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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1966

Page

6

Poverty Discussion Project At Point Pleasant Church

Mrs. Frank Scholz chairs a United Church Women program on People Poverty Plenty Discussion Plan and Act at St. Peter's Lutheran on Friday at 7 30 p m. Local representatives from several churches will participate with host commentators from St Peter's Lutheran leading the discussion.

Point Pleasant Frank Scholz United Church Women of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church United Church Women National Council of Churches Gram Stolz St. Peter’s Lutheran Doddee Foran Christ Episcopal Bess B. Moore Main Street Baptist A. L. Smith Heights Eub Church Arnett Roush Bellemeade Eub Church Reese Nott St. Paul Methodist J. A. Blankenship Trinity Methodist Scholz Emil Roman Herbert Strimer James Roach

Ohio viewers get program changes for early Steao time notice

Ohio viewers in the Messenger Television Guide will see program times adjusted earlier than listed. West Virginia stations Huntington Charleston and Parkersburg are on Standard Time and listed accordingly while Ohio stations follow Eastern Time.

Ohio West Virginia Huntington Charleston Parkersburg

TV coverage reconsiders network competition and space events

CBS News chief Richard S Salant calls for editorial judgment over continuous coverage of major stories and favors concise reports of meaningful events. He cites Gemini 9 as a test case and notes CBS will cut network time for the flight while highlighting key moments like launch and docking.

Cynthia Lowry New York CBS News Richard S. Salant Salant CBS

Television Guide Afternoon Schedule Fragment

A partial TV guide lists programs across channels with show titles such as Huntley Brinkley Report Tales of Wells Fargo Walter Cronkite News Have Gun Will Travel Laredo Billy Graham Crusade Death Valley Days and The Baron among others with times and channel references.

Cheyenne Walter Cronkite America Ceylon Bali Flippe

Morning TV Schedule From The 1960s Listing Highlights

A dense listing of daytime programs shows a busy broadcast slate with shows like Captain Kangaroo, Today Show, The Nurse, Love Lucy, Jeopardy, and The Doctors. It captures era programming across networks with cartoons, game shows, soaps, westerns, and early morning talk formats.

Friday evening television schedule excerpt

Local listings show WBNS-TV WHTN WTAP WHIZ and WOUB presenting a mix of westerns comedies dramas news and musical programs. Highlights include The Rifleman The Littlest Hobo The Addams Family Mister Roberts Sing Along With Mitch and Billy Graham Crusade across CBS ABC NBC and PBS outlets with color programs marked (C).

Wbns-Tv CBS Columbus Whtn TV ABC Huntington Wtap-Tv NBC Parkersburg Whiz TV Zanesville Woub-Tv Ohio University Athens

Test Well Bids OK'd By Council

Point Pleasant City Council approved advertising for bids to drill a test well to boost the water supply. Six wells pumped 634000 gallons daily in February and a test well is recommended before expanding to actual wells. The proposed site is city property at Madison and 26th Streets.

Point Pleasant Harry Gidley Charleston Kelly, Gidley, Staub and Blair, Inc Madison and 26Th Sts Gidley State Health Department

OES Chapter 75 Initiation At Masonic Temple

Guest officers presided over the Chapter 75 Order of Eastern Star initiation at the Masonic Temple. Mary Casto was initiated with Mrs. Ann Hill Guiding Star Chapter 72 as worthy matron and Harry Easter Ravenswood as worthy patron. Visitors included Mrs. Ottie Forsythe Alma Slade Balti more Mrs. John Priddy Buffalo and several Mason Chapter members. Walter Johnson pitched 56 scoreless innings across five starts and three relief appearances for the 1913 Washington Senators.

Chapter 75 Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Mary Casto Ann Hill Guiding Star Harry Easter Ravenswood Ottie Forsythe Gauley Bridge Alma Slade Parthenia Baltimore John Priddy Buffalo A. T. Carney June Litchfield Mary Thabet Eleanor Ewing Earl Ewing Betty Lish Maxine Airidge Mason Walter Johnson Washington Senators

Episcopal Women Elect Officers and Delegates in Point Pleasant

The Episcopal Church Women held a communion dinner and meeting in Point Pleasant with four speakers. Officers were nominated for two years, including Hite as president and Minton as vice president. The group plans to install officers in June and noted a May diocesan convention in Fairmont. Delegates named are Hite Sperow and Pitzer. They voted a $50 donation to Smoke Hole Log Church and discussed a summer plan with extra evening services.

Point Pleasant Episcopal Church Charles Holzer Jr Sigmund Harder Gallipolis John Collins E. Bartow Jones Robert Hite Lie Minton William Gilmour Gail Faires C. A. Pitzer Harold Somerville F. W. Ingraham Angelo Panteloukas Robert Knaul Charles Sperow Bert Monteigel Milton L. Miller Smoke Hole Log Church Pendleton County

19th Annual Hospital Day at Lakin State Hospital May 15

The 19th annual Hospital Day at Lakin State Hospital is themed A tribute to Vista. The event Sunday May 15 opens with 1 p.m. reception and registration in Building C, a 1:30 band concert on the front lawn, and a 2 p.m. program led by Mrs. Joan Browning with Rev. Jack C. Higgins giving the invocation. Kenneth Byrne will deliver the welcome and introduce guests, with Mrs. Ida B. Chamberlain and William C. Byrd providing remarks and response respectively. Carl Scott is project director.

Point Pleasant Lakin State Hospital Vista Building C Joan Browning Jack C. Higgins Lakin Kenneth Byrne Ida B. Chamberlain

Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Dept elects new officers

New officers chosen Tuesday night include Bob Johnson assistant fire chief Paul Yoder captain Charles Beetle first lieutenant Bill Whitt Melvin Johnson second lieutenant Ran cel Jiiden president Brooklyn Wallace treasurer appointees include Chester Leport Ronald Crawford Phillip Ball Frank Bonecutter and committees named for entertain ment. Awards will be presented by Dr Mildred M Bateman director of mental health with service pins awarded to long time employees Cassie Gore Floyd E Winston Robert Johnson Alma Lewis Carrie Ward Reba Schwartz James Hughes and Julius McLeod.

Point Pleasant Bob Johnson Paul Yoder Charles Beetle Bill Whitt Melvin Johnson Rancel Jiiden Brooklyn Wallace Chester Leport Ronald Crawford Phillip Ball Frank Bonecutter Charles Wood Junior Harden Paul Wood Vista Lakin State Hospital Lakin Vista Mildred M. Bateman Department of Mental Health Cassie Gore Floyd E. Winston Robert Johnson Alma Lewis Carrie Ward Reba N. Schwartz James Hughes Julius McLeod

Four Mail Boxes Destroyed In Gallia

Gallia county sheriff reports four more mail boxes blown up in the Patriot area. Owned by Emmett Slagle Charles Richards Rufus Robinette and Vern Fallon, the destruction follows similar arson in Gallia Center Point last week. Cherry bombs appear to have been used.

Gallipolis Patroit Emmett Slagle Charles Richards Rufus Robinette Vern Fallon Gallia Center Point

Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Admissions Note

Pleasant Valley Hospital reports births for Mr and Mrs Charles Willet Point Pleasant a son Mrs and Mrs Jack Janes Gallipolis a daughter and Mr and Mrs Samuel Plants Leon a son. Admitted Charles Mallette Point Pleasant Mrs Robert Rimmey South Side. Discharged Mrs John Warner Mrs Hollis Kearns.

Charles Willet Point Pleasant Jack Jane Gallipolis Samuel Plants Leon Charles Mallette Robert Rimmey South Side John Warner Hollis Kearns

Movie Guide Screenings Listed With 1950s Casts

A compact schedule lists nightly showings featuring John Paul Jones Passion Montane Territory Rock Around The World Wide Country and more. It notes cast members such as Robert Stack, MacDonald Carey, Charles Coburn, Sterling Hayden, Yvonne De Carlo, Cary Grant, Rosiland Russell, Gary Cooper and Maria Alden among others. The lineup includes comedy mysteries adventures romance and science fiction titles across multiple time slots.

John Paul Jones Robert Stack MacDonald Carey Charles Coburn Cornel Wilde Yvonne DeCarlo Sterling Hayden Richard Carlson Keith Larson John Bromfield Anne Neyland Steve Terre Preston Foster Wanda Hendrix Dick Miller Russell Johnson Abby Dalton Andy Hardy Mickey Rooney Kathryn Grayson Lewis Stone Ian Hunter Gary Cooper Mari Alden Robert Ryan Anita Ekberg Rod Steiger Joseph Cotton Debra Paget George Sanders Cary Grant Rosiland Russell Steve Terrell Gloria Castillo Frank Gershin

Reed and Reed sue for $552 rent in civil action

Thomas F. Reed and Martin S. Reed file a civil action in the circuit court against Joseph A. Bissell and Rachel M. Bissell seeking judgment for $552 as rent due. The filing appears in the circuit clerk's office.

Circuit Clerk’s Office Thomas F. Reed Martin S. Reed Joseph A Rachel M. Bissell

Campus and Literary Programming at WOUB Radio

Friday schedule lists Campus Report at 7 00 with Moms Weekend at 7 30 and Writing With Writers plus The Literary Short Story. A 9 30 Special on Asia topics precedes Prospects of South. At 3 10 Friday afternoon Ohio University baseball against Miami.

Ohio University Miami

Also Mentioned on This Page

Messenger Television Guide Fred W. Friendly Deci Sion Hugh Downs Advertising Club of Madison Avenue Downs ABC News Kami Shibat Kimi Laredo Billy Graham Crusade Henry Y Vices Sons Engineering Horizons Mickey Finn Dear Martin the Baron Daniel Batman the Onion Juvenile Court Daniel Boone Gidget Gilligan's Island Richard Diamond Bobcat Frank Morgan Dean Martin Kyle Hill Merv Griffin Goodnight Music J. A Green Thumb Daily Word Church of Christ Mulinis Arlene Dahl Jack Latanne Buddy Starcher Paul Dixon Captain Kangaroo Luci Ben Vasey Ben Casey Eve Guess the Nurses Love Lucy NBC News Morning Star Andy Mayberry Dating Gare Dick van Dyke Donne Reed Women's Page General Hospital Scarlett Hill NAC News the Doctors Mike Douglas Mr. Cartoon Arlene Dahl Rin Tin Tin Hoppity Hooper Lawmen the Rifleman Linda Nino Merlin the Magician Huntley-Brinkley Ernest Tubb Corevan Kingdom of the Sea Los Angeles Philharmonic Freedom USA Finistones Hank Tammy Ic Mitch Addams Family Hogers Heroes Gomer Pyle Honey Wose Mr. Roberts Smothers Brothers Guide TO Wsaz-Tv WLWC Wtvn-Tv Wchs-Tv Wee Dick Powell Dick Powell Theatre Episcopal Fairmont William C. Byrd Education and Training Department of Mental Health Carl Scott Gallia Pleasant Valley Hospital Movie Guide Dr. A Patric Knowles Anne Gwynne Lionel Atwill Steve Cochran Mamie van Doren Anthony Carbone Betsty Jones Mark Stephens Angela Lansbury Ursula Thiess Woub Radio Ast Asia Pion MGM Presents the Guy Green N.Y. Times Jason Barbara Rowards- Harris Martin Balsam Laurence Harvey Scan Simmons Honor Blackman Michael Craig Mey Pius N.Y Nce Tribune Ilpren Eira Athen Athens-Ohio Dennis FM — 105.5 Technicolor Roma Wrrater American International Edgar Allan Poes Vincent Price Nelsonville Columbia Ptures Feo Zinnemay Columbia Pictures Jerry Bresler Rston HARRA Lurion Copilly Anderson J. Berger Panavision
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