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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1959
Page
5
A Laurelville man, Arthur Wagner, 29, was sentenced to six months in the Hocking County jail after pleading guilty in juvenile court to acts tending to cause delinquency of three minors. One 16 year old boy was committed to the Boys Industrial School, another 14 year old boy placed on probation, and the girl referred to Pickaway County Juvenile Court.
Chauncey Dover band members earned 16 superior ratings at Ohio University district solo and ensemble auditions. Senior division honorees include Judy Cunningham Janice Goodman Rita Schoonover David Danko and ensembles led by Sandra Glab and Russell Tippett. Junior ratings awarded to Ruth Ann McKinney Mary Truszka Mike Fiske Francie Varady Baney Marilyn Donald Sycks Archie Stanley Jerry Moody.
A partial listing shows NBC WSAZ Huntington with programs including Dateline and News at 6:30 7:00 6:45 11:00, NBC segments Weather and Waterfront, plus CBS WHTN and other stations airing News at various times. Entries are inconsistently formatted with several misprints and station notes.
Special Agent 7 previews an investigation into a vodka syndicate with the Alcohol and Tax Division. Frankie Laine guests CBS Garry Moore Show from Hollywood with Peggy Lee Michel LeGrand Marion Lorre Durwood Kir. Sugarfoot features a widow’s fury over a corrupt boss linked rumor at 7:30 p.m. ABC. Manie Sacks tribute stars Hope Reynolds Caesar Clooney Cole Como Fisher James Grable. NBC color lineup includes Bold Venture with Shannon and Sailor Duval pursuing a murderous smuggling ring. Death at sea looms as smugglers react. 10:30 p.m. ABC.
A partial TV grid lists programs from News to Weather and specials. Notable items include NBC News at 9:00 and The Price Is Right airings, with various talk shows and county fair segments sprinkled throughout the evening.
A fragmented broadcast lineup shows programs from 6:00 PM to 11:15 PM. Networks present Naked City, Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke styled shows, classic films, and late news while sports and variety features fill the late evening slots.
The readable text shows a packed day of programs on WCHS TV ABC in Charleston with listed times and show titles. Programs include news at 6 and 11, local and national shows, weather segments, sports, and late night entertainment across multiple hours.
Readable items show a TV schedule with names and times including Red Skelton Garry Moore June and Doon Mack. The fragment references news at 11 and weather forecasts with unspecified hosts and a 12:15 preview segment. It is a partial broadcast grid.
A TV guide style page lists film and star pairings with showtimes. Notable titles include Laura with Spencer Tracy Luise Rainer, Patterns with Van Heflin Ev erette Sloane, Youre in the Army Now with Phil Silvers, Paris After Dark with George Sanders, Lone Wolf Strikes, Girl on the Bridge, Bewitched, Son of a Stranger, Kid Galahad, On an Island With You, Uncle Harry, Johnny One Bye, Four Jills in a Deep, Is Everybody Happy, and Girl on a Park Bench among late evening and early morning slots featuring renowned actors and actresses. The schedule runs various days with multiple 11:15 pm and 9 am to 1:15 pm showtimes.
Rev Ralph C Zundel president of the Meigs County Ministerial Association attended a planning meeting in Columbus for the 1960 Ohio Pastor's Convention. He represented the county association as part of the planning group.
Logan Ellis Ackison aged 50 and Betty Mae Weaver aged 37 obtained a marriage license at home on New Plymouth Route 1. The license records list spouses residing on the same route.
Chauncey Elementary and Chauncey High School buildings were broken into last Friday night. Glass shattered at entrances and office doors were damaged but nothing was missing. The incidents were investigated by Alarshal Hoyt Mc Masters and the Athens County Sheriff.
Logan court records show Mabel E. Jones files for divorce from Lloyd E. Jones in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. She seeks custody of minor children, alimony support, and injunctive relief.
Miss Elizabeth Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard E Hall of Logan has been appointed journal correspondent for Alpha Xi Delta Sorority at Ohio University. Hall is a sophomore in the College of Education.
The MYF of the Bidwell Charge won the attendance banner for the 17th straight year at the county youth fellowship meeting held at Simpson Methodist church in Rio Grande. The Bidwell Methodist Sunday school elected officers and listed teaching and decorating committees, with Randolph Blackburn as superintendent and Judy McBride as librarian among other posts. Also noted are numerous local visits and gatherings involving area families. A Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln statue in Racine Wisconsin is reported as the only status in the nation showing the couple together in a downtown park.
Local residents report a flurry of visits and gatherings. Chauncey area families including Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wilson and Lucy of Bartlett visited Mrs. Evelyn Burchfield and later dined with the Hughie McCune household in Millfield R. 1.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals re written its decision denying Clyde Simmons of Logan an appeal from his sodomy conviction. Judge James Collier noted the rewrite clarifies the opinion but does not alter the result. Simmons was found guilty by a jury on June 4 and remains free on $7500 bond.
James C. Yates 48 of Logan Route 2 was arrested by Hocking County deputies on a bad check charge and held for Columbus police. A Columbus Municipal Court warrant accuses him of uttering a 75 dollar check at Farmers and Merchants Bank to George Pappas on June 16 with insufficient funds. He was to be handed to Columbus police today.
Churchill Howell of Belpre recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jewell Susie Howell his daughter and Mrs. Neva Howell his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Reeves recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dicon. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stanley and son Danny were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Haning near Pearl Chapel.
The executive committee of the Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association will meet at 7 30 Wednesday evening in the county health department offices. Mrs Wallace Bradford executive secretary said today.
Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department answered a call Monday afternoon to a car fire on Mechanic Street. Richard Burton of Pomeroy drove the vehicle which caught fire under the hood and was extinguished with a fire extinguisher.
Cray Mr and Mrs Wayne Thompson Logan a daughter admitted Rose Marie Brewer Gallipolis medical Lawrence Schwalbaugh Laurelville medical Mrs Raymond Hayes McArthur medical Wayne A Roach Logan Route 4 surgery dismissed Mrs Neil Baker Lancaster and son Mrs Grace Marquette Logan Marvin Eveland South Bloomingville
Meigs County Judge Emmet W. Peoples fined two men and jailed one in a routine court session. David W. Molden of Canton received 100 dollars and costs plus a three day jail term for driving while intoxicated. Elson Ray Dailey was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding.
A skating party is set for 7 30 this evening at the Skate A Way rink on Route 7 hosted by the Christian Youth Fellowships of Long Bottom Hemlock Grove Tuppers Plains and Orange Christian Churches.
Pomeroy Lodge 164 F and AM schedules a regular meeting for Wednesday at 7:30 PM at the temple. Worshipful master Hugh P. Custer urges all Master Masons to attend.
John T. Smith sued Debra Jo Smith in Common Pleas Court but the divorce action was dismissed without record on the plaintiff's application.
The 4-H club began in May 1955 with 15 members and a wide range of projects from gardening to electronics. Leaders note recurring activities such as picnics and factory visits, plus a trip to Campus Maru Museum in Marietta. Key members Marvin Six, TOM REDD, David Conrad, and Kerry St. Clair served as presidents or officers and earned county and state recognition for electrical and other projects.
A 4-H participant recalls winning a national citizenship award to attend the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. He credits early club work with leadership development, college activity, and participation in groups like the University 4-H Club Grange and Farm Bureau. The piece emphasizes service, opportunity, and perseverance.
Meigs County clerk of courts Evelyn Locke reports February receipts totaling 641.70 with 479.65 to the county and 162.05 to the state. Office activity included 401 titles issued 206 lien notations 125 memorandums 124 affidavits 5 duplicates and 109 cancellations.
Mrs. Jack Ley announced Easter seals are mailed for Chauncey Millfield urging local purchase and use. Mrs. Johnson and Chauncey Dover schools aided mailing and earned the Athens County Society for Crippled Children’s gratitude. Contributions may be sent to Miss Olive Rose, treasurer, P. O. Box 700 Athens.
Mrs. Alice Keyes of Logan is named deputy clerk of courts in the certificate of title office at a salary of 2100 dollars yearly. Formerly of Glouster, she is the widow of the late Russell Keyes.
Mayor Charles Wadley declares immediate enforcement of village ordinance requiring all dogs and chickens to be confined to their owners premises.
A plain guide directs readers to consult a Registered Representative at a New York Stock Exchange member firm for investing. It urges budgeting, cautions against tips, explains order execution, and promotes a free booklet on dividends, highlighting yearly cash dividends from many stocks.
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