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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1967

Page

4

Octogenarians Of Middleport Church Honored During Service

Middleport Church of Christ honored its octogenarians during Sunday School with a tribute led by Mrs. Pearl Reynolds. The group, aged 80 to 94, were praised for lifelong service. gifts were presented and the program included a vocal number "This Is My Task" by Mrs. Arthur Skinner. Readers included Mrs. Minerva Childers, 92, and Mrs. David Farmer, 82.

Middleport Reynolds Christ Arthur Skinner David Farmer Minerva Childers Minnie Gilmore Nettie Mitchell Cash Braley Ella Reuter Lena McElhinny Ruth Moore Alice Rawlings

Registration Is Scheduled At Point Pleasant High

Point Pleasant High School principal Charles Withers announces that all students attending the high school this fall who have not enrolled must register August 7 through 11. Students needing schedule changes should do so then, and contact Brenda Steele about enrollment and scheduling at the school. In Middleport, the emergency squad was called to Parker Run at 9:38 p.m. Saturday, transporting Mrs. Wendell Barrett to Holzer Hospital as an OB patient.

Point Pleasant Charles Withers Point Pleasant High School Brenda Steele Middleport Parker Run Wendell Barrett Holzer Hospital

Police arrest three in weekend roundup in Point Pleasant area

City police report three arrests during the weekend. Marie McDade 45 of Pliny faced intoxication charges. Rosetta Ruth Goodman 40 of Point Pleasant cited for running a stop sign. Gary Lee McEneely 18 of Bancroft cited for defective exhaust.

Point Pleasant Marie McDade Rosetta Ruth Goodman Gary Lee McEneely Bancroft

Kathy Frye Wins First Dairy Award at Gallia Fair

Kathy Frye received the first annual Dairy Sweepstakes Award at the Gallia County Junior Fair Friday night. Becky Lakin took second and John Carmichael third. New records were set in lamb, hog, and steer sales. Ohio Valley Bank paid a record 1.17 per pound for the champion sheet owned by Susan Swisher. The champion lamb owned by Jane Myers sold to Oscar's Restaurant for 5.50 per pound. The champion hog owned by Steve Need sold to Bob Evans Sausage for 1.50 per pound.

Gallipolis Kathy Frye Gallia County Becky Lakin John Carmichael Ohio Valley Bank Susan Swisher Cheshire Route 1 Jane Myers Oscar’s Restaurant Steve Need Bob Evans

Dream of Jeannie and More TV Schedule Sequels

Monday evening listings show a long slate of programs on Messenger TV with titles including Dream of Jeannie Iron Horse Mr Terrific and Family Affair plus news and film features. Notable time blocks feature 4 18 Racing From Scioto Downs 6 13 Rat Patrol and 20 Captain Nice with Best of Festival segments and late news rundowns.

Iron Horse Scioto Downs Vacation Playhouse Capt. Nice

TV Schedule Fragments From 1967 Daytime Lineup

A dense OCR excerpt lists a 1967 daytime TV schedule with multiple shows across channels. It names Today Show, Captain Kangaroo, NBC News, Jeopardy, Bright program blocks, soap operas like The Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and early game shows, plus Mother network lists.

Television Listings and Schedules Across Stations

Broadcast grid lists programs and times in EDT for multiple stations including WSAZIV Huntington WIVNTV Columbus WCHSIV Charleston WBNSIV Columbus WHTNIV Huntington JAPIV Parkersburg WHIZIV Zanesville WOUBTV Athens Ohio University. Color programs marked with (C). Messenger disclaims errors if schedules incomplete.

CBS Columbus ABC Huntington NBC Parkersburg NBCU Zanesville Woub-Tv Ohio University Athens

Gas Fumes Ignite At Station In Point Pleasant

A Shell Oil Station at 28th and Jackson saw a fire after a cigarette ignition at 1 40 p m Saturday. Gasoline fumes ignited, damaging tanks and equipment estimated at 500 dollars. A truck attendant was fueling when the driver lit up, causing the blaze. attendants used a extinguisher to put it out.

Point Pleasant Shell Oil 28Th Jackson

Holzer Hospital News Births and Admissions

Birth notices list six newborns from families in Long Bottom West Columbia Ewington Hamlin Tito and others. Admissions include a long list of patients from Rodney Ray Ashland Gallipolis Pomeroy Oak Hill Crown City Long Bottom and Point Pleasant with multiple accompanying spouses and families.

Larry Collins Long Bottom Henry A. Lewis West Columbia Charles Smith Ewington Larry Ross Miles Hamlin Larry Hussell Point Pleasant James Scott Tito Irvin Clay Rodney Grace McFadden Ray John Greer Sr Ashland Waldo Hix Gallipolis Ernest McCarty Apple Grove Robert Byers Jackson Lena Ebersbach Pomeroy Elsie E. Cross Racine Laura Davis Oak Hill Homer Moore Crown City Charles Taylor Virgil Taylor Donald Embleton New Haven Wendell Barrett Longsville Paul Trowbridge Frank Farmer Vernon Sheppard Spencer Sharon Johnson Robert Delong Jr Kitts Hill Dana Nowlin Lona Fellore

Veterans Memorial Hospital Notes Local births and listings

Veterans Memorial Hospital notes record several residents and family entries in Middleport Wellston Pomeroy Rutland Minersville and nearby towns. Names include Daisy Swick Otto Aleshire Mrs Guy Thoma Virginia Falin Mrs James Connolly Theresa Fisher Edna Thirtyacre Kathleen Durham Marie Mills and Mr and Mrs James Connolly with a son and Mr and Mrs Franklin Jarvis with a son.

Daisy Swick Middleport Otto Aleshire Guy Thoma Pomeroy Franklin Jarvis Wellston Virginia Falin Rutland James Connolly Theresa Fisher Minersville Edna Thirtyacre Kathleen Durham Marie Mills Clarence Hayman

Youth retreat plans at Chase Marina Little Hocking

Young people from Christ Episcopal Church depart today at 4 p.m. for a two night retreat at the Chase Marina Little Hocking. They return Wednesday at noon. Leaders are Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wayland and Miss Becky Beckner. The board of education meets Tuesday at 7 36 p.m. in regular session.

Point Pleasant Christ Episcopal Church Chase Marina Little Hocking Dick Wayland Becky Beckner Board of Education

Movie Guide room listing highlights several classic films

Tuesday evening showings feature Aldo Ray in Three Stripes in the Sun and The Lost Angry Man with Paul Muni, plus Hercules Unchained with Steve Reeves and Calamity Jane with Doris Day. Other films include Springfield Rifle Port, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm with Shirley Temple, The Enemy General, The Lower Depths, A Place in the Sun, Visit To Small Planet, Drums in the Deep South, Bernadine, Pearly of the South, and Rogues’ Ment with a large slate of stars across the schedule.

Paul Muni David Wayne Steve Reeves Doris Day Gary Cooper Phyllis Thaxter Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Shirley Temple Randolph Scott Elizabeth Taylor Montgomery Cliftham Jerry Lewis Joan Blackman James Craig Barbara Payton Bernadine Dean Jagger Pat Boone Rogues Ment Dick Powell Marto Toren

Meigs County Fair to Feature Two Flower Shows Next Week

The 104th Meigs County Fair on Rock Springs fairgrounds will host two flower shows with the theme Adventure in the artistic arrangements division. Exhibits open to the public. entries due by 4 p.m. Thursday at the secretary's office. Amateur exhibitors from Meigs County and nearby counties may participate. junior entrants exempt from membership.

Meigs County Fair Meigs County Rock Springs Fairgrounds Margaret Ella Lewis Meigs County Fairgrounds

Meigs County Fair Horse Pulling Contest Prizes

The Meigs County Fair hosts horse pulling events with a 50 top prize and almost 400 in total prizes across three weight classes for open world competition. Weigh-ins occur noon to 4 p.m. the day of the contest, with Buckeye Horse Pulling Association rules in effect and superintendents Tom R. Reuter and Hugh P. Custer overseeing.

Meigs County Buckeye Horse Pulling Association Tom R. Reuter Hugh P. Custer Custer Fred Leifheit Southern Ohio Pulling Association

Meigs Man Promoted by C and SOE to Land Department Manager

F C Whaley a Meigs County native and 1935 Scipio High School graduate has been promoted to manager of the land department by Columbus based Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. He started as engineering aid in Athens then Chillicothe then joined the Columbus office as a real estate representative in 1959 and became real estate agent in 1964. Whaley and his wife Alice and son Terry reside at 4765 Maize Road Columbus. He is a member of the Right of Way Association.

Columbus F. C. Whaley Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Whaley Meigs County Scipio High School The Electric Co Athens Chillicothe Engineering Chillicothe Alice Terry Maize Road Right-of-Way Association

Juries Drawn for September Circuit Court Term

Circuit clerk Howard Schultz fixed Monday at 1 p m for the jury commissioners to draw grand and petit juries for the September term of the circuit court. Commissioners are Fred Greene Fraziers Bottom and Wallie F E Toney Point Pleasant Route 2.

Point Pleasant Howard Schultz Fred Greene Fraziers Bottom Wallie FE Toney

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Births Listed in County

Pleasant Valley records list newborns and parents across several towns including Point Pleasant Gallipolis Pliny Gallia County and Roane Oak Rapids N C Names include Willard Luckeydoo Joseph Spencer Carl Treadway James Call Loris Pullins Juanita Henry Claud Cordray George Baer Harold Smith Charles Lyons John Dowers Bonnie Durst Grace Moser Jule Campbell Harry Sayre and others.

Carl Treadway Pliny James Call Point Pleasant Loris Pullins Leon Juanita Henry Gallipolis Ferry Claud Cordray George Baer Harold Smith Roane Oak Rapids N. C Charles Lyons Henderson John Dowers Grimms Landing Bonnie Durst

Local businessman injured after motorcycle crash near home

Point Pleasant resident Kenny Pridemore suffered a sprained ankle, bruises, abrasions and cuts when his motorcycle hit loose gravel near his home at 10:30 p.m. Saturday. He was treated at Holzer Hospital.

Point Pleasant Kenny Pridemore Milton Lane Holzer Hospital

Portland and Rutland Names Featured in Court Notice

Mary A. Kerns of Portland and Bertha Rathburn of Rutland appear alongside James Hawk and Shirley Hollon in a local matter listing names connected to a public record or notice. Thomas Matthews of Pomeroy is also mentioned in the sequence of involved parties.

Mary A. Kerns Portland Thomas Matthews Pomeroy Bertha Rathburn Rutland James Hawk Shirley Hollon

Serviceman on Leave From Vietnam Visits Hong Kong

Spec. 4 Elmer Althouse formerly of Rutland now with the First Infantry Division in Vietnam is on a week’s leave in Hong Kong. He is married to Betty Sprouse of Whitesville and will return home in November. He has never met his daughter Pamela Sue born May 29, 1967.

Point Pleasant Spec Elmer Althouse Rutland Vietnam Hong Kong Betty Sprouse Whitesville Pamela Sue

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