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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1952

Page

3

Trimble Band Plans Parade and Armistice Appearance

The Trimble Township school band debuted at the Trimble Pumpkin Show and marched in Jacksonville where supporters donated funds totaling 120 dollars. They played at the Glouster New Lexington football game and between halves of a J. T. vs The Plains contest. The group ordered new instruments and expects a bass drum for the Armistice observance in Nelsonville on November 11.

Glouster Trimble Township Trimble Jacksonville Elmer Davis Games Committee Bandboosters Association Wilhems L. A. Morrison Tommy Williams 6Th Street New Lexington

Military Mail Call published names and addresses

The Messenger lists service members with hometowns and addresses for a free mail call. Entries include Harold D. Groce The Plains GA 804th Air Police Hunter AFB Savannah GA and Clyde Barnhart Frost RA 13432299 with unit APO New York NY, Thomas E. Chels er Athens Route 4 Lackland TX, Robert E. Smith Point Pleasant 1306874 MCRD San Diego CA.

the Messenger Athens Ohio Groce Harold Dean the Plains 804Th Air Police Sqdn Hunter Air Force Base Savannah Barnhart Pvt Clyde Frost AAA C-O New York N. Y

Dance Funds To Aid In Cancer Campaign

GLOUSTER The V. F. W. Post 9866 and the Auxiliary sponsor a benefit round and square dance on Saturday November 8 at the Post home in Jacksonville. Proceeds go to the Cancer Drive fund with admission charged at the door.

Glouster V. F. W. Post Post Jacksonville Cancer Drive

Open House Planned for Glouster Schools

Glouster schools schedule open house Thursday from 2 30 to 4 p m inviting parents to attend this Education Week session. Schools will be dismissed during the one hour period. Trimble Township schools will also observe Education Week with details pending.

Glouster Trimble Township

Attendance Contest at Glouster Jacksonville Methodist Church

The Jacksonville Methodist Church will start an attendance contest this Sunday and run through December 31. Attendance in Sunday school and church counts. Competing groups are named Judges and Kings and a party will be held for winners by the losers.

Glouster Jacksonville Methodist Church

Report To Be Heard By Local Union 648 At Glouster

Local Union 648 of Mine 255 meets Saturday at 1 p m in the IOOF Hall Glouster. President William Withem and Secretary Rolland Higgins, who attended the international convention, will present a report.

Glouster IOOF William Withem Rolland Higgins

Send-off for local basketball squad at New Straitsville high

Mothers hosted a send off for the basketball squad at the New Straitsville high school with about 27 people in attendance. A spaghetti dinner and bazaar open to the public will accompany Armistice Day festivities from noon to 5 pm. John Sherrard returns home from Grant Hospital in Columbus with wife Margaret. Multiple local families visited or hosted in Columbus and surrounding towns with hospital stays and guests noted.

New Straitsville Grant Hospital Columbus Margaret Sherrard James Sherrard Junior Angle Rosemary Jimmy Cleveland Perce Angle Grace Lines Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Gerald Tharpe Jane Judy Anna Frasure H. C. Drum Marietta John Sherrard John Fox Shawnee Frank Spicer Homer Blosser Main St John Hill Sciotoville Roy Creameans Robert Pedro Ohio Chester Wade George Davis Hocking Valley Hospital Logan Owen Wallace

Glouster Area Church Services Schedule Highlights

A compiled notice lists Sunday school times and worship services for multiple churches across Glouster and nearby towns. It includes Glouster First Baptist, Redtown Free Methodist, Mt. Carmel Free Methodist, Jacksonville EUB, Hollister EUB, Seventh Day Adventist, Jacksonville Methodist, Trimble Methodist, Millfield Methodist, Oakdale Church of God, Trimble West Side Church of Christ, Glouster Church of Christ, Glouster Methodist, Ferndale Church of Christ, Hooper Ridge Church of Christ, Bethel Mission, Bishopville Church of Christ, Hemlock Church of Christ, Shawnee Mission, Spencer Ridge Church, Jehovahs Witnesses, and Concord with service times and leaders where listed.

Glouster First Baptist Frank C. Cleveland BYPU Redtown MT. Carmel Jacksonville Wilbur Grace Hollister Seventh Day Adventist C. H. Spangler C. W. French Lester Covert Y. F Trimble Methodist Millfield Methodist Oakdale Church OF God Miles Hoon Trimble West Side Church OF Christ Glouster Daniel K. Teater U. P Church Board Glouster Methodist John Devol Youth Fellowship Crusade For Christ Curt Davis Ferndale Hemlock Concord A. N.maxwell

Series of Services Slated for Glouster

Wednesday evening will be migration night for the Methodist Churches on the Jacksonville charge. Congregations meet at their churches and will be transported by car to the Glouster Methodist Church for the opening service of a series of special meetings. Rev. Mr. Covert asks car owners to provide transport for members.

Glouster Jacksonville Glouster Methodist Church Mr. Covert

Jackson Man Fatally Hit by Car Near Circleville

Kenneth E. Huston age 20 of Jackson Route 4 was fatally injured when struck by a car while walking along U S 23 north of Circleville Wednesday night.

Jackson Columbus Kenneth E. Huston Jackson Route 4 U. S. 23 Circleville

Gospel Ship program set for Glouster youth rally

Glouster Young Peoples Church of Christ will stage the Gospel Ship program at Middleport Church of Christ in an area rally for youth and adults at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The event promotes Tri-State Christian Service camp and Butler Springs grounds near Hillsboro with youth presenting camp life and aims. Daniel K. Teater, manager of the three Tri-State Camps, will accompany the group.

Glouster Glouster Young Peoples Church of Christ Middleport Daniel K. Teater

Gallia County Land Transfers

Gallia County transfers include Celia Betz Brown and others selling parcels in Gallipolis to the Butler couple and other properties in Gallia and Addison townships. Transfers involve Leslie Rayburn, Hobart Eskey, Mary Steinbeck, the Parsons, Corbin families, Ohio River Collieries, Ohio Fuel Gas Co and Ohio River area tracts totaling multiple acres and a right of way for a pipeline.

Celia Betz Brown Et al George Ehman Orville Mary Butler Gallipolis T. E Betty Agee Leslie M Dorothy L. Rayburn Marion B. Jones Hobart Eskew Addison Township Mary Steinbeck Charles J. Webster Lona B. Brooks Emil and Emerson Corbin Allen Hatfield O. D Addie M. Parsons W. P. Cherrington Ola Higgins J. G Gusta Johnson Mabel E. Kail

Furlough Visit Sparks Family Gathering in Sharpsburg

Mr and Mrs Roy Pierce hosted relatives and friends for a homecoming furlough with guests from Athens Amesville Columbus and Sharpsburg. The Good Neighbor Club hosted a dinner on election day at the club house as visitors stayed with local families.

Sharpsburg Roy Pierce AA Richard Pierce Grant Selby Wallace Pierce Howard Parsons Arnold Deal Athens Arthur Quinn Amesville Ray Pierce Carl Quinn Richard Craig James Harkins Hattie Kincade Eric Norris Guysville Donna Gabriel Carrol Triplet Columbus Good Neighbor Club Merle Walton Roll

Birth and admissions listed at Holzer Hospital notes

Mrs Samuel Berry born a son at Holzer Hospital. Several admissions include Claude Barnes New Lexington for surgery and multiple patients from Gallipolis Point Pleasant St Albans Oak Hill Ironton Pomeroy Wellston Columbus Ray Wellston Arthur Cunningham Harley Ward and others for medical or surgical care. Infants born to Mrs Woodrow Hendren Mrs Carl Mc Daniel Mrs Arthur Lambert and John Rice with others noted.

Samuel Berry Bidwell Claude S. Barnes New Lexington Surgical William Watterson Gallipolis Herbert Sullivan Point Pleasant Charles W. Conway St. Albans Lee Nickels Oak Hill Richard H. DeMott Treadway Pliny W.va Lloyd Tedrow Hamden Clyde McCoy Jackson de W. Rowe Ironton Wilson E. Mullins Arthur Cunningham Harley Ward Ralph S. Davis John Evans Chauncey Spires Marvin Gothard Frank Farley Chauncey Brothers Woodrow Hendren Carl McDaniel Arthur Lambert John Rice Leonard Foster

Grade Crossings Depend On Careful Driving

A short opinion notes that grade crossings pose no danger when motorists exercise caution. It urges prudence at rail crossings and stresses personal responsibility for safety.

Gallipolis Church News

The notice covers St. Peter’s Episcopal activities with the canvass schedule and services for multiple churches including First Baptist and Grace Methodist. It lists times for canvassing, prayer, guild meetings, choir rehearsals, Sunday school and worship services with subjects like The Fires of Revival and Kidding Yourself. It notes youth fellowships and upcoming circle meetings and events throughout the week.

St, Peter’s Episcopal Richard H. Ash Mary and Martha Guild First Baptist W. H. Green Young Peoples Fellowship Grace Methodist P. M. Niswander Methodist Youth Fellowship Board of Education Girl Scouts County Women's Home Council Grace Buell Clark Second Ave Joseph Webster Jhhurch

River Traffic Updates On Ohio and Kanawha Rivers

A sequence of reported river movements shows multiple vessels changing positions on the Ohio River and Kanawha River near Gallipolis Marmet and Marmet area locks. Vessels including Creditor Neville Sohio State and Tennessee display varying up and down readings across the day.

Ohio River Creditor R. W. Lea Alcott Blazer Keeley Neville Ohio Forsythia Cherokee Keystone Cook Pennsylvania Sohio State Tennessee Pittsburgher Advance Linda Chotin Shirley Solvay Marmet Kenna Iron Duke Tecumseh

Luckoffs Employees Receive Bonuses Across All Stores

Herman Luckoff, president, announced bonuses for all Luckoff's stores. The first payment was made this Wednesday and the second will be paid in December. Glouster Logan and four other Luckoff locations receive the bonuses.

Glouster Luckoff Herman Luckoff Logan

Kanauga Man Arrested on Firearms Charge

George Whitta ker, 68, Kanauga, was arrested by a deputy sheriff Thursday afternoon on a charge of pointing firearms. He is confined to jail awaiting further action.

Gallipolis George Whittaker Kanauga

Truck Door Opens Striking Parked Vehicle in Gallipolis

A city garbage truck driven by Clarence Barcus had its door swing open on Avenue at 2:30 pm Thursday and strike a parked truck cab causing minor damage. The other vehicle owner could not be located. a note was left for him at city offices. Police arrested Percy Bryant on intoxication charges.

Gallipolis Clarence Barcus Lower River Road Policy Percy Bryant

Thompson arrested for speeding in Gallipolis

State Highway Patrol reports Joe F. Thompson of Point Pleasant was arrested on a speeding charge in Gallipolis. He was fined ten dollars plus costs by Judge William H. Janes.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Joe F. Thompson Point Pleasant William H. Janes

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Trimble Band Chelser AB Thomas E Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas Jimmy Parmenter Kenneth Parmenter Fla Walter Criswell Glouster Church News Gallia County Drs. Cochrane & Robinson Optometrists Fourth and Avery Streets Parkersburg W. Va Plymouth Dealer Holzer Hospital Ronald Mefford Bidwell, Medical Brook Carper Sam Donahoe Ray Cal Eleanor Zeiher William Hargrove Colley Wellston Denver Carman Pomeroy Harry P. Smith Medical Atlas Store Smash Values Rayon Gabardine Gabardine Surcoats Altmans
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