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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1950

Page

3

Antares Largest Measured Star by Diameter

Antares, the bright red star in Scorpius, is the largest star with a measured diameter, recording about 390 million miles across.

Antares Scorpion

Nelsonville Legion Auxiliary Officers Elected

Nelsonville American Legion Auxiliary elected officers at Tuesday meeting with Mrs. Donald Lantz as president and Mrs. John Maraz as first vice president. Twig 3 Mt St Mary Hospital Guild discussed two projects including an Armistice Day street candy sale and a Nov. 9 party at St Andrew Parish House. A list of local residents and a brother, Max, inducted Aug. 22 and stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, is noted.

Nelsonville American Legion Auxiliary Donald Lantz John Maraz Grace Donahue Dayle Swyers Paul Robson Anna Simons Grace Thomas Elmer Evans Milt Campbell Ruth Short Twig 3 Mt. St. Mary Hospital Tolson E. F. Hopstetter Howard E. Mount James Woods Jake Blackstone John Windle Dave Jeffrey Clarence McCollum Gilbert Lewis Jess White John Gaston Max Fort Bliss Texas

Harold G Lewis honoree at Haydenville party

Harold G Lewis recently inducted into service was guest of honor at a Midnite Inn party. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Lewis and worked at the Natco plant in Haydenville. Attendees included Jerry Lee Crothers Raymond Mills Merlin Kline Max Figgins Donald Vollmer Lawrence Bateman Henderson Oliver Walter Gaston Robert Hopstetter C S Matheny Clarence McMullen Dick Ray Wilbur McCollum Darrell X Covert Pat

Harold G. Lewis Midnite Inn Lewis Gilbert Lewis Natco Haydenville Jerry Lee Crothers Raymond Mills Merlin Kline Max Figgins Donald Vollmer Lawrence Bateman Henderson Oliver Walter Gaston Robert Hopstetter C. S. Matheny Clarence McMullen Dick Ray Wilbur McCollum Darrell X. Covert Pat

Miss Fannie Thorne Dies at 88 in Carbon Hill

Miss Fannie May Thorne 88 a Carbon Hill resident died Thursday at her home after a 10 day illness She was a native of Vinton County and a member of Carbon Hill Christian Church Surviving are brother Frank and sister Miss Sarah Thorne both at the home Parents Francis and Mrs Thorne and five sisters and two brothers preceded her in death Friends may call at the family home funeral services Sunday at 2 pm conducted by Rev Paul Niswander Burial will be in Carbon Hill cemetery.

Nelsonville Fannie May Thorne Carbon Hill Vinton County Paul Niswander Carbon Hill Cemetery

Birthday party in Hemlock honors Janet Snowden

Mrs Violet Stallings and Mrs Mildred Snowden hosted a Hemlock birthday party for Janet Snowden at Mrs Stallings home. Guests included Mrs Dorothy Mason and her son Bobby of Corning and many others. Glenna Williams notes the gathering.

Anna Mae Binkley Fern Hoops Vera Snowden Doyie Bishop Centerbury Cora Hooper Mary Franklin Clyde Mann Columbus P. B. Osenbauch Glenna Williams

Use as a watchbird and cold disease toll in US

The screamer a spurred South American bird the size of a turkey is kept as a watchbird to defend poultry according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. The common cold causes the loss of nearly 60 000 000 days each winter in the United States.

United States

Moody Bible Institute Staffer to Lead Logan Church Meetings

A Moody Bible Institute staff member will conduct worship services at Logan First Evangelical United Brethren Church in Logan. Rev. A N Grueser announces daily meetings from October 22 to November 5 at 7 30 p m and 10 15 a m with Sunday services at 7 30 p m. The visiting minister is a 1931 Moody graduate and former assistant superintendent for men at the Chicago institute.

Moody Bible Institute Chicago Logan First Evangelical United Brethren Church A. N. Grueser Chicago Institute Grueser

Evans Will Welcome New Zanesville Pastor

Nelsonville The Rev. John Lloyd Evans moderator of the Synod of Ohio will speak at Putnam Ave Presbyterian Church in Zanesville Sunday evening. The Rev. E P Linnell former pastor of the First Church of Petoskey Michigan and moderator of the Synod of Michigan in 1947 will be installed as pastor. The Rev Mr Evans will welcome him to the Synod of Ohio.

Nelsonville John Lloyd Evans Synod of Ohio The Presbyterian Church Putnam Ave. Presbyterian Church Zanesville E. P. Linnell First Church of Petoskey Mich Synod of Michigan Mr. Evans

Elks Lodge Stag Party and Fish Fry Tonight

Members of the Elks Lodge in Nelsonville gather for a stag party and fish fry this evening. The event centers on camaraderie and a communal meal hosted by the local lodge.

Nelsonville Elks Lodge

Nelsonville Church News Roundup

Local churches list weekly services with ministers, Sunday schools, and special events. Highlights include Epiphany's fifth priesthood anniversary celebration and a Gideons address at Christian Fort and Short.

Niece Wedding At Potts Creek Va And Local Notes

Mrs. Caldwell and son Carrol attended the wedding of her niece Miss Helen Wolf to Johnny Huffman at Potts Creek Virginia. A monkey roams the porch roof at Mrs. Inez Haskins and eats from her hand. Rev Daniel Grim will preach the second and fourth Sundays monthly at Elizabeth Chapel on Blue Lake Drive.

Blue Lake Wm. Caldwell Carrol Helen Wolf Johnny Huffman Potts Creek Inez Haskins Woodrow Haner Daniel Grim Gallipolis Elizabeth Chapel Blue Lake Drive C. E. Sheets

Regulations On Fishing To Be Aired In Ohio Hearings

Athens County holds hearings in Nelsonville on October 30 to discuss proposed fishing regulation changes. Citizens and sportsmen groups may offer recommendations to the local Conservation Committee chaired by Wilbur D. Mender with Dr. Charles Patton and Merrill Ogg as officers and James Edwards as sportsmen representative. State hearings follow in Cambridge on November 9, with the League expected at the Oct. 30 business session.

Nelsonville Athens County Ohio Fish and Games Conservation League Athens County Conservation Committee Wilbur D. Mender Charles Patton Glouster Merrill Ogg James Edwards Cambridge Ben Swartz Fish and Game Conservation League

Woman Is Fined 8100 For Drunken Driving

Marie Esther Dearth, 35, was fined 100 and costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Sheriff A. J. Waldron cited her on Route 75 south of Logan, with Magistrate S. B. Whitehart imposing the fine on Creole Route 1.

Logan Marie Esther Dearth S. B. Whitehart A. J. Waldron

Indians in United States worship widely with many centers

About 93 000 Indians attend church regularly in the United States. The community runs 650 pastors and missionaries and operates 1000 meeting places, reflecting broad organized religious activity in the diaspora.

United States

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