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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1936
Page
2
Local churches list morning and evening services for Emanuel Lutheran, Eastwood, EP Church, Maple Street Evangelical, First English Lutheran, and others. Includes Sunday School times, choir rehearsals, youth groups, Ladies Aid, Men’s Clubs meetings, sermons on Epiphany themes, and upcoming reorganized church events.
Rev W H Hannum former pastor of First Presbyterian Church will speak to the Lancaster Rotary Club at the Hotel Martens Monday evening. He returns from extensive travel and will discuss social affairs in India China and Japan. Ralph Wolfe and Rufus Yoder lead the meeting.
Sunday School 9:15 morning worship 10:20 music by Senior Volunteer Choir sermon 10:45 God s Hatred of Barrenness evening sermon 7 30 What Has Become of Hell Youth Night Tuesday program with Rev W H Long Enterprise speaker. open-air services and Salvation meetings scheduled. mention of RAAF 338 N Columbus Lt Captain and Mrs J Wheatley and Adjt ONeill. Church of Christ in Christian Union details include Rev F E Terry pastor 9:00 Sunday School 10:30 morning devotions 615 p m P Association 7:30 song service Evangelistic service 7:30 Tuesday Gospel Team 7:30 Wednesday Missionary service with missionary message by Rev Botte.
New York gossip rounds up Douglas Fairbanks with England’s titled set at Montmartre and Lady Peel while Alec Waugh visits the Algonquin. Billy Rose dominates Hippodrome signage as other Broadway figures mix in social sightings. Pageant of wit and drama includes Dorothy Parker, Max Baer, William Gillette, and Jobyna Howland’s Broadway return with a past link to Miss Print at Victoria Theatre.
The Purple Pepper journalism paper outlines aims to present school activities to the public, honor achievers, provide journalism experience for students, and support school participation. It emphasizes truth and quality reporting, with plans to improve over 1935 under the guidance of editors and advisers.
Reverend Root of Maywood Mission introduced Dr Sims of Paducah Kentucky who spoke on the student mind. The talk rested on three points open to truth retain learning and apply learned material. January 10 Reverend Williamson chaplain spoke at the week’s regular assembly.
A collage of humorous exchanges and fleeting quips from students and townsfolk. Jests range from calorie jokes about soup to classroom misquotes and a playful street banter about pride, effort, and daily life. The piece captures lighthearted wit and dated humor.
Newark High School in Middleport Ohio forms a Model Aeroplane Squadron with officers including commander in chief captain sergeant and master mechanic. First semester covers scale model and flying model work while second semester continues. A large Diane model with a 543 foot wingspan will be built at school under the master mechanic. Contests and aeroplane races are hoped for next spring.
Judy Radebaugh expresses gratitude as Orchids are distributed this week to the Hi- boys advisers and the tag girls who aided the Band Booster program. She also thanks business people and Lancaster citizens for their generous campaign support.
The note reports the school year resumes with students and staff back together after the two teachers Miss Soule and Miss Etter were absent Monday and Tuesday due to illness. Gladys Vaughn conveys the message with regrets.
Rheabeth Rensch and James Quig from Galion High School led the state geometry results with top scores. Elizabeth Weld posted 31 of 32 while Adaline Conrad also earned a notable score as the group reflects on the exam.
A Lancaster High School volleyball championship between senior captain Mary Louise Perry and junior captain Mary Katherine Eckert showcases True Blue sportsmanship. Virginia Behrens sacrifices playing time to support the team while freshmen are labeled Green and other players graded as Yellow for resisting substitutions. Judy Radebaugh notes ongoing expectations of True Blue conduct.
Calendar lists events from January 13 to 17 including Special General Assembly bank day junior and senior girls athletic club News writing class Spanish club girls basketball games Latin Club Home Economics Club and a Lancaster versus Newark game with Eileen Nichols named in Newark attendance.
A fragment notes that in a year the average man speaks 11,000,000 words. Mentioned places include Red and Blur Kokomo Indiana and a person named Helen Kiphen. The line imitates a periodistic card from a Lantern publication.
A survey of high school students after vacation shows many dread returning due to mid year exams and early rising. Names learners Joan Parks Henrietta Kirns Genevieve Ruffle Ruth Ridenour Madeline Keller Martha Pohing Virginia Oberdorfer and Helen Koon are cited with varied reactions from reluctance to eagerness.
Willis Fagh students are asked to cooperate with school officials to continue showing full length movies in assemblies. The pledge requires good conduct in each assembly and influencing peers to do the same. If the pledge is not kept, movies will be discontinued. The journalism class sponsors the drive to improve conduct.
Central Ohio high school music notes announce U H S new dance orchestra named Hilltoppers debut during assembly on the last Friday in January. A January Sugar Grove concert follows. The high school choir and boys glee club plan upcoming performances. The Central Ohio Band Association Spring Festival lands in Lancaster on the last Friday in May with Lancaster High to join Capital University Chow Festival on the first Sunday of March.
The Christmas event at Lancaster saw juniors proudly displaying class rings and wrist watches. Boys and girls received hats jackets topcoats and winter wardrobes while one boy found a twenty dollar bill in a large package. Jack Blazer owns a clarinet and Bul Taylor reportedly received ice skates with a suggested instructor.
Questionaire shows a mix of humor and intent as residents share plans for study, punctuality, harder work, and better organization. Mary Ellen Mowry aims to study for midyear exams, Martha Ferguson wants to keep engagements timely, and Mr Wilson contributes to harder work in classes. Wells College student Ralf Winland vows daily shorthand effort and good grades.
The first Thrift Club meeting of the year convened in the auditorium on Wednesday January 8. Miss Halt presented a report on the club project to sell books, and plans were discussed for the annual Valentine party led by Betty Schneider.
Maiddleport High School claimed the 1935 football championship in southeastern Ohio marking their third straight and fifth since joining the Southeastern Ohio League in 1929. The champions won nine of ten games while scoring 214 points to opponents 33.
Mystery swirls around the Dra masquers as they rehearse The Thirteenth Chair. A stiff rehearsal substitutes for a detective while superstition about the number thirteen lingers. The cast, announced by R. Ridenour, has been learning lines for the first act over the past week.
Reverend Father Coughlin vows to oppose the Reserve Bank Act, arguing it concentrates power and harms the economy. He plans speeches and petitions to mobilize supporters against the measure in Congress and across the nation.
Adeline Conrad wears a bracelet given as a Christmas present. Norbert Welch spends time in a town near Lancaster. Earl Long enjoys watching the freshman girls basketball team. Ann Brenstuhl, a sharp basketball referee, keeps calls tight. Ruth Johnson competes for a $200 declamation scholarship from the Ohio Council of Churches. Mr. R. M. Crooks moves from King Street to Utica. The Dramatic Club rehearses The Thirteenth Chair for a January 31 high school auditorium performance.
A faculty member and family welcomed a baby girl on December 30 at the Zinsmeister home. Emily Lenhart Zinsmeister weighs eight pounds two ounces and shares striking features with her father including black curly hair and blue eyes.
The library circulated 13 974 books last term with 1 997 fiction and 1 562 non fiction titles. February saw higher circulation and May lower than other months.
A new bulletin board near room 106 becomes the center of attention for students in the Dramatic Club. Pictures of famous producers and actors adorn the board, helping Mr Still keep in touch with members about announcements and meetings.
Buckeye Lake poses two health menaces says F H Waring chief engineer of the state health department He reported to the Ohio Public Health Council that Buckeye Lake district had not complied with orders to clean up Licking County commissioners hired engineers for sewer plans which were approved but funds and WPA aid were not pursued The council took no action Further Waring noted an engineer is working to fix conditions in the district Ohio cities show progress against polluted streams Columbus Cleveland and several towns are funding large sewer projects aided by federal funds Columbus will spend about 7 million for a sewer plant and intercepting sewer Cleveland about 12 million for a near completion plant
Peter B. Biggins of Seattle, member of The Mother Church Board of Lectureship, will deliver a free public lecture next Tuesday evening January 14 at 8 in St John’s Episcopal Church Lancaster. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Lancaster, announces the event. Italy’s pop growth last 12 years rose over 7 percent, with Genoa Rome Naples and Milan posting the largest gains.
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