Meigs County Approves 392000 Budget For 1960 Road Work
Meigs County Commissioners pass a 392 360 dollar budget from the automobile license and gasoline fund for 1960. Planned expenditures include road maintenance, bridge work, machinery, workers compensation, and retirement along with new contracts to Pomeroy Cement Block Co for courthouse repairs and River Oil Co for diesel fuel for 90 days.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Commissioners
Worken
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Chester
The
River Oil Co
Circle Makes Party Plans At Rest Home
The Federated Circle met at the church after a Christmas dinner in Middleport to plan a Carman Rest Home party on December 23. Mrs. Ben Neutzling led devotions and explained the Nativity scene with Mrs. William Baxter assisting. A candy for shut ins project was arranged and a gift exchange followed along with carols.
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Pomeroy
Carman Rest Home
Federated Circle
Martin
Middleport
Ben Neutzling
William Baxter
Neutzling
Two Begin Pen Terms In Ohio Penitentiary
McArthur and Hamden residents faced prison terms after pleading guilty to charges. Herbert Clemons of McArthur Route admitted operating a motor vehicle without owner consent and received 1 to 20 years. Eldon Massie of Hamden pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the Martin and Depue store and drew 1 to 15 years. Prosecutor John L. Beckley filed the informations. GUESTS AT YALE PARTY POMEROY Mrs Geneva H. Nolan county home demonstration agent and Mildred Stockton extension service secretary visited Yale party at Rock Springs Home Demonstration Club Christmas dinner hosted by Mrs Leo Smith Mulberry Ave. The January 6 meeting included a gift exchange.
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YALE
Pomeroy
Geneva H. Nolan
Mildred Stockton
Extension Service
Rock Springs
Keller & Weltner Monument Co. Ad Local Dealer Details
Keller Weltner Monument Co lists John N Eberst owner designer craftsman open daily 7 50 to 5 30 Sundays by appointment exclusive dealer for Rock of Ages Memorials serving Athens Hocking and Fairfield counties at 1298 W Hunter St Logan Ohio with representatives Robert Liggett 36 Lincoln St Athens and E Byrne 237 E State St Athens phone numbers 2721 E 31826 31826.
Cleanup Drive Begins In Vinton County Records Vaults
Under the Vinton County Records Commission two workers, Lawrence Salts and George K Ragan, started cleansing decades of records in the courthouse basement. They will sort, inventory, and determine which records to keep, microfilm, destroy, or burn, with state inspection oversight.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Lawrence Salts
Hamden
George K. Ragan
Carpenter
Common Pleas
Recorder’s Office
Auditor’s
Records Commission
State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision
Public hearing set on U S Route 50 relocation in Vinton County
The state highway department calls a public hearing in the Vinton County courthouse on Wednesday January 6 1960 at 10 a m to hear arguments for and against relocating part of U S Route 50 in Elk township. The plan begins at the intersection of Route 677 Powder Plant Road with Route 50 and extends 0 03 miles south to the intersection with proposed Route 50 The underpass would shift about 0 01 mile south and be widened and both approaches relocated.
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McArthur
State Highway Department
Vinton County Court House
Vinton County
Everett S. Preston
Elk Township
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Powder Plant Road
Vinton County Court Notes and Local Actions
Estates of Joseph Cox George Cox Emma Cox Homer Cox and Elmer Webb involve transfer petitions and appointment. Pearlie Prater seeks motor vehicle title transfer. Thompson will filed. Ohio cases include Cur rent non support plea with suspended sentence. Otis Robinson larceny by trick fined 25 dollars and costs. Lee Elliott bus passing charge fined 10 dollars. Wayne Tennant disturbed peace fined 25 dollars with 15 suspended and six months probation. Laurel Cliff Better Health Club to host Christmas dinner at Salisbury Grade School with 1 gift exchange. Racine Church group meets at Mrs Pickens home. Turkey irrigation area has grown 300 percent since 1950.
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Joseph Cox
George Cox
Emma Cox
Homer Cox
Elmer Webb
Verna Webb
William S. Thompson
Pearlie Prater
State of Ohio
Orval Current
C. W. Smith
Lee Elliott
Albany
Harold Steele
Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff
Better Health Club
Salisbury
Shakespeare Club Gifts for GIS Girls Industrial School
Pomeroy Senior Shakespeare Club met at Mrs. Charles Lytle’s home to collect gifts for the Girls Industrial School. Members read Christmas verses, distributed The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Art, and planned sending the gifts via Mrs. Oliver Michael. Mrs. Eugene Brown presented a portrait of Madonna with art highlights and poems. Christmas carols accompanied the event with corsage favors.
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Pomeroy
Girls Industrial School
Shakespeare Club
Charles Lytle
Lytle
William B. Downie
Oliver Michael
Eugene Brown
Courthouse Bond Debt Fully Paid in McArthur Ohio
Auditor Glenn L. Peters paid the final sum of 3045 to the Vinton County National Bank sealing the retirement of bonds 73 74 and 75 on the 1938 courthouse project. The building cost 136 363 with 75 000 borrowed by the county and 61 363 from a federal grant. The courthouse dedicated December 6 1939 marks the third structure on this site since 1854.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Ohio
Glenn L. Peters
Vinton County National Bank
Frank Messer
Christmas Dinner For Theo dorus Council Daughters Of America
Esther Wright delivered the Christmas Story after the annual dinner at the Theo dorus Council hall. Twenty six Past Councilors and members attended a gift exchange revealing secret pals and door prizes awarded to Ella Osborne. A layette shower for Carolyn Nutter was held by the Harrisonville Wonder Club at Faye Lewis home with gifts exchanged and refreshments served. The Nativity Scene was erected on the Vinton County courthouse lawn by Highway Department workers.
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Carolyn Nutter
Harrisonville
Wonder Club
Faye Lewis
McArthur
Vinton County Court House
Vinton County
Wesleyan Service Guild Christmas Party Planned at Church
POMEROY The Racine Methodist Church Wesleyan Service Guild will hold its annual Christmas party at 6 30 p m Monday in the church hall with members invited to attend and share in the seasonal program and refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Wesleyan Service Guild
Racine
Doctor Caul Opens Practice In McArthur County
McArthur welcomes Dr. David Caul a Louisiana native who moved with his wife and four children to assume the late Dr H D Chamberlain’s office this week. Vinton County now has two physicians joining Dr Richard Bullock, the only local doctor since last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County
David Caul
Louisiana
West Union
H. D. Chamberlain
Richard E Bullock
Chamberlain
Taxation Rates Printed In County Newspapers
1959 tax rates published in Vinton County newspapers. Treasurer John Crow says tax statements go out around Jan 15 1960 and real estate tax books for the first half of 1959 open then. Vinton Schools Will Close On Dec 18.
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McArthur
Vinton County
John Crow
Vinton
Reed and Sorrell Apply for Marriage License
Eldon Ray Reed aged 36 a trucker of Wellston Route 3 and Beatrice Louise Sorrell age 30 a factory worker of Ewington Route 1 filed for a marriage license.
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Eldon Ray Reed
Wellston
Beatrice Louise Sorrell
Ewington
Moon possibly hidden under dust two thirds of a mile deep
Some astronomers conclude the lunar surface may be buried under dust up to about two thirds of a mile deep, suggesting significant regolith development and past surface processes.
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Meigs
Circle
Rest
Kindley
Keller & Weltner
W. W. Jeffers
New Records Commission
John L. Beckley
Otto Depue
Earl Stuck
Vinton County Court
Otis Robinson
G. E. Sharp
Women’s Society
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Racine Methodist Church
B. M. Pickens
Turkey
GIS
Meigs D of A
Quick's
John R. Hendrickson
Los Angeles
U. S
Southern California
Hendrickson
East Long Beach
U.S. National Bank of
Doctor Caul
Clude
Tea Dee
America
BEL
BLACK
Eenes Vtve
Carling Brewing Co, Inc
Cleveland, Ohio
Athens, Ohio
Young
Didiers
Tuck-Me-In Knits
Carter
This Week
Elberfelds
Santa Claus
Sleepyhead
Hiber-Nater
Ailers
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