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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1937

Page

3

Chauncey Baccalaureate Services Feature Rev Courtney Talk

Chauncey Dover high school plans baccalaureate on Sunday May 30 at 8 pm in the school auditorium. Rev Gilbert Courtney of the Church of Christ will deliver the sermon. The program includes hymnals, mixed chorus, readings, a prayer, and a benediction from Rev Ray Greene with a final chorus.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School Gilbert Courtney Church of Christ Lord Jesus Beethoven Ray Greene Mendelssohn Sullivan

Chauncey-Dover Senior Class Presents Oh Susan

Chauncey-Dover High School senior class will stage the four act comedy Oh Susan in the high school auditorium Monday night May 31. Ten students perform under faculty coach Ruth Fiske. Cast includes Royden Kollister Pauline Stahl Margaret Chiki Ruth Cruikshank Virginia McQuade Martha Nye Charles Pendergrass Ray Chadwell Ray Johnson Thelma Fierbaugh. A Friday matinee is planned.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School Oh Susan Ruth Fiske Royden Kollister Pauline Stahl Margaret Chiki Ruth Cruikshank Virginia McQuade Martha Nye Charles Pendergrass Ray Chadwell Ray Johnson Thelma Fierbaugh

Class Has Business and Social Meet Tuesday

Twenty five members of Everyman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ met for the monthly business and social meeting in the Church Parish House Tuesday night. James Nye played piano as hymns were sung. Henry Cass led the business with Albert Jackson as secretary. Harvey Nye recited the Unknown Soldier. Lunch was served by the social committee chaired by Carl Shafer with Paul Porter as program leader. The June meeting will invite the women as guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Cass.

Chauncey Church of Christ Church Parish House James Nye George Wilson Henry Cass Albert Jackson Harvey Nye Carl Shafer Paul Porter

Reverend Gilbert Courtney Attends Canton Church Convention

Rev. Gilbert Courtney returned Wednesday night from Canton Ohio where he attended the state convention of the Church of Christ.

Chauncey Gilbert Courtney Canton Ohio The Church of Christ

Mrs Mary Barstow Dies in Chauncey at 83

Mary Matheny Barstow aged 83 longtime Chauncey resident died at her home Wednesday night after weeks of illness. She was mother to Mose Matheny and Bones Matheny of Chauncey. Daughter Lottie Jewett of New Straitsville survives. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

Chauncey Mary Matheny Barstow

Memorial Day Firing Squad to Serve at Nye Cemetery

Chauncey Clarence Mullins leads the firing squad for Memorial Day services Sunday at Nye Cemetery. An earlier program announced this week omitted Mullins’s nurse.

Chauncey Clarence Mullins Nye Mr. Mullins

Aged Zaleski Resident Dies at 81

Thomas Flannigan aged 81 died in a Portsmouth hospital on Friday. Born in Massachusetts he moved to Zaleski with his family when young and never married. He lived with his siblings at the family home after his parents died. Four of 17 children survive: Bessie and William at home, George and Edward Dayton. Funeral services were at St Sylvester Catholic Church with burial in the Catholic Cemetery.

H. FE. Duncan Cincinnati Fred Stamm A. A. Boal Columbus Schur Don Anders Margaret Nelsonville Anders Anna Kohler William Chapman Earl Chapman Nettie Mayhew Springfield John Chapman E. F. McKibben Vera Belpre Sam Baughman Pearl Reeves Athens C. E. Atkinson Rachel Scott Helen McKibben James McKibben Charles Benbow Watson Levering Chillicothe

Bunker Hill Social And Personal Notes

Community short notes list visits and family happenings around Bunker Hill and nearby towns. Floyd Jordan stays with grandparents in Mt. Union while others attend gatherings, births, and visits to Epple, Genheimer, Carr, Turner, and related households. A May 30 church sermon is announced. Franklin Noel born to M A Epple May 15.

Bunker Hill Floyd Jordan Mt. Union Gilbert Michael Alice Epple Hazel Kermit Oliver Bratton Side Hill Evan Genheimer Kenneth Evelyn Albany H. H. Genheimer W. D. Thoma Sharp Dana Epple Leonard Epple Floyd Cleland Dexter Eunice Chase Adena Columbus Harley Carr James Clark Ernest Carr Harrisonville Charles King Bradbury M. A. Epple Franklin Noel Dena Epple Flatwoods Frank Wood Epple Dana Glen Turner Carl Delbert Turner Dyesville Dana Baer Albert Baer Forest Run Andrew Davis Rock Springs M. A. Nicholson Peter Frederick Texas

Hindenburg Disaster Telegraph Surge Recounts

The report details how the Hindenburg disaster was flashed nationwide from Lakehurst. Edward Hart Jr of Western Union sent the first alert as rescue and press crews mobilized quickly, with vast telegraph activity across New York Philadelphia Trenton Atlantic City and more. The piece notes 100000 words by Friday and continued high volume over the weekend as crews expanded wiring and press rooms prepared coverage.

Edward Hart, Jr Western Union Hart New York Hindenburg Philadelphia Trenton Atlantic City Asbury Park Lakehurst Washington, D. C New York City

Simple Kidney Flush Test with Juniper Oil and Buchu

An advisory note promotes a test using juniper oil and buchu leaves made into small green buckets. It claims to flush kidneys like bowels to relieve irritation and improve sleep by eliminating waste and acids. Available in test size at Clines Pharmacy.

Nature Clines Pharmacy

Free for Gas Pain UDGA Trial Package Ad

Free for gas pain relief offers a generous trial package of UDGA free at Athens Pharmacy. The ad promises quick relief from heartburn dyspepsia and stomach distress with over 54000 grateful letters cited as testimonial.

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