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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1959
Page
5
Connett Elementary pupils staged A Western Fantasy with cowboy songs square dancing rhythm band and an Indian dance. Mothers served refreshments at a social hour. Proceeds went to the Cancer Fund. Teachers in charge included Mrs. Curry Mrs. Carlin and Miss Jackson with Mrs Blickle assisting.
In Denver two police officers inspect a parked sedan and misread a label from a pork and bean can as an auto inspection sticker. The presumed sticker proves to be only a fragment from the can label.
Rutland Garden Club heard Charles Blakeslee discuss home and ground beautification planning. Members approved dues changes and a shrubbery purchase, with several social visits and a regional meeting notice included in the meeting wrap.
Stations list a daily lineup with NBC programming and local shows from 6 pm to 1:13 am including Spinach P yhs Restless Gun Peter Gunn and NBC News plus local personalities Jim Thacker and studios at Union Pacific Acade. Awards and Buckskin schedule. Tuesday includes Today Movietime Katie Doonan and These Roots with late night games and quizzes.
Airtimes list diverse programs from 6:00 to 12:45 including Gunsmoke Rifleman Naked City Alcoa Theatre Andromeda Weather News and late night features. Notable titles include Cisco Kid Wyatt Earp Bonanza and Love Lucy with multiple repeats across dayparts.
TV listings preview Shirley Temple Storybook The Magic Fishbone a Dickens tale with Barry Jones Estelle Winwood Leo G Carroll Lisa Daniels and Richard Lupino at 7 30 p m on ABC Also Detroit Symphony from home with Rise Stevens Richard Tucker Heidi Krall and Jerome Hines at 9 p m on ABC Top Pro Golf season opener features Billy Casper Jr vs Peter Thomson at Bayshore Golf Course Miami Beach Danny Thomas Shaw Grandpa's Diet on CBS Desilu Playhouse The Time Element stars William Bendix Darryl Hickman Eddie Alcoa Theater Eddie with Mickey Rooney on CBS NBC airs List Annual Academy Awards with Bob Hope Jerry Lewis Niven Olivier Sahl from Pantages 10 30 p m on NBC
A list of films and times includes White Cargo 11 15 pm Flame of the Islands 11 15 pm Bombshell 11 15 pm Hudsons Bay 12 45 am The Island 1 am Three Comrades 4 am Accused of Murder Part 1 The Big Bluff 10 am So Ends Our Night 1 15 pm Union Depot Part II 3 pm Letter For Evie 4 pm Leone Gun 11 15 pm Black Slade 11 15 pm Johnny Belinda 11 15 pm Mad Martindales 11 15 pm Manhunt 12 45 am My Dear Dragon 10 am
In Dayton Ohio operators report two break ins at a self service laundry. Each incident involved forced entry to a coin box and a $100 theft. Authorities investigate to find suspects.
A long list of patients and residents connected to Mount St. Mary Hospital appears, naming individuals from Athens Glouster Albany Nelsonville and surrounding areas. The roster includes Mrs Mabel Risley Mrs Jane Anderson Miss Janet L Bartlett and many others with routes and towns noted.
Nelsonville legislative committee of 25 members will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the elementary school's multipurpose room to discuss current school legislation and push for favorable bills.
Nelsonville saw two men pay fines in the mayor's court. Junior McKinney of Nelsonville was fined $10 and costs for passing on a curve. Martin Buechler of Nelsonville paid $25 and costs for speeding 75 mph in a 50 mph zone.
Members and prospective members of the Women s Auxiliary to the Eagles will meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the Eagle s Hall.
Hollywood star James Stewart criticizes independent producers, promotes studio leadership, backs selling post 1948 films to TV, and urges theaters to replace old palaces. He defends public obligation of actors, defends private life limits, and cites acting range while noting his Air Force colonel status and his jet flight breaking the sound barrier.
Mrs Len Ostness honored at stork shower hosted by Mrs Rob ert Dunn at Mrs Harold Powells home with many attendees listed. A death in the Disbennett family prompted calls to Canal Winchester for Mrs Disbennetts father James Bickel.
Velma Drake 56 of 232 Frank St Nelsonville died Sunday at University Hospital Columbus after 10 days of treatment. Survived by husband Walter two brothers Donald Storick Newton Falls Kenneth Storick Atlanta Ga three sisters Amy Jo Faigley Melbourne Fla Elizabeth George Columbus and Ivalue Wallace Nelsonville. funeral Wednesday 1 p.m. at Johnson funeral home with Dr F M Wentz officiating burial Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Monday.
Police were alerted early Sunday morning to a 1950 black two door sedan reported stolen from the Vinton Club. The vehicle belonged to Herbert Miller of London. A separate line notes US civilian health and medical expenditures estimated at $94 per person.
Nelsonville Boy Scout Troop 66 will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Knights of Pythias Building troop rooms. Second class scouting requirement cards will be distributed. A week ago Sunday and Monday 11 members plus an Explorer Scout and Assistant Scoutmaster Kenneth Bumgardner camped at the Presbyterian Church farm from 2 p.m. Sunday to 5 p.m. Monday.
The ad argues Dodge offers many standard features and free upgrades. Torsion-Aire Ride, Total-Contact Brakes, Safety-Rim Wheels, Electric Windshield Wipers, and Independent Parking Brake come standard. Optional items include Push-Button Driving, Full-Time Power Steering, and Swing-Out Swivel Seats.
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