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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1950

Page

14

Grand Jury and Petit Jury Named for January Court Term

Names of grand and petit jurors drawn for the January 23 term. Common Pleas Judge Arlo L. Chatfield will docket the petit jury with hearings on January 23 and February 6. Grand jury date not yet set. Petit jurors include Dorothy Cox and Emma Clark among others. grand jurors include Cloyd Timmons and Edwin Remy with assignments across McArthur Hamden and nearby towns.

McArthur Common Pleas Arlo L. Chatfield Dorothy Cox Norma Bryson Hamden Emma _ Clark Earl Arbaugh Wilkesville U. N. Bethel Luellen Bowen Radcliff Irene Williams Nellie Dye Dundas Delbert Henderson L. M. Cooley Albany Hazel Thompson Margaret Calvin George Scott D. M. Chapman Jacob Guble George Minton Blaine Ratcliff Agnes McGraner Zaleski Raymond Long S. J. Jeffers Roy Allman Cloyd Timmons Edwin Remy Ray Forest Robinette Erma Newsom Ewington Catherine Eberts A. C. Gorsuch Daniel Kinnison John Chatfield William Spires Bernadine Wilbur Raymel Rose Ralph Kinney Londonderry Philip Karns Creola G. E. Lash Raymond Sowers Allensville

OSU Leadership Series by McArthur Bruce Tom

Ohio State University professor McArthur Bruce Tom will lead a trio of leadership schools. The program aims to develop practical leadership skills for students and faculty.

McArthur Bruce Tom Ohio State University

Clyde English Elected Development President

Clyde English superintendent of the Baker Wood Preserving Co was elected president of the McArthur Development Association at a Monday night meeting in Hotel McArthur Vaughn Jones electric store proprietor was named vice president and Glenneth C Frye funeral director secretary treasurer John V Morrow retires as president.

McArthur Clyde English Baker Wood Preserving Co McArthur Development Association Hotel McArthur Vaughn Jones Glenneth C. Frye John V. Morrow

Stoneburner Services Held for Nellie Motes Stoneburner

Funeral services for Nellie Motes Stoneburner 83 of Ray Route 1 were held Saturday at Vigo Baptist Church. She died Friday in Athens. husband Jonathan preceded her. Survivors include son John Stoneburner four grandchildren two brothers and one sister. Burial followed at Little Mound cemetery Richmondale.

McArthur Nellie Motes Stoneburner Ray Athens Jonathan John Stoneburner John Motes Richmondale Joseph Stoneburner McDermott Ohio Della Burgoon Chillicothe Vigo Baptist Church Walter Peecher Little Mound

Vinton County Grange Set to Meet Monday

McARTHUR The Vinton County Pomona Grange will convene at Wilkesville Grange Hall January 9 at 8 p.m. Officers will be installed by Earl Starkey worthy deputy of Meigs County with a Meigs County Pomona Grange team assisting. A potluck lunch will follow.

Births at Chamberlain Clinic Prompt New Wright and Haybron Families

A son Garry Dean was born December 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wright of Carpenter Rt. 1. A daughter Linda Diane arrived December 31 to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Haybron of New Plymouth Route 1. South American cicadas mimic thorns to avoid predators.

Garry Dean Dale Wright Carpenter Rt. 1 Linda Diane Lester Haybron New Plymouth

Tavern Owner Presses Charges After Motel Shooting

Eddie Thomas proprietor of a Meeksville tavern filed charges of shooting with intent to kill against William Ratcliff of Dundas. He alleged a shotgun blast shattered the tavern window on Route 75 south of McArthur late Monday night. two patrons were struck but none seriously injured. Sheriff Brown said a warrant existed but Ratcliff had not been located.

McArthur Eddie Thomas Meeksville William Ratcliff Dundas Thomas Route 75 William Brown Ratcliff

Driver Fined and Probation Placed in DUI Case

Walter Lee Hugh es McArthur was fined 25 dollars and his driving rights suspended for six months. He received one year of probation after being arrested for driving while intoxicated by Deputy R. W. Weese. Judge Arlo Chatfield approved a 720 dollar motion for clerk and stenographer hire for Prosecuting Attorney James R. Freeman. Separate court actions include four divorces: Reynolds vs Reynolds, Jobe vs Jobe, Waldron vs Waldron.

Thomas Herbert Waldron Gertrude Waldron

Vinton County Finishes Year In The Black

Auditor Theodore R. Boring announced Vinton County closed the year financially in the black for the third straight year. General fund held 1848.07, maintenance and repair fund 85207.21, bond retirement fund 8051.58, and dog and kennel fund 386.96.

McArthur Vinton County Theodore R. Boring Boring

C&O Ends 80 Years of Passenger Service in McArthur Area

After eight decades the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ceased passenger runs on Saturday. Trains No. 37 and No. 137 completed their final trips serving McArthur and nearby villages with an extra coach for farewell passengers. Beginning Monday mail and express handling shifts to Railway Express Agency with announced routing through Columbus Logan Wilkesville New Plymouth McArthur Dundas Oreton Radcliff and other towns. A slipcover project meeting is set for January 10 in McArthur Court Library to discuss buying or making slipcovers.

Mcarthur Vinton County Chesapeake and Ohio Railway River Division Starr New Plymouth Orland Creole Dundas Oreton Radcliff Hawks Clarion Minerton Alice Middleport Railway Express Agency J, FE. Rosser Columbus-Wilkesville Columbus Logan Union Furnace Wilkesville

SEO Regional Council Plans First Meeting

Plans for 150 attendees for the first 1950 meeting of the South eastern Ohio Regional Council in McArthur. The eight county forestry focus includes speakers Charles A. Gillett James McClelland John A. Ames and a Trees for Tomorrow film. Event at McArthur High School Auditorium with 6:30 p.m. banquet and fund raising for a Washington trip.

American Products Industries Washington, D. C John A. Ames Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baltimore Maryland McArthur High School

Two Named Individuals in Separate Locations

Joseph White Jr. aged 30 from Radcliff is a welder and Barbara E. Neal aged 32 from Columbus.

Joseph White Jr Radcliff Are Welder Barbara E. Neal Columbus

Creamo Margarine Promoted as Cream Rich Spread

An advertising copy claims Creamo Margarine is cream made and preferred by children in a hidden name test. It touts extra flavor, smoother texture, and economic use for baking frying and flavoring other foods, urging readers to buy a pound today from David Davies Inc.

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