Special Programs To Be Featured in Nelsonville Churches
Nelsonville churches announce a series of revival and World Wide Communion events. The Church of Christ plans promotion day with officer elections and a 9 30 morning program, followed by a 10 38 World Wide Communion service. The Rev L E Evans will deliver the sermon and the choir will sing. The Senior Christian Endeavor will host a promotion reception at 4 00 pm, then revival services begin at 7 00 pm led by the Rev Joseph P Dabb of McArthur. Schedule aligns with Nelsonville time change and evening services shift to 7 00 pm starting Oct 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Evans
Christian Endeavor Society
Intermediate Society
Joseph P. Dabb
McArthur
Saturn Ftag
Nelsonville
Methodist
First Methodist Church
Robert Kinney
Union
Christian Church
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Corner
Chestnut and
Harper Sts
Walter Primmer
B. A. Awe
Young Peoples
Lillian Kinsey
Nelsonville Social Notes and Church Announcements
Nelsonville notices cover church services at Lighthouse Wesleyan and Pilgrim Holiness, marriage of Margaret Rettenmeyer to Raymond Miller, club meeting at Hazel McManus home, Shafer family visit and relocation, Wesleyan Hour schedule change, a rummage sale by WSCS Circle No.2, and Circle No.5 gathering at the Methodist Church with prayer and notes of officers.
Baptist Church Schedule for Promotion Day Sermon
Services announced for Oct. 1 at the Baptist Church Nelsonville include Sunday School at 9 30 a m with Goldie Brunston superintendent Promotion Day across all departments Rev B J Hall pastor will deliver the morning sermon at 10 45 a m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
The
Baptist Church
Goldie Brunston
B. J. Hall
York's Service Men Return From War Fronts in England
William Butt of Nelsonville arrives at an Air Service Command station in England en route home after serving as a radio operator aboard a B 24 Liberator. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross the Air Medal Certificate of Valor Two Bronze Battle Stars and three Oak Leaf Clusters. He passes along news of his pending return Saturday via New York. S Sgt James Elliott recovering from a broken leg in the Pacific is on a seven day leave with family in Nelsonville. Craig Kinney a Great Lakes Seaman 2 c graduate spends a nine day leave with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIR Service Command
England
T. Set. Wiliam
Butt
High St
Nelsonville
States
T. Sei. Butt
George L. Butt
T. Sgt. Butt
Carp Atterbury
Ind
New York
James Elliott
Fletcher General Hospital
Cambridge
Pacific
Brownies Plan Meeting at Central School
Brownies to meet Nelson Veil and others at Central School Brow and any who wish to gain this tone are asked to meet on Saturday afternoon near Locack. Miss Bata, Little House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Vile
Miss Bata
Little House
Earl Lowden Dies Suddenly In Columbus
Earl E Lowden 66 a former Nelsonville resident died of a heart attack Thursday in Columbus where he and his son Max owned a grocery at 4147 N High St He served on Nelsonville City Council and was a Maple Grove Methodist member He is survived by his wife Florence five grandchildren and the son Funeral services are set for Saturday at A A Shroyer Funeral Chapel in Columbus and at Stout Funeral Home in Nelsonville with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Earl E. Lowden
Columbus
N. High St
Max Lowden
Westwood Rd
Lowden
Maple Grove Methodist Church
Florence
Fig) Linton
Max
A.A. Shroyer
Robert A. Bayler
Berry Heads Legion Post Names New Officers
Berry, Ohio, will install commander Glenford Dugan Post American Legion at a Tuesday meeting Oct 10. New officers elected include Darwin Cookson first vice commander Frank Keyes second vice commander Orville Steenrod adjutant Floyd Brown service officer Pearl Wend sergeant at arms John Lloyd Evans chaplain Id H. McKiddie trustee. The post plans a lunch after the installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Euzere Berry
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
Darwin Cookson
Frank Keyes
Orville Steenrod
Floyd Brown
Pearl Wend
John Lloyd Evans
Id. H. McKiddie
Murray City Ladies Aid Society Meeting News
Murray City September gathering notes the Ladies Aid Society of the U. B. Church held a meeting at Mrs. Velma Brown home with readings. Members listed include Kate Anders Blanche Johnson Jennie Ayers Lillie Spencer Lydia Hartman and many others. Visitors include Mrs Grace Robison Mary Bush Grace Shaffer and several Hartman family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Ladies Aid Society of the
U. B. Church
Velma Brown
Jennie Avers
Blanche Jownson
Lydia Hartman
Kate Anders
Blanche Johnson
Jennie Ayers
Lillie Spencer
Mary Potts
Mary Ann James
Erma Hellyer
Ethel Cook
Clara James
Loretta Dixon
Daisy Currens
Misses Ardella
Wilda Hartman
Marilyn Cook
Eleanor Spencer
Grace Robison
Mary Bush
Grace Shaffer
Ben Heliyer
Melrose Spencer
Clara Heliyer
Kathleen Hellyer
Dickie Lee Ayers
M.B. Hartman
Harold E. Hartman
South Pacific
Hart Man
Pacific
Oscar Johnson
Porter
Co. H. Worthington
John C. Penn
Granville Thompson
Cleveland
Howard Craft
Everet Sapp
University Hospital At
Columbus
Myrtle Barnes
Col
Butts and companions fined for intoxication in Nelsonville court
Hallie E. Butts and wife Bessie Butts of Hollister were arraigned in the Major Miles Howe court and each fined $3 plus costs for intoxication. Several others named Francis Graham Chauncey and Carnt Allen Lan caster faced similar charges and were fined $5 each after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Hallie E. Butts
Bessie Butts
Hollister
Meaded
Miles Howe
Francis Graham
Chauncey
Carnt Allen
Lan Caster
Ex Prisoner Riffle Returns From War Prison
Clell B. Riffle son of Mr and Mrs Howard Riffle of Lincoln Ave Point Pleasant arrived at an eastern port Tuesday aboard the liner Gripsholm. He was released from a Roumania camp after 13 months and baled out over the Ploesti oil field on the first American raid Aug 1 1943. He is expected to arrive here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clell B. Riffle
Howard Riffle
Lincoln Ave
Point Pleasant
Gripsholm
Roumania
Ploesti
Campaign For Old Clothing In Gallipolis Area
Gallipolis hosts a two week campaign for old clothing to aid occupied European nations. Rev W Scott Westerman of Grace Methodist Church announced the plan. The UNRRA sets a 12 000 000 pound quota with collection sites at the Methodist Church and possibly First Baptist and Presbyterian Churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. Scott Westerman
Grace Methodist Church
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Methodist Church
Women's S Society of Christian Service
First Baptist
Presbyterian
J. Edward Hakes
Theodore Valenti
First Presbyterian Church
Triple wedding ties Hughes and Delong families at Gallipolis
Kimberly resident Roosevelt Hughes announces the marriage of his daughter Charlotte to Max Malone of Nelsonville in a triple wedding at Gallipolis. Wilma Gene Delong and Robert Delong, cousins of Charlotte, also wed, with Clarence Moeckes leaving for service Monday after the ceremony on Sept. 9. Several local residents are noted in other social items and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly
Robert Delong
Nelsonville
Millard Delong
Wilma Gen2 Delong
Charlotte Hughes
Clarence Moeckes
Kimberly Mine
Walt McDonald
The
Plains
Maywood Byers
Raymond Butler
Cleveland
Robert Kennedy
Troy Fields
West Virginia
William Davis
Vera Hutchinson
Columbus
Paul Woods
Rachel Moore
Chrystal Sharp
Carl Lauderbach
Herman Williams
Haydenville
S Hammond
Chauncey
John Chilcote
James Nelson
Bill
E. Nelson
Clarence Keck
Mae
Marshfield
Ernest Glass
Hemlock Grove Social Notes Brief
A Hemlock Grove brief records a new birth to Mr and Mrs Standford Stockton Thursday morning and multiple social visits among local families including Gauls Midkiffs Romines and Patersons. It notes a hospital transfer for double pneumonia and a Booster Night event at Hemlock Grove Grange on Sept 30 with church and weekend visits by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Emmett Hawk
Sam Curtis
Larry
Bert Smith
Silver Ridge
Eldon Cla
Clarence Heaton
Pomeroy
Hemlock Grove Grange
Brought to Gallia To Face Court Charge
Sheriff E Hatfield brought back Myron Mooney from Athens County on a non support charge. Willard Devault, indicted on the same charge, pleaded not guilty and had his case continued. He was ordered to pay five dollars weekly for child support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. Hatfield
Athens County
Myron Mooney
Willard Devault
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Farewells
Carbon Hill residents share weekend guests from Elyria Columbus and Wellston as families, teachers and youngsters join in social gatherings. Margaret Stidwell plans to study at Ohio State University in Columbus while W. E. Evans is hospitalized after illness.
Corning Social Notes and Local Meetings
Officers elected by the American Legion include Everett Dunlap as commander and William Hill as first vice. Eastern Stars honored past matrons with a play. Eighteen past matrons attended. Sherwood Rebekah Lodge meets Friday at 7 30 p m with potluck. Woman's Society of Christian Service meets Oct 3. Laugh-A-Lot Club gathered at Mrs Ta Belle Phillips home. Family visits noted among Pedigrews and Benedicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Rebekah Lodge
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Sue Rodgers
Ann Wright
Lulu
Dunlap
Janet Mason
Ta Belle Phillips
Anna Mae Pedigrew
Columbus
Hugh Pedigrew
John Beres
Earl Simms
Elyria
Stephen Benedict
Jessie Pedigrew
Marguerite Heft
Bellemeade United Brethren Church Dedicated Soon
The Bellemeade United Brethren Church will be dedicated Sunday November 12 after its completion earlier this year. The plan marks the church’s formal opening and public ceremony in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Bellemeade
Home on furlough brings Brown reunion in Point Pleasant
Mrs. Er win M Brown plans to meet her husband Lieutenant Brown in Huntington Wednesday evening and they are to arrive today. Lieut Brown is on leave from Walter Reed Hospital Washington DC where serious injuries are treated. War Mothers Club meets Tuesday October 3 at 8 PM at the American Legion Building. officers and members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Jana Baby
Circle 1
L. E. Myers
Kenneth Frazier
Claude Miller
Harland Martin
James Mills
Poe Crawford
Roger Denney
Morris Haskins
Ronald Compton
Harold Brown
Point Pleasant
Erwin M. Brown
Lieutenant Brown
Huntington
Brown
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Pleasant—War Mothers Club
American Legion
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Athens Messenger
Sea
Nelsonville Social Notes
Lighthouse Wesleyan Corner
Poplar and
Watkins Sis
Evert C. Bond
E. W. Cole
Mary Hitchings
Leslie Wilcox
Ohio
Wes Jeyvan Methodist Church
George Call
iJohn Rettenmeyer
Chestnut ‘St
Margaret
Kelso Road
Raymond M. Miller
Lolley Ave
St. Lawrence Church
Lawrenceville
Ill
Bonovan
Nelsonville Schools
Bliss Business College
Wisconsin
M. M
Hazel McManus
Myers St
Shafers
Cecil Shafer
Donald Shafer
Wesleyan
Wesleyan Methodist
Oakfield
Conesville
Jesse Shafer
Reyfresram
Nordshare Guest
Major E
Bor
Oscar Olver
Oliver
Hevi
Chrcle No
WSCS
Fanny Williams
Wrepnel
W. Columbus St
Wwscg
Higgins
Poplar St
Thomas Spencer
Ehans
Chestnit St
Fiolland
Shoe Store Pub
Nel
York
Craig Kinney
Great Lakes Naval Training School
For All
Whitmore's Greenhouses
Nekonville
Earl Lowden
Berry
Legion
Murray Giity Ladies’ ‘Aid Society
Charles Mitchell
Logan
Aire
Chester Mitchell
Almeda Moods
Dara Wilson
Cinda Lou
Af Ginister
Helen Wilson
Sohn Currens
Sterling
Wim Curreng
Edith Short
Marietta
Gertie Short
Ollie Loper
William J. Hawk
Nashville, Tenn
Alfred Darby
Glouster
Dave Lanning
Europe
Gallipolis Social Notes
Patrick McGovern
Hartford
Robert Cornwell
Fort Sill
Oklo
Cornwell
Peter Vailing
Sarah Skidmore
Roy Skidmore
Cecil McDonald
Newark
Kenneth
Jesita McDaniel
Washington D. C
Bryn
Rio Grande
Meyer Maggied
Harry Maggied
H. B. Thomas
Louisville
Niles
A. R. Fox
Loma Bing
Margaret B. McCormick
Newton Batdorf
Urbana
Lehr Davies
Becky Davies Batdorf
Hobart Batdorf
Helen Davies
Oscar Ecker
Independence
Kans
John Ecker
James Skidmore
Charlotte
N. C
Skidmore
Frances Moch
Clyde McCormick
Somerset
Oliver G. Lyle
Gallia County Tuberculosis Association
Alice Bradbury
W. H. Walker
Harry Maddy
Ohio River
Coast Guard
Propeller Club
Ithe
Kimberly Social and Personal
Hemlock Grove
George Paulsen
Maywood Whaley
Ziba Midkiff
Barbara Gaul
Sumner
Eldon Clark
Porter Midkiff
John Sargent
Carol
Wolf Pen
Gallia
Carbon Hill
Clarence Lehman
Pearl Wraytt
Elmer Lehman
Margaret Stidwell
Arlene Horn
Betsy Anne Lewis
Mary Alice Westfall
Wanda Briley
Carolyn Devol
Patty Lee Nutter
Evelyn Lewis
Barbara Jean Hawk
Ohio State University
David Evans
Zanesville
Albert Evans
Wellston
Gertrude Jenkins
Marysville
W. EB
Pete) Evans
Athens
Charles McCombs
Jimmy
Nelson Spencer
Ann Hicks
Terry Courtney
Michael Devol
Ann Louise Coe
Teddy Dane
Belt Ritchason
Don Blake
John Devol
Tubert Smith
Haydenvile
Bob Smith
Clyde Campbell
Anna Loves
FP. C.campbell
Marie Smith
Larry Rutherford
Lee Rutherford
Nelecghville
Ohto
Corning Social Notes
C. E. Whitmore
U.S. Highway 32
Vicks VA
J. D. Adamson
Melsonville
Mechems
Coats
Mechems Dry Goods
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