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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1961
Page
6
Logan Hocking County commissioners approved 341151 for general fund operations as certified for 1961. Key allocations cover county offices, courts, elections, sheriff, housing, welfare, and emergency reserves, with total from shifts and adjustments totaling 325873.77 after set asides.
The Messenger notes the listing errors when stations fail to provide corrected schedules. Friday through Sunday programming is shown with times and shows including News Weather Sports Perry Mason Lassie and more, with many entries unclear or misdated.
A fragmented broadcast listing shows a lineup from 6:00 to 11:20 with news weather law and various programs. Notable items include detectives 6 40 weather and sports at 11:15 followed by late show segments.
A fragmented listing shows a dense late evening lineup with programs like Twilight Zone and Perry Mason plus cartoons and news slots. The reel includes titles such as Death Valley, Gunemoke, Mighty Mouse, and Checkmate with varying times and sequence.
At 8 p.m. Harrigan & Son features Jim Harrigan Jr falling for a socialite in Junior Goes Society. The Flintstones at 8:30 p.m. croon You never take me out as Fred and Barney plan a park visit in The Girl’s Night Out. 9 p.m. 77 Sunset Strip has Rex Randolph probing murder attempt claims in The Hamlet Caper. 10 p.m. The Detectives shows Duke Hawkins using a teen’s car to hit a teen and threaten the teen’s blind sister Madge to silence witnesses in The Frightened Ones.
At 7:30 Rawhide with Woody Strode in The Incident of the Buffalo Soldier features a UCLA star in a special guest role. Route 66 follows paroled Texas inmate seeking parole advisor. Twilight Zone at 10 stars Thomas Gomez as a scheming figure of evil. Eyewitness To History airs at 10:30 with CBS News coverage anchored by Charles Kuralt.
Channel listings include Lily Mars at 8 p.m. on Channel 8 and Without Reservations at 11:15 p.m. on Channel 8. State of the Union airs 11:15 p.m. on Channel 13. Daines and Monster Maker 12:15 a.m. Lawless Valley 4 p.m. Goodbye Mr Chips 11:10 p.m. The Big Clock 11 p.m. Two Years Before the Mast 11:15 p.m. on various channels.
Logan supper club held its annual New Year’s Eve progressive party starting at the Hillcrest home of Mr. and Mrs. John Strait, then to the Ralph Poston country home for dancing and a buffet lunch. Five couples hosted guest pairs including Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Byrnes with assistants helping host duties.
Twenty three members and two children met at Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Woodard home in Ewing for a potluck New Year’s Eve program. Mrs. Porter Heigle led, with a solo by Harry Armstrong and readings from “From a Wayside Pulpit.” Donations to CROP were approved. The council plans a February meeting at Grace, Paul and Claude Harsh’s home.
Haydenville residents hosted gatherings with relatives from Balti more Columbus Logan Lancaster Carbon Hill New Lexington and Dayton. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Martin Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeConnick and children Mr. and Mrs. Sarah Mack Miss Mary Fisher and others visiting from several nearby communities. Reverend Hugh Davis also visited Gene Storer in Dayton during the holiday period.
Officers elected at a congregational meeting Tuesday will be installed during Sunday worship. Elders Ralph Poston George Rolston and Dean Collison lead the group with deacons Robert Sutton Keith Hawk and James Dow and trustees Harry Armstrong Hubert Lappen and Jacob Schmidt.
The SS-11 anti tank guided missile is being evaluated by the U S Army for ground units. Nord Aviation of France manufactures it. Subsonic and 46 inches long it weighs 62 pounds with a 20 inch wingspan and six inch diameter. It is wire guided with solid fuel and a conventional warhead.
A very rugged missile can be manhandled dropped by parachute operated by one man launched from ground vehicle or helicopter. An earlier SS-10 version made by Nord Aviation is used by U S Army units though its speed and range are less than half those of the SS-11.
Local notices list WCTU and Queen Vashti Rebekah Lodge meetings January 6 at Mrs James Rees home and Smith Chapel family night with potluck. January 7 includes Saturday Club at Mrs Amos Potts and a Round and Square dance at Antioch Grange hall with Vickorys Buckeye Rangers. January 9 and 10 feature church and club gatherings including Schwenke Vail Group and EUB Circle events followed by a charter draping for Mrs Abbie Collins.
The South Harvey Willing Workers held a December potluck supper and gift exchange at Mrs. Madge Starkey’s home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Perl Blackstone with Lou Ann and Robert, Ray Blackstone, Louise Bell and Jeanie, Carl Sterling and sons Robert and Carl Jr, Ronald Starkey, Roy Heidlebaugh with Larry and Betty Jo, Gary Starkey, and the hostess. The group will meet next on the last Friday in January.
Arnold A. Dawson 44 Owensboro Ky Charles T. Tolliver 18 Logan Route 4 and Leonard Ames 21 Athens were arraigned in County Court and pleaded innocent to charges. Dawson and Tolliver held under 300 bond and Ames 300 bond pending Friday hearing. Tolliver released after posting bond. Ames jailed again.
Mrs Chester Six of Logan Route 4 welcomes a daughter. Mr Albert Price of Kingston Route 2 also has a daughter. New admits include Mrs Virgil Carr Radcliff medical William Crawford New Plymouth Route 1 medical Mrs Arthur Miller Logan Mrs Emma Mullihan Dundas medical Mrs Doris Turner Logan Route 1 medical Richard Viney Logan Route 2 medical.
Logan Council No. 58 Pocahontas held an installation ceremony Monday at Pocahontas hall with 28 members present. Barbara Kuhn was installed Pocahontas, receiving a corsage from her grandmother. Retiring leader honored officers with gifts and past chief certificates. The next meeting will drape the charter in memory of Abbie Collins.
Reedsville resident MISS LUCY KIBBLE notes MISS LUCY KIBBLE REEDSVILLE Ray E Dillon left for the Naval Base in Pensacola after a 12 day leave with his parents. Zenith G Chevalier returned to Memphis to resume helicopter mechanic training after a 12 day visit with his family. Calvin Randolph of Little Hocking funeral held at Eden. Mrs. O E Massar Clara Pickens died in Parkersburg. Ted Sedgwick and family of Youngstown visited with the Shumways. Mrs Lucy Burden of Belpre spent weekend with her brother Arthur Helzer. A B Kibble of Akron visited sister Edna Stewart. Mr and Mrs Denver Weber announce birth of a son at St Joseph Hospital.
Logan Curtis M Johnson 19 of Nelsonville Route 2 weds Mary Ann Milsted 17 of Haydenville. James O Nihiser 21 of Rockbridge weds Carolyn Sue Hartman 19 of Logan Route 1.
Probated will of the late Boyd A. Evans of Logan admitted in Hocking County Probate Court. The will leaves a life interest to Goldie Evans, then to two sons Marcus and Ralph in equal shares. Goldie Evans named executrix without bond.
A study led by Donald B. Leach of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation analyzes 56000 Ohioans who exhausted benefits in the first 11 months of 1960. Of them 479 reside in Hocking and Athens Counties. Questionnaires will be mailed to those whose Social Security numbers end in 5 to support an extension of unemployment insurance. Replies won’t affect current or future benefits and the study aims for completion in early March.
A New Year’s Eve watch party was hosted at Ew ing Grange hall during the January Honey Fork Farm Bureau Council meeting. Hosts were Mr and Mrs Jack Wyskiver with Mrs Wyskiver leading a short business session.
Mrs. Mary Manning 78 of Shawnee died Thursday at Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville after a lengthy illness. Survived by two sons Harold Shawnee and Elza Baltimore Md. four daughters Burdette Abram Lancaster Clifford Abram Lancaster Lomer Kelley Baltimore Md. Margaret Davis Columbus. 20 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. She was a member of Shawnee Rebekah Lodge Blue Bell Chapter Eastern Star and Shawnee Methodist Church. Friends may call at J. E. Humphrey funeral home arrangements announced later.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Guess and Mrs. James A. Brown hosted a week of visitors from Ada Stephen StamBaugh Louella Brown and Rita Carpenter a Logan native and WAC recruit from Ft. McClellan Ala spent Christmas in Logan. Rita returns to Fort McClelland Feb 15 to finish basic training Lamoyne Lee is born Dec 31 at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville to Mr and Mrs Larry Green Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Green and Mrs Herbert Thompson
Mrs. Fred McCleanen and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roush and son from Point Pleasant visited here. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Arnott and son visited Georgie Trew. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blessing of Point Pleasant toured Lizzie Stewart and Lucille Stewart.
Mr and Mrs Robert W Keynes II of 229 Main Street announce the birth of a daughter born Monday at 1 15 p m in University Hospital Columbus Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Robert W Keynes of S Market Street and Mr and Mrs William Hammond of Lancaster Great grandmother is Mrs Laura Wendel of Lancaster
Fritz Bultman, a 77 year old Florence bicycle enthusiast, still pedals around town and estimates his lifetime cycling distance at about 25 000 miles.
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