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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1953
Page
3
Pomeroy and surrounding locales list religious services with multiple churches. Sermons, Sunday schools, Bible studies, and midweek meetings are scheduled across the Rutland Syracuse Racine Letart Falls and nearby parishes under pastors Satterfield Jenks Larimore Mohrhoff Dodson Wyatt Adams Soph er Grove Bates Ratliff Miller and others.
In Middleport the Church of Christ conducted Project Applebutter with nearly all women helping. Volunteers, including Mrs. C. E. Vance, processed 50 bushels of apples from dawn to night, boiling in five kettles and selling the finished jars to raise funds for the parsonage.
Local listings show revival meetings and weekly services across denominations. Pomeroy Nazarene led by C. Coolidge features evangelist O H Cart with 7 30 p m gatherings and a 10 30 a m worship, plus 9 30 a m Sunday school. Seventh Day Adventist overseen by C R Spangler holds Sabbath services at 2 and 3 15 p m with midweek study. Danville Pilgrim Holiness with W V Gilkerson offers 9:30 a m Sunday school and 7 30 p m youth and evangelistic services. Alfred Methodist under R M Grove lists 9 30 a m Sunday school 11 a m worship and 8 p m preaching plus MYF at 7 p m.
Middleport Athletic Association reports sales exceeding 500 dollars in memberships with funds to support football season projects. Membership chairman Lewis Sauer announced the drive continues. Curtis Jenkinson led a business session as Coach David Winefordner reviewed a Middleport Gallipolis game. new members include the Buchanans Clifford Boggs Hovat ter Darnell Smith Covert Cross and Bolin.
Pom ery relatives attended funeral services in Zanesville for Mrs Linnie Holdcroft the former Linnie Wilson of here who died Saturday at Bethesda Hospital in Zanesville The services were held Tuesday Attending were Mr and Mrs Lester Wilson Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson Mr and Mrs Edward Lohn Mrs Kay Johnson and Mrs Bertha Chase Mrs Hold croft's mother Mrs Howard Wilson is a survivor
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