Mrs. Mitchell Named Children's Home Chief
McARTHUR The Vinton County commissioners in a day long session Tuesday named Mrs. Fred Mitchell as superintendent and executive secretary of the Children's Home, succeeding her hospitalized husband. The board also agreed to inspect Maple Grove Nursing Home buildings at the request of Mrs. Nelle Orm and asked Auditor Glenn Peters to check the ages of boys at the home. Prosecuting Attorney John L. Beckley to draft a timber purchase contract on Elk Township land on stumpage terms. Board approved bills and four engineer estimates including pipe, ice control supplies, road patching, and resurfacing Locust Grove road. Michigan reports 11 037 inland lakes averaging 67 acres.
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J. M. Ogan
Locust Grove
Two Trials Set in McArthur Common Pleas Court
In McArthur common pleas court Judge C W Smith set two jury trials this week. Carl Watters pleaded innocent to assault and battery and menacing threats. his petit jury trial is scheduled for February 18 with bond set at $300. Kermit E Root also pleaded innocent to a domestic animal killing indictment. bond remains $100. Root is accused of killing a broad sow owned by Hubert Gambill in Knox Township with a bow and arrow.
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A. L. Chatfield
John L. Beckley
Root
Hubert Gambill
Knox Township
Heads of Two Dogs Found Rabies-Free
Wilkesville area dogs tested negative for rabies after recent reports. Only one positive case was reported last week. The Vinton County health department issued a rabies information report detailing symptoms in animals and humans. Exposed owners should contact their veterinarians.
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McArthur
Wilkesville
Vinton County
Health Department
H. M. Boocks
Boards Set Annual Meet at McArthur School
The annual meeting of boards will be held at the McArthur School next Tuesday at 8 p m. All members and clerks and executive heads are to attend with Elliott Myers of the State Board of Education and Dr. Robert Miner of the Ohio Education Association slated to speak on research. Clerks meet at the county office Friday at 7 30 p m with Raymond Patton from the state auditor’s office outlining clerk duties and record keeping. School executives and board members are invited.
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Mcarthur
Elliott Myers
State Board of Education
Robert Miner
Ohio Education Association
Raymond Patton
State Auditor’s Office
Vinton Court Notes and Estate Actions
Petit jury January term called Feb. 15 at 9 a m by order of Judge C W Smith. Petition filed in Brown township funds transfer seeking $500 from road and bridge to general fund. Estate of Edward Zervis petition to sell Hamden real estate at private sale approved Administrator Howard Wilbur to Arthur E and Magnolia A Eberts. Estate of George F Wright sale of 80 acres Elk township land at public auction to John W Harper for $800, appraised at $900.
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Petit Jury
C. W. Smith
Brown Township
General Fund
Edward Zervis
Hamden
Howard Wilbur
Arthur E
Magnolia A. Eberts
George F. Wright
Elk Township
John W. Harper
Tires for BARC Amphibious Cargo Vehicle
Tires for the BARC, an amphibious cargo vehicle of the U S Army Transportation Corps, measure nearly 10 feet in diameter.
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BARC
U. S. Army
S Transportation Corps
Sixty Six Deer Killed In Vinton County Hunt
The Ohio Division of Wildlife reports 1956 December deer season totals in Vinton County with sixty six deer killed. statewide harvest reached 2700 while 23 000 hunters took part. Low snow reduced the season’s kill. Other county counts included Hocking 101 Jackson 27 Ross 14 Athens 55 and Gallia 16.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Ohio
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Hocking County
Jackson
Ross
Athens
Gallia
Royal Ugandan milkmaids Serve Kings, Ceremonial Milking
The text describes milk as a royal beverage in Uganda where young milkmaids tend cows owned by the king. Europeans are rarely allowed to witness the milkings and the milk is carried in to the royal house with formal ceremony.
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Uganda
Aluminum Dominates Construction Of S. S. United States
Exceeding any other single structure on land or sea, aluminum was the primary material in building the S. S. United States, famed as the speed queen of the Atlantic. Wood appears only in her pianos and butchers' chopping blocks.
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S. S. United States
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