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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1966
Page
14
Famed author Pearl Buck and producer Tad Danielewski attend the Shine's Athena Theater premiere of The Guide. Buck praises friendship as a key theme while discussing India US relations and the film's challenges and scenery.
Daily program grid shows News 8 and ABC News at 6 6:15 Weather 6 6:30 Hun Report and Cheyenne Tales of Wells Fargo and Walter Cronkite 7:00 lineup includes Littles Hobo and America 10 with Cheyenne and News 13 Travel segments and a Greek themed feature listed as well as a Wonderful World.
A dense listing of daily programming across morning to afternoon including Sunrise Seminar, Reading For Classroom Teachers, Farmtime, Corn Cob Report, Today Show, Captain Kangaroo, Ben Casey, NBC News, Password, Days Of Our Lives, General Hospital, and CBS News. The fragment shows multiple time blocks and program titles, reflecting a mid century TV guide style with a mix of educational, entertainment, and news segments.
A chaotic listing shows time slots for programs such as Mike Douglas The Edge of Night The Young Marrieds Match Game Secret Storm Never Too Young and NBC News with Arlene Dohi Beauty Spot and cartoon segments Like Rin Tin Tin Hoppity Hooper and Soupy Sales appear amid westerns Tales of Wells Fargo The Rifleman and Leave It To Beaver with weather noted at the end
The Guide directed by Tad Danielewski and written with Pearl Buck had a small Midwestern premiere audience at the Athena Theater. The film portrays a complex Indian tale of a tour guide who loves a dancer, with lush color but uneven storytelling and accents that hinder dialogue comprehension.
Laurel Run reports a Cub Pack 471 meeting at Haydenville Methodist Church. Bobcat badges were awarded to Billie Seel Jim Greene and Phil VanBibber. Clarence Green Troop 246 presented a Den Chief Card to Steven Harden for the year. A Knights For Hire skit fit the month theme and May aims to observe nature with calendars and a leaf collection project. The next Pack meeting is April 28.
A station guide lists programs across multiple channels with notes on color indicators and local affiliates. It includes titles like The Rifleman, Hartley-Brinkley, News, Wild Wild West, Hogan's Heroes, Mr. Roberts, The Messenger disclaimer, and station call letters WSAZ WLW WTVN WCHS WBNS WHTN WTAP WHIZ and WOUB for Huntington Columbus Parkersburg Zanesville Athens.
N Straitsville and Uniontown residents hosted weekend guests such as Mr and Mrs Emerson Osborne. Visitors included Ronald Smith Grace Shaffer Leonard Bateman and others from Columbus Logan and Somerset. Rev Joe Walburn visited Round Head and meetings in Somerset were attended by several locals.
A busy Thursday night lineup features Rosalind Russell with Alec Guinness in A Majority of One at 11:20 p.m. along with Finger of Guilt and Pegan Love Song. Weekend entries include North West Stampede and Carnival Story with Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran. The guide lists date order, cast names, and times for each screen.
GALLIPOLIS The sheriff's department reports Southwestern High School was broken into Tuesday night. $115 was stolen from the office and $1 in change from the library. Entry was gained by breaking the front door and five interior doors. the shop was entered but nothing was missing.
Bandmasters from 15 counties will meet at Huntington High School at 2 30 p m Sunday to draw for parade positions and elect All State Band members Festival runs May 5 7 with 49 or more bands expected Participating counties include Mason Cabell Wayne Mingo Logan Boone Kana wha Clay Wood Wirt Jackson Putnam Lincoln and Fayette.
Point Pleasant High School student council will sponsor a record hop Friday night at the school auditorium. The Checkmates will provide music. Admission is 50 cents a couple or 35 cents for a single. Kyger Creek has been invited to attend.
Paul Pickens of Fifth Street told the sheriff's department last night he saw a bright object low in the sky near the Appalachian Power offices and wondered if it might be a flying saucer.
POINT PLEASANT The county clerk's office issued a marriage license to Craft Keen 48 of Middleport Ohio and Olive Curfman 51 of Middleport.
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