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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1950

Page

19

Slot Charges Investigated By Prosecutor in Vinton County

Prosecuting Attorney James R. Freemas says slots and gambling devices are operating in Vinton County and minors may be playing them. An investigation is underway and any machines found will be confiscated and prosecutions started. Gambling devices are illegal in Ohio and operate as a misdemeanor.

McArthur Vinton County James R. Freemas Freemas Freeman Ohio

Song Published by Boston Firm Names Donald Morgan

Donald Morgan, a McArthur drug store clerk, will publish his song Sentimental Dreams through Five-Star Music Masters of Boston Mass. The firm will copyright lyrics and music and Morgan will share in royalties.

Guilt Denied By Votorist McARTHUR Paul M. Bachelder

Paul M. Bachelder 22 of Shade pleads innocent to running over Night Marshal Frank M. Wallar 55 during the Centennial hero. He is bound over to the grand jury with $1000 bond. Wallar testifies Bachelder stepped on the gas and struck him as he directed a detour.

McArthur Paul M. Bachelder Shade John Crow Frank M. Wallar Bachelder Portsmouth Grand Jury Wallar

Western trip begins for Simms family on auto vacation

McArthur Vinton County Treasurer Ronald E. Simms and his wife and daughter Rachel are on an auto vacation through the western states. They left Wednesday and expect to return late this week.

McArthur Vinton County Ronald E. Simms

Three Trailers To Be Sold By County

McArthur Vin ton county offers three house trailers bought for veterans housing for sealed bids opened Sept. 5 by county commissioners. Each trailer cost 2000 dollars new. they are cleaned repainted repaired and refurbished before sale. Bids may be placed on each trailer separately or as an overall bid with preference stated if only one is desired. Commissioners also vacate two Elk Township roads Route 75 to Leslie Fri road to Route 75 and to the Art Crew property with a view Aug 21 and public hearing Sept 5.

McArthur Vinton County Theodore R. Boring McCall Boring Elk Township Elks Township Art Crew

Local residents host guests and attend gatherings

A series of social visits and weekend trips are noted. Mrs. Arthur Christian spends days in Columbus as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Christian while others attend outings at Lake Alma Indian Lake and Wellston. A death notice arrives for Mrs. Belle Goodwin of McArthur.

Dundas Arthur Christian Columbus Robert Christian Christian Sue Harry Fosterling Charlotte Ann Hudson Lake Alma Joe Thompson Homer Smath- Sie Delores Salts Wellston Otto Salts Henry Magee Indian Lake Eugene Salts Mansfield Garvin Salts Amy Salts Belle Goodwin McArthur Patty Holtz Fred Hicks Marjorie Ann Barber Clark Plymouth Clarence Hughes Edward Coffey Cathy Prattsville New Boston Ohio Garfield Lanane Pearl Knox George Lopez Clyde Morrow Ed Warner George Zimmerman Harry Zimmerman Pleasant Genoa Roof

McArthur Superintendent Receives Education Master’s Degree

McArthur school superintendent E. Wallace Blake earned a master’s degree in education at Ohio University summer commencement last Saturday. Alice Carter Kennard of New Plymouth Route 1 received an elementary education degree. John Shayne, McArthur High School graduate now in Greenfield, earned a Bachelor of Science in Education.

McArthur Wallace E. Blake Ohio University Alice Carter Kennard New Plymouth John Shayne Greenfield Ohio

Estate Inventories and Local Court Actions

Inventory of the estate of Ben Steele valued at 2362.83 and Agnes Elizabeth Miller’s estate with personal property of 2749.84 are listed. Wills direct funds to Rosemary Fair of Wellston. Arthur Morrison pled guilty for DUI on Route 278. driving privileges suspended 90 days and one year probation with costs due. Foreclosure action against Baren Jackson settled and dismissed. Divorce filings for Colvin and Brooks. Three auto accident motions before Judge Chatfield. Emerson Holton of Waverly dies after a tree strike in Portsmouth. Robert Kaiser, 16, dies in a Manchester Adams County car crash near Massillon.

Ben Steele Swan Township John Bray Henry C. Smith John Johnson Agnes Elizabeth Miller Rosemary Fair Wellston State of Ohio Arthur Morrison Morrison A. L. Chatfield Benjamin Gearing Baren Jackson Conor B. Colvin Margaret RB. Colvin Hamden Filin Brooks Ted Brooks Goldie Cooper Emory Knode Rebecca Jean Norton Karen Rae Cooper

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