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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1960
Page
8
Eleven volunteers with the Gallipolis Fire Department responded to a brush fire on the Jeff Perkins property on Brothers Hill Route 218 at 11 40 a m on Monday sparks from a tobacco bed ignited dry grass and underbrush the fire burned over three to four acres before being controlled with water cans and paddles this was the eighth fire run and third grass fire of the month and year for local firemen.
Gallipolis city police reported three minor traffic accidents on Monday and a fourth involving an unknown vehicle later that evening. The incidents involved drivers Hal Hee 39, Frank G Goff 24, Clifford Brumfield 41, Oscar Bastiani 74, Garnes Hubbard 59, Charles J Doughman 51, Clyde Ferguson 59 and locations at Cedar Street Second Avenue and Court Street near Third Avenue. No injuries or charges were reported.
The Messenger disclaims responsibility for errors in TV listings when stations fail to provide corrected schedules.
7 30 p m Laramie Star ring John Smith and Robert Fuller star in Saddle and Spur as Slim and Jess become town marshals to avert a range war. 8 30 p m Startime Tonight features Tony Curtis in The Young Juggler about a crippled itinerant entertainer seeking forgiveness. 10 p m M Squad stars Lee Marvin as Lt Ballinger pursuing a killer with a van clue. 10 30 p m Lock Up shows a bookie shooting inquiry with Lt Weston and attorney help.
TV guide lists daily programs with time slots for Jeffs Collie Rifleman McGraw Phillip Marios Casey Jones Korea Sugarfoot Wyatt Earp Hour Glass Morn Show Life of Riley Day in Court Gale Storm Casper Caper Susie Flicka Hiway Patrol Hawaiian Eye Superman San Francisco Love That Bo Casper Caper Susie Flicka News and sports segments plus evening dramas and westerns scheduled through late night including Hour Glass News Music and more listed in sequence with times
A rounded broadcast list from 6:00 PM to 11:20 PM features France at 6:00, News at 6:30, Weatherman at 6:40, John Daly at 6:45, Four Just Men at 7:00, Brave Stalker at 7:30, Music for Spring at 7:00, Ozzie Harriet and Evening at 8:30, Hawaiian Eye at 9:00, Fights at 10:00, Sports at 10:45, and The Late Show at 11:20.
A dense list of radio and theater programs outlines shows from Comedy Theatre to Arm. Theatre and Para. Thea. across the day. Notable entries include Don Mack and Chet Long hosting segments, weather updates, news, and the Millionaire program, with multiple time blocks and venue names interwoven.
Schedule lists program blocks from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM including Millionaire at 9:00, Weather at 6:15, Ive Got A Se at 6:20, Jule Rivlin at 10:00, Arm Theatre at 6:20, and News at 11:00 with scattered unreadable notes.
At 7 30 Sugarfoot Tom Sugar foot Brewster appears before Judge Roy Bean and opts for a life sentence of slavery in Vinegare. At 8 30 Wyatt Earp is challenged to a gunfight by Tombstone sheriff John Behan in Behan's Double Game. At 9 30 Philip Marlowe solves a homicide and unmasks a giant swindle in You Kill Me. At 10 Korea No Parallel airs an hour long documentary on occupational forces' problems.
At 8 30 p m Dobie Gillis is ro mantically drawn into Navy enlistment through a romance with a retired sailor's daughter. At 9 00 p m Tightrope a gang of racketeers threatens Mike Connors until a naive Chinese girl aids him, her grandfather secretly a fence for an underworld boss.
Holzer Hospital notes list numerous new births in Crown City Gallipolis Oak Hill and Point Pleasant with parents and addresses. A mixed list includes admitted patients like Larry Barr Robin Niday Carol Gerlach and Mrs. Wade Carroll and several others. Discharges include several mothers and children and a note on blood usage Sunday to Monday totaling 11 pints.
Gallia County sanitarian Bill Neal urges rabies precautions as springtime cases rise. He advises pet vaccination with three year vaccines, keeping pets at home, and contacting a doctor and health department if bitten. He notes vaccination is inexpensive and required by law.
John Baker of Troop 204 sold 32 tickets for the M G M Scout O Rama at Point Pleasant and earned Gallia County’s top seller award. At a Monday meeting at First United Presbyterian Church he and seven fellow scouts received 50th anniversary patches for selling eight or more tickets. Additional patches were given to Charles McKean Joe Stiles Richard Steinbeck Larry Dikey Russell Imes Ronnie Baird and Gary Layne. Troop 203 members Butch McCormick and Tommy Folden also earned 50th anniversary patches at Grace Methodist Church per Scoutmaster Jim Hackworth.
The report lists gauge readings for Gallipolis Marmet and Winfield on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers with rollers and crest levels. It notes dams in the Kanawha and Marmet running higher, the Ohio River movable dams down, and a slow river rise with numerous boat movements and lock statuses recorded through the day.
Gallia County Municipal Court forfeited $20 bonds for Truman R. Johnson 27 of Mercerville and Joe Gibbs 43 of Gallipolis Route 1 on intoxication charges. Both were arrested by the Gallia County sheriff's department.
Mason Parent Teacher Association president Mrs. Harry Surface announced net proceeds of 640.28 from the school carnival held Saturday. The event featured rooms of entertainment and a popular spook room after dark. General admission tickets numbered 535 were sold and prizes were awarded to Jean Warner George Burns Dr E A Schaekel Charles Yeager Helen Baldwin Mike Stewart Kathy Haley Bernadine Mitchell Lola Lewis and Mrs Esther Harris.
In Gallia Court Judge William H. Janes fined Earl Watson 37 Blackfork 50 plus costs for drunken driving and 10 plus costs for no operator license. Watson sentenced to five days in jail and six month driving ban. Patrol reported others fined or jailed for traffic offenses including James Sayre 50 Kananga no tail light and Ray Wells 50 Crown City license revocation.
All star TV wrestling comes to the Washington Elementary Auditorium in Gallipolis at 8 15 p m on Thursday April 7. Mae Weston faces Mary Reynolds in the top girls bout. Other matches feature Oyama Kato versus Jack Steele and Black Napoleon versus Billy Fox. Tickets 2 ringside 150 general 75 for under 12 available from volunteer firemen.
Li am H Jones Monday in Municipal Court fined Elijah M Williams 67 Gallipolis 50 and costs and sentenced him to five days in jail with his operator's license suspended for six months Williams had been arrested by city police for drunk driving Also in Municipal Court Monday Merill Nibert 22 Columbus forfeited a 25 bond on a city police charge of speeding
A Perry County high school senior repaid automobile accessories taken from at least two locations and received a suspended sentence from Juvenile Judge Daniel Jenkins. The thefts violated prior probation and the youth was fined $50. Marshall John Brown of Crooksville escorted him to the county jail.
Gallia County Probate Court reports the sixth marriage license application of March from Robert L Frederick 27 of Columbus and Nancy S Hamilton 21 of Gallipolis. The couple are the son and daughter of listed parents.
William P. Niday 84 of Crown City Route 1 died at 6 30 am Monday at Sands Rest Home after two years of ill health. Born April 13 1875 in Harrison Township he was a lifelong Gallia County resident and never married. Survived by brother David Niday. two brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Member of Lincoln Methodist Church. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Waugh Halley Wood Funeral Home with burial in Dickey Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 pm Tuesday.
State Highway Patrol reports a minor accident at 2 20 p m Monday on the grounds of the Gal lipolis State Institute. No charges were filed and no one was injured. Drivers were Charles R Johnson 50 Crown City Route 2 and Donna Montgomery 60 Gallipolis.
Cecil E. White 37 Gallipolis was arrested by the Gallia County sheriff on a Juvenile Court warrant charging assault and battery. The charge was filed by his wife Esta White and the case will be heard Tuesday before Judge John W. Howell.
Ivan B. Davis of Ironton, a driver license examiner for the State Highway Patrol, conducted examinations and driving tests for 16 applicants in Gallipolis on Monday with nine applicants passing.
Firefighters battled a blaze that destroyed a tractor and killed cattle at a farm during milking. Water shortages and inaccessible pond hindered efforts while a milk house and bulk tank were damaged. responders remained on scene until 2 am.
Teenville collected 11.72 Saturday night during the junior high talent show for the Red Cross bloodmobile. Five acts highlighted the evening and over 350 attended. The senior high session talent show was postponed to Saturday. Chaperones were local residents, and two committee meetings were planned at the Hills residence.
Eighteen members of the Gallia County 4 H Tractor Maintenance Club studied Transmissions and Differentials Monday night at Cotton Equipment Co. Lawrence Mitchell, a cotton employer, instructed. The group and adviser Jim mie Evang planned an April 13 trip to Columbus to view tractors at the Ohio State Fair grounds. The next meeting is Monday at Nolan Carter's Company on Upper Route 7.
Twenty one persons attended the Gallia County health department semi annual cardiac clinic Monday at the office of Dr. Francis W. Shane county health commissioner. Several were referred for further diagnosis and consultation.
Bank filing details assets liabilities and capital accounts for the First National Bank in Ohio as of March 15 1960. Totals show assets 910 687 16 with deposits totaling 780 473 73 and capital accounts 180 213 43. Notary and bank officers certify the statement sworn March 25 1960 in Athens County Ohio.
Ohio State Highway Department estimates more than 16 million dollars is needed to add one and a half feet of clearance under key interstate bridges. The plan targets routes on the 41 000 mile system awaiting Defense Department approval before proceeding.
Mrs Hannah M Russell 81 a Gal li a County native died at 3 30 p m Monday at her daughter Mrs Charles Bethel's Columbus home. She was born Sept 11 1878 and had lived in Columbus 16 years. Survived by three sons Dale Thurman and Charles, daughter, 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, two sisters and a brother. Funeral by Wetherholt Elliott Sanders at the funeral home with burial in Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call after 7 p m Tuesday.
William Neal of Gallia County will attend the 14th annual meeting of the Ohio Association of Public Health Sanitarians, Thursday and Friday at the Deshler Hilton Hotel in Columbus.
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