Athens Presbyterian Church Rededication Tonight in Athens
The First Presbyterian Church in Athens will rededicate its redecorated interior with a 7:45 service tonight featuring Rev. L W Gisher Dr A Y Wilcox and Rev Arthur T Clark. A reception follows at 8:15 in the church parlors with plans to meet student leader Miss Margaret Shannon and new pastor Rev Clark.
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Athens
Ohio
Athens Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church In
L. W. Gisher
Gallipolis
A. Y. Wilcox
Athens Church
Arthur T. Clark
P. L. Peterson
G. H. Bentley
L. W. Addicott
Margaret Shannon
Clark
Jesus
Miss Shannon
Ohio University
Westminster Fellowship
Be, A. Hansen
Christian Endeavor Society
Church notes outline fall activities and services
Dr. William G. Seaman opens at First Methodist with “of What Use Is God?” 10 45 Sunday. Midweek service 7 15 Wednesday. Martzolff Class anniversary October 1. Foreign Missionary Society October 2. Wesley Foundation events include 9 15 Sunday School and 7 15 Tuesday choir. Rev. Leslie Wilcox preaches at First Wesleyan October 2 3. Evangelistic meeting starts October 4 led by Rev. John Woodhouse and Dayton outreach.
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First Methodist Church
Doctor Seaman
Christian Fellowship
Martzolff
Foreign Missionary Society
Wesley Foundation
Phi Tau Theta
Kappa Phi
Church of Christ On Stimson Avenue Plans Sunday Service
The Church of Christ on Stimson Ave with no resident pastor meets weekly for scriptural study. This Sunday at 10:30 a.m. the group discusses Subverting of the Hearers under Pearly Gas Kill. A communion service will be observed and a Bible study at 9:30 a.m. covers the unbounded works of God versus profane and vain babblings from Second Timothy 2 8 26.
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Church of Christ
Stimson Ave
Pearly Gas- Kill
Rogers Will Preach At Pilgrim Holiness
Rev. H. E. Rogers of the Pilgrim Holiness Church will deliver the morning sermon at 10 30 a m Sunday. Sunday School convenes at 9 30 a m and Eva Farrell leads the Young People’s meeting at 6 45 p m. An evangelistic sermon is scheduled for 7 30 p m Sunday evening followed by a prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7 30 p m.
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H. E. Rogers
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Young People's
Eva Farrell
Rally Day Observed At Free Methodist Church
Free Methodists observe Rally Day with Sunday School at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 30 on Heaven the Christian s Objective Sunday night service at 7 30 led by Mrs Bertina Farley Rev R 9 Lemons new pastor scheduled to lead events.
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Free Methodist Church
Bertina Farley
Lemons
Reality as the subject of Athens Christian Science lesson
The Athens Christian Science Church will read a Sunday lesson sermon on Reality. The golden text cites I Corinthians 2 9. The lesson includes II Samuel 22 31 32 and a passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy asserting perfection underlies reality and that nothing is wholly real without it.
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Athens
Christian Science Church
Mary Baker Eddy
Mrs Elaine Graham Heads Salem Group
The Epworth League of the Salem M. E. Church elected officers for the coming year. Elaine Graham is president Edith Pollard first vice president Blanche Richardson second vice president Ella Richardson third vice president Helen Grace secretary treasurer. Rev Edwin M Larason completed his conference year and will be replaced soon by Rev Bery L Burr.
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Epworth League of the
Salem M. E. Church
Elaine Graham
Edith Pollard
Blanche Richardson
Ella Richardson
Helen Grace
Edwin M. Larason
Salem Church
Bery L. Burr
Preacher to Speak at Carbondale and Dowler Ridge Churches
Rev. Bery Burr will preach Sunday at Carbondale M E Church at 10 30 a m and at Dowler Ridge M E Church at 7 30 p m on the subject The Perfect Man.
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Bery Burr
Carbondale M. EF
Dowler Ridge M. FE
Man
Gallia WPA Engineer denies petition to dismiss officials
Gallia County WPA engineer H. W. Nixon denied circulating or receiving a petition to dismiss WPA officers. He noted a June–July petition asking for WPA jobs and later dismissal of county WPA officers, but said it was sent to Columbus and returned with no action. He advised against hiring a certification officer and said rumors of current petitions are mudslinging.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Gallia County
H. W. Nixon
Works Progress Administration
Nixon
Columbus
Wedded in Kentucky Gallipolis Couple Tie Knot
Miss Virginia Rupe daughter of Mrs Garnet Rupe and Franklin E Cox an employee of the Gallipolis Motor Company were married in Greenup Kentucky on Wednesday The bride is a senior in high school here
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Gallipolis
Virginia Rupe
Garnet Rupe
Franklin E. Cox
Gallipolis Motor Company
Greenup
Special Work for Women Begins in Eureka Tonight
A WPA sponsored social for women opens at 6 30 pm in the Eureka school yard to raise funds for the Eureka library. Mrs Margaret Bradbury leads the women and professional projects with classes in knitting crocheting rug hooking weaving furniture refinishing upholstering canning and slip cover construction under Mrs Carrie North supervision. Registration for interested persons is at the library basement September 28 and 30 from 9 to 11 30 am and 1 to 3 pm with Mrs North or assistants handling signups.
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Gallipolis
Eureka
WPA
Gallia County
Margaret Bradbury
Carrie North
Wilt divorce suit filed for wilful absence after three years
Pluma Wilt sues Carl Wilt for divorce alleging three years of wilful absence since their 1929 marriage and the death of their only child. In a second case, George W. Tope vs Edna Mae Tope orders support for a minor child at $2 weekly and attorney fees of $50 to Henry W. Cherrington.
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Gallipolis
Pluma Wilt
Carl Wilt
George W. Tope
Edna Mae Tope
Henry W. Cherrington
Luther Rice Memorial Sermon at First Baptist Church
Rev F C Kreager will deliver the Luther Rice Memorial sermon at First Baptist Church Sunday at 10 15 am The Sunday School meets at 9 15 am and BYPU at 6 30 pm Evening service at 7 30 pm features a sermon titled A Religion of Service Prayer meeting theme Do not neglect your prayer life on Wednesday Sept 30 at 7 30 pm Three year old chauffeur Horton story notes a child accidentally started a car causing a 250 yard drive into a tree with only a bent fender damage
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Middleport
Luther Rice
F. C. Kreager
First Baptist Church
BYPU
Kreager
Horton
Kas
U.R
Joan Henry O'Neil
Foreclosure of Tax Liens In Athens County Real Estate
G D Gorham as Treasurer of Athens County filed in the Court of Common Pleas a foreclosure petition against unknown heirs and assigns of Nancy and Mary Nickerson for land in Carthage Township. The seven acre parcel on the Ohio Company's Purchase is described, with sale by execution requested and judgment to follow if unanswered by October 10, 1936. Foster B Ornwell is the prosecutor.
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Nancy Nickerson
Mary Nickerson
G. D. Gorham
Athens County
Ohio
Court of Common Peas
Carthage
Athens
Thomas Nickerson
Ohio Company
Nathaniel Palmers
Foster B. Ornwel
Sassotans
Attendance in Gallia County Schools Rises Across Board
Gallia County schools show higher enrollment salaries and transportation costs this year. Transportation costs rise to 65 617 dollars from 57 822 last year while principal salaries average 2080 up from 1967. Enrollment grows from 3842 in 1935 to 3937 this year with daily attendance up to 2063.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
H. Bion Bradbury
Bradbury
National Republican Chairman Speaks to Gallia County Audience
About 2000 people heard John Hamilton address a Pt. Pleasant gathering in West Virginia. Gallipolis figures present included Judge A J Stormont Hon Robert Switzer Jack Switzer Clyde Ingels Fritz Nunnenkamp C A Allen Homer Sewards D E Richards William Thomas and Mrs A G Houck of Kanauga.
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Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
John Hamilton
National Republican Committee
A. J. Stormont
Robert Switzer
Jack Switzer
Clyde Ingels
Fritz Nunnenkamp
C. A. Allen
Homer Sewards
D. E. Richards
William Thomas
A. G. Houck
Kanauga
Sharp Temperature Fall In Gallipolis After Rain
In Gallipolis the temperature plunged after .42 inches of rain measured by Weather Observer Edwin McCormick. Week temperatures were 96 Monday 99 Tuesday and 98 Wednesday with a drop to 58 Wednesday night and 84 Thursday. a fall to the 40s was expected Thursday night.
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Gallipolis
Edwin McCormick
Mercury
Holzer Hospital Nursings Class to Sponsor Dance
Gallipolis reports a dance tonight at the Elks Club rooms hosted by the Holzer Hospital new student nursing class inviting nurses and their guests to attend.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Elks’ Club Rooms
Birthday party honors Cheshire girls sixth and twelfth
Elizabeth and Liza Anne Grover were surprise guests for their sixth and twelfth birthdays. Their mother Mrs. Ivan Grover organized the party with helper Mrs. Pearl Markins. After games, refreshments were served and gifts brought by many local girls and guests.
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Jenny
Joanne McCarty
Norma Long
Dorothy Burnett
Patty Weekley
Dee Hawkins
Mrs. Fielding Hawkins
Christine
Lorene Peters
Dorothy Thomas
Elizabeth and
Lita Anne Grover
Public address system at G.A.H.S. opener
The public address system will be used at the season opening football game in Gallipolis tonight at 8 o clock. G A H S faces Chesapeake in the kickoff matchup.
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Gallipolis
G.A.H.S
Chesapeake
Naval Recruits Sought From Gallia District
The Navy Department opens a Navy Recruiting Sub Station in the new Post Office Building Portsmouth Ohio Room 1 serving Gallia Scioto Lawrence Adams Pike Ross Jackson Vinton Meigs Counties Ohio and Lewis County Kentucky. Men ages 17 to 25 in these counties may apply from 9 am to 4 pm weekdays 12 pm Saturdays closed Sundays and holidays. Information is being sent from the Portsmouth Recruiting Station.
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Navy Department
Navy
Portsmouth
Ohio
Gallia
Scioto
Lawrence
Adams
Pike, Ross
Jackson
Vinton
Meigs
Lewis County
Kentucky
Surgeon Gordon To Speak At First Baptist Church
Dr Gordon S Sea grave medical missionary to India will address the First Baptist Church Sunday at 7 30 pm He authored Wastebasket Surgery a graphic depiction of frontier hospital life after establishing a Burma hospital
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Gallipolis
Gordon
Seagrave
India
First Baptist Church
Frontier Hospital
Burma
State Auto Insurance claims city softball title
Gallipolis reports the State Auto Insurance softball team defeated the Dravo aggregation 7 to 2 in the fifth and deciding game to win the city championship. The State Highway team also won the 1935 championship.
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Gallipolis
State Auto Insurance
Dravo Aggregation
State Hghway
Enrolling for Federal Work Is Started in Gallia County
A new clerk Earl Boyer from Vinton joins the National Reemployment Service to re interview 1225 Gallia County jobseekers. 1038 men and 187 women are listed though county caseload is 933. Re interviews occur at 8 10 or 1 with crews tied to project closures. Those certified must attend by Dec 1 or lose WPA jobs. re interviews include those on PWA contracts at Eureka dam and Mudsoc Ledita road.
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Gallipolis
National Reemployment Service Bureau
Derry Wetherholt
Ferry Dillon
Earl Boyer
Vinton
Gallia County
NRS
WPA
H. W. Nixon
Wetherholts Buy Marine Hospital Site for Duplex Plan
Mr and Mrs Elias Wetherholt purchased the old Marine Hospital Building on First Street to remodel into a duplex. Irvin Burnett grocer at Third and Pine has bought the vacant lot across from Roma Cole at that intersection and will build a store for his own use.
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Gallipolis
Elias Wetherholt
Marine Hospital
First St
Irvin Burnett
Third and
Pine Sts
Roma Cole
Local Auction Sells Two Houses on Spruce and First Streets
William Gothard of Ironton Road purchased the two houses at Spruce and First Streets for 170 dollars at public sale conducted by Evans Grocery Company. He agreed to move the structures, and the Evans firm plans to build on the lot later.
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Gallipolis
William Gothard
Ironton Road
Spruce and
First Sts
Evans Grocery Company
Evans Company
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