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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1966

Page

6

Meigs County Riding Club Hosts 168 Entrants at Rock Springs Show

A Meigs County Riding Club horse show at Rock Springs Fairgrounds drew 168 entries. J. R. Kennedy of Middleport earned a top points award. multiple riders won first place cash prizes in classes such as Western pleasure, egg and spoon, barrel, ride and run, bareback, flag, English, roadster, trail, and more with judges Fol Rickard and announcer Bill Downie.

Pomeroy Rock Springs Fairgrounds Meigs County Riding Club J. R. Kennedy Middleport Meigs County Club Miss Crickett Sorrell Buck Jerry Lewis Letart Smoky Wimp Frost Shade Rusty Bill Kennedy Frank Zuspan Mason W. Va John Wolford Marietta Dwain Stellar Waterford Bubba Reed Rita Riggs Athens Sherry Blickle Perky Pinns Ike Lewis Clifton Captain Black Drum Miss Blickle Carol Daniels Gallipolis Roscoe Fol Rickard

Veterans Memorial Hospital Admits Several Patients

Mary McDonald of Chester Lily Robinson of Rutland Marion Furbee of Portland Woodrow Zwilling Todd Clark Mabel Davis and Oda Aleshine were admitted to Veterans Memorial Hospital.

Mary McDonald Chester Lilly Robinson Rutland Marion Furbee Portland Woodrow Zwilling Todd Clark Mabel Davis Oda Aleshine

Television Schedule Fragment With Morning To Evening Lineup

OCR text shows a dense daily TV schedule listing programs, hosts, and time slots across channels. It mentions shows like Today Show, News, Guiding Light, General Hospital, NBC News, and various soap operas, cartoons, and movies, with multiple host names and program blocks interleaved.

Television Listings Adjust Time Zones and Stations in Ohio

Ohio viewers will receive programs one hour earlier on West Virginia stations with channels 3 8 13 and 15 in Huntington Charleston and Parkersburg now on Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Ohio stations remain on Eastern Standard Time. Color programs marked with C. Station guide lists WSAZ WLW WITV WCHS WBNS WHTN WTAP WHIZ WOUB and others with affiliated networks.

Ohio West Virginia Huntington Charleston Parkersburg Guide TO Wsaz-Tv NBC WLW Columbus Witv- TV ABC Wchs-Tv CBS WBNS WHTN Hustington WTAP Whiz TV Zanesville WOUB Ohio University Athens

Thirteen Meigs Students Attend OSU Science Conference

Thirteen Meigs County high school students joined hosts teachers and drivers at Ohio State University for the Youth and Science conference on Saturday. The event featured speakers from OSU and Purdue and aimed to show tomorrow's scientists the world food problem and future opportunities.

Pomeroy Meigs County Ohio State University

Landers Receives Concurrent Ohio Penitentiary Sentences

Orvill Landers of Pomeroy was sentenced in Meigs County Common Pleas Court after two deputies were held at gunpoint and the sheriff's cruiser was stolen. He received one to seven years for grand larceny and one to twenty years for auto theft and assault, to be served concurrently.

Pomeroy Meigs County Ohio

Tot Injured In Fall On Shattered Glass

Middleport report details Mindy Gillian two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Gillian Brow nell Ave Middleport suffered lacerations of both wrists in a fall Saturday She cut herself on broken glass after she dropped a bottle and was taken by private car to a local physician for treatment.

Tot Middleport Mindy Gillian Ed Gillian Brownell Ave

Movie Guide Listings with Classic Stars and Showtimes

An assortment of film entries featuring stars like Victor Mature Susan Heyward Natalie Wood Marilyn Monroe Bette Davis Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman. Includes titles such as All About Eve Pride of the Marines It Happened in Broad Daylight and Cat Girl with various showtimes and years noted.

Gilbert Roland E Gembler Dove Clark Kathy Donnell Eve Bette Davis Rene Baxter Gary Merril Creste Holm George Sarchers Marilyn Monroe Gregory Peck Debbie Reynolds Cliff Robertson Lucy Gallen Jane Wyman Charleston Heston Joan Crawford Steve Cochron Charles Winninger Maede Carole Lombard James Stewart Charles Coburn Barbara Shelley Robert Ayers

Pomeroy Boy Treated At Holzer Hospital

Michael Steve Globaker age 16 of 128 Union Ave Pomeroy is a patient at Holzer Hospital with a head and neck injury after a one car crash on Route 62 Saturday night. He was transferred from Pleasant Valley Hospital and the condition is listed as good. The state police investigated the crash.

Point Pleasant Micheal Steve Golbaker Union Ave Pomeroy Phillip S. Globaker Holzer Hospital Pleasant Valley Hospital Globaker Route 62

Birth Announcements From Holzer Hospital

A long list of births reported from Holzer Hospital includes new babies born to families in Gallipolis Ferry Point Pleasant Wellston Grimms Landing Parkersburg and other nearby towns. Names include Ralph Edward Spencer Horace Miller William Cogar Joyce Flick Anthony Dean Burk Michael Globaker Donald J. Myers and many others.

Ralph Edward Spencer Gallipolis Ferry Horace Miller Point Pleasant Anthony Dean Burk Wellston Robert Greene Bidwell Philip Buffington Michael Globaker Pomeroy Earl Denny Jr Middleport Eric Price Parkersburg Joyce Flick Long Bottom Grady P. Craig Syracuse Lester King Mollie Wamsley Donald J. Myers Oak Hill Chapman Barnitz Kingston William G. Durst Clifton Edith Ryther Paul David White Jackson William Kennedy Rutland Ralph Rhodes Grimms Landing Russell M. Little Charles A. Stone Leon Vicki Arnold Ray Thomas Rio Grande Jennings Bias Addison John L. Christian Clarence L. Roy Racine

Lambert Receives 25 Year Pin At Regional Dinner

Glen Lambert of Middleport was awarded a gold watch and a 25 year pin at the Western and Southern Insurance Co Region dinner in Parkersburg West Virginia. Lambert began his Pomeroy office service on March 21 1941 and has been off the job since August 1965 due to visual impairment. Local agents honored for top production were Robert Hill William Harden and Charles Smith. Attendees from Pomeroy included Mr and Mrs Lambert and several colleagues.

Middleport Glen Lambert Western and Southern Insurance Co Uptowner Inn Parkersburg W. Va Charles Roedersheimer Pomeroy Marietta Lambert Robert Hill William Harden Charles Smith Clarence Struble Lawrence Morarity Herman Kincaid Hill Harden Smith John King Evelyn Fick

McArthur well labeled A Gusher tested at high yield

McArthur water board member Russell Wallar announced a new well on the former Wiseman farm northwest of McArthur tested at 210 gallons per minute then 190 gpm for 16 hours. Ellis and Morris Drilling Co. drilled it. engineers design a 4300 foot six inch waterline and a parallel 3600 foot line to serve McArthur and a planned tap to a Ralston Purina hatchery. A second well is planned later this year within the same field. An easement is needed for highway right of way.

McArthur Russell Wallar McArthur Water Board Wiseman Wallar Ellis and Morris Drilling Co Albany Municipal Engineers of Burgess and Niple Ltd Ralston Purina Hatchery Stevens Road

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Visitors List

Pleasant Valley notes list of visitors including Mrs. Donald Henderson Mrs. Luther Price Mrs. Wayne Love William Banks Mrs. Harold Keefer Daniel Williams Mrs. Danny Kimbler Mrs. George McClintock Mrs. Andrew Meade Mrs. Opal McClure Mrs. John R. Hassell Mrs. Lloyd Thornton and daughter.

Wayne Love William Banks Harold Keefer Daniel Williams Danny Kimbler George McClintock Andrew Meade Opal McClure John R. Hassell Lloyd Thornton

Veteran Dealer Sells Middleport Station

Carl Gilmore who ran a Sinclair service station in Middleport for 32 years has sold the business. New owner is Robert Hayes of Middleport. Gilmore will continue to work as a substitute rural route mail carrier at the Middleport post office.

More Sinclair Middleport Hayes Gilmore

Three People Treated At Holzer Hospital

Gallipolis reports three weekend injuries treated at Holzer Hospital. Mrs. George Bennett, 84, Jackson Route 5, fell at home and fractured her right hip. Mrs. Jennings W. Bias, 33, Addison, sustained a neck injury in a two car collision and is in good condition. Donald Myers, 50, Oak Hill Route 4, cut his left index finger and thumb while sawing a board at home.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital George Bennett Jackson Jennings W. Bias Addison Donald Myers Oak Hill

Racine Emergency Squad Responds to Two Weekend Calls

The Racine Emergency Squad answered two weekend calls. Merlin Harper of Racine Route 2 was admitted to Veterans Memorial Hospital for medical treatment, and Clarence Roy of Racine was admitted to Holzer Hospital as a medical patient.

Racine Merlin Harper Veterans Memorial Hospital Clarence Roy Holzer Hospital

Syracuse Woman Injured in Sunday Crash

Mrs. Grady P. Craig, 30, of Syracuse, is in good condition at Holzer Hospital with a scalp laceration and head injury after a Sunday wreck. She was transported to the hospital by the Pomeroy emergency squad.

Syracuse Grady P Craig Holzer Hospital Craig Pomeroy

PTA Plans Bake Sale at Rutland American Legion Hall

The Salem Center PTA schedules a rummage and bake sale for October 7 and 8 from 9 am to 5 pm at the Rutland American Legion Hall. The Rock Springs Homemakers Club meets at 1 pm Wednesday at Mrs. Raymond Cole’s home.

PTA Pomeroy Salem Center Rutland The Rock Springs Raymond Cole

Candystripers Meet To Organize At Veterans Memorial Hospital

Candystripers from the Meigs-Mason area will gather at 6 30 p m Tuesday in the hospital cafeteria for the annual membership session. The meeting invites girls aged 16 and older who wish to join the organization.

Pomeroy — Candystripers of Veterans Memorial Hospital Meigs - Mason

Groundbreaking Rites Held For Hospital Expansion

U S Rep Ken Hechler spoke at the Pleas ant Valley Hospital groundbreaking for a 1 178 981 addition. Officials and volunteers including Carroll Casto Ma yor D B Morgan and Paul Bibb helped turn the first dirt with nurse Harriet Smith leading the moment. A concert by the Point Pleasant High School Band followed the ceremony.

Point Pleasant U. S Ken Hechler Pleasant Valley Hospital Carroll Casto Harriet Smith J. A Andy) Wilson Mason County Court G. A. Big

Christening Held At Heath Church For Houck Daughter

Lynn Marie Houck, year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Houck of Marion, was christened Sunday at Heath Methodist Church. Rev Max Donahue performed the rites. The Houcks have two other daughters Beth and Carol. P L Mitch hosted a dinner party Sunday for Carol’s fifth birthday with Larry Mitch Marietta and Gloria Buck attending. The Houck family also visited in Gallipolis with Mr and Mrs Robert Houck.

Middleport Lynn Marie Houck William Houck Marion Heath Methodist Church Max Donahue Houck Gallipolis Robert Houck

Man Facing Three Counts Escapes Jail

Russell Franklin Leach, 20, of Lewis, in custody on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, rape of a 14 year old girl and assault escaped from the county jail Saturday night. He faces trial October 3 on the contributing and assault counts. Authorities found a dummy blanket in his cell and he hid on a ledge before fleeing. searches continued with Leach still at large.

Point Pleasant Russell Franklin Leach Lewis Sr Leach

Car Crash Probed Deer Dies In Chase Near Racine

Two cars damaged on Route 338 near Racine. Raymond Rowe 24 Racine and Russell Little 18 Rutland cited to Meigs County Court. Rowe charged with driving left of center and Little with assured clear distance. Deer killed by vehicle on Route 7 near Shenang Springs as dogs chased it.

Pomeroy Meigs County Racine Carl Hysell Raymond JL. Rowe Russell E. Little Rutland Little Rowe Lewis Laudermill Shenang Springs Robert Beegle

Gallipolis Firemen Respond to Two Early Calls

Gallipolis firemen answered a 7:25 a.m. call Saturday to the home of George Kemper on Route 25 behind the French City Lumber Co. A second call came Saturday afternoon to Route 35 near the Evans Warehouse where a radiator hose on a farm truck burst.

Gallipolis George Kemper French City Lumber Co Evans Warehouse

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