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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1938
Page
6
New York stocks fluctuated in a slim band with activity centered in autos and allied shares. Chrysler opened around 74% and held, General Motors opened near 48% and steadied around 48% while U.S. Steel, Bethlehem, rails, and utilities showed modest moves amid an uneven pre noon session.
Grain prices for wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and poultry listed. Livestock markets report varied prices for hogs cattle calves sheep across Pittsburgh Cincinnati and other regional markets with steady to mixed changes.
Rally Day at Rock Springs Church drew a large Sunday turnout with Sunday School Love Feast and a sermon by Rev. Myron Martin of Athens. Afternoon featured readings, songs, and talks by several ministers and local leaders.
Public stenographic service offered at City Bar with phone contact 42 M for mimeographing work of all types.
A well attended Twilight Garden Club party at Mrs. Charles Ward's home featured games and amusements. Awards were presented to a long list of attendees including Mrs. Cora B Roberts Mrs. Ward Mrs. Tom May Mrs. C. E. Peoples and several others with refreshments served during the social hour.
Judge C E Peoples set aside a prior writ requiring Middleport to pay K of P Lodge 5000 for Pythian Park after a contested 1933 purchase. Plaintiffs trustees of Fides Lodge No 210 allege a contractual sale not handled per village procedure and seek court resolution of the dispute over ownership and terms. The village’s motion to set aside and plaintiffs demurrer were ruled on Saturday.
Autumn weather boosts Sunday worship as Heath M E Church hosts Rally Day. Singers Rose Monahan Marvel Schmoll Ruth Entsminger and Alice Louise Ebersbach perform The Lord Is My Shepherd while the 12 voice choir sings Come Ye Blessed. Rev H A Rothrock delivers a sermonette They Had A Mind To Work and parishioners attend Sunday School. Decorations feature autumn leaves and flowers by Frieda Faehnle Bess Sanborn and Mrs Fred Hoffner.
Nelsonville Explorer Scouts of Troop 66 will meet at West School from 7 to 8 PM. Scout master Wilbur D. Mender announces the newly formed Explorer Patrol eligibility requires age 15 first class and good standing. Parry Bateman Bob Bateman and Charles Cox were inducted with tenderfoot badges Thursday. Roland Meer Lloyd Johnson and Charles Stufflebean to be awarded later.
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