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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1961

Page

6

Towboat Ernestine Sinks At Kanawha River Landing

Towboat Ernestine sank at Raike Landing on the Kanawha River above Shadle Bridge after taking on water while tied up. Owner Ralph Raike said the vessel built in 1941 by Joe Gentle of Ironton Ohio lies submerged except for the pilot house and part of the living quarters. Raike purchased the barge in 1944 and hauled sand and gravel from Huntington to West Columbia. the boat measured about 20 by 82 feet and valued at about 75000 dollars. Divers will assess damage and salvage feasibility.

Point Pleasant Raike Landing Kanawha River Shadle Bridge Ernestine Joe Gentle Ironton Ohio Raike Union Sand and Gravel Co Huntington West Columbia

Trinity WSCS Meeting Set For Tuesday Evening

The Trinity Methodist Church WSCS will meet Tuesday at 7 50 p m in the church social room. Executive board members gather at 7 p m. Mrs O B Meadows will lead the program and Rebecca Circle hosts with Mrs Hanly Sibley as chairman.

Trinity Wscs Trinity Methodist Church O. B. Meadows Rebecca Circle Hanly Sibley

Logan couple relocates to Walnut Street address

Mr and Mrs James Gastin moved from 655 Mohican Ave South Logan to 146 N Walnut St Logan District Schools elementary education supervisor Gastin now based at the new address.

Logan James Gastin Mohican Ave South Walnut St Gastin

Evening TV Listings and Station Schedule Tangle

The Messenger lists multiple time slots of programs and notes on schedule accuracy. Entries include News Weather Today Movie and various show titles with hints of station identifiers WHTN CBS Huntington and channel 13. The listing shows routine broadcasts across evenings with NBC CBS and local programming interleaved.

Whtn-Tv CBS Huntington

Broadcast Schedule Fragments

A scrambled TV schedule lists segments such as NBC News Weather and various time stamps. The text references program blocks and show titles including Hitchcock and Paar, with station notes and times scattered like a TV guide snippet.

Radio Schedule Fragment From San Francisco Listing

A broken listing shows a daily radio timetable with time slots for 6:00 Stagecoach, 6:25 News, 10:00 Aleos, 6 40 McGraw, 10:30 Law & Jones, 7:00 Expedition, 11:00 News, 7:30 Bugs Bunny, 11:10 Sports, 8:00 Riffeman, 11:15 Weather, 8:30 Wyatt Earp, 11:20 Movie.

Hitchcock Jim Thacker Jim Backus Paar Laramie NBC News News Today Lor Young Neighbors Dr. Malone Hollywood Hiway Patro CBS News Debby Gillis Angel Weath Dr Matone Pioneer Jack Paar San Francisco Stagecoach Aleos McGraw Expedition Bugs Bunny Riffeman Wyatt Earp S.F. Bear Naked City Pony Express M Squad Alcoa Wyyatt Earp Hawaii Hong Fo Father Know Dobie Gilils Univ Hall Miss Brooks Luci Ann Reider Edge Night Sreh Tomor Flippo Guid

Television guide schedule fragment

A scrambled TV timetable lists various programs and times across theaters weather/weather blocks and news segments. It names shows such as CBS News Sports Father Know, Movie M Squad Adventure and other pieces with inconsistent timestamps.

TV Guide Highlights Tonight's Schedule

At 7 pm Story Without a Moral features an artist who copied masterpieces. At 7 30 pm Laramie stars Harper with a $5000 reward and a Sheriff hunter. At 8 30 pm Hitchcock presents A Woman's Help with Scott McKay and Geraldine Fitzgerald in a diabolical plot.

Laramie Jess Harper Scott McKay Geraldine Fitzgerald

Televised Tonight at 7 to 9:30 P.M.

Action Theater showcases Tarzan's Secret Treasure with Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O Sullivan at 7. Dobie Gillis comedy at 8:30 starring Dwayne Hickman with Frank Faylen Florida Keaton and Bob Denver as Will Success Spoil Dobies Mother. At 9 p.m Comedy Spotlight features Miracle at the Opera. Playhouse 90 airs Journey to the Day at 9:30 with Mary Astor and others in a group psychotherapy drama.

Dobie Gillis Dwayne Hickman Frank Faylen Florida Firebus Bob Denver Dobie Joyce Jameson Fd Wynn Gotham Opera Company Sig Ruman Barbara Morrison Playhouse 90 Mary Astor Mike Nichols James Dunn James Gregory Steve Hill Vivian Nathan Janice Rule David J. Stewart Peter Vatman

TV PREVIEWS FOR HONOLULU VIEWING

A schedule of TV programs across channels with titles including Nick Carter Master Detective Tarzan's Secret Treasure Hell's Kitchen The Prizefighter and the Lady Burma Convoy and others listed for Tuesday and Wednesday with air times and channels.

H. L. Lambert Dies At 65 In West Virginia

Henry L. Lambert 65 of Ashton died Sunday at St Marys Hospital Huntington after a week in care. A retired Marietta Manufacturing Co. employee and deacon of Ashton Baptist Church he leaves Irene Lambert widow three sons William Wilmer Kenneth a stepson Harold Thompson Barboursville and a daughter Helen McClure plus three brothers a great grandchild and other relatives. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm at Ashton Baptist Church with Rev Clyde Levine and Rev James Casto officiating burial Beale Chapel cemetery.

Point Pleasant Henry L. Lambert Ashton Ashton Baptist Church Lambert Marietta Manufacturing Co St. Mary's Hospital Huntington Calhoun County Floyd Lambert Irene Lambert William of Wilmer Hyattville Kenneth Proctorville Ohio Harold Thompson Clyde Levine James Casto Stevens Funeral Home Beale Chapel Cemetery

Adult Class Program Set In Mason County

The Mason County Schools adult Education Department will host two qualified presenters at Point Pleasant High School at 7 p.m. Tuesday to coach instructors of adults. Clarence E. Burdette and Thomas P. Hill will speak and answer questions. Enrollment for students runs Sept 11 through Sept 14.

Point Pleasant Adult Education The Son County Point Pleasant High School William Kusterman Mason County Laurelville

Hospital admissions list from Pleasants Valley record

A Pleasants Valley Hospital admission list records multiple patients and locations. Names include Stephen Cleland Racine Robert Whittington Grimms Landing Helen Redd Millwood Herman Ohlinger Letart Mrs James Smith Point Pleasant and others from Point Pleasant West Columbia Buffalo Hamlet Letart Apple Grove Rav enswood and Letart with accompanying family members.

Stephen Cleland Racine Robert Whittington Grimms Landing Helen Redd Millwood Herman Ohlinger Letart James Smith Point Pleasant Paul Bush Point Pleas James Johnson West Columbia Carl Dilcher Richard Whittington Buffalo Susanne Williams Lois Watson Charlotte Bert Stanley James Robert Button Ravenswood Paul Vanmeter

Three Wrecks Reported in Logan on Labor Day Weekend

LOGAN The holiday weekend began with three traffic accidents on Saturday causing property damage but no injuries. At 11 08 a m at Second and Walnut Streets mobile driven by Robert M Prater and Leonard J Burns collided

Logan Robert M. Prater Leonard J. Burns

Births and dismissals listed from Holzer Hospital news

A long list records births at Holzer Hospital including a son born to Mr. and Mrs. William L. Persinger Northup and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Oria A. Sickles Jackson Route 4, among many other newborns. The item also notes numerous patient dismissals and names staff and community members involved with the hospital.

William L. Persinger Northup Harvey O'Dell Stutland Oria A. Sickles Jackson Richard QC Thomas Cheshire Pearl S. Cordeh Vinton Earl W. Rider Beaver

Petty Larceny Count Denied In Court

Richard Alexander of Lancaster Route 5 pleaded innocent to a petty larceny charge in Hocking County Court. He is accused of stealing a suit from Clyde Congreve of Laurelville on August 22. A Sept. 5 hearing was set and Alexander was committed to county jail on $100 bond.

Logan Richard Alexander Lancaster Hocking Clyde Congreve Laurelville Vaughn Collins Alexander

Suit Filed for $15000 Damages in Logan Court

Irma Jean Holdren sues Walter J Beazel of Logan Route 2 for 15000 in damages claiming injuries from a September 17 1960 auto crash at Hunter and Fountain. Her husband Dale Lee Holdren files the suit in Common Pleas Court alleging Beazel ran a red light and caused injuries leading to the loss of an unborn child.

LOGAN Common Pleas Court Irma Jean Holdren Dale Lee Holdren Walter J. Beazel Logan Route 2 Hunter and Furnace Holdren Beazel

Wolfe Reunion Elects Officers for 1962 Gathering

About 150 Wolfe descendants attended the August 20 reunion at the Izaak Walton clubhouse in Lake Logan. Noah Hoye presided as president, with Larry Hoye as president, Noah Hoye as vice president, and Mrs Lawrence Wolfe as secretary treasurer. The 1962 reunion is set for the third Sunday in August at the same clubhouse.

Logan Christopher Rhoda Dorr) Wolfe Izaak Walton Lake Lo Gan Noah Hoye Larry Hoye Lawrence Wolfe

Local Couple Granted Marriage License

Chester B. Yaple age 23 a machinist of Circleville marries Marilyn L Hart ley age 21 a factory worker of Laurelville Route 2 as a marriage license is issued.

Chester B. Yaple Circleville Marilyn L. Hartley Laurelville

4000 Students In Hocking Go Back To School Today

Public schools in Logan and Hocking County opened for the 1961 62 term with enrollments over 4000 pupils. Teachers attended in service workshops Thursday and Friday covering home work parent conferences and communication.

Hocking Logan Hocking County Harold Drake Marjorie Lauer Ohio Education Association

Pocahontas Plan Display At Hocking County Fair

Logan Council No. 58 of the Pocahontas meet with 23 members presiding officer Lucille Blake. They approve a display at the Hocking County Fair and plan a Sept 9 class initiation invitation from Adelphi Council. Members note Sept 11 practice and a joint potluck with the Red Men soon.

Logan Logan Council No Degree of Pocahontas Lucille Blake Hocking County Margaret C. Kistler Mary Schorr Irene Sheets Louise Crane Charlotte Blake Theresa Gartner Adelphi Council Town Hall Huntington W.va Nelsonville Cathy Wyckoff Vernie Congreve Robert Armstrong David Red Men

Harry Austin Dies At 75

Harry Austin 75 of Huntington formerly of Henderson died Sunday night at St Marys Hospital Huntington after several weeks illness. He was a former baking powder salesman and later with his wife ran a Huntington grocery. He was a Church of Christ member in Henderson. Survived by Lena Pancake Austin widow a brother Oden Austin Henderson two sisters Pearl Rogers Allie Vaughan Henderson and a daughter Irene Norris Akron Ohio. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Henderson Church of Christ with W Herman Neill officiating. Burial Suncrest Cemetery.

Point Pleasant Harry Austin Huntington Henderson St. Mary’s Hospital Church of Christ In Horton Dora Gillispie Austin Lena Pancake Austin Oden Austin Pearl Rogers Allie Vaughan Ted Irene) Norris Akron Ohio Church of Christ W. Herman Neill Steele Funeral Home Suncrest Cemetery

Hocking Valley Hospital Births and Surgeries

Mr and Mrs John Carr of New Plymouth welcomed a son. Henry F Cook of Union Furnace and Joe Tracy of Circleville underwent surgeries. Discharged.

John Carr New Plymouth Henry F. Cook Union Furnace

Logan Area Woman Dies

Mrs. Catherine Schrader of Logan Route 4 died at 7:30 p m Monday in Hocking Valley Hospital after a Saturday admission. Widow of John Schrader she leaves five daughters including Mrs. Poling of Logan Route 4 and Mrs. Joes of Lancaster plus relatives. She was a lifelong Hocking County resident and a St John s Catholic Church member with services at Roberts funeral home.

LOGAN Catherine Schrader Logan Route 4 Mondey Hocking Valley Hospital John Schrader Harry Poling Poling Jerome Kellenbarger Joe Krannitz Anastasia Joes Lancaster George Estep Hocking County Schrader St. John’s

Centennial license plates designate West Virginia’s 100th anniversary

West Virginia will issue 1962 63 license plates to mark the centennial with gold lettering on blue. The plates for 1963 will bear 1963 centennial across the top and use reversed colors. Each issue is valid for six months in 1963.

WW. Va Point Pleasant West Virginia Jack Nickles Nichols

Local families spend holidays across city lines

Point Pleasant personals report Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Carter and son Ronnie of Akron visiting Mrs. Carter’s brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. John Sayre on Park Drive. Mrs. Maris Collins and daughter Lynn of Morgantown joined her mother Mrs. Homer Martin Sr. on Jefferson Avenue for the holiday.

Ronald Carter Ronnie Akron

Surveys for fallout shelters in Ohio valley area

Surveys of buildings suitable for fallout shelters will begin soon in the Cincinnati region and nearby Ohio Valley metropolitan areas. The effort aims to identify structures capable of providing protection in case of nuclear emergencies.

Cincinnati Ohio Valley

State Police Officer Will Be PTA Speaker

Sg t. J ack W Flowers of the West Virginia State Police will be the speaker at the first meeting of the Mason County PTA Council at 8 p m Tuesday at the Hartford Grade School. Sergeant Flowers will talk on civil defense and safety for the event.

PTA W. Flowers West Virginia State Police Son County PTA Council Hartford Sergeant Flowers

Intoxication Arrests Highlight Holiday Police

Four PR men were jailed during the holiday per sheriff records. John Stanley Barnette aged 36 of Ashton faced a driving while intoxicated charge. Clarence McDaniel 29 of New Haven charged with being intoxicated. Howard Gibbs 48 of Hartford held on intoxication by state police. Mike Schwartz of Mason jailed by sheriff’s department for intoxication.

John Stanley Barnette Ashton Clarence McDaniel New Haven Howard Gibbs Hartford Mike Schwartz Mason Sheriff's Department

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