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Uluo
Ohio
Onio
Athens
Unio
Sattemad
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
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Cleveland
Office of Vinton Common Pleas Judge Ransacked Again
McARTHUR Ohio four break ins target the office of Common Pleas Judge Chatfield in three years. The fourth ransacking occurred Monday morning after the office was found looted when opened. State highway patrolmen are investigating.
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Vinton Common Pleas
Daughter of Mine and Christmas in a Small Town
A narrator recalls the Christmas Eve gift ritual for Cecily and Corinna, detailing elaborate dolls, cradles, and decorated trees. Jealousy and regret surface as Della’s lavish gifts overshadow the narrator’s modest efforts, while guests arrive and tensions rise with family dynamics and a looming, unresolved conflict.
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Cecily
Della
Robert
Price control issues raised by CIO leaders
The piece questions CIO executives and Philip Murray about long term price controls after wartime lifting. It contrasts temporary price controls with feared permanent price and profit fixes and urges clear statements on Murray’s aims and the CIO’s influence in Washington.
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CIO
Washington
Philip Murray
Senate
Murray
OPA
Mr. Truman
Mr. Murray
Truman should veto OPA bill and fight it in campaign
The article argues the pending OPA measure worsens conditions for industry and consumers, urging President Truman to veto. It warns of higher living costs, wage demands, and production disruption while noting Republican political gain and the need to preserve free market incentives.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
OPA
United States
Soviet Union
Taft
Mr. Taft
Mr. Truman
Democratic Party
Tn Congress
Workers face shortages as demand outpaces supply in postwar recovery
Business Week notes that buyers remain talk and strikes, while department stores show demand rising up to 35 percent versus 1945. Inflation fears hinge on supply chains and price regulation, with a million more workers needed to boost production. unemployment and strikes slow manufacturing across essential goods.
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Business Week
Familiar Scene as England Enacts Bread Rationing
The piece compares England's bread rationing to past US shortages and urges restraint, noting no current famine and warning against waste. It recalls prior rationing days and the panic of limited goods, urging memory of those times before introducing new controls.
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England
United States
Poly
Navy runs coal mines as 200 officers aid reform effort
In Washington, Navy Admiral Morell leads over 200 officers supervising the seized coal mines as the government plans minimum health sanitation and housing standards. Dr. Boone and teams visit Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Alabama assessing conditions and reporting findings for regional mines.
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Washington
Navy
Ben Aoreell
Joe T. Boone
Adaira Morell
Boone
McArthur Social Notes Highlight Wedding and Gatherings
Miss Martha Ann Wallar wed Herbert Rowland in a Sunday McArthur Methodist Church ceremony at 7 p.m. Rev. Glenn Beck officiated. reception followed at the Wallay Rollerdrome. The page also notes a Bridge Club gathering, prize results, and visiting guests including Miss Charlotte Lomax of St. Louis and other local and nearby residents.
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Mcarthur
Martha Ann Wallar
Afr
Mirs
Frank M. Wallar
Herbert Rowland
Jackson
Glenn Beck
Wallay
Six Vinton Veterans Granted Discharges
Six Vinton veterans were discharged as announced by Vinton Selective Service authorities. The men listed include Lester R. Oates, Ray Donald F. Pennsvile, James R. Hughes, McArthur Moore 2, Ernest D. Morris, Roy C. Graves, with routing through McArthur and Hamden routes.
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McArthur
Vinton Counts
Selective Service
Lester R. Oates
Ray Donald F. Pennsvile
James R. Hughes
McArthur Moore
Ernest D. Morris
Roy C. Graves
Londonderry
Wil Hasngs
Hamden
Delinquent Land List Published in Vinton County
McArthur reports the delinquent land list will be published this week in Vinton County newspapers. Auditor Joan D. Gill announced the proceeding follows county officials effort to clean up delinquent taxes. After publication the list will be certified to the prosecuting attorney for foreclosure actions.
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McArthur
Vinton
Joan D. Gill
Gill
Tent Meeting Slated at Juni per Ridge
A tent meeting is planned at Juni per Ridge with speakers Rev. Green Dickerson and Rev. Glenn Johnson. Special music each evening and services start at 7:50 p.m. on the schedule.
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New Plymouth
Juniper Ridge
Throweh Audi
Green Dickerson
Glenn Johnson
Serviers
Land Transfers Of Vinton County Record
Real estate transfers announced by Vinton County Recorder Agnes Scott include numerous auditor deeds across Harrison Zaleski Richland Madison Eagle Swan and McArthur Townships and related transfers such as a Bishop Hartley administrator deed. Several deeds involve parcels from 1 to 40 acres with sale prices listed from 2 to 101 dollars plus multiple dates in July.
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Vinton County
Agnes Scott
John BD
Elza Cyr
Harrison Township
C. E. Fout
William Perry
Zaleski
Clarence Parry
Radcliff
Joseph Stewart
Samus? E Webb
Madison Township
Marion Baker
Eagle Township
Berit Me Laughlin
Ernest W
Richland Township
Beril Mmelaughlin
Wilkesville Township
Wilson Chesser
Swan-Washington
Amanda Krueer
Jackson Township
Andrew Cattrill
Madlen
Carl Littlejohn
Swan Township
G. F. Wright Sel
Homer
Addie Abele
Inlet
McArth
Zaleski Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Illness
Dr and Mrs A A Boal of Columbus visited Saturday night and Sunday. Clarence Huffman and family from Indianapolis visited Huffmans uncle and aunt C E Vansky. Criss ill at daughter Ernie Tripp’s home. Kenneth Potter from Wellston visited parents John and Mrs Potter. Luther McKibben of Mecarty was a Sunday guest. Dale Laser in charge of church decoration as service canceled. H F Williams of Rockbridge was a Wednesday business visitor. Mrs Woodrow Thomas visited parents Waldo Buck at Guggillle last week.
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John Potter
Luther McKibben
MecArthy
James McKibben
P. Wilson
Creola
Dale Laser
Woodrm
Immunization Push Aims for All Children in County
County Nurse Nina Nelson urged full immunization of preschool and school children against diphtheria. The Vinton County program will start after September 3, with parents told to ensure every child is immunized to protect the county’s record after Ohio saw deaths last year.
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McArthur
Nina Nelson
Miss Nelson
Ohio
Vinton County
Why Mothers Get Gray
Lola Marie Timms three year old of Mer and Mrs Toa Timms Dundas wandered from an older girl while berry-picking on a 250 acre farm. Lost four hours before a search party of ten Boy Scouts found her in a thicket near McArthur tied and scratched but unharmed.
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Aicarthur
Lola Marie Timms
Mer
Toa Timms
Dundas
Vinton County
Boy Scouts, McArthur
Ralph Heistand
Dundas News Briefs Highlights Local Visits and Calls
Local residents and families from Dundas and Hamden and nearby areas visited relatives and friends. Names include Mec and Mrs Don Warner, Chillicothe. George McArthur. Henry Vaitz. Eric Warner. Magee Prater group at Indian Lake. Don Green family. Cyrus Chesler. Arthur Christian. Pete Buskirk and Anna Jane. Melvin and Mrs Gregory. James Easterling visiting Harry Easterling. Georges Bishop. Lhsaneth Bishop. Hazel Whartman hosted Clinton Circle event with Mary Morrow Ruth Morrow Dena Sal and others in attendance.
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Charles Rice
Hamden
Arthur Christian
Pete Buskirk
Anna Jane
Melvin Gregory
James Easterling
Michigan
Harry Easterling
Georges Bishop
Lhsaneth Bishop
Hazel Whartman
Clinton Circle
Mary Morrow
Ruth Morrow
Dena Sal Sarah Stephenson
Ida Salts
Mma Gregory
Genoa Reef
Cora Winters
Rene Ise
Carol Salts
Sandra Whortman
Scarlet Fever Reported in Vinton County
One scarlet fever case was reported in Vinton County by County Nurse Nina Nelson. The notice notes this is the first case since last March. A separate item records a July 16 marriage license issued to Herbert E. Rowland and Martha Ann Wallar, both of McArthur. A July 22 petition filed in common pleas court lists Carrie M. Moler as plaintiff against Christine Copeland and others, with Ben Ogier as attorney.
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McArthur
FE. C. Matter
Herbert E. Rowland
Jackson
Martha Ann Wallar Q. McArthur
Common Pleas Court
Carrie M. Moler
Christine Copeland
Ben Ogier
Ten Years Ago at the Airport and Local Socials
HM Crippen, aged 85, recalled his first airplane ride with enthusiasm as he deplaned at the Airport. Catholic Ladies of Columbia hosted over 190 guests at the Breinig summer home in Hocking Port. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wheaton and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Beamer returned from travels to Canada New York State Washington D C and New City. Twenty years ago Harry LeFever visited from Glouster while Miss Mary Hopkins taught Wilmington College and returned home with L. H. Bingman family. A. E L Whaley vacationing in Canada fell into the lake thinking a canoe. Pearl Helwig and Ruby Gladys Mercers visited Columbus.
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Crippen
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
Charles Breinig
Hockingport
Fred Wheaton
Canada
New York State
Mary Hopkins
Wilmington College
New Vienna
L. H. Bingman
A. E L. Whaley
Mrs
Pearl Helwig
Ruby Gladys Mercers
Columbus
Draft Board Clerk Resigns in Hamden Ohio
Arthur Roger Haynes, clerk of the Vinton County selective service board since October 28 1940, resigns to join the Veterans Administration in Columbus. Haynes, a Hamden resident, has been on military leave for over three years while serving overseas. He starts July 29. He's succeeded by Karl McKinniss, Hamden assistant clerk and acting chief clerk for six years.
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A Carthur
Roger Haynes
Vinton County Selective Service Board
Veterans’ Administration
Columbus
Haynes
Hamden
Karl McKinniss
Pas
Franklin County Girl Found in McArthur
Margaret Ann Sawers 15 of Canal Winchester was found wandering in McArthur by Probation Officer Frank W. Wallar after reportedly leaving home to see a movie. She was taken into custody by Franklin County authorities and returned home.
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Mcarthur
Margaret Ann Sawers
Canal Winchester
Franklin County
Frank W. Wallar
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