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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1934

Page

7

Louster M. E. Minister Is Given Donation Party

Fifty five persons gathered at the M. E. Parsonage in Louster to surprise Rev. and Mrs. O. P. Smith with a donation party. A four-woman committee created a garden quilt top while gifts of groceries filled tables. The Smiths thanked the donors and planned to stay in the city another year. Mrs. Chris Skinner returned from Bucyrus after visiting her sister-in-law Mrs. Bert Marquis, who remains in hospital after a major operation.

Gglouster M. E. Parsonage O. P. Smith Mary Jones Slouster Chris Skinners Bucyrus Bert Marquis

Evangelistic Services at Spencer Ridge Church

Evangelist Mary Wah will lead evan gelistic services Sunday evening at 7 30 at Spencer Ridge Church south of Corning. Special singing announced. Hollister PTA to meet at Hollister Central School Monday night October 8 at 7 30 with a special program.

Glouster Spencer Ridge Church Corning Mary Wah Hollister Parent-Teacher Association Hollister Central School

Missing Sister Name in Hall Relatives List

In the list of relatives surviving Mrs. G R Hall of Douglas Arizona a sister Mrs John Curtis Cuyahoga Falls was unintentionally omitted from the publication last Thursday.

Glouster G. R. Hall Douglas Arizona John Curtis Cuyahoga Falls

Women’s Foreign Missionary Society meets in Columbus

Mrs John Bulloch Mrs Charles Kirkbride and Mrs Esta Gardner attended a branch meeting of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society in Columbus Wednesday Rev O P Smith of the M E Church accompanied the women to the capital city

Move for Sales Tax Gains New Momentum in States

A survey shows 22 states now adopt sales taxes, expanding as real estate taxes yield less revenue. States like Arizona California Connecticut Delaware Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Missouri New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Dakota Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia use varied forms, some taxing all retail sales others selected goods or services.

Washington Sam Arizona California Connecticut Delaware Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Missouri New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Dakota Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia

O O F To Confer Two Degrees Tonight

Many Odd Fellows are expected at Magic City Lodge for the first and second degrees. The degree team from Magic City will work the first degree and the team from Charles Thomas Lodge Jacksonville will confer the second. Delayed dates and further degrees planned for Jacksonville and McArthur lodges.

McArthur Lodge Odd Fellows

Community Visit Notes From Taylor Ridge Area

Sunday visits span multiple families with ties to Chauncey Glouster Athens Lancaster Spencer Ridge and Millfield. Local residents including Mr and Mrs Jack Canter Mr and Mrs Clarence Loper Vern Kempton Arnold Linholum and others spent time with relatives and attended services led by Rev Mrs Mary Wahl.

Jack Canter Clarence Loper Chauncey John Wenger Maven Murphy Clarence Wevnn Glouster John Kempton Vern Kempton Athens Arnold Linholum Lancaster Felix Linholum Glen McConkey Fred Leak Greas Run Fred Heffken Dora Heffken Mennie Keck James Friend Mary Wahl Carl Charleen Wah Mary Keck Spencer Ridge

Summers and visitors from Columbus stay over weekend

Mr and Mrs W W Summers of Columbus visited relatives in Zaleski on Friday. Mr and Mrs James McKibben spent Sunday with kin in Belpre. Miss Emma Vansky plans to live with Miss Margaret Calvin in Hamden for winter. Ulysses James of South Vienna visits siblings. Mr and Mrs Richard Jones spend weekend with Portsmouth relatives. Parent Teacher Association met Wednesday night.

W. W. Summers Columbus James McKibben Belpre Emma Vansky Hamden Margaret Calvin Ulysses James South Vienna Richard Jones Portsmouth

Yohnalessee Trail: A Western North Carolina Scenic Turnpike

The Yohnalessee Trail between Blowing Rock and Linville in western North Carolina is a 21 mile scenic turnpike opened since 1930. It climbs Grandfather Mountain offering panoramic views over balsam forests, waterfalls, and high elevations near Coffey's Gap and Grandfather Mountain, with Calloway Peak and the Great Divide near White Top marking key high points.

Blowing Rock Linville North Carolina Great Smokies Rockies Alps Yohnalossee Cranberry Cove Grandfather Mountain Coffey's Gap Table Rock Calloway Peak White Top Virginia Tennessee Blue Ridge

Festival Opens Army Church Week Tonight

Brigadier Claude Bates explains Salvation Army Harvest Home Week marks a harvest festival tradition. Members display farm products baked goods and fancy work at the Army Hall Friday night and sale follows Saturday by the Home League. The week is a time of thanksgiving for Salvation Army folks.

Salvation Army Claude Bates Army Hall Home League Bates

Homecoming Plans Set by Loyal Women's Class

The Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ meets at the church tonight to arrange plans for the homecoming event. The group will coordinate invitations, decorations, and program details for the community gathering.

Glouster Church of Christ

M. E. Church Board Organized for Year

Glouster The Sunday School Board of the M. E. Church organized for the coming year electing officers across all departments. John Blower named superintendent with Andrew Allen as assistant. Various department heads, secretaries, pianists, and a new boys class teacher were announced. The Orpha Sunday School Class will hold a bake sale at Glouster Furniture Exchange on High Street Saturday from 10 a.m.

Robert Bulloch J. H. Elias E. E. Munden J. W. Yaw W. W. Leadbetter Gertrude Pride Mary Binderbasin Ethel Bailey Mae Dunnett Home Department Esta Gardner A. Bingman

East Side School Prevails In Tough Touch Football Clash

East Side School beat Mechanicsburg 2 to 0 on Rufus Putnam playgrounds in a tight touch and pass football game. Mechanicsburg girls defeated East Side 39 to 14, while West Side boys beat Central and Central girls won in pinball on the West side playgrounds.

Meagle Pendry Grover Garrett Hayes Brown Chapman Welch Peckham

Easier Credit Is Aim Of NRA New Branch

In Columbus on October 5 the NRA opens a new branch to ease credit for small manufacturers employing under 260 workers. Prof Theodore N Beckman of Ohio State University leads the survey of capital requirements, with a report due to President Roosevelt this month.

NRA Columbus National Recovery Organization Theodore N. Beckman Ohio State University Roosevelt

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