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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1960
Page
14
Sea Island cotton, described as the aristocrat of cotton fibers, is grown almost exclusively in the British West Indies and Puerto Rico, with only very small quantities produced elsewhere.
W H Lohr was reappointed as Law Librarian of the Vinton County Law Library by the trustees for the year 1960. This action followed the recent trustees meeting held this past week.
The page lists NBC Channel 3 Huntington programs Friday to Sunday with multiple time slots. It includes news at 5:30 and 11:00, sports, cartoons, dramas, and late-night shows with color notes and channel references.
A dense timetable lists viewing slots from 6:00 to 12:30 across channels and shows. Program notes include patrols detectives movies news and variety acts featuring names like Walt Disney Ernie Kovacs Dick Clark Jubilee USA and Buckaneers.
A dense OCR schedule lists programs and times including Weather News Sports and various show titles such as The Detective Walt Disney and Maverick. The fragment also mentions late night hours and fragments like Twilight Zone Desilu and Rawhide.
Evening lineup lists 6:00 News 9:00 Manhattan 6:15 Jules Verne 10:00 Twilight Zone 6:30 Amos and Andy 10:30 Personal to Person 7:00 Markham 11:00 News 7:30 Rawhide 11:15 Theater 13 8:30 Hotel Paree
A block of 7:00 to 10:30 p.m. programs features The Four Just Men with Jack Hawkins, Trouble Shooters Kodiak and Dugan uncovering a Nazi rumor, The Telephone Hour’s Main Street USA with Howard Keel and others, Masquerade Party with Bert Parks, Walt Disney Presents This Is Your Life Donald Duck, Man From Black Hawk with a death threat plot, 77 Sunset Strip blackout scheme, The Detectives The Bad Eye of Rosa Rosetti, and Not For Hire about a nurse’s plan to send a patient to Canada with narcotics.
At Sulphur Creek 3000 head of cattle are halted after most drovers’ work horses are stolen. Captain Dawson in This Man Dawson demotes a trigger happy detective, provoking his fall into murder as a result of resented rank loss.
Friday night features Hills of Home Please Murder Me Crack Up Red River Million Dollar Pursuit The Virginian. Saturday includes Hands of the Enemy Broadwa y Rhythm Widow From Monte Carlo Brother Rat Chinatown Squad Trail to San Antonio Gentlemen's Agreement Borderline The Dark Corner Mysterious Mr Moto Love Letters. Sunday boards Life in the Thirties Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary Follow the Fleet Shall We Dance Sunday Showboat Desert Tragedy Camille Tarzan's Secret Treasure Odd Man Out The Mikado The Big Tipoff Midnight.
McArthur Village Council approved rent free use of the old post office on West Main by the Ex plorer Scout unit to establish a headquarters. The scouts will pay utility costs above minimums, and other groups may use the space with scout approval. Burgess and Niple seeks a federal grant to aid McArthur’s $140 000 sewage disposal plant expansion after July 1.
McARTHUR Ohio The re appraisal of Vinton County real estate is scheduled to start this month Auditor Glenn L Peters said Representatives of Cole Layer Trumble Co of Dayton the successful bidder to conduct the re appraisal for 28750 are now completing a re appraisal in Athens County and plan to start Vinton County in March The firm will be given office space in the auditor s office vault for headquarters.
Cub Scout Pack 71 met at den mother Bonnie Christman’s home then shifted to Glouster Park due to road conditions. They played in the snow and held a weiner roast with hot chocolate. Cubs were James Shafer Rick Macak Mike Macak Randy Riley Billy Christman David Christman and Den Chief Rodney Riley. Guests included Ruth Christman Darrell Christman Danny Christman Dick Macak William Christman Becky Christman.
E. E. Robbins of McArthur renewed his auctioneer license. State of Ohio versus Jack N. Totman set for March 25 on appeal of a reckless operation conviction. Charles A. Bethel versus Village of Hamden. Judge Hottle approved dismissing the motion for a new trial. Lomax Grocery versus Harrison Clemons. action for money. Estate of Emmett H. Eberts petition to transfer a motor vehicle filed.
McARTHUR. Two juvenile boys were sent to the Boys Industrial School this week by judge C. W. Smith after truancy and theft complaints. Sentenced were Jimmy David Watters, 16, and Paul E. Morris, 17, both of Ewington Route.
Auditor Glenn L. Peters announced the 1960 house trailer tax is 18 dollars annually with a March 30 to April 30 payment window without penalty. Vinton County has about 40 trailer owners.
Ray E Seitz 20 a trucker of McArthur Route 1 and Theta Maxine LeMay 16 of McArthur Route 1, a student, filed a marriage license. James Milton Wilson 21 of Rad cliff and Velva Etta Hounshell 19 of Ewington Route 1, a machine operator, also filed a license.
The Glouster Alumni Association gathers tonight at Buck Stephenson's home to plan the alumni dinner dance and select the band for the event.
The polka, a lively Bohemian origin dance, features a third eighth note on the second beat and is described in the United States as a hopping dance.
Sheriff Steele and Deputy Ha burn investigate thefts from Eagle Central School and link the missing items to several western Vinton County burglaries. Charges are being prepared in county court before Judge G. E. Sharp. The probe covers Fyffe residence Homer Williamson farm George Salts home Mrs Joe Palmer property and Vinton Coal Company's Allensville strip mine.
Jacksonville Mother's Club met Wednesday evening at Mrs. Joyce Johnson's home with Mrs. Bonnie Oskey as co host. Vice president led due to absent president. Ellen Jones welcomed as a new member. Envelopes prepared for Easter Seal drive. Prizes to Frances Sayer and Mary Davis. Stork shower for Mary Jo Williamson. Refreshments for 17 members.
Randy Hollingsworth and Lucille Hollings worth transfer 6.47 acres to Marvin and Edith Fee in Jackson Two. Mary Will Pilcher and others sell a lot in Hamden to Betty Ward. Stella Imboden transfers 40 acres in Elk Two to Ira Imboden. Ira and Leora Imboden sell 40 acres in Elk Two to Max and Jane Partee. Malcolm Conley and Ida Mae Conley convey 1 acre in Swan Two to William and Eva Armstrong. D L McVay and Edna McVay transfer 65 acres in Elk Two to Carl and Leah Crabtree.
McARTHUR T R Sowers a Democrat was re-elected Chairman of the Vinton County Board of Elections in an organization meeting. George Booth a Republican was re-elected clerk. Orville Hutt and Harold Wortman with Pearl Crow are named as board members and officers.
McArthur J. G. Will vice president and cashier of the Vinton County National Bank underwent a surgical operation at University Hospital Baltimore last week and expects to return home this week. His brother Dr. David Will is a surgeon on the hospital staff.
Glouster area Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hess of Columbus returned home Monday after a stay with Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Maxwell. Columbus visitors included Mr. and Mrs. James Williams and Mr. William Deal on Thursday. The Rodney Schultz family and children from Columbus visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schultz of Jacksonville and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Tippie of Glouster on Sunday.
Four Wahama High School students from Mason join the White Falcon Band at Moorehead College Kentucky for a weekend clinic. Kenneth Dodson led with first trumpet while Ruth Scarberry, Jackie Capehart, and Marilyn Schwarz earned solo or principal posts. The group practiced ten hours daily, then performed Sunday.
Zaleski area boys from the Boys Honor Camp near Zaleski will attend church at Coalton EUB Church this Sunday at 10 30 a m. The Rev Alfred Tripp serves as pastor of the church.
The name Lichfield in England is said to mean The City of the Dead and a legendary martyrdom of about a thousand Christians during Roman persecutions around the year 286.
New Haven updates show the Past Matrons Club meeting at the Buffington home and the Woman's Society of World Service program at the Methodist Church led by Rev. David Freeman. Fish dinner planning, hostesses, and guest lists are detailed, with visits from local residents and enlistment news for Irwin Capehart in the Air Force.
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