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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1962

Page

7

Point Pleasant High School 1962 Graduation Exercises

187 seniors received diplomas at Point Pleasant High School commencement in the auditorium. Valedictorian Donald L. Head spoke on Optimistic In Our Future and Salutatorian Bert M. Grimm Jr. spoke on Fortunate In Our Heritage. Reverend Harold S. Knoll gave the invocation. Benjamin Franklin IV introduced guests and delivered the diplomas. The class sang the alma mater and a duet by Linda Tatterson and Kathy Blain was performed.

Point Pleasant Donald L. Head Point Pleasant High School C. L. Head Bert M. Grimm B. M. Grimm Harold S. Knoll Benjamin Franklin, IV Christine Johnson Guthrie Linda Tatterson Kathy Blain Celia Reiker Coretta Barker Barbara Ann Bateman Cora Bryan Carolyn Burris Susan Carey Alveta Castle Beverly Cheesebrew Mary Cochran Doris Cook Carolyn Costen Karen

Jury to hear $32,000 damage suit in Point Pleasant

In Point Pleasant a combined civil action for 32,205.42 against H. C. Roney ends in a jury trial set for Tuesday. Willa Nellie H. and Luther Bias seek 5453.37 for car damage and injuries for Mrs. Bias and 26,752.05 for injuries for Mr. Bias from a June 1960 Route 2 Glenwood crash.

Point Pleasant Willanelle H Luther Bias H. C. Roney Glenwood Bias

Television Listings Skimmed for Errors and Color Codes

The page lists tentative eve ning schedules for several networks with programs such as Asket for It Laramie Jim Thacker Weather NBC News Shotgun Siad Perry Como Bob Newhart Brinkley Beachcomber Wagon Train Tonight Theater Burns Allen CBS News Knowledge Dom Court Checkmate Van Dyke Sea Kingdom Mr. DLA checkmate Dead Alive Alvin and various weather updates noting potential inaccuracies when stations do not provide corrected grids.

The Messenger Burns- Allen Knowledge Dom Court Mr. Dla van Dyke CBS News Alvin

TV Schedule Listing for April 25 Edition

The page lists the daily broadcast lineup with times for news weather and prime time shows. Programs include 11 00 News 11 10 Weather 11 15 Snorts 7 30 Wagon Train 11 20 Tonight 11 30 Joey Bishop 1 00 News 9 00 Perry Como 1 08 Daily Ward 10 00 Rob Newhart 1 10 Movie 10 30 Brinkley.

Perry Como Jim Thacker Bob Newhart Brinkley New NBC News News Joey Bishop Dr. Malone Hollywood Daily Ward Rob Newhart Ian Laramie Dick Powell Weatherfy Young Dr Malone Dodds Tack Denton

Television Schedule Fragments From Day’s Lineup

A fragmented TV guide lists 6:00 Sea Hunt and 6:25 News with 10:00 Theatre and 11:14 News. programs include The McGraw, Ripcord, Weather, Bugs Bunny, Sports, Editorials and films like Your Song and Top Cat.

McGraw Nona M Squad

TV Preview Highlights and Prime Time Lineup

TV previews list 7:30 p m Laramie The High Country and 8:30 p m Alfred Hitchcock The Opportunity with stars Miss Gray Richard Long Coleen Gray. 10 p m Emmy Awards 14th annual ceremony hosted by Carson Brinkley Newhart. Also 8 p m Bachelor Father 1 1 1 2 p m Alcoa Premiere A Place To Hide 7:30 p m Zane Grey Theater Interrogation 8:30 p m Dobie Gillis 9 p m Red Skelton Freddie the Freeloader hosts guests.

Laramie Slim Alfred Hitchcock Richard Long Coleen Gray Miss Gray National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Johnny Carson New York David Brinkley Washington, D. C Bob Newhart Hollywood Zane Grey Theater Robert Ryan Dobie Gillis Chatsworth Osborne, Jr Beatnik Maynard Krebs

Rotary Club Plans Party at Harmon Park

Rotary Club members meet Wednesday at 6 p m in Harmon Park for the annual work party. Members to bring five sandwiches with specific contributions listed for each named member. The Ordnance School fourth grade rhythm-band performed last week under Mrs. Lewis Ball with piano accompaniment by H H Carpenter.

Point Pleasant Rotary Club Harmon Park James Andrews Joe Buffington Clifford Dunn R. W. Eshhenaur Joe Fannin James Fisher Jack Fruth George Hervey F. E. Skidmore Wadear Thabet A. F. Wilson Ordnance School Lewis Ball H. H. Carpenter

Point Pleasant Trio Competes In Talent Contest

Point Pleasant High School singers The Twiletts with accompanist Linda Tatterson appeared on the John Heiskell Good Morning Show last Thursday to compete against three other acts. Vicki Wright Shirley Long and Alice Wood are the trio.

Point Pleasant the Twiletts Point Pleasant High School John Heiskell Vicki Wright Shirley Long Alice Wood Linda Tatterson

TV Guide Tuesday to Wednesday Movie Schedule

Television guide lists Channel 4 shows Goodbye Mr Chips Part I at 5:00 p.m and Billy the Kid at 1:01 a.m. Channel 6 presents Outward Bound at 11:25 p.m and Never the Twain Shall Meet at 11:20 p.m. Channel 10 airs Hell's Outpost at 11:20 p.m Tarzan and the Amazon at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday options include Channel 3 Bureau of Missing Persons at 1:15 p.m A Woman's Face Part I at 3:00 p.m Two Sisters From Boston at 1:10 a.m Lady Gangster at 11:25 p.m Safe In Hell at 1:00 a.m Channel 8 Not So Dumb at 9:30 a.m London By Night at 11:20 p.m Stands Room Only at 9:30 a.m Killers Space at 11:20 p.m Nevada at 11:15 p.m.

Mr. Chips Billy the Kid Bureau of Missing Persons Boston Hell London Nevada

Heart Council Plains To Reorganize Group In Mason County

At a Mason County meeting in a church study plans were made to reorganize the Heart Council. The Rev. Gaston Boyle Jr led a successful heart fund drive totaling 564.98 with praise to local women clubs and donors. O D Wyatt and B J Adams attended from the West Virginia Heart Association. A June 29 meeting is set to elect officers as past members and new joiners are invited.

Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church Mason County Heart Council Gaston Boyle, Jr B. J. Adams West Virginia Heart Association, Inc Wyatt West Virginia Health Department Mason County

West Virginia University Announces Agronomy and Livestock Field Days

WVU Agricultural Experiment Station plans two events, July 7 Livestock Field Day at Morgantown animal science farm featuring judging and carcass evaluation, and July 31 Agronomy Day at the Point Pleasant Ohio Valley substation focusing on tobacco, small grains, alfalfa and weed control research.

Point Pleasant West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station A. H. van Landingham Morgantown Ohio Valley Experiment

Seven Fined By Justice Of Peace

Two men Hansford Cremeans and Ronadle Peyton were fined 20 dollars each for training a dog on enclosed land without permission and allowing dogs to chase game during closed season. Boyd Monroe Jones fined 50 dollars plus costs for DWI with six month license revocation and 24 hours jail. William H. Young fined 10 dollars for hauling an insecure coal load. Anna Lee Roberts fined 10 dollars for no operators license. William Siders fined 3 dollars for school non attendance. Roy Eugene Mullen and Virgil Dunlap fined 10 dollars each for speeding.

Boyd Monroe Jones William H. Young Anna Lee Roberts William Siders Roy Eugene Mullen Virgil Dunlap

Point Clinic Births and Admissions Notice

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wolfe Pliny welcomed a son. Mrs. Floyd Wolfe Pliny and William Jackson Gallipolis admitted. Mrs. Ruth Deweese Leon discharged.

Floyd Wolfe Pliny William Jackson Gallipolis Ruth Deweese Leon

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes And Mason Field Day

Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list several residents including Mrs. J. Knox Dye from Point Pleasant and others from Millwood Crown City and Sandyville. Mason Grade School will hold its annual field day at the school on Tuesday May 29 with complete details to be announced later.

Celia Dodd Millwood Billy Simpkins Point Pleasant Lester Angell Crown City Donald Casto Sandyville Louie Mitchell Charleston Mason —— Mason

Simmons, Well-known Point Merchant. Dies

Simmons Millard Holly Simmons 82 prominent Point Pleasant businessman died at Pleasant Valley Hospital after a long illness. He led Point Pleasant Wholesale Candy Co. and helped build the Main St. Baptist Church. Survived by wife two daughters two sons twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Main St. Baptist Church with burial in Spencer Cemetery.

Lard Holly Simmons Pleasant Valley Hospital Ohio River Spencer St. Mary’s Point Pleasant Roane County South Dakota Seattle Wash Enterprise Wholesale Candy Co Point Pleasant Wholesale Candy Co Kiwanis Club St. Mary's Lodge Ethel Cunningham Simmons Harper G Nellie) Grimm Charleston Elmo B Sarsah) Patrick Huntington George M Korea Daniel F Daisy B. Simmons Ross Elmer J. Hulbert Madison Russell Stutler Portsmouth L. G

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