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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1966
Page
13
Point Pleasant Mason County Chamber of Commerce board met at 407 Main St for the first 1966 meeting. Budget approved. FAA money for a Mason County airport discussed with state aeronautic chief Everett Parrish.
Diamond jubilee meeting of Col. Charles Lewis Chapter NSCAR will be at Appalachian auditorium Friday at 2 p.m. Mrs Hersel A Henderson WV DAR historian will speak on "The Doors We Have Opened." Mrs Charles Profitt presides. hostess committee led by Eldridge Sauer with Marian Sayre and others assisting.
Mr and Mrs David Woodrum and children of Hamden visited Mr and Mrs Henry Swart. Carl Ross and family joined the William Cheadles guests. Raymond Butterworths hosted Roy Stimel Donald Bisbennett and daughter Cora Lee, Jay Butterworth from Newark, and Lewis Butterworth family from Albany.
A former Mason County hospital employee Virginia Delegal of Middleport faces indictment for intoxication on duty. Her motion to dismiss cites exclusion of Negroes from county grand juries, noting only one Negro served in 10 years. Judge James Thompson will rule Feb 14.
Gallia Kanauga fire crews responded to Russell Johnson residence at 504 Second Street Wednesday morning. Fire damage listed as medium with minor contents loss. Nine firefighters fought the blaze with Point Pleasant FD assisting to bolster water supply.
Roscoe Dingess Jr. dba Kimberly Drilling Co. sued Leroy Everly dba Twin T Oil Co. in Mason County Circuit Court, but the action was dismissed. Gallipolis sheriff reports four stolen cars recovered with owners named Swain Crown City Matthews Clipper Mills Adkins Gallipolis Phillip Kanauga.
Channel 20 lists Tonight lineup with hours from The French Chef at 5:00 to News Profile Kyle Hill at 10:00. Programs include Kindergarten Friendly Giant Kami Shibai What's New Its A Wonderful World The President's Men Bobcat Sports The Big Picture and High School Sports Review Rowland Congdon.
The Messenger notes it does not guarantee accuracy of listings if stations fail to provide corrected schedules. Bold type marks color programs and is used to highlight color broadcasts.
A sequence of Friday day and evening film and program listings with titles, channels, and cast. Notable titles include Requiem for a Heavyweight, The Actress, Lure of the Swamp, and more, featuring actors such as Anthony Quinn Jackie Gleason Mickey Rooney Spencer Tracy Lucille Bail Raymond Burr and others across multiple channels and time slots.
In Mason County and Jackson County Evan gelical United Brethren Churches plan a Faith for Today program starting January 9. Mason County services feature Bellemeade Church with Rev Eugene Garlow guest minister and Good Shepherd Church led by Rev Donald Lockhart with Rev Homer Hicks assisting.
Mason County Health Department will hold two conferences on January 12 at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM in the courthouse to brief restaurant and tavern operators on changes to the West Virginia food handling code. A second pair of sessions on January 26 targets food handling employees with permits available at the gatherings.
Mrs Frances Morris reports visitors from Berea Ky and Dayton Ohio while families entertain guests from Jackson and Forest Run. Church services are announced for West Columbia Mason New Haven Bachtel and Heights Churches with Rev John Campbell and others as guest ministers this week.
Columbus Ohio Farm Bureau officials praised the Ohio Tax Commission for scrapping a proposed gasoline tax refund procedure in favor of the current plan. Executive VP D R Stanfield said the proposed forms were too complicated and unsatisfactory.
General Telephone & Electronics Corp and its Ohio subsidiary will sponsor a nationwide TV program. The first of 10 specials for 1966 is The Search for Ulysses airing Tuesday at 10 pm on CBS.
The Mason County Pinnearers Association announced the first deposit toward a memorial fund for a Mason County 4 H and Youth Camp structure at South Side. The $100 gift honors Danny Love, a noted 4 H member who drowned in spring 1965, and came from bake sales, record hops, and donations.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway officials announced 1965 earnings of 65 million dollars, with 7.45 dollars per common share. Operating revenues reached 397 million dollars for the year and a proposed merger with Norfolk and Western Railway is to be voted May 12 by shareholders. American breweries fill 11 billion cans of beer annually.
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