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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1958

Page

8

Gallia County approves office space rental and welfare plans

Gallia County Commissioners sign with Steve Clark for five‑room office space at 26 Locust St Gallipolis effective Aug 1 1958 paying 110 per month with utilities except coal heat. space may host the new Department of Welfare by Jan 1 1959 and the County Board of Elections. also authorize a Holzer Hospital indigent care contract at 22.96 per day plus 5.74 for a newborn. approve 3180 to OSU Hospital for Arnold Cooper hospitalization. discuss township road in Gallipolis Two but take no action. set contracts to blacktop Centerville streets and fund dog catcher payment at 15 per dog. plan a 0.3 mile road from Ott Butt Rd to Black residence.

Gallipolis Gallia Fice New County Department of Welfare Gallia County Ohio State Univer Henry Kerns Stanley B. Huntington Ned Eachus E. E. Nida P. D. McCreedy George Wells Centerville Dog and Kennel Fund Herman Faulkner Urbana Ott Butt Walnut Roy Monroe Don Black

Television Schedule for WSAZ Huntington Channel Three

TV guide lists programs for Tuesday and Wednesday with evening blocks including Pine Fiddlers Dotto Weather News California s News Favorite Story Inuit Dance Pick Winner Weather Investigator Jack Paar Today Romper Room Katie Doonan Movietime Today Is Ours These Roots Price Is Right True-Heart Truth-Cense Modern Romance Tic Tac Do Comedy Time Spinach Plyhs Kraft Theatre Sports Weather Could Be You NBC News Boots Saddles Wagon Train Jack Paar Father Knows Best and other late night offerings across 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM slots across the two days.

Wsaz-Tv NBC Huntington Dotto B Cummings NHC Jack Paar Katie Doonan Douga- Re Mi Treas Hunt Kraft Theatre Henry NBC News Jack Phar Kraft Theater Mirror Eisenhower

TV Guide Tuesday Night Movie Schedule Highlights

Evening lineup lists WHISTLING IN THE DARK with Red Skelton and Ann Rutherford on WLWC and ROUGHSHOD with Gloria Grahame on WCHS. Other airings include SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT and ORIENTAL DREAM on WBNS WLW-C and more across WTVN WCHS WBNS WLW-C.

Red Skelton Ann Rutherford WLWC Gloria Grahame John Ireland Robert Sterling WCHS John Hodiak Lloyd Nolan Richard Conte Nancy Guild WBNS Ronald Coleman Marlene Dietrich Wlw-C Lana Turner Laraine Day Cinderella Jones Joan Jesse Robert Alda Edward Everett Horton WTVN Shining Victory Geraldine Fitzgerald James Stephenson Tony Martin Janet Leigh Gene Tierney Leo Genn Glynis Johns Humphrey Bogart Sylvia Sidney Eddie Albert Donna Reed Tom Drake WLW-1 This Man's Navy Wallace Berry Randolph Scott Ruth Warwick Ellen Drew

Program Schedule Snippet with NBC News and Local Segments

A fragment listing broadcast times and program titles from a 600 Old Cp Mat lineup. Entries include NBC News at 6:45 and 11:00, Studio shows, Weather, Sports, Dotto, Kraft Theater, and Children’s or theater segments, with multiple short program blocks across the day.

Bob Cummings NBC News Dotto

Evening TV and Radio Schedule Shifts

A fragmented listing shows a schedule of shows and times from 9:00 through 11:10 with various acts and programs including sports news late night segments. The roster features names such as Disneyland Ozzie Harriet Jack Paar Murray D Martin and Eisenhower in a chaotic lineup.

Tunge Rean Col Bleep UWA Murray Dance Ozzie Harriet Jack Paar Tomb Casey Jones Eisenhower Harriet

TV Schedule Fragments Show Day’s Lineup

Radio and TV guide fragment lists multiple programs with times and titles from 6:00 to 12:15 including Explorer Amos n Andy Cartoon Call News Weather and The Time slots feature varied shows like News Weather Dotto and The Guiding Light.

Cartoon Call Tom Gleba Sreh Lomor Guiding Light Slimnastics Ann Reider Godfrey Dotto Flippe Explorer Amos ‘N Andy Chet Long D. Edwards Sing Along Beaver

TV Schedule Listing for WHTN CBS Channel 13

A fragmentary daily timetable lists programs across the day from 6:15 to 11:15 PM including To Tell Truth News Playhouse Name Tune Film and Daylight World Turns Edge of Night Secret Storm and The Millionaire plus late news and theater segments.

Whtn-Tv CBS Chan Huntington Jule Rivin Playhouse Diamond Adams Eve Adam Theate Benet

TV previews spotlight teen idol and primetime lineups

In New York and Hollywood critics preview Tuesday’s top telecasts. Teen-age singing idol appears with actor’s son Mr Adams and Darrell Howe as Swivel hips Jackson. CBS offers Keep Talking with Ilka Chase Joey Bishop and Danny Lyton. Spotlight Playhouse presents The Defense with Mark Stevens. Highway Patrol features a narcotics plot at a lodge. The Investigator follows Lonny Chapman and Howard St. John. NBC airs Dotto Quiz Bob Cummings Show California Studio 57 and more.

New York Hollywood Adams Eve Pat Wayne John Wayne Darrell Howe Wayne Walter Hannigan Howe Jackson CBS Monty Pyle Ilka Chase Joey Bishop Danny Lyton Spotlight Playhouse Mark Stevens Lonny Chapman Jeff Prior Howard St. John Lloyd Prior NBC Dotto Jack Narz

Boy Scout Troop 200 Plans Week at Camp Arrowhead

Twenty one members of Boy Scout Troop 200 and Scoutmaster Walter F. Walker outlined final plans for a week at Camp Arrowhead in Ona WV from July 12 to July 19. They will depart around 12 30 p m Saturday for the camp and return late Friday July 18 around 7 p m. The stay includes merit badge work and a full schedule of recreation.

Gallipolis Boy Scout Troop 200 Walter F. Walker Camp Arrowhead Walker Ona W. Va

Hannan Trace Board Accepts Bus Bids and Hires Staff

The Hannan Trace Local School District accepted the low bid from Bob Gillen Ford Sales of Gallipolis for three 48 passenger Superior buses at 4975.59 each with 150 trade-ins, totaling 4825.59 per bus after state approval. The board also hired bus drivers and custodians for the next school year.

Gallipolis Hannan Trace Board of Education Bob Gillen Ford Harold

Roadside Park Scout Awards Highlight Evening

Eleven members of Boy Scout Troop 203 met at Roadside Park west of Gallipolis for a wiener roast and an informal court of honor. Awards included first class to David Tawney and second class to John Holzer and Mike Dobbins. Tenderfoot badges went to Kenneth Thomson and Ron Burling. Merit badges recognized Ralph Burner and John Gibert.

Gallipolis Boy Scout Troop Roadside Park J. Emmett Morrison David Tawney Kenny Morgan John Holzer Mike Dobbins James Hackworth Kenneth Thomson Ron Burling Morrison Ralph Burner Reading John Gibert Max Tawney Harry Hamilton Jim Thomson Bruce Burling

Angel Fined For Breach Of Peace In Gallia County

Gallia County Sheriff Oscar Baird reports three county court convictions by Judge Robert S. Betz. Donald Angel, 37, Route 2, fined 10 dollars and costs for breach of peace. Shelby Combs, 36, Fairborn, and Billy R. Valentine, 35 Vienna West Virginia, fined 10 dollars and costs for intoxication. Ronald A. Juniper, 20 Point Pleasant, forfeited a 59 dollar bond for appearance on intoxication. Judge Betz took under advisement the case of Lawrence F. Shafer, 44 Crown City Route 2, arrested on assault and battery warrant filed by his wife.

Gallipolis Gallia Oscar Baird Robert S. Betz Donald Angel Shelby Combs Fairborn Billy R. Valentine Vienna W. Va Ronald A. Juniper Point Pleasant Betz Lawrence F. Shafer Crown City

Hospital Notes List Admitted Patients Across Counties

Holzer Hospital notes list numerous admissions including Mrs Jerome F Mahle Wellston and Ann Louise Magnussen Gallipolis along with Elaine Dalton Wellston Donald Barnabey Rio Grande and many others. The entry also records blood usage with Saturday five pints Sunday a pints and Monday a pints.

Jerome F. Mahle Wellston Ann Louise Magnussen Gallipolis Elaine Dalton Donald Barnabey Rio Grande Goldie Harrison Jerry E. King Wilkesville Carl B. Jennings Pomeroy M. Delp Ashland Harold Smith Edward R. Caynor Point Pleasant Willam B Smith Charles M. Senegar Otto Gribble Allen L. King Enos McGuire Eloise Dupree Arthur H. Hart W. Bryan Cooper Robert Kimble J. Johnson Robert G. Bazell J. D. Webb John Bowery, Jr Cheryl Nibert Jerry Gooldin Clyde Harrison Arthur Hill Ed Somerville Thelma Colwell Dorothy Dillon Richard Hinze Fred. Wolfe and Son

Driver Fined for Hitting Dump Truck in Route 7 Crash

Clarence L. Clark 41 of Louisville Kentucky was fined ten dollars and costs for failing to stop within the assured clear distance after his car struck a dump truck driven by Ralston L. Johnson 48 of Bladen on Route 7 at Bladen Mercerville Road junction. Clark suffered a bruised shoulder and scrapes. both vehicles were northbound. Johnson slowed to turn left when struck on the left side. Clark swerved to avoid hitting the rear of the truck. The right front of Clark’s car and left side of the truck were heavily damaged.

Gallipolis Clarence L. Clark Louisville Ralston L. Johnson Bladen Mercerville Road Post 27 The Highway Patrol Clark Johnson

Cheshire Village Council Plans Street Repairs

The Cheshire Village Council met with all members present except Mayor Elwood Howard. They unanimously approved street maintenance including hole filling with limestone and using calcium to reduce dust. Members also paid monthly bills.

Gallipolis Cheshire Elwood Howard

Gallia Court Records Two Divorces and a Money Suit

Two divorce petitions and a money suit were filed in Gallia County Common Pleas Court. Empire Furniture Co. seeks 355.36 dollars plus 6 percent interest from Joseph Caldwell of Columbus. Shaver seeks divorce from Azalee Shaver. Green seeks divorce and child custody from James Green.

Gallipolis Marjorie Rinehart Gallia County H. W W. P. Cherrington Phyliss Green Scottown James Green Columbus

Rio Grande Village to Repair All Roads and Water System

Rio Grande Village Council discussed road repairs and water supply. All roads will be resurfaced and ditches cleaned. sewers repaired. Finley Richards and John Myers led the road work efforts. No water shortage. reservoir full. Awaiting funds from the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency in Chicago for water system improvements and site purchase. Mayor George Northup, R Price Edwing, and Clerk Mrs James Richards attended.

Gallipolis Rio Grande Finley Richards John Myers Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency Chicago George Northup R. Price Edwing James Richards

Saunders Joins Gallipolis Police as Dispatcher Turned Patrolman

James W. Saunders 28 of Chillicothe Road began duties with the City Police Department in Gallipolis. He served five months as a Gallia County deputy and cited underpaid deputies and long hours. Saunders is a nine and a half year veteran of military police, including a year in Korea.

Gallipolis James W. Saunders Chillicothe Road Saunders Gallia County

Just Fender Damages In Collision Monday

A minor fender bender occurred Monday afternoon at 4 15 in front of Tawney's Jewelry Store on Second Ave Gallipolis. James Schwartzwalder 50 of Gallipolis Route 1 pulled from the curb into the path of George Johnson 44 also of Gallipolis. No charges were filed.

Gallipolis Tawney’s Second Ave James Schwartzwalder George Johnson

Boy Drinks Kerosene in Eureka Star Route Incident

Jeffrey Lee Leming two year old son of Mrs Karen Leming of Eureka Star Route was admitted to Holzer Hospital after swallowing kerosene found on the floor. The incident occurred late Monday evening.

Gallipolis Jeffrey Lee Leming Karen Leming Eureka Star Route Holzer Hospital Jeffrey

Plead Innocent in DWI Cases Probed by Gallipolis Patrol

Gallipolis post highway patrol arrested two drivers who pleaded innocent Monday to DWI charges. A third man, John W. Furst, was fined and jailed for five days with license suspension. Other defendants faced various traffic penalties and bond forfeitures in Judge Betz's County Court.

Gallipolis Highway Patrol Robert S. Betz Bert Harrison Eugene Elliott Bladen Betz Harrison Elliott John W. Furst Clem Saxton Kananga

Kyger Creek District Sets Kindergarten Start and Rules

Kyger Creek Local School District will start kindergarten this fall and hires Violet Russell as a teacher. A fifth birthday by Sept 1, 1958 is required for kindergarten entry, while first grade requires a sixth birthday. Bid awards go to Shuler Construction Co. for site work and Virgil Wamsley for plumbing and drainage. A bachelor’s degree will be required for new teachers, and current full-time staff must earn a degree by Sept 1, 1962. A custodian school session is planned in Columbus in August.

Gallipolis Kyger Creek Shuler Construction Co Middleport Addaville Virgil Wamsley Cheshire Ches Kyger Columbus Cheshire-Kyger

MYF Kids Seek Work During Hobo Week in Gallipolis

The Methodist Youth Fellowship at Ohio Chapel Methodist Church sponsors a week of chores to raise funds. Youth workers will take jobs from neighbors, with a 50 cent hourly minimum for babysitting. Contact Mrs Basil Evans at 927 W 3 to arrange tasks. Seven members plan to attend MYF Camp at Lancaster on July 26.

Gallipolis Methodist Youth Fellowship Ohio Chapel Methodist Church MYF Basil Evans Lancaster Sara Yoho Sandy Harrison Bobbyry Harrison Joyce Evans Richard Northup

Green Local Board Names Finney New Teacher and Bus Driver

The Green Local Board of Education accepted Miss Margaret Jones resignation as third grade teacher and hired Mrs. Betty Finney of Gallipolis. Bruce McDonald of Gallipolis was hired as a bus driver, with Lawrence Spriegel of Northup as substitute driver. The district also ordered encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Gallipolis Green Local Board of Education Margaret Jones Betty Finney Bruce McDonald McDonald Green Local Lawrence Spriegel Northup

Judge Fines Multiple In Gallipolis Court

In Gallipolis Municipal Court Judge William H. Jones fined William F. McClure 50 of Sandusky ten dollars and costs for driving left of center. Vernon Johnson 69 of Gallipolis paid ten dollars and costs for speeding. Theodore Harris 53 of Gallipolis paid ten dollars and costs for intoxication. Sterling E. McFall 21 of Detroit forfeited a twenty dollar bond for speeding and Arlie R. Dixon 62 of Pataskala forfeited bond for failing to stop within the assured clear distance.

Gallipolis William H. Jones William F. McClure Sandusky Vernon Johnson Theodore Harris Sterling E. McFall Detroit Arlie R. Dixon Pataskala

Southwestern H S appoints Massie as new coach and staff

Gallia district trustees named Herman Massie as head basketball coach and assistant football coach and social science instructor at Southwestern High School. He replaces Granville Martin whose contract was terminated. Principal and teacher assignments plus milk contracts were approved.

Gallipolis Southwestern Local Board of Education Herman Massie Massie Carter Massie North Gallia Granville Martin Southwestern High School Martin Cecil Davis Perry Davis Edward Parkins Joyce Slagle Curry Carolyn Sue Glover Robert Powell Gallia Leland K. Fulks Cadmus Valley Bell Spring Hill Dairies

Lightning Sparks Minor Fire At Kananga Barn

Firefighters from Gallipolis responded to a small blaze in a barn owned by Fred Root in Kananga. Lightning was believed to start the fire during a brief Monday afternoon thunderstorm, with neighbor Mrs Justice first spotting flames and notifying Root and the department.

Gallipolis Fred Root Kananga Justice Root

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