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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1960

Page

5

Countywide voter registration decision sent to state for ruling

Gallia County boards of elections split 2 to 2 on countywide voter registration with Noah Walters and C. W. Allison voting yes and Joe Straight and Oscar Russell voting no. The fate rests with Ohio secretary of state Ted Brown who will decide the issue. Estimates place registration costs from 10 000 to 20 000, rougher figures cited by attendees. The board plans to evaluate polling sites for the Green Precinct and will extend hours through May primaries.

Gallipolis Gallia County Ohio Ted Brown Straight Board of Commissioners Wild

Television Schedule Notice From The Messenger

The Messenger disclaims responsibility for errors in listings as stations may not provide corrected schedules. Monday night shows include Steamboat El 6:00, Peter Gunn 9:00, Jim Thacker 6:15, Goodyear The 9:30, Weather 6:25, Steve Allen 10:00, News 6:30, News 11:00, NBC News 6:45, Weather 11:10, Huck. Hound 7:00, Riverboat 7:30, Jack Paar 11:15, Sign Off 1:00, Wells Fargo 8:30.

Steamboat EL Peter Gunn Jim Thacker Goodyear Steve Allen NBC News Jack Paar Wells Fargo Showtime Art Murray M Squad Phil Silvers Coronado Riverboat

TV Key Previews for 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

TV listings preview Rod Cameron in I Want to Be Hated at 7 p.m. Dan Adams probes hatred. 7:30 p.m. Riverboat with Dan Flynn Gun fight bandit terrorizes town with Hugh Downs guest. 9 p.m. Peter Gunn The Murder Clause. a wife hears husband plots murder. 9:30 p.m. Goodyear Theatre All in the Family comedy about a widow and relatives entering decorating business. 19 p.m. Color Steve Allen Show with Diana Dors Johnny Mercer and Johnny Carson. Mercer sings with Steve. Swingin Mothers perform. Mercer joins piano set.

Coronado Rod Cameron Dan Adams Dan Flynn Hugh Downs Gray Holden Darren McGavin Patricia Medina Peter Gunn Craig Stevens Gunn Goodyear Theatre Pat Crowley Lurene Tuttle Henry Hull Steve Allen Diana Dors Johnny Mercer Johnny Carson Steve Mercer Johhny Mercer

Television Schedule for Columbus Evening Lineup

Channel 6 offers a dense slate with Hiway Patrol at 6, Parac at 9 30, and News at 11. Highlights include Cheyenne at 7 30 and The Rifleman at 9. Late-night features Hour Glass and Gale Storm, with Casper Caper and Restless Gun in the 12 to 4 AM range.

Susie Rin Tin Tin Doug Martin Rompet Roon Gale Storm Pep

Daytime and Evening Radio TV Schedule Listing

A historic schedule fragment lists various programs with times from 6:00 to 1:00 featuring shows such as News Weather Sport and entertainment slots. The sequence includes 6:00 San France 9:30 Adv in Para 6:30 News 10:30 Ted Mack 6:46 Weather 11:00 News 7:00 Colt .45 11:15 Sports 8:30 Cheyenne 11:20 Late Show 8:30 Bour St Ben 1:00 Music Bingo.

Hiway Patrol Ted Mack Cheyenne Bourbon St San France Para John Daly San France Philip Marlow Alcoa Wyatt Earp

Evening TV Schedule Snapshot from an Old Clip

A fragmented TV lineup lists comedy and drama from 6 to 11 PM with titles like Comedy Thea

Evening Radio Schedule with Classic Programs

The listings show a 6:00 PM start for Twektey Evening and a 9:30 PM Red Skelton program. Jule Simin at 6:15, Garry Moore at 10:00, Amos and Andy at 6:00 to 6:30 window, News at 11:00, Weather at 11:10, Tell the Truth at 7:30, Olympics at 11:15, Dobie Gillis at 8:30, Theatre at 11:30 and Tightrope at 13.

Don Mack Garry Moore Chet Long Doug Doble Gillis Arm You Are Ther Red Skelton Jule Simin Amos Andy Dobie Gillis News Danny Thoma Ann Southern Jule Amvin Hennesey June Allyson Hiway Patrol Kate Smith Weather Theatre the Texan Father Know

District Attorney Targets Burglary Ring In Vacation Home Heists

At 6 30 p m Mr District Attorney pursues a nervy burglary ring that uses moving vans to raid vacationing citizens homes from cellar to garret. At 7 30 p m Cheyenne Bodie jails a liquor and rifles seller to Comanches and faces a lynch demand in The Last Comanchero.

D. A Cheyenne Cheyenne Bodie Bourbon St Rex Randolph Adam Troy Monica Carlton Paul Garner

Prime Time TV Picks and Plot Snippets Tonight

Evening schedule highlights the Texan Bill Longley pursuing a jailed killer released to avoid lynching. Also a lineup of family and comedy eps from Father Knows Best Danny Thomas Show Ann Sothern Show and Hennesey plus a midtown New York film Once Upon a Knight starring James Mason.

Bill Longley Kathy Danny Thomas Danny Williams Terry Pat Hannigan Danny Ann Sothern Oscar Pudney Katy Olive Pudney Hennesey Navy Chick Hennesey June Allyson James Mason New York

One Driver Is Jailed and Several Fined in County Court

Judge William H. Jones fined Charles L. Bush 33 of Gallipolis 50 dollars plus costs for a drunken driving charge and sentenced him to five days in jail with a six month license suspension. Other patrol cases saw Billy E. Phillips 26 of Sissonville West Virginia fined 25 dollars, Goldie Johnson 39 of Blackfork 10 dollars, Charles W. Roach 24 Oak Hill 10 dollars, Jackie L. Price 18 Gallipolis 5 dollars, Carl E. Elliott 39 Gallipolis Route 2 5 dollars, Daniel D. Crites 23 Columbus for speeding with a 25 dollar bond forfeiture, and Emma V. Comer 49 Vinton Route 2 10 dollars for speeding. In Meigs County Court Eli D. White 39 Pomeroy 10 dollars for no muffler, with Randall H. Adkins 18 Milwaukee Wis. two 10 dollar fines suspended for failing to produce a license and no muffler.

Gallipolis William H. Jones Charles L. Bush Bush Jones Billy E. Phillips Sissonville W. Va Goldie Johnson Blackfork Charles W. Roach Oak Hill Jackie L. Price Carl E. Elliott Daniel D. Crites Columbus Emma V. Comer Vinton Meigs County Eli D. White Pomeroy Randall H. Adkins Milwaukee Wis

Gallipolis Residents Visit Distant Kin This Weekend

The Rev and Mrs Arnold Cromlish and son David of Gallipolis Route 2 spent the weekend in Elyria visiting their daughter Dottie Cromlish an instructor at the YWCA. Clyde Ramsey a OSU student visited with his parents. Jean Evans a weekend visitor with her parents. Janie Stephenson Ruth Fulks and Freddie Miller all employed in Columbus spent the weekend with their families. Mr and Mrs Dale Miller of Rio Grande hosted a Sunday dinner with Mary Lou Miller from Ohio State University Sgt M George Miller from Arlington Va recently returned from South America Dick Tenney of Greenville a guest of Mary Lou and Mrs John R Thomas and children of Gallipolis.

Arnold Cromlish David Gallipolis Elyria Dottie Cromlish YWCA Clyde Ramsey Ohio State University Clyde G. Ramsey Jean Evans J. Wilford Evans Janie Stephenson Ruth Fulks Freddie Miller Columbus Dale Miller Rio Grande Mary Lou Miller M. George Miller Arlington South America Dick Tenney Greenville Mary Lou John R. Thomas

River Traffic and Dam Conditions on Regional Waterways

Gauges show rising water in the Gallipolis and Kanawha rivers with rollers at 24 feet and crests near Marmet and Winfield. Ohio River movable dams south are up to Dam 23 while others down to Dam 35 in Huntington District. numerous boats report statuses from up to down throughout the system.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy- Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Ohio River Huntington Coal King Gene Hutchinson City of Stevenson Cornell Robert E. Reed Lehigh Indiana OVEC Basque Fred W. Olcott William H. Craig Gona Kanawha Winfield Atlas Jerry Bosworth Semet Louisiana Creditor

Driver jailed after drunk driving arrest in Gallipolis

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol arrested Earl Watson 37 Blackfork on charges of drunken driving and no operator license. He was jailed awaiting Municipal Court hearing Monday.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Earl Watson Blackfork

Right Apply for License in Point Pleasant Area Couples

Saturday marriage license applications list several couples from Gallipolis and Point Pleasant. Robert Strait and Mary McQuaid, both 20, applied with parents named. Others include Simpkins with Decker, Patterson with Keefer, and Vickers with Baird, all aged 17 to 21, from Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, and New Haven.

Point Pleasant Robert Lewis Strait Gallipolis Alva and Roseanne Robinson Strait Mary Ellen Mc Quaid Lawrence and Myrtle Sheline McQuaid Carl Andrew Simpkins Carl Zelda Ferty Simpkins Sonia Joan Decker David Decker Helen Boggs Decker Shaw Gallopolis Ferry Archie Joseph Patterson Sam and Olivia Austin Patterson Kincaid Patricia Darlene Keefer J. P Irene Cordle Keefer Robert R. Vickers New Haven William and Marceline Richard Vickers Barbara Ann Baird Arthur and Emogene Burris Baird Hogsett

Blood Run Is Made By Patrol Units

Gallia County's Red Cross blood drive saw State Highway Patrol units from South Point Post 44 and Gallipolis Post 27 coordinate an emergency blood relay to Holzer Hospital. The shipment moved from Huntington Regional Blood Center to the Ohio end of the Huntington bridge at Chesapeake and to Holzer Hospital by 12 38 a m. The next Bloodmobile visit is set for April 7 at Grace Methodist Church from noon to 6 p.m.

Gallipolis Red Cross Gallia County State Highway Patrol Holzer Hospital South Point Post 44 Huntington Regional Post 27 Ohio Huntington Bridge Chesapeake Huntington Regional Blood Center Grace Methodist Church

Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital Notes

A list of births includes a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. John H. Khajenouri in Middleport and sons for Henry N. Hunt in Leon Route 1 and David C. Lowman in New Haven. Many patients are admitted or dismissed, with names and hometowns across Gallia County. Blood used Saturday amounts to 2 pints.

John H. Khajenouri Middleport Henry N. Hunt Leon David C. Lowman New Haven Joseph E. King Jackson James P. Conley New Plymouth George W. Hartman St. Albans W. Va Fred F. Copeland Patriot Eugene S. Collins Pomeroy Ora K. Ross Linda M. Davis Gallipolis Eureka Ellen D. Green Hartford Frances O. Anderson Donnie Rayburn Point Pleasant Garner Hubbard Orla Nielsen Harry H. Lupton Barbara Lou McGrath Oscar C. Baird George Queen Roy Price Crown City James F. Wallace Henry I. Hunt Constance Jo Haggerty Rhoda M. Duncan Bidwell James H. Spain Long Bottom Ruth Woods John Mains Charles Baker Janice Jones Alvin DeHart Vincent Hallan Connie Grueser Randy Williams Carolyn Bailes William Dixon Henry McNeil William Heiger Dale L. Click Richard Bowles Florence Crossin Ronald Essman George Fry Charles Janice C. Rose Karen V. Folden Andrew Owens Robert Oder Thomas Chick

Health nurses administer vaccines at Gallia free clinic

Gallia County health nurses on Saturday gave 58 Salk polio shots 15 DPT vaccines four tetravalent vaccines and six smallpox inoculations at the weekly free clinic, aiding community immunization efforts.

Gallipolis Gallia County

Gallia County Tax Receipts Fall From 1959 Levels

Gallia County weekly prepaid sales tax receipts for the week ending March 12 1960 dropped 968.30 from a 1959 week, totaling 2023.70 versus 2992 in 1959. Fiscal year sums also trailed, with 159161.80 to date this year versus 187161.61 at the comparable point last year.

Gallipolis Gallia County Joseph T. Ferguson

Municipal Court Finishes Fines for Three Violators

Judge William H. Jones fined three traffic violators arrested by the State Highway Patrol. Ralph F. Mecum 62 of Birmingham Michigan and Steven M. Lyon 52 of Terrace Park paid 110 and costs for speeding. Calvin L. Harper 28 of Buchanan Virginia paid 10 and costs for following too close.

Gallipolis William H. Jones State Highway Patrol Ralph F. Mecum Birmingham Mich Steven M. Lyon Terrace Park Calvin L. Harper Buchanan

Bank files money suit against Underwoods in Gallia court

The Bank of Man of Man West Virginia filed in Gallia County Common Pleas Court a petition to recover 125 dollars plus 6 percent interest from September 1, 1958 from A. C. Underwood and Merle Underwood of Porter. The bank also seeks court costs on the promissory note.

Gallipolis Bank of Man Man W. Va Gallia County

Cennamo Cited For Speeding In Gallipolis

Gallipolis police report Anthony D. Cennamo 40 of Columbus cited for 95 in a 60 mph zone by State Patrol. He posted $100 bond to appear Monday in Municipal Court.

Gallipolis Anthony D. Cennamo Columbus

Ravenswood Royal Arch Masons Confers Degrees Saturday Night

Four men Everett Bissell Joe Jordan Wallie Toney and Rus sell Stone assisted in conferring degrees for Ravenswood Royal Arch Masons candidates on Saturday night at Ravenswood.

Point Pleasant Everett Bissell Joe Jordan Wallie Toney Russell Stone Ravenswood Ravenswood Royal Arch Masons

Gallia County Sheriff Arrests One Suspect Over Weekend

The Gallia County sheriff's department arrested Joe Gibbs, 43, of Gallipolis Route 1, for intoxication. He posted a $20 bond and was to appear Monday in Municipal Court.

Gallipolis Gallia County

Steve Knight Is Honored On Birthday

Steve Knight, six, was honored with a noon birthday dinner by his Dix-Saw Ad dition parents Mr. and Mrs. William Knight. The kindergarten class attended at his school, with a cowboy themed party and decorations. Attendees included Connie Cart, Ann Marie Amick, Glen Hanes, and many family friends and his teacher Mrs. Siler plus Mrs. A R Knight and others from Pomeroy and Gallipolis.

Point Pleasant Steven Knight William Knight Dix-Saw Connie Cart Ann Marie Amick Glen Hanes Tommy Devault Kathy Johnson Margaret Debolt Jan Taylor Brenda Adkins Jimmy Rossi Frankie Hatton John Feeney Connie Barnes Diane Henry Patricia Stanley Janet Rhodes Danny Hughes Deana Bosworth Ralph Caldwell Rody Harden Connie Duncan Sammy Ferrell Don Nott Jan McDaniel Rozanna Richard Night Robert Siler Jon Mark Dillard A. R. Knight Roger Dillard Pomeroy Rachel Genheiner Gallipolis

Red Cross Workers To Give Reports

Dover campaign update says 26 solicitors completed canvass reports. Attn Gil Courtney Nelsonville Peoples Bank collects reports in Rev Gilbert Courtney's absence until April 15. Public praised for early response. those needing pickup may leave a card with the chairman or Courtney.

Chauncey Red Cross Dover Gil Courtney Peoples Bank Nelsonville Gilbert Courtney

Pyles Rites Held Monday

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Stewart Pyles 77 were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Wetherholt Elliott Sanders funeral home. Burial followed in Slab Fork Cemetery Lawrence County. Survived by four daughters and a son including Mrs. Glen Rice of Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Wetherholt-Elliott-Sanders Emma Stewart Pyles Kineon Drive Vernon Shafer Henry Lynn Slabfork Lawrence County Pyles Jesse H. Pyles Glen Rice

Gallia County Driver Tests Pass Rate Report

Sixty one percent of applicants pass Gallia County driver tests, compiled figures show. Since Jan 1 1960, 274 have taken tests, 107 failed, a three percent rise from the prior month. Tests include a written rules exam and a road test conducted twice weekly by Ivan B Davis of Ironton, state patrol examiner.

Gallipolis Gallia County Ivan B. Davis Ironton State Highway Patrol

Fractured Hip for Local Woman in Middleport

Miss Sarah H. Dobbs, 76, of 271 North Fourth Street Middleport, tripped on a telephone cord at home Saturday morning and was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a fractured left hip. Her condition is reported as good.

Sarah H. Dobbs North Fourth St Middleport Holzer Hospital

Grass Fire Reported in Gallipolis Residence

Volunteer firefighters responded to a grass fire at 2029 Chatham Ave Saturday at 10 10 a m caused by sparks from burning trash at the Raymond Kent residence.

Gallipolis Raymond Kent Chatham Ave

Sewing Circle to Meet Chauncey

The Wednesday Sewing Circle will meet at Mrs. Mary Dew home for a quilting and business session all day. A pot luck dinner will be served.

Chauncey Mary Dew

Mrs. Ella Williams 76 Dies in Holzer Hospital

Mrs. Ella Williams of 1640 Eastern Ave. Gallipolis died at 6 10 p m Sunday in Holzer Hospital after being admitted Saturday morning. Born March 12 1884 in Clay Two Gallia County she was one of 12 children, married Ezra Williams in 1902, who died in 1946. Surviving include son Charles Williams and three daughters Chloe Cox Garnet Beaver Hazel Beaver, 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral at Mina Chapel Church Wednesday at 2 p m with burial in the church cemetery.

Gallipolis Ella Williams Eastern Ave Holzer Hospital Gallia County Williams Clay Joseph Mary Bostic Kemp Providence Ezra Williams Bladen Providence Baptist Church Charles Williams Lima Earl Chloe) Cox Hoytville Jesse Garnet) Beaver Cecil Hazel) Beaver Alfred Rose) Vallance Clipper Mills Gene Ida) Shaw Lynn Kemp Vinton Mina Chapel Earl V. Cremeens

Mrs Arnold to Attend Portsmouth District Meeting

Mrs Elizabeth Arnold of Gallia County will attend the annual spring meeting of the Portsmouth District Women's Society of Christian Service at Franklin Ave Methodist Church in Portsmouth. Miry in Ross, vocal music instructor from Middleport, will be guest soloist with Mrs Ross as accompanist.

Gallipolis Elizabeth Arnold Gallia County Portsmouth Women's Society of Christian Service Franklin Ave. Methodist Meryin Ross Middleport Kgger Creek Ross

Patriot Teenager Held on Patrol Charge

Herman Shelton, 17, of Patriot, pled guilty to a State Highway Patrol drunk driving charge in Gallia County Juvenile Court. He was remanded to the sheriff and confined in the county jail’s juvenile section until Tuesday review.

Gallipolis Herman Shelton Patriot John W. Howell Shelton Gallia County

PTA Variety Show in Gallipolis Scheduled

The Addaville Elementary PTA will sponsor a variety show at 8 p.m. on April 21. Odie O'Donnell of Gallipolis will serve as master of ceremonies for the one and a half hour event. Admission is 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults.

Gallipolis Addaville Elementary Parent Teachers Organization Odie O'Donnell

Hartman Woman Admitted After Route 35 Crash

Mrs. George W. Hartman of 209 Ohio Ave St. Albans WV was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 9 p m Sunday with fractured ribs from an auto accident on Route 35 east of Jackson. Her condition is listed as good.

Gallipolis George W. Hartman Ohio Ave St. Albans W. Va Holzer Hospital Jackson

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