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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1960

Page

5

Record Weekend Crowd At Lake Hope Surges To 20 000

Lake Hope and Zaleski State Forest drew a record weekend crowd of about 20 000 with around 10 000 on site Saturday and Sunday. Park Manager Dick McDaniel noted it as the largest early April turnout in park history while housekeeping cabins boathouse and other facilities opened. bathing beach to open Memorial Day weekend and boat licenses are on sale at the park office open 8 a m to 8 p m daily starting Friday.

Lake Hope Zaleski State Forest Laurel Lodge McDaniel

Television Listings From WSAZ Huntington Evening Schedule

The Messenger notes errors in program listings for WSAZ NBC Huntington with a dense schedule of shows, times, and color indicators across Friday and Saturday, including News, Weather, sports, game broadcasts, and various entertainment programs.

TV Previews Highlight Derby Feud and Classic Theatre Highlights

Prime time list features Jackie Jensen versus Mantle Banks winner in Home Run Derby. Troubleshooters stars Wynn and Mathias as Kodiak and Dugan amid irrigation feud. Masquerade Party with Bert Parks panelists unmask celebrities. The Mikado on Telephone Hour with Groucho Marx cast and Martyn Green directing. Walt Disney spot on Francis Marion Birth of the Swamp Fox. Blackhawk Incident at Tupelo noir pursuit. 77 Sunset Strip treason clue with Hollister. The Detectives Face Down Floating murder plot unmasked.

Walt Disney Francis Marion Charleston S. C Swamp Fox Blackhawk Blackhawk Insurance Co Sam Logan Tupelo Sunset Strip Stuart Bailey Air Force Francis Hollister Conway

WSCS Holds Regular Murray City Meeting at Methodist Church

The Women’s Society of Christian Service gathered in the Murray City church social rooms with President Mrs. Virgil Archer presiding and Mrs. Jean Smith in charge of the program. A nominating report by Mrs. Barber, Mrs. Martin, and Mrs. Campbell was presented, and Sadie Foster read the Logan meeting report.

Murray City WSCS Methodist Church Virgil Archer Jean Smith Phyllis Barber Merle Martin Donna Campbell Sadie Foster Logan Ollie Loper Alick Hawks Ruth Loper William Somers Huntington Harry Stage Nelsonville Gertrude Andrews Joann New Marshfield Quinton Quinn Dora Spencer Naomi Stiff Nevada Quinn Dot Lewis Helen Aberts Carroll Daisy Thompson Charles Hughes Shawnee Irvine Ward Columbus Crarilla S. Gibson Pinkerinton Irvine

Chesterhill Notes On Transfers and Local Happenings

Gladys Nutter purchased the Glenn Lawson property in the north end with possession in 30 days. The Giffords plan extensive repairs before moving this fall to make the property their permanent home. Wanda Kaye was born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Parsons with Henry and Mrs. Parsons as grandparents. Chesterhill drivers bought new buses from a Zanesville dealer. bus owners are Gayland Starling Roy Smith Fred Bowman and Kenneth M Starling. Lillian Woodyard moved to Drake rest home after a light cerebral hemorrhage. Russell Remy of Columbus and sister Addie Remy of Goshen Run visited Mrs. Lucy Hart. John Hart and two children visited Hart and sister Mrs. Russell Glass. The Glasses’ grandson Danny Anderson from Owosso is visiting Effie Ball who has improved from a virus flu. Joe Lambert and two children of Parkersburg visited his parents George and Mrs. Howard of Elliott. Dr. and Mrs. A H Whitacre spent Sunday in Columbus with Gary and Gala Whitacre. Lucy Woodyard Parker of Plymouth Indiana visited Grace Woodyard and Lillian at Drake rest home. Robert Maynard of Columbus is working on the Vincen school building and staying with Paul Harris. Bill Nutter of Marietta visited his mother Gladys Nutter.

Chesterhill Zanesville Gayland Starling Roy Smith Fred Bowman Kenneth M. Starling Russell Remy Columbus Addie Remy Goshen Run Lucy Hart John Hart Hudson Russell Glass Glass Danny Anderson Owosso Mich

Weekend visitors and guests tour across several towns

A list of families and individuals from Salem Pomeroy Reedsville Eagle Ridge and other towns spent weekends with relatives. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wes ley McKenzie in Salem and many others visiting, hosting, or calling on relatives in Pomeroy Reedsville Chester Syracuse Racine Reno Columbus Flat Woods and Chester.

Television Schedule Night Lineup

6:00 Hiway Patrol. 9:00 77 Sunset Strip. 6:30 Glencannon. 10:00 The Detective. 7:00 State Trooper. 10:30 Not For Hire. 7:30 Walt Disney. 11:00 News and Weather. 8:30 Man From Black. 11:15 Movie.

Hiway Pat Glencannon the Detective State Trooper Not For Hire Walt Disney Weath Man Fr. Black

Evening TV Schedule and Program Listings

A compiled late afternoon to midnight lineup shows 6:00 San. France and 9:00 77 Sunset Stai, with 6:30 News and 10:00 The Detective. Evening features include John Daly, Walt Disney, and Dick Clark, plus sports, news, weather, and films through 4:00 Baseball.

San France Sunset Stai John Daly B. Starcher Walt Disney Badge Bullet Ed Crist Dick Clark Stallion Gray Ghost Lve Beave Lawr. Welk USA Rasca Nat’l Ea. As

Television Schedule Notes

Evening lineup lists Com 6 00 and Desilu Play at 9 00 Weather 6 25 Twilight Zone 10 00 Roy Rogers 6 30 Special 10 30 Chet Long 7 00 News 11 00 News 7 15 Doug Edwards 11 10 Weather 7 30 Rawhide 11 15 Army Theatre 7 30 Dawson 1 00 Movie

Wsaz-Tv NBC Huntington Jim Thacker NBC News Death Valley Jack Paar Man Dawson Rev. Matthew Wilcon Colle Chris Science Small World FBI 20Th Century Camera Lassie Dennis Mena RFD USA Ed Sullivan Rev. Gibbs G-E Theatre Com. Thea Desilu Roy Rogers Chet Long Doug Edw Rawhide Arm. Thea

TV Listings for WHTN CBS Channel 13 Night Schedule

The channel 13 grid shows 6:00 News 9:00 Des Lucy 6:15 Weather 10:00 Twilight Zone 6:20 Jules Amin 10:30 Eyewitness 6:30 Amos and Andy 11:00 News 7:00 Markham 11:10 Weather 7:30 Rawhide 11:15 Theater 13 8:30 Hotel Paree.

Whtn-Tv CBS Huntington Des-Lucy Jule Amin Amos-Andy Markham Theater

Deserter Frontier Cook Opens Own Eatery With Widow

A Rawhide-Wish bone cook quits the Se dalia cattle drive to start a restaurant with a frontier widow in Incident of the Deserter. Meanwhile This Man Dawson features a killer sending letters to a newspaper editor. Twilight Zone stars Janice Rule as a teacher confronting a haunting memory.

Wishbone Dawson Janice Rule Rod Serling

TV Movie Guide Friday April 29 Listings

The schedule shows Unholy Partners at 5 00 p m, How Green Was My Valley at 11 15 a m, and Captain John Smith and Pocahontas at 11 15 p m. Program notes list four ten and thirteen minute or feature codes for each title.

Unholy Partners Green Was My Valley John Smith Pocahontas

Weekend Channel 8 Schedule Highlights

The listings show film pairings and times for Saturday and Sunday. Highlights include Horror Island with Island of Doomed Men at 11 15 p m and Sullivan's Travels at 11 15 p m. Sunday features Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen at 2 00 p m and Two Sisters From Boston at 11 15 p m. Channel 8 schedule notation.

Alexander Graham Bell Manilla Sullivan's Ellery Queen Boston Channel 8

Executions Under Civil Law Total 49 in 1959 United States

The United States saw 49 executions under civil law in 1959, marking a notable tally. The report highlights capital punishment usage across jurisdictions and notes the ongoing legal debates surrounding such cases.

United States

Laurel Cliff Visitors Bring News From Fairborn and Columbus

Mr and Mrs Howard Allen and family of Fairborn spent the weekend with relatives at Laurel Cliff. Mr and Mrs Charles Diehl with Lewis and Charles Jr visited with Mr and Mrs Paul Archer of Columbus. Mr and Mrs Vern Story of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Clarence Ackley called on Norman Schaefer during the stay.

Laurel Cliff Howard Allen Fairborn Charles Diehl Lewis and Charles, Jr Paul Archer Columbus Vern Story Clarence Ackley Norman Schaefer

Riding Club Plans Trail Ride May 8

McARTHUR The Ja-Vin Riding Club will stage a trail ride Sunday May 8 beginning at 10 am at the Vinton County Home north of McArthur on Route 75. Riders will cross fields ride east toward Zaleski with luncheon on the trail and the four hour ride ends back at the start.

Mcarthur Ja-Vin

Coast Guardsmen Save Whales Tail Towed to Dam Neck Beach

In Virginia Beach coast guard units tied a 5 inch line to a whale tail and towed the animal to Dam Neck Beach where the apparently dead whale revived. The line was released and the whale swam back to sea.

Virginia Beach Dam Neck

Gray Market Babies Spotlight In Sunday Feature

Sunday Messenger highlights 20,000 babies as gray market victims in the Child Welfare League of America report. Executive director Joseph H. Reid urges a three point plan to stop casual adoptions. Also notes Family Weekly pieces on Dr Anne Carlsen and Princess Meg’s romance.

Joseph H. Reid Child Welfare League of America Reid Family Weekly Your Sunday Messenger Anne Carlsen Margaret Tony England Princess Meg

Perfect Attendance Highlighted For Allensville Grad

Allensville Consolidated high school will honor Phyllis Marie Clary at graduation on May 23 for 12 years of perfect attendance. She has never missed a day since first grade, according to Supt. E B Webb. Phyllis is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Clary. Her sister Rugene Clary Scaggs, now in Chillicothe, also earned attendance honors in 1956.

Allensville Phyllis Marie Clary Allensville Consolidated High School Clary E. B. Webb Phyllis Lloyd Clary Bloomingville Rugene Clary Scaggs Chillicothe

Post Office Work Slated at McArthur

Finishing touches on the McArthur post office area will begin next week. Frank Smith of Anagance Construction Co. says blacktopping of the parking lot landscaping will start about May 1 with shrubbery planting grading and seeding to be done. Some Nova Scotia coal mines extend three or four miles from shore beneath the Atlantic Ocean with about 400 feet of rock separating miners from water.

Mcarthur Frank Smith Anagance Construction Co Nova Scotia Atlantic Ocean

Field And Track Meet Scheduled Saturday

The annual Vinton County High School Field and Track Meet will be held at Hamden Field this Saturday April 30 beginning at 9 30 am. Darrell West of Albany will be the official in charge. Timer scorer and judges will be from local schools. Trophies awarded to the school with the highest total boys score and the school with the highest total girls score. First second and third place ribbons will be awarded to individual winners.

Vinton County High School Hamden Field Darrell West Albany

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McArthur — With Redbud Dick McDan Iel Barbara Tables Alvin Tables Bahamas Nassau Wlw-C H. R. Derby Our Gang Movie Heckle-Jeckle Perry Masn Mighty Mouse Lone Ra Mr. Lucky Cartoonet Jet Jackson RFC Cols Midw Hayrid Three Stooges Fai Langford Corral Ser. Youn Johnny Mi Stooges Det Chi Cp. Thea Jackie Jensen Boston Red Sox Mickey Mantle Ernie Banks Jensen Keenan Wynn Bob Mathias Kodiak and Dugan Canada Bert Parks Faye Emerson Audrey Meadows Sam Levenson Lee Bowman Groucho Mar Ko-Ko Gilbert and Sullivan Helen Traubel Stanley Holloway Dennis King Robert Rounseville Barbara Meister Martyn Green Johnnie Papoczy Cleveland Velma Papoczy Clyde Bryan Somerset Cliff Dugan Glenford Raymond Brooker Willoughby Lynn Matheny Etna Howard Craft Mrs. Glad Ys Nutter Glenn Lawson C. O. Gifford Sharpsburg Giffords Howard Parsons Wanda Kaye Henry Parsons Lillian Woodyard Drake Rest Home Effie Ball Joe Lambert Parkersburg George Howard Elliott A. H. Whitacre Gary and Gala Whitacre Lucy Woodyard Parker Plymouth Indiana Miss Grace Woodyard Lillian Robert Maynard Vincen Paul Harris Bill Nutter Marietta Gladys Nutter Bashan Milton Circle Mr. and Mrs Noel Wilson Sons of Pomeroy Alva Arthur Morar Ity Children of J. C. McKay Martha Orr Reedsville Clint Orr Robert White Keno Eva Bailey Lala Sorden William Sorden Eagle Ridge Billy Orr Ronald Debord Ora White Donna Ohlinger Charles Babcock Chester Allen Bailey Walter Harris Syracuse Junior White Grover White Bessie Webster Reno Garry Griffith Edward Griffith May Pearson Homer Cramlet Racine Sharon Halter Patty McGlaughlin Flat Woods Clair Woode Wtvn-Tv ABC Chan Ernie Kovacs Sgt. Preston Soupy Sales Law. Welk Air Force St In. S Rts Wonderbox Living Word Sacred Heart Christophers Lone Ranger Tod Vikings Air Force Star Pub. Service Broken Arrow Jack Sherrick Maverick Sun Lawman News Rebel Alaskans Almanac Lex Mayer Wchs-Tv Johns Hopkin People’s Choir Bishop Pike Robin Hood Trackdown Big Feture Myst. Matine Campaign Commonweal Johnny Stac Nat. Ed Mattle Funny Wbns-Tv Dennis O’ Kee Mike Hammer Hitchcock 20Th Cent the Life Schooltory We Believe Oath Church Epis Weaths Wea Face Nation Miss Brooks Jack Benny TV Movie Guide Riding Club Sunday Messenger Athens Messenger Eddie Atkins Bill Farrell William Faulkner Thriller Ema David Niven Shirley Maclaine Sal Mineo Gene Krupa Story Eelag Alan Ladd van Heflin Jean Arthur Paramount Picture Mickey Rooney China Seal Lngonte Cee James Stewart Lee Remick Ben Gazzara Arthur O'Connell Eve Arden Kathryn Grant Unit NO. 1 Jeff Chandler The Jay Hawkers Unit NO Outer Space Clark Gable GwaKenes Aive Ons City Cineamascore DJ Luxe Rotana Hay Havana Bosley Crowther N. Y Times Athens Iit Columbia Pictures Carol Reed Our Alec Guinness Burl Ives Maureen O'Hara Noel Coward Ralph Richardson Jo Morrow Messenger
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