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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1956

Page

3

Glouster and Pomeroy Church Social Notes Highlight Local Faith Life

Glouster and Pomeroy church news summarize services and school times for multiple denominations including Church of Christ, Methodist, Pentecostal, Baptist, and EUB. The Pomeroy section notes a polio fund dinner with speaker Bob Dauber, a Women’s Fellowship meeting, and community visits. Also contains birth notice for William Lee McKinney and various local social items.

Pomeroy Ainner Meigs County Sacred Heart Church Bob Dauber Polio Foundation

Athens men form new officers in Brotherhood of Christ Churches

The Chauncey County Brotherhood of Christ Churches met at Athens Christian Church Thursday with Rev Wooten presiding. New officers elected include Willard Simonton as president and Ed Mingus as vice president, with Willard Simonton also noted as secretary-treasurer. Special music featured the Athens First Methodist Church Men’s Glee Club and pianist Mi Elba Rathburn.

Vhauncey Brotherhood of Christ Churches Athens Christian Church Rev Wooten Church of the Nazarene Athens Chauncey Gilbert Court Guy Brookins Floyd Nye Frank Lewis Willard Simonton Dan Johnson John Dunlevy Robert Smith Thouncey Ed Mingus Millfield

Morristown area church services and schedules

Chauncey Church and Concord Union Sunday schools meet at 9 20 a m with worship at 10 30 a m. Evangelistic services and prayer meetings are listed for Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The Wesley Foundation of Athens and Pilgrim Holiness also present services, with various prayer meetings and youth fellowship times.

Church of Christ K.teater Jacksonville J. Anthony Bosco Bosco Ing Jerry Ginnan Gerald John Carr First Baptist Clinton Oakdale Miles E. Powell Hoon Star Dale Hoplight New Methodist Ohio Chillicothe High School Holy Cross Anthony Nie W. A. Crace Hollister Morristown Jonners Helen Ager Pilgrim Raymond Pidcock Concord Union P. Ewell H of God Clarence Way Wesley Foundation of Athens Ty Meheenadaghoner Sr Gat

Bonds Awarded for School Bonds in Cleveland Area

Middleport Board of Education awarded the purchase of bonds to a Cleveland company for financing a new school and high school addition. Bids were opened at noon Thursday, November 15, with the bonds to fund the project.

Cleveland Company Middleport Middle‘port Board of Education McDonald, Company Cleveland

Quarter Century Club Dinner Attended by C SOE Leaders

Middleport District manager Thomas Hendrix and staff plus Huldah Klein Nina Russell Dale Barnhart Edward King and James Fugate traveled to Columbus Wednesday for the Quarter Century Club dinner hosted by the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company. Pomeroy merchants plan 7:30 p m session at Ohio Power Co Mulberry Ave to set plans for Christmas program and town lighting All merchants invited regardless of Chamber of Commerce membership.

Middleport Thomas Hendrix Columbus Southern Ohio Electric Company Huldah Klein Nina Russell Dale Barnhart Edward King James Fugate C&soe Pomeroy Ohio Power Co Mulberry Avenue Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce

Tax Receipts Decline in Meigs County Week

Weekly report by state treasurer Roger W. Tracy shows retail sales tax receipts in Meigs County fell about four thousand dollars for the week ending near November 3 compared with the same week last year. Total receipts were 3590.03 versus 7374.80 a year earlier.

Meigs County Roger W. Tracy

Membership Contest at Jacksonville Murray City Churches

Schools begin a membership contest on November 18 for new members. It runs 16 weeks to February 28 with the largest attendance winning a picnic dinner at Glouster Park. Rev Ray Mi pastors Murray City church and Rev W A Crace pastors Jacksonville church.

Jacksonville Murray City Glouster Park Murray” City Ray Mi W. A. Crace Pétor

Glouster Garden Club Slides Showed Beauty of Chrysanthemums

The Glouster Garden Club met at the Bingaman home on Madison Street with Mrs. Harold Vaughn presiding. Hosts displayed chrysanthemum arrangements and Mrs. Merrill Ogg read an article about the flower. Refreshments were served to 10 members. A redacted note mentions slides of Glouster and a Thanksgiving service at Ferndale Church on Sunday at 0 p.m.

Glouster Glouster Garden Club Roy Hall C. A. Bingman Bingaan Madison Street Harold Vaughn Merrill Ogg Vaughn Ferndale Church

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