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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1963

Page

4

Carpenter Youth Notes Sew Community Ties Across Churches

Carpenter Baptist Youth and Methodist groups meet locally with leaders and families. Mary Massey leads a Temple MYF discussion on Brothers All. Susie Nelson guides the Dyesville group with Rev. Huntley and Huntley family present. Quilt projects and bake sale plans emerge for events at Pomeroy and March 9. Visitors include Stout, Cummings, Woodrum and Culwell families from nearby towns.

Westina Crabtree Temple Myf Mary Massey Bob Phillip Mary Woodrum Carolyn Davis Judy Seel Gary Mosier Mary Mike Kathy Massey Arthur Crabtree Carpenter Baptist Susie Nelson Thad Dye Seth Huntley Carl Ruth Ann Huntley Jenny Sue Whittington Dolores Hoyd J. W. Burke Donnie Cheadle Oleva Smith Lewis Happy Hustlers Dyesville Uber Glen Cline

Board Not Expected To Sue County

McARTHUR The Vinton County board of elections will not mandamus the county commissioners to cover convention expenses at the Feb. 25 meeting. The commissioners have refused payment of election expense accounts from Jan. 6-8 and for 1963 officials. A mandamus suit is not anticipated. SHAWNEE Mrs. Ralph Peyton visits son in Lima where Mrs. Cady recently had surgery.

Shawnee Ralph Dick) Peyton Lowell Cady Lima Cady Hamden Edna Dye Smith Portsmouth General Hospital Deoughier M. E. Summers South Shore

Vinton Hopes To Get Tax Money Returned

McArthur Development Association plans to ask the Ohio legislature with the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council to amend a law to return more county income in lieu of taxes. The change would switch wording from net product to gross product to preserve a favorable tax base. 20 members met at Jacque's Supper Club and discussed printing 75 copies of the Vinton County Overall Economic Development Plan with Dane Mutter and A L Chatfield as co chairmen.

McArthur Development Association Ohio Southeastern Ohio Regional Council MDA A. L. Chatfield Glenn L. Peters Emmett Conway John D. Gill T. R. Boring John L. Weber Jacque Main St Robert McClelland McArthur Ohio Fuel Gas Co Vinton County Dane Mutter

Two Youths Face Court For Burglary

Ronald Willis Barney and LeRoy L Maxwell Seely, both youths, are in custody and will face Juvenile Court Saturday on burglary charges for a farm home break in Ray Route 1. Sheriff Harold Steele says they are being questioned about three burglaries at Allensville School and an Earl Nichols Carry-Out break-in Friday night. They allegedly admitted to a Bay area home burglary Sunday night netting over 33 dollars. 28.50 was recovered. Cigarettes and a lighter were taken from the carry-out. Automatic coin dispensers were burglarized at three Allensville School entries. They will appear before Juvenile Judge W. H. Lohr.

Bay Area Allensville Steele

Fire Damage Set At 75 Dollars On Farm Shed

Damage estimated at 75 dollars occurred to a shed on Walter A. Schroeder’s Mt Olive Road farm early Friday when a heat lamp used to warm a sow and pigs started the blaze. The Schroeders saved the pigs and Firemen from McArthur, aided by Jackson Township, brought the fire under control.

McArthur Walter A. Schroeder Mt. Olive Rd Jackson Twp

World Day of Prayer service in McArthur

Protestant women in McArthur observe the World Day of Prayer on March 1 at First Christian Church. The event, organized by wives of local ministers, marks the 77th World Day of Prayer with services shared by women worldwide.

Mcarthur First Christian Church MccArthur

Vandals Loot John Page Farm Near Dundas

Sheriff reports break in on the John Page residence east of Dundas with three windows and a door shattered and most rooms ransacked. The report was filed by Mrs. Nellie Jordan of McArthur, Page’s sister. In Paraguay, Gen. Alfredo Stroessner secured a new five year term as president.

Dundas John Page Harold Steele Vinton County Nellie Jordan McArthur Page Asuncion Paraguay Alfredo Stroessner

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