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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
8
McArthur Vinton County savings bond chairman McArthur R B Will announced that November sales of series FE bonds totaled 2456 dollars, a drop of 1462 dollars from 3918 dollars sold in November 1949.
A 1950 LeBlanc Corporation ad touts HADACOL a nutritional formula for vitamin B deficiencies iron and niacin in kids who are run down. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Johnston about son James Edgar benefits after fourteen bottles. Trial size $1.25 large size $3.50 with money back guarantee and a free comic book offer.
County Treasurer Ronald Simms announced first half 1950 realty tax books opened with most districts raising rates. Total county levy stands at 4.20 mills and state levy at .20 mills amid new school levies and a state veterans bonus tax. Largest jump seen in Richland Township Allensville district from 14.10 to 20.00 mills.
McArthur prepares for the oath of C. W. Smith a common pleas judge. O. E. Vollenweider dean of the local bar administers the ceremony in the common pleas courtroom. Judge Chatfield to open a general practice office above Murphy hardware on West Main Street McArthur with remodeling underway.
This article profiles Dr. Andrew Wolf, a member of the pioneer Wolf family who began practicing in Vinton County over 115 years ago and spent more than half a century serving McArthur and surrounding areas. It traces his family lineage from Germany to Ohio, notes his farming later life, and highlights his community education efforts.
McARTHUR The 11 boards of education in Vinton county meet Monday to organize for the year and pass annual appropriation resolutions. The county board plans Jan 20. County administrators meet Jan 8. Two county teachers resigned: Ruth Clausing Wilkesville and Marvin Karr Hamden. Wilkesville mat enter government service. Hamden post to be filled this week. Knox Dundas and New Plymouth districts passed levies in November. Wilkesville approved a $2006 bond issue for rehabilitation funds.
McArthur young man Howard E Nunnemaker Jr son of Mr and Mrs Howard E Nunnemaker passed mental and physical tests for Air Force cadet at Wright Patterson Air Base Ohio University senior to graduate in June with a second lieutenant commission ROTC students at Ohio University took the exams
McARTHUR The Vinton County Selective Service Board orders induction by birth date, oldest first, after the 21 day waiting period. Four volunteers for the Jan 10 call join Ronald Dye as transfer, with 11 men scheduled for Jan 22 physicals and orders to exam issued around January 12.
The Vinton County Division of Aid to the Aged lists seven possible applicants for the case worker vacancy. The post, a grade one civil service job at 210 dollars monthly, will open after Miss Mollie Bagley retires January 1. Two men and five women are named, with two Republicans and five Democrats among them.
In the district court Joseph Elijah Smith seeks a divorce from Dix ie Smith. Judge A L Chatfield presides as Clarence L Boyer sues Clyde Barnett to execute a judgment for 530 dollars plus costs.
Bill Rolo son of Mr and Mrs Abner Hole McArthur has been pledged to Theta Tau the professional engineering fraternity at Ohio State University He joins 11 other engineering college students pledged in the group
McArthur native Will Pilcher was elected treasurer of his Phi Kappa Sigma chapter at Kenyon College Gambier Ohio He previously served as business manager of the Collegian campus magazine 1949 1950 and sings in the Kenyon College choir. Also listed are several local General Motors workers and students from Wilkesville New Plymouth Hamden and Londonderry with ages and occupations.
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