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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1967

Page

4

Four Mason County seamen graduate Naval basic training

Four Mason County seamen have completed nine weeks of basic training and graduated from the Naval Training Center at Great Lakes Illinois. The graduates are Seaman Larry F. Clonch 20 son of Mr and Mrs Orville Clonch Henderson Seaman David Watson 19 son of Mr and Mrs Edward Watson Henderson Seaman Robert Rhodes 19 son of Mrs Dorothy Rhodes Point Pleasant and Seaman Robert L Murphy 18 son of Mrs Lucille M Murphy Point Pleasant Route 2. In the first weeks of their Naval service the men studied military subjects and lived and worked under conditions similar to those they will encounter on their first shore station.

Point Pleasant Mason County Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill Larry F. Clonch Orville Clonch Henderson David Watson Edward Watson Robert Rhodes Dorothy Rhodes Robert L. Murphy Lucille M. Murphy Point

Education Chairman To Lecture at Mason County Event

Griffin, Virginia, state extension education chair for women, will discuss Choices And Challenges For Modern Women at Mason County Home Demonstration Clubs Annual Achievement Day in Point Pleasant Virginia. The event at Moose Home October 26 includes 10 a.m. registration by Pioneer and Haven Clubs, with 1:50 p.m. talk.

Point Pleasant Virginia Griffin Mason County Moose Home Pioneer Haven Pleasant Club Mason—Sasafras Leon Avalanche Wohelo Upland Illahee Anne Bailey Cherokee Club Pocahontas Club

Mason County Schools Superintendent to speak at PTA meeting

Brooks Smith, superintendent of Mason County Schools, will address the Leon School PTA at 7:30 p.m. today in the school. He will discuss adult education classes now starting in Mason County and hold a question and answer session on the school system.

Point Pleasant I. Brooks Smith Mason County Leon School PTA Smith

Messenger Television Guide Tuesday Evening Lineup

Television guide lists Jerry Lewis film at 4, Garrison's Gorillas at 6, Dektari at 8 and Menuhin Teaches at 20. Network times and program titles are shown in a compact regional listing.

Jerry Lewis Garrison Dektari Menuhin

Henderson Man Reports UFO Sighting Over Henderson Hill

A Henderson resident observed a daytime unidentified flying object described as a silver square with a smaller square attached traveling southeast over Henderson Hill on Saturday afternoon. Nearby, four people saw two white light objects Saturday night. Gallipolis Ferry witnesses reported bright white and orange lights moving in all directions for several minutes.

Point Pleasant Henderson Henderson Hill Gallipolis

Evening TV Schedule Highlights for Wednesday

A daytime to prime time TV lineup lists several repeats and new episodes. Notable offerings include Captain Kangaroo, Love of Life, and The Docotts along with legal shows Divorce Court and Perry Mason. ABC and CBS news segments air with Marlene Sanders and Douglas Edwards contributing.

Guides to Stations Listed for Ohio Valley and Nearby Areas

Listings show TV stations including WSAZ-TV Huntington NBC WLWC Columbus NBC WTVN-TV Columbus ABC WCHS-TV Charleston CBS WBNS-TV Columbus CBS WHTN-TV Huntington ABC WTAP-TV Parkersburg NBC ABC WHIZ-TV Zanesville NBC ABC WOUB-TV Athens Ohio University.

Wsaz-Tv NBC Huntington WLWC Columbus Wtvn-Tv ABC Wchs-Tv CBS Charleston Wbns-Tv Whtn-Tv Wtap-Tv Parkersburg Whiz-Tv Zanesville Woub-Tv Ohio University Athens

Movie Guide Evening Lineup of Classic Films

A Wednesday schedule lists Horizons West at 7 pm with Rock Hudson and That Funny Feeling at 3, plus Pillow Talk and The Man Who Never Was. Late night features Sea of Lost Ships and Malaya with stars like Walter Brennan, John Derek, Spencer Tracy, and James Stewart.

Horizons West Rock Hudson Sondra Dee Bobby Darin Doris Day Tony Randall Man Who Clifton Webb Gloria Graham Walter Brennan John Derek Malaya Spencer Tracy John Hodiak James Stewart Gilbert Roland Flamingo Road

Lambda Chi Omega Elects President at State Convention

Pessie Wilson of Point Pleasant was elected and installed as president of Lambda Chi Omega at the state convention Sunday in Tu Endie Wei Manor hosted by West Virginia Gamma chapter. Officers serve until the next convention in Huntington in fall 1968. Olive Andrews, national VP and inspector, will visit Gamma chapter October 31 at 8 p.m. Ruth Deal and Kay Minnich attended from the local chapter.

Point Pleasant Pessie Wilson Lambda Chi Omega Tu-Endie-Wei Manor West Virginia Huntington Olive Andrews Ruth Deal Kay Minnich

Symphony Tickets On Sale Now Rio Grande Debut with Columbus Orchestra

The Rio Grande Choir joins the Columbus Symphony Orchestra for a Southeastern Ohio concert in the Rio Grande College Dining Hall. Tickets are available at Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce Carl's Family Shoe Store Commercial and Savings Bank Paul Davies Jewelers Mitchell Office Supply Jerry Miller's Country Fair on Route 35 Frank Denney's Grocery Rio Grande. Phone reservations may be made at 446-3415 in Gallipolis.

Rio Grande Columbus Symphony Orchestra Ohio Rio Grande College Gallipolis

Youth Fellowship to Attend YF Meeting at New Haven Church

The Point Pleasant YF group of Heights EUB Church will attend the district YF meeting at New Haven Church tonight at 7 30 p m The Rev Charles Frum pastor notes the annual local conference will be held at Heights EUB Church Friday at 7 30 p m Conference Supt Rev Harry Eckels will preside Visitation workers met Sunday to start member calls The church plans a rally day on Nov 5 and is finalizing plans for an evangelistic service Also included is a Pomeroy personal item and a note about a pound of uncooked rice yielding 244 cups of cooked servings for eight

Point Pleasant

Teen A Rama Teen Aggers Unite Ky Kickoff

In Point Pleasant Gallia County Trinity Methodist and Grace Methodist youth groups opened Teen A Rama with worship and fellowship led by Mike Thomas. Guest speaker Rev C S Thompson spoke on An Educated Heart. Trinity attendees included Ellis Concley and others.

Point Pleasant Trinity Methodist Church Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis Mike Thomas Grace Methodist Youth Fellowship C. S. Thompson Mr. Thompson Trinity Methodist Ellis Concley David and Keith Biggs Linda Burcham Russell Crump Denise Fisher Diane Fisher Sarah Flowers Sally Hyer Larry Jackson Jim Jarrell Mary Plants Henry Rossi Jan Taylor

Woman and boy treated at Holzer Hospital

Mrs. Lester Lee Bales a 59 year old from Bidwell Route 2 fell from a stepladder at home and sustained a fractured pelvis and left wrist. She is a patient at Holzer Hospital. James Allen Barcus a 6 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Biffle from Gallipolis Route 1 fell from a slide at Washington School and received a head injury. He is being treated at Holzer Hospital.

Gallipolis Lester Lee Bales Bidwell Holzer Hospital James Allen Barcus Donald Biffle Washington School

Holzer Hospital News Recap of Admissions and Discharges

A long list details: new arrivals including Clifford T. Logan Ashland and Michael Keith Hall Ewington among numerous patients at Holzer Hospital. Several named patients and relatives are noted from Gallipolis Middleport and surrounding towns. DISMISSED entries include Lori Blevins and others. several names appear with household relations.

Clifford T. Logan Ashland Harold EF. Smith Gallipolis Raymond Justis Middleport Harold Maddy Crown City Richard W. Barrett Everett Fields James Allen Bareus Paul Milem Evelyn Nicholson Clifton Thomas Jordan Jackson Ralph W. Parry McArthur Fred W. Little Cheshire Jerry Lee Warner Ravenswood Paul I. Turner Ewington Robert Stewart Rutland Valerie A. Riffle Point Pleasant Michael Keith Hall Ruth G. Brucker Shelley R. Sarrett George Jones Wilkesville William B. Robinson Wellston Edgar Cook Jr Margaret Houdashelt Racine William C. Sexton Fred Jarvis

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes

Mr and Mrs Charles Smith Point Pleasant welcome a son. Mrs William Chapman Clifton reports the birth.

Pleasant Valley Hospital Charles Smith Point Pleasant William Chapman Clifton

Six Explorer Scouts Honored At Point Pleasant Roundtable

Six Explorer Scouts from Explorer Troop 261 in Point Pleasant were honored at a Meigs Gallia district roundtable held at Kegger Creek School. The group included Buckey Barney and peers with Ken Leikari present as advisor among many local leaders and den mothers in attendance. John Elias Jr. was granted a divorce from Bertha Elias in Circuit Court with custody of five children awarded to him.

Point Pleasant Meigs-Gallia Kgger Creek School Explorer Troop 261 Buckey Barney Les Grimm Greg Adkins William Cruickshanks Bruce Adkins Ronald McClintock Ken Leikari John Whitley Sr Roundtable Garland E. Parsons R. E. Wilf Gallipolis B. George Lamp Sr Fred Nibert John Elias Jr Bertha Elias

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