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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1962
Page
8
The piece recalls a era when families read aloud and played together by kerosene lamp, noting the Youth's Companion magazine and other 19th and early 20th century reading life. It contrasts past and present with nostalgic anecdotes of home life, schooling, and community events in Athens.
Mount St. Mary Hospital lists births at Nelsonville Athens New Marshfield and Zaleski areas including multiple families greeting daughters and twin sons. Admissions include a long roster of residents from Logan Nelsonville Crooksville Glouster Chauncey and South Bloomingville with numerous private names and locations noted. Blood used three units.
The Messenger notes it is not responsible for errors in program listings when stations fail to provide corrected schedules. Boldface color programs are indicated. Monday evening listings appear.
Local listings show a day of programs from 6:25 pm News to 1:10 am Movie Time. Highlights include NBC News at 11:10, Weather at 11:10, Sea Hunt, Man in Space, and 87th Precinct with the evening wrap ending on a Thriller at 10 pm.
A garbled TV timetable shows sequential blocks including news at several times, weather updates, and various films or shows such as The Rifleman and Bugs Bunny. The readable items reference Surfside Everglades Cheyenne and Alcoa, with multiple 11:10 and 11:20 time marks.
A scrambled listing shows a radio timetable with programs and times including News Weather and Movie slots. The snippet references segments like 6:00 News 6:10 Weather 9:30 Andy Griffitt Ste kens Patro 10:00 Hennesey and 11:15 Movie with additional late night items.
NBC and local shows present a varied night of drama and comedy. Airing lineups include Sea Hunt, Lee The Virginian, 87th Precinct, Thriller, Cheyenne Show, The Third Man, Rifleman, Surfside Six, Ben Casey, M Squad, Window on Main St, Danny Thomas Show, Hennesey, and Ive Got a Secret with noted actors and hosts.
Channel schedules show film titles and times for Monday and Tuesday across multiple channels including Channel 4 Channel 6 Channel 10 Channel 13 and Channel 3. Highlights include Love Finds Andy Hardy Mexican Spitfire The Thin Man Dancing Co Ed Duel At Apache Wells and Holiday with various air times listed.
Nelsonville report describes two well dressed men who entered Shafer Service Station at Chestnut and Fourth Streets. A 29 cent cigarette sale led to a $19.71 change, a deceptive $10 bill kept, and a swap for a $20 bill. Suspects described as 35 to 40, with one exchanging currency and leaving with the altered funds.
Mrs. Joe McWhorter of Giddings Texas and daughter JoAnn visited the Whittingtons and Evans Holcomb family during the holidays. Other guests included Mr and Mrs Conrad Ator of Athens and Mr and Mrs Gene Jeffers and children from nearby areas. Willkie Hoyd returned to school after a tonsil operation at Mason City Clinic. Joe Mosier joined the Navy and is stationed at Great Lakes. Frank Sutphin, long hospitalized at Meigs General, has been sent home to his sister Zella Perry. Victor Perry visited Huntington West Virginia on Monday.
Joseph M. Simms of Athens pleaded guilty in Mayor Hoffman's court to driving while intoxicated and to failing to obey an officer. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs for DWI and 10 dollars plus costs for disobedience. the leaving the scene charge was dismissed. Simms had knocked over a utility pole near Canal and Monroe Streets on December 24 and was found with a badly damaged car in a restaurant parking lot.
P F C and Mrs. Russell Zwilling left Syracuse for Fort Knox Kentucky where he is stationed after a 15 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Troy Zwilling. Recent guests included Rosa Leadingham South Webster and Scott Moore Franklin Furnace and Linville Leadingham Wheelersburg plus Jimmy Craig and Mark Craig of Cleveland visiting the Craig family.
The Naomi Bible Class of The Plains Methodist Church elected Millard Bryan as president at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Ray Michael. New officers include Mrs. Walter McDonald as secretary and Mrs. Francis Lee as treasurer.
Lanesville and Langsville area residents shared New Year visits with relatives in Huntington Columbus and Waverly. Earl Lansbury and family announce the Dec 30 birth of a daughter Cindy Lou at Oakhill Hospital with grandparents Mitchum and Sanbury and great grandmother Rose Molar. Shirley Ledlie remained ill in Holzer Hospital. Blaire Cadwallder of Columbus visited Alph Barr's family. Harold Ward spent time with his mother Lola Ward in Pomeroy.
Graveside services for Roger Dixon infant son of Mr and Mrs Robert Dixon were conducted at Green Lawn Cemetery. The child died shortly after birth at Mount St Mary Hospital. Survived by parents a brother Billy grandparents Woodrow Ferrer Athens Route 5 and Willard Dixon Murray City great grandparents William James Murray City and George Dixon Buchtel
Mrs. Dora Potter, 73, of Glouster Route 3 Jobs, died at Mount St. Mary Hospital after admission Sunday morning. She leaves five daughters, three sons, a sister, 20 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. burial set at New Straitsville. Services Tuesday at Johnson funeral home officiated by Rev. Helen Tatman. Burial in New Straitsville.
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