McArthur GOP Names Selections for County Posts
Vinton County Republican Committee announced recommendations for key state appointive posts. Carl R. Smith of McArthur, former county treasurer, nominated as superintendent of the State Highway Department division. George Booth and Frank Crow, both of McArthur, named as highway time keeper and chief mechanic respectively. Three deputy motor vehicle registrars approved: Marjorie H. Wortman at McArthur, Ralph Skinner at Hamden, and Alva DeVault at Wilkesville.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Republican
O. E. Vollenweider
Carl R. Smith
State Highway Department
Smith
Ohio State University
George Booth
Frank Crow
Marjorie H. Wortman
Ralph Skinner
Hamden
Alva DeVault
Wilkesville
Taxpayers in Vin ton County urged to file personal property returns
Auditor John D. Gill Jr announced a March 31 1947 deadline for Vin ton County personal property tax returns. Blank forms were mailed last week requiring reports on livestock grain hay ensilage soybeans potatoes apples machinery stocks notes mortgages annuities and for businesses average monthly inventory furniture fixtures equipment and machinery.
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McArthur
Vinton County
John D. Gill, Jr
Gill
Local Personal News and Household Updates
Langsville residents report guests and family news as Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Davis of Charleston visit L. E. Entsminger. The Ladies Aid meets at Mrs. Harmon with a noon potluck. Families note a fluence of marriages, moves, and illness across Zanesville Middle River and Harrisburg.
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Langsville
Maynard Davis
Charleston
L. E. Entsminger
Ladies Aid Society
William Harmon
Maggie Combs
Zanesville
Don Gorby
Carl Gorby
Pauline Miller
Middle River
Navy
Ohio Penitentiary
John Miller
Frank Braley
Harrisburg
Fever cases reported in Vinton County health update
Health department reports scare let fever in Vinton County with two cases at Radcliff one at McArthur and one at Garpenter.
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Mcarthur
Vinton County
Radcliff
Garpenter
McArthur Couple Granted Marriage License
A marriage license was issued by Judge E. C. Motter on February 19 to Willis Clayton Thacker 23 of Ewington Route 1 a coal miner and Gladys Marie Smith 18 of Ewington Route 2. They wed February 24 in McArthur officiated by Rev. A J Jenkins.
Rosser and Campbell Couple to Marry in Greenup
McARTHUR announces the marriage of Sarah Mae Rosser daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rosser to Layne Campbell son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell of McArthur. The ceremony is set for February 17 in Greenup Kentucky. The bride is employed at Corner Drug Store and a 1945 Za leski High School graduate. Campbell is a World War II veteran with two years of Army service. The couple will reside in McArthur after the wedding.
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Mcarthur
Glenn Rosser
Sarah Mae
Layne Campbell
Charles Campbell
MacArthur
Greenup
Zaleski High School
Campbell
Zaleski Family News From Athens Hospital and Visits
Sandra Lee Conway 18 months stays at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens with her mother Mrs Emmett Conway. Watt Summers of Columbus visits his cousin Mrs James McKibben recovering from influenza. Ralph Johnson Houston visits his sister Mrs Summers at White Cross Hospital. Elizabeth Martin sustains back injuries from a fall at home. Funeral held in Columbus for Velinus James son of Mr Mrs Emerson Daft. Bert Daft of Zaleski noted as grandfather. Velinus ill but reported recovering.
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Summers
White Cross Hospital
Elizabeth Martin
Columbus
Emerson Daft
Bert Daft
Zaleski
Velinus James
Captain Tells of 15 000 Mile Flight Home
Captain Ray Rudolph of McArthur describes a 15 000 mile flight from Wiesbaden Germany to the United States aboard a B 17. En route with stops at Casablanca Dakar Roberts Field Ascension Natal and a 30 day leave Mrs Florence Coffman accompanied him. He will be posted to Wright Field Dayton as an administrative officer after leave.
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McArthur
Ray Rudolph
Germany
Wiesbaden
Air Forces Headquarters
Rudolph
Otto Rudolph
Casablanca
French Morocco
Dakar
French West Africa
Roberts Field
Liberia
Atlantic
Ascension Island
Natal
Brazil
South America
Florence Coffman
Cincinnati
Wright Field
Dayton
Suit Filed For 100000 After Mock Invasion
The U S government faces a $100000 suit on behalf of 15 year old Kenneth Misch who allegedly lost sight in one eye during a Navy lakefront invasion demonstration in Cleveland on July 18 1945. The complaint claims a steel splinter from a pillbox explosion struck the boy.
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Cleveland
U. S
Kenneth Misch
Lake Front
Sowers Brought Home After Tree Accident
McARTHUR Ted Sowers, Allensville resident, suffered two fractured ribs and a dislocated vertebrae when a tree fell on him at his sawmill near Londonderry. He was brought home from Chillicothe Hospital Monday and will bed for about six weeks. Mrs Sidora Vanderford, Zaleski, was treated at White Cross Hospital and returned homeFriday.
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McArthur
Ted Sowers
Allensville
Londonderry
Chillicothe Hospital
Wrightsel
Sidora Vanderford
Zaleski
White Cross Hospital
Unemployment Benefits Rise in Vinton County January
Unemployment benefit payments in Vinton County rose in January with an average weekly unemployment figure of 413 under GI and Ohio laws. December averaged 401. January totals show $354 624 in payments with $278 714 to veterans and $75 910 to civilians. New claims reached 75, up 34 percent from December. Five jobs were filled, all unskilled, down from six in December, with four of the placements going to veterans. At month end, openings remained available through the county Ohio State Employment Service office.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Ohio
T. R. Boring
Boring
Ohio State Employment Service
Land Transfers Highlight Vinton County Listings
Real estate transfers announced this week by Recorder Agnes Scott and others show multiple parcels changing hands in Wilkesville Richland Eagle and Harrison Townships. Transactions include J A Wood Mae Duffy Bud Shaffer and others with several 45 in Wilkesville parcels and 92 acres in Harrison. 415 job applicants noted including 21 women.
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William Brown
Otis Ray
Harrison
New Plane Purchased for McArthur Airport
A 75 hp Luscomb plane was recently bought by four youths Evan Bobo Max Crow Jimmy Lomax and Jack Kwatkosky and will be housed at McArthur's airport.
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Mcarthur
Luscomb
Evan Bobo
Max Crow
Jimmy Lomax
Jack Kwatkosky
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