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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1950
Page
7
Nelsonville Mayor Earl Hilleary vetoed City Council Ordinance 1085 to sell the municipal electric light plant. He cited the general election by a large majority against sale and pledged to carry out voters wishes. Council may delay action until the next regular meeting. overriding requires five votes.
James Brown 89 died Wednesday night. Funeral services are scheduled Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stout Funeral Home with calling hours prior to the service.
The Plains High School will reveal the Homecoming queen and attendants at tonight's Plains-McArthur football game at 8 p.m. at Chauncey-Dover field. The queen and court will be presented by the band during halftime.
Local churches publish Sunday schedules including First Presbyterian with Rev. John Miller sermon and 10:30 worship, Pilgrim Holiness with Rev. Raymond Simpson services and nightly meetings, First Baptist with sermon theme Come and See the Universal Governor, Nazare ne with NYPS and evening preaching.
Glouster Chapter 192 has been invited to attend Friends Night in Corning on Monday evening.
Mrs. J. Webb will host Hyperion Club women at 327 Fort St. Saturday at 2 p m for the club's first fall meeting.
The Pandorian Club held its first fall meeting Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Jack Haffner's home with twenty members present. The hostess provided light refreshments after roll call. Etta Whitlatch hosted a stork shower Wednesday night for Christene Traugh as gifts were opened.
Twig 3 of Mount St. Mary Hospital Guild schedules a 7 30 p.m. meeting in the hospital health center. Mrs J L Webb chairs the group as they prepare a benefit party for early November and plan a street candy sale for Armistice Day.
Mrs. E. E. Bell welcomed Martha Class members Tuesday evening at her Fayette Street home assisted by Mrs. Allie Poston. Class president Mrs. Miles Howe led a brief business session. A devotional was given by Mrs. Allie Poston with Mrs. Elmer Bay and Mrs. Pete Shough singing, piano by Mrs. Mabel Lancaster. Mrs. John Stocklin read "The Evening Prayer" as 15 members and teacher Mrs. Rose Cook enjoyed refreshments in the dining room.
Mr and Mrs Lois E Dexter of Boston are guests of Mr and Mrs C K Bartlett. Mrs Dexter is the former Alta Flagg.
Millfield announces the annual Church of Christ Homecoming at Hooper Ridge on Sunday October 15 at 10 am. A basket dinner will be served at noon and a guest speaker from Bradbury Church will lead the afternoon services.
The Rev. and Mrs. John Devol depart Glouster today for New York City with their daughter Diana Lynn a niece Miss Dorothy Spence of Carbon Hill and Mrs. George H. Campbell Glouster. They will spend a week touring visiting a cousin of Mr. Devol. Travel will be via Pennsylvania returning through Washington D C and Skyline drive.
A heavy frost struck Wednesday night, with damage reported. A certified thermometer on Walnut Hill registered 28 above zero early Thursday, indicating severe cold conditions.
The Ferndale Church of Christ will hold a general cleanup day on Saturday. Members should report to the church at 9 a.m. to help with the work. Women of the church will provide a basket dinner at noon.
Gov Frank J Lausche proclaims Saturday October 7 1950 as Newspaper Boy Day in Ohio. The designation by the International Circulation Managers Association honors youths delivering papers and promoting self reliance and industry during National Newspaper Week.
A listing of church services in Glouster and surrounding towns. Multiple congregations such as First Baptist Jacksonville Methodist Trimble Millfield Glouster U P Church and others provide Sunday schools worship times communion and midweek prayer meetings with guest speakers and special program notes.
A roster lists Chauncey and surrounding area churches with pastors and schedule details. It covers Church of God Clarence Way, Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney and Richard Wilcox, Pilgrim Holiness Ray Pidcock, Methodist Millfield Chauncey, Free Will Baptist Zion Raymond Fife, MorRISTOWN Holiness Helen Tatman, East Millfield Mission Ora Waldeck, The Plains Methodist Harold Mowery, Plains Nazarene Lena Brandenburg, Plains Church of God R E Kershner.
Glouster scouting unit announces a scrap drive Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Collectors will pick up scrap metal and paper from curbs. For special pickups, contributors may call R-86.
GLOUSTER The 59th anniversary of Trimble Methodist Church founding and the rededicated building will be observed Sunday. Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m with Rev L A Donnally speaking and Rev Frank Cooley presiding. Music by a Wesley Foundation group from Athens is on the program. Co F Danford Trimble will be MC for short talks by visiting pastors and laymen. Afternoon program starts at 1 30.
Mrs Harry Hoff man 75 died at her Trim ble home Thursday morning. She is survived by her husband one brother C S Fierbaugh Albuquerque NM and one sister Mrs Elza Chalfant Trimble. Funeral services will be at West Side Church of Christ Trimble Saturday 2 pm with Rev Eddy Marysville officiating. Burial Maplewood. Friends may call at home.
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