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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1929
Page
7
Mrs Rowe Verris, daughter of Wald, died at the family home in Colin Bus. The report notes her passing and hometown connections.
The Plains Parent-Teacher Association met at the school gym Tuesday with Hermen Humphrey as chairman. Elected officers are President Mrs. Robert Graves Vice President D G Pulling Secretary Floyd Linscott Treasurer H A Tipton.
About 200 students from Smith Hughes high schools in Washington Noble Morgan and Athens Counties attended a field day at the Fleming Experiment Station. They wrote impressions of the visit and the papers were judged for prizes by Prof Forest Tay Inr Marwon and Sam H Pinever. First prize went to Gerald Syphere Vennaville.
Canaan Baptist Church hosts a Sunday home coming with Sunday School at 10 AM. Rev. Timberlake of Amesville Church will speak. A basket dinner is planned at noon. In the afternoon, an address by Rev. B. T. Kimbrough of Canaan is scheduled. William Marshall coordinates arrangements.
The report notes that he is much improved following a strike by a machine in the Lower Plains.
The Naomi Bible Class of The Plains held its regular meeting in Mrs Robert Graves home on Wednesday evening planning an anti masquerade Halloween party for the class to be at Mrs Bernice Laman s house Miss Rose Davis a Red Cross worker addressed the meeting Refreshments were served Those present included Mrs Bernice Laman Mrs Thelma Linscott Mrs Marie Michael Mrs Augusta Whitlateh Mrs Mary Evans Mrs Helen Michael Mrs Jaret Channe l Mrs Ruth Cade Mrs Audry Kat Mrs Edith Barrows and Mrs Robert Graves Other local items note Columbus visitors Carl Leffler and family in Athens for Sunday dinner guests Joe Lehman and son Paul Haydenville and Ernest Mingus family updates and car purchase mentions }
The Friendship Bible Class of the Chauncey Church of Christ elected officers and planned an annual Halloween party. New president is Mrs Pauline Jackson with vice presidents Mrs Lucille Sanders and Miss Nelvalene Goff, secretary Mrs Vivian Collins, treasurer Mrs Pearl Henry, and associate secretary Charles Bradfield Jr. The meeting honored Rev V Ahlbrand on his birthday with gifts.
Dr Wests Zanesville Broadcasting Chorus gave a musical program Thursday at Athens High School Auditorium. Copres and Class No 6 of the first M BK Church organized the event. A small audience attended as chorus quartet and solo numbers drew applause led by A B E Whatey and L W Kelly.
Funeral services were held in Columbus for S Siwalk with burial in the city. The deceased was the father in law of Sant Wh, son of Chaunery, and death followed a stroke of paralysis.
Scout Commissioner Roy St Dupler announced a Court of Honor for all Boy Scouts of Athens to be held tonight at the Scout headquarters after Troop 2 meeting. Troop 2 meets at 7 oclock. Tenderfoot to Third Class pins will be awarded.
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