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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1962
Page
7
A rear end collision near Gallipolis on State Road 7 led to Roy D. Martin 70 Crown City charged by the State Highway Patrol with failure to stop within the assured clear distance. The 68 year old Charles H. Withers of Lower River Road had halted for a flagman. the crash caused minor damage.
David J. Russell 28 suffered a fractured left ankle when a truck tire exploded during a tire change on Patriot Route 2. He was admitted to Holzer Hospital. The accident near State Route 7 on State Route 680 involved Glenna Sanders and Harley Linthicum, with both drivers cited for highway stopping violations. Eight year old Ricky Sanders had a neck sprain.
Not responsible for errors when stations fail to provide corrected listings. Evening programs include You Ask It, Thacker, 87 Precinct, Weather, Threshold, News, NBC News, Mr. Magoo, Natl Velvet, Tonight, Mr. D A, Plainsmen, Surfside, Ben Casey, Judge Bean, Cheyenne, and a movie. Channel 13 Huntington schedule shows similar lineup with news and weather blocks.
A fragmented broadcast schedule lists news blocks, weather, sports, and films including Van Gogh, Beachcomber, Laramie, Hitchcock, Dick Powell, Cain's 100, and Daily Word with multiple time slots. The readout mirrors a station lineup with no coherent narrative or outcomes.
A scrambled radio schedule lists programs from 6:00 West Point to 11:20 Movie with segments including News Weather Sports and a talk show. Names mentioned include Lucy Hennessey Phil Stivers Pete Gladys and Fat. Knows.
Prime time listings show Col McCauley returns in Men Into Space and a wedding day threat in 87th Precinct Til Death. Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait airs with narration by Martin Gabel. Other features include Cheyenne Show Moment of Doubt and Surfside 6 Find Leroy Burdette with a missing fiancé plot. Ben Casey Victory Wears A Cruel Smile covers a slander suit. Father Knows Best Kathy Girl Executive envisions a family corporation. Lucy Desi Show Lucy Goes to Alaska features Red Skelton joining Lucille Ball. Hennessey ends Navy tour facing cold shoulder from corps mates.
Channel 4 Above Suspicion at 5:00 p.m. Hold That Kiss at 1:16 p.m. Channel 5 Gallant Bess 11:20 p.m. Channel 10 Elephant Stampede 11:20 p.m. Channel 13 Glamour Boy 11:20 p.m. Tuesday Above Suspicion 3:00 p.m. Channel 8 Paradise for You 10 Hands Across the Table 9:30 a.m. Road to Rio 11:20 p.m. MPhannal You Cant Beat Love 1:00 p.m.
A Sunday evening collision on Route 7 near Kgger Creek Power Plant left both cars heavily damaged and caused minor injuries to drivers Lawrence Smeltzer, 69, of Gallipolis, and Claude Blazer, 51, of Cheshire. Smeltzer turned left as Blazer tried to pass. Smeltzer’s car went into a ditch and Blazer sustained a fore head bump. No charges were filed.
Jail records list Harry Erlewine charged on a felony warrant for taking $12 from a cash register belonging to Nathan Simmons. Rosemary Thorn and Arnold Lane, both 25 from Point Pleasant, face contributing to a minor charges and several others are held on drunk charges including James Selby 42 Otho Patterson Mason George Ross Kapp Jr 25 West Columbia Robert Brown 61 Point Pleasant Norman Clair Henry 22 Grove City Ohio Arthur Gillispie Point Pleasant on destruction of property warrant. Mrs Anna Plymale of Point Pleasant receives a birthday dinner in her honor at the home of Scotty Hyre Ohio River Rd with many attendees from Clippers Mill New Haven and Point Pleasant.
Mrs. Inez Newman of Hogsett slipped and fell at her home Sunday fracturing her right hip and was admitted at 5 45 p m to Holzer Hospital. Mrs Irene Elizabeth Purnell of Wellston Route 1 was admitted at 11 30 a m for treatment of a laceration of the right hand after her hand was caught in an automatic wachar.
Nancy McQuaid and Jerry Barr each captured two first place trophies at the Gallia County Fair horse show hosted by the Gallia County Riding Club in Gallipolis. McQuaid rode Little Joe to wins in Western lead-in pony and Western pleasure pony events for riders six and younger and twelve and younger. Barr won equitation and horsemanship and the potato race. Other first places went to Debbie Evans on Goodness Deb, Mark Sarrett on Sandy, Dixie Hancock on Dixie Hancock, Jim Baughman on Peg, Scout ridden by Jimmy Slone, Tandy Jenkins on Chief, with judge Robert F. Gordon, ringmaster Eugene Stevens, and announcer Marsha Fellure.
Three northbound cars collided on Eastern Avenue near Bob Evans. Edna Alley, 42, Troy Route 3, suffered neck and shoulder injuries and was treated at Holzer Hospital. The incident, investigated by Gallipolis Police, occurred at 2 05 p m Saturday afterWilliam Jackson stopped for a car turning left. A third car, driver unknown, hit Alley then Jackson. the offending car is owned by Bonnie Beckett Columbus and the driver is sought.
Crowd of about 300 hears D. O. Taber and Alva T. Grover for state House, Homer E. Abele and Wal ter H. Moeller for Congress, Oakley C. Collins and J. Sherman Porter for Senate. Candidates urge representation equity and respect Grange sponsorship. program includes North Gallia High Band.
The Illahee Farm Women's Club met for a members and families picnic at Cornstalk's Hunting Area on Crabcreek Road. Attendees toured the buffalo and deer enclosure on the reservation, enjoying a day with numerous local members and their guests.
Gallipolis report. Donald Luther Thomas died at 5 50 p m Sunday in Holzer Hospital. He would have been two weeks old today. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Donald E Thomas of Leon Route 1. He had been a patient since July 31 at the hospital where he was born July 23.
A list from Holzer Hospital notes new arrivals and discharges including Mr. and Mrs. John R. Reese of Jackson Route 1 with a son, plus numerous patients from Gallipolis Vinton Route 2 and other areas. Also recorded are blood usage figures and an appointment notice for W. W. Bragg as executor of Linnie Bragg's Meigs County estate dated July 31 1962.
See v Cochran of 59 N Street Athens Ohio appointed administrator of the Jeremiah J. Sisler estate in Athens Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months with the administrator. Dated July 18 1962 at Athens Ohio by Probate Judge Harold Jaye.
Miss Harrie Marie Smith of Middleport won best of show and Mrs. Max Barnes of Vinton won the sweepstakes at the Gallia County garden clubs flower show during the Gallia County Junior Fair. The top display used an elongated coal piece on a black base. Blue ribbons went to multiple exhibitors including Mrs. Shaver Mrs. Franklin Pearl George and others for creative arrangements featuring items such as a red Ohio map, a circular saw and cattails.
Gallipolis firefighters fought two Saturday blazes eight hours apart on First Ave and Eastern Ave. A sedan owned by Earl Wolford was saved from rear wheel fire. damages around 5 dollars. A truck owned by Ernest Petty suffered furniture losses near 700 with 100 damage to the vehicle. cause tentatively a discarded cigarette. A later Sunday early morning rag fire near a service station was put out by private extinguishers near Sycamore St observed by the Walkers.
Gallipolis readers gain new fiction titles including A Woman of Jerusalem by Mack Green Holly by Kaufman Refuge in Avalon by Steedman Tomorrow's Miracle by Slaughter. Non fiction adds The Saturday Morning Gardener by Wyman No Third Path by Novak Catherine the Great by Grey The Modern Family Guide to Education by Fine He's My Boy by Gilbreth Jr and Your Child's Religion by Miller.
A London visitor registered at the Gallia County Fair last week per Gallia County Agricultural Society president Richard A. Lakin. The guest is G. S. Sisson. Other out of town visitors included five from the east coast and two from the west coast. Notables from New York City and Long Island included Mrs. H. E. Levoff and Sue Ann Apter. Arlington, California sent Rich and Angie Clark. The guest book had 169 signers, mainly from nearby counties.
In Gallipolis Leo Tawney captured first in the Gallia County Junior Fair tractor rodeo. Harold Michael took second and Frank Mills III finished third as Standard Oil of Ohio supplied prizes including grease and tools and motor oil.
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