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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
12
Common Pleas Judge Arlo L. Chatfield says preparations are underway for the January term. Jurors will be drawn Friday December 30 at 10 a.m. A Vinton County Bar Association meeting will discuss civil docketing. Court begins January 23.
In Vinton County the final date for nominating petitions is about a month away with little activity noted. The May primary filing deadline comes in early February and the November election remains as usual. Incumbents expected to seek re election include County Commissioner C W Wes McFadden Arlo L Chatfield judge Homer A Pete Abele and Auditor Theodore R Boring.
Funeral services were held for Mary Elizabeth Rhoades 62 of Zaleski at the Zaleski Methodist Church. She died Christmas Eve at her daughter’s home in Columbus after a heart ailment. Survivors include her husband Charles and eight children, plus 22 grandchildren five great grandchildren and siblings in Crooksville. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery Zaleski.
A. W. Seitz transfers 5 acres in Jackson Township to Dale and Laura Teeters. Charles L. Lowe deeds 45 acres in Vinton Town to James J. Garvin. Cleveland and Margaret L. Morgan transfer 1.15 acres in Elk Township to Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. Danny Lewis transfers 4.12 acres in Clinton Township to Hoy and Elsie Phillips. Willis and Cora Graham transfer 15 acres in Elk Township to Delbert and Viva Gilliland.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucinda Marie Knox 43 of Zaleski were Saturday at the Zaleski Nazarene Church with the Rev Frnner Bif fle officiating. She died December 21 at Cambridge State Hospital. Burial followed at Prattsville Cemetery. She was born July 6 1906 in Middleport. Survivors include husband Albert Knox and siblings George William Albert Thom as Burley Jr and Mrs Sarah Tress.
Helen Chatfield of McArthur underwent an appendectomy at Hocking Valley Hospital on December 21. Clarence Ousley Jr of Meeksville was treated at Chamberlain Clinic for a fractured left arm from a school fall.
Otho Huntley of New Plymouth was fined 15 dollars plus costs for trapping with unmarked traps on his own farm while using a trap line for his ill nine year old son. The case, heard by Justice of the Peace Simon A. Dixon, proceeded after a not guilty plea and a 10 day continuance request. Huntley plans an appeal. district game protection and attorney general staff contributed to the case.
Vinton County commissioners Elvey, Fri, McFadden and Harold Felton plan to begin work on the 1950 budget and appropriation measures at their meeting Tuesday January 3, Auditor Theodore R. Boring said.
Harold Stanton Cartwright 19 of Wellston Route 3, a truck driver, married Bonnie Denney 16 of Ewington Route 1, a student, on December 21 at Wilkesville with Rev. Russell H. Woltz officiating.
Charleston report says the Ohio River bridge project at Wheeling will be planned by a Kansas City consulting engineers firm as announced by the road commission.
Funeral services for Oscar Downes Monte 77 former B O railroad dispatcher were held at the McArthur Methodist Church. Monte died after a long illness at his home in McArthur. He served 35 years with B O and 27 years as night dispatcher at Chillicothe. He is survived by wife Georgia May and three daughters plus eleven grandchildren. He was active in Masonic bodies in Chillicothe Albany and Chicago and is buried in Grand View Cemetery Chillicothe.
Mrs. Della Nichols 64, of Allensville, died Monday morning after a long illness at the home of John Remy. Born in Vinton County April 1885, she is survived by sons Herschel Nichols and Ralphada Strange, Clinton, and siblings Leo Barnett Austin Sherman Barnett Byer Charles Barnett McArthur Route 2 Mrs Lyda Barney Ray Mrs Anna Bolar Clinton and Mrs A M Burr Clinton. Wrightsel funeral service took the body to Clinton Tuesday night.
A daughter Karen Lou was born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Sowers Allensville on December 26. A son Willard Jr was born to Mr and Mrs Willard Coleman McArthur on December 27.
James Pilcher 93 a McArthur native died in Clearwater Florida on Monday December 28. He was the last of his family son of the late Mr and Mrs G W Pilcher and brother of the late O F Pilcher of McArthur. He was a former Taylorville resident who had lived in Clearwater for years. He was preceded in death by his wife and survived by three daughters Madge Pilcher Seattle Ruth Staats Blaine Camille Lyle Blaine.
McARTHUR A meat cutting demonstration at the Howard Wells Farm one mile south of Wilkesville is scheduled Thursday Jan. 5. Vernon Bigler of the National Livestock and Meat Board directs the event. The program runs from 10 a.m. to afternoon with hog and beef cutting demonstrations and butchering. Attendees should bring a sack lunch.
McArthur Development Association members will elect officers at the January 2 meeting in Hotel McArthur at 7 30 p m President John W Morrow announced all members urged to attend and participate in the election
Vinton schools will reopen Monday January 2 as boards organize for the new term. Many new members take office and clerks are hired. meetings times and annual appropriation will be set. January visual education films include America Marches On and The Sound of Music. additional films and SOHIO Ohio program shown Jan 9.
The Vinton Soil Conservation district completed the sale of a pickup truck to the village of McArthur for 400 dollars this week. Conservationist Kenneth Mitchell said.
The late Lemuel G. Reed mayor of Wilkesville had his last will and testament admitted to probate this week, marking the legal recognition of his estate.
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