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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1949
Page
3
McArthur students perform an original skit by Nena Haas at the Vinton County Future Teachers Club gathering in Allensville. Hamden High’s Roberta Lockwood plays a piano solo and Allen sville’s Betty Scott conducts a quiz. A Hamden meeting is set for 12 30 p.m. February 17.
McArthur Vinton County Older Rural Youth will meet in the American Legion Room Monday at 7 p.m. to organize. Youth between 16 and 28 are invited to attend.
Orville M. Bowden files for divorce from Wilma Bowden in Vinton County Common Pleas Court with Bowdenlisted as plaintiff.
Wilkesville hosted a meeting of the Vinton County Schoolmasters Club last Wednesday attracting about 25 men.
The Southeastern Ohio Regional Council promotional group meets at McArthur High School on Feb 24. Dinner for eight southeastern counties served by Myrtle Fri’s domestic science class. At last week’s Jackson meeting seven Vinton county members attended.
Two Huntington drivers staged a collision on N Market Street using similar cars led by Fred Bartram and C E Shipley. Sheriff William Brown investigated the Route 50 Prattsville crash involving Donald Joseph Allen of New Boston and Charles S Bolen of Albany with passenger Virgil Donley sustaining a head cut. Deputy Wayne Weese handled the scene.
Funeral services for Ernest H Wyckoff 48 of McArthur were held Sunday after he died in Knox ville Tennessee of pneumonia following a short illness. He was a tree surgeon born June 16 1900 in Vinton County son of Flora Belle Nelson Wyckoff and the late George W Wyckoff. Survived by five children Ernest Wyckoff Jr Army Air Forces Biloxi Miss Robert E Ronald and Joan Wyckoff Newark Ohio Dorothy Wyckoff Canton Ohio a brother Harry Wyckoff Columbus and two sisters Mrs Alice Andrews near McArthur and Mrs Ruth Addis Columbus. Last rites were at 2 p m at the Wyckoff residence in McArthur by Rev J P Daab with burial in Elk Cemetery.
Transfers involve multiple parcels: Thomas and Gracie Bentley to W T and Darsie Owsley for 98 acres in Richland and Jackson Townships. Seitzes to Charles and Norma Fee for 90% acres in Jackson Township. Dora C Ray to John and Lydia C Rinehart of 46 in Hamden. McFaddens to Ralph and Betty Coyle for five acres in Richland. Parker to State of Ohio 40 acres in Brown. Earl and Gusta Ellis to Thomas McCoy for four acres in Swan. Lent to Elmer E and Delores Mae Queen for lots 274-275 in Zaleski. Dozer to Arfie L Walton for 15 acres in Eagle Township. Salmons to John E and Bessie Bishop for 1.32 acres in Clinton.
Auditor Theodore Boring announced 1800 dog licenses issued by January 20, up 200 from last year. The report notes the January 20 penalty date and reflects a rising compliance trend in the community.
Probate and Juvenile Judge E C Motter will open his law office in the McArthur hotel building around February 15. The office space was previously used by former Judge Charles O Chapman.
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