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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1960
Page
5
Gallia County reports a Sunday morning fire destroyed Ira Sowards' six room Addison residence shortly after 9 am. No occupants were home. the upper story collapsed. Damage estimated at 7000 dollars. Fire Chiefs credited with fighting the blaze and noting an insurance claim.
The Messenger warns it is not responsible for errors in program listings when stations fail to supply corrected schedules. The page shows dense, scattered airtime blocks from 6:00 to 12:00 with numerous titles including News, Weather, game shows, dramas, and variety clues.
Coronado 9 Star features Dan Adams chasing a daughter’s murderous urge in Loser’s Circle. Riverboat stars Dan Duryea as Captain Turner amid a deadly onboard mystery. Paris Alamede debuts a Paris fashion show on television with 15 designers. Cheyenne presents Outcast of Cripper Creek with Bodie as marshal. Bing Crosby Special marks Crosby Como first collaboration with guests. Adventures In Paradise shows Prisoner of Paradise with Bainter and Cutts. Man With Camera features The Positive Negative where a nightclub girl seeks help from Mike Kovac.
A dense lineup lists stations and show titles from 6:00 to 11:15 including Hiway Patrol Adv in Parad Dist Attorney Cannonball News Cheyenne Featurette Bourbon St Fun Fair Morn Show Life of Riley Day in Court Gale Storm News Weather Casper Capers Restless Gun Love That Bot Rin Tin Tin Jeffs Collie Casey Jones Bronca Wyatt Earp Rifleman Phillip Marlow Alcoa Presents Keep Talking News Late Show.
A fragmentary TV timetable lists 6:00 San Francisco entries and 9:30 Adelaide listings followed by late night shows. Programs include Weather News and Sports segments with titles such as Honeymooners Bronco Philip Marlowe and Alcoa Presents noted among the scattered lines.
A dense listing of showtimes across the evening featuring comedy, drama, weather, sports, and news. Notable entries include Hennesey, Sea Hunt, Love Lucy, World Turns, Guiding Light, and Olympic coverage, with weather updates scattered between programs.
A compile of broadcasts lists news programs and entertainment slots across the day. Notable entries include News at 9:00 and 11:00, Weather segments at 11:10 and 7:30, and programs starring Jule Rivlin Hennesey Amos Andy and Red Skelton.
Prime time listings include Sea Hunt with Mike Nelson pursuing a $2 million counterfeit stash from a Nazi plane wreck. Texan follows a revenge conspiracy over a new railroad contract. Other shows feature family surprises, eulogies, financial blocks, and Vic Damone's TV debut as a gambler’s stooge.
Cable guide lists movies and times: 5 00 p m China Sky 11 20 p m Return of the Whistler 11 15 p m No Man of Her Own 11 15 p m Dr Broadway with runtimes in parentheses
Gallipolis judge fined Ferral G Randolph 22 Gallipolis 50 and costs sentenced him to five days in jail and suspended his operator s license for 18 months on a city police charge of drunken driving Also in municipal court Saturday judge Jones fined Harry Strodder 39 Gallipolis 10 and costs on a city police charge of intoxication
In a Saturday session Judge H. Janes fined five traffic violators including a drunken driver. William J. Ferguson of Gallipolis, 33, received 50 dollars and costs plus five days jail and a six month license suspension for drunken driving and a second no operator's license charge for 5 dollars. Other fines included Garland A. Loftis 43 Gallipolis 5 dollars no operator's license Carl J. Taylor 47 Gallipolis 10 dollars failing to yield Merrill D. Abele 36 Wellston 15 dollars speeding and Brady F. Gilbert 21 Cheshire 5 dollars no headlight. William M. Wood of Smithers West Virginia was arrested Sunday and fined 5 dollars and costs for passing at an intersection by Rio Grande Mayor George Northup.
Mrs. Mary Jane Saunders 85, a former Lecta resident, died Saturday at her granddaughter’s home in Mercerville after about a month illness. Born Feb 9 1875 in Gallia County she was widow of James Saunders. Survives include two sons Clarence and Huber Saunders of Detroit and three daughters Edith Kemper Gallipolis Lola McCombs Northup Ethel Brumfield Huntington. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday Oakey Church with Rev Willard Wickline burial in church cemetery. Wetherholt Elliott Sanders funeral home free noon Tuesday viewing.
Danville residents share family visits and travel. Harvey McFarland of Columbus called on sister Mrs. Robert Grate. Mrs. Minnie Swick and Adra Swick, Linda and Wanda Cardillo shopped in Gallipolis.
Gauges report varying river levels at Gallipolis and Montgomery with rollers at several crests while many dams along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers remain down. Numerous boats on Kanawha and Ohio rivers show mixed up and down readings through the day as dredges and tugboats operate.
A suspension span of 4,453 feet rises to connect Ortakoy on the European shore with Beylerbeyi on the Asiatic side across the Bosphorus in Turkey.
Births list new daughters and a son to multiple couples in Gallipolis and nearby areas. The notes record admissions including names such as Mrs. Blessing, Herbert Manley, Mrs. Miller, and others. A long list of discharges follows, including many patients with varied hometowns. Blood usage for Saturday is noted as none.
Gallipolis churches unite for World Day of Prayer at 1 30 p m Friday at the Church of God on Garfield Ave with at least seven other churches joining. The theme Laborers Together With God. Local chairmen include Mrs L Claude Miller Mrs John L Evans Mrs Homozelle Scott Mrs Louis Green Mrs Morris Elliott Mrs Thomas W Morgan and host Mrs Cecil Mayle.
John Earl Wells 59 custodian of the Gallia County courthouse died of a heart attack at his home Friday night. Funeral is Tuesday at Providence Baptist Church Crown City with burial in church cemetery. He was born December 10 1901 in Huntington W V and lived in Gallia County since 1930. He is survived by wife Adeline son John Paul and five grandchildren plus four sisters and a brother. Funeral home visitation at Foster Broyles residence on Teens Run Rd.
In Gallia County Juvenile Court Leland Walters 48 a Gallipolis cab driver pleaded innocent to beating and abusing his eight year old stepson The case was continued until early next week bond set at 1000 Walters was remanded to Gallia jail pending further developments The charge is a misdemeanor not a penitentiary offense Walters had been evaluated at Lima State Hospital for sanity and judged sane Maximum penalty if convicted is one year in jail and a 100 fine or both
City police logged two weekend accidents in Gallipolis. At 5 26 p m Saturday Roger Frazer 24 and William E McKinney 41 both of Gallipolis sustained minor damage when McKinney signaled left then changed course Frazer failed to see the move. A second crash Sunday on Eastern Ave near the city limits involved Lee Long of Gallipolis and Frankie Lou Shinn 30 of Point Pleasant with minor damage and Long driving away without realizing the collision. Shinn filed the report.
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Saunders 82 of Crown City Route 1 died at home on Saundersville Road after years of declining health. Born August 15 1877 in Mason Township she was one of 11 children. Survived by two sons five daughters 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wetherholt Elliott Saunders funeral home with burial in Saunders Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m.
Gallia County health nurses Saturday administered 137 Salk anti polio shots bringing county totals to 706 at weekly free clinics since Jan 1. The tally trails last year’s 845 by this point. The clinic run by Mrs Naomi Rose and Mrs Pearl Hatfield also gave 34 DPT shots 10 smallpox and five typhoid shots assisted by clerk Mrs Madeline Rees and sanitarian Bill Neal.
Gallipolis area Troop 211 of Addison welcomed Bobby Fraser as the latest scout and formed a new patrol, bringing the troop to 15 scouts under Scoutmaster Marion Williams.
A packed Southwestern High School gym paid tribute to Cecil Davis known as Mr. Basketball of Gallia County. Retired coach Davis received praise from Rev. John Daniel Davis as the crowd recalled his teams eight county titles and 24-year impact across Cadmus Pine Grove Vinton Mercerville and other schools.
Weekend visitors included Airman Phil Stevers from McGuire AFB New Jersey and families of F L Stevers Charles Lee Stevers and Lester Stevers plus Teddy Johnson Elisabeth Ann Arnold at Otterbein College. Edward Arlington Robinson won the Pulitzer Prizes for poetry in 1922 1925 and 1928.
Kyle A. Hill reports 250 teenagers attended Saturday night sessions in Teenville. Dance records were by Jim Morrison and Louis Mueller. Chaperons included Mr. and Mrs. James N. M. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Lance Campbell and Director Hill. Two meetings planned next week for students and adults at Hill residence and Gallia Academy conference room.
Robert E. Jackson, 21, of Vinton Route 1, was fined 25 dollars and costs and sentenced to 20 days in jail after pleading guilty to unlawfully entering and trespassing under Ohio law. The case followed a Friday preliminary hearing and was continued.
Gallia County probate court received 14 marriage license applications for February with two filed Saturday. Griff C. Cook Jr. 20 of Patriot and Deanna G. Wickline 19 of Rio Grande. George W. Clark 23 of Gallipolis and Betty Jean Putney 18 also listed among filers.
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