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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1957
Page
11
McARTHUR Mrs Vale Cot trill of Hamden will chair the 1957 Heart Fund campaign in Vinton County through February 28. The local drive is part of a nationwide February fund raiser for heart disease research education and community programs. Seventy seven percent of funds stay in Central Ohio to battle heart disease.
McArthur word comes that Vinton County Auditor and Mrs Glenn Peters of McArthur attended a Southeast Ohio auditors meeting at Ohio University on Friday.
United Youth Worship of the McArthur churches gathered at the Presbyterian Church with four talks on vocations led by local clergy and lay leaders. Refreshments for 70 followed. The Twenty fourth District of Ohio Order of Eastern Star conducted a School of Instruction led by Worthy Grand Matron Martha W Newell with fourteen chapters represented.
Thirteen new cars were sold to Vinton County residents in January and ten by local dealers. Clerk of Courts Otto Depue issued 209 certificates of title, noted 113 liens, and cancelled 95 liens in the same month.
McArthur based T R Boring introduces House Bill 150 to raise Vinton County sales tax revenue by 20000. He argues towns, corporations, and the county would gain general funds without tax hikes amid higher salaries and operating costs. Boring cites more revenue as fair due to increased federal and state land and exempt property valuation.
Herbert Mahan of Vinton and Bonnie Parsons of Wilkesville plan marriage. Vernor Glenn Ratcliff of Allensville and Mildred Louise Castor of McArthur also seek nuptials.
Janet Marie Bobo of McArthur has been named the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow after posting the highest score on a homemaking knowledge exam at McArthur High School. Her win advances to a national competition against 652 state winners for a $1500 scholarship.
A total of 400 persons in Vinton County received aid for aged benefits in January. The average payment was 58.03 dollars, below the state average of 60.22 dollars. Total aid paid amounted to 23,212 dollars.
Kathy Glassburn transfers two acres in Wilkesville to Wanda Ruth and Henrietta Morris. Florence Hutchins son and Elsie Dixon transfer two acres in Brown township to Louis Filts and Mildred Filts. Robert Loper and Joann Loper transfer 40 acres minus minerals in Brown township to Willis J. Loper and Virginia Loper.
A birthday gathering for the Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Jenkins in McArthur last week included Mrs. Martha Hunter and Velma A. Jenkins, a nurse from San Diego, California, among others.
A fragmented clipping lists names W. C. Smith of Chillicothe Lloyd Thacker of Bremen and relatives of the Rev Mr Jenkins including his nephew and John Jenkins and wife from Dundas. The onager is noted as belonging to the donkey family.
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