Gambill Sentenced for Driving While Intoxicated
Walter Gambill of McArthur received 90 days in the Cincinnati workhouse after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Judge C W Smith also suspended his license for one year and a prior arrest was noted on Route 278 Sunday. Annetta Smith filed for divorce from Wilson Smith and a restraining order was issued by Judge Smith. The article notes the term Nippon for Japan dating back to 670 A D.
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Marshal Goodin
Route 278
J. R. Freeman
Gambill
Annetta Smith
Wilson Smith
C. W. Smith
Vinton County Tax Collections Lag Behind Year Ago
Sales tax in Vinton County trails last year with 765.26 collected for the week ending Aug 11 versus 826.23 a year ago. Collections since July 1 total 3944.17 compared with 4195.70 in the same period last year.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Power Outage in McArthur Traced to Internal Equipment Failure
Officials from Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric traced Sunday's and Monday's power loss in McArthur and surrounding areas to an internal equipment failure. L. J. Hawk said 40 linemen investigated, locating the fault near Morgan road in Elk Township after overloading the transmission line caused an arrester to burn. He denied sabotage or outside causes.
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McArthur
L. J. Hawk
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric
Hawk
Jackson
Nelsonville
Morgan Road
Elk Township
School Lunchroom Workshops Held in Vinton County
Workshops for school lunchroom workers and educators were conducted in the Vinton County system this week. At Hamden, a custodian conference featured talks by Ivan Cozad Supt E B Webb and Phillip Ward plus a cleaning equipment demonstration. A second session covered planning school lunch menus with speakers Marguerite Bigony Leona Calvin Izola Williams Homer G Jones and reception by Hamden staff.
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E. B. Webb
Allensville
Phillip Ward
Hamden
Marguerite Bigony
Wilton School Way
Mary Brown
Leona Calvin
Vinton County
Izola Williams
Ohio Department of Health
Homer G. Jones
Irma Stephenson
Hamden Vocational Home Economics Department
Margaret Burns
Joe Barron
Vinton County Induction Shortfall Reveals Shortage for September
Vinton County men listed for induction include Everett Bishop and Charles Bishop Jr among others. Under new rules, eligible registrants may enlist until their induction notice arrives, extending to Aug 31. McCoppin volunteered to delay enlistment due to Air Force quota limits. State headquarters seeks eight names for Sept 28, but seven have been examined and cleared, risking an extra physical or revised call.
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Merril E. Wright
Radcliff
Charles L. McCoppin
Armed Services
Selective Service
McCoppin
Air Force
Vinton County
Bartoe Rites Held for 91 Year Old McArthur Miner
Funeral services were conducted Monday for David Bartoe 91 retired coal miner who died Saturday at his home McArthur Route 1 He was born August 14 1860 in Jackson County son of Jacob and Lydia Bartoe He survived by two sons six grandchildren nine great grandchildren and a half brother Burial followed at Elk Cemetery with Rev C P Hinton officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Chilcote
Wilkesville
McArthur
C. P. Hinton
Elk Cemetery
Two Vinton County Students Enrolled at Ohio University
Ralph O'Donald Bratton, a freshman from Hamden Route 1, and Alice Carter Kennard, a senior from New Plymouth Route 1, are enrolled in the three week post session term at Ohio University. Bratton attends University College while Kennard is in the College of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton
Ohio University
Ralph O’donald Bratton
Hamden
Alice Carter Kennard
New Plymouth
Bratton
University College
Miss Kennard
College of Education
Births at Chamberlain Clinic in Vinton County
A son was born Aug. 25 to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Graham Jr Logan Route 3. A daughter was born Aug. 27 to Mr and Mrs James Bartlett Hamden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton County
Chamberlain Clinic
Gilbert Graham Jr
Logan
Route 3
James Bartlett
Hamden
Local pairings in court, officials and nurses named
William Waldren aged 25 of McArthur Route 2 and Doris Barber aged 16 of McArthur Route 2 are listed with occupations lawyer and schoolgirl. Delbert L Johnson 41 of McArthur Route state highway superintendent and Estella O Leary 42 of Zaleski Vinton county nurse are named in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Waldren
McArthur
Doris Barber
Delbert L. Johnson
Estella O’leary
Zaleski
Vinton County
Infant Billy Ray Wiseman buried at Radcliff Cemetery
Burial was held Thursday in Radcliff Cemetery for Billy Ray Wiseman infant son of Mr and Mrs Delmar Wiseman Hamden Route 1 who died shortly after birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Radcliff Cemetery
Billy Ray Wiseman
Delmar Wiseman
Hamden
Vinton County Weekly Pay Averages 1950
McArthur reports the 1950 average weekly pay in Vinton County was 46.27 dollars, while the state average was 63.58 and Monroe County posted the lowest at 28.36. The Ohio Bureau of Census data released today highlights county by county wage differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County
Ohio Buc
Ohio
Monroe County
Flower Keeping Qualities Ranked Roses to Calendulas
Tests show a ranking of keeping qualities with Roses and orchids at the top followed by lilies carnations chrysanthemums spring flowers and calendulas. The list implies the highest value rests with roses and orchids for long-lasting freshness.
Experts question if Earth is sole cradle of life
The article notes uncertainty among scientists about whether Earth is the only world with life or if millions of inhabited planets could exist. It discusses limits of detection and ongoing search across astronomy and biology.
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Ours
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