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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1962

Page

5

West Virginia GOP Leader Hallanan Buried in Charleston

West Virginia Republican national committeeman Walter Hallanan buried in Mountain View Cemetery Charleston after a long illness. Hallanan served 1928 1960 as party figure and oil industry leader and held multiple national committee roles including temporary chairman of the 1952 GOP convention in Chicago.

Point Pleasant Walter Hallanan West Virginia Mountain View Charleston Hallanan State Senate Kanawha County Hallowan GOP Chicago Robert A. Taft Dwight Eisenhower

John Mann Takes Life In Charleston

John V. Mann 58 of Charleston took his life by hanging in his basement after a period of illness. He was an assistant district manager for Appalachian Power Co. and had a long career in Point Pleasant and Charleston. He leaves a wife Betty and three children. Funeral plans are incomplete. Joe Chapman and his Orchestra to play New Year dance at National Armory hosted by 3664th Ordnance Company with dancing 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. admission four dollars per couple.

Point Pleasant John V. Mann Charleston Mr. Mann Appalachian Power Co Power Mann Beckley Rotary Club Christ Episcopal Church Minturn Lodge F&am Betty Mann Margaret Johnny Bronson Joe Chapman National Armory 3664Th Ordnance Company

Children's Theater Planned in Point Pleasant

The Junior Women's Club and partners will stage a children's theater at Point Pleasant High School auditorium on January 18 at 8 p.m. and January 19 at 2 p.m. with local history and folklore themes. Admission is free. Various committees are listed for staging, prompting, publicity, makeup, programs, concessions, casting and costumes.

Point Pleasant Junior Women’s Club Daughters of the American Revolution Children of American Revolution Mason County Schools Centennial Commission Point Pleasant High School Regina Johnson Linda Smith Jean Bardin Barbara Hager Lenore Turner Mary Hilbert Belle Martin Fannie Buxton June Kososki Dottie Whited Wilma Fisher Carol Summers Ival Wamsley Judy Ramey Janie Burris Mary Alice Morrison

Two Men Sentenced In Gallipolis Common Pleas Court

Judge Robert Betz in Gallipolis Common Pleas Court sentenced Pearl W. Donnelly to two years probation with a $20 weekly child support obligation starting Jan 5 1963 after a guilty plea to non support. Charles E. Elliott received 1 to 3 years in the Columbus state penitentiary for probation violation. he had been indicted for non support.

Gallipolis Common Pleas Court Robert Betz Pearl W. Donnelly Donnelly Charles E. Elliott Fourth Ave Columbus Elliott

Driver Fined After Crash Five Cited

In Gallipolis Municipal Court Acting Judge William Sowers fined Woodrow Chapman 29 Patriot $15 and costs for failing to yield right of way after a Route 35 crash while Chapman made a U turn into another vehicle. Five other violators were fined $10 to $15 with costs including Edwin O. Sutter 30 Kananga speeding Sarah Fellore 40 sneed Ferrell W Day 18 Gallipolis failure to signal James L Mink 26 Bidwell passing on a curve Shirin T Ritter 28 Columbia S C failure to stop in AC D bond and W B Miller 42 Patriot improper backing.

Gallipolis William Sowers Woodrow Chapman Patriot State Highway Patrol Chapman Edwin O. Sutter Kananga Sarah Fellore Ferrell W. Day James L Mink Bidwell Shirin T. Ritter Columbia S.C W. B. Miller

Adkinson Rites Set at L. G. Mohr Funeral Home

Funeral services for Charles H. Adkinson 86 of Gallipolis Ferry will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at L. G. Mohr Funeral Home. He died Sunday at Pleasant Valley Hospital after a stroke two weeks earlier. A former oil well driller, he bought a Gallipolis Ferry farm 50 years ago and lived there until his death. He was a United Brethren Church member and survived by a brother Jesse Adkinson and several nieces and nephews. Burial is in Pearson Cemetery at Gallipolis Ferry.

Point Pleasant Charles H. Adkinson Gallipolis Ferry L. G. Mohr Mr. Adkinson Volcano W. Va Pleasant Valley Hospital United _ Brothern Jesse Adkinson Roy Skinner Buffalo Cra Pearson Adkinson Pearson Cemetery

Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Discharges Report

Births list new arrivals from Point Pleasant, Hogsett, Leon, Berea, Gallipolis Ferry, and Letart with parents including Billups Harper McKinney Ferguson Berryman Higginbotham Cheesebrew Ball Sutton Harrison Johnson. Discharges include Bowles Brabham Brabham Kauffer Holley Morrison McComas. Also note January meeting of Women’s Society of Christian Service at Trinity Methodist Church with Eunice Beller presiding.

Point Pleasant Robert Day The Leon Methodist Church Marsha McKinney Leon Kenneth Lucas Berea Ohio Terry Ferguson Patroit J. Berryman Pearson Gallipolis Roger Higginbotham Gallipolis Ferry Brenda Cheesebrew William Lee Ball Letart Everett Sutton Randall Harrison Hubert Johnson Mason William Bowles John Barbham John Brabham Rhona Brabham New Haven Tony Kauffer Milton Gertrude Holley South Side Warren Morrison Bill McComas Glenwood Women’s Society of Christian Service Trinity Methodist Church Eunice B. Beller

Icy roads blamed for two Gallia County wrecks

Gallia County patrol blamed icy roads for two weekend accidents with no injuries. A Saturday two car collision on Adnee Road near Route 160 involved Frank Mullins and Donald Swisher, both 20s to 30s, causing light and medium damage. Sunday’s crash on Bidwell Woods Mill Road involved Frederick Burdette, 29, with heavy vehicle damage. No charges filed. Weekend arrests included nine people for unsafe operation, DWI, speeding, no license, and other offenses with court dates set.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Gallia County Adnee Rd Route 160 Frank Mullins Vinton Donald L. Swisher Bidwell Swisher Mullins Frederick A. Burdette Garfield Ave Bidwell Woods Mill Rd James Walter Shane Lucian Eugene Barcus Gallia Coun

Five Persons Are Arrested

Four men and a woman were arrested during the weekend per jail records. Marie McDade, 42, Apple Grove, was charged on a warrant by city police for theft of a pair of shoes. James Ray Davis, 25, Henderson, Alfred Pearson, 36, Point Pleasant, and Shirley F. Campbell, 25, Hogsett, faced intoxication charges. Wayne Charles Fannery, 25, Wyandotte, Mich., was arrested on a non support charge.

Point Pleasant Marie McDade Apple Grove James Ray Davis Henderson Alfred Pearson Shirley F. Campbell Hogsett Wayne Charles Fannery Wyandotte Mich

Television Listings Form a Hectic Week of Screen Time

A dense clipping shows daily programs across Huntington and Columbus stations with times for news films sports and movies. It lists NBC ABC and CNBC schedules with blocks like Jane Wyman Tonight World News Rose Parade and Sugar Bowl alongside local news and weather updates.

Jack Benny Garry Moore CBS News Wsaz-Tv NBC Channel 3 Sports Huntington Bridges Red Skelton Thacker David Brinkley ABC Chet Huntley Huntington NBC News Bat Masterson Huck Hound Storey Burke Ber Casey Mass Laramie Jane Wyman Powell Stooges Ick Powell Peter Gunn CNBC Columbus Jack Denton Empire Dick Powell Chet Huntley

TV Previews and New Year at the Imperial Ballroom

Channels list 7:30 p.m. Its A Man's World follows Tom Tom canceling a date with Nora but losing his sense of nobility as the moon rises. At 10 p.m. Brinkley analyzes beginnings of speeches and Paraguay’s regime. Other segments include Once Upon a Dime with Dick Powell and stars, Andy Griffith Show, Loretta Young, and Guy Lombardo’s New Year program.

Tom Nora David Brinkley David Paraguay Dick Powell Bing Crosby Dean Martin Juliet Prowse Hollywood Don Knotts Soupy Sales Cara Williams Ed Wynn Andy Griffith Opie Mayberry Loretta Young Cristine Paul Belzer Guy Lombardo Page Morton Imperial Ballroom New York Americana Hotel

TV Guide Monday and Tuesday Highlights

TV listings show Channel 10 schedule with Rose Bowl at 9 30 a m and About Face at 12 15 am Monday. Tuesday features Jack Benny Rides Again at 11 20 pm and Ambush at 1 am with a Chaet a ronge bargain at 5 pm.

Bot Masterson Amos 'N Andy Stoney Burke Ernie Ford Casper Your So Rocky Jane Wyman Discovery McGraw Steve Allen Dr Brothers WCHS CBS Charleston See Hunt Nanny Thomas B Lucy Show Frontier Circus Real McCove Bud Tarcher Jack Lolenre Capt Kongaroe Rose Jack Benny

Christ Episcopal Church Sets Annual Meeting for Jan 14

Christ Episcopal Church will hold its annual meeting January 14 at 6 30 PM in the church Sunday School rooms. A potluck dinner precedes the meeting. Vestry elections will replace Milton L Miller and Howard Price who rotate off. Reports from all organizations will be given and Rev Charles A Pitzer will outline the 1963 commitment program and missionary aims.

Point Pleasant Christ Episcopal Church Milton L. Miller Howard Price Charles A. Pitzer

Building To Be Shown In Gallia County

Gallia County deputies report two arrests since Friday James Darrell Shriver 20 Bidwell Route 2 charged with illegal possession of firecrackers and released on bond to appear in Municipal Court Monday Joseph Junior Gibbs 23 Gallipolis Route 1 released on bond for intoxication Also note candle sales exceed 20 million dollars annually in the United States and a pre showing of the Gallia building at 610 Viand St is planned for media and banking officials

Gallipolis Gallia County James Darrell Shriver Bidwell Joseph Junior Gibbs Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Building and Loan Association Bankers and Loan Viand St

Point Pleasant Airman Enrolled in Navy School

William A See, airman apprentice in the US Navy and son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley A See of Point Pleasant Route 2, is enrolled in Aviation Familiarization School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis Tennessee.

Point Pleasant William A. See USN Wesley A. See Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tenn

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