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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1961

Page

8

Prospective Juror List for January 1961 Court Term

McArthur area lists thirty five names of prospective petit jurors for the January 1961 term of the common pleas court. Recipients include Clifton Albaugh Zaleski Emeline Coffman and many others from McArthur Ewington Hamden Londonderry and nearby townships.

McArthur Common Pleas Court Clifton Albaugh Zaleski Emeline Coffman Herbert Hamilton Virginia Mitchell Rodney Sprouse Ewington Vera Woodall Daniel Peyton Carpenter William H. Wilbur Hamden C. L. Hayhurst Charles A. Newman Clyde Morris Radcliffe Billy B. Wilcoxson

Adult Education To Be Topic Of Conference In Vinton

Plans are underway for an adult education conference set for January 19 and 20 in McArthur. The program includes a general session, group meetings, and a panel discussion. Local schools reopen after weather closures as the county plans activities.

Vinton County Allensville Swan

County selects Cottrill as chairman on Republican board

McARTHUR The new Republican led Vinton County Commissioners organized with Raymond Cottrill of Hamden chosen as chairman. The board voted to raise deputies and clerks pay from 2400 to 2600 and the deputy sheriff to 3300 annually. Auditor Glenn L. Peters will serve as clerk for 1961 as the panel works on the 1961 appropriations.

McArthur Board of Vinton County Commissioners Raymond Cottrill Hamden Republican C. E. Fout Cottrill Fout M. L. Shea Glenn L. Peters James E. Lee Earl Stuck Harold Steele John L. Beckley J. E. Strong Margie H. Climer

Vinton County Court Notes Summary

State Highway Department easement actions against property owners Gibbons and Cremean noted. Several criminal cases: Linda Altman pleads guilty for resisting an officer, fined $10 with costs and suspended. Heston Scarsberry convicted of assault on his wife, six months suspended. Charles William Duzan charged with unsafe operation after a December 1960 Route 50 crash that killed J B Wolfe. Estates: John P. Calvin named administrator with $4000 bond. Henry S. Perry will filed. Real estate: Eli Bowen property in Hamden sold at auction. Eva and Thomas LeMay vs Edwin Malone appraisal. buyers Tedrow and McWilliams purchased multiple lots.

State Highway Department William G. Gibbons Kathryn I. Cremean State Linda Altman Knox Twp Harold Steele G. E. Sharp Heston Scarsberry Victoria Sharp Charles William Duzan State Patrol Duzan Sciotoville J. B. Wolfe Greenup Henry S. Perry Eli Bowen Thacker Addition Hamden Harry Tedrow Harley Dora McWilliams Eva Thomas LeMay Edwin Malone Prattsville W. W. Tinker D. R. Booth E. E. Robbins

US Holds Fifteen Satellites in Orbit Versus Soviet One

The United States operates fifteen earth satellites in orbit while the Soviet Union maintains a single satellite.

United States Soviet Union

New Year Watch Night Services and Local Holiday Visits

Racine's New Year Eve Watch Night Service at First Baptist ran from 9 PM to midnight with a Candlelight Worship. The Methodist Church held Holy Communion at its Watch Night Service. Numerous families visited relatives across town including Beckwiths in Parkersburg and Simsons in Athens. Others traveled to Auburn, Pomeroy, Clinton, Darwin, Letart, Portland, Grove City, Rio Grande, Johnstown, Cincinnati, and Akron for holidays.

Racine First Baptist Church Methodist Church Joe Beckwith Parkersburg Isabel Simpson Shelley Clark Jividen Otis McClintock Tom Lindsey Grove City

Van Sickle Named Manager of McArthur Auto Supply

McArthur Ford Hack Auto Supply opens Monday January 9 on S Market Street opposite the Post Office. Bob Van Sickle of Logan to manage the store carrying the NAPA line. He and his wife and two children plan to move to McArthur. firm also operates in Logan Nelsonville and Athens.

McArthur Ford Hack S. Market Street Bob van Sickle Logan Napa van Sickle Nelsonville Athens

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