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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1936
Page
9
Chauncey expects many visitors for the annual Church of Christ homecoming on Sunday September 20. The day opens at 9 a.m. with church orchestra music followed by a 9:30 a.m. Rally Day service in Sunday School. Rev. Gilbert Courtney leads a 10:30 a.m. communion and homecoming sermon. A noon cafeteria basket dinner is served.
Rev. E. D. Murch, formerly of Athens, died Sunday after his sermon at the East Palestine Church of Christ. In Athens, Rev. and Mrs. Gil bert Courtney presided over the funeral, with a 1:30 p.m. program featuring greetings, talks by former members and visitors, and choir music from a 50-year-old group. The church choir, directed by Mrs. Christine Brown, provided morning and afternoon selections. The pastor and committees arranged the day's events.
Mrs Nettie Baker wife of Charles Baker of Chauncey was removed to Mercy Hospital Columbus on Tuesday where she will likely undergo a major operation. She was accompanied by Mrs Albert Perry.
Chauncey-Dover High School reports seventeen football candidates all new to the squad except four holdovers Lock Tedrow Sapp Kollister from last year’s Hocking Valley Little Five champions. Coach Theisen hopes a late-season surge yields success opening Sept 25 at home versus Nelsonville with several road games to follow.
Mrs. C L White hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mr and Mrs Russell Cody with about 100 guests and many gifts. The Russell Reunion drew 100 plus attendees at Coolville Camp Grounds with numerous distant travelers among those named. A farewell party for Rev E J Williams was planned, and several local residents were noted for visits, travels, and illnesses.
Kanauga The Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs Lesle Deem's home Thursday afternoon to sew quilt blocks after prayers and business. Eleven members and one guest attended with fruit salad cake and coffee served. Next meeting with Mrs Charles Neal is set for Oct 1. Local moves illnesses travel and social notes follow including a stroke suffered by George Boardman and a homecoming attendance in Winfield West Virginia.
The reading forecasts a lively, enterprising day driven by mutual and lunar influences. It highlights chances for advancement at work, social and domestic activity, unusual pleasures, and possible abrupt changes, with a vibrant year for those born today and a refined, energetic child as a future outcome.
Lewis Chapman and Richard Bobo with family accompanied by Mrs. Chapman will stay with Mrs. Tena Hix. Mrs. A W Pullins returned from Toledo after attending a M E Church Conference as circuit delegate. Mrs. A Steele hosted Sunday School class No 3 Thursday night in Gallipolis. John Baker, after two weeks with parents and brother in Chauncey, left for Flint Michigan to resume work as a mail carrier. he has been in Flint five months.
Chauncey mine No 25 operated Wednesday but is idle today. Eight mines were marked up for work Thursday: Nos 255 28 15 90 Hocking Poston No 6 Coonville and Black Diamond.
A grave in Alaska dating back thousands of years held a pair of ivory snow goggles with narrow slits to block glare from the sun on snow, suggesting early eye protection practices in Arctic conditions.
Mrs Harry Clarke of Easton Pa returns home after visiting her Chauncey relatives Mr and Mrs Floyd Nye Rev and Mrs Gilbert Courtney Mrs Charles Reed and Mrs Nina Johnson traveled from Chauncey Trimble to McConnelsville to visit Glen Reed patient in Rocky Glen Sanitarium The note adds that complete weather maps are now supplied to ships at sea by radio Five of the big wars of America began in April.
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