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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1958

Page

3

Gallipolis Western Auto Store Fire Causes $50000 Damage

A major blaze at the Western Auto Store in Gallipolis caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to merchandise and the rear storeroom. Fire Chief J Hector Steele said flames likely started from an electric range and melted tar in a container. One employee, James Holley, suffered third degree burns.

Dick Thomas Gallipolis Western Auto Third Ave Court St First J. Hector Steele Sanford Stroop First Jnve James Holley Eastern Ave Steele Bennett Robert M. Richards Richards

Evening Schedule of Programs and News Announcements

Daytime and evening listings include film showings at 10:00 and 1:00, cartoons and serials such as Rough Riders and Mickey Mouse, news updates at 11:15 and 11:00, theater at 4:00 and 3:30, plus John B. Carroll and Harbor Communications items.

Dav Jim Thacker Hilo Brown Ford Stow NBC News Wynn Jack Paar Rook Katie Doonan Hunt Stone OY Iaide Jett Drum Ellery Queen Bengal Lane Boone Rough Riders Union Ncife UA Wm Home Theat Nita Hutch Kartoon Kor Uncom Harbor Doug Martin Amer Mickey Mouse

Radio Schedule Fragment From Local Station

A fragmented listing outlines a day’s radio timetable with program titles and times including Pat Boone, John Daly, Nixon speech, Scotland Yard, and Disney related shows. The schedule mixes news weather and entertainment across early morning to late evening slots.

Buccaneers Nixon Scotland Yard John Daly Alice Rin Tin Tin Wailt Disney

TV Schedule Fragments and Channel Lineup Highlights

A dense list of radio and TV time slots shows programs from 6:00 to 12:45 with varied titles such as News Weather Cartoon Call World Turns and Playhouse 90. Notable names include Derringer Woody Hayes Chet Long Phil Silvers Our Gang and Love of Life across multiple days and hours.

Explorer Derringer Woody Hayes Zare Greych Chet Long Playhouse 90 D Edwards Niven Bride Cartoon Call Amos-Andy Tom Gibba Ann Reider Godfrey Sreh. Tomor Guiding Light Flippo Phil Silvers Sky King D. Edwards Pers Gray Ghost Jack Gleason Armch Pat Mike W.va Jimmy Dean

Television Tonight: Variety of 1950s Eps and Stars

CBS presents Zane Grey Theater The Scaf fold with Dick Powell at 9 p m A town seeks vengeance against a sniper The Time Of Your Life with Jackie Gleason at 9 30 p m Playhouse 90 features a diverse cast Behind Closed Doors Reginald Gardiner disguises as a janitor in Double Jeopardy at 9 p m The Ford Show with Ann Blyth at 9 p m Pat Boone from New York 9 p m Rough Riders Kent Taylor Jan Merlin Peter Whitney star in Breakout at 9 p m on ABC.

Zane Grey Theater Dick Powell CBS Playhouse 90 Jackie Gleason San Francisco Reginal Gardiner NBC Ann Blyth Tennessee Ernie Ford Pat Boone Pat New York Roy Rogers Sons of the Pioneers ABC Rough Riders Flagg Kent Taylor Kirby Jan Merlin Sgt Sinclair Peter Whitney

TV Guide Thursday and Friday Movie Schedule Highlights

A compact guide lists scheduled film titles and lead cast for Thursday and Friday including Andy Hardy's Private Secretary, Introduction to Erica, Madonna of the Seven Moons, Tampico, Sunset on the Desert, Phantom Raiders, No Man's Road, Love Honor and Be Mine, Ellery Queen Master Detective, Cry Danger, Dodge City, Michael O'Halloran, Pacific Rendezvous, Ghost and Mrs Muir, Green Grass of Wyoming, and Junior Miss with listed stars like Mickey Rooney, Stewart Granger, Errol Flynn, Rex Harrison, and Peggy Ann Garner.

Andy Hardy Mickey Rooney Lewis Stone Erica Madonna OF the Seven Moons Stewart Granger Phyllis Calvert Tampico Edward G. Robinson Lynn Bari Victor McLagren Desert Roy Rogers Walter Pidgeon Florence Rice NO Man's Road BE Mave Wayne Morris Priscilla Lane Ellery Queen Ralph Bellamy Margaret Lindsay Dick Pow Rhonda Fleming Dodge City Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Michael O'Halloran Scotty Beckett Allene Roberts Lee Bowman Jean Rogers Ghost Mrs. Muir Rex Harrison Gene Tierney Wyoming Charlies Coburn Peggy Cummings Lloyd Nolan Peggy Ann Garner Mona Freeman Allyn Josiyn

Gallipolis Memorial Fund Created for Anna Simmerman

The Gallia County District Library forms a memory fund for Anna E. Simmerman retired teacher and genealogist board member who died Tuesday. Funds will buy genealogy books for the library and be dedicated in her name. Simmerman, daughter of a Civil War veteran, pursued Gallia County history recording burial sites of local soldiers.

Gallipolis Gallia County Anna E. Simmerman Lawrence R. Huber Simmerman

Memorial Service Set For Anna Simmerman

GALLIPOLIS French Colony Chapter DAR will hold memorial services at 7 30 p m Thursday at Millers funeral home for registrar Anna Simmerman who died Tuesday In a second service at 2 p m Friday pallbearers include Marshal D Boggs city superintendent of schools Robert Evans of Rio Grande attorney John A Epling John Lloyd Gerald Gills and Douglas Mullineaux with Grace Methodist Church as the service site

Gallipolis John A. Epling John Lloyd Gerald Gills Douglas Mullineaux

Jackson Man Injured By Cable Shaving Shovel Mishap

Jackson route three resident Raymond L. Potter 50 an employee of Maiden Coal Co was injured near Mercerville around 9 45 a m Tuesday suffering a severe laceration to the left hand He cut his hand on a cable on the shiv of the shovel and was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 11 45 a m after emergency treatment The article also notes a National Geographic Society comparison about hurricane energy versus U S electric power output.

Jackson Gallipolis Raymond L. Potter Maiden Coal Co Farmers Hotel Mercerville Holzer Hospital

New Books Arrive at Gallia County Library

District librarian Lawrence R. Huber announces twenty five new titles added to the library shelves. Fiction includes Deadline by Boles and Circus Triumph Ant by Taylor among others. Non fiction features Hold that Tiger by Dunton and Banks and Politics in America by Hammond with several mood uplifting and educational works.

Gallipolis Gallia County Lawrence R. Huber Boles the Image Maker Dryer The Moon Readers Derleth Wapshot Chronicle Cheever Galaxy of Science Fiction Galaxy Science Fiction Conrad Showcase Dibner Aristotle de Camp Valor Fisher Taylor Dunton Gipson Kaufmann Chase United States Banks America Hammond Darrow Semenow Rukeyser Berkson Woodring Knight Steincrown Stuart

Fire Chief Urges Fire Prevention Practice in Gallipolis

Fire Chief J. Hector Steele comments on Wednesday's Western Auto Store fire during National Fire Prevention Week. He urges cleanup of attics and basements and notes a 1% mill levy on the November 4 ballot will fund fire department equipment to extinguish fires quickly and reduce losses.

Gallipolis J. Hector Steele Western Auto Store

Mrs. Ora Mae Davis Dies at 80 in Gallia County

Ora Mae Davis 80 of Northup Route 1 died at 4 15 a m Thursday in Holzer Hospital after nine days as a patient She was born March 4 1878 in Walnut Township wife of Daniel Davis who died June 2 Surviving are four sons Harry Otis Stanley Delbert and James and a daughter Erma Rose Funeral services 2 p m Sunday at Asbury Methodist Church with Rev Earl V Cremeens officiating Burial will be in Tyn Rhos Cemetery Friends may call at the residence Saturday afternoon and until the funeral hour

Gallipolis Ora Mae Davis Northup Holzer Hospital Walnut Twp James Matilda Waugh Boggs Leslie Will Tom Daniel Davis Raymond Frances Harry and Otis Stanley Vinton Delbert Bidwell Arthur Erma) Rose Patriot Wetherholt-Elliott-Sanders Asbury Methodist Church Earl V. Cremeens Tyn Rhos

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