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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1962
Page
11
Chicago report notes more than 700 athletes end vacation and report to Big Ten camps as the conference opens. Names of schools and players are listed among those ready to compete.
Doug Sanders winner of three tournaments and top finisher in nine others along with Jack Nicklaus the reigning National Open champion led the field in the $35 000 Dallas Open with Earl Stewart last year’s winner a strong contender The event opens amid practice sessions and betting action as players prepare for the 1962 season in college football Ohio State’s Woody Hayes delays two a days until Labor Day and conference action heats up with Northwestern Purdue and Minnesota set for season openers September 22 Notre Dame faces five non conference games and Pat Richter Bobby Bell and Dave Behrman headline All-America hopefuls in the Big Ten
The Messenger notes it cannot fix errors when stations fail to provide corrected listings. Programs span NBC CBS and local hours in Huntington with movies sports news and variety shows across Friday Saturday and Sunday slots.
The 6:25 11:00 News and 645 NBC News blocks are listed with weather at 11:10 and programs including Stage Seven 7:00 Tonight 8:30 Detectives and Tonight 11:20 Tonight plus late night Daily Word 1:25 Special 9:30 and Movie 1:10 Huntley 10:30.
A dense, partial listing outlines a 6:00 to 3:30 timetable with programs including Patrol, Corruptors, News, Weather, Sports, Movies, Wrestling, Bowling, Bible Answer, Theater, and late night talk with Steve Allen. Many entries are incomplete or garbled.
A compressed note shows a late 1960s style TV schedule listing West Point at 6 00 Brides Father at 9 30 News at 6 30 Twilight Zone at 10 00 Weather at 6 40 Witness at 10 30 News at 7 00 Ripcord at 7 10 Weather at 7 30 Rawhide at 8 30 Route 66 at 11 20 Movie at 11 20 Sports at 11 15 and a 6 45 News entry with various gaps
A fragmented listing shows hours and programs such as Theater Twilight Zone Weather Eyewitness Marshal News CBS News Rawhide Route 66 Amos Andy Bride’s Father with rumored air times and sequence details.
Channel 4 Presenting Lily Mars Part I 5 00 p.m. 1 10 a.m. Channel 6 Blessed Event 11 30 p.m. Channel 8 Barbary Coast Gent 11 20 p.m. Channel 10 It Happened One Night 11 20 p.m. Channel 13 Way of All Flesh 11 20 p.m. Channel 3 Cinderella Jones 4 00 p.m. Bird of Paradise 9 00 p.m. About Face 11 20 p.m. Murder My Sweet 3 30 p.m. Dancing Lady 11 30 p.m. Right of Way 12 30 p.m. Laddie 2 30 p.m. Rodan 12 45 a.m. What Next Cpl. Hargrove 4 00 p.m. A Yank at Oxford 11 10 p.m. The Big Trees 12 30 a.m. Beyond Glory 11 00 p.m.
The Rural Youth group met at Oakgrove Church with attendees from Point Pleasant Hartford Mason City New Haven Letart and Union. Guests included Frank Wergams and his daughter Mrs Beatrice Grimm visiting Tab Baston and relatives. The Ladies Aid also met in the church basement serving a sack lunch.
Dodgers open a three game series with Milwaukee as 18 home dates remain in a season aimed at breaking their NL attendance record. The club could surpass 2,000,000 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum, following last year’s high turnout.
Anne Gunderson, a 23 year old former champion, won her way into the semi finals of the U S Women s Amateur Golf Championships with a 1 up 20 hole victory over Barbara Williams of Richmond Calif in Rochester New York Also listed are minor league results from the Pacific Coast League and American Association and a major league pitching note about Jim Brosnan of the Reds preserving a 5 4 win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles
Atlanta Cracker status for pennant contention ends as Jacksonville Suns win 3-2 in 11 innings on a disputed triple. Jacksonville improves to a remarkable 49-1 while Atlanta falls into a tie for fourth with Columbus after Columbus’ 8-5 loss to Richmond.
Syracuse area residents hosted and visited kin across multiple states. Families from Pittsburgh Columbus Akron Detroit Racine and Leesburg shared weekends and weeks with relatives in Ohio including the Brammer Hysell Cowie and McBride clans. Travel to Virginia Beach Bradenton Gallipolis and Delaware appeared in guest lists.
Rose Humphrey seeks divorce from John R Humphrey custody of three children support and alimony alleging neglect and cruelty Dorothy Emerson divorces Rus Russell Emerson on neglect and cruelty Real estate to plaintiff mortgage payoff and bill of sale for Emerson restaurant Palmer judgment for 2361 33 against Robert and Mary Palmer plus costs Bolyard seeks divorce custody and alimony from Hugh Bolyard alleging neglect and cruelty Peoples National Bank sues Andrew Enzi for 3280 plus interest mortgage sale of Jackson Township property original mortgage 3250 dated Sept 5 1961 In highway appropriation case appraisal of Florence Grove land ordered with three appraisers named Finlay Essington Williams to photograph structure by Sept 20 Dorothy Sherburn sues Rose Mary Hardy for 21570 from auto collision Dec 4 1961 in Crooksville with medical 250 earnings 1320 and 20000 damages Chauncey Dover Band to leave for Old Settlers reunion Monday 9 am Telstar note about space object usage
Local social column lists two week visits by Isac Acres from Wellston and family trips in Wellston Dayton and Cuyahoga Falls. Prizes and vacations include Rev. McClung at Miami Beach funded by Peoples Insurance. Rotary robe dedication noted for choir members Mrs Russell and Mrs Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williamson announce the birth of a son Richard Lee at Meigs General Hospital on August 15 weighing nine pounds fourteen ounces. The couple also has a son Bobby and a daughter Debbie. Grandparents are Mrs. Edith Williamson of Rutland and Mr. and Mrs. Roy McCool of Middleport.
Chauncey personal items describe Mrs Evelyn Burchfield hosting visits from relatives in Michigan and Cincinnati. Hanson Lehman and Sarah Myra are noted as Mr and Mrs Lehman’s relatives. Navy man Malcolm Barry plans a San Diego return after a leave with his parents.
There will be all day and evening services at Gods Tabernacle in Morristown on Labor Day Monday. A basket dinner will be served.
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