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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1961

Page

5

Gallia County Vote Registration Starts in Gallipolis

Voter registration began with unofficial tallies showing about 842 Gallia County residents registered by 8 p.m. in Gallipolis on the first of three days. City wards varied from 198 in Ward 1 A to 3 in Ward 8 3, with 11,454 county residents voting previously in the presidential election. Registration continues Saturday and again Wednesday from 10 am to 9 pm.

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Television Schedule Fragments From Huntington Station

A garbled OCR schedule lists CBS channel 13 programs with scattered times and show names. It mentions weather periods, films, theater, sports, and variety shows across a Sunday through Friday lineup, with numerous legible titles interspersed among unreadable text.

TV Previews for Tonight Featuring Westerns and Surprises

List of tonight’s TV highlights includes mounted police thriller Battle of Innocents at 7 p.m. and Tex Ritter in Five Star Jubilee at 8:30 p.m. Elena Verdugo stars in Preview Theatre at 9:30 p.m. Michael Shayne at 10 p.m. and Rawhide at 7:30 p.m. plus Route 66 and Twilight Zone choices.

Mounted Police Boomer Jackson Tex Ritter Ray Price Funny Hank Morton Ellen Elena Verdugo Scott Marlowe Squaw Valley William Reynolds Philippines Dick York Charles Collingwood Bel Air California Kim Novak New York City Andy Williams

Frightful Friday Evening TV Schedule Features Classic Movies

A crowded Friday night TV lineup features Sunset Strip, The Flintstones, Trackdown, Beaver, Welk Show, Big Picture, Fight Night, Raiders of the Lost Ark style thrillers, and assorted weather updates. Network listings showcase retro programming, movie slots, and variety shows across stations.

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TV Movie Guide Friday Listings

TV guide lists movies and air times across channels including Love Us a Headache at 8 p.m. and Kiss Me Deadly at 11:07 p.m. Also shown are The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Elizabeth and Night Now Fall, Atomic Kid and The Unseen with various start times across a busy schedule.

Hunchback of Notre Dame

Holzer Hospital News Admitted and Discharged List

A hospital notice lists new admissions including James R. Sheets Harrisonville Route 1 Nancy J. Thompson Pomeroy Mrs Ray Fox Clifton C David Burnett Kanauga Patricia Ann Burnett Kanauga and others. Dismissals include Edward C. Jackson Paul W. Daniel and many patients. Blood used Thursday four pints.

James R. Sheets Harrisonville Nancy J. Thompson Pomeroy Ray Fox Clifton C. David Burnett Kanauga Patricia Ann Burnett William Bruce Pedro Charnes FE Rutland Terry L. McCarty Gallipolis Charles L. Varian Herman A. Smith E. Ray King New Haven Edward C. Jackson Paul W Leonard L. New

Hemlock VBS Begins July at Methodist Church

Hemlock Vacation Bible School starts in July at the Methodist Church at 9 90 a m daily. Mrs Vula Robinson and her children from Kiuua Oahu Hawaii visit their grandparents Mr and Mrs James McCoy. Mrs Lois Cassidy and daughter return to Petersburg Virginia. Sgt Cassidy, formerly stationed in Germany, returns this week.

Methodist Church Vula Robinson Kiuua Oahu Hawaii James McCoy Lois Cassidy Petersburg Sgt. Cassidy Germany

Ten New Books Are Released At Library

Gallia County District Library announces ten new titles released Friday. Fiction includes A Sense of Values Wilson Lost Sons Olivier If A Man Answers Wolfe. Non fiction includes The Sound of Music Rodgers The Story of the Olympic Games 176 B.C. to 1900 A.D. Kieran Subs and Submarines Whitehouse Life Without George Kampen Wilderness The Discovery of a Continent on Wonder Pratt Decorating With Seed Mosiacs Chipped Glass and Plant Materials Van Renseeleer.

Gallipolis Gallia County Lawrence R. Huber Wilson Longman Olivier Wolfe Rodgers B.C Kieran Whitehouse George Kampen Pratt van Renseeleer

River Traffic Decree Limits Fees Seasonally

Officials announce new river traffic guidance reducing charges to eight dollars per barge during peak season while maintaining lower rates at other times. The measure aims to ease transportation costs and support regional commerce along the waterways.

Cars Crash On Curve Near Route 7 in Gallipolis

State Highway Patrol logged a Thursday 6 30 p m crash on Yellowtown Road half a mile west of Route 7. No injuries. Cars driven by Lee Simpkins 40 and Roger Brumfield 17 Gallipolis met on a curve causing minor damage. No charges filed. Brumfield descends a hill and brakes.

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Gallia County Sees Three More Trustees Filed

Gallia County board of elections reports three additional filings for township trustee posts ahead of the November 7 election. By Thursday’s close, 34 candidates had filed. Filings include Paul Sewell in Springfield Two, Jimmie Martin Potter in Greenfield Two, and Tracy Neal in Walnut Two. Deadline was 4 p.m. August 9. Each township will elect two trustees. Guyan and Perry remain without filings. At least one candidate has filed in five townships, two in two.

Gallipolis Gallia Guyan Perry

Second Son Born to Norman Mitchells

Mr and Mrs Norman Lee Mitchell Sr announce the birth of their second son Gregory Alan on Wednesday at Holeet Hospital. He has a brother Norman Lee Jr. The mother is Bonnie Thompson. Paternal grandparents are Lawrence Mitchell of Lower River Rd and maternal grandparents are Ernest Thompson of 534% Second Ave Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Norman Lee Mitchell Second Ave Gregory Alan Holeet Hospital Norman Lee, Jr Bonnie Thompson Lawrence Mitchell Lower River Rd Ernest Thompson

Resident Westfall Found Dead in West Virginia Home

Jemerd J. Westfall, 64, of Cheshire Route 1 Dunbar WV, died likely late Wednesday night of natural causes from a heart attack. Neighbors found him. authorities stated no foul play. He worked at Charleston garage 15 years, WWI veteran, survived by daughter Patsy Nicholas and several siblings. Body at Keller Funeral Home Dunbar. arrangements pending.

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Specifications Released For Sanitary Land Fill

Gallipolis Austin Cot ton city management releases landfill specifications for a sanitary site. Requirements include at least five acres and year round accessibility. The plan aims to serve garbage and fresh disposal for the city.

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