Vinton County approves truck contract and radios plan
The Vinton County Commission awarded Weyand Dodge Sales a $2600 cab and chassis bid for a 1965 heavy duty truck and discussed a $12 500 Motorola radio system for the highway department. They reduced road limits 25 during the freeze thaw period and set a $2 fox bounty petition aside. Bob Davis was named trustee of Wescoat Memorial Library Board to fill a vacancy.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Weyand
Dodge
Dodrill Ford
Court House
Kampa
Bob Davis
Vinton County Agriculture
Wescoat Memorial Library Board
George L. Brown
McArthur Plans Start on Elementary School Projects
Contracts signed between the McArthur Board of Education and prime contractors for a $472,581 elementary school building and remodeling project. Work to begin as near March 1 as weather allows with a completion target of November 1. Remodeling starts while school is in session if not disruptive. Surveys and elevations completed after land acquisition.
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McArthur
McArthur Board of Education
Supermarket Masonry Nearing Finish in McArthur
Masonry work on the new Kroger supermarket on West Highway in McArthur is nearly complete. Butt Construction Co. of Chillicothe holds the masonry contract, for Wickle Inc. of Chillicothe the building owner who will lease to Kroger. The project includes a 150 by 50 foot supermarket and a 30 by 50 foot drug store section along Boundary Avenue.
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Hamden
James R. Eberts
Butt Construction Co
Chillicothe
Wickle, Inc
Kroger’s
Boundary Ave
Goodwill booth thanked by county at McArthur courthouse lawn
Goodwill Industries Chillicothe thanks Vinton County Commissioners for a collection booth on the courthouse lawn in McArthur. In 1964 the booth yielded 219 bags of clothing two furniture gifts and 12 other gift units. The Goodwill workshop paid $68000 in wages for handicapped workers that year. Personal property tax forms totaling 500 to 600 will be mailed to Vinton County residents this week by Auditor Glenn L Peters with a payment deadline of April 30th. Swingle hospitalized at Huntington VA hospital Ward B 2.
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Mcarthur
Goodwill Industries
Chillicothe
Vinton County
Goodwill Workshop
Glenn L. Peters
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Frigidaire
Tal
Ohio
Ohio University
Vinton County Aids Goodwill Industries
Swingle
LeRoy Swingle
McArthur Supply Co
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Nelsonville
Solid Hard Rock Maple Dining Group
Kensan
Captai
Old Capitol
Keller
GARD
ROWE
Sage
Wagon Wheel Bel Ensemble
Spindle Red Ensemble
Na PS Reek
Logan Home Furnishings Co
West Main Street
Logan
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