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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1936
Page
5
The court sustained the objectors motion to dismiss the petition to establish the Sunday Creek Sanitary District. Judges from Athens Perry and Morgan counties held hearings and found the record lacked sufficient facts on project scope financing and jurisdiction to sustain establishment.
Mrs. Alberta Dailey wife of Roy Dailey died at 9 p m Thursday at the family home Forrest Street after a two week illness She was 55 Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs Clarence Smalley a son Clarence Dailey Logan a granddaughter a brother Herbert Armstrong Glouster and a sister Mrs Willia Sherman Barberton Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p m at Union Church with burial in Union Cemetery Friends may call after Saturday noon at the family home Forrest Street
The Albany circuit lists Sunday School at Albany at 9 15 am and preaching at 10 15 am. Carpenter parish holds Sunday School at 9 30 am BYPU at 6 30 pm and preaching at 7 30 pm. South Canaan offers Sunday School at 9 30 am and a prayer service at 10 30 am.
Rev Miles E Hoon of New Marsh field will preach at Millfield Church of Christ at 10 30 Sunday morning on The Life of Obedience Bible School meets at 9 30 a m.
The Church of Christ in Athens schedules Bible study Sunday at 9 30 a m and worship service at 10 30 a m all in the church building.
The McClelland Hooper reunion was announced today and will be held Sunday at the Jacksonville Grove. The item notes the Pont Alexandre III as Paris's largest bridge over the Seine.
Fred H. Uhlman of 9 Bowling Green quietly departed Athens after buying all assets of The D. Zenner Co. at a bankruptcy sale. He indicated plans were indefinite and that the next move might be leasing the building to operate the store, but no announcements would be made for several days.
Registration opens in Ewing Hall for evening and Saturday courses at Ohio University with graduate credit options. Courses span English Spanish psychology sociology commerce economics education and more with a 3 dollar per semester hour fee plus a 5 dollar A L E fee.
The Amesville Parish holds its second semi annual meeting and home-coming at Carthage Presbyterian Church Route 50 three miles south of Guysville on Sunday Sept 20. Morning service at 10 30 led by Rev Howard E Warner. Dr W S Gamertsfelder of Ohio University will speak in the afternoon. Community singing with F H Sands leading and Mrs Anna Chapman at the piano. A community dinner will be served on the church lawn at noon. Grounds are in good condition with ample parking.
L. W. Clark rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd announces the Church School will resume next Sunday after August vacation. Classes begin at 10:30 with Holy Communion at 10:30 and organ prelude by Mrs Laura Bently at 10:20. Pupils go to classes after Ante-Communion.
The Athens Presbyterian Church redecorated the main floor including the auditorium and other rooms during the summer. Rev. Arthur T. Clark will preach at 10 30 Sunday morning. Sunday School starts at 9 25 with classes for all ages. The Christian Endeavor Society meets at p m. Devotional services are set for Wednesday night at 7.
Miss Geraldine Hurst a 16 year old evangelist continues the revival at the Hocking St Church of God with sermons tonight Saturday and Sunday morning and evening. Church School for all at 9 30 Sunday morning. Young Peoples meeting at 6 30 Sunday evening. Prayer and praise service Wednesday at 7 30.
In Columbus Judge Mell G Underwood granted a permanent injunction preventing J Clyde Edmundson and H W Roach from blocking removal of 11 buildings on the 42 acre former CCC Camp site. The decision allows government time to remove its property and may prompt appeals or damages actions.
Dr. H. T. Houf will preach at the First Methodist Church Sunday morning at 10 30. Sunday School departments meet at 9 15 and resume sessions after a three week closure due to infantile paralysis. L W Kelley leads Wednesday 7 30 service. Woman's Home Missionary Society meets Friday 2 pm with Lan caster School of Missions highlights. Mrs S H Bing speaks on Christian Citizenship. Mystery Mothers draw Queen Esther names.
The Athens Christian Science Church will read the lesson sermon on Sunday September 13 on the subject Substance. The golden text cites Hebrews 11 1 and Job 42 12 quotes affirming divine Mind and its harmony. The passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures amplifies the idea that reality is divine Mind and its idea and urges yielding to truth.
Ohio State University portable soils laboratory will visit Athens County on September 15 and 16. Locations include Dave Sawyer’s farm near Millfield, Amesville Vocational Building, Harvey Person’s farm near Guysville, and the Athens County Fairgrounds. Tests for lime and available phosphorus are free. samples must be from the plow layer and kept separate by field and color. About a pint of fairly dry soil is needed. A state soil specialist and county agent will advise on fertilizer lime and seeding.
Hazel Hart and Phyllis Brammer of Hocking were fined $5 and costs each by Magistrate T R Bennett after pleading guilty to assault and battery. Helen Lucas under 16 was to be taken to Probate Court. An odd note mentions an opossum using its tail to cling to branches.
Rev. Neil Crawford of Cleveland will preach at the First Christian Church Sunday at 8 p m. The trial sermon aims to show him as a candidate for future pastor and all members and friends are urged to attend especially the city’s young people.
James Harvey Williams longtime Athens County resident and former postmaster at Lysander died at his Highland Avenue home after a life in rural Ohio. He was 78, survived by wife Nany and daughter Geraldine, plus siblings and a Columbus granddaughter. Funeral services set for Clarks Chapel at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Ohio University seeks rooming for male students. Dean of Men notes more housing is required as students arrive Sunday. Athens residents with rooms should call the dean’s office at 712 on Saturday to be listed.
Change in service time Rev Ceril E Mender will preach at Cols Chapel Sunday night at 7 30 replacing the usual time Sunday School remains at 10 a m.
Revival services are held each night at 7 39 o clock at the Dowler Ridge Church with evangelist James T. Maffin leading. Special singing programs are arranged for each service.
County officials at the Southeastern Ohio meeting in Athens adopted a resolution to let reappraisement begin only in counties where needed and funds exist. A House bill to delay six years stalled in the Senate. State officials urged early tax rates, delinquent tax collection, and training in safety methods. Notables from multiple counties attended.
Athens County residents joined the Ohio Republican campaign gathering at Mt Sterling yesterday. Attendees included David Johnson Frank Biddle G D Gorsham John Ruth John Finsterwald Dr H T Phillips Frank S Lowry H T Westfall Mrs C H Bartlett and Harry Kelley Sr and Jr.
An Athens newspaper ad touts Endo-Corn as a remedy that removes any corn or callous quickly without pain. The pitch claims it costs fifty cents and offers dramatic results, urging readers who failed with other cures to try it.
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