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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1940

Page

2

Merchants plan Christmas sales contest and homecoming events

Nelsonville merchants vote to start a late month sales promotion contest ending Christmas week. Oscar Fulton explains the Athens Credit Bureau operations. Homecoming activities include school colors decor, a Jackson High School parade and a special train with 1,000 Jackson fans, a Varsity N program, and a queen project. Armistice Day store hours set.

Nelsonville Retail Merchants Association Oscar Fulton Athens Credit Bureau Jackson High School Arnold Field Jackson N” Association Eagles George Abraham Glen Thomas The Merchants Association Harry A. Mettler Thomas Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion

Revival in Progress at Pentecostal Faith Church

A revival is in progress at the Pentecostal Faith Church 44 Poplar St in Nelsonville led by Bishop W. W. Lewis with Rev Robert Ossman as local pastor. Special music each night invites the public to attend.

Nelsonville Pentecostal Faith Church Poplar St W. W. Lewis Robert Ossman

Straitsville Social Notes Highlights Local Eastern Star Event

Electa Chapter Eastern Star entertained Carnation Chapter of New Lexington with guest Mrs. Flossie Kiltau of Athens, grand marshal of Ohio. Program included songs, trumpet duets, vocal and instrumental solos, and a committee arranged reception. About 30 local and 25 visiting members attended. Other items cover social visits, lodge meetings, fairs, and church group activities in Straitsville and nearby communities.

New Straitsville Electa Order of Eastern Star Carnation New Lexington Flossie Kiltau Athens Kiltan Ohio Eddie Lawson Jack Abram Catherine Miller Marilyn Withy Margaret Thomas Billy Ross Betty Gill Lois Brown Anna Snider

Alfred Brief Social And Personal Notes

Mr and Mrs Dana received word this week from Thomas L McGinnis Jr Maxwell Field Ala that he has made two ratings in the last week which is unusual for only nine months service in the Air Corps Emma Findling was sent to Columbus as a delegate to the Women s Republican rally Mr and Mrs W E Robinson and Bill Robinson and family went to West Virginia Sunday to visit relatives Vesta Bentz and daughter spent Sunday with Walter Tuttle of Silver Ridge Fred Vanmeter is building a new house on the old building site Mr and Mrs V L Shumway spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Martin Keehler Mr and Mrs Ira Kimes and daughter Bettie Louise of Parkersburg at Sunday with Mr and Mrs a Swartz and family Roy Cremenas was seriously injured when his hand was caught in a molasses press recently His thumb and three of his fingers were amputated Snakes were unknown during the earth s Age of Reptiles

Alfred Dana Thomas L. McGinnis Maxwell Field Ala Air Corps Emma Findling Columbus W. E. Robinson Bill Robinson West Virginia Vesta Bentz Walter Tuttle Silver Ridge Fred Vanmeter V. L. Shumway Martin Keehler Ira Kimes Bettie Louise Parkersburg A Swartz

Four Way Battle Emerges In Pin Loop Standings

NELSONVILLE City Bowling League Shows four team race with Brooks New Straitsville Neimans and Sohio leading. Mechems struggle with six straight setbacks as players post high scores led by Steenrod 234 and 616.

Nelsonville Brooks New Straitsville Neimans Sohio Mechems PNG Catbiadeceeoay Bebie Gervige Haydenville Ienen R. Steenrod J. Johnston J. Spray R. Neiman F. Good G. Wolf P. Davis F. Conley Extra T. Pughtine G. Wilson Straiteville R. Howe A. Juniper D. Williams Straitaville B. Mechem Millholland J. Brooks M. Mellinger Dr. Gardner J. Kelly Straitsville K. Cope R. Ashby D. McMannis Covert J. Haffner C. Cookson J. Martin C. Lee Coverts F. Huddy Beasleys M Matheny G. Smith

Six High School Bowling Teams Formed for Gutter League

The High School Gutter League features six boys teams Jitterbugs Pinboys Alley Rats Termites Tom Cats and Stooges with rosters led by Keplar Bardain James Kimble Rosser Patton Hannahs Shafer Pritchard Chapman Ruble Bingman Hodge Oakley Westfall. Girls teams coached by Rosemary Sayre meet Monday evenings.

Jitterbugs Ross Keplar Bob Bardain Clifford James Tom Cats Windle Chapman Charles Ruble Dick Bingman Stooges Ted Hodge Percy Oakley Harry Westfall Rosemary Sayre Middleport Public Square Jackson Arnold Field

Rotary official visits Nelsonville club on survey

Leon Mon tague of Chicago representing Rotary International was a guest Tuesday evening in Nelsonville. A past district governor he is surveying clubs in various districts and spent Tuesday afternoon with President T. R. Mills.

Nelsonville Leon Montague Chicago Rotary International Nelsonville Club T. R. Mills

Nelsonville Chapel to Hold Thursday Evening Services

Services at Dorr Run Chapel Thursday evening October 17 at 7 30. The Rev W M George pastor of the Nelsonville M E Church will show pictures at the event.

Nelsonville Dorr Run W. M. George M. E

Club Meets Friday in Nelsonville at Mrs Craig Home

The M. M. Club will gather Friday evening at the residence of Mrs. Goldin Craig in Nelsonville for a club meeting. Members are invited to attend and discuss upcoming activities.

Nelsonville M. M. Club Goldin Craig

Booth Festival Seeks Charitable Contributions

Nelsonville Metho dist Church Epworth League calls for canned goods linens and money for the Booth Festival to be held in Athens on Nov 2. Contributions aid Worthington Children's Home and White Cross Hospital with league members collecting donations.

Nelsonville Methodist Church Epworth League Athens Worthington Children's Home White Cross Hospital

PTA Bazaar To Be Friday

NELSONVILLE The East PTA bazaar will be held at East school Friday night Oct 18 at 7 oclock. Short plays by grades include Out of the Book The Kit tens Find Their Mittens A Little Learning Now and Then Dr Cure All Mrs ole and Her Crops How the Story Grew. A fish pond will be featured and baked goods hot dogs ice cream homemade candy and popcorn will be offered.

Nelsonville East P.T.A Ole

Nelsonville Social Notes

The Golden Rule Sunday School class of the Methodist Church will meet Thursday evening with Miss Edna Hall on Watkins Street. Retta Howe class plans guest night at the church with a 6 oclock covered dish dinner and asks members to bring a guest and silver offering. Mrs. Gertrude Long of Columbus visits Nelsonville friends while Mrs. Flossie Crawford returns from Cleveland with her son and daughter in law Dr. and Mrs. Henry Crawford for a trip to the New York World’s Fair. Mrs. Margaret Young of Newark visits sister Mrs. Joe Hawk at Maple Hill for the week.

The Methodist Church Edna Hall Watkins St Byrd C. L. Stout Retta Howe Gertrude Long Columbus Dean Long Athens Nelsonville Flossie Crawford Cleveland Henry Crawford Margaret Young Newark Joe Hawk Maple Hill

Bolins Mill Home Scene of Birthday Party

A Bolins Mill gathering at Mr and Mrs Milton Staneart's home honored Mrs Sylvia Whitlatch of New Marshfield on her birthday. Attendees included the Norris family Harkins Rosser and Staneart relatives and the guest of honor with refreshments served. A PTA meeting is announced for Thursday at 7 PM with a potluck lunch.

Bolins Mill Glenn Rosser Arlene Sarah Mae Milton Staneart Louise Max Sylvia Whitlatch

Women’s Society of Christian Service Meets After Silver Tea

Glouster program committee asks members to stay after the Silver Tea at the church for a brief but important business meeting.

Glouster

Mrs Vic Houston Taken For Observation At Marietta

Mrs. Vic Huston of Fairlawn Avenue was taken to Marietta Osteopathic Hospital Monday for observation and treatment and a possible operation.

Glouster Vic Houston Fairlawn Ave Marietta Osteopathic Hospital

Study Club Meets With Mrs. Jones in Glouster

Progressive Study Club met at Mrs. E. L. Jones home on Madison Street with 14 members attending. They discussed Peculiar Laws and Parliamentary Procedure, received federation updates, voted $5 for high school band uniforms, and planned the November 4 meeting with guest speaker Mrs. John Blower. The group also noted disapproval of Crawford Theater ruins and invited members to a Garden Club talk October 22 by Victor Reiss of Ohio State University.

Glouster Progressive Study Club E. L. Jones Madison St Connecticut J. H. Henshaw H. L. Jauchius Carl Pico John Blower Charles Matthews Athens J. E. Anderson M. M. Bryson Beulah Bennett W. W. Bryson Esta Cunningham Lalla Danford S. Dunnett H. L. Janchius Eva Kientz Grace Ochs Car Pico Harriette Weymueller E. J. Williams Club

Church Home Coming Sets Fine Attendance

Hollister U. B. Church marks sixth annual Home Coming with 195 in Sunday School, short of the 217 goal. Gifts go to youngest Dale Swindell, oldest William Bailey, and the largest family Winifred Clark group. Visitors from several towns attend. a general rally is planned for Nov. 3.

Glouster Jacksonville Waterford Murray City Bremen Lancaster Corning Malta Newark Circleville Zanesville

Road Worker Crushed On Route 78 Injury

John Boyd of Chesterhill was crushed through the stomach Monday while dumping limestone for Muskingum Valley Asphalt Company on Route 78. He slipped and fell under a passing truck and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens in serious condition.

Glouster John Boyd Chesterhill Route Boyd Muskingum Valley Asphalt Company Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens

Legion Donates 20 Dollars to High School Band

At the Frank McCann Post meeting Tuesday night the Legion voted twenty dollars to the high school band for uniforms. Committees reported Armistice Day plans and announced an out of town speaker for the program at the depot square.

Glouster Frank McCann Post American Legion Depot Square

Action Guild Takes Two Games From Tinkers

The Action Guild won the second and third games at Wolf Bowling Alleys after a rough start in the first. Andrew Mc Creanor, the Guild high school member, opened with eight straight strikes and finished with 261 to propel the team past McCarty's Tinkers.

Glouster Action Guild Wolf Bowling Alleys Andrew McCreanor McCarty Tinkers

Glouster Social Notes Highlight Local Students Visiting

Glouster social notes list weekend visits and new employment for area residents. Ralph and Fred Darling Gail Roberts and others from Eastern State Teachers College in Richmond are visiting with parents. Robert Clark of Walnut Hill will work as a civil service electrician at the Philadelphia Navy Yards, leaving for duty Friday. Other locals, including Frank Cunningham at Ohio State University and Jo Ann Heck visiting Athens, are noted along with family visits in Columbus and Athens.

Ralph Fred Darling Gail Roberts Eastern State Teachers College Richmond Bert Smith Millfield Bob Keener Moxahala Robert Clark John R. Clark Walnut Hill United States Navy Yards Philadelphia Bob Cumberland H. Parfitt Frank Cunningham Ohio State University Columbus F. P. Kientz Jo Ann Heck Betty Griswold Athens Thomas Herbert Lucy Gatchel Terre Haute Ind Emma Easler Fairlawn Ave Joseph Beshara Cleveland C. K. Rockhold W. O. Bailey Charles T. W. Sanders Herb Parker Bert Sivill

Dinner Guests At Galloway Home In Glouster Ohio

Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Galloway hosted a chicken dinner Sunday at their Paris Ohio home with guests including Ira Galloway and daughter Jo from Athens, Jim Eveland from Crooksville, E. E. Galloway family from Glouster with Beverly Sue and Melody, Christine and J. W. Galloway, plus Prof. and Mrs. J. R. Gentry and two daughters and Mrs. Gentry. Afternoon callers included Mr. Gentry's mother Mrs. Gentry and sister Miss Gentry of Athens.

Glouster R. C. Galloway Paris Ira Galloway Athens Jim Eveland Crooksville E. E. Galloway Beverly Sue Melody Christine J. W. Galloway J. R. Gentry Mr. Gentry Mrs. Gentry Miss Gentry

Picnic at Seven Caves Draws Local Crowd

A Sunday picnic near Bainbridge Ohio at Seven Caves drew several residents including Mr and Mrs John Darling and daughter Joan of Athens Miss Elizabeth Thomas Murray City Mr and Mrs Walter Vernon Mr and Mrs Ernest Vernon and daughter Cynthia Lou Mrs Ralph Nida and son Gene Mr and Mrs Harry Vaughn and Mr Fritz Foutz all for Glouster.

Glouster Seven Caves Bainbridge, Ohio John Darling Joan Athens Elizabeth Thomas Murray City Walter Vernon Ernest Vernon Cynthia Lou Ralph Nida Gene Harry Vaughn Fritz Foutz

Marriage Meddlers and the Veritzen Secret Motive

At the Graham Sag Harbor farmhouse Philip Veritzen explains past efforts to stop his son Noel's marriage to Mary Harrison. Lillian and Madge Underwood question his motives after Olina's return, while the narrator and others believe him truthful yet remain wary about his current plans. The scene ends with cautious trust and a pause before further actions.

Graham Sag Harbor Philip Veritzen Madge Graham Lillian Underwood Noel Madge Mary Harrison Lillian Veritzen Mary Olina Transvania Olivia

A Sequel to Married Comrades by Adele Garrison

In this installment a male narrator defends the actress Mary while testing her devotion to Noel amid a troubling marriage. He asserts a wife must crush suspicion of her husband and protect him, citing the Queen Olga crisis as the motive for his plans to rescue them. The passage ends with a tease for tomorrow.

Adele Garrison Mary Noel Olga

Glouster Mayor Warns Against Halloween Pranks

Mayor Thomas Williams Sr. of Glouster urged drastic action after daily complaints from car owners and property owners about pranks. He said parents will be held responsible for damage by their children while not opposing harmless fun, but stealing auto parts and damaging cars crosses the line.

Glouster Thomas Williams Williams

Marriage Announced in Glouster for Minnie Coffman Kasler

Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Coffman announce the marriage of their daughter Minnie to James Kasler. The ceremony was held Saturday at the Jacksonville Methodist Church with Rev. Charles E. Palmer officiating. The couple, both Hollister High School graduates class of 1938, will reside in Canton after a Sunday family dinner.

Errett Shepard James Kasler Anna Henry Beltz Harold Elkins Mildred Charles Coffman Arthur Kasler J. N. Coffman

Christian Endeavor Officers Are Named

Hollister U B Church held a Christian Endeavor meeting. Rev. Davis named Miss Henrietta Phelps president who appointed Isabelle Lenigar vice president, Mrs. Paul Brown secretary, Martha Phelps assistant secretary treasurer, Alberta Yarger pianist, Lucy Brown chorister, Angeline Norton, Helen Molnar assistant choristers. Next meeting planned for Sunday evening. Those nearby invited. In Paris artisans produce artificial eyelashes with a tiny precious stone.

Hollister U. B Davis Henrietta Phelps Isabelle Lenigar Paul Brown Martha Phelps Alberta Yarger Lucy Brown Angeline Norton Helen Molnar

Wedding Anniversary Is Observed Sunday

GLOUSTER Mr and Mrs Thomas Brown 19 Morgan St celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary with a family dinner Sunday Oct 13 in the presence of Bernard Tucker Charlotte Ann Russell L P Henderson and daugh ter Le Nora of Columbus Mrs Mary Leach Thomas Morris and others Four generations attended including Mary Leach Effie Brown Ferne Tucker Henderson and Le Nora Henderson.

Effie Brown Ferne (Tucker) Henderson le Nora Henderson

Glouster Orpah Class Halloween Party at Rogers Home

The Glouster Orpah Class of the Methodist Church meets Thursday evening at Mrs. H. A. Rogers front street home with co hostess Mrs. R. S. Richey. A Halloween party is planned and attendees are asked to come masked.

Glouster

Peterson's Ointment Gains Nationwide Fame

A Buffalo druggist created an ointment for pile irritation that provided quick cooling soothing and astringent relief. Its fame spread nationwide making Peterson's Ointment a favorite in thousands of homes. Ask your druggist for a 35c box or 60c tube with applicator. Money back if not delighted.

Buffalo Druggist Peterson Adv

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