Thirteen State Witnesses Testify in Jack Meek Trial
Thirteen state witnesses testified in Gallia County Common Pleas Court on the second day of the Jack Meek burglary trial. Meek, 22, is charged with breaking and entering the George Keith residence on January 5 along with two co-indicted men who pleaded guilty. The state rested by mid afternoon. Meek may testify on Thursday as defense witnesses followed.
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Gallia County
Meek
Ter
Oscar Baird
Joe Hall
Ralph L. Roush
Clarence Roush
James Saunders
Hilda Canaday
Milton Brewer
George Keith
Dave Pickens
Grant Long
William Maxie
BCI
London
John A. Epling
John C. Bacon
Lewis Meek
Bacon
Meigs County Common Pleas
Supreme Court of Ohio
Robert M. Betz
Buford T. Hall
Gallipolis
Warren F. Sheets
Epling
Keith
Hall
Bidwell
Ohio
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Rodney
Dean
Roush
Albert Samuels
Forrest Borden, Sr
Ruth Maddy
Bessie Comer
Robert Smith
Richard S. Lease
James Richards
Emory Carter
Harry Wheeler
Anna Belle Martin
H. F. Shoemaker
Sam Miller
Television Listings Notice for Schedule Errors
The Messenger notes it is not responsible for errors in program listings when stations fail to provide corrected schedules. The page shows a block of daily 6:00 to 12:30 listings including Flatt Scruggs Bach Father News Groucho Sea Hunt Outlaws Masterson Today Neighbors Movie News Say When Dr Malone These Roots Price Right Concentration Ca len ces Raiders Fashions Jim Thacker Playhouse Sing Along News Weather Death Valley Mr Ed Jack Paar and more.
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Today
News
Neighbors
Lor, Young
Dr. Malone
Daddy
Concentration
Hollywood
Jim Thacker
Playhouse
Mike Shayne
Death Valley
Mr. Ed
Jack Paar
Lor. Young
Jack
TV Previews: Evening Lineup Highlights 1960s Sitcoms
TV previews list 7:30 p.m. Bachelor Father in which Mr. Harcourt hires Kelly and Howard for singing ads. Bentley fears big pay will spoil them and seeks a subtler break. Other headlines cover Guestward Ho with Hawk eye’s First Love, Donna Reed plotting with bachelor Oliver Greavey, Real McCoys Investors scheme, My Three Sons Lostling infant mystery, Untouchables Antidote bootlegging case, Third Man murder discovery of ex president, Angel houseguest clash, Zane Grey Knight of the Sun tale with Constance Towers, and Face The Nation debate on migrant farm worker federal legislation.
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Bentley
Mr. Harcourt
Kelly
Howard
Real McCoys
Grandpa McCoy
Claude
Douglasses
Untouchables
Eliot Ness
San Francisco
Harry Lindo
Lindo
George
Susie
Angel
John
Zane Grey
Dan Duryea
Constance Towers
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Harrison A. Williams
Senate
TV Schedule Snippet for Evening Lineup
A rounded listing shows the 6:25 edition, 6:45 NBC News, 7:00 Phil Silvers, 9:30 Ford Show and late segments including 11:00 News, 11:15 Sports, 11:20 Jack Paar, with weather at 11:10 and Bach Father at 9:00 among other items.
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Groucho
NBC News
Jim Backus
Phil Silvers
Dlaws
Masterson
Bach, Father
Jack Paar
Ford Show
Mike Shayne
Playhouse
Hiway
Pat
Sunset Strip
Weather
Detectives
Bold Venture
Robin
Silent Service
News
Angel
Harrigan
Movie
Wbens-Tv
CBS Chan
Columbus
Fred Taylor
Doug Edw
Zane Grey
Univ. Hall
IV Kindergam
Miss Brooks
Marshall
Ann Reider
Srch Tomorr
Flippo
Gleason
Jim Bowie
Twilight
Ene Amos
Andy
History the News
Rawhide
Radio Schedule Segment Listing Daily Lineup
A broadcast rundown lists programs with time slots including Hiway Pat Three Sons Weather Untouchables Huck Hound Third Man Whirlybirds News Weath Guests Ho Sports Donna Reed Real McCoys and a movie slot. The sequence shows genre variety from soap to western to news and sports.
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Hiway Pat
Three Sons
Huck
Hound
Third Man
Whirlybirds
Weath
Donna Reed
Real McCoys
TV Movie Guide Highlighted Program Slots
TV listings show multiple channels with 11:15 p.m. airings on Channel 8 Marx Brothers at the Circus Channel 10 Broadway and Channel 13 Union Pacific also at 11:15 p.m. Friday features Brother Orchid at 1:15 p.m Anna Karenina at 9 a.m. Gallant Sons at 5:05 p.m. Sky's the Limit at 9 a.m. Secret Flight at 9:30 a.m.
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Union Pacific
Brother Orchid
Anna Karenina
Fifteen Applicants Pass Preliminary Driver License Exams
Gallipolis reports 15 applicants passed preliminary driver license exams and 10 of 13 passed road tests. Examiner Ronald G. Lambert conducted 55 examinations over Tuesday and Wednesday and approved 47 applicants for licenses.
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Gallipolis
Highway Patrol
Ronald G. Lambert
River Traffic Conditions Across Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
Gauges from Gallipolis to Huntington report varying levels with rollers out. Several locks show boats down or up as rivers remain in flux. Kanawha and Ohio river traffic lists include dozens of vessels and readings across multiple locks and dams.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pleasant
Pomeroy-Mason
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Beckford
R. H. Bosworth
Queen City
Bayou la Comb
Cap'n Harrison
Andrew P. Calhoun
Peggy Downey
Nelson Broadfoot
Eastern
Albert F. Holden
C. V. Harner
Gene C. Hutchinson
Bonnie D
Lock
Onward
Lady Mignon
OVEC
Kanawha
Helen
W. C. White
Beaver
Crown Point
National
Salvati
Bob Benter
Thelma Ann
Titan
W. S. Rhea
Pittsburgher
Davis sell farm to Frank Puckett in Wilkesville
Mr and Mrs Floyd Davis sold their Wilkesville farm to Frank Puckett. Community notices report visits, hospital stays and a lightning strike at the Ogdin home as Earl Arbaugh recovers, with several local families hosting relatives during weekend gatherings.
Albert Family Returns Home After Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Perry O Albert return to Indianapolis after visiting Mrs Alberts parents Mr and Mrs B H Knox. Their son Michael accompanied them home after two weeks with grandparents. Other Knox household guests include Bennie Knox Kenneth Knox Ross Baker Emerson Knox Bert Hamilton Frank Wilson and Leslie Curry. A Birmingham England pair of robins built a nest in an unmade bed and raised their young with the owner's permission.
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Vinton
Perry O. Albert
Indianapolis
Ind
Birmingham
England
Births and Admits at Holter Hospital
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Eldon R. Thomas of Gallipolis and sons to Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Lynch of Middleport and Mr. and Mrs. William G. Martin of Wellston. Admissions include Mrs. Earl Holter of Racine and numerous named patients from Gallipolis, Point Pleasant, Ironton, Wheelersburg, Ashland KY, and surrounding areas.
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Eldon R. Thomas
Gallipolis
Robert L. Lynch
Middleport
William G. Martin
Wellston
J. R. King
Point Pleasant
Thomas F. Cook
Ironton
Verlie G. Rivers
Wheelersburg
Food School To Be Held In Gallipolis
Gallipolis city health board discusses a forthcoming food handlers school with three sessions and potential afternoon and evening classes. Wayne Phillips notes local restaurateurs may require employee attendance. resignation of Mrs Gale Neal effective March 6 to be filled by next month.
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Gallipolis
City Board of Health
Gale Neal
City Commission
Austin O. Cotton
Wayne Phillips
City Sanitarian
Syracuse Personal Notices Roundup Honors and Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams and family of Rayland and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beegle and family of Fairborn visited the Ern est Mc Bride family for a birthday observance. George W. Romine returned from Holzer Hospital. Several local families hosted and visited relatives in Columbus Toledo Parkersburg and Anaheim with travel and job changes noted. A correction states Earl Nease is from Syracuse, not Athens.
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Syracuse
Ray Williams
Rayland
Gilbert Beegle
Fairborn
Ernest McBride
McBride
George W. Romine
Holzer Hospital
Mildred Chapman
Connie
James S. Quick
A. H. Durst
Francis Durst
Columbus
Don Pickens
Howard Largent
Sam Pickens
Toledo
Orville Crooks
John S. Crooks
Barbara
Richard Harris
Anaheim
Calif
Harris
Willis Leadingham
Lion’s Club
Portsmouth
Rose Leadingham
Alice Flanagan
Parkersburg
William Diddle
Raymond Cook
Metz
W. Va
Syracuse News Dispatch
Earl Nease
Morris Harden
Athens
Mr. Nease
Local Society Notes and Nearby Visits
Alfred Alf r e d The M Y F met Sunday evening to view a Moody Bible Institute film. WSCS met at Thelma Henderson’s home with nine members and four visitors. Money-raising plans and a program on The Word led by Grace Swartz. Next meeting set for March 21 at Grace Swartz’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C D Woode visited Mrs. Woode’s mother in Middleport last Sunday. They also called on Mr. and Mrs. Clair Woode. Harold Swartz of Williamstown and Gerald Swartz of Marietta visited Hobart Swartz. The old John Van Meter home burned Sunday morning. Helen Findling of Columbus spent weekend with her mother and brother Iva and Russell Findling. Mrs Edna West and her son of Athens visited Clair Follrod. Storm March 6 caused heavy damage to Follrod and Robinson homes. Mr. and Mrs. William Carr visited Mrs Carr’s parents in Keno.
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WSCS
Thelma Henderson
Grace Swartz
Charles C. D. Woode
Helen Findling
Columbus
Iva
Russell Findling
Edna West
Athens
Clair Follrod
Follrod
Robinson
William Carr
Carr
Robert White
Keno
Hi Y Club Boys Visit Police and Fire Stations
Gallia Academy High School Hi Y Club members visited Gallipolis on Wednesday to view safety film The Closed Book in the municipal courtroom. They toured the police department and fire stations guided by Police Chief Chester A Leap er Sgt John Taylor Fire Chief Heck Steele and Lawrence Dickey. They saw the city's 75 foot aerial ladder truck. Joe Eachus served as club adviser.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Chester A. Leaper
John Taylor
Heck Steele
Lawrence Dickey
Joe Eachus
Huber to Direct Red Cross Fund Drive in Gallia County
Lawrence R. Huber, Gallia County Red Cross Chapter chairman, will head the 1961 Red Cross fund drive in Gallia County and direct the special gifts committee. March is national fund drive month with no mass county drive this year. The drive runs toward March 22 as volunteers solicit at their own convenience to support local and national Red Cross services.
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Gallipolis
Lawrence R. Huber
Gallia County
Red Cross
Huber
Gray Lady
School Heads Discuss Eighth Grade Tests Policy
Gallia County executive heads from five districts decide the Eighth Grade Ohio Scholarship Tests will count one third of the total grade for promotion. T. K. Owens and a substitute will administer and grade the tests in April. They will also plan the county spelling bee set for March 23 in the Gallia Common Pleas Court Room and travel to Columbus next week to buy surplus government property.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio
T. K. Owens
Westbrook and Gillogly Families Visited in Ohio and Nearby
A series of weekend and extended visits are reported across Ohio and nearby states. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Westbrook and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Westbrook of Marietta, the Gillogly families in Logan, and the Stotts family from Eleanor West Virginia visiting G. B. McDaniels.
Cheshire Man Cited After Accident On Hill Road
Gallia County patrol cited Arthur Tomlinson, 34, Cheshire, to Municipal Court on a left of center charge after a 4 15 p m crash on Kgger Hill Road north of Route 554. His station wagon collided with Pauline Rife, 50, of Cheshire. Moderate damage to both vehicles and no injuries reported.
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State Highway Patrol
Arthur Tomlinson
Cheshire
Kgger Hill
Route 554
Tomlinson
Pauline Rife
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