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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1938
Page
2
Nelsonville Eagles will hold their annual Thanksgiving banquet at the K of P Hall on Wednesday evening November 23 with serving starting at 7 30. The event aims to attract about 300 members and guests as the lodge highlights a record 924 new members since June.
George A. Stauter of Ann Arbor reported a hit-skip collision at Nerrick's Corner Nelsonville Saturday night after attending the Michigan Ohio State game in Columbus. His car was struck on the fender by another vehicle that fled the scene.
Nelsonville Explorer Boy Scouts of Troop 66 meet tonight at 7 30 at West School. Patrol Leader Bill Barber urges punctual attendance and dues payment by December 10. Members learn First Class requirements as part of a budgeted plan with five cent weekly dues totaling 2 50 yearly.
Nelsonville reports a Sunday Thanksgiving service at the Church of Christ with Rev. Leland Goodman preaching on Bet ter a Dinner of Herbs. The Intermediate League installed officers and committees at 6 pm. About 150 heard Dennis Marlow of Otterbein College discuss liquor traffic. Classes in the School of Religion begin at 7 pm with late registration welcome.
Mrs. Albert Pierce died early today at her home near Marion. Her body will be brought to her sister Mrs. Sam Gilliham at 650 Chestnut St. for burial preparations. She formerly lived in Athens County.
Rev Emil Kontz pastor of Lincoln Park Baptist Church Cincinnati is listed as a convention speaker at the three day Ohio Baptist Young People event. He is noted for work with youth in religious activities and is slated to appear this weekend in Gallipolis.
Hollywood comedienne Patsy Kelly writes of a weight loss of 43 pounds under medical supervision. She follows a steady plan with low calorie meals and bulky foods to curb hunger, including daily five mile walks and evening activities, with no cocktails and a 10 30 bedtime.
Ralph M. Henry and Malcolm L. Cottingham announce acquisition of a Ford motor agency serving New Lexington and surrounding Perry County towns. Former owners were Seaman Brothers. Henry brings 18 years with F. R. Beasley in Nelsonville and three years in Columbus. Cottingham has long Ford dealer experience in Albany Jackson and Wellston. The firm will operate from New Lexington.
Nelsonville churches hosting guest night and Bible study with 25 attendees including Miss Bessie Stephenson and Dr. W. P. Clark. The Cosmopolitan Club met at Misses Lou and Nona Lane with 19 members. papers on Trees of Florida and Florida trip described. refreshment hour served.
Several area residents are noted visiting relatives over the weekend. Paul Weltzheimer family from Battle Creek spent time with Weltzheimer relatives in Nelsonville, Athens and Columbus area. Mrs Gardner returns from Lakewood after two weeks visiting sons in Nelsonville and Reynoldsburg.
The G A Club plans a benefit party this Monday at 8 o clock in the I C O F hall in Nelsonville. Proceeds support club activities and local causes.
Troop 65, Boy Scouts, plans a 7 o'clock meeting this evening in Nelsonville. Mrs Hazel Taylor McKnight, who had surgery at St Anthony Hospital in Columbus last Wednesday, is reported to be recovering satisfactorily.
The WBA will hold a bazaar and bake sale all day Saturday November 26 at the Peasant Pantry room on West Washington Street.
A swarm of honeybees settled in the Canfield schoolhouse causing all classes to cancel for the day as students and staff watched the busy insects. No injuries reported.
Marion Olds and Kathryn Martin were married at the Turlock police station with Desk Sergeant David C. Peters officiating. Chief E. W. Grady witnessed the ceremony as the couple shared a light moment with the staff.
The annual Thanksgiving service will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Doanville Church. Special music will be provided and the public is invited. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. Lloyd Evans of Nelsonville.
Social notes cover Thea Chapter OES initiation and showers with honored past matrons and patrons. A wedding shower honors Glen Brooks and wife in Mil lersport. Loyal Women meet at Church of Christ with fundraiser news and bazaar plans. Numerous local visits and church events listed. Legal notice details Athens City School District bids for school projects with deposit and bid rules.
The annual Red Cross Roll Call for Glouster started this morning with Roger Kittle named chairman and a panel of sub chairmen to canvass the business district. The committee includes Rev. D. P. Morris Rev. F. G. Boroff Rev. Edwin E. Yocke Gail Wallace and Al Craft. Additional house-to-house canvass committees will be announced soon.
Joan Crawford leads a star cast including Margaret Sullavan Robert Young Melvyn Douglas and Fay Bainter in The Shining Hour at the Athena Theater directed by Frank Borzage. The story follows a famous dancer who marries a wealthy farmer and faces family tension as a sister resents her and a brother-in-law falls for her.
To Move Grocery GLOUSTER Mr and Mrs Merrill Norris will relocate from the Emma Bell building on Summitt Street near the depot into the William James Sr building on High Street recently vacated by Clover Farm Store. They expect to open about December 1. The James building has been redecorated. About 1 000 000 pounds of bromine are used monthly in making anti knock gasoline.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Steffy Ayers of Export Pa were held Saturday afternoon at Maplewood Cemetery in Glouster conducted by J A Goddard of Somerset. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Joseph Hawkins Asheville NC Mr Ayers and grandson George Miss Rose Steffy Mr and Mrs Neil Steffy Mr and Mrs Byron Steffy Mrs Hobart Hart Export Pa Dr Byron Danford Mrs W G Danford Athens and Mrs Steffy's mother Mrs Ida Hart Trim e. Mrs Steffy's mother could not travel from Export.
The Retail Clerks Union will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 o'clock in the I.O.C.F. Hall.
The Knights of Columbus organized under a special Connecticut charter issued in 1882, marking formal establishment under state authorization.
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