FROM MEMORY'S WELL Athens Village Limits Not So Big In 1800s
C H Harris describes Athens village growth from modest 1800s beginnings to late 19th century changes. He notes early street layouts, the 1892 paving boom, water and sewer lines, campus isolation, Civil War sites, rail and river trade, and the area’s transition from scattered farms to a banking and commercial hub.
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TV Previews Unrealized Evening Schedule Highlights
TV listings for 7 PM to 10 PM feature Death Valley Days The Wedding Dress Mister Ed Blue Angels Harrigan and Son Flintstones 77 Sunset Strip Detectives Rawhide Route 6 The Twilight Zone. Notable episodes include The Wedding Dress The Comeback Face in the Window Sleep on Four Pillows and The Odyssey of Flight 33.
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Flintstones
J. L. Gotrocks
Fred Flintstone
Sunset Strip
Rex Randolph
Baer International Detective Agency
Twilight Zone and Route 66 Lead Night Schedule
Evening listings show multiple programs across channels from 7:00 to 11:30. Highlights include Twilight Zone at 10:00, Route 66 at 8:30, and news blocks at 11:00 with CBS News at 7:15. Weather and movies fill remaining slots with a mix of dramas and comedies.
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Jim Thacker
Mike ‘Shayne Roe
Jack Paar
Whtn-Tv
CBS
Huntington
Gleason
Amos-Andy
Weetner
Bun Starcher
Sky
Matthew
Gides
Jim Bowie
Chet Long
TV Guide Tonight and Saturday Listings
Friday on Channel 8 Viva Villa at 11 20 p m Channel 10 The Big Knife at 11 15 p m Saturday on Channel 4 Adventures of Tartie at 11 30 p m A Tale of Two Cities at 11 10 p m Dressed to Kill at 12 45 a m Reap the Wild Wind at 11 p m
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Mike Shayne
NBC News
Vari Lewis
Church Road
Meet Press
Faith
Shir
Temple
Mass
Tab Hunter
Bird
Living Word
Sacred Heart
Raiders
Vikin
Walt Bisney
Jack Sherick
Maverick
Pipa Lawman
Islanders
Churchill
Lex Mayers
Wchs-Tv
ABC
Charleston
M Squad
Harrigan
Badge
Bubes
Pi Piper
Beaver
Winchell
Piper
Walt Disney
Directions
Answer
Bridge
Movie
Viva Villa
Army Private Charles W Plants graduates from Jump School
Pvt. Charles W Plants 17 son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert L Plants Bidwell Route 1 graduates from the 101st Airborne Division Jump School at Fort Campbell Kentucky He entered the Army last July and completed basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky
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Bidwell—Arthy Pvt
Charles W. Plants
Gilbert L. Plants
Bidwell
Route 1
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Plants
Army
Fort Knox
Bake sale set Saturday at Economy Store
Glouster Key Club plans a bake sale this Saturday at the Economy Store with items to be delivered by 9 a.m. The notice also mentions Haile Selassie of Ethiopia as Conquering Lion of Judah and keeper of 40 lions at the imperial palace.
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Glouster — Key Club
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Lion
Judah
Surprise aid brings hope to struggling Elliott family in Logan
In Logan West Virginia the Elliott family of ten in a four room home with coal heat faced hard times after job losses. A AP report sparked gifts from donors across the country totaling 137 in cash and goods plus 25 shoe and clothing boxes. Mrs Elliott writes back to donors while Mr Elliott seeks work any place.
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Nate Polowetzky
Business News
Associated Press
Logan
W. Va
Lennie Elliott
Lennie
Louise Elliott
Christ
Eliott
Elliott
Elliotts
California
North Dakota
Connecticut
Marriage Made Known in Glouster Intimate Ceremony
Kenneth C. Wolf and Betty Jenkins wed in a double ring ceremony at 4 p.m. on Feb. 18 at the groom’s parents home in Glouster. Rev. John Markley officiated. The couple, now residing in Columbus, is joined by groom’s family and Attendant Arthur Smith. Kenneth is a Glouster High School graduate employed by Bell Telephone Co.
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Steinmetz
Columbus
Wolf
Glouster High School
Bell Telephone Co
Japanese Cowpokes Are Newest Film Sensations
Tokyo reports Akira Kobayashi leads Japan’s Western film boom at Nikkatsu Studio. The 24 year old star, famed for the Migrating Bird series, shoots ten Westerns yearly and earns about 100000 dollars annually. He prefers staying in Japan, citing no demand or desire to move to Hollywood.
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Hiyo
Yamamoto
Nikkatsu Studio
Republic
Autry-Rogers
Nikkatsu
Akira Kobayashi
Mite Guy
Dynamite Guy
Tagamura
Akira
Japan
Hollywood
Nippon Range
Heart Fund Drive Planned for Glouster Sunday
Scout mothers and Junior Progressive Study Club members organize an all out Heart Fund Drive starting at 1 p.m. Frank Grubbs chairs the Glouster area while Mrs. Richard Morris leads the effort. Envelopes will be left at homes. a coffee hour will follow at Mrs. Louis Docie's Spring Street home.
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Glouster
Junior Progressive Study Club
Frank Grubbs
Richard Morris
Louis Docie
Spring St
Glouster Personals: Athens Woman Visits Mother Thursday
Mrs. Arthur Smith of Athens visited her mother, Mrs. Oliver Steinmetz, on Thursday.
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Arthur Smith
Athens
Oliver Steinmetz
Racine Social Notes Highlights Village Gatherings
Racine First Baptist Church high school class held a Valentine party at teacher Mrs Naomi Stobarts home. President Bill Lake led devotions and the business meeting followed by games and refreshments. Attendees included Bill Lake Bruce Beegle Harry Clel Barbara Cleland Mary Cleland Gloria Auterson Dora Randolph Kathryn DeLong Kay Hendricks June Neigler and Becky Toney a hospital guest. Additional notes mention Homer and Edith Hayman visiting Daytons W C Smith and guests from Florida and Akron weekend outings with the Sayres Roush family and Cara Lee Manuel returning from Holzer Hospital.
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Racine
Holzer Hospital
John Bentz
Electa Bentz
New Brighton
Herb Sayre
Florida
Henry Roush
Akron
John Fisher
Cara Lee Manuel
Harry Hayman
Bob Wilson
Jackson
World Day of Prayer Service Held at Racine Churches
The annual World Day of Prayer service took place at Racine Methodist Church with Rev. Richard Morgan Rev. Arthur McCauley and Rev. F. E. Dunn leading. Mrs. Mary McCauley narrated and the combined church choirs sang. The ministers shared a history of the World Day of Prayer and four area churches participated.
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Racine Methodist Church
Richard Morgan
Arthur McCauley
Racine First Baptist Church
F. E. Dunn
Darcas Eub
Mary McCauley
Racine Methodist
Silver Tea and OES Events Span Rio Grande to Middleport
Mrs Mary McCauley Isabel Simpson Gretta Simpson and Marjorie Ann Schuler attended the Silver Tea of the Baptist Association at Rio Grande recently. Racine Chapter OES members attended a reception for Emma Clatworthy Grand Aide of the Evangeline Chapter OES at Middleport. Albert Hill recently returned.
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Mary McCauley
Isabel Simpson
Gretta Simpson
Marjorie Ann Schuler
The
Baptist Association
Rio Grande
Racine
OES
Emma Clatworthy
Grand Ada
Evangeline Chapter
Middleport
Albert Hill
Logan Christian Gift and Book Shop Opens in Town
A new partnership store at 132 Gallagher Ave between Second and Front Streets is set to open. Owned by Edwin Turner and Elizabeth Hanner, the Logan Christian Gift and Book Shop specializes in religious merchandise and operates from their homes at 1257 Fourth St and 498 Zanesville Ave.
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LOGAN
Gallagher Ave
Logan Christian Gift and Book Shop
Second
Front Streets
Edwin Turner
Fourth St
Elizabeth Hanner
Zanesville Ave
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