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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
9
An annotated tale discusses a lark trading feathers for worms with a fisherman and the moral warning against trading away one’s higher ideals for base pleasures. It parallels modern life, urging readers to stop and think before compromising virtue for trivial gains.
Multiple congregations in Athens publish weekly service times and activities. Listings include downtown and rural churches with pastors such as Rev Drell Golf Rev Franklin Upthe grove Rev John Grimes Rev R L Mitchell and Rev Lena Brandenburg, detailing Sunday schools, morning and evening worship, midweek prayer, choir practice, and youth events.
Multiple Athens churches publish weekend and weekday schedules. First Presbyterian lists youth dinners and worship times with clergy Rev. Roger M. Rice and Westminster details. Christ Lutheran Mission and Christian Science note services, study groups, social events, and pastors Rev. Austin F. Shell and Rev. Joe B. Pastor. First Wesleyan and Pilgrim Holiness add Sunday schools and midweek activities led by Rev. L. Shanafelt and Rev. N. le Russell.
The Taylor Ridge Church of Christ Ladies Aid met at Mrs. William Bulstrom’s home with Mrs. William Bartels as president. Devotions were led by Mrs. Carl Welling. Minutes read and dues paid. white Bibles given to Reta Bryan and Janice Schultz, graduates of JacksonVille-Trimble High School. Prizes awarded in contests. next gathering set for May 31 at Mrs. Charles Holland’s in Athens. Ronald Smith and Betty Russell attended a University Center dinner in Athens. Ronald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Smith, joined Epsilon Phi Tau, an industrial arts honor society, as a junior in the college of education.
Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones, citing racial tension, ordered Montgomery city bus lines to discontinue a desegregation policy. He ruled that segregation on state-operated buses has not been challenged by the U.S. Supreme Court and that nothing in the federal Constitution prohibits it. The judge told the bus company to comply with city and state laws forbidding racial mixing on public conveyances.
The column lists family visits and events including the Ham Picnic attendance by the Bry family and relatives, obituaries for William Kness, and various church services across multiple towns. It notes visitors at the Vore home, hospital updates, and ministerial sermons at Church of Christ Amesville Presbyterian Parish and other congregations with service times and weekly activities.
Kom Sing, a 14 year old from Baltimore, told Johns Hopkins doctors he planned to create an arthritis remedy by soaking seven rattlesnakes in gin for a year and then drinking the liquid. He was bitten during the attempt and is recovering at the hospital.
Lee Marmon, treasurer of the Laguna Tribe, visited an Albuquerque bank to deposit tribal funds. The teller offered a blank form to fill out, and Marmon explained the cash, totaling $153,000, came from the tribal fund.
A community church broadcasts festive lighting as part of a local festival. Organizers say the illuminated display draws visitors from nearby towns and supports fundraising for church programs.
Fragmentary OCR items list multiple business names and persons such as Lamborn Studio Carvassos Paes Siacon McBee Roberts of Athens Stanley's Shoe Store Speppe's Beauty Salon Williams & Sons Young's Refrigeration.
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