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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1959

Page

5

Glouster Church Postpones Priscilla Class Meeting

The Priscilla Class of the Glouster Methodist Church cancels its meeting for Holy Week. The next gathering is Tuesday March 31 with a silent auction. The Hollister Easter Egg Hunt is Sunday at 1 30 p.m. at the school open to the public. Chapter 192 CES meets Tuesday March 24 at 7 30 p.m. in the Masonic Hall. A Cub Scout pack meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Moose Hall.

Priscilla Glouster Methodist Church CES Masonic Hall Moose Hall

Friday Service Set at Glouster Baptist Church

The First Baptist Missionary Society will hold Good Friday services from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Mrs Mary Lee Williams will lead the events. Church deacons will lead Easter services.

Glouster First Baptist Missionary Society Mary Lee Williams

Social Notes Highlight Local Church Groups and Visits

Racine notes show WSCS Methodist group meeting at Mrs. Harry Pickens home with devotions led by Mrs. Margaret Houdashelt and ten members present. Esther Circle of the Baptist Missionary Society met at the church. a playlet was performed and several attendees listed among locals visiting relatives and friends across Wellsville to Charleston and Florida.

Esther Circle Missionary Soci of the Baptist Church Emma Salser Calvary Bertha Sayre Letha Morris Marie Roush Addi

Evening TV Listings for Huntington Channels 3 and 13

Local reader advisory notes schedule accuracy while listing primetime programs on WSAZ TV 3 and WHTN/CBS channel 13. Programs include News at 6 6:30 11:00 with evenings featuring Dateline NBC Dragnet Eddie Fisher and The Price Is Right among others and CBS lineup with Garry Moore Red Skelton and The Millionaire.

Wsaz-Tv NBC Huntington Dateline UN Geo. Burns Jim Thacker Bob Cumings Col. Flack NBC News Jack Paar Eddie Fisher Milton Berle Bat Masters Target State Trooper Whtn-Tv CBS Godfrey Jule Rivlin Red Skelton Our Gang Garry Moore Theater Art Murray Milton Berie

Daily TV Schedule Fragments and News Bites

A jumble of program times and names across channels shows a day’s sparse listings including News at six thirty, NBC News at six forty five, and various talk shows, games, and weather updates such as Perry Como Jack Paar and Weather forecasts, with multiple half hour blocks and recurring news segments.

Evening TV Schedule Compilation

A dense listing presents TV times and programs from 6:00 through 11:15 PM featuring Cisco Kid Naked City W olpecker Alcoa Theatre Casey Jones Ten 4 Cheyenne News Wyatt Harp Late Show Rifleman News Liberace Life of Riley C mon n Play Bay in Court Music Bingo Casper Capers Peter Hayes Am Bandst d Play Hunch Mickey Mouse Farmer Alf Mick Spillane Superman Fights San Fran Bt Law Welk Nightheat Ozzie Harriet Late Show Donna Reed with multiple hourly blocks and show titles across networks.

Cisco Kid W'olpecker Alcoa Theatre Casey Jones Cheyenne Wyatt Harp Liberace Life of Riley Casper Capers Peter Hayes Mickey Mouse Farmer Alf Mick, Spillane Superman San Fran Law, Welk Ozzie-Harriet Donna Reed Doug Martin Mr. PD

Evening TV Schedule Fragments for Charleston Listings

A cropped rundown lists programs across Charleston with show times and titles such as Naked City Alcoa Pres. Chan. & Call. 26 Men Weather News Buccaneers Wyatt Earp Rifleman Doug Martin Romper Day in Court Liberace Code Accused News Fights Chan. & Call John Daly Weatherman News Bozo Lawr. Welk Sports Ozz Harriet Late Show Donna Ree.

Charleston Alcoa Cheyenne Wyatt Earp Chan Call John Daly Bozo Lawr. Welk Ozz,Harriet Donna Ree

Television Schedule Fragments for Wednesday Evening Lineup

The page lists a dense, disjointed Houston style broadcast grid with multiple time slots and host names such as Godfrey Don Mack Chet Long and Doug Edw. It shows a mix of programs including News Weather Theaters and various serials and cartoons like Bugs Bunny and Tom Gleba.

Bugs Bunny Sreh Tomor Tom Gleba Guiding Light Amos-Andy Ann Reider Godfrey Love Lucy Chet Long Doug Weath

TV Key Previews A Fast Gun Saves Life In The Belles

TV listings note a dramatic rescue in The Belles of Silver Flat with Rev David Clayton and Bronco Layne at 7 30 p m on ABC plus The Vision at 10 p m on ABC showing four French soldiers walking off a WWI battlefield. Perry Como special at 8 p m on NBC Color features Colbert Berg Nuyen. Bob Cummings Show at 9 30 p m on NBC has a riding mishap with a photo session. Special Agent 7 at 8 p m on Channel 10 probes a tax evasion case linked to a New York club owner. Garry Moore Show at 10 p m on CBS features Roberta Sherwood Haney Bennett and more.

David Clayton Bronco Layne ABC Acoa Perry Como Claudette Colbert Perry Cyril Richard Cedric Hardwicke Gertrude Berg France Nuyen NBC Bob Cummings George Montgomery Collins Tammy Johnson Bob Tammy Montgomery Special Agent Phil Conroy New York Channel 10

TV Movie Guide Tuesday Late Night Schedule

A list of film titles and lead stars with showtimes across the night including Since You Went Away Rough Tough and Ready The Magnificent Dope Daisy Kenyon Between Two Worlds Billy and the Bride Affairs of Martha Down on the Farm Between Two Worlds Since You Went Away Part II The Long Wait Homestretch Double Exposure Always in My Heart The Doctor and the Countess with actor names such as Ginger Rogers John Cotten Henry Fonda and more.

Ginger Rogers Joseph Cotton Victor McLagren Chester Morris the Magnificent Dope Henry Fonda Lynn Barr Don Ameche Daisy Kenyon Jowen Crawford Ruth Warrick Dana Andrews John Garfield Eleanor Parker Billy and the Bride Angela Lansbury Martha Marsha Hunt Richard Carlson Spring Byington June Carlson Joseph Cotten Anthony Quinn Charles Coburn Cornel Wilde Maureen O'Hara Nancy Kelly Walter Huston Kay Francis Doctor Countess Charlies Boyer

Easter Prayer Service Planned by CWF at Trimble Church

The CWF of the Trimble Church of Christ announces Easter services with a candlelit prayer service on Wednesday and Friday at 7 30 p m The annual Easter sunrise service occurs at 6 a m on Sunday The sermon title is He Is Risen A children's program will run during Sunday school at 9 30 a m

Glouster CWF Trimble Church of Christ

Lily Parade Raises Funds for Crippled Children Drive

Nelsonville Easter Seal Lily Parade draws children in rabbit costumes with Rainbow for Girls members and nets 75.16 dollars in an hour and a half. Mrs. June Cole, the local chairwoman, thanks participants and asks residents who received Easter Seals in the mail to return contributions promptly.

Nelsonville Order of Rainbow June Cole

Mrs Harold Wagner Hosts Rothwell Club at Hotel Gordon

Mrs. Harold Wagner entertained the Rothwell Club at the Hotel Gordon with Mrs. Everett Eddy presiding as president. Program leader Mrs. Merrell Ogg shared Ohio historical facts and refreshments were served to a list of members.

T. A. Noon C. A. Pride Alta Sweeney E. H. Taylor Carl Whaley Joe Wolfe Roger Kittle

Storys Run and area visitors noted

Mr and Mrs Johnnie Fife of Lake City Tenn visited their relatives in Storys Run and nearby towns. Mrs Pat Lynch and Mr and Mrs Carl Lynch of Toledo were recent guests in Storys Run and Middleport. Everett Plants stayed with the Mulford family at Hemlock Grove. George Veith of Middleport visited the Veith home. Katie Matthews and Emma of Middleport and George Rupe visited William Frazier in Cheshire with the Fraser family. Eddie Caruthers and his sons visited Russ Shuler of Rutland.

Storys Run Johnnie Fife Lake City Tenn Pat Lynch Carl Lynch Toledo Middleport Everett Plants Shirley Mulford Hemlock Grove George Veith John Veith Katie Matthews Emma George Rupe Charles Young Cheshire William Frazier Eddie Caruthers Eddie Bernie Russ Shuler Rutland

Cub Pack 64 To Meet In Nelsonville

Cub Pack 64 will hold its monthly meeting for Cubs and parents Tuesday at 7 p m in the First Methodist Church. This will be the annual inspection meeting and charter review. The American Cancer Society funds research experiments mainly in Chicago on anti cancer treatments which might stop cancer cell division.

Nelsonville First Methodist Church The American Cancer Society Chicago

Ex Glouster Girl Receives Nurse's Cap

Donna Jo Gyure daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Gyure of Painesville Ohio received her nurse cap at a capping ceremony at Elyria Memorial Hospital She will graduate from Oberlin College in 1961 with a science degree Attending were the Gyures their son Michael Lyle Mobley Foster Lewis and John Hogue Jr all of Glouster and Painesville The Gyures are former Glouster residents.

Weekend Guests Across Dayton Visit Local Families

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Robin son and Mrs. Flossie Bernard spent the weekend in Dayton visiting their children Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bernard and Lisa and Scotty, plus Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bernard and sons David and Terry. Mrs. Charles Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sayres hosted Herbert Dust and Susan and Greg from Columbus. Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Norman Welch and four children of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Ball of Crooksville.

Raymond Robinson Flossie Bernard Dayton Charles Bernard Lisa Scotty Lewis Bernard David Terry Charles Thomas Ray Sayres Herbert Dust Susan Greg Columbus Norman Welch Chester Ball Crooksville

Birth at Mount St Mary Hospital in Glouster

Birth reported to Mount St Mary Hospital: Mr and Mrs John Standley of Glouster welcomed a son. Numerous admissions include Eldon McKee Glouster Thelma Murday New Straitsville Mary Sayers Nelsonville Walter Bolen Nelsonville Charles Lehman Logan Edward Smathers Buchtel Pierce Osenbaugh Hemlock Sharma Weedy Windham Grace Covert Nelsonville Carolyn LeMay New Marshfield Lewis Mingus Glouster Route 1. Dismissals include Fred Sherlock Glouster and daughter James Ross Nelsonville Route 2 and daughter Margaret Lybarger New Lexington Diana Brooks Logan Route 3 Elza Moody Chesterhill Clifford Pickett Nelsonville John Sabo Murray City Mahala Moody Glouster Stephen LeMay New Marshfield Route 1 Edna Speelman Nelsonville Route 2 Reuben Winchell Nelsonville.

Eldon McKee Glouster Thelma Murday New Straitsville Mary Sayers Nelsonville Walter L. Bolen Charles Lehman Logan Edward Smathers Buchtel Pierce Osenbaugh Hemlock Sharma Weedy Windham Ohio Grace Covert Lewis Mingus Carolyn LeMay New Marshfield Fred Sherlock James Ross Margaret Lybarger New Lexington Diana Brooks Elza Moody Chesterhill Clifford Pickett John Sabo Murray City Mahala Moody

Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Will Emerick

Mr and Mrs Robert Emerick of Pittsfield announce the birth of a daughter Vicki Lynn on March 17 at Pittsfield hospital. Grandmother Mrs Dora Munden Emerick of Glouster also noted. The couple also have a son Jeffrey Joe. Mr Emerick is formerly of Glouster.

Glouster Robert Emerick Pittsfield, Sr Vicki Lynn Pittsfield Hospital Dora Munden Emerick Emericks Jeffrey Joe Emerick

Visitors at several homes across Athens and Columbus area

Recent visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Leo Frost of Athens with John L. Clark, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark of Harrisonville with John L. Clark. Other guests were Mrs. Gladys Cuckler, Dena Haning, Mrs. Redbert Draggo and her daughter, and multiple Barnhart and Oxley families from Columbus, Albany, Guysville, Pearl Chapel, and Long Bottom.

Emerson Wise Sharon Sue Athens Vesta Robinson Dora Spencer Albany Glen Jewell

Rainbow Girls Initiate Nine In Nelsonville

The Order of Rainbow Girls Assembly 199 initiated nine new members in Nelsonville on Wednesday. New members include Barbara Bond Suzie Brecker Linda Burt Debbie Galvin Anita Hall Lucreta Hall Marlin Kepler Betsy Radford and Cheryl Snyder. Helen Washburn and Barbara Adamson joined the advisory boards. A rummage sale was set for March 28 in the Lawson Building after a brief business meeting.

Nelsonville Order of Rainbow Girls Assembly Barbara Bond Suzie Brecker Linda Burt Debbie Galvin Anita Hall Lucreta Hall Marlin Kepler Betsy Radford Cheryl Snyder Helen Washburn Barbara Adamson Lawson

Crucifixion by Stainer to be sung by Nelsonville High choir

The Nelsonville High School Senior High choir directed by Martine Green will present the Crucifixion tonight at 7:30 in the school auditorium. Jo Ellen Wolf will narrate with Jerry Grim introducing the program and Hubert Cottrill providing a bass solo in The Agony.

Nelsonville John Stainer Nelsonville High School Martine Green Jo Ellen Wolf Jerry Grim Hubert Cottrill Calvary Sharon Cole Tereca Coury Cottrill Jesus

Pythians Host Regional Meet in Nelsonville

The Knights of Pythias lodge in Nelsonville hosts the regional fifth Pythian Region meeting at the K of P Building Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. More than 50 lodges from Southeastern Ohio attend. Guest speaker B. Harry Gast of Prospect, Ohio, former Grand Chancellor of Ohio, will discuss the Pythian Hospital fund with a goal of 250000 dollars for a new addition to the Pythian Home in Springfield. Refreshments follow.

Nelsonville Knights of Pythias Lodge Pythian Ohio B. Harry Gast Prospect Pythian Hospital Gast Pythian Home Springfield

Circle One to Attend Union Lenten Services

WSCS Circle One of the First Methodist Church under Mrs. Virginia Romine will attend Union Lenten services at the Methodist Church Wednesday at 7 30 p m The monthly meeting follows in the social rooms of the church

Nelsonville Women’s Society of Christian Service First Methodist Church Virginia Romine

Bernards Announce Birth of Daughter Lisa Michelle

Dayton couple Charles Bernard and Betty Robin Bernard announce the birth of daughter Lisa Michelle born at Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Raymond Robinson and Mrs Flossie Bernard of Glouster and great grandmothers Mrs Cora Morrison of Glouster and Mrs Gertrude Hounestine of Columbus.

Glouster Charles Bernard Betty Robinson Dayton Lisa Michelle Good Samaritan Hospital Raymond Robinson Flossie Bernard Cora Morrison Gertrude Hounestine Columbus

Nelsonville driver fined for failure to yield

John L. Cullison of Nelsonville Route 2 was fined $25 and costs yesterday in Mayor Robert Aulick's court for failure to yield the right of way and causing an accident.

Nelsonvilli John L. Cullison Nelsonville Robert Auflick

New Haven Rotary hears Mason County editor on Alaska tour

Editor Adrian Headley of the Mason County News spoke to the Bend Rotary in New Haven about his Army service in Alaska. Attendees included C. J. Bostic Jim Hampton Donald F. Roush Arthur Wehrle Jack Flesher Phil Wolpert and E. L. Stein plus many others.

New Haven Bend Adrian Headley Mason County News Alaska C. J. Bostic Jim Hampton Donald F. Roush Arthur Wehrle Jack Flesher Phil Wolpert E. L. Stein J. L. Stewart Herman Layne Lloyd Roush Dick Ord Floyd Carmack John Ridgeway Don Foglesong Clyde Foley Russell Capehart Rome Williamson Alton Bonney Harry Miller

Mothers Club Plans Menu and Events for Easter

Oak Grove Mothers Club in Nelsonville with twelve members and a guest set Easter dinner plans at the school. They schedule a rummage sale April 11 in the Barron Building next to the post office and a record hop April 18 for youths aged 10 to 18 with snacks and chaperoned entry.

Nelsonville Oak Grove

Williams Aims for 2500 Hitmark in 1959 Season

Boston star Ted Williams begins the 1959 season with 2,487 career hits as he targets a lifetime total of 2,500. The milestone would cap a storied hitting career and bolster his chances for continued excellence with the Red Sox.

Boston Ted Williams

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