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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1959

Page

5

Annual Health Dept Report Highlights Tuberculosis and Immunizations

McArthur Ohio health officials release the 1958 annual report detailing TB skin testing for schoolchildren, chest X rays, immunizations, and a new hearing screening program. The report credits the department and local groups for progress in public health, noting births, deaths, and leading causes of death.

H. M. Boocks McArthur Lions Club Ohio University Nelsonville

Television Listings Night Schedule for WSAZ and WLW Channels

TV guide style listing shows WSAZ NBC Huntington and WLW C NBC Columbus with hourly evening to late night programs including news weather sports Fights Perry Como Buck Rogers and audience favorites like Rawhide Lassie and Gunsmoke. The page notes errors possible from incorrect station schedules.

Wsaz-Tv NBC Huntington M Squad Jim Thacker NBC News Death Valley NW Cassage Jack Paar Ellery Queen

Evening TV and radio schedule rundown excerpt

A dense list of program times and titles for a broadcast day including Cisco Kid Annie Oakley Walt Disney Ring Tin Tin Tomb Terr Borders and many more with news segments and upcoming showings such as Sat Showboat Jubilee USA and Sacred Heart entries in a serialized schedule.

Radio and TV Schedule Fragment Highlights Evening Lineup

A dense listing shows a full day of programs from 6:00 pm to 1:30 am including news, weather, sports, and various entertainment shows. Notable entries span 77 Sunset Strip, Rin Tin Tin, Dick Clark, Billy Graham, Maverick, and Roy Rogers with multiple time slots and late-night features.

Tomb Terri Chan Alice Rin Tin Tin Walt Dishey Uncle al Dick Clark USA Ray Milland Roy Rogers Mike Ham Little Rascals Bishop Pike Paul Winewell Tex. Rangers Maverick Billy Graham

Treasured TV Schedule Fragments From Classic Lineup

A dense list of broadcast times and show titles spans day and night hours featuring explorers, weather, news, dramas, comedies, westerns, sports, and variety programs. Notable entries include Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Lassie, Red shows, and late-night news slots.

The Slaughter Trail and TV Highlights Preview

TV key previews include Walt Disney Presents The Slaughter Trail as John Slaughter gambles all his cattle through Indian country to Arizona on ABC. Ellery Queen Cartal for Murder stars Anne Meacham and Meg Mundy with Lee Phillips on NBC Color. Also Friday Night Fights Tony Thomas vs Sonny Ray from MSG. Lux Playhouse Frederick stars Phyllis Thaxter on CBS followed by Person to Person with Murrow visiting Eleanor Steber and Major Gordon Andrews and James Byrnes in Columbia South Carolina.

Walt Disney Presents John Slaughter Arizona P.m ABC Ellery Queen Cartal Anne Meacham Meg Mundy Lee Phillips NBC Tony Theny New York Sonny Ray Chicago Madison Square Garden Lux Playhouse Frederick Phyllis Thaxter CBS Edward R. Murrow Metropolitan Opera Eleanor Steber Gordon Andrews mid-Manhattan James F. Byrnes Maude Columbia, S. C

TV Movie Guide Friday Showings

Listings show prime time films including Sterling Metal with Robert Young and Maureen O Sullivan at 5 p m. Centennial Summer with Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde is set for 11 15 p m along with Andy Hardy's Private Secretary and The Little Kidnappers at 11 15 p m. A Note of Fear stars Jan Sterling at 12 45 a m.

Sterling Metal Robert Young Maureen O'Sullivan Jeanne Crain Cornel Wilde Andy Hardy Mickey Rooney Duncan Marcus Jean Anderson Adrienne Corri Jan Sterling

Evening Movie Schedule At Local Theatre

A long list of film showings with start times and star casts. Notable titles include The Fighting Kentuckian with John Wayne and The Girl From Paris with Lucille Ball. Other features feature stars like Humphrey Bogart and Gene Autry across a full day schedule.

Tom Keene Roscoe Ates Richard Dix Lynn Merrick Tampico Edward G. Robinson Lynn Bari Naked Gun Willard Parker Robert Taylor Brian Donlevy John Wayne Marie Windsor John, Howard Humphrey Bogart Peter Lorre Paris Lucille Ball Gene Raymond van Johnson Ava Gardner Lionel Barrymore Ann Sheridan Ida Lupino Ralph Bellamy Man Dane Clark Lita Milan Barkleys Broadway Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Don Ameche Arleen Whalen

Jury Frees Defendant of Paternity Charges in Ohio Trial

A Vinton County Common Pleas Court jury returned an innocent verdict Wednesday in the paternity case of Barbara Jean Farrow against Carlos Prater. Nine jurors signed the verdict after a two day trial before Judge C. W. Smith.

Prater C. W. Smith

Judge Back at Desk After Month-Long Florida Vacation

Vinton County Judge Garnet E. Baldy Sharp returns to the courthouse in McArthur on Monday morning following a month’s vacation in Florida. He resumes duties at once.

McArthur Court House Florida Vinton County Garnet E. (Baldy) Sharp

Susie Boyer Hosts Garden Club Group

HAMDEN The Town n Country Junior Garden Club met at Susie Boyer’s home on Monday, March 16 at 7 p m. Ten members spoke on their preferred shrub while vice-president Lynda Mae Cassill led the business due to the president’s illness.

Connie Salts Cherie McIntire Carol Christian Miss Boyer Cherie Sandra Little Shirley Depue

Allensville Alumni Set Banquet Planning Meeting

Allensville High School alumni association will meet in the high school cafeteria on March 27 at 8 p.m. to plan the annual banquet and related activities.

Allensville Allensville High School

Explorer Training Session Forms McArthur Scout Post

The third Explorer Training Session for adults will be held in the high school library on Monday March 23 at 7 30. It doubles as the first enrollment meeting for high school age youths 14 to 17 who wish to join the new Explorer Post sponsored by the Mc Arthur Development Association. Application blanks will be available at the meeting.

McArthur McArthur Development Association

Firemen Plan Dance To Buy Equipment

McARTHUR The seventh annual Firemens Ball will be at the McArthur school auditorium on Saturday night with Dick Kelloughs Delta Rhythm Orchestra providing dancing music. Proceeds will fund equipment purchases for the McArthur Volunteer Fire Department.

Mcarthur Firemens Dick Kellough Delta Rhythm Orchestra

Birthplace of Admiral Spruance in Baltimore Traced

Baltimore is noted as the birthplace in 1886 of Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance the commander of the Central Pacific Fleet during World War II.

Baltimore Raymond Ames Spruance Central Pacific Fleet

Elizabethan Group Hosts Women Church Program in McArthur

The Elizabethan Group of the Presbyterian Church welcomed about 100 guests from multiple churches in McArthur. Activities included devotions on Love, vocal duets and solos, a trio, readings, and organ selections. Refreshments followed social hour. flowers and decorations were arranged by Mrs. Howard Nunemaker.

John D. Gill, Jr Carl Conner Glenneth Frye Karen Kwathosky Darlene West Tamara Frye Carol Jean Conway Blue Star Bonnie Garrison F. L. Benedict, Jr Glen Reed William Gorsuch Howard Nunemaker

County Music Festival Attracts Large Crowd

The Vinton County Music Festival on March 13 at the Allensville School drew over 450 students from county schools to a four part program. About 500 people attended as the girls and boys choruses joined for two numbers. Dr Gilbert Stephenson of Ohio University led the guest direction and William Brophy conducted the combined bands. The highlight was Songs Of Faith a hymnal medley. Michael Lamade directed an extra choral song. Mrs Florabell Funk accompanied the choruses on piano.

Gilbert Stephenson Ohio University William Brophy Michael Lamade Florabell Funk

Officer's Wife Sees America at Homecoming

Hamden resident Mrs. Robert Young and her newborn son Robert Alan Young meet her husband 1st Lt. Robert Young outside Ohio after a three year Army tour in Germany. The family travels to Fort Benning, Georgia, as Lieut. Young resumes duty. Mrs Young formerly Philipp ine Friedel of Augsburg, Germany.

Hamden United States Vinton County Robert Young Robert Alan Young Germany A. H Gus) Young Army Fort Benning Young Philippine Theresia Friedel Augsburg

Ogan Rejoins Post as Second-Oldest Ohio County Engineer

J Miles Ogan, Vinton County engineer, returns to desk after illness and is the second oldest county engineer in Ohio at 79. Oldest is E C Zimmerman of Adams County for 27 years at 82, with N W Llewellyn of Marysville third at 78. Ogan will turn 80 on June 22, 1959, and has served since October 1935.

Chillicothe Man Fined and Ordered Out of McArthur

Glenn Rinehart of Chillicothe was fined 300 dollars and 120 days in jail by Mayor Charles Crow of McArthur after pleading guilty to assault and battery and breaking and entering. The sentence was suspended on the condition he stay out of McArthur in the future.

Chillicothe McArthur Mcarthur Glenn Rinehart Charles Crow McArthur Rinehart Crow

Columnist Will Speak at Zaleski Tri-Township Meeting

Columbus Dispatch columnist and Jackson County native Johnny Jones will be guest speaker at the Zaleski Tri-Township Development Association meeting in the Zaleski school on Monday March 30 at 8 p.m.

Zaleski Johnny Jones Popwar Columbus Dispatch Jackson County Zaleski Tri-Township Development Association

Vinton County Land Transfers and Related Actions

Estate of Lola Pierce Kenneth Pierce appointed administrator under ten thousand dollar bond McArthur Savings and Loan versus Charles V and Ruby Mulholland money on note foreclosure claim eight hundred sixty five dollars and seventy five cents E C Motter attorney for plaintiff The Mart Inc versus Harry R Hardesty judgment sought three hundred eighty six dollars and fifty two cents David G Howell attorney for plaintiff

Lola Pierce Kenneth Pierce McArthur Savings & Loan Charles V Ruby Mulholland E. C. Motter the Mart Inc Harry R. Hardesty David G. Howell Plaintiff

Man Pleads Guilty To Check Fraud

Jerry Roof, 24, of Chillicothe pleaded guilty to two counts of uttering fraudulent checks before Vinton County Judge G E Sharp. Bound over to the common pleas court on $1,000 total bond. The charges stem from checks for 18 and 32 drawn on banks in Chillicothe Columbus and Lancaster in the names listed. Roof signed confessions in the prosecutor and deputy's presence.

McArthur Jerry Roof Chillicothe Vinton County G. E. Sharp Roof Common Pleas Court Christian Dundas Hamden Chillicothe First National Bank Sam Woods Ohio National Bank Columbus Paul Moore Hocking Valley Bank Lancaster Roy King Germany Korea John L. Beckley Homer Haburn

Rio Grande Enrolls Eighteen From County

Rio Grande College reports eighteen students enrolled for the second semester. Names include Londonderry Willard Ankrom and Carole Maxwell among freshmen. Hamden residents Robert Cassill Jim Butsler Liston Halley Jane Kirk Sue Webb. McArthur Deborah Chamberlain Mary Cline Nancy Harden Gary Osler Ermil Reffett Floyd Reffett Wilkesville John Duffy Jimmy Wood Zaleski Thelma Mossman Ronald Jenkins.

McArthur Vinton County Rio Grande College Londonderry Willard Ankrom Carole Maxwell Hamden Robert Cassill Jim Butsler Liston Halley Jane Kirk Sue Webb Deborah Chamberlain Mary Cline Nancy Harden Gary Osler Ermil Reffett Floyd

Hamden Alumni Plans Banquet After First Meeting

The Hamden Alumni Association met March 15 at 1 30 p m in the high school and set May 30 for the banquet. Committees were appointed and a follow up meeting scheduled for April 2 at the high school. all members urged to attend.

Hamden

Educator Cotterman to Speak at Allensville Institute

Professor H R Cotterman of Capital University will address the Allensville Community Institute on Tuesday evening March 31 at 7 30 p m. He is slated to discuss educational topics before local residents.

Linda Ogle of McArthur Honored for 4-H Work

Linda Ogle a McArthur High School senior was honored at the fifth annual 4-H Junior Leaders recognition meeting at the Youth Center on the Ohio State Fair Grounds in Columbus. She has led her 4-H club as president and vice president and represented Vinton County in state fairs and camps. A leadership jacket will be presented by Vinton County 4-H clubs.

Vinton County Miss Ogle Ohio 4-H Club Foundation Ohio Ogle

Terrorist Ring in Algiers Dismantled

Algerian and French authorities say they have destroyed a nationalist terror network operating from a Koranic school and a mosque in the Casbah district of Algiers.

Algiers Algiers Casbah

Four In The Pokey Still In The Attic

Sheriff and four deputies raided a Hampden County Ohio house finding a 66 gallon capacity still in the attic and corn mash in the basement. Four persons were arrested.

Louis A. Robusky

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