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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1958
Page
6
In Leavenworth Kansas a political supper drew 700 attendees at the American Legion hall with no speeches. Candidates moved table to table passing out cards and shaking hands to win support.
Mason County Health Department releases January through July 1958 milk grades. Local enforcement partners with dairies to ensure safe production and handling. Retailers must keep milk under 50 degrees and use approved dispensing. raw and pasteurized milk are sampled regularly. state lab in South Charleston tests quality. Grade A labels barred if requirements not met. Grade A dairies listed: Borden Co, Broughton's Farm Dairy Inc, Imperial Ice Cream Co, Producer's Milk Co-op Assoc, Spring Hill Dairy Co, Valley Bell Products Inc.
A scrambled list of TV programs and times across multiple blocks includes names such as Flatt Scruggs Buckskin News Price Is Right NBC News Music Bingo Bet Your Life Jack Paar Dragnet Today Dough Re Mi These Roots Treasure Hunt Price is Right Tie Tae Do Comedy Time Spinach Plychs Post Fight Br M Squad Thin Man Dr Hudson Big Game Weather Jeff Drum Jack Paar Life of Riley.
A dense listing of daily broadcasts shows 6:30 to 11:15 pm programs across news, games, sports, and dramas. Notable items include NBC News at 6:45 and 11:15, The Whistler, Dragnet, Truth or Consequences, and a late Movie slot, with weather updates scattered between shows.
A scattered programming slate lists Brave Eagle and Andy Willms at 6:00 and 9:00 respectively, with Loony Tunes and Navy Log through the evening. News briefs recur hourly, followed by films and serials such as Zorro, Real McCoys, Topper, Romp Room, and Casper Capers.
A dense list of daytime and evening broadcasts shows Bingo and News slots at 6:00 and 11:00 respectively with variety programs like Navy Log News Spts Weather and Playhouse moving through the day. Entertainment includes Circus Boy Real McCoys and Rin Tin Tin plus music and late shows.
A dense list shows daily TV slots with programs like Explorer Amos n Andy Phil Silvers Trackdown Zane Grey and Weather notes plus the Guiding Light Secret Storm and World Turns in a looping schedule. It reads as a chaotic reference of shows and times across multiple blocks.
Listings show WHTN CBS Channel 13 schedule with news at 6 and 11, drama and soap operas including The Edge of Night Guiding Light Love of Life and The Secret Storm, plus plays House Party and Playhouse 90, ends with late movies and cartoons.
TV critics pick top programs for Thursday with Sea Hunt and The Thundering Wave among NBC CBS lineups. Sea Hunt features Nelson guiding divers off Peru while a school of sharks loom. Other listings include Verdict Is Yours Dragnet The People’s Choice Buckskin and Playhouse 90 with The Thundering Wave star cast.
A Thursday listing aggregates film times and stars including Since You Went Away Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten on WLW at 5:00 PM and 5:15 PM Part II, Cabin in the Sky Lena Horne and Eddie Anderson on WSAZ, The Lone Gun George Montgomery and Dorothy Malone on WBNS, and Waterloo Bridge with Vivien Leigh on WLW among others.
Mr and Mrs Paul Oliver of Charleston visited relatives including Mrs Ethel Meas sier and Mr and Mrs John Oliver. Arch ie Delanie also spent time in Kanauga. Bible school attendance reaches fifty at Fair Haven Church. George Coleman relocates to Rutland and Olen Litchfield returns home on vacation from the Ohio River.
The State Health Department reports Utah has the highest vaccination rate in the country with 71.2 percent of residents inoculated against polio.
Dr. Dan Glassman Mason County health officer urges summer readers to prevent food poisoning by proper handling. Keep food wholesome clean keep utensils sanitary keep cold when required avoid custard pies pastries milk meat poultry and salads until serving. Protect food from flies and from coughing or sneezing over it.
The 50th state wide convention of the Rural Letter Carriers Association of West Virginia opens in Point Pleasant with about 150 carriers and auxiliary members attending. Sessions run Friday 9 to 12:30, tours of Tu Endie Wie Park, banquet at the Moose Home, with speakers including Senator John D Hoblitzell and John W Emeigh. Saturday covers 9 to noon, then 1:30 final session with officer elections.
Three couples filed marriage license applications in the county clerk’s office. Jack Hes son and Mary Kathleen Roush of New Haven. Billy Jack Richardson and Myrtle Ellen Adkins of Point Pleasant. Lewis Milton Peters Jr. and Carlof Jean Blake of Clifton.
The Randolph family reunion met Sunday at the Easier Aluminum picnic ground. Officers elected were Mrs. Ivan Cline secretary and Mrs. Tracy Wolfenbarger assistant secretary. The group set next year’s reunion for the last Sunday in June and attendees from Point Pleasant and nearby towns joined the event with post meeting refreshments.
Mrs. Peter Steenbergen hosted Circle One of the Women of Presbyterian Church at her MaxwelI Road home on Tuesday evening. Mrs. William Cable Filson led the lesson study and Mrs. Dewey Smith, chair, led the business session and served at the punch bowl during refreshments. Guests included Mrs. R. P. Bell of Deland Florida Mrs. Lee Spaulding of Hollywood Florida Mrs. C. A. Ford of Kingsville Texas Mrs. John Stone of Lafayette Louisiana and Mrs. Ethel Schol Mrs. Filkens and Mrs. William Best. Other attendees were Mrs. Morgan Smith Mrs. Robert Rice Mrs. Minnie Linders Mrs. Carri H. Rayburn Mrs. James Hall Mrs. Camden Hogg and Mrs. Carter Franklin.
Mrs. Dana Durst was elected president at the July meeting held Tuesday evening at her home on Sand Hill Road. Anne Yeager named vice president with Irene Newlin treasurer Oma Smith secretary and Aida Morrison recording secretary. Charles Foglesong chosen teacher Violet Gerlach assistant teacher. Devotionals led by Mr Foglesong. Picnic planned for Aug 10 at noon at the 4 H Camp South Side. Hamburger fry hosted by Hale Blessing Flossie Musgrave Anna Gaskins. Attendees listed among the Durst and Blessing families and friends.
The Orpha Rebekah Lodge 210 held a Tuesday meeting at the lodge hall to install officers for the coming year. Inez Gerlach district deputy president of Cottageville led the vows. Hal lah Wilson Eads was installed as noble grand with Ethel Rainey outgoing. Other officers installed include Evelyn Bauer vice grand Gladys Darst recording secretary Violet Bayer financial secretary Arana Smith treasurer Garnette Schwarz warden Fannie Pratt conductor Sarah Kimbel chaplain Janette Krebs inside guardian Lane Vicker outside guardian
Mrs. R. P. Bell of Deland Florida and Mrs. Lee Spaulding of Hollywood Florida visit sisters in Point Pleasant for two weeks. The group includes Mrs. Bell and Spaulding’s relatives Kate Steinbach and Helen Steinbach with additional sister Hilda Pinkston from Charleston. House guests of H. Q. Francis include Mrs. C. A. Ford of Kingsville Texas and Mrs. John Stone of Lafayette Louisiana.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wells of Michigan visited Earl Wells and daughter Wilma in Portland. Several relatives from Barberton Athens Parkersburg Coolville Somer set East Liverpool Columbus Grantsville Vienna Pittsburgh and Oxford traveled to reconnect with local families including the Prices Rhodes Ward and Hilton households.
The Episcopal Youth Fellowship hosts a hay ride at Bailey's Lake after a 6 p m sign up at the Episcopal Church. Season passes cover the hayride. others pay the usual fare. Bill McDermitt provides the truck and wiener roast, with lifeguards for swimming if weather allows. John Heiskell Sr leads music and square dancing as chaperones attend.
C F Buckle Mason County assessor says Kanawha County court ruling does not affect Mason County property values for 1958. He expects an increase in Mason County valuation, with final figures pending book completion, aiming to preserve state school aid for 1958 by offsetting a needed $1,080,681 rise in nonutility property value.
Leonard King aged 31 received six months in the work house for a second drunken driving and driving while suspended conviction. A $200 fine and a two year license ban were imposed by Judge F H Gusweiler as Betty King said Good and hoped it would save lives.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Caruthers spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor near Rutland. John Simpsons plans to move from near Langsville to Fred Taylor's property. Visitors to the Shulers included Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weismer and Kenny of Akron en route to Louisville for vacation. Others were Ed Naukinger of Bucyrus and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shuler with Debra and David of Middleport Route 1. Squire Taylor visited Mrs. Earl Hoffman of Leon West Virginia.
The annual Moose picnic is planned for July 18 from 2 to 6 p m in Point Pleasant. The program offers fish, hotdogs, baked beans, cole slaw and sides with games for all ages. Members with paid dues get admission and out of town guests can be arranged for. Each family should bring own drinking cups.
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