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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1958
Page
2
The Messenger outlines NBC and CBS station schedules with programs like Peter Gunn NBC News and Wells Fargo, plus feature films such as Heroes of the Deep and Crime Doctor's Gamble. Listings cover WSAZ WLW and other outlets with day and night slots.
A dense list shows showtimes for many programs from 6:00 to 12:30 including Buccaneers, Science Fiction, News, films, and Westerns. Notable titles include Liberace, Life of Riley, Cisco Kid, Wyatt Earp, Rifleman, Naked City, Mick Spillane, and Hour of Stars.
A fragmented television guide lists times and programs across the day including news, weather, sports, and various entertainment slots such as Hickieboy, Anybody, Without Gun, John Daly, Fam. Favor, Late Show, Weather, Morning Show, Best. Blackie, Time for Rom, Ray Milland, Day in Court, Peter Hayes, Liberace, and Disney Time with multiple half hour and hour blocks.
A fragmented list shows time slots and program titles across morning to late evening with entries like Explorer Weather News Sea Hunt Amos Andy Godfrey Red Skelton Tonight. The OCR text mixes shows, hosts, and weather notes with irregular formatting and typos.
A dense lineup across day and night with programs like News Father Knows Best Jungle Jim Texan Theater and World Turns among many others listed with times and sequence. The page reflects a typical mid century station grid, mixing dramas comedies news and variety shows with frequent repetitions and channel identifiers.
TV MOVIE GUIDE MONDAY 5 00 P M David Copperfield Part I W C Fields Basil Rathbone 7 30 P M To The Shores Of Tripoli Maureen O Hara John Payne 11 05 P M Keeper Of The Gees Gloria Michael Duane
TV listings feature Anna Vinfis in a Metropolitan Opera debut with Cesare Sient and the Wake of Phaetans. Dr Irwin Rach saves a girl in Beyond Return. ABC presents The Money at 10, Restless Gun at 11:15, NBC offers Tales of Wells Fargo 8, Peter Gunn 9, Goodyear Theater 9:30.
Advertisement offers Pattern 570 to craft a toaster doll from odds and ends with transfer directions and pattern pieces. Send 35 cents plus 5 more for first class mail to Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept New York. Also promotes 1959 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book with embroidery crochet knitting and a cut out doll for 25 cents.
Middleport High School hosted the annual freshman sophomore reception with multiple skits. Bill Stobart delivered the welcome as students Barrett Covert, Swackhamer, McElhinny, Anderson performed Spirits On Parade. The event included two other skits Nerve on Display Social Climbing and a cowplay comedy with a musical interlude and a Happy Birthday surprise to Superintendent L W McComas.
Mrs Harold Holmes wife of the Naz arene pastor was guest of honor at a layette shower at the home of Mrs Carson Hayes with church women as hostesses. Gifts were placed in a bassinet gift of Mr and Mrs Frank Arnott decorated in yellow and aqua. Thirteen persons sent gifts.
The Young Adult Class of First Baptist Church adopted a year round project to provide a monthly food basket for a needy family and a Christmas help plan including toys clothing and food. They set a Christmas dinner with gift exchange and moved meeting night to the third Friday each month. Reverend Zandel and Roy Domigan discussed a lay development dinner on Dec 5.
Middleport reports the Woman's Association bazaar and bake sale will start at 7 this evening at the church and continue all day Tuesday with lunches offered.
Advertisement for Anne Adams pattern 4644 shows a clever-cut collar and sleek silhouette for a flattering fit. Includes half sizes 14 42 16 42 18 42 20 42 24 and yardage for 36-inch fabric. patterns printed with directions. send 50 cents plus 10 cents shipping. address Athens Messenger Pattern Dept New York.
POMEROY The Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority met at the Racine Methodist Church with Eva lyn Thomas leading group singing. Amy Gettles discussed Children’s Literature while Ruth Euler and others hosted the meeting and provided a meal for Meigs County members and attendees from Jackson Wellston and Oak Hill.
Pomeroy Ground Observers Corps post will be inactivated on January 31, 1958 per a notice from the state adjutant general's department. Director Howard B. Mullen praised the volunteers who operated from Lincoln Heights without pay. The move follows radar network expansion and a shift to a semi automatic air defense data system to speed processing.
The Reedsville Long Bottom Home Demonstration group met at the Long Bottom Christian Church with Mrs. Tress Swain and Mrs. Mamie Buckley presenting Christmas Ideas. A noon potluck followed. The December meeting will be at Mrs. Slye Balderson’s home.
Water gauges show varying levels on the Gallipolis Kanawha and Ohio rivers with dams at London Marmet Winfield on the sill and many boats listed at Lock stations 13 through 34 showing up and down readings as of post dawn to afternoon hours. Individual vessels such as Montgomery Dixie Challenger and City of Huntington plus others at Locks 15 16 and 18 report up or down statuses with times recorded.
Two divorce petitions were filed and two divorces granted in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Margaret Ann Cardillo seeks custody of three children from Sgt Anthony Cardillo amid extreme cruelty claims. Betty Darst seeks divorce from Harold Darst amid gross neglect and cruelty claims. Ilene Simmons is awarded custody of two children in a separate granted divorce. A fifth action involves Jarrett Bobo seeking $100 on a cognovit note from Raymond E Duckler.
Joseph East hon 72 of Adenia native dies at Meigs General Hospital Middleport. Survived by daughters Mrs Alecia Worner and Mrs Syvilla McCool both of Middleport, three sisters and two brothers. Body to Hargrave funeral home Adenia with services expected Tuesday afternoon.
The Third Friday Club at Mrs. Ernest Rhodes home re-elected officers for the new year: Mrs. Henry Reibel president, Mrs. Ben Neutzling secretary, and Mrs. Everett Dailey treasurer. A Christmas party plan was set for the next meeting at Mrs. Dale Smith's home.
At Bradbury School the November PTA meeting honored the youngest father Robert Morris and oldest father Carl Grueser. Eighth grade led by Mrs Thelma Dill performed Aunt Doleful's Ailments with student cast. A mixed chorus sang three numbers before a social hour and plans for a Dec 16 Christmas program were announced.
The Board of Education of Heath Methodist Church will convene at 7 30 Monday evening with Jack Bechtle presiding.
POMEROY Rev Roy Deeter of Coolville will speak at Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church at 7 30 each evening through December 7.
Middleport band tag day raised 739 dollars for the uniform fund and new instruments. Led by George Dallas and officials from the Middleport Band Boosters, juniors and seniors marched through town from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with headquarters at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. Walter Crooks donated collection canisters.
Wildwood Garden Club awarded blue ribbons for flower arrangements at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Kenneth Harris. Prizes went to Mrs. David Nease Mrs. Kenneth Harris Mrs. Dwight Milhoan Mrs. Edison Hollon and Mrs. Denver Holter.
Mrs. Mark Roller 52 born Oneida Bartels of Syracuse died Wednesday morning at her Huntington West Virginia home. Survived by mother Mrs Bartels two grandchildren a daughter Mrs Charles Gibbs and sisters Mrs Garnet OBrien and Miss Ruth Bartels. Funeral at Steele funeral home Huntington.
Funeral services for Charles Eblin Sr were held at 2 p m Saturday at the Hiland Church with Rev O H Carr officiating. Attending from out of the county were relatives and friends from Springfield Bloomdale Findlay Deshler Rand W Va Columbus.
Willing Workers class of Enterprise EUB Church held a November meeting at Mrs. Paul Frick home. Officers elected: Mrs Claude Husted president Miss Dorothy Long vice president Mrs Ralph Spencer secretary Mrs Herbert Dixon treasurer. Christmas dinner planned for Dec 4 at Five Points Grill with party and gift exchange. Members voted $25 to building fund and $5 to Otterbein home.
A pre Thanksgiving program by the Methodist Men of Heath Church will be held at 7:30 Tuesday evening. John Kraweyzsa is program chairman and Coach John Thompson will speak. Special music by W. K. Everson and devotional guidance by Homer E. Cook. Refreshments will be served.
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