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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1960
Page
5
Gallia County boards held reorganization meetings swearing in three new members. Presidents re-elected included Arnold Fulks Joseph W Clark and Henry Skidmore. Several boards adopted regular meeting dates and raises for staff.
The French Colony Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meeting in Gallipolis was postponed from Monday to January 11. State Senator J Sherman Porter will be the guest speaker at the home of Mrs. M T Epling.
The Messenger disclaims responsibility for errors in listings when stations fail to provide corrected schedules. Wednesday evening features color programs with news at 6 00 and 11 00, Millionaire at 9 00, and various items such as Hiway Patrol and Theatre at later times.
At 7:30 Sugarfoot faces a hanging threat in Provision. Wyatt Earp defends a rehabilitated murderer in Tombstone. Rifleman pits Lucas McCain against a famed hunter in Day of the Hunter. Philip Marlowe investigates a swindle to protect a con man. The Justice Tree features an escaped convict threatening a widow in a desert town.
TV and radio schedule notes show Weather at 6 25 9 00 Arthur Murra 6 d0 News 9 30 Star time 40 Sports 10 30 Journey To p 45 NBC News 11 00 News 70 Bord Patrol 11 10 Weather 7 50 Laramie 11 15 Jack Paar 8 50 Fibber McGee 1 00 News.
The listing shows a late morning to night schedule including 600-Highway Patio 6 40 and Superman 700 with San Fran. Bt 7.0. Black Saddle 800-Charley Weave 8:30. Harrie 900-Hawaiian Eye 1000-Fights 10:50-Sports 11:00 News 11:15-Late Show.
Gallia County officials plan the Meigs County Women’s Home Demonstration Council May 12 meeting. Jackson January 12 hosts district officers and group counselors to set agenda as Miss Nancy McAllister from Gallia County joins the discussion.
At 7:30 p.m. Judge Clayton W. Rose presides over a reenactment of juvenile cases with probation officers presenting the real situations and actors playing the youths and parents.
Gallia T F Nick Burleson and Russ Priddy Cal lia County extension agent 4H will attend a 4 H tractor maintenance clinic Wednesday at Ohio State University's Youth Center. The clinic is sponsored by the state extension service.
Gallia County Women’s Home Demonstration Council will host a January 13 meeting at Grace Methodist Church. Prof Elizabeth Cutler of Rio Grande College will describe her world trip. morning program opens at 10 30 with devotion by Vinton Community Group and music by Southwestern High School vocal students.
Marjorie Shoemaker Burger, long secretary to the Gallipolis State Institute superintendent, will become secretary at Dayton State Hospital next Monday. Gail Harrison, daughter of Clyde Harrison, will replace her at the institute. Harrison joined GSI November 17, while Burger’s last day was December 31. Karen Sue, Burger’s 11-year-old daughter, moved with them to Dayton. Harrison previously served 17 years in federal government work including the Navy and General Services Administration.
Gallia County commissioners named James A. Boggs president and Chauncey L. Johnson vice president at the first regular session of 1960. They handled road petitions for Walnut Gallipolis and Raccoon townships, set viewing and hearing dates, approved funding for roads, offices, and depositories, and authorized highway work on Route 160.
Gallia Ohio Dr J Gordon Gilbert and Clyde Saunders sworn in as new members at a reorganizational meeting. The board named Matthews and Lowes to the Gallia Academy High School Athletic Board of Control and set regular meetings for the second Tuesday each month. City nurse Mrs Maurice Bane hired at 310 dollars monthly. no future teacher increments after June 1960. Teachers to receive 25 dollars per summer credit hour with some in unrelated fields. Retirement contribution rises from 9.33 to 10.41 percent. total board payment projected at 48244 dollars.
Dan Notter was named chairman and Maurice Forgey vice chairman at the Gallia Soil Conservation District annual meeting in Gallipolis. Forgey becomes former chairman. J Merrill Carter re elected secretary. Lawrence Holliday and others attended. Notter to attend Ohio Soil Conservation District meeting in Columbus in January 1921.
Gallia County extension agents will attend a rural zoning conference Tuesday at the Methodist Church in Jackson. The meeting aims to teach agents about zoning and its community and industrial importance to a county. Attending from Gallia are William P. Smith Russ Priddy and Miss Nancy McAllister.
Thirteen applicants took driver license examinations and driving tests Monday at the Gallipolis Municipal Building. Eight failed to qualify for an operator's license. Tests will be given again on Tuesday, according to the Gallipolis State Highway Patrol post.
William S. Cross 25 of Racine and Nettie M. Hackney 22 of Gallipolis filed the first marriage license application of 1960 in Gallia County Probate Court on Monday. The couple are son and daughter of respective families, with roots in local communities.
Holzer Hospital notes report admitted patients including Mrs Archie Lambert and Mrs Mildred Jones among others from Oak Hill Thurman Jackson and Pomeroy route areas. Dismissals listed for Osbert Irish Gilbert Blankenneckler Donniver Goody Marion Foster and others. Blood usage noted as Sunday four pints Monday three pints. Gallia County Riding Club to elect officers at 7 30 p m Saturday at Clay Local School in Gallipolis.
Theodore Lavendeck, 39, Mannington West Virginia, arrested on a drunk driving charge after a Route 7 crash near Addison. His car struck John Pistelli's vehicle, which had been pushed onto the highway as he flagged traffic. Lavendeck jailed in Gallipolis. hearing set at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. No injuries reported.
Gauges from Gallipolis and Montgomery report rollers and rising levels while Ohio River dams run down. Listings show boats on multiple locks with up or down readings for vessels including Paul Blazer Sarah Kate Cedar Creek Creditor and others. Details cover dam statuses, river rise rates, and timetabled boat movements.
NEW LEXINGTON Edgar Marindale has taken over as mayor on January 1 succeeding Floyd D. Wolfe who did not seek reelection after four years of service. Wolfe is a patient at University Hospital Columbus for observation and treatment.
Otho T. Kidwell 40 of Point Pleasant was fined 50 dollars and costs in Gallia County Municipal Court for drunk driving. He was sentenced to five days in jail and his operator’s license suspended for six months. Elsie McNeill 25 of Gallipolis pleaded innocent to assault with intent to maim and was bound over to the grand jury under $300 bond. Mrs. McNeill was arrested on a warrant signed by Irma Jean Spires. The case is set for the January term grand jury. Two city cases were heard. Cecil White 37 of Gallipolis was fined 20 dollars and costs for riding while intoxicated on a bicycle. Andrew W. Putney 83 of Gallipolis was fined 10 dollars and costs on an intoxication charge.
In GALLIPOLIS Addison French's Market is raided early Monday. 110 cartons of cigarets li cigaret lighters bread meat candy and 300 pennies were taken. Albert French found the theft at 7 am Deputy Sheriff Grant Long leads the investigation. They broke the glass front door unlocked the right lock and ate cheese and left four loaves seven pounds of wieners and bologna. An attempted entry at Hippy Hills's Store was reported but failed.
Gallipolis officials report seven convictions in Gallipolis Municipal Court under county wide jurisdiction. Larry D. Perry was fined 15 dollars plus costs for unsafe operation, Hal W. Isaac 66 of Bidwell 10 dollars and costs for intoxication. Five others forfeited bonds for speeding no operator's license and passing without the assured clear distance. Jim Glassburn of Bidwell went to Ashland Kentucky to take oath as a Navy enlistee and was set to report to Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
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