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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1960
Page
8
A kitchen gas explosion at a New Lexington residence damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Winegardner with an estimated loss of 700 dollars. Mrs. Winegardner, painting nearby, was knocked down by the blast but not injured.
Mrs. Guy Brookins will host the Millfield Needle Club Monday evening at 7 30 p m in Millfield.
Family Night will be observed at the Millfield Christian Church on Wednesday May 11 at 7 30 p m A short program will be presented followed by a social hour
Saturday schedule blocks show a long list of programs from 8:00 Cp to 13, with errors noted by The Messenger about uncorrected listings. Sunday includes science pieces, news, sports and entertainment shows up to 13 with mixed program names and times.
The schedule lists 7 p m to 11:15 p m programs including Harmon Killebrew and Mickey Mantle in baseball coverage, royal wedding, Masquerade Party, Full Moon Over Brooklyn with Art Carney, Disney and Black Hawk stories, 77 Sunset Strip, The Detectives, Rawhide, This Man Dawson and Arthur Godfrey with guest Jackie Gleason live from multiple venues.
A dense listing outlines times and programs across the day including weather updates, news summaries, sports, wrestling, cartoons, talk shows, religious programs, and theatre features. Highlights show offerings from NBC News to local sports with interleaved weather forecasts and special events throughout morning to late evening.
Channel 6 lineup lists shows from 6:00 pm to 2:00 am including Detective Glencannon Not For Hire State Trooper News Walt Disney and sports with wrestling and pro football. Afternoon to late night features span Westerns sci fi news and variety programs.
WCHS TV Channel 8 Charleston lists prime time and late night programming with news, sports, movies, and specials. Notable entries include 9 sun 77 Sunset Strip and 10 The Detective, plus Disney, Dick Clark, and Wrestling.
A dense lineup shows film, serials, cartoons, and dramas across channels. Notable entries include Desilu Play Chet Long Rawhide Twilight Zone Gunsmoke Sky King Mike Hammet and Hitchcock with a 20th Century movie presentation.
Friday evening listings for WHTN CBS Channel 13 Huntington show news at 6 and 9. Desi Lucy weather at 9:15. Twilight Zone at 10. Personal to personal 10:30. News at 11. Amos and Andy at 7. Arkham at 11:10 weather at 11:15 Royal Wedding at 12 and Theater at 13.
A scrambled schedule lists film titles and times for Friday through Sunday May 6 to May 7 with selections including On Borrowed Time Three Daring Daughters Return To Paradise Northwest Passage Frontier Pony Express El Rancho Grande Iroquoise Trail They Were Expendable Coconut Grove Cain and Mabel King’s Row Just for Dawn Forcing All Others Rage At Dawn The Little Kidna Toughest Man Alive with various late night slots and question marks indicating uncertain titles.
A novice must decide between motion pictures or stills and consider budget. The article outlines camera types from box models to 35mm and 120 roll film, with costs from five dollars to around a hundred plus for automation, emphasizing reliability and store guidance.
Mrs. John Marcello and family hosted relatives in Lancaster and Athens area. Airman Dewey E. Hunter on leave from Peace Air Force Base New Hampshire visited his parents in Athens Route 3. Numerous local residents attended gatherings and celebratory dinners, including Mrs. Mary Omen’s 80th birthday.
Nellie Long and others transfer 9 159 acres to Ruth Long Wilkesville Two. William Long 105 acres Wilkes Arthur W Napper to S A Dixon 40 acres Wilkesville Two. Samuel and Virginia Reynolds to Glenn and Hazel Rosser 4 acres Swan Two. Hazel and Glenn Rosser to Samuel and Virginia Reynolds lot in Zaleski. Willard Graves to Mead Corp 80 acres Eagle Two. George W and Evelyn Turner to Charlotte Edwards 31 acres New Plymouth. William and Verna Estep to Earl and Bea Gearheart 147 acres Jackson Twp.
Chauncey Dover Band Boosters met Wednesday in the band room. New officers include Mrs Paul McKinney president Mrs Archie Stanley vice president Mrs Jack Barry secretary Mrs Carl Moody treasurer and Mrs Thomas Dew news reporter. A carnival is planned for June.
The Senior Progressive Study Club met at Mrs. J. E. Anderson's home with Miss Sabra Armstrong presiding. After business, a program was presented and plans were made for a May 16 dinner at the Center in Athens. Hostess served dessert to a list of members and guests including Miss Sara Armstrong and Miss Jo Ellen Carter.
The Wellston fire department aided in saving John Calvin's home after his garage and house caught fire in Vinton Township Saturday. Calvin, a township trustee instrumental in the new fire protection contract, saw his garage destroyed but his car unharmed. It was Wellston's first call under the contract.
Mrs Ernest Gross and daughter Martha Ann of Louisville Kentucky visited three weeks with Misses Ann and Helen Dennison and Mr and Mrs James Dennison and son Skip. They also visited Mrs Ernest Gross Sr in Pomeroy and Mr and Mrs Charles Gross in Athens. Mrs Marshall Summers returned to Spring St after months in Maryland and Texas visiting daughters and families.
Shawnee loses Blaire's Drug Store after Ned Blaire closed the shop Friday night ending a 65 year stretch. Blaire will begin management training at Morehouse Fashion in Columbus.
The guest list for the 500 Club spring party was corrected to include Mrs. F. T. Russell who had been unintentionally omitted from the original report.
NEW LEXINGTON The Perry County Agricultural Council elected Thomas H. Johnson Sr. as president George Schmelzer as vice president and Paul Ream as secretary treasurer in the recent meeting Headline confirms new leadership for the council and names the three officers.
Named Deputy NEW LEXINGTON Dean Wheatcraft, of New Lexington, has been named a deputy in Perry County probate court, succeeding W. Robert Thompson who resigned to join the Ohio Fuel Gas Company.
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