welcome the Willing Worker class of the Methodist Church at her home to meet Friday evening at 7 30.

Case heard in Athens over remodeling dispute

Evidence closed Wednesday in the case of Parley Nutter and William Canan against Clifford and Mabel Hawk. Judge O F Rowland took the matter under advisement in Athens. The action arose from remodeling a residence at Carbon Hill.

Rowland Logan Parley Nutter William Canan Clifford Mabel Hawk O. F. Rowland Athens Carbon Hill

Wedlock For Miss Wedlock In Sioux City

Mrs. Mary Wedlock of Sioux City Iowa obtained a license to wed with Freq Peterson of Peterson Iowa today in a civil ceremony, the couple announced for the ceremony to be held soon.

Wedlock Sioux City Freq Peterson Mary Wedlock

Straitsville Local News Briefs and Community Notes

Local family visits and birthdays mark a busy week in Straitsville. Events include sewing circle and Rebekah Lodge activities, church soup sale, parcel post sale, and a farewell sermon for Rev. Nobel Rompel. Attendees span Holmes, Bremen, Roseville, Logan, and nearby towns.

New Straitsville William Brown Mell Cummins Roseville Star Sewing Circle George Hite Florence Huston Myrtle Wallace Frank Huston Bremen Raymond Hoy John Alexander Lena Blankenship John Jacob Jessie Orndorf Jack White South Perry Rebekah Lodge M. E. Church Woodbine Rebekah Lodge Lois Campbell William Mitchell Akron Dean Collison Logan Edward Mills George Lanning Harriett Webb Columbus William Bell Charles Webb T. J. Price Thomas Webb Cress Webb Ed Evans Nelsonville David Hite Lois Brown Gertrude Strain Alice Wade New Lexington Nobel Rompel M. E Rompel Dora Blankenship Canton James

Carbon Hill Social Notes

Carbon Hill residents recount visits and gatherings with relatives and friends across Ohio. Notable entries list Devol, Evans, Smith, Spensers, and others visiting between Columbus, Lancaster, Wellston, Marysville, Urbana, and Washington Court House during recent Sundays and Easter.

Carbon Hill Alva Devol Columbus Omer Devol Vernon Helen Chas Devol Ed Smith Hiram Palmer Lancaster Leslie Evans Roscoe Evans Hobart Smart W. E. Evans Grant Hospital Evans H. E. Jenkins Marysville Ben Bailey Woodrow Devol Wellston Milton Tessa Webb Guy Spencer Emma Spaulding John Spencer John Dent Urbana William ‘Spencer Lula Bailey Mary Spooner Carl Smith Laura Jane Lowes Jim Matheny Washington D. H Clarence Rascham Jerry Matheny Ralph Johnson Hamilton Frank Johnson Garland Hawk Don Altman New Pittsburg

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