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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1958

Page

5

Gallia County Coon Club Plans Raccoon Restocking Drive

The Gallia County Coon Club partners with Ohio wildlife officials to relocate raccoons from northern Ohio to central points at Milan and a new Delaware station. Payoff targets include tagging by game protectors and release under supervision, as hunters intensify in the region. The drive runs through June 9 with club members competing for top membership totals.

Gallipolis Ohio Gallia County Bill Hendershott Wild Life Management Program State of Tope Milan Delaware Columbus Gallia County Coon Club Kenneth Tomlinson Gallia

Television Schedule Highlights Bold Fate Programs

A list of daily programs with time slots from 7:00 to 11:15 including Bold Fate color shows, Truth Fath, Do Re Mi, Treas Hunt, The Price is Right, Tic Tac Do, McGraw, Californians, News, Weather, Whirlybirds, Jack Paar, and George Gobel.

McGraw Martin Kane NBC News Whirlybirds Treas, Hunt Jack Paar George Gobel Hunt Kitty Foyle Pres. Eisen Gld Cp Studio S57 Treas. Hunt Gid Co

TV Schedule Fragments For Monday And Tuesday

A list of daily evening and late night TV slots showing program titles and times from Monday into Tuesday. Notable items include Cassidy Firestone Sheriff Coch Home Theater Casper Capers Mickey Mouse and Wyatt Earp with various news and movie slots.

Hop. Cassidy Firestone Lawr, Welk Sheriff Coch Topper Casper Capers Sir Lancelot Mickey Mouse Broken Arrow Frontier News West Point Casey Jones Pat. Munsel Cheyenne Wyatt Earp

TV Schedule for Charleston Area Daytime and Evening Lineup

A dense TV timetable lists Charleston channel 8 programs from morning to late evening. The grid shows news, talk shows, soap operas, game shows, weather updates, sports, and specials with multiple time slots.

Evening TV Schedule Highlights and Gaps

A dense list of broadcast times and programs across multiple channels. Entries include Annie Oakley, Dan Thomas, Traffic Court, Robin Hood, Studio One, News, Godfrey, Weather, Popeye Theatre, and Red Skelton among others. Several blocks feature late night news, children's shows, and variety programs with mixed scheduling and encore listings.

Wchs-Tv CBS Charleston Dan. Thomas Bride Annie Oakley Chet Long Ann Reider Robin Hood Studio One Burns-Allen

uncertain TV schedule fragment for Huntington station

TV listings for WHTN-TV ABC Huntington show a dense daily grid with cartoon club news movies and theater segments across multiple time slots, including names like Cartoons News Firestone Edwards Welk and West Point.

Whtn-Tv ABC Chan Huntington Cartoon Club Comment Jule Amvin Au- News Firestone Edwards Lawr Welk Jungie Jim Lives Odyssey Theater Camp Rindup

TV Key Previews Monday's Top Programs by Experts

Listings from New York and Hollywood preview Monday night TV. Highlights include The Burns and Allen Show with director Charles Vidor, Danny Thomas Shaw, December Bride, Studio One The Funny-Looking Kid, The Restless Gun The Gold Star, Tales of Wells Fargo The Break, Alcoa Theatre The Perfectionist, Suspicion The Velvet Vault.

New York Hollywood Burns and Allen Charles Vidor George Gracie CBS Danny Thomas Shaw Danny Williams Matt Pete Lily Henshaw Charles Addams CBC Studio One Jack Carson Joan Blondell Frank McHugh Peter Vatman Jesse James Wells Fargo Alcoa Theatre Robert Ryan Suspicion Carmen Mathews Elizabeth Montgomery Julie Follawsbee James Congdon NBC

TV Movie Guide Listings for Pesday Evening

TV schedule lists film titles and lead actors with network channels across times from 9:00 am to 11:15 pm including Hitler's Children Four Feathers Close Call for Boston Blackie Walk a Crooked Mile Charge of the Light Brigade Strange Illusion Down the Stretch Old Hutch Sagebrush Troubadour What a Woman Possessed Speak Easily Dynamite The Pack That Thrills with actors Kent Smith Ralph Richardson Chester Morris Errol Flynn Rosalind Russell Jimmy Durante and others on WLWC WHTN WTVN WSAZ WBNS WCHS and LWLC channels.

Boston Blackie Chester Morris Lynn Merrick WTVN Louis Hayward Dennis O'Keefe Mickey Rooney Patricia Ellis OLD Hutch Wallace Beery Cecilia Parker Wlw-C Sagebrush Troubador Gene Autry WBNS Rosalind Russell Brian Aherne WCHS Joan Crawford van Heflin Jimmy Durante Buster Keaton Conrad Nagel Charles Bickford Cleo Moore Bill Williams Robert Armstrong

River Traffic and Dam Conditions on Kanawha and Ohio Rivers

The report lists gauge readings for Gallipolis Kanawha Falls and other sites with heights and falls, notes dams up to Dam 23 and down from Dam 27, and tracks river fall rates. It also details motorboat statuses at multiple locks including Montgomery L31 Lock 31 and various vessel movements on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Vulcan Lunga Point Robert P. Gipson R. H. Bosworth Jefferson Dispatcher Sarah Kate Lock Hardy L Roberts Criss Jr Beckford O-Kan Frances Houghland Lehigh Kanewha Marmet Ogram Winfield Jerry Bosworth Gallipelis Louisiana Betty Moran Frances Ann Keeley Salvay Duncan Bruce Invader Jimmy Colley

Trimble Methodist WSCS to Meet at Grace Sayre Home

The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Trimble Methodist Church will gather at Mrs. Grace Sayre's home on Wednesday May 21 at 7 30 p.m. for their meeting.

Glouster WSCS Trimble

Moeller To Speak Twice In Gallipolis

Lancaster Democrat Walter H. Moeller announces two Gallipolis appearances in 10 days. He will speak at the Kiwanis dinner at the Lafayette Hotel Wednesday and deliver the Memorial Day address at Pine Street Cemetery the following Friday morning. His GOP rival Homer E Abele will give the Addaville Elementary School commencement address Wednesday evening.

Gallipolis Walter H. Moeller Lancaster Homer E Pete) Abele MacArthur Addaville Elementary School

North Gallia Seniors Head to Washington on Trip

Thirty six North Gallia High School seniors departed Gallipolis by chartered Greyhound for Washington D C for a three day trip. Accompanying the group were Carter Massie executive head of the North Gallia School District Miss Ruth Thomas and Mrs. Dewey Walker of the North Gallia faculty.

Gallipolis North Gallia High School Greyhound Washington, D.C Carter Massie North Gallia Ruth Thomas Dewey Walker

Hospital Admission and Discharges List

Holzer Hospital notes show admissions on Saturday for Charles Williams and Carla Jean Williams among others, with numerous medical cases. Discharges occur Saturday for a long list of patients, followed by Sunday admissions including surgical and medical cases, and Sunday discharges of several families and individuals.

Charles Williams Vinton Carla Jean Williams Gallipolis Robert Kimble Ironton Wayne I Debra Lynn Machir Point Pleasant Harvey G. May Pedro Arthur Smith A. J. Green John Bastiani

Effie C. Greene Dies at 85 in Gallipolis

Effie C. Greene 85 of 1044 First Ave Gallipolis died Sunday at Holzer Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage She was born March 11 1873 in Warsaw Missouri and moved to Gallipolis 54 years ago She was the widow of A J Greene a former Gallipolis lawyer Survivors include a niece and a great niece Funeral services will be private at C J Waugh Funeral Home with burial in Pine Street Cemetery Friends may call Monday evening Flowers are requested to be omitted

Gallipolis Jefferson Davis Holzer Hospital Effie C. Greene Galllpolis Huntington Township Missouri Effie Greene Warsaw Brenton County Rachel Glassburn John Cherrington Pineville A. J. Greene

School Wants City Acceptance in Gallia County Merger

The Gallia County Board of Education unanimously accepted Clay Local School District’s petition to join Gallipolis City School District. Clay’s petition gained 75 percent voter endorsement after revision from 55 to 90 percent. The Gallipolis City board meets Friday at 8 p.m. to discuss staffing and possible merger action. Attendance Officer Ivan Morehouse will be paid 150 dollars monthly plus 125 dollars in travel expenses, hired at the April meeting.

Gallipolis Gallia Morehouse Ralph Boster Earl Cromley Gomer Richards Glen Powell Ruth Edwards

Unlit wrecked car causes Sunday highway crash

In Gallia County an unlighted wrecked car left on Route 218 Sunday evening led to a crash when it was struck from behind by Carrie Neal. George Callicoat, 23, was detained for driving without a license. The week also saw three other Ohio incidents with no injuries reported.

Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol George J. Callicoat Chesapeake Gallia Lawrence County Carrie J. Neal Crown City Callicoat Gallia County Robert S. Betz Meigs County Chester Jerry Garrett Clarksburg Marigole Ritchie Racine

Deanna Phillips Weds Thomas Jones in Gallipolis

Miss Deanna Jane Phillips daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Phillips married Thomas I Jones son of Mr and Mrs Othniel Jones at Grace Methodist Church Gallia County. The 230 pm ceremony was followed by a reception at the bride’s home. Both are local graduates with active school and club involvement. Jones faces potential induction with no wedding trip planned.

Gallipolis Deanna Jane Phillips Wayne Phillips Thomas I. Jones Othniel Jones Grace Methodist Church Warren H. Wilson Stanley Lanier Ann Williams Dan Jones Loren Glassburn Esta L. McKnight Jones Gallia Academy High School Tri-Hi-Y Future Business Leaders of America Thespian Club Gallia Academy Glee Club Evans Grocery Company Joneses

Elks Install J. Albrink as Activities Chairman

J B Albrink Jr of Ironton BPOE 177 was named activities chairman at the South Central District Ohio Elks Association meeting in Gallipolis with Dr David Goldschmidt installing. Other officers and committee chairs were announced. the Eblem Club supervised the buffet and social events.

Elks Install J. Albrink Gallipolis J. B. Albrink, Jr Ironton Bpoe 177 South Central Ohio Elks Association Elks David Goldschmidt Irvin Folden Goldschmidt Louis B. Muenz Newark Bpofe Francis Monnig Ironton Bpoe Leo Ward Lancaster Bpof William Rickey Circleville Bpoe Frank Luckshaw Columbus Bpoe John R. Shafer Joe Grimes Veterans Hospital William H. Barnes Richard Bowers Eblem Club

Police Officer Turns Fireman in Gallipolis Fire

Jim Mills of the Gallipolis Police Department and volunteer fireman quickly tackled a small car fire on Second Ave opposite city hall. A battery cable short in E. Casto’s car sparked the blaze around 10:50 a.m. Saturday and Mills used a hand extinguisher to extinguish it.

Gallipolis Jim Mills

Mattress Fire Causes $25 Damage on Fourth Avenue

Gallipolis firefighters responded to 103 Fourth Avenue at 7 30 Sunday morning where a negligently discarded cigarette ignited a mattress. Twelve men and two pumpers battled the blaze at the Kenneth Boster house rented to Charles and Eva Cragg. Chief Heck Steele said damage was about $25.

Gallipolis Fourth Avenue Kenneth Boster Charles Eva Cragg Heck Steele

New Group Organized in Morgan Center

Eight women attended the first meeting of the Morgan Center Home Demonstration Group at Mrs. Robert Hash's home. The session focused on a cotton dress sewing project with adviser Mrs. Lucile Rymer from Gallia County Home Demonstration Agent assisting.

Gallipolis Morgan Center Robert Hash Lucile Rymer Gallia County

Harry Fry Injured in Speed Boat Hoist Accident

Harry Ray Fry of New Haven, 25, was injured when a speed boat being hoisted onto a trailer fell and struck his back. He was treated at Holzer Clinic and transported by ambulance to the Veterans Hospital in Huntington.

Gallipolis Harry Ray Fry New Haven Holzer Clinic Veterans Hospital Huntington

68 Receive Salk Shots At County Clinic

Sixty eight Gallia County residents received free Salk anti polio vaccine shots Saturday at the Gallia County Health Department free clinic in the courthouse. The total vaccinated since Jan 1 1958 rises to 1536.

Gallipolis Gallia County

Police Seek 13 Year Old Tommy Rayburn Missing Since Saturday

Gallipolis city police and the county sheriff search for 13 year old Tommy Rayburn of Point Pleasant missing since 3 p.m. Saturday after last seen at Harmon Field horse show. He is about 4 ft 6 in, 100 pounds, blonde hair and blue eyes wearing a white T shirt and denims. A girl named Patty was last seen with him. Call sheriff at 66 or city police at 10 with any sightings.

Gallipolis Point Pleasant Tommy Rayburn Dana Rayburn Pt. Pleasant Harmon Field Patty Sheriff's Department

Police Check Two Accidents

Two Saturday accidents in Gallipolis ended with minor vehicle damage and no charges. Howard Hubbard 28 of Ewington Route 1 car slowed for a left onto Union Ave and was hit on the left side by Irene Jackson 52 of Ewington Route 1. Ernest A. Watts 67 of Patriot Route 2 pulled from the curb on Third Ave into the path of a truck driven by William D. Ramsey 52 of Grayson Ky.

Gallipolis Pine and Union Howard Hubbard Ewington Union Ave Irene Jackson Earnest A. Watts Patriot Route 2 Third Ave William D. Ramsey Grayson Watt

Berean Class Meeting Set at Glouster Church of Christ

The Berean Class of Glouster Church of Christ will meet Tuesday at 7 30 in the church social rooms. Hostesses are Mrs Hugh Sweeney Mrs Charlene Milhoan and Miss Irene Stahl. Mrs Ruby Norris will lead the program and devotions.

Glouster Glouster Church of Christ Hugh Sweeney Charlene Milhoan Irene Stahl Ruby Norris

Trimble Club To Meet for Safety in the Home

Trimble Township Home Demonstration Club will meet Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Vernice Antle’s Trimble Heights home. Jane Winterstein and Eva Zimmer will lead the program titled Safety in the Home.

Chit Chat Club Sets May Meeting At Front Street Home

The Chit Chat Club will meet Tuesday May 20 at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Dorothy Vernon’s Front Street home with Mrs Cynthia Phillips and Mrs Ruth Christman as hostesses.

Glouster Chit Chat Club Dorothy Vernon Front St Cynthia Phillips Ruth Christman

Jesse White Dies at 65 in Huntington Hospital

Jesse White 65 of Scottown Route 1 Gallia County died at 6 30 a m Sunday in the Veterans hospital Huntington after weeks of illness He served in World War I with overseas service in France and Germany He is survived by wife Marietta Watson foster son Fred Grover daughter Mary Evelyn predeceased Funeral at 1 30 p m Wednesday Lawrence Chapel Church Greasy Ridge Rev Lewis Callicoat officiating burial in church cemetery calling hours after 3 p m Tuesday

Gallipolis Jesse White Scottown Veterans Hospital Huntington Mr. White France Germany Gallia County Thomas White Laura White Lockadoo Marie Church Cemetery Greasy Ridge

Loyal Wom en’s Class meets at Glouster Church of Christ

The Loyal Women’s Class of Glouster Church of Christ met at Kate Vaughn’s home with Rosalee Swartz as co host. Twelve members answered roll call and shut ins were remembered with cards. Readings were given by Mary Ginnan Virgie Gadnai Ola Eddy Sarah McClellan and Evelyn Davis. Contests awarded prizes to Ola Eddy Sarah McClellan Weltha Williams.

Glouster Glouster Church of Christ Kate Vaughn Rosalee Swartz Mary Ginnan Virgie Gadnai Ola Eddy Sarah McClellan Evelyn Davis Weltha Williams

Thomas Rites Held Monday in Parma Heights

Dr. Emmett H. Thomas of Gallipolis and Parma Heights died Friday. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at Bush and Sons funeral home in Parma Heights with burial in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Survived by wife Helen Haege daughter Jean Williams two grandsons and brother Demar Thomas of St Marys.

Gallipolis Emmett H. Thomas Orin Thomas Parma Heights The Bush and Sons Funeral Sunset Memorial Cemetery Thomas Helen Haege Jean Williams Demar Thomas St. Marys

Hospital Tea Held At Holzer Nursing School

More than 150 attended the annual mother daughter tea Saturday afternoon at Holzer Hospital School of Nursing in Davis Hall. The event drew families from Jallipolis and surrounding communities to celebrate and socialize with nursing staff and students.

Jallipolis Holzer Hospital School of Nursing Davis Hall

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