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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1967

Page

6

Wagner College Choir Schedules Presentation

Dr Sigvart J Steen leads the Wagner College Choir to St Paul Lutheran Church Huntington at 8 p.m. February 7. The group has performed at Lincoln Center Washington Constitution Hall Chicago Orchestra Hall and toured Europe and Canada. Steen trained at Luther College NYU and the University of Berlin. He directed the Great Lakes Blue Jackets Choir in World War II and led Wagner's music department from 1949 to 1965.

Huntington Sigvart J. Steen Wagner College St. Paul Lutheran Church 12Th Ave Europe Canada Dr. Steen Luther College Decorah Iowa F. Melius Christiansen St. Alaf New York University University of Berlin Great Lakes Blue Jackets Wagner

Man Arrested on Fayette County Contempt and Non-Support

James Darrell Lester 26 Letart arrested Friday on a warrant from Fayette County. He faces contempt of court and non support charges and is held in Mason County Jail for Fayette County authorities.

Point Pleasant James Darrell Lester Letart Fayette County Mason County

Driver Hurt In Collision In Point Pleasant

One driver was injured in a two car crash at 27th Street and Lincoln Avenue Sunday at 9 20 p m Betty Jo Gardner of Point Pleasant suffered a forehead laceration The Gardner car and a car driven by John Gary Kapp of Point Pleasant collided at the intersection The Kapp auto then struck a parked car owned by Everett Burris City police investigated The weekend arrests included Charles Harriman of Kingwood for reckless operation John Jordan of Henderson Otto Allen Lee of Gallipolis Ferry for defective exhaust John H Murray of Mason for reckless operation and Ernest Ray Busch of Lucasville for improper passing

27Th Street Lincoln Avenue Betty Jo Gardner Point Pleasant Gardner John Gary Kapp Kapp Everett Burris Charles Harriman Kingwood John Jordan Henderson Otto Allen Lee Gallipolis John H. Murray Mason Ernest Ray Busch Lucasville

Daily TV Schedule Puzzle From 1960s Local Paper

A dense OCR list details daytime and early evening broadcasts with channel markers, show names, hosts, and time stamps across multiple networks. The fragment lists cartoons, talk shows, soap operas, game shows, and news segments featuring numerous personalities and program blocks.

Television Guide Listings From Channel Lineup

Tuesday evening schedule shows film and series across stations WSAZ NBC Huntington WLWC NBC Columbus WTVN ABC Columbus WCHS CBS Charleston WBNS CBS Columbus WHTN ABC Huntington WTAP NBC ABC Parkersburg WHIZ NBC ABC Zanesville WOUB Ohio University Athens list notes potential listing errors and color indicators after program names with (C) designation ahead of scheduled air times and channels

Wsaz-Tv NBC Huntington WLWC Columbus Wtvn-Tv ABC Wchs-Tv CBS Charleston Wbns-Tv Whtn-Tv Wtap-Tv Parkersburg Whiz-Tv Zanesville Woub-Tv Ohio University Athens

TV Movie Guide Highlights Evening Lineup

A packed schedule lists films and stars across channels with titles such as Welee in the Mirror featuring Rich rd Egan and Julie London at 7 pm Phyllix Thaxter and John Garfield in Breaking Point at 9 pm Two leaded Spy with Jock Hawkins at 11 20 pm No Time to be Young with Robert Vaughan and Roger Smith at 1 10 am Seperate Tables with David Niven and Deborah Kerr at 1 am Leave Mer Te Meeven with Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde Part 2 at 4 0 pm Along Come Jones Western adventure starring Gary Cooper Loretta Young at 5 pm The Walking Hills with Randolph Scott Ella Rains and John Ireland at 7 0 pm Madelein e British drama at 9 pm Pardners with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis at 9 pm Mere Mery with Errol Flynn and Ruth Roman at 9 20 pm Red Corsair with Lex Barker and Kieron Moore at 11 pm Crash Drive starring Tyrone Power and Anne Baxter at 1 43 pm

Welee Mirror Rich Rd Egan Julie London Phyllix Thaxter John Garfield Jock Robert Vaughan Roger Smith David Niven Deborah Kerr Gene Tierney Cornel Wilde Mere Mery Errol Flynn Uth Roman Red Corsair Lex Barker Kieron Moore Elisabeth Sellars Tyrone Power Anne Boxter

Evaluators Schedule Property Tax Review in Mason County

Mason County evaluates property tax assessments during February from 10 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Thursdays in the County Court chambers. The board hears complaints about valuation by the State Appraisal Department. Taxpayers missing filings lose protest rights except through Circuit Court. The assessor cannot alter tax rates after books are approved unless an error is found. The county requires 50 to 100 percent of true value for real estate. Real estate valuation changes come from the State Appraisal Department. county officials may review protests as a board of equalization. James M. Bragg Sr. invites the public to his office for explanations and filing guidance.

Bers Board of Evaluation Mason County State State Tax Department James M. Bragg Sr

Hospital Notes List Births and Names in Holzer Records

A Holzer Hospital notes section lists numerous newborns and accompanying parent names from Henderson to Ravenswood and Gallipolis including John William Roach and Teddy Bailey among many others. The long roster names families across several towns and includes multiple mothers and fathers with infant entries.

John William Roach Henderson Teddy Jo Bailey Chicago

Hospital Accreditation Earned at Pleasant Valley

Kath leen C. Marnhout announces Pleasant Valley Hospital has received a three year accreditation from the Joint Commission after a recent survey. The commission, including the American College of Physicians and American Hospital Association, commends the hospital for maintaining standards and improving patient care.

Point Pleasant Kathleen C. Marnhout Pleasant Valley Hospital Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals Board of Commissioners The Joint Commission American College of Physicians American College of Surgeons American Hospital Association American Medical Association John D. Porterfield

Court Action Is Scheduled

Putnam County defendant Jack son Conley has pleaded guilty in Circuit Court and will face Judge James Thompson for sentencing on January 26. An earlier grand jury indictment precedes the date while a petit jury reports January 23 to hear State versus Leona Carter and civil actions Federal Credit Union versus Doss E Hutchinson and Leslie and Mae Wolfe versus James R. Greene.

Point Pleasant Jackson Conley Putnam County James Thompson Leona Carter Clifton Federal Credit Union Doss E. Hutchinson Leslie and Mae Wolfe James R. Greene

Legal Notice of Real Estate Sale by Ohio Parish Trustees

Trustees of The Ocking Valley Parish Church of Christ Trimble Athens County Ohio petition the Court of Common Pleas for authority to sell Lot 90 Johnson Antle and Wolfe Addition Athens County Deed Records Vol 219 Page 136. Hearing set on or after February 14 1967. Attorney Michae Molehan.

Ocking Valley Church of Christ Trimble Ohio Court of Common Pleas Athens County Johnson, Antle and Wolfe Recorders Athens Hockin Valey Christ Michae Molehan

Four Year Old Hit By Car in Gallipolis

Charles Michael Javis, 4, son of Mrs. Anita Javis of Gallipolis, was injured after running in front of a car on Fourth Avenue Saturday evening. He was hospitalized at Holzer Hospital. The driver, Roger Joseph Belville of Crown City Route 1, was not charged, per city police.

Gallipolis Charles Michael Javis Anita Javis Holzer Hospital Fourth Avenue Roger Joseph Belville

Garden Club Orders Bird Sanctuary Signs

The New Haven Garden Club met at Mrs. Herman Layne with Mrs. B. R. Vance as co host. Signs for the bird sanctuary were ordered and the State meeting was planned for May 14 to 17 at Oglebay Park. A note of thanks from Pleasant Valley Hospital for Christmas tray favors was read. Mrs. Lloyd Roush presented slides of Williamsburg flower arrangements and gardens in Virginia.

Point Pleasant New Haven

Hit-Skip Auto Driver Sought After Nightime Pole Crash

Police pursue unknown driver of a Buffalo registered car once involved in a two crash sequence near Point Pleasant. The 2:20 a.m. incident on the Silver Bridge sent a car into a light pole and later into a ditch on Route 35, with the driver fleeing before investigators arrived. The car is registered to Mamie Weaver of Buffalo and Mason County Sheriff’s officials lead the probe. A separate line notes Cliff Johnson of Willow Springs as Alabama's tallest basketball player at 6-foot-9 senior.

Point Pleasant Mamie Weaver Buffalo Mason County Silver Bridge Route 35 Sheriff's Department Alabama Cliff Johnson Willow Springs

Miss Fulks Named Homemaker Winner

Brenda Fulks of Southwestern High School won the 1967 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow title after leading a written homemaking knowledge test on December 6. She is daughter of Ralph and Mrs. Fulks, recently moved from Charlotte Michigan.

Gallipolis Brenda Fulks Southwestern High School Betty Crocker Miss Fulks Ralph Fulks Winton Charlotte Mich Charlotte High School Southwestern Future Homemakers of America

Ambulance Driver Siders Earns Sick Care Certificate

Carl W. Siders of Mohr Stevens Ambulance Service completed a two day emergency transportation course in Parkersburg. He earned a certificate signed by West Virginia University officials and the state health director for advanced care of the sick and injured. The program, sponsored by the State Health Department with the U S Public Health Service, covered cardiac stroke coma poisoning and shock treatments and emphasized transporting Medicare patients. Mohr and Stevens owners L G Mohr and T R Stevens also completed a similar course on transporting the sick and injured.

Point Pleasant Carl W. Siders Mohr- Stevens Funeral Home and Ambulance Service Parkersburg Siders Clarke K. Sleeth School of Medicine West Virginia University N. H. Dyer West Virginia University School of Medicine Medicare West Virginia State Health Department U. S. Public Health Service L. G. Mohr T. R. Stevens Mohr

Wind Spreads Brush Fire Behind Robinson Home

Gallipolis firemen battled a brush blaze behind Don ald Robinson’s home at 291 Jackson Pike Sunday. Three trucks with nine volunteers fought the flames driven by wind, covering about one acre before control. The fire started from a trash burn and spread to grass and weeds on property owned by W. H. Lowman on First Avenue.

Gallipolis Donald Robinson Jackson Pike Kenneth McDaniel W. H. Lowman First Avenue

Interviews Scheduled for Title I Aide Positions

Point Pleasant. Billy Steele, director ESEA Title I, will interview applicants for teachers aides in Mason County. Interview window is Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. at Mason County Board of Education office. Schools using aides include Hannan Point Pleasant High Point Pleasant Junior High old Point Pleasant Junior High Wahama Arbuckle Beale Broad Run Central Hartford Henderson Leon Mason North Point Pleasant Roosevelt Sunnyside West Columbia Woods.

Point Pleasant Billy Steele ESEA Mason County Henderson, Leon, Mason North Point Pleasant Roosevelt, Sunnyside West Columbia and Woods

West Virginia private duty nurse fees rise to 24

District Nine officials announced a new fee for registered private duty nurses of 24 dollars per eight hour period or fraction starting March 1, up from 20 dollars. The districts covered include Mason Cabell Wayne Lincoln Logan and Mingo Counties and the raise follows employment standards from the state nurses association private duty section and board approval.

Point Pleasant District Nine West Virginia Association Mason Cabell Wayne Lincoln Logan Mingo West Virginia Nurses’ Association Board of

Gideons Visit 21 Churches in Mason County

Members of the American Gideon Society from Huntington Charleston and Parkersburg visited twenty one churches in Mason County as part of a field day to raise funds for Bibles. They recently gave Bibles to seventh graders at Point Pleasant Junior High and to patients at Lakin State Hospital and will present Bibles to Wahama High School students this week.

Point Pleasant American Gideon Society Huntington Charleston Parkersburg Mason County Gideons Lakin State Hospital Wahama High School

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes sports kicks four field goals

Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list new arrivals and admissions including Cecil Gibeaut and Mrs. Leah Shackleford among others. The item then notes Buffalo Bills Scotty Saladean Denver Broncos Gary Kroner and Kansas City Chiefs Mike Mercer kicked four field goals in a single AFL game last season.

Booth Suster Buffalo Bills Gary Kroner Denver Broncos Mike Mercer Kansas City Chiefs

Ex-Governor Named State Crusade Chairman

David B. Gray M D president of the West Virginia Division of the American Cancer Society announces the appointment of the Honorable W. W. Barron former West Virginia governor as the 1967 State Crusade Chairman. Barron, a cured cancer patient, credits early warning signals for his successful treatment and life saved. State health figures show 2 779 cancer deaths last year, improved from 2 836 the year before, with over 8 000 cancer patients in the state.

Point Pleasant David B. Gray West Virginia American Cancer Society W. W. Barron West Virginia State Department of Health

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