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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1960
Page
5
Three contestants have registered for the Miss Vinton County contest on July 4 in McArthur. Renie Zinn is 14 from Hamden sponsored by Henry Zinn Henrys Used Cars. Gloria Stevens is 17 from Allensville sponsored by Daytons Restaurant. Janie Steele is 15 from McArthur sponsored by Bill Wilcoxson Crem-E-Treet.
NBC channel 3 Huntington and CBS channel 13 present a dense weekend schedule with programs from 6:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday and through early Sunday, featuring music news weather sports dramas comedies children’s shows and late-night news across multiple time slots and color indicators. WSAZ lists daily fare including Masquerade News Sports Weather and film segments while WHTN carries Desilu Playhouse Twilight Zone Amos and Andy and big-name shows like Lassie Ed Sullivan and Dennis Menace across Sunday schedule.
A compact listing shows programs from 6:00 p.m. to 11:20 p.m. featuring France at 6:00, 77 Sunset Strip at 9:00, The Detective at 6:40, Black Saddle at 10:30, John Daly at 6:45, Walt Disney at 7:30, and late shows including Man From Bla at 8:30 and the Late Show at 11:20. Guests like B. Starcher appear among the lineup.
The readable lines show a 6:00 PM start with Com Then followed by Desilu Play at 9:00 PM and Weather slots at 6:25 and 31:10. Westerns are listed with Roy Rogers at 6:30 PM and Rawhide at 7:30 PM, with news at 11:00 PM and Pers to Pers at 10:30 PM.
Channel listings outline 7 to 10 p.m. programs including Home Run Derby with Ed Mathews and Hank Aaron, Troubleshooters with Kodiak and Dugan, Masquerade Party hosted by Bert Parks with panelists, Cavalcade of Sports with Robinson vs Pender, Sacco Vanzetti Story Part II with Hill and Balsam, Rawhide episode The Incident of the Last Chance, This Man Dawson killer trial, Desilu Playhouse Murder Is A Private Affair, and Twilight Zone The After Hours with Anne Francis.
Edward Humphrey 71 was arrested Thursday at home by Deputy Sheriff Hakarun after going to Log Pile Church Wednesday night seeking his wife. He confronted Lester Cozad and Randall Smith, drew his gun, and demanded to see his wife. Atty Mary Snider sought a preliminary hearing Wednesday.
The snippet lists Channel 6 Bermuda Affair Night Monster and more on Channel 8 The Bride Goes on Channel 1 I Wonder Who’s Pee Her Now Channel 13 Khyber Patrol plus Saturday items Two Girls and Over Rock Rock Rock Whistle at Eaton Falls Pillow of Desire Me Captain Kidd Remember the Night and notes on Labrador’s territorial history.
American Legion Post holds regular meeting with Ilber Fri as commander. Veterans plan a 36 member drill team including Burial Squad Color Guard Firing Squad Chaplain Bugler and Commander under Colonel Ray Cooper. Volunteers listed include John Beckley Jack Ferguson Bill Graves and others. Bowling team Civil Defense and youth Legion trips also proposed.
The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of Jack N. Totman in State of Ohio v Totman. In 1958 Lloyd Cram was injured on State Route 75 when struck by Totman's vehicle. Police arrested Totman and the trial court found him guilty of operating a motor vehicle with due regard for safety.
In McArthur Rural the Probate Court authorized transfer of the late H C Miller auto to Pauline M Barnett. Lena D Pearce's will was admitted to record with Anna E Darby named executrix. bond under $3 000. Barbara Ellen Gambill Robertson vs Ralph Gambill includes court consent to adoption and dissolution orders with acquittal of defendant. Venezuela etymology noted from Spanish conquerors calling it Little Venice due to stilt villages on Lake Maracaibo.
McArthur FFA chapter will select Arthur Harper to represent at the State Future Farmer Camp from August 8 to 13. Camp costs are covered by local merchants through a scholarship. James Dougan oversees the Ohio FFA Camp as part of the State Department of Education Vocational Agriculture program.
Park manager Dick McDaniels reported about 10 000 people visited Lake Hope during a pleasant weekend. Eight thousand attended Sunday with 1 000 swimmers. Twenty miles north at Logan and Nelsonville crowds sought shelter as a heavy rain dropped sixty hundredths of an inch in under an hour Sunday afternoon.
Local social notes list visits by the Justice, Lett, Poling, White, Grimm, Snyder, Thacker, Wood, Woods, Neal and Love families in Vinton County with multiple guest exchanges. The Queensboro Bridge opened in 1909 linking Manhattan and Queens at a cost of 18 million dollars in New York City.
Miss Ruth Cline daughter of Mr and Mrs Wallace Cline and Mr David Arnett son of Mr and Mrs Ray Arnett were married in a candle light double ring ceremony at McArthur Methodist Church on Sunday June 5 Rev Edward Nyers officiated The bride wore an imported Swiss organdy gown with a seed pearl crown veil carried a white orchid bouquet A reception followed at the church parlors The couple plan to reside in Huntsville Alabama where Arnett will join NASA after June 15
Sereno Chapter 128 of the Order of the Eastern Star held its sixtieth annual Inspection of Officers on June 3 at the Masonic Temple attended by about two hundred members and visitors. Dorothy Weick inspected as grand matron of Ohio honoring Erma Lomax. numerous grand officers and district officials participated, and new officers were installed led by Worthy Matron Dwight Hulbert and Worthy Patron Margaret Hulbert with other officers named for 24th district.
McArthur teacher Virgil Lough and Allensville teacher Johnnie Wolfe will attend the Vocational Agricultural Conference at the Ohio State Fair grounds June 13 to 15 in the Arts and Crafts building. A recognition banquet for young teachers is set June 14 at the Youth Center. Service keys will honor 25 years and gold watches 30 years of service, with a 10 year certificate awarded to Mr. Lough.
One hundred twenty five officers and advisers attended the annual 4 H training session at McArthur school. Junior Leaders led the morning program with Bob and Bill Rannells. Awards and demonstrations covered safety in the home softening water good posture and health topics.
Vinton County 4 H Junior Leadership selected new officers including Bill Rannells as president Arthur Harper as first vice president Ronnie Sowers as second vice president Gloria Herrold as secretary Connie Staneart as treasurer Paula Jean Staneart as news reporter Willa Mae Cline as health and safety leader Donna Fee as recreation leader and Mac Jarvis Merrill Simmons and Sue Maynard as recreation committee members The meeting led by Bob Rannells planned the year’s program and discussed camp sites for 4 H'ers A square dance followed refreshments with attendance from George L Brown Leona J Calvin Fern Kruger Genevieve Atkinson and Madeline Staneart.
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