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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1950
Page
9
A preacher argues money tests character not health alone. The piece contrasts wealth with compassion, urging sacrifice over hoarding to fund a hospital, child welfare, and global gospel expansion. It warns money can corrupt inner life if kept in excess.
Enrollment in Hocking County schools fell from 2775 to 2697 this year while Logan district eased from 1323 to 1316. A forecast by Samuel Dillon and Dr. Raye mond B Thompson predicts growth to 5252 by 1964 with most counties rising, though Ath ens and Vinton may decline.
The page lists weekly worship times and activities for multiple churches including First Methodist St. Pauls Episcopal American Lutheran St Matthew Church of the Nazarene First Presbyterian Trinity Lutheran Berea Presbyterian Gore Eue Circuit and Dundas Eve Circuit. Activities cover Sunday school morning worship Holy Communion youth groups choir rehearsals and mid week meetings with dates and locations specified for various parishes.
The Logan Jr Chamber of Commerce sponsors a get out the vote drive urging all residents to vote. Banners windows and sidewalk stencils will be used statewide. Baby sitters will be provided and Jaycees wives will drive mothers to the polls to boost turnout.
Logan Red Cross appoints ward recruiting chairmen as the Hocking County chapter raises its October blood collection quota to 125 pints. The Bloodmobile will visit the Methodist Church on East Hunter Street October 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donors including those with past malaria or jaundice rules have new allowances. call 5-3536 to enroll.
Sharon Freeman Marlene Brooks Ruth Schultz Ruth Adcock and Mrs Jay Nimon acted as leader at the meeting.
Eleven Brownie Scouts met after school in the Girl Scout rooms with sixteen girls present. They recited the Brownie pledge and sang, then played games led by Sherry Casto and several other named attendees including Tanya Kay Burton Linda Wolfe Bertha Jones Barbara Eby Judy Shaw Linda Clark Shirley Ruth Brooks Ruth Ann Lackey Kathleen Davis and Kendra Waltz.
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