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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1947
Page
6
Baccalaureate and Mother's Day services were held at the Methodist Church with Boy Scouts giving pins and Girl Scouts handkerchiefs. A range of local social events followed, including alums banquets, grange meetings, family visits, birthdays, spring rallies, and lodge inspections in Bartlett and nearby areas.
Multiple local churches announce Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m with various pastors and lay leaders. Union baccalaureate services at 8 p m in the school auditorium join Glouster First Baptist Glouster Church of Christ and others.
Mrs. Robert Lowry and Mrs. Warren Lauderback of Barberton visited Mrs. Lowry's parents Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Stanley from Sunday to Wednesday. Also in town were Mrs. Otho Sisk and daughter Laura who spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Faires.
The Plains Church of the Nazarene Pilgrim Church Chauncey Church of God and other local houses of worship announce Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. worship at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. youth meetings at 6:30 p.m. prayer services Thursday nights and a special Monday guest speaker at Morristown Holiness.
Churches in Logan and nearby list Sunday services and weekly activities. The hour and place for each church are given along with sermon topics and musical programs. Notable items include First Methodist with Rev. Swengel and a Tschaikowsky piece, and First Evangelical United Brethren with A N Grueser and a Children’s Day practice.
Logan The Women’s Society of Christian Service at Webb’s Chapel Methodist Church presents two plays Sunday at 7 30 p m to raise funds for linens for Esther’s Hall for Girls in Cincinnati. Casts include A Mothers Farewell with Mrs Clinton St Clair Thomas Fickel and Mrs Orla Fickel and A Simple Matter of Arithmetic featuring Mrs Edward St Clair Letha Smith and Mary Jane Redd.
Mr. and Mrs. James Powell of Union Furnace welcomed a daughter weighing six pounds two ounces born Wednesday at Hocking Valley Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. James Brown of Junction City Route 1 welcomed a daughter weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces born yesterday at the hospital. Admitted to the hospital are Mrs. Rosa Goss of Logan Mrs. J. W. Stanley of Nelsonville and Mrs. Virgil Nunsell of New Straitsville.
GLOUSTER Marcellite Rebekah Lodge will meet in Odd Fellows Hall Saturday at 7 30 p m. Degree work will be conferred and lunch will be served.
A fire at Obie's filling station in E. Hunter and Zanesville started in the motor of an ice cream cabinet. Reported by a passing truck driver at 5:25 a.m., the blaze was extinguished before spreading to other parts of the service station.
John L. Lott fifty of Haydenville died unexpectedly yesterday noon while eating lunch at the National Fireproofing Co. where he worked. A Perry County native, he lived with his family in Hocking County and Green Township. Survivors include his widow Mary, a son Russell of Nelsonville, four daughters Gladys Courtney Thurston Helen Irene Ruth of the home, two brothers Noah Pataskala and Wilbur Junction City, and four sisters Maude Ackerman New Concord Ruth Walters Lancaster Irma Rutgers and Marie Caldwell Columbus. Funeral services are Sunday at 2 30 p.m. at Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church Perry County. Friends may call at the Haydenville residence until time of services. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Community circles meet at Mrs Norma Lee home with Adrienne French leading devotion. Social hour hosted by Alice Epple. Major surgery reported for Mrs Raymond Arnold at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Birth announced of a son to Terry Krall and wife born May 2 in Wyandotte Michigan. Residents and visitors listed include the Blackwoods Atkins Knopp Reuter Halliday and others visiting or hosting at homes in Ohio and Michigan.
An Athens Pharmacy advertisement touts KLORONOL as a remedy for catarrh hay fever and sinus congestion. It claims quick relief for blocked nostrils headaches and sneezing with a money back guarantee and mail order option.
Explorer Post 72 charter presentation planned next week with date to be announced. American Legion Post sponsors the group and local officials will attend along with Nelsonville scouts. A Court of Honor will be held and a scrap drive funds a five day trip to Federal Station. They lease land near Federal Station for a summer lodge and plan first trip May 25 at 10 a.m.
Mrs Vernie Hilt of Jacksonville and Mr Carlos A Beal of Glouster wed in a quiet church parsonage ceremony on Tuesday May 13 with Rev Carl Wetherell officiating The couple attended by the bride's cousins Mr and Mrs John Altman The bride wore a powder blue street length dress The couple will reside in Jacksonville The bridegroom works for Williams Construction and the bride is with University Shop in Athens
Glouster announces a new May 21 deadline for alumni banquet reservations with no tickets sold at the door. Out-of-town alumni are advised to secure tickets. local members should inform others or purchase tickets. Dance tickets available at the door.
Mrs Leona Minister returns to Fairport Harbor Ohio after a week in Chauncey visiting her mother Mrs Elizabeth Waldie and brother Roy Newman of May Avenue. Former Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Donald Cunningham of Bellaire Ohio visited Chauncey Sunday as guests of Mr and Mrs Russell Cunningham on West Main Street.
LOTTRIDGE Mrs Guy Davis and son Bruce and Robert Boggs of Akron spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Rexal Boggs. Clarence Nichols returned home from Florida where he worked with an electric engineering Co. Week end visitors in the O L Davis home were Claude Davis Salem W Va Harry Nickolin Henderson W Va James Westfall Ravenna Ohio and Mrs Walter Casto Ripley W Va at the home of their sister Mrs Freda Spears. The mother Mrs Della Westfall has been ill with pneumonia.
Mrs Lena Watterson entertained relatives Wednesday night for her birthday anniversary. A decorated cake with lighted candles graced the dinner table. Music by Eldo Shipley and Margaret Carren accompanied dancing. Ice cream and cake served as 21 guests departed.
Patty Howard hosted the Busy Bee Sunday School Class of Millfield Church of Christ at her parents home. Mrs Ida Hill led the meeting and devotions with a musical program featuring Bonita Boudinot Sandra Sanders Shirley Sisson and Barbara Blower. A cornet duet and vocal quintet performed while Mrs Howard served refreshments.
Chauncey area social notes list Mr and Mrs Chauncey Shrieve and daughter Sandra of Berea Ohio visiting Jun ior Shrieve's grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Williams Murray City. George Williamson and son Buddy visited Hill cemetery at Middleport. Edward Stewart Columbus visited Chauncey to see his mother Mrs Lewis Canter. Frank Craig Columbus spent weekend with mother Mrs Tillie Six in Chauncey. Gilbert Love Columbus visited his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Morgan Chauncey. Betty Heffken Columbus spent weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Heffken Millfield.
Mrs J R McQuire and children Jane and Jack and Mrs Hattie Bickel shopped in Logan. Brent Geiger and George Geiger hosted visitors in Lancaster. Mrs Gerald Lavely recuperating with parents in New Plymouth. Wilbur McDaniel and son Wayne dined with Harley McDaniel in Columbus. Charles Clark and son Dwain Lee shopped in Columbus. Mary LaGore back at the telephone office after vacation in Columbus and Lancaster. Esther Carr purchased the Goodwin property. Carl Hull visited Odessa Groves. John and Bill McClain visited grandmother Mrs Jennings. Virginia McGhee and sons returned home from Portsmouth. Wayne and family were dinner guests with Reno White in Zion Ridge. Birthday honors for Mr and Mrs White included Donald White Columbus Howard White Athens Leota Starner Rockbridge and Jesse White Zion Ridge. Lloyd Hinerman moving into Andy Hiner man home. Mildred Thomas visited Mrs Robert Shaw. Donald White and wife Columbus guests of John McVey. Bill Stewart in charge of the post office with Gail Calvin resigning as former postmistress. Charles Fuller and son visited Brent Geiger. Wilbur McDaniel and son shopped in Logan.
Corning church notices list METHODIST Rev. Frank Beuscher with 9 30 a m school and 10 30 a m worship Baccalaureate 8 p m Men's Brotherhood Wednesday 6 30 p m CHURCH OF GOD Rev Aubrey Mitchell church school 9 30 a m worship 10 30 a m Prayer 7 30 p m ST BERNARD Rev Fr J L Riley low mass 8 a m high mass 10 a m EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN Rev W E Riebel unified service 9 30 a m sermon Sharing with God guest soloist T W Masters Pennsville Ohio teachers meeting 2 p m to plan vacation Bible school prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 p m
A Mother's Day program was held at Green Valley Grange with a talk on Mother's Day by Judge Arlo Chatfield. The piece lists multiple local families visiting relatives over the weekend including McArthur, Allen, Dearth, Martin, Simms, Daugherty, and Allman. The Rev. O C Lockwood will give his final conference year sermon at Putnam Chapel on May 18 at 1 30 p m.
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