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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1958
Page
5
A cold wave drops Logan temperatures to 13 degrees below zero early Sunday with locals reporting even colder readings. Officials say buses run late, roads icy, and schools may delay reopening after Thanksgiving recess as winter arrives earlier than forecast.
Schedule page lists daily program lines for WSAZ NBC Huntington and WLW C NBC Columbus and WTVN ABC Columbus and other stations. Entries include Peter Gunn, Alcoa Theatre, News, Today, Wells Fargo, Dragnet, Price Is Right, and Late Night shows with times and channel notes. The page notes responsibility disclaimer for listing accuracy.
A cluttered schedule lists multiple classic films with cast members such as Pat OBrien, Claire Trevor, Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Don Ameche, Mary Beth Hughes, and Dan Duryea across several time slots from early morning to late night. It notes titles including Crackup parts I and II, Judge Hardy's Children, The Bride Wore Red, He Ran All the Way, Lynch Mob, Come On Rangers, Mrs Parkington Part 1, Three On A Match, Smoke Jumpers, Mr Champ, Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring, Four Sons, Chad Hanna, and more.
A dense schedule list shows programs and times for WBNS TV CBS channel 10 including Explorer Danny Thom Weather Southern Traffic News Sea Hunt The Texan Father Knows Best Red Skelton Don Mack Chet Long News Doug Edwards Juvenile Judge This is Alice Tell the Truth and more with multiple time blocks and repeats.
NBC presents Alcoa Theater The First Star with Lily Adair as a demanding star and a troubled young agent. Arthur Murray Party features Melvyn Douglas Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery. Lucy Ball Desi Arnaz Show follows Lucy renting out her home then becoming homeless. Voice of Firestone showcases Oscar era songs narrated by John Daly. Prime time listings span 9 to 10 p.m. across NBC CBS and ABC with color broadcasts.
Tucahoe Tribe 266 of the Improved Order of Red Men names Friday night meeting date in Pocahontas Hall. Fred A. Davis, chief of records, says officers will be nominated and important business transacted. Lunch will be served after the meeting.
Gerald E. Blackford, 23, of Chauncey, cited at 2:57 p.m. Sunday for crashing through red lights at Front and Depot and Front and Culverts. He did not stop at either intersection and was ordered to appear before Mayor Francis Myers.
Twenty-two years after winning a bank contest, Mrs. Leland B. McCoy of Enid, Oklahoma, finally collects her $2 savings account prize. The bank had forgotten the contest but, upon reviewing newspaper reports, awarded the prize.
Logan Police investigated two crashes at the Main Street Gallagher Avenue intersection occurring about an hour apart. Carmen E. Jackson of Detroit stopped at the light while Lion W. Morgan of Evansville skidded on icy pavement into Jackson’s car, causing extensive damage. Later Andrew G. Tyler of Athens reported his westbound car rear ended by Charles R. Thornton of Lancaster who fled the scene. Tyler’s car had moderate rear damage.
An Automobile Manufacturers Association survey shows about 57 million vehicles on U.S. roads, with over 25 million five years old or older. The study notes strong 1959 demand prospects, a 4.2 million car junkage in 1957, and 68.47 million total motor vehicles registered nationwide, about three fifths of world totals.
In Perry County court records, estate inventories list values for John Enczi, Henry Pettit, and Mary Bess in Crooksville and Jackson Township. The Zanesville Methodist Church permission to sell property was granted with real estate sale proceeds of 100 dollars. Multiple traffic and conduct cases were heard, including speeding, running a stop sign, and reckless operation. Divorces granted include Stella Saunders v James Saunders and Jerri Barnhard v Max Barnhard. custody and alimony details given. Marriage licenses issued to Arthur Sullivan and Mary Ellen Sain and to Walter Platts and Ann Louise Tague, with other notices and filings noted.
Logan 18 year old Robert Seibert and a 16 year old West Logan boy pleaded guilty to interstate vehicle theft in East St. Louis Federal Court. They admitted stealing a motorcycle from Virgil Linn used car lot Nov 20 and abandoning it in Illinois after transport across state lines. They are held on $1000 bonds. The notice also lists an appointment of Eldred K Grimes as administrator of Willis Samuel Grimes estate in Athens Ohio with four months to file claims.
Logan men Porter Heigle and Robert Miller were injured in a head on collision on Metz Road south of Ewing off Route 75. Heigle suffered two broken ribs and a lip laceration while Miller had a nose injury and chest pains. Passenger Jack Klump was uninjured. both cars were towed after the snowbound crash at 3 20 p m Saturday.
USDA researchers outline a simple flame retardant method for textiles such as hearth Rugs and window draperies. The procedure uses boric acid borax and hot water to create a bath, with detergent added for hard to soak fabrics, and requires air drying and reapplication after laundering.
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