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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1946

Page

3

Arbaugh hosts 78th birthday party at Middlefork home

Fifty relatives gathered December 15 at the home of J and Mrs William Arbaugh in Middlefork to help William Arbaugh celebrate his 78th birthday on December 13. Attendees from several towns including Nelsonville Athens Barboursville Wellston and Columbus joined the family festivities and noted another birthday for Mrs Illiam Bacus. Also reported were local baseball results from Vinton Rural against Vinton Village and births at Sheltering Arms and Holzer hospitals with new daughter Karen Lee to Ora Faye Perry and Earl Barney and a third child for T R Boring. Dwight McLaughlin visited Columbus Sunday.

Ohn Wiseman Columbus William Bacus Illy Clarence Francis Caryl Inda Sidney Kaple Ronnie Nelsonville Mary Jeffers Ack Glen Lorin Lorna Radliff Robert Mahafey Athens Clovis Mahaffey Mary Ean Larry Richard Upperndusky Emmett Mahaffey Billy Earl Barney Sheltering Arms Hospital Karen Lee Ora Faye Perry T. R. Boring Holzer Hospital Eli Bowen Dwight McLaughlin

Zaleski Families and Local Movements Referenced

Mrs. Ernest Atkinson arrives home after major surgery at White Cross Hospital Columbus with a reported satisfactory condition. Oak Street leads to the O’Leary property formerly Watkins home on Commercial Avenue. Several residents visit Columbus and attend a funeral in Logan for Emma Pleukharp 86 who fractured a hip weeks earlier. J. Hayes Crain and other locals relocate or travel to Wellston Nelsonville McArthur and Nelsonville areas.

Oak St O'Leary Watkins Commercial Ave Ralph Herrold J. L. Cavanaugh Columbus Emmett Conway John Potter Emma Pleukharp Logan Pleukharp R. H. Thomas Lester Good Hugh Egleberry Lois Jean Orland Burke Wellston Watson Hill Barney Durkin McArthur John Hayes Nelsonville George Crain Marcum House

Kenny announces birth of Gloria Jean in Dundas

Mr and Mrs Carl Kenny announce the birth of a seven and one half pound daughter named Gloria Jean born December 11. Mrs Etta Warner will host a Sunday School Christmas party Tuesday evening. Various local couples and visitors from Ashland Mansfield and Columbus visit relatives and attend weekend gatherings.

Dundas Carl Kenny Gloria Jean Etta Warner Henry Magee Indian Lake Kermit Rice Ashland A. E. Christian Woodrow Zinn Mansfield Ralph Blackstone Deliver Quick Ora Ward Charles Quick Albany John Higgins Lockbourne Iris Ogden Dorothy Hudson Columbus Harry Easterling

Real Estate Transfers in Vinton County This Week

Five realty transfers filed in Vinton County this week per Recorder Agnes Scott. Transactions include John D. Gill Jr to L M Jolly for 44.50 acres in Clinton Township and Dec. 11. Leeman and Inan Rodgers to Arthur and Jane Lipscomb for 20 acres in Eagle Township on Dec. 12. Julia Saltz and others to Frank and Emma Robbins for inlot 362 in McArthur on Dec. 13. Max M Rath burn and Mary Alice Rath burn to Orland and Carroll Burke for parts of lots 13 and 14 in Zaleski on Dec. 16. Otis and Priscilla Pratt to Francis and Dorothy Graham for 80 acres in Harrison Township on Dec. 16.

Flora Wrightsel Frank Emma Robbins McArthur Max M Mary Alice Rathburn Orland Carroll Burke Zaleski

Christmas notices and family visits mark New Plymouth column

New Plymouth reports Wes Mc Gathey visiting relatives in Columbus last week. Earle Heinlein couple attended a Christmas program at McArthur Christian Church. Grange to meet December 26 with a Christmas party. Akron visitors Kenley Harris and Charles Hughes spent weekend with local families. Shoppers in Logan included Elza Huntley and daughter Jean Anne, Marlin Turner, Bernice Boring and daughters, and Cecil Weede. A daughter Susan Elizabeth was born December 2 in Galveston to Olin and Elizabeth LeBaron. Guests of I M Haas were Mr. and Mrs.

New Plymouth Wes McGathey Columbus Earle Heinlein Christian Church McArthur The Grange Kenley Harris Charles Hughes Akron J. D. Harris E. R. Lindsay Logan Elza Huntley Jean Anne Marlin Turner Bernice Boring Kay Ann Nilah Cecil Weede Susan Elizabeth Galveston Tex Olin Elizabeth LeBaron Haas

Christmas Vacation Dates Stated for McArthur Schools

McArthur public schools will close for Christmas from Friday December 20 to Monday January 6 according to Superintendent H. M. Potts. The annual Christmas program is set for Friday at 1 p m with elementary grades led by Mrs. Juan Burson and the senior class by Miss Linnie Arnold. The public is invited. On Thursday a full length feature film Life of Stephen C Foster will be shown at the school.

Mcarthur H. M. Potts Juan Burson Linnie Arnold Stephen C. Foster

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