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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1959

Page

12

Federal To Sell 700 Acres Of Ordnance Land In Ohio Valley

The 700 acres consist of two non joining parcels of 439 and 269 acres. Portions previously sold to Industrial Rayon Corp. and West Virginia Conservation Commission, with removal of land used by the West Virginia National Guard. Rail sidings connect to B and O Railroad. site near Graham Station and Route 2, four miles north of Point Pleasant. Local officials praise the site as an industry draw for the Ohio Valley.

Ordnance Works Industrial Rayon Corp West Virginia Conservation Commission West Virginia National Guard Point Pleasant Ohio Valley Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Graham Station Ohio River George Hervey Appalachian Elec Tric Co Hervey

Senator Young reports personal stock holdings to avoid influence

Senator Stephan M. Young of Ohio voluntarily disclosed stock holdings valued about 270 thousand dollars and plans to sell shares in two sugar firms due to upcoming sugar legislation. He also owns oil leases in California and Mississippi and notes potential conflicts over depletion allowances and corporate lobbying. He sold Pan American World Airlines shares after appointment and canceled an airline stock purchase.

Washington Stephan M. Young Ohio Senate Young United States Felton M. Johnston Senate Agriculture Committee Cuyahoga County California Mississippi Johnston Aeronautical and Space Sciences Pan American World Airlines

Oscar Winners Predicted by Bold TV Commentator

A satirical forecast lists Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Best Picture with David Niven as Best Actor and Susan Hayward as Best Actress. It mocks other nominees and jokes that Gigi will win Best Song, with Burl Ives and Wendy Hiller as supporting winners and Richard Brooks for Best Director.

Auntie Mame Rosalind Russell Gigi Rita Havyworth Burt Lancaster Tony Curtis Sidney Poitier Paul Newman Spencer Tracy Susan Hayward Deborah Kerr Shirley Burl Ives Wendy Hiller Richard Brooks

Birth control acceptance widens across American society

University of Michigan survey of over 2700 wives aged 18 to 38 finds 62 percent unqualifiedly approve of birth control, 12 percent qualified approval, and only 1 percent abstain from response. Higher income families may have more children. Catholics largely favor limitation under certain conditions.

Ann Arbor Mich University of Michigan Scientific American Ronald A. Freedman University Pascal A. Whelpton Arthur A. Campbell Scripps Foundation For Research Popu Miami University of Ohio

C&XSOE Strike Situation Remains Confused

Local 832 workers in Athens and Nelsonville returned but refused to cross Local 1466 pickets. Knight ordered 832 to post, cautioned officials no end to strike without 1466 participation. Nelsonville blackout follows a court ruling dissolving a restraining order. White nullified the injunction after multiple installation incidents.

Athens Nelsonville Local 1466 Knight 1466 Francis D. White Athens Common Pleas Court

Manley Rites Planned for Middleport Resident

Funeral services for Ray Manley 47 of Middleport are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ and Christian Union with Reverends Everett Delaney and Guy Sayre officiating. Manley owned a shoe repair shop in Middleport for two years. He was born in Mason City, son of Raymond Virgil Manley and Lillian Merl Manley of Hobson Road. Surviving: wife Celia, son Raymond of Springfield, brother Clifford of Gravel Hill Middleport. Friends may call at Fogle Song Funeral Home Thursday and at the church from noon until 2 p.m. Thursday.

Point Pleasant Ray Manley Middleport Church of Christ and Christian Union Everett Delaney Middeport Guy Sayre Hartford Manley Mason City Raymond Virgil Lillian Merl Manley Hobson Road Celia Manley Raymond Manley Springfield Clifford Manley Gravel Hill Foglesong Funeral Home

Auto and Farm Tractor Collide on Route 33

No injuries reported after a Route 33 collision in Shade between a southbound farm tractor with a spreader operated by 17 year old Melvin Cozart of Guysville Route 4 and a northbound auto driven by 28 year old Paul Reibel of Athens. State Patrol said Cozart will face Juvenile Court charges.

Melvin Cozart Guysville Paul Reibel Athens Cozart

Exhibition baseball results and playoff notes

Detroit beat Los Angeles 8 to 4 in an exhibition game and several other early results across teams include Chicago A 5 Kansas City 4 New York 4 Cincinnati 0 Pittsburgh 8 Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 12 St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 11 Washington 7. Detroit vs Los Angeles at Vero Beach second game canceled by rain. NBA playoffs headline mentions no games and a tied 3 3 semifinal series between Syracuse and Boston.

Detroit Los Angeles Chicago A Kansas City New York Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Milwaukee St. Louis Philadelphia Washington Vero Beach Chicago San Francisco Boston Cleveland

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