Hamden Bus Schedules Clarified
McARTHUR Clarification of the Hamden school bus departure schedules for the benefit of parents and children was made this week by the Vinton County school office. Buses will depart from Hamden elementary school at 7:50 a.m. daily for WCCHS, then at 7:55 a.m. for Allensville elementary school. Doors will be opened at 7:45 a.m. for shelter in bad weather and pupils walking to the Hamden school should arrive about five minutes prior to departures.
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McArthur
Hamden
Vinton County
WCCHS
Allensville
Vinton Area Marriage Rate Nears Record
McARTHUR More marriage licenses issued in Vinton County in 1966 than any year since 1935. Barbara Radekin probate court deputy reports 124 licenses. 1935 had 138. June led with 19. December and September tied at 16. other months ranged 2 to 12. Seventeen licenses went to men in the armed forces. Oldest man 87, youngest 17. Oldest woman 70, youngest 15. most women aged 17 to 19, most men 18 to 22.
Two Hog Rustlers Confess In Hog Theft Prank
Sheriff reports Benjamin Graham and Willis Woodgeard of South Bloomington confessed to stealing a boar hog from a pickup at McArthur Eagles Lodge. They reimbursed owner Forrest Martin of Creola $40 and no charges were filed. The men backed up their car, moved the hog, and fled before returning to settle.
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Mcarthur
Harold Steele
McArthur Eagles’ Lodge
Steele
Benjamin Graham
Willis Woodgeard
South Bloomingville
Forrest Martin
Creola
Graham
Woodgeard
Martin
Murphy Hardware to Relocate After 48 Years in McArthur
L. E. Murphy hardware, in the same McArthur location since 1893, will move to the Willard Peck building on West Main Street as the old site is remodeled for Stifflers Inc. of Jackson. The transfer ends 48 years in the current building, with Murphy continuing ownership of the former hardware site leased to Stifflers.
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Willard Peck
West Main Street
McArthur
Murphy
Stifflers’ Inc
Jackson
McArthur Stiffler
Hamilton Smith
Standard Oil Co
Bethel Brothers
Sohio
Isaac M. Lantz
Leland Murphy
Lantz
John Murphy
Leland and
Martin
Stifflers
Forestry Convention Opens Next Week in Columbus
The 64th annual convention of the tree growers will be hosted by the Ohio Forestry Association in Columbus starting January 1921. Vin ton county attendees including lumber mill owners will join discussions on land ownership forests recreation tree farms paper wood forestry sawmilling logging and conservation.
Tax Collections Rise Nearly 10 Per Cent
State Treasurer John D. Herbert reports Vinton County sales tax collections rose 944 percent in the last six months of 1966, with a total of 24,792.71 for 1966 compared to 31,787.53 for the same period in 1965, an increase of 3,005.18.
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McArthur
Vinton County
John D. Herbert
Vinton
Vinton Voters Test Hopefuls In November
Vinton County will hold no May primary. November elections will select township and municipal officials plus two Vinton County Board of Education members for four year terms. Mayors and village clerks will serve four years. Pete Booth announced filing deadlines of August 9 for candidates. Several property transfers and deeds are listed, including sales in Clinton and Washington Townships and Hamden village.
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George FE. Booth
Board of Trustees of Public Affairs
Council
Booth
Vinton County Bank Marks Centennial at McArthur
The Vinton County National Bank in McArthur celebrated its 100th anniversary. Founded 1867, it evolved into a national bank in 1872 and now reports assets over 8 million. Leadership has included multiple Will family presidents and a 1964 modernization with new computer systems.
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Vinton County Bank
J. W. Delay
Daniel Will
E. D. Dodge
Vinton County National Bank
McArthur
Ohio
Charles Brown
F. D. Dodge
Andrew Wolf
H. S. Bundy
D. V. Rannells
A. Will
Jacob G. Will
T. B. Davis
Hocking Valley
Aaron
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L. E. Murphy
Leland
Martin Murphy
Ford
Forestry
Athens National Bank Certificate OF Deposit
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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Athens
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Athens National Bank Service
May
Nova
Frances M
Raymond W Lewis
Marjorie M
Robert H. Smith
Patricia Feldman
Florence M
Howard A Madlinger
Anita Louise Mootz
Brown
Edward Clyde
Dashie L. Wyckoff
Mary W. Showers
Clinton
Washington
Jackson County
Emerson C
Pearlene Lambert
E. Roy
Delilah Johnson
Wilkesville
Tivis Hall
Roy J. Gilliland
Ora Hall
Joseph Joseph
George A
Nita A. Simmons
Mary T
Richard Ward
Ruth F. Morehead
Madison
Dorothy Harper
Elizabeth Ann Seymore
Thomas B. Davis
Aaron Will Jr
John L
John L. Will
Robert B. Will
John G. Will
Icenter
Ricky Booth
Robert Booth
J. G. Will
Ricky
Zaleski
Vinton County School
Bank
E. Carpenter
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Athens, Ohio
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