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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1961

Page

10

Bradley, Safford Named Blacks' Grid Co-Captains

Point Pleasant Big Blacks name 210 pound guard Omar Bradley and 175 pound guard Steve Safford as co captains for the 1962 season at the annual football banquet and dance. John Prince named most valuable player after 61 points in 1961 season. Senior awards presented. various gifts to coaches players and supporters.

Point Pleasant Big Blacks Omar Bradley Steve Safford Tto Robert Shertzer Moose Jane Smith John Prince

Television Listings Highlight Erratic Local Schedule

The Messenger notes a disclaimer for errors in program lists as stations may not supply corrected schedules. Prime time shows include Price Right, Jim Thacker, 87 Precinct, Thriller, News, Weather, and various titles across NBC and other networks with multiple time slots and color indicators.

The Messenger

Radio Schedule for Evening Broadcast Guide

Prime time lineup lists 6 25 to 11 20 with programs including NBC News Weather Beachcomber Laramie Paar Hitchcock Maine Dick Powell News Cain's and more. The sequence outlines show broadcast blocks from 6 25 pm through 2 30 am the following day.

Dick Powel Jim Thacker Cain NBC News Weather Beachcomber Laramie Paar Hitchcock Maine Dick Powell Cain's

TV Schedule Playlist with Day and Night Lineup

A dense list of broadcast times and program titles spans from 6:00 to 11:55 with news, weather, films, and serials. Sequence includes Hiway Patrol Joe Casey Expedition Cheyenne Dr Brothers Rifleman Movie Surfside Cinderella Marn Show High etc.

ABC News Casper

TV Schedule Glimpse of Evening Lineup

The night slate lists Joe Squad at 9 and Surfside at 9 00, News at 6 30, Ben Casey at 10 00, Weather at 6 40, News at 11 00, Weather at 11 10, Trackdown at 6 00, 12 15 Sports, Cheyenne at 7 30, Movie at 11 20 and Rifleman at 8 30.

NRAC Loretta Youn Dr Maijone Daddy Hollywood Price Richt NBC News Consequences Steamboat Danny_Thom Andy Griffith Hiway Patro Hennesey CBS News Coronado Pete Gladys Video Village Srch. Tomor Stooges Denie Gillis Red Skelton Ichabod Masterson Gary Moore van Dyke NAC Jack Paar Dr Matone Today Jack Denton Ben Casey Bud Starcher Bob Ollie New Breeders Ore Bach Father Cp. Kangaro Ann Reider Sreh Tomer Flippe Theater Death Valley

TV previews for Monday November twenty seven schedule

A list of TV previews with times and descriptions for November 27. Programs include National Velvet The Desperado 8 p m 9 p m 87th Precinct My Friend My Enemy Thriller The Closed Cabinet Cheyenne Storm Center Angry Young Man The Long Goodbye Rifleman A Matter of Seconds Surfside Six A Matter of Seconds follows a suspect holding a hostage and a police pursuit.

Andrew Mason Dennis Hooper Surfside Ken

Evening TV lineup features classic game and comedy shows

At 7 30 To Tell The Truth panels with Kitty Carlisle Tom Poston and Bud Collyer. M Squad at 8 with Frank Bal linger tracking counterfeit ring. Window on Main Street at 8 30 with Lloyd Ramsey Cameron Brooks and Robert Young. Andy Griffith Show at 9 30 with Don Knotts. Hennesey at 10 with Shelly Manne and Jackie Cooper. Ive Got a Secret at 10 30 with Garry Moore hosting Betsy Palmer Bess Myerson and more.

Kitty Carlisle Tom Poston Bud Collyer M Squad Frank Ballinger Treasury Department Lee Marvin Paul Newlan Main Street Lloyd Ramsey Cameron Brooks Robert Young Ford Rainey Andy Griffith Barney Fife Andy Taylor Don Knotts Hennesey Chick Hawaii Shelly Manne Jackie Cooper Garry Moore Bill Cullen Henry Morgan Betsy Palmer Bess Myerson

Point Clinic Admits and Discharges Patients

Mrs Mary Childers of Vinton Ohio and William T Lloyd of Cottageville were admitted. Discharges include Mrs Nannie Nibert of Hender and Mrs Richard Higgins and her daughter of Point Pleasant.

Mary Childers Vinton Ohio William T. Lloyd Cottageville Nannie Nibert, Hender Richard Higgins Point Pleasant

Jet Fuel Tank Found On Farm Near Vin ton

A 450 gallon jet fuel wing tank from an Air Force jet was found 3 p.m. Saturday on the Wade Martin farm three miles north of Vinton. Steve Bryant discovered fragments after his father reported the object to Patrolman R. E. Martinez. An Air Force team had recovered both tanks last summer after a Charleston area jettison. Officers say verification may take 2–3 days.

Gallipolis Wade Martin Vin Earl Bryant R. E. Martine Steve Bryant Bryants Andrews Rd Vinton Air Force James Casto Cecil B. Carpenter Charleston W. Va Lockbourne Air Force Base

Coin flip sets council terms in Centerville village

Gallia County Elections Board split four year and two year terms for Centerville council members Hollis Kuhn and Roy Moses after a coin toss. Kuhn drew tails for four years while Moses drew heads for two years, aligning staggered terms statewide.

Gallipolis Gallia Cash Allison Oscar Russell Kuhn Noah Walters Moses Board of Elections Hannan Trace French City Press Harrison Guyan Ohio Simmons Lithography and Printing Co Midget Press Manning Wetherholt

Parked Cars Hit Three Wrecks Probed

Gallipolis police investigated four weekend accidents involving parked cars and a rear collision. William Casey reported a hitskip at Evans Grocery at 11:45 a.m. A truck driven by Howard Circle struck Normal Dean’s parked truck at Ohio Valley Livestock Sales. Charles Rathburn’s car struck Freddie Wood’s parked vehicle in the 400 block of Third Ave. Farrel Stover stopped at Bob Evans Drive-In at 11:40 p.m. and Roy Sprague’s car hit his rear. Sprague faces Municipal Court for failure to stop within the assured clear distance.

Gallipolis William Casey Evans Grocery Casey Howard Circle Jackson Ohio Valley Livestock Sales Vinton Ave Normal R. Dean Columbus Circle Dean Charles Mike) Rathburn Third Ave Rathburn Freddie Wood Bob Ev Ans Farrel Stover Roy D. Sprague Bidwell Stover Sprague

Holzer Hospital News Health donors listed for blood drive

A community blood drive announcement lists numerous local residents by name who donated or are expected to donate. The note reads Blood Used Saturday One Pint and includes names from Gallipolis, Wellston, Pomeroy, Oak Hill and other nearby towns.

Beale PTA Plans Christmas Bazaar and Turkey Dinner

Beale School PTA sponsors a Christmas bazaar and turkey dinner on December 8 at the Beale School. Serving starts at 5 p.m. Homemade articles Christmas candles and cookies will be featured. Lion's Club booth offers glassware and fruit cakes.

Point Pleasant Beale School PTA Lion’s Club

River Traffic and Dam Status Across Regional Locks

River gauges show multiple dams on Kanawha and Ohio rivers running at varying heights while all movable dams in Huntington District are down. Listed boat movements include Lock 13 to Lock 35 with mixed up and down readings and numerous named vessels reporting times and tonnage changes.

Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield Ohio River Huntington Peoria Robert R. Gibson Bingo Mark M Sanceder Lock Lewis Robert P. Nile Craig M Lunga Point E’deana Bosworth Bob Benter Ravenswood Badger Creditor Etta Marie Kanawha River Boats Semet Helen O. F. Shearer Lacy Jane Lucas Aliquippa Peggy Downey Albert F. Holden Dorothy Southern Southland Harry Dyer Ellen Ary Boaz Pea John J Rowe Mack

Robison Forfeits Bond In Traffic Signal Case

Gallipolis 20 year old Lawrence M Robison forfeited a 25 dollar bond for appearance in municipal court on a charge of failing to obey an automatic traffic signal.

Gallipolis Lawrence M. Robinson

Gallipolis Personal Notes Thanksgiving Visits

Local residents share holiday travel and family time across Ohio. Jack Kelly and family visited Grove City and Fourth Ave while Roger Williams, a Ohio University student, joined. Miller family traveled from Rio Grande and Columbus for the holiday. Carol Miller attends Ohio State University. Cromlish visits from Elyria. Claudia Miller returns to OSU. Lola Mae Wallace and Sherry visit from Columbus. Allen Zinn and family come from Lancaster. Mrs Zinn undergoes appendicitis surgery but expects discharge soon.

Jack Kelly Grove City Wilbur Curry Fourth Ave Lola Mae Wallace Sherry Columbus F. L. (Bud) Stevers Mercerville Jim Saunders Roanoke Internal Revenue Service W. Earl Saunders Chillicothe Rd Dorothy Cromlish Elyria The YWCA Arnold Cromlish David

Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Names

A son was born to Mr and Mrs Jack Pike of Gallipolis. Other new births listed include John Taylor of Letart Mrs George McComas Glenwood Mrs Winifred Gibbs Racine Mrs Paul Yoder Point Pleasant Burl Fewell Winfield Mrs William Johnson Syracuse Mrs Robert Pyatt Ravenswood Mrs Martin Hail Racine Mrs Hiram States Gallipolis Mrs Arnold Escue Point Linda Reese Buffalo W Va Mrs Harold Holmes and daughter Syracuse Mrs Elias Davis Grimms Landing.

Burl Fewell Winfield William Johnson Syracuse Robert Pyatt Ravenswood Martin Hail Racine Hiram States Gallipolis Arnold Escue Point Pleasant Linda Reese Buffalo W. Va Harold Holmes Elias Davis Grimms Landing

Guardsman Tommy Stover Transfers to Fort Dix Training

Transfer Guardsman Tommy Stover of Charleston Road Charleston area spent weekend with his parents in Point Pleasant while en route from Fort Polk Louisiana to Fort Dix New Jersey for training with the local National Guard unit.

Stover William Stover Charleston Rd Fort Polk National Guard Fort Dix N. J Point Pleasant

Driver Has No Lights As Two Autos Collide

Two teenagers, Charles Athey 18 and Lowell Halfhill 16, were involved in separate Saturday crashes on Route 35 and Cemetery Road near Kyger and Gallipolis. Athey left of center and hit a lightless southbound car. both vehicles suffered heavy damage with no injuries. Athey and Halfhill faced charges in municipal and juvenile court respectively. Another collision at Routes 35 and 160 caused heavy damage but no injuries. Provi nce 63 was cited for failing to stop. A car hood flew up at a Kanauga service station, causing hood damage to Donald Shelton.

Gallipolis Cemetery Rd Kyger Cheshire State Highway Patrol Charles L. Athey Athey Municipal Court Juvenile Court James E. Province Cathern Starkey Rodney Donald C. Shelton Columbus Kananga

Wins Contest By Default At Gallia County Prince of Peace

Jane Fadely daughter of Mr and Mrs William Fadely Bidwell Route 2 is winner by default of the Gallia County Prince of Peace declamation contest She is a junior at Gallia Academy High School The contest chairman Rev Osborne Hoover said she was the only entrant and the event will not be held Miss Fadely advances to the district contest to be held the first or second Sunday in January The district site will be announced after county contests by Rev Roy Wigal Simpson Chapel Methodist Church pastor and contest official

Gallipolis Jane Fadely William Fadely Bidwell Gallia County Prince of Peace Gallia Academy High School Osborne Hoover Miss Fadely Cheshire Baptist Church

Parents Night Scheduled for Teenville Junior High

In Gallipolis Teenville hosts a Parents Night from 7 to 9 p.m. in the old Gal lia Academy gym with all junior high parents invited. Earlier Saturday about 250 teens attended junior and senior high sessions dancing to records spun by Terry Johnson and Lou Mueller. The senior high Teenville planning committee will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hugh Graham's residence.

Gallia Academy Terry Johnson Lou Mueller Chaprones Ford Howe Jack Griffin Everett Alban Cleora Egner Hugh Graham Second Ave

Columbus Driver Cited After Crash

Clyde L. L. Rayburn of Columbus Ohio was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control after a two vehicle crash on Route 216 miles north of Point Pleasant. The Rayburn vehicle struck the Casey auto as it attempted a left turn. Both cars were northbound and no injuries were reported.

Point Pleasant Clyde L. L. Rayburn Columbus Ohio Sheriff’s Department Rayburn Casey Auto

Unemployment Gap Grows Between Gallia and Meigs

Gallia County reports 371 unemployment claimants, up 45 in a year, while Meigs County has 280 claimants, down 43. Initial and continuing claims include 85 and 286 in Gallia, 42 and 238 in Meigs, with year-ago totals 326 and 323 respectively.

Childers Gallia County Meigs County

Deem Rites Held Monday

Charles Marion Roy Deem a lifelong Mason County resident died Sunday morning after a five week illness at Pleasant Valley Hospital. He was 47 and formerly worked at Marietta Manufacturing Co. Surviving are two aunts and two uncles. Funeral services were held Monday at Chapman-Wilcoxen with Rev. Curtis Saville presiding. Burial followed at Lone Oak Cemetery.

Point Pleasant Charles Marion Roy) Deem Viand St Pleasant Valley Hospital Mason County Roy and Mabel Condee Deem Marietta Manufacturing Co Bertha Condee Lettie Jennings Gallipolis Ferry Raymond Condee Orlando Fla Ernest Condee Portsmouth Chapman-Wilcoxen Funeral Home Curtis Saville Lone Oak Cemetery

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bradley Safford Blacks Prince Howard Lee Miller Billy Joe Sturgeon Danny Johnson Jim Wellman Jim King Danny Rodgers Shertzer Dick Horton Denny Wedge Gary Minton John Bill Pack Big Black Backers Bob Johnson Jack Rogers Leo Calandros Wsaz-Tv NBC Mr. Magoo Back Paar Whtn-Tv CBS Chan Wlw-C Wtvn-Tv ABC Hiway Patrol Joe Casey McGraw Wchs TV Wbns-Tv Secret Ae News Tell Truth Oviews May and S Danny Thom National Velvet Donald Boris Karloff David Frankham Peter Foster Cheyenne England McCain Ton Glenn United States America Earth Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr Navy East Derry N. H Malcolm Scott Carpenter Boulder Colo John Hershhhel Glenn Jr Marines New Concord 104Th Ohio General Assembly Buckeye State Willa Saunders Holzer Hospital News Ted Riley, Jr Middleport Duane K. Black James A. Nunnally Ironton Jeanette M. Brenneman Walter H. Bulmer Ethel S. Knotts Junior Meadows Waterloo Arthur G. Montgomery Welston Benjamin F. Brammer Iron Ronald E. Jarvis Wellston Mabel G. Swanson Clarence N. Hineman Crown City George C. Roberts Long Bottom Viola Napper Hamden Charlotte B. Perrin Abe Phillips David C. Lowman New Haven Thelma A. Grueser Pomeroy Jerome F. Mable Wells Garnet M. Davidson William Deal Glenwood Nyle D. Borden Bernard C. Knigge Oak Hill John V. Chancey Roy Virgil F. Cottrill Robert J. Crush Delbert A. Smith James A. Rife Roger D. Cribben John C. Boggess Carl Holtz, Jr Brenda Wall H. F. Thompson Ralph W. Dearing L. R. Pennington Jasper Call Linda Wall Henry Sadler Lee F. Burcham Robert Clarke Lester Hanshaw Justin Fallon Ruby Sowards Dwight Oliver William Jenkins B. J. Williams Paul F. Amberger L. Claude Miller Claudia Miller Ohio State University Allen Zinn Allen Connie Mark Lancaster Clarence George Stephen George Zinn Sheila George Holzer Hospital Mrs Jack Pike John Taylor Letart George McComas Winifred Gibbs Paul Yoder Point Pleas Tommy Moneer Monarch Life Ins Quarrier Lowell E. Halfhill Frank W. Childers Ohio State Employment Service Commonwealth Securities, Inc Sixth Street Point Pleasant Centenary Social Club Delmas Baughman Carl W. Gillespie
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