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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1958
Page
5
Logan residents saw the city Christmas display regain power after Ohio Power Co crew replaced defective wiring and a fuse box. Short circuits caused by last Friday’s heavy snow led to blown fuses and a small fire at Court Park, with the courthouse west side panorama and W Main St. decorations affected.
The Canadian Junior Red Cross reports 1 270 000 members raised 269 326 dollars in 1957 for the handicapped and crippled children’s fund and the International Fund for Help and Understanding.
Ohio Department of Highways announced clearing and preliminary work on relocating five miles of U S Route 33. The new limited access, four lane highway will run north from near the Fairfield-Hocking line to Township Road 280, east of the current route along the Hocking River. C F Replogle Co won the contract at 2 093 982 dollars for twin bridges on a 108 foot roadway with a 40 foot median, scheduled for completion July 31 1960.
Miss Mildred June Ankrom of West Logan wed Paul Danny North on November 14 in the Westminister House of First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Earl F. Schottke officiated the double ring ceremony at 7 30 p m. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Beatrice Ankrom and the late Zennia Ankrom. Groom's parents are Mr and Mrs John Woodrow North of Haydenville. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Heskell Hammond. A reception followed at West Logan hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles Brewster. The couple resides with the bride's mother.
The Messenger notes listing errors may occur when stations fail to provide corrected schedules. WSZ TV NBC Huntington shows evening and late programs including Milton Berle and Wagon Train with weather and news segments. WLWC NBC Columbus and WHTN CBS also present evening lines featuring The Millionaire and The Steel Hour with News and Weather segments.
Milton Berle Show features Ella Fitzgerald with Billy May and his orchestra at 9 on NBC. The United States Steel Hour presents The Enemies with Betsy Palmer and Ed Begley at 9 on NBC. 10 p.m. CBS airs Wednesday Night Fights featuring Sonny Liston versus Howard King at Chicago Stadium in a 10 round bout. Liston boasts 22 wins in 23 pro fights. ABC also at 10 p.m.
Channel 6 lineup lists daytime dramas and Westerns with fights and sports blocks. Prime time features Nightbeat Hour of Stars Donna Reed Zorro and The Real McCoys with Byline segments and late news.
A fragmented schedule lists programs and times including Harriet, Donna Reed, News, Weather, Fights, Hour of Stars and Liberace. Other entries mention The Little Rascals, Bengal Lane, Lawr Welk, Peter Hayes, Mother's Day, Disney Time and Best. Blackie.
The station lists a sequence of shows including Explorer Nancy Derr Weather and Weather updates at 9:00 and 11:10. Sports and drama segments appear with Gray Ghost Playhouse 90 Me'k's Raid and Armed Thea. Schedule times show a busy broadcast lineup.
Channel listings show Navy Blue and Gold and Redheaded Woman airing, with Home Sweet Homicide Execution Night and Fighting Seabees among late slots. Cast lines include Robert Taylor Jimmy Stewart Jean Harlow Franchot Tone and more across varied times.
New Strattsville residents travel to Columbus and Dayton while relatives visit in Columbus Athens Marietta and Cincinnati. Thanksgiving gatherings include Mr and Mrs Carl Dishon and Mr and Mrs Stanley Dishon of Athens and other relatives from Logan Barberton Hackensack Norf folk Va and Cincinnati with extended family in Columbus.
Logan draftee John F. Donaldson representing Hocking County was inducted Tuesday. He leaves Logan for Fort Hayes in Columbus, son of Cambridge and formerly of Logan.
Union Furnace district hosts annual Logan Kiwanis Appreciation Dinner honoring 52 advisers and 21 junior leaders from Hocking County 4-H for their service to youth. Speaker Larry Best praised unpaid dedication, urged guidance with respect, and highlighted 4-H impacts on citizenship, skills, thrift, and future self-reliance.
Logan Junior High School lists 105 students on the honor roll for the second six week period. Six pupils earned straight A’s: two seventh graders, two eighth graders, and two ninth graders. Sevenths 42 students, eighths 27, and ninths 36 are on the honor roll. many others posted B or better grades.
The VFW Auxiliary met for annual inspection with out of town guests Bettina Hiles Newark senior vice president of the 11th district inspecting. Mrs C L Baker led the business session planning the Christmas party at Chillicothe Veterans Hospital on Dec 14. A donation to Girl Scout Troop 13 was sent and food baskets were delivered to two families before Thanksgiving.
The Unit ed Presbyterian Church obtained a five million dollar loan from New York Life Insurance Co to fund church construction in new or rapidly growing communities lacking adequate facilities. The loan supports building programs where communities lack physical church space.
Mr and Mrs Don C Smith of The Plains welcomed a son. Admitted were Hiram Harkins McArthur medical Mrs Joseph Spackey Logan medical and Mrs Lee Wildermuth Logan. Dismissed Mrs Orla Fiekel Logan Route.
Reverend Mary Wahl returned by ambulance from White Cross Hospital Columbus to her apartment at 1564 West Main Street. She had been a patient since undergoing surgery a month ago.
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