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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1960

Page

5

Holzer Hospital to dedicate 1.5 million wing in Gallipolis

A dedication ceremony for Holzer Hospital's new 1.5 million wing will be held at 2 30 p m next Monday in the main entrance business office area Wayne B Foster administrator said The wing adds 200 beds and facilities The first of two open houses runs 1 p m to 5 p m Sunday Refreshments will be served in the new cafeteria by Gray Ladies of the Gallia County Chapter American Red Cross Judge Henry W Cherrington will lead the ceremonies The Rev Warren H Wilson and Rev James L Harter will give the invocation and benediction respectively The public is invited to attend both open house sessions

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital First Ave Wayne B. Foster Gray Ladies of the Gallia County American Red Cross Henry W. Cherrington Board of Trustees The Holzer Hospital Foun Tor Hospital” Magazine Warren H. Wilson Grace Methodist Church James L. Harter First United Presbyterian Church

Young Driver Charged After Sunday Accident

Gallia patrol cites Charles Tom Carmichael 17 Bidwell Route 2 for operating left of center after a crash on Outer Drive near the Galli polis State Institute. He was taken to Juvenile Court at 10 a.m. Saturday. the collision caused medium vehicle damage and no injuries.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Charles Tom Carmichael Bidwell Gallipolis State Institute

Television Listings Editorial Note and Schedules

Television grid lists Wach Huntington station WSAZ NBC Channel 3 and Columbus WTVN ABC Channel 6 with hourly programs from 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm and late night entries. Programs include News Weather NBC News Today Drive In and many continuing shows such as Riverboat Cannonball and Wyatt Earp across multiple time slots.

TV Highlights for Coronado Riverboat and More

Evening lineup features Dan Cameron in a La Jolla hit and run tale at 7 p m plus Riverboat with Dan Duryea at 7 30 p m and Peter Gunn with Diahann Carroll at 9 p m Craig Stevens stars in the title role The 9 30 p m Alcoa Theatre presents Chinese Finale with Jan Sterling and a mission escape Steve Allen hosts with Nat King Cole Cyril Ritchard and Ann Richards at 10 p m and a debate on quirky professions on the Butley Nutley Report

Coronado Rod Cameron Dan Adams Adams la Jolla California Dan Duryea Brad Turner Enterprise Peter Gunn Diahann Carroll Miss Carroll Craig Stevens Alcoa Jan Sterling Steve Allen Nat “King” Cole Cyril Ritchard Ann Richards Steve West Coast Butley- Nutley Hinkley-Dinkley

TV Schedule for Charleston Station and Late-Airing Programs

Radio and TV guide list for WCHS TV Charleston with channel 8 lineup. Shows include San Francisco feature at 9:30 pm Adv. in Para. 6:30 News 10:30. John Daly and Weather segments at 11:10. Colt .45 at 7:00, Cheyenne at 7:30, Bourne St Ben at 8:30, and Late Show at 11:20.

Hiway Patrol Cheyenne Bourbon St Susie Gale Storm Rin Tin Tin Wchs-Tv ABC Charleston Para John Daly Bour St. Ben Alcoa Philip Marlow

TV Schedule Snippet Shows Late Evening Lineup

A readable schedule fragment lists programs from 6:00 to 13:00 with News Red Skelton Rivlin Moore Amos Andy Frontier Weather Olympic Dobie Gillis Theatre and Tightrope across the day. The sequence covers news, comedy, variety, sport and drama blocks with multiple Olympics airings and a late night feature.

Don Mack Garry Moore Chet Long Doug Dobie Gillis Arm You Are Ther Red Skelton Jule Rivlin Amos-Andy Frontier Olympics Theatre Ann Southern Hennesey Amos Andy News June Allyson Hiway Patrol Kate Smith Weather Danny

Miller Returns From Argentina Trip After Plane Loses Motor

SGT George Miller, of Rio Grande, reports from Washington D C that his plane lost one of its four engines on the Argentina to United States flight. The crippled craft landed in Puerto Rico for repairs before Miller reached Washington National Airport. He traveled with the president’s party and previously accompanied him to California.

Gallipolis George Miller Dale Miller Rio Grande Washington, D. C South America Eisenhower United States Miller Buenos Aires Argentina Tropics Puerto Rico Sergeant Miller Washington National Airport Advanced Communications Party California Washington

Alibi and Target of Hate Highlight Evening

Television schedule features Alibi for a Scalped Man with a bridegroom disappearance in Cheyenne. Bourbons Street Beat and Target of Hate plot a political assassination attempt. Adventures in Paradise follows Adam Troy facing loss of the schooner Tiki. Sea Hunt investigates a blank monitor and a spy cave. The Texan tracks outlaws south of the Pacos. Father Knows Best features Jim Anderson’s retirement crisis. Danny Thomas centers on a daughter wishing to be a boy and football player.

Bourbon Street Rex Randolph Cal Calhoun Adam Troy Troy Mike Nelson Texan Bill Longley The Pacos Charlie Ruggles Jim Anderson Danny Thomas Danny Williams Linda

Wednesday Deadline For Talent Entries In Gallipolis Show

Teenville plans a March 19 Variety Show with talent entries due by the coming Wednesday. Director Kyle A. Hill appeals to teens to call GI 6-0114 to participate. Proceeds benefit the Red Cross blood program in Gallia County.

Gallipolis Teenville Kyle A. Hill Hill Red Cross Blood Gallia County

Mrs Belville Dies at 73 in Gallia County

Mrs Jennie Grace Belville 73 widow of John Belville of Crown City Route 1 died at 10 25 p m Saturday in Holzer Hospital after a 23 day stay She was a lifelong Gallia County resident born April 10 1886 She leaves a son Arnold three daughters eight grandchildren a sister and three brothers Funeral will be 1 p m Wednesday at Goodhope Baptist Church with Rev Max Cleveland burial in the church cemetery Friends may call at F L Stevers funeral home in Mercerville after 5 p m Monday

Gallipolis Jennie Grace Belville John Belville Crown City Holzer Hospital Gallia County Silas Jennie Martt Wallace Arnold Belville Howard Fulks Walter Johnson Detroit Mich John L. Dorsey Charleston W. Va J. M. Burleson Wylie Wallace Scotttown Ara Wallace Alvie Wallace Athalia Goodhope Baptist Church Max Cleveland

Niday Rites Planned For Tuesday

Funeral services for Escar E. Niday 75 retired Gallia County farmer of Crown City Route 1 will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mercerville Baptist Church with Rev Earl V Cremeens officiating Burial will follow in Old Mercerville Cemetery Friends may call at the Waugh Halley Wood funeral home Monday afternoon and until services time Niday died Friday night in Holzer Hospital after a two day stay He was born January 1885 in Guyan Township son of the late George W and Cassie Caldwell Niday He never married Surviving are two brothers Elwood Niday Crown City Route 1 Emory Niday Waco Texas a sister Mrs Nettie Carter Springfield and a niece Mrs Belva Gilbert Savannah Illinois He was a member of Mercerville Baptist Church

Escar E. Niday Gallia County Crown City Mercerville Baptist Church Earl V. Cremeens Mercerville Waugh - Halley - Wood Guyan Twp George W Cassie C. Caldwell Niday Elwood Niday Emory Niday Waco Tex Nettie Carter Springfield Belva Gilbert Savanna Ill

Teenville Record Auction Nets $12 For Teens

Teenville held a Saturday night record auction at the old Gallia Academy High School building raising 12.22 dollars to buy new records. Kyle A. Hill reported 325 attendees from both junior and senior highs participated. Records for dancing were played by Jim Morrison and Louis Mueller with chaperons Mr and Mrs George Fuller and Mr and Mrs Everett McMahon.

Gallia Academy High School Kyle A. Hill Teenville Hill Jim Morrison Louis Mueller George Fuller Everett McMahon

Municipal Court Handles City Police Cases

In Gallipolis Municipal Court Judge William M. Janes fined Vivian Mayes 39 for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Other fines included Marlin James 30 for left of center, Franklin Casto 21 for failing to register a motor vehicle, Hugh Dobbins 52 and A P Bryant 60 for intoxication. John Bradbury 40 charged with speeding had case continued to Monday.

Gallipolis William M. Janes Vivian Mayes Marlin F. James Crown City Franklin Casto Cheshire Hugh Dobbins Patriot

Juvenile Missing From Gallipolis State Institute Recovered

A 15 year old who fled Gallipolis State Institute was located by highway patrol at 5 45 p m Sunday on Route 7 at Crown City and returned to the institute where he had been missing since about 9 a m the same day.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Gallipolis State Institute Crown City GSI

4 H Advisers to Meet for 1960 Red Cross Drive

Gallia County 4 H advisers volunteering for the Red Cross fund drive were notified to meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Gallia County District Library. Dr James L Dailey is the drive chairman.

Gallipolis Gallia County Red Cross James L. Dailey

Two Medical Journalists to Speak at Gallipolis Dinner

Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce names two medical journalists as speakers for the annual dinner at Washington School auditorium. James E. Hague editor of Hospitals journal of the American Hospital Association will address the crowd, followed by Charles S. Nelson OSMA executive secretary and Ohio State Medical Journal managing editor. The event highlights advances in local medical facilities including Holzer Hospital’s new wing. Hague, a Burnley native, has a long career in journalism and hospital public relations. Nelson, OSMA official for 32 years, holds a journalism degree from Ohio State and has led multiple health care governance initiatives.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce Washington School James E. Hague Hospitals Journal American Hospital Association Charles S. Nelson Ohio State Medical Association Ohio State Medical Journal Chamber of Commerce Hague Burnley Lancashire England America Connecticut Associated Press Baltimore Marine Corp John Hopkins Hospital Washington Post Association Nelson Tive Ohio State University OSMA Hill- Burton Hospital Building Foundation Ohio Ohio Department of Health Ohio Trades Association National Medical Society Executives Association

Short Circuit Fire at Gallipolis Residence

A late night brief fire at the Oldacres home on Route 35 caused minor damage to the basement floor and joists from a furnace control wiring short. Firefighters arrived, extinguished the blaze, and cut power to the furnace, ensuring electricity for the rest of the house. It was Gallipolis fire department’s first March run and the 18th of the year.

Gallipolis Heck Steele Oldacres Oldacre Steele

Holzer Hospital Notes Births and admissions listed

Birth announcements include a son for Mr and Mrs Roger M Miller in Crown City and daughters for Mr and Mrs Oscar Bastiani Jr in Gallipolis and Mr and Mrs Paul Bocock in Mason. A list of admitted and discharged patients at Holzer Hospital notes multiple names and room routes with blood usage recorded as two pints Saturday.

Roger M. Miller Crown City Oscar Bastiani, Jr Gallipolis Paul H. Bocock Mason Willard Lucas D. M. Oliver Ernest Springer Randall Watson Michael Verian Kevin Dailey Hosea Brandum Thomas Hammond Virgil Goss James R. Brewer Roger F. Dillard Robert L. Lucas Robert J. Kirby Paul R. Halley Florence Mosier Joseph K. Bushnell William Barnett Kenneth Casto Robert R. Bias Ralph Bradley Arnold Wallace Charles E. Wilson Bonnie C. Nutter Clay Frazier Clarence C. Reuter Don K. Worster Charles W. Sibley John R. White

Laurel Grange Plans Shower for Mrs. Goode on March 12

Laurel Grange members met Saturday to organize a shower honoring Mrs. Bob Goode Laura Turner. Event planned for March 12 with details to follow.

Laurel Grange Bob Goode Laura Turner

Teen-Canteen to stage record hop in Dunbar West Virginia

Director Leo V. Savage leads Tri-County-Teen-Canteen in a reproduction of the Fabulous Record Years’ record hop at Danceland in Dunbar. The event follows a Charleston TV appearance watched by local viewers, with 700 to 800 teenagers expected from the Charleston area.

Dunbar W.va V. Savage Tri-County-Teen-Canteen W. Va Danceland Charleston Savage Miss Cullip and Williamson Donna Jane Altizer Maida Roush The Rebels

Scouts Name Patrol Dads for Addi son Troop 211

Gallipolis reports Patrol dads named for two of three units in Troop 211 Addision. Gordon Fisher named dad for Cherokee Patrol and Lawrence McQuaid for Hawk Patrol. Wolf Patrol to name its dad next week. Bob Frasier passed tenderfoot test. Tickets for M G M Scout O Rama March 26 27 at Point Pleasant WV armory distributed by Gordon Fisher.

Addison Marion Williams Gordon Fisher Lawrence McQuaid Wolf Patrol Williams Bob Frasier West Virginia National Guard Point Pleasant

River Traffic and Dam Conditions on Kanawha and Ohio Rivers

River gauges show Kanawha Falls and Marmet with low rollers while London and Marmet report rising dam rollers. Ohio River vessels at multiple locks list boats up or down with times, including Montgomer y Freder W Olcott and Pennsylvan ia, amid OVEC and various lock movements.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Ohio River Fred W. Olcott L. F. Frieberger Irene Chotin Lehigh St. Louis Zephyr Kanawha Marmet Semet Winfield L. C. Shearer Jerry Bosworth National Island Creek Robert W. Lea Theresa Seley Solvay Winchester Louisiana Ashland Codrington Advance Vulcan W. H. Craig Ranger Duncan Bruce

Police Check Accidents: Driver Cited in Weekend Incidents

City police filed charges after three Saturday traffic accidents with minor damage. James W. Evans, 51, Gallipolis, was cited for failing to stop within the assured clear distance after rear ending Gary Craddolph, 24. Donald E Miller, 53, South Point, skidded on snow and ice at Cedar Street and struck Ned Dejournett, 24, Gallipolis. Lloyd Cooper, Webberville, Ky., stopped at a light and was rear collided by Lewis Casey, 17, Gallipolis. Evans must appear in Municipal Court Wednesday.

Gallipolis James W. Evans Third and Pine Gary Craddolph Evans Lewis Casey

Rio Youth Attends Christian Citizenship Seminar

GALLIPOLIS Kent Evans son of Mr and Mrs Evan H Evans of Rio Grande travels to Washington DC this week for a Christian Citizenship Seminar as a Rio Grande High School junior He will observe Congress committee meetings the Supreme Court and the United Nations in New York The trip is sponsored by the American Baptist Convention with the Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Youth Fellowship and the Baptist Youth Fellowship He joins the Christian and Political Action program.

Gallipolis Kent Evans Evan H. Evans Rio Grande Washington, D.C Evans Congress Congressional Committee Supreme Court United Nations New York The American Baptist Convention Baptist Youth Fellowship Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Youth Fellowship Christian and Progrim

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