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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1930
Page
9
Chauncey will host a Thanksgiving poultry dinner for County Home inmates on Thanksgiving Day prepared by superintendent Bert Daugherty and matron. The annual inmate service takes place Sunday afternoon in the chapel led by Rev V Ahlbrand with a Thanksgiving sermon.
A Chattanooga card from Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Goodson, Chauncey, reports they are en route by motor to California to visit their son Herschel Goodson and family. The message notes pleasant weather in Chattanooga with heavy rain.
Rev. M. A. Monday of Bedford Indiana will preach at 2 39 o clock Sunday at the Chauncey Church of God on Hocking Street Athens. Rev Clarence Way announces the service and invites the public to attend.
Report lists fourteen mines operating in Chauncey and nearby areas including Chauncey No 25 Hock ine Sunday Creek Mine No 6 Millfield Greens Run and Ohio mines. Chauncey Independent basketball team to play Greens Run tonight at Greens Run Gymnasium with teams invited to arrange games through Healey Richardson.
Revival meetings at Chauncey M. E. Church will continue until next Wednesday night with an additional Saturday night service. The Millfield M. E. Church girls chorus performed last night as interest and attendance rise, according to Pastor Reverend Reitz.
Mrs Effie Goddard McEwen spoke on treating birds as neighbors at the Community Institute meeting in Coolville. F G Hall of Wilmington discussed corn quality and seed selection, with other talks by Prof K C Ray and Athens County agent T H Johnson. Premiums were offered for best plates of apples corn potatoes and largest pumpkin.
The Folk Lore Club of Ohio University discussed the American Indian and his occupation. Helen Yoder reviewed The Laughing Boy comparing Navajo culture with assimilation and described a Navajo funeral. Delphine Whaling explained weaving and Eleanor Hruby spoke on war paint origin. A December 17 meeting at Mary E. Kahler’s home will collect gifts for Athens County children via the YWCA.
Mariett a November 21 Huch Park Kean of Zanesville a former Stockport resident died in Good Samaritan Hospital after injuries from a Dresden Road automobile crash 18 miles north of Zanesville. The car driven by John Allard of Zanesville went over an embankment and rolled into a ravine pinning Kean who suffered a crushed chest. He had been locktender at Stockport for 42 years before moving to Zanesville. Surviving are his widow Alice Davis Kean a son B L Kean of Stockport a daughter Mrs Ida Williams of Stockport four grandchildren three sisters and one brother.
Columbus reports state highway director Robert N Ward warns motorists to slow down on slick unpaved roads after light showers. He says safe speeds on dry surfaces become dangerous with mud wet clay debris and frost and sleet, urging caution for all drivers.
Representatives from 12 of 17 Athens church congregations met at the First M K Church to gauge support for religious education in city schools. The plan includes teaching religion to first six grades three days a week with private funds covering about 700 dollars for the remainder of the year.
The ehur of the community and each denomination present received a copy of a resolution to form a council of religious education. It endorses weekday religious education and calls for two members from each religious group to participate in the council.
John P. Kimes 78 of Chester, former Meigs County commissioner, died at his son B W Kimes 167 Lancaster Athens after a long illness. He suffered two strokes in summer. Survived by another son Cecil Chester a sister Mrs FE Cole man Guysville and brothers FE FE Kimes Athens and C B Kimes Columbus. Min eral services set at his son's Chester home at 2 pm Sunday with burial in Chester Cemetery. He was a farmer before retirement.
Salvation Army activities fill the week with meetings at Athena including Holiness sessions, Sunday School, Young People, and street meetings. Adjutant Stone to speak on The Holy Spirit at the Salvation meeting. Youth groups such as Sunbeams and Girl Guards scheduled, with Boys' and Home League events listed.
A Soviet official today remarked the foreign poems of dissent are not worth denying, calling the matter insufficiently important. The statement touches on cultural protests and state response amid unrest rumors.
New York November 11 Cited Services Company declares a special dividend of 1 percent on its common stock payable in common stock on January 1 to stockholders of record December 16.
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