Vets To Hear Explanation Of Bonus Meeting Planned In McArthur
All World War II veterans in Vinton county are invited to a county-wide meeting at the American Legion Memorial building in McArthur on February 6 at 8 p m. Legion posts at Hamden and Wilkesville are urged to send representatives. Edward J. Smith of Chesapeake Ohio, field representative for the American Legion, will speak on Ohio State Bonus and discuss other veterans problems.
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McArthur
Vinton County
American Legion
Memorial Building
Legion
Artur Bethel
Hamden
Wilkesville
Edward J. Smith
Chesapeake
Ohio
Mrs. Wyatt 77 Die in McArthur Home
Anna Matilda Wyatt age 77 died at her McArthur Route 2 home after a long illness. Born February 25 1870 she was a daughter of Isaiah Nixon and Mary Jane Jolly Nixon. She married Riley Wyatt on August 7 1888 who survives with siblings Fenton Nixon Herbert Nixon Emma Atwood and others. Last rites were set for Thursday at Mt Zion church with burial in Mt Zion cemetery.
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Mcarthur
Anna Matilda Wyatt
Mt. Zion Church
J. P. Daab
Mt. Zion Cemetery
John Garrett Puritan farmer dies after long illness
Funeral services for John Garrett 80 Puritan resident and former farmer were held Sunday after he died Thursday from pneumonia. He leaves wife Jane 88, three daughters Nellie Cottrill Blanche Woodruff Lilly Garrett and son Edward Garrett. daughter Della Colbert is deceased. Last rites were at home at 2 p.m. and burial followed at Hamden Cemetery.
Sargent Partners Receiver Named in Athens County Ohio
Probate Court of Athens County appoints Charley H Sargent and John F Newcomb as receivers for the late Frank and Carl Sargent partnership assets. Creditors must file claims by March 12 1948 or be forever barred. Francis D White Probate Judge.
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Athens County
Ohio
Charley H. Sargent
Guysville
Andor c O
John F. Newcomb
Cline Building
Athens
Frank
Carl Sargent
Francis D. White
Said County
First Presbyterian Church of Nelsonville Seeks Court Appraisal
The First Presbyterian Church of Nelsonville Ohio filed in Athens County Common Pleas Case 19131 asking the court’s authorization to sell real estate described as an undivided one half interest in In-Lot 29 Nelsonville with six feet reserved for an alley. A hearing is set for February 20, 1948 at 10:00 A.M before the Common Pleas Judge. Trustees Thomas W. Matt R. Baird Stuart George FE Johnson II insist on action.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Nelsonville
Ohio
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Common Pleas
Nelsonville, Ohio
Thomas W. Matt
R. Baird Stuart
George FE. Johnson Iis
Board of Trustees
New Plymouth Notes Say Rev Daab Visits and WSCS Event
The Rev Daab of McArthur called on friends in New Plymouth Tuesday. The WSCS will meet at Mrs Elmer Hixenbaughs home January 29. Ralph Cherry and Mae Wollett of Union Furnace visited Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hopkins. Funeral services for J D Myres were held at Woodard Funeral Home Logan. Virginia Rice and Lee Kropff were married December 25 by Rev Pruitt. They work at B F Goodrich Akron and live in Akron after a short honeymoon at Niagara Falls. School attendance dropped due to zero weather. Mrs Anna Henlein
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New Plymouth
Daab
McArthur
WSCS
Elmer Hixenbaugh
Ralph Cherry
Mae Wollett
Union Furnace
Lloyd Hopkins
Elza Huntley
Fred Stout
J. D. Myres
Woodard Funeral Home
Logan
W. F. Schmidt
McCathren Rites Held for Frank McCathren
Funeral services were planned Wednesday for Frank McCathren 81 of Knox Township born March 3 1866 in Athens County He died Monday at his sister Mrs Tabithia Townsends home He was a retired farmer survived by two sisters Mrs Mary Young and Mrs Townsend two brothers James and Jacob and an adopted son Harold Services at Putnam chapel with Rev Fresner Biffle officiating burial in a nearby cemetery
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Putnam Chapel
Fresner Biffle
Mother of Six Dies in Athens McArthur
Emma Marie Bover McKee 41 mother of six died at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens after an operation. Wife of Raymond McKee McArthur Route 1 born May 20 1906 in Vinton county. Survived by husband six children and his and her kin including J J Boyer family and four sisters. Service at McArthur Christian Church Wednesday burial Elk.
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J. J. Boyer
Suits Filed in Vinton County Court Last Week
Four new suits appeared in Vinton County Common Pleas Court including two divorces. Parties include Carroll McKinnis suing Joyce Dallis Ellems McKinnis, Brisbane Australia, on January 21. Another partition case: Sylvester Taylor versus Mary Dixon et al, filed January 21. Velma Carpenter v Clara Belle Purcell, for partition, and John Bates v Clersey Bates, for divorce, filed January 26.
Pay Analysis Hope Voiced in Ohio Salary Study
Charles C. Core of the Ohio Civil Service Employes Association says the state salary study commission project can yield value for employees and Ohioans. Success depends on workers aiding PAS survey staff, which has 15 years of public jurisdiction experience.
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Columbus
State
Ohio
Charles C. Core
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
General Assembly
Tile makers under sultan patronage fulfilled state orders first
Turkish tile makers once enjoyed special patronage from the sultans and were required to complete all state building orders before taking on other commissions.
Rabid Dogs Reported in Knox Township Vinton County
Henry Harkins of Knox Township says a dog killed 14 of his 15 sheep and he shot the animal. He later faced a second dog that bit him. the dog died after being driven away. Lab tests in McArthur confirmed the first dog was rabid. A second rabid dog head was sent to the health department, and a mad fox seen chasing a dog was reported in the area.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Knox Township
Henry Harkins
Harkins
Health Department
First Marriage License Issued in Vinton County 1948
The first marriage license of 1948 in Vinton County went to Thomas F. Claar 21 of Coalton a baker and Ruth E. Moore 21 of Hamden a factory worker issued January 24 in McArthur.
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