Vinton Students to Take Part in District Scholarship Tests
Fifty-two Vinton County Schools students will take district state scholarship tests at Ohio University on Saturday May 4 after earning top prelim scores. The list names participants by subject and school, including Allensville Hamden McArthur Wilton locations and several students in biology chemistry history English and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County
Ohio University
Albert Archer
Allensville
Kent Huston
Harden
Charles Wallace
Phillip Cahoon
Wilton
Vernon Harden
Estate petitions authority to transfer vehicle titles
Estates of C. C. Reed and Charley Seitz file petitions for authority to transfer motor vehicle certificates of title, seeking court approval for title transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Reed
Charley Seitz
G E Steele Re Named School Chief At McArthur
McArthur board of education re appointed George E. Steele as executive head of the McArthur schools. All other teachers were rehired for the coming year with a new faculty list for both Elementary and High School including principals Elizabeth Lantz and Virgil Lough and numerous named teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Osborn
Wayne Blackstone
Raymond Cooper
John Hevener
Loyd Johnson
Leslie Fri
J. E. Rosser
E. L. Newsum
Harold Felton
David Mingus
Neil Atkinson
Linnie Arnold
Anna Darby
Personal tax climbs in Vinton County in 1957 half-year
Treasurer John Crow reported a 30 percent rise in personal and classified tax collections in the first half of 1957 for Vinton County totaling 34 532.86 dollars. Districts listed include McArthur 10 324.73 and Swan Township 1 654.90 with other townships and school districts amounting to varying sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County
John Crow
Crow
Brown Township
Brown-Swan S.D
Clinton Township
Clinton- Dundas S.D
Hamden
Eagle Township
Harrison Township
Jackson Township
Knox Township
Knox-Albany S.D
Madison-Zaleski S.D
Zaleski Corp
Richland Township
Richland- Hamden S.D
Swan Township
Swan-Washington S
Burglary Suspect Held After North Wilton School Theft
McArthur in Vinton County man held by Sheriff Harold Steele charged with burglary at North Wilton school near Radcliff. Entry through a door. fourth such break in this year. Government food motor oil gasoline and paint stolen. State highway patrol aided the investigation. Prosecutor John Beckley said inquiry continues.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Harold Steele
North Wilton
Radcliff
Steele
State Highway Patrol
John Beckley
Heavy Rains Boost Pastures Yet Stress Early Oats in Vinton County
In Vinton County spring rains and sun have boosted pastures and the hay outlook, according to County Extension Agent George L. Brown. Oats planted early rotted in spots and will need replanting, while most farmers have completed spring plowing as grassland farming and timber harvesting benefit from the moisture.
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Brown
Vinton County
Re Appraisal of Real Estate In Vinton County Postponed
McARTHUR A scheduled re appraisal of privately owned real estate in Vinton County has been postponed. Auditor Glenn L Peters said Ford F Becker advised postponement due to pending General Assembly legislation. The move aims to ease county finances as new law could raise fees and direct half the increase to appraisal funding.
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Vinton County
McArthur
Glenn L. Peters
Peters
Ford F. Becker
Division of
State Department of Taxation
General Assembly
Theodore R. Boring
Becker
Small Boat Motors Proposed for Hope Lake Lakes
Alma Small Boat Motors Asked for Hope. Alma McARTHUR proposed that small horsepower outboard motors be allowed on Lake Hope and Lake Alma in Vinton County. The Fish and Game Association voted 12 to 2 for a maximum of three horsepower. They also voted to drop the 1957 deer season, permit game trapping at the lakes, extend the squirrel season to 15 days, and extend rabbit hunting hours. New officers and state conservation representatives were noted.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Lake Hope
Lake Alma
County Fish and Game Association
Court House
Ping
Charles Clark
N. S. Merrill
Hamden
S. R. Cline
Orville Barron
Richard Schuerman
Gene Knoder
Mark White
Couple Pairs Named in Local Marital Notifications
The notice lists multiple couples with ages and residences in Hamden Nelsonville New Plymouth Ecorse Wilkeville Wellston New Marshfield London Derry and McArthur. It records Clifford H Leach 46 and Mary Ellen Leach 42. James Richards 20 and Evelyn Belle Holley 18. Frank Trivette 41 and Verna Belle Kruskamp 39. John Wilbur Reynolds 24 and Mona Jean Phillips 22. Jessie Fultz 21 and Rebecca Ann Gambill 16. Paul Wayne Clary 20 and Donna Lee Martin 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford H. Leach
Hamden
Mary Ellen Leach
James
Richard Sheets
Nelsonville
Carpenter
Evelyn Belle Holley
New Plymouth
Frank Trivette
Ecorse
Michigan
Verna Belle Kruskamp
Wilkeeville
John Wilbur Reynolds
McArthur
Mona Jean Phillips
Wellston
Jessie Fultz
New Marshfield
Rebecca Ann Gambill
Paul Wayne Clary
Londonderry
Donna Lee Martin
McArthur Junior Civic Club Elects Officers
The Junior Civic Club held its meeting with Mrs. R. B. Will Jr presiding. Officers elected include Mrs. G. C. Frye as president and Mrs. J. L. Beckley as vice president. The group plans a Mother's Day Bake Sale May 11 at Murphy Hardware and features a hat auction.
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Donald Radcliff
Arnold Lee
Murphy Hardware
Alden Wenham
Playford Cline
Janet Harris
Mel Shover
Presbyterian Church Choir
Loyd Johnson
PTA Student Dance at Local High School
The PTA sponsors a student dance Saturday at the high school auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. for grades 4 through 6. Parents will chaperone the event and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Vinefon County Court Notes and Real Estate Transfers
Court actions include divorce suits for Jessie McKee vs Raymond McKee Leona Amerine vs Lloyd Amerine and Irena Dora Brown vs Merrill Wilson Brown plus partition quiet title cases and a name change involving Leslie Lytel. Real estate transfers record estates and land trades in McArthur Eagle Township and Jackson Township detailing parcels sold to Esmont Scott and to the Gearhams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie McKee
Raymond McKee
Leona Amerine
Lloyd Amerine
T. R. Sowers
Minerva Turner
Oscar
Ella Prince
Leslie Lytel
Irena Dora Brown
Merrill Wilson Brown
William M. Porter
Lester Lytel
Lucy Dickson
Maude R. Esmont
McArthur
C. T
Esculene Walker
Gilbert W. Scott
Eagle Township
Earl Conrad
Bertha McMillin
Howard
James Gearham
Jackson Township
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