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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1959

Page

2

Clarke Ousted As Health Board Head In Gallipolis

Gallipolis city officials reshuffle the Board of Health with Dr. Oscar W. Clarke ousted as president and Russell Sarrett, city commission president, taking over the post. The board postponed its meeting to 7 30 p.m. next Wednesday as questions of authority and duties arose and officials sought guidance from the Ohio State Board of Health and state attorney general.

Dr. Clarke Health Board Sarrett Gallipolis J. Russell Sarrett Board of Health Clarke Lawrence Bastiani John J. Schwab Nancy Plymale Ada France City Health Board Perry J. Bailes City Commission Ohio State Board of Health State of Ohio Bailes Austin O. Cotton

Television Listings Narrate Errant Schedules and Shows

The Messenger presents a chaotic, inked timetable noting numerous programs with boldface color indicators and scattered times. Stations such as WHTN CBS Huntington and channel 13 feature a mix of News Weather Theatres and classic shows like Bob Hope Lucy and Gunsmoke amid misspellings and fragmented entries.

TV Guide Highlights Evening Mounts Thrilling and Classic TV

CBS presents Hanging Fever with Zane Grey Theater starring Lovejoy Garland as a town wrestles with rape rule and mob justice. Maria Schell, Robards Jr., Stapleton dramatize For Whom the Bell Tolls in two parts on CBS. Leave It To Beaver features The Bus Ride on ABC. Real McCoys debuts Kate's Diet. Behind Closed Doors shows an agent crossing party lines. Ernie Ford Show features Liberace on NBC. Color offerings finalize the night on NBC.

Zane Grey Theater Frank Lovejoy Beverly Garland CBS Playhouse 909 Maria Schell Jason Robards Jr Maureen Stapleton Ernest Hemingway CBS Beaver Cleaver Cleaver ABC Real McCoys Grandpa Amos Kate Communist Party Kremlin West Ernie Ford Liberace NBC

Schedule of Evening Program Listings

The page shows a dense time table of broadcast slots featuring program names and hosts. Notable entries include Pat Boone, Sammy Kaye, Liberace, Walt Disney, and Cisco Kid with evening starts from 6:00 PM through after midnight.

Television Schedule for WCHS Charleston Channel Eight

Evening to late night lineup lists programs and times from 6:00 PM to 11:15 PM including news weather sports and entertainment shows featuring Sherman Forrest Boone Kaye Collie Zorro Rin Tin Tin Disney and Sea Hunt with hourly updates and late night programming.

Dr. Malone Treas Hunt NBC News Jack Paar Bob Hope the Whistler M Squad Weath Poll Silvers Playhouse Pers Wchs-Tv ABC Charleston Sherw Pat Boone Rough Riders Sammy Kaye Bengal Lane Chan Alice Rin Tin Tin Walt Disney Pers Lo Pers D. Kawards Thea Rawhide Prev Theat Phil Siyers

Evening schedule rundown with TV and radio listings

A fragmented broadcast lineup lists shows and times from 6:00 to 5:00 next day including Explorer, Weather, Rescue 8, Playhouse, Bugs Bunny, Guiding Light, Up. Kangaroo, Amos and Andy, I Love Lucy, The Edge of Night, and more across stations and hosts with multiple weather notes.

Cp. Kangaroo Cartoon Thea Art. Goatrey Love Lucy Sreh Tomor Guiding Light Bugs Bunny Tom Gleba Armchair Amos-Andy Ann Reider House Fratty Art. Godfrey

TV Movie Guide Highlights Evening Schedule

The listing shows multiple late night and early morning film slots with star casts. Notable entries include Sergeant Macden with Wallace Beery and Alan Curtis, The Man In Grey with James Mason and Stewart Granger, and Three Steps North starring Lloyd Bridges.

Sergeant Macden Wallace Beery Alan Curtis Man In Grey James Mason Stewart Granger Lloyd Bridges George Montgomery Mary Beth Hughes Diana Lynn Marla English Kent Taylor Maureen Mara Herbert Marshall Judy Garland Alan Jones Vera Elien David Niven Raf Tyrone Power Betty Grable

Local Visitors Share News Across Denison Area

Cheshire couple Mr and Mrs J H Shamblin visiting son Bernard in Denison Texas called Mrs Gladys Hire to report arrival. Mr and Mrs J F Sayre and family returned home after weekend visit with relatives. Mr and Mrs Ralph Spires of Columbus visited sister Mrs Nathan McCumber. Mrs Merle Collins and daughter Mrs Lee Green of Jackson and Mrs Mary Sherrick of Lancaster visited relatives Sunday. Recent guests of Alma Swisher were Mr and Mrs C B Carter of Starr and Mr and Mrs Stanley Carter and Columbus friends.

Cheshire J. H. Shamblin Bernard Denison, Texas Gladys Hire Ralph Spires Columbus Spires Nathan ‘McCumber Merle Collins Lee Green Jackson Mary Sherrick Lan‘caster Alma Swisher C. B. Carter Starr Stanley Carter

United States Consumes Vast Fresh Water Daily

U S uses about 170 billion gallons of fresh water per day, four times the amount used half a century ago. Authorities note growing demand from agriculture industry and households, highlighting water conservation and management needs statewide and nationwide.

United States

Two Wrecks Reported In Gallipolis Police Brief

Gallipolis city police investigated two accidents on Wednesday. Basil Eads, 21, Gallipolis, jailed for failing to stop within the assured clear distance after a rear end crash at Eastern and Central Avenues that damaged both cars. Rosemary Rose, 21, Gallipolis, was not at fault. she was struck from behind as she stopped for a turn. An earlier collision at Vine Street near Harrison's Service Station involved Marlin Wedemeyer, 19, and Charles Kuhn, 44, both of Gallipolis, Route 2, with unspecified injuries or charges.

Gallipolis Eastern Ave Central Ave Rosemary Rose Basil FE Eads Miss Rose Harrison Vine St Marlin Wedemeyer Charles V. Kuhn

River Traffic and Dam Gauges Report Across Ohio and Kanawha Systems

River gauges show Kanawha and Ohio rivers with crest levels and dam roll values. Movable dams are down on the Ohio River while boat movements indicate dozens of up and down counts at locks 14 through 35 and various vessels including Montgomer y Pitts burgher and Paul Blazer with times spanning morning to overnight.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Fer Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield Ohio River Pollywog C. V. Harner Alton Zephyr Bob Benter Mr. Criss Herbert E. Jones Tampico Harriett M Carl D Kanawha Ogram Ashland Lea Scott Chotin R. W. Lea Dispatcher

Circle of Ruth Club Notes April Meeting Plans

The Circle of Ruth met with Laura French for an event hosting 15 members three guests and seven children. Della Stanley won the door prize. Attendees included Minta Chase Mary Chase Mattie Cantor Ruth Carbaugh Mazie Haning Kate Wook Edna Smith Aura French Marie French Grace Woodyard Peggy Stanley Helen Gilham Joy Vanity Richard French Charles Gwinn and others. The April meeting will feature Minta and Mary Chase with Mattie Coates and Marie French as devotional leaders.

Chase Circle of Ruth Laura French Della Stanley Minta Chase Mary Chase Mattie Cantor Ruth Carbaugh Mazie Haning Kate Wook Edna Smith Aura French Marie French Grace Woodyard Peggy Stanley Helen Gilham Joy Vanity Richard French Charles Gwinn Joe Johnny Vanity Joe Carbaugh Lennie Haning Sheryl Haning Kim Clifford Stanley Minta Mattie Coates Merrill Chase Columbus Terry Jervill Elza McCall Carpenter Robert Coates Joseph Carbaugh H. H. Carbaugh Waldo Woodyard Nat Tompkins Versailles Richard Stanley F Athens Charles iChase Kate Wood George Gilham

Latin Week Pageant at Gallia Academy High School

Gallia Academy High School hosts Latin Week with a 7 30 p.m. banquet and pageant in the auditorium. Fifty nine students dress as Roman figures, with dramatizations between four course Roman dinners and games. The program features students and staff in leading roles and is sponsored by Latin instructor Mrs Ruth Shackleford.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School Harla Sanders Leo Mossman Joe Bagshaw Claudia Miller Phyliss Pope Anna Marie Bodimer Gretchen Mossman Jan Richards Patty Davis Henrietta Cherrington Frances Heiskell Becky Sechrist Joyce Evans David Cromlish John Kerns

Syracuse visitors weave ties across distance family notes

Mr. and Mrs. Less Mason and sons of Beaver Falls Pa. visited relatives in Syracuse and were joined by Mrs. Mason's father Ray Cowie for a two week stay. Several other Ohio and West Virginia families traveled to Athens Columbus Mansfield and Steubenville for visits before returning home.

Syracuse Less Mason and Beaver Falls Charles Hysell Mae Cowie Hortense Frankel Athens Roger Guisenberry H. H. Genheimer Royal Thomas Columbus Raymond Miller Paul Thomas Herbert Zeiher Ed Hymrod Henry Zeiher Willis Weading McBride Meigs General Hospital Dick Harris Richard California Far East

Swallows Safety Pin Accident At Home

Harold Robert Swick age 21 son of Mr and Mrs Dolph Swick of Vinton Route 1 accidentally swallowed a safety pin Wednesday evening at his home. He was admitted to Holzer Hospital for treatment and observation.

Noel T. Keith Birmingham Ala Don William Smothers FBI Smothers Alabama Gallipolis Harold Robert Swick Dolph Swick Vinton Route 1 Holzer Hospital

Laurel Grange Members Attend Pomona Grange

Point Rock report lists Mrs. G A Radekin and daughter Avanel Mrs Hugh Rupe Anna Mae and Laymer Rupe among Laurel Grange members at Pomona Grange in Rock Springs Julius Faukhauser returned home to his daughter Mrs Erma Nelson after two weeks in Sheltering Arms Hospital Mr and Mrs Stewart Keeton spent a Sunday in West Virginia

Point Rock Laurel Grange Pomona Grange Rock Springs G. A. Radekin Avanel Hugh Rupe Anna Mae Laymer Rupe Julius Faukhauser Erma Nelson Sheltering Arms Hospital Stewart Keeton West Virginia

Novel stoneware clock runs a year on three batteries

A stoneware wall clock with contemporary styling uses three flash light batteries for a year of operation. The display features hours marked by contrasting round discs. The exhibit also includes stoneware and walnut lamps tables and other accessories and a stoneware coffee service for casual dining on patios or terraces.

Jacroy Co Sues Knotts Furntiure Co in Gallia County

The Jacroy Co a Bedford based corporation filed suit in Gallia County Common Pleas Court seeking 259.56 dollars plus 6 percent interest from Aug 27 1958 against Ronald Knotts doing business as the Knotts Furniture Co of Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Jacroy Co Buck Rd Bedford Gallia County

Ghost Racers Sought in Paineville Throughway Roar

The State Highway Patrol struggles to curb hotrodders along the North-South Throughway near Madison. Residents report nightly four abreast racing on a seven mile stretch and patrols find racers gone when arriving. Authorities fear accidents with construction gear and soft berms.

Painesville State Highway Patrol Madison

Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes

A birth, multiple admissions, and several dismissals are listed for Holzer Hospital. Newborns to Reginald Noble of Gallipolis and Bryan Johnson of Vinton Route 2 are recorded. Names include Leo Dunworth Ironton Lucille Norris Racine Barbara Chevalier Gallipolis and more with numerous patients admitted and later discharged.

Reginald D. Noble Gallipolis Bryan Johnson Vinton Leo J. Dunworth Ironton Lucille Norris Racine Barbara Chevalier Kenneth R. Clark Blackfork David L. Blanton Oa K Hill Dewey S Montgomery Carl A. Barnett Jackson Delmar E. Quickle Cheshire A. Ross Fife Herman Jones Nitro W. Va Fred R. Osler Herbert Miller Middleport H. Bart Benedict Ravenswood Sheryl Ann Evans Donald Willis Harold R. Swick Kenneth G. Roush Buffalo Odolet Stewart Point Pleasant Charles Martin Carl Long Clarence Fulks Roger Randolph John Puskar J. G. Morris Shirley Mulford Kent Brown Joe Shavorinsky Robert Hall James ‘Hartley William F. Fry William Nickels Kenneth Scites Okey Martin Phillip King Sol Jenkins Joseph Carter Charles West Edward Hawks Robert Hensley Charles Kinder Diane Moses

Coast Guardsman Talks Boat Laws to Kiwanis

Gallipolis Kiwanis Club heard Donald Murienthaler of the Coast Guard base Henderson explain inland water duties and new boating regulations. Dr. George W. Davis announced the club's 12th anniversary, Ladies night, and planned Kiwanian of the Year honors along with playful titles. The meeting noted the death of Al Cox, former Kiwanis international officer, and outlined campaigns for Key Club leaders and participation in the Key Club International convention. Guests included Kiwanis affiliates from local colleges and high schools. The Morris Canal history was also mentioned.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Kiwanis Club Lafayette Donald Murienthaler United States Coast Guard Henderson Coast Guard George W. Davis Davis Carroll K. Singer Bill Mills Jay Bradshaw L. Claude Miller J. Dean Eisel Kenneth Weeks al Cox Kiwanis Teddy Avner Key Club International Dr. Davis Paul Watson Key Club

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