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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1968

Page

5

Four Drivers Cited By State Highway Patrol

Ohio State Highway Patrol issued four citations for weekend accidents. Jackie Berry 21 of Gallipolis and Larry Queen 18 of Crown City were cited for left of center after a 7:20 p.m. collision with no injuries. Harold Blankenship 19 Findlay cited for left of center after his car hit Bobby Adams 31 of Columbus on a curve at 12:50 a.m. Sunday, car left highway into embankment. Scott Harburger 16 Jackson cited for excessive speed after a two-vehicle crash on Center Park Road near Route 325 at 11:50 a.m. Saturday. two passengers Darrel Wasmer 14 Oak Hill and John Card 16 Chesapeake treated and released. Creed Beck 52 Columbus reportedly fell asleep at the wheel on Rees Hollow Road north of Route 7. car hit trees, no injury and no citation.

Bobby L. Adams Columbus Blankenship Auto Scott M. Harburger Jackson Center Park Road Darrel L. Wasmer Oak Hill John Card Chesapeake Holzer Hospital Creed R. Beck Rees Hollow Route 7

Hospital News Births and Admissions List

Holzer Hospital reports numerous births including sons for the Weiland Crown City Woo ten Hud son Syroop Galli polis and others. A long list details admitted patients from Ironton Wellston Ravenswood Gallipolis Point Pleasant and surrounding areas. Sandy F. Pyles and Howard Bechtle attend a regional merchandising conference in Charleston with programs on feed fertilizer seed petroleum farm supplies tires batteries and auto accessories.

Harry Weiland Jackson Phillip Lee Crown City William A. Wooten Point Pleasant Sandy F. Pyles Howard Bechtle Point Pleasant Cooperative Charleston

Entertain Symphony Members Hosts Named in Pomeroy Event

Pomeroy Meigs County residents hosted members of the American Wind Symphony for a Thursday concert. Hosts included numerous local couples and individuals. The appearance was sponsored by the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce with Meigs County contributions totaling about $1,000, plus help from the Lions Club and village volunteers for arrangements.

Pomeroy Meigs County American Wind Symphony J. O. Roedel Thomas Hennessy James Diehl Bernard Fultz Paul Darnell Ralph Welker Cedric Clark Marion Ebersbach Elmer Wickham Keith Goble

Point Pleasant Police Investigate 12th Street Accident

Point Pleasant police investigated a Saturday crash at 12th and Viand Streets. Isabel Sutton, 41, slowed for a right turn car when her vehicle was struck from behind by John W. Nibert, 46. Damages were $300 with no injuries or citations.

Point Pleasant 12Th Viand Streets Isabel Sutton 12Th Street John W. Nibert

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Highlights Names and Dismissals

Hospital notes from Pleasant Valley list Frederick Waugh of Point Pleasant William Henry of Gallipolis Ferry James Barnett of Point Pleasant. Dismissed: Sadie Hughes Herbert Matheny Lonnie Bailes.

Pleasant Valley Hospital Frederick Waugh Point Pleasant William Henry Gallipolis Ferry James Barnett Sadie Hughes Herbert Matheny Lonnie Bailes

Television Guide listings for NBC CBS and more

A fragmented broadcast guide shows various programs across networks with times and titles such as Dream of Jeannie Twilight Zone Merv Griffin News Movie Stagecoach West The Rifleman Family Affair Peyton Place Spy Big Valley Death Valley Days Spy George Wallace Political Broadcast and News segments through late evening.

Jeannie Merv Griffin News Stagecoast West Rt Spy Big Valley George Wallace

TV Guide Style Daytime Schedule Fragment

A dense listing of TV programs across hours shows numerous shows and hosts from mornings through evenings. It includes news, game shows, cartoons, soap operas, and commercials with many named programs, personalities, and times scattered in an OCR fragment.

Meigs County Sheriff Reports Three Weekend Wrecks

Three accidents were investigated by the Meigs County Sheriff's Department over the weekend. A large truck driven by Marvin Hart struck the Pearl Jacobs coal tipple near Rutland around 1 30 p m Saturday. there was minor truck damage. Rolland Cleland hit a guard rail on Route 124 at 2 a m Saturday in heavy fog, with about 40 feet of guard rail damaged and some car damage. Carl Norman Ross struck a cow on Route 143 near Carpenter, later Virgil Atkins struck and killed the same cow while going to assist. Sheriff Hartenbach also arrested Gaylord L Young for assault and battery, Walter Laudermilt for disturbing the peace and resisting arrest, and Andy Laudermilt for no operator's license.

Pomeroy Meigs County Sheriff’s Department Marvin Hart Lancaster Pearl Jacobs Corporation Rutland Brewer Paving Co Athens Rolland Cleland Langsville Carl Norman Ross Circleville Eddie Howery Albany Ross Virgil Atkins Carpenter Meigs County Robert Hartenbach Gaylord L. Young Walter Laudermilt Andy Laudermilt

Movie Guide Monday Evening Schedule

A compact listing of film showings with times and cast notes including Broken Arrow Held The Ghost Dangerous Money and Daylight with details of actors and genres across Monday and Tuesday evenings in a vintage cinema guide style.

James Stewart Abbott and Costello Sid Toler Gloria Warren Myster

Broadcast Guide of Stations and Programs List

A scanned guide lists TV stations and network affiliations with program blocks. It covers WSAZ WTVN WCHS WBNS and others, detailing NBC CBS ABC listings, show times, and station call letters along with city locations Huntington Columbus Charleston and Parkersburg.

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

Rotary Gets Word On Protest Pattern

MIDDLEPORT An Ohio University student Bill Henderson a sociology major was a guest at the Middleport Pome Rotary Club meeting held Friday evening at Heath Methodist Church. Henderson spoke on the protest pattern of college students today noting that those who protest and dress unconventionally are not a majority but receive more publicity. Theobald announced Dick Rawlings resignation from the club and appointed Fultz Horky and Gerlach to the membership committee chaired by Shuler. A club picnic was set for August 16 with Gerlach and Matheny in charge. The 1968 football banquet was discussed for November 14 with a chairman to be named later. Women of the church served the dinner.

Middleport Ohio University Bill Henderson Middleport-Pomecoy Heath Methodist Church Henderson Meigs County C. E. Blakeslee Wilbur Theobald Dick Rawlings Bernard Fultz Carl Horky Wendell Gerlach Emmett Shuler Gerlach Jerry Matheny

Eight Arrests Reported by Pleasant County Sheriff

Over the weekend, the sheriff's department reported eight arrests including Vernon Hill age 18 in Ashton for assault and battery and Lewis Biffle age 41 in Leon for intoxication. City police detained Joseph Neal Jr. age 28 in Columbia for petty larceny. Eugene Leroy Clark age 38 in Leon and Okey Erwin age 42 in South Side faced intoxication and petty larceny charges respectively. State Police jailed Sue J Metz age 43 in St Albans and Delmer Clay Wilson age 49 and Fred Farley age 56 in Ravenswood for intoxication.

Point Pleasant Sheriff’s Department Vernon Hill Ashton Lewis Biffle Leon Joseph Neal, Jr Columbia Eugene Leroy Clark Okey Erwin South Side Sue J. Metz St. Albans Delmer Clay Wilson Ravenswood Fred Farley

Mason County Women’s Dems Meet in Point Pleasant

The Mason County Democratic Women's Organization will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at the court house annex in Point Pleasant.

Point Pleasant Mason County Democratic Women’s Organization

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