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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1958

Page

5

Child Hit by Car in Fair Condition at Holzer Hospital

Eight year old Carolyn Holcomb remained in fair condition after a Sunday evening crash near Viand and Fifth Street. She suffered brain concussion a broken leg and possible internal injuries. Sister Jo Ann Holcomb 6 was lightly scratched and ran home after being brushed by a second car with Michigan plates. John Vanmater 16 of Clifton faced a July 15 hearing on hazardous driving after authorities detained him pending the child’s condition.

Point Pleasant Carolyne Louise Holcomb Holzer Hospital Viand Fifth Millard Holcomb Fifth St Jo Ann Holcomb Vland St Carolyn John Vanmater Clifton Jo Ann Michigan Wanmater Bear Sharon Turnbull Bonnie Wamsley Mason Vanmater Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin Byran Vanmater Rancel Jividen

Television Schedule Bold Face Color Programs

WSAZ NBC Huntington listing prime time and dayparts for Monday and Tuesday evenings. Programs include Hawkeye Today Romp Room Jack Paar News Weather Truth Conse Suspects and various game shows with NBC News and late-night lineups.

Television Schedule for Columbus Channel 4 and Affiliates

Daily lineup listing programs by time across WLW C NBC Columbus including news weather sports movies and game shows such as Suspicion News Today Today and All Star Pre. Also features Westerns like The Restless Gun Wells Fargo and Treasure Hunt with various daytime and prime time slots noted.

Wlw-C NBC Columbus Gold Cp Twenty One News Goodyear Th Suspicion NBC News Star & Story Crusader Gold Cp the Restless Gun Wells Fargo

TV Schedule from WTVN Channel Six Maze of Programs

The listing shows a full day of television on WTVN Channel Six with blocks including Cassidy and Polka Go Road, science fiction, home theater, cartoons like Casper Capers and Mickey Mouse, news updates and assorted dramas and movies throughout the afternoon and evening hours.

Evening Radio Schedule Snapshot

Daily lineup lists shows and times including 5:30 Early Show 9:00 Stars of Jazz 6:30 News 9:30 Polka Round 6:45 Sports 10:50 Dick Powell 6:55 Weather 11:00 News. Afternoon features 1:00 Early Show 3:00 Amer Band 3:30 Record Hop 4:30 Amer Band 6:00 Bingo 9:00 Brok Arrow. Evening entries show Zorro Cheyenne Wyatt Earp and Weather updates through 11:10 Late Show.

Dotto B Cummings NBC News Jack Paar Gid Cp Bob Cumings Porky Broken Arrow Frontier Pantomine News Mreh. Medt China Smith Summer the Sugarfoot Wyatt Earp Dick Powell Ida Lupino Doug Martin Mr. D. A Amer Sir Lancelot Mickey Mouse Brok Arrow Sreh Tomor Tom Gleba Guiding Light Ann Reider Godfrey Flippo Ngton City Ashland

Evening Radio and TV Schedule Highlights

A dense listing of daily shows and time slots including Explorer, Talent Scouts, Lucy, Cartoons, News, Weather, and classic programs like Amos n Andy Adams & Eve and Keep Talking. Frequent host names and program titles appear alongside late night offerings and public affairs segments.

Explorer Amos ‘N Andy Chet Long D. Edwards Name Tune Adams Eve &K

Evening TV Schedule List

Daily broadcast rundown with time slots from 6:00 PM to 11:15 PM featuring cartoons, news, theatre, soap operas, and game shows across channels including Camp. R'ndup and Chan. 13.

TV Key Previews: Monday’s Top Television Programs

Experts review screenings in New York and Hollywood for NBC CBS lineups. Haggis Baggis New game show with four contestants identifies concealed photos hosted by Jack Linkletter. The Restless Gun features a perilous tale with Gloria Talbot. Tales of Wells Fargo stars John Hardin in a fast gun plot. Goodyear Theatre presents The White Flag with Robert Ryan. Burns and Allen air a mistaken family moment. Lucy Shows premiere features Demaret in golf themed comedy. Frontier Justice premiere stars Palance Forsythe Hayden Cobb. See It Now examines Germany's postwar industrial comeback hosted by Murrow.

New York Hollywood Haggis Baggis Jack Linkletter NBC Gloria Talbot Bonner John Wesley Hardin Hardie Goodyear Theatre Robert Ryan Burns and Allen Gracie CBS Lucy Jimmy Demaret Frontier Justice Lew Ayres Jack Palance John Forsythe Sterling Hayden Lee J. Cobb Germany

TV Movie Guide Night Schedule Recap

A TV guide excerpt lists multiple classic films with air times and lead actors across stations WLW C WBNS WCHS WTVN and WIVN. Titles include Crossroads Affair in Monte Carlo Above Suspicion Bandits of Corsica Keep Your Powder Dry Smiling Ghost Cinderella Jones The Golden Mistress Stage Door Shining Victory Whistling in the Dark Roughshod Somewhere in the Night Oriental Dream with prominent stars like Hedy Lamarr Joan Crawford Red Skelton and Marlene Dietrich.

William Powell Hedy Lamarr Wlw-C Monte Car Merle Oberon Richard Todd WCHS Joan Crawford Fred MacMurray Lana Turner Laraine Day WLWC Smiling Ghost Alexis Smith Wayne Morris WIVN Cinderella Jones Joan Leslie Robert Alda Edward Everett Horton WTVN John Agar Rosemarie Bowie WBNS Kathryn Hepburn Lucille Ball Ginger Rogers John Hodlak Lloyd Nolan Richard Conte Nancy Guild Ronald Coleman Marlene Dietrich

Small Town Publishers Gather for National Editorial Association Meet

The National Editorial Association holds a four day convention in Detroit beginning Wednesday with 700 publishers and editors attending. The Newspaper Trade Association reports over 5600 members in 48 states.

Detroit National Editorial Association Newspaper Trade Association

Election Ordered by NLRB at Murphy Stores Logan WV

The National Labor Relations Board ordered a secret ballot election among employees of two G. C. Murphy Co. stores in Logan West Virginia to determine union representation.

Cincinnati National Labor Relations Board G. C. Murphy Co Logan W. Va

Five Year Old Falls from Porch in Bristol Tragedy

John Dean Parsons aged five of Bristol Connecticut fell from a back porch railing at his grandparents home on Main Street while visiting relatives. The railing gave way and he landed about 12 feet onto concrete and dirt. He was taken to Point Clinic with a concussion and listed in fair condition.

Point Pleasant Carl Ray Parsons Bristol Point Clinic

Nine Arrested Over Holiday in Ohio and West Virginia

Point Pleasant residents Clyde Hayman and Charles D. Rumons were among nine arrested on drunk charges. Ark residents Carl Ashcraft from Newark Ohio Earl Harrison Rine stine Wheeling and How ard Campbell were also booked. John A. Byus of Point Pleasant faced assault and battery charges. D. S. Parker Ambrosia escaped prisoner was captured. Edith Marshall Spencer faced parole violation. Clyde C. Stewart Burlington Ohio was jailed for illegal registration.

Point Pleasant Clyde Hayman Carl Ashcraft Newark Ohio Earl Harrison Rinestine Wheeling Charles D. Rumons Howard Campbell John A. Byus D. S. Parker Ambrosia State Penitentiary Edith Marshall Spencer Clyde C. Stewart Burlington

Auto Accident Investigated in Main Street Collision

Police investigated a Sunday wreck on Main Street in front of Pickers Taxi Stand. Roy Buckalew, driving south, struck the taxi owned by Billy Pickens. Raining conditions contributed. Taxi damage $200, truck $150. Buckalew cited for failure to keep vehicle under control and to appear in Mayor's Court.

Point Pleasant Steve Miller Main St Pickers Taxi Roy Buckalew Billy Pickens Maylor

Yates Added to City Police Night Staff

A city police staff member has been added to the evening shift. Chat Yates of Mason Blvd has 16 years of police work, including six years as Johnson County Kentucky deputy sheriff and prior service as a Paintsville officer. He last worked as a guard at Marietta Manufacturing Company before joining the city force.

Point Pleasant Chat Yates Mason Blvd Yates Johnson County Kentucky Paintsville Marietta Manufacturing Company

Moonys Visit Call Family Before NY Trip

Point Pleasant visitors Mr and Mrs Lloyd Moony and two children from San Diego Calif spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs James H Call Vi and St The Moonys and Calls shared a housing unit while Mr Call served in the Navy and Mr Moony was a serviceman. They were en route to New York to visit their parents.

Lloyd Moony San Diego Calif James H. Call Moonys Calls Call Navy Mr. Moony State of New York

Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Mourning in Middletown

Mrs. James Mourning of Middleport was honored with a stork shower hosted by Mrs. James H. Call and Mrs. David Walters at the Walters home on Mason Boulevard. Guests included Patty Pace and many others. gifts were arranged in a white and pink centerpiece, celebrating the former Carol Walters. The note also mentions July plans for a meeting at the homes of Mrs. Eugene Sterrett and Mrs. John A. Kay and a pending Order of Eastern Star Chapter No. 75 gathering at the Masonic Temple Monday at 7:30 p.m.

James Mourning Middleport James H. Call David Walters Tom Walters Mason Blvd Mourning Carol Walters Patty Pace Molly Stevens Linda Durst Barbara Bixly Virgil Burris, Jr Marilyn McDaniel Kay Barr Suzanne Rothgeb Jean Nebbergall Maurey Mayes Richard Humphrey Don Harrison Nancy Mayes Phyllis Miller Eugene Sterrett John A. Kay South Side Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple

Plants Reunion Celebrates Family Homecoming on Route 2

The Isaac Plants family held its annual homecoming at the Plants homestead on Route 2 with hosts Mr and Mrs Sammy Doolittle. Attendees include Virgil A Plants Barberville Levi Plants Podunk Ohio Donald Plants Columbus James Owen Plants and children Owen Eugene Ellen Louise Linda James Isaac Point Pleasant Route and many others from Charleston Rd Le tart South Side Chicago NL and surrounding areas.

Isaac Plants Plants Homestead Sammy Doolittle Virgil A. Plants Barberville Levi Plants Podunk Ohio Donald Plants Donald Columbus James Owen Owen Eugene Ellen Louise Linda James Isaac Point Pleasant William Workman Moten Stanley Loven Lee Alma Jean Charleston Rd Lee Phyllis Doris Jean Mary Lee Debra Ann Greer Community Virgil Adkins Sue Letart Harold Love Jimmy Chicago Chester Chester Allen Mary Elizabeth G. C. Sommer Georg

Women Circle One Hosts Meeting at Maxwell Road Home

Mrs. Peter Steenbergen will host Circle One of the Women of the Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening at her Maxwell Road residence.

Peter Steenbergen Maxwell Rd Circle One Women of Presbyterian Church

Circle Two Women of Presbyterian Church to Meet Tuesday

Members of Circle Two of the Women of Presbyterian Church will meet Tuesday evening for the monthly session at 8 o clock. The group will discuss planned activities and missions and share a brief devotional.

Circle Two of Women of Presbyterian Church

Personal notices from Point Pleasant social pages

Miss Betty Purdum of Columbus visits her mother Mrs. Marie Purdum. H. H. Martin of Middleport visits daughter Miss Georgia Martin while recovering from major surgery in Springfield. Patty Pace of Detroit visits Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stevens. former Mason County resident. Paul Williams, Orangeburg, weekend with mother Mrs. Mabel Sprenger. Mr. and Mrs. James Mourning return from weekend with Mrs. Mourning’s parents. Mrs. W. C. Bowie and son Skipper return from visit. Maurey Mayes of Henderson accompanies to spend days. W. B. Nebbergall and Billy Hite Nebbergall of Waverly spend Sunday with Dana Bradshaw and relatives. Mrs. Marshall Stiltner and children Ann, Hamilton, Mark of Oakland arrive for summer with Mrs. Windsor. Mrs. Stiltner is former Ann Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. Cruickshanks and children of Country Club Addition host Fourth of July picnic with Alex Cruickshanks family.

Betty Purdum Columbus Marie Purdum Main St Paul Williams Orangeburg Mabel Sprenger Pleasant St James Mourning Middleport Walter A. Windsor Windsor Court Walter M. Windsor Stiltner Ann Windsor William Cruickshanks Country Club Addition Alex Cruickshanks Jefferson Blvd

Tiddlywinks May Become Olympic Event

In Britain tiddlywinks attracts athletes scholars and even Prince Philip as Cambridge and Oxford feud over supremacy. Proposals of a world convention grow as players seek formal rules and Olympic status amid high profile challenges and parliamentary involvement.

London Britain Cambridge University Cambridge Peter Downes University of Oxford Oxford University of Pennsylvania Elliott Langford America Goons Prince Philip Buck Tiddlywinks House of Commons Lawrence Taylor

Figures Named for Apalachin Hearing On Racketeering

Names of individuals involved in the Apalachin meeting and linked to a national rackets inquiry are listed for Senate Rackets Committee hearings. The roster includes Frank Cammarata, Corrado, John DeMacco, Sam and Joe DiCarlo, Dominick Licavoli, Jack Licavoli, James Licavoli, Peter Licavoli, Thomas Licavoli, Charles Polizzi, Sealish John, and others with arrests ranging from gambling to murder and extortion. The Apalachin gathering last November 14 prompted investigation into Detroit Cleveland and Ohio gang networks with ties to prostitution, coin and pinball rackets, and organized crime across multiple states.

Washington Senate U. S Jackson Mich Warren Ohio Corrado Peter Detroit Pete Lavacoli Rochester N. Y Toledo DeMacco John Anthony L Shaker Heights John Scolish Apalachin DiCarlo Sam Youngstown Buffalo Cleveland Paul Palmeri John Bazzano Pittsburgh Brooklyn Florida the Wolf Licavoli Dominick St. Louis Pete Licavoli Jack Trumbull County Jack White James Lake County Tucson Ariz Thomas Polizzi Charles Chuck Kentucky Buckeye Catering Sealish John Buckeye Cigarette Co

Evangelism Aimed At Magnifying The Church Cited

Quote attributed to Oliver DeWitt Cummings states any evangelism that does not magnify the church is doomed to failure and emphasizes the primacy of church-centered outreach.

Oliver DeWitt Cummings

Retired Rail Employee James Whittington Dies at 86

James Robert Whittington 86 a retired New York Central Railroad Co carpenter died Saturday evening at his Point Pleasant home after a year long illness. He was a Brighton Methodist Church member and lifelong Mason County resident born February 16 1873. He left a widow Lottie Whit tington six sons Sidney William Harold and Clarence all of Point Pleasant Route 2 Lester and Robert of Columbus and a daughter Margaret Meredith of Dayton Ohio three sisters Carrie Greenlee Fannie Mitchell Daisy Mash and a brother Lawrence. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 pm Crow Funeral Home with calling at home Monday Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Burial will be in Suncrest Cemetery.

Point Pleasant James Robert Whittington New York Central Railroad Co Brighton Methodist Church Mason County Mathew and Eveline Biffle Whittington Lottie McDermitt Whittington Margaret Meredith Dayton Ohio Sidney William Harold Clarence Lester Robert Columbus Fannie Mitchell Charleston S. C Carrie Greenlee Daisy Mash Point, Pleasant Lawrence Crow Funeral Home Suncrest Cemetery

Annual Picnic Set for Sunday at Sand Hill Road

POINT PLEASANT The Appalachian Power Co. hosts its annual picnic Sunday at the Pat Wilson Shrine Club on Sand Hill Road. Employees and families from Charleston Beckley and Huntington will attend as district guests with final arrangements by committee chairs.

Point Pleasant Appalachian Power Co Pat Wilson Shrine Club Sand Hill Road Charleston Beckley Huntington

Two Men Charged With Felonious Assault In Point Pleasant

Basil Deweese waived to the grand jury on felonious assault and was committed to jail after failing to post 1500 bond. Marvin Leport also seeks a hearing on the same charge. They allegedly beat Shelly Hart, who received treatment for a broken jaw at Point Clinic and Holzer Hospital.

Point Pleasant Basil Deweese Grand Jury Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin Marvin Leport Shelly O. Hart Hart Point Clinic Holzer Hospital

Chesterhill Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Chesterhill residents share visits with relatives in Wooster Wyandotte Mich Stockport and Parkersburg. Mona Nott resigns as local telephone operator to join Stockport exchange Junior Howell to become new operator. Nellie Rae Adrian departs for a nursing position in San Francisco with en route visits to White Pigeon and Cedar Rapids.

Fred Richard Richard John Embree Wooster Cathleen Randall Wyandotte Mich Dora Adrian Lucy Bowman Arthur Stephens Stephens Delbert Welch Fleming Mona Nott Stockport Exchange Charley Ellis Frances Hawkins Stockport Junior Howell Near Caldwell Nelle Lochary Roy Thornton Lindsey Bobby Woods Jackie Thornton Zanesville Cedar Rapids Iowa Adrian Mary Nolan Tabor Ridge Bernice Tate Worthington Jack Anderson Owosso J. Russell Glass Mary Kirkbride Marion

Rioting Casualty List Reported in Colombo

In Colombo Sri Lanka the government lists 158 killed in three months of ethnic rioting between Sinhalese and Tamil groups. Justice Minister M. W. H. de Silva told the Senate the toll includes deaths from military and police actions, noting some figures were exaggerated.

Colombo Ceylon Sen. M. W. H. de Silva The Senate

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