Memorial Day observance honors Civil War veterans in McArthur
Memorial Day ceremonies May 30 in McArthur drew participants from across the county. The program opened with a band of Vinton County youths, a cross-town Boy Scout, and taps at the cemetery. Civil War veterans Captain D. H. Moore and Robert Hays were absent ill. services honored Major D. W. Rannells of the Fifth Ohio Cavalry.
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Mcarthur
Vinton County
Kathleen Jolly
Ernest Sprague, Jr
Weiser
Opera House
W. W. Weiser
Amos I. Garrison
Robert Wyckoff
H. S. James
Thomas McGiffen
18Th
American Legion
A. I. Garrison
Dr. James
Ilber Fri
Roy Hartley
Ray Arnett
Arthur Gorsuch
LeRoy Pilgher
Herbert Hamilton
George Thompson
Elsie Cozad
Zeke Frazee
Chester Ward
Henry Swartz
James Warren
Forest Marple
Jar Faylor
Assembly
Blanche Martin Steele
Ernest Sprague
Steele
Ruth George
Fred Gill
Elk Cemetery
D. H. Moore
Robert Hays
D. W. Rannells
Fifth Ohio Cavalry
Wife near Wilkesville takes her own life
A Mrs. Fletcher living near Wilkesville died by suicide Tuesday night at her home. Details were not received here. She was a neighbor of a man named Peters who killed himself several weeks ago with a rifle.
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McArthur
Fletcher
Wilkesville
Peters
Suit for higher land appraisal in Route 50 case
John Stanley and Frank M. Robinett sue in Vinton County Probate Court over Bolens Mill land taken for Route 50 seeking a higher appraisal. Trial set for Tuesday June 9 at 10 a.m. Attorneys J A Godwin for the state. Vollenwelder of McArthur and Woolley of Athens represent the plaintiffs.
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Mcarthur
Bolens Mill
John Stanley
Frank M. Robinett
Vinton County
J. A. Godwin
Attorney Generals Office
Vollenwelder
McArthur and
Woolley
Athens
Jurors Called From Numerous Townships
McArthur Ohio June 4 The following men and women have been called as jurors J M Murphy Elk Township Lucile Smith Harrison J C Gill Elk Emma Foreman Elk E W Brown Eagle M L Shea Brown Mae Swaim Elk Charles Pixcon Knox Mary Harris Brown Cameron Clark TM ox Helen Parsons Wilkesville Phoebe Reynolds Richland J F Tripp Madison Minnie Huston Vinton A E Cottrill Vinton Cora Arbaugh Vinton H C Smith Jackson S P Wilson Swan Clara Prose Clinton Lulu Ward Clinton I H Welsh Harrison D M Bosworth Wilkesville W E Cottrill Vinton Arthur Crow Elk Parnie M Barnes Vinton Lucy Buskirk Richland J M Bethel Harrison Walter Peters Brown Peter Lomax Elk Catherine Slates Wilkesville Alva Dye Harrison
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Vinton
A. E. Cottrill
Cora Arbaugh
H. C. Smith
Jackson
S. P. Wilson
Swan
Clara Prose
Clinton
Lulu Ward
I. H. Welsh
Harrison
D. M. Bosworth
Wilkesville
W. E. Cottrill
Arthur Crow
Elk
Parnie M. Barnes
Lucy Buskirk
Richland
J. M. Bethel
Walter Peters
Brown
Peter Lomax
Catherine Slates
Alva Dye
Route 50 Association Meeting Set for Athens
H N Burgett secretary urges Vinton County members to attend the third annual gathering in Athens on Monday June 8. Only members may be present as business will be discussed.
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H. N. Burgett
Route 50 Association
Vinton County
Athens
McArthur Civic Club Meeting Set for Saturday
All members are urged to attend the meeting at the Courthouse on Saturday June 6 to discuss preparations for the Fourth of July celebration and the erection of the Legion Memorial Building.
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McArthur Civic Club
Legion Memorial
Funeral Attendees Honor Joseph Hannas in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs Harry Swaim Mrs Lilian Swaim Mr and Mrs Charles Rosser Mrs A E Sharp Mr and Mrs Dave Gorsuch Mr and Mrs H J Swaim and Fred Weisemb er attended the funeral of Joseph Hannas at Nelsonville Friday. Mrs Hannas is a daughter of Eli Johnson a former Vin ton County resident and niece of Mrs Sarah Dillion of McArthur and Mrs Charles Rosser of Creola.
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Harry Swaim
Lilian Swaim
Charles Rosser
A. E. Sharp
Dave Gorsuch
H. J. Swaim
Fred Weisenberger
Joseph Hannas
Nelsonville
Hannas
Eli Johnson
Vinton County
Sarah Dillion
McArthur
Creola
Driscoll Family Visits Catherine Driscoll in Zal eski
Mr and Mrs W J Driscoll and children Billie Joe and Olive Catherine Mr and Mrs C M Hyde and Miss Agnes Driscoll all of Athena spent the week end with Mrs Catherine Driscoll at her home in Zal eski.
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W. J. Driscoll
Billie Joe
Olive Catherine
C. M. Hyde
Agnes Driscoll
Athena
Catherine Driscoll
Zaleski
Community Gatherings and Visits Across Local Families
Local residents hosted relatives from New Lexington Columbus Huntington and Amesville over the holiday weekend. Families and friends attended church meetings visited kin at Bear Wallow Ridge and Springfield and shared a pot luck Ladies Aid gathering.
Post Office Building Here Is Being Repaired by Contract
Interior decorating and ceiling refinishing at the Athens Post Office Building are under a Washington, D. C. firm contracted for similar federal projects. Ceiling plaster in the main work room and a second floor room is being removed for metal ceiling installation. Exterior woodwork was painted weeks ago.
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Athens Post Office
Washington, D. C
Federal Post Office
Post Office
Government Containers Placed in Athens Post Office Lobby
Containers for blotters and other stationery supplied by the government have been placed on lobby tables of the Athens Post Office and fastened to the surfaces. Previously tops of the tables were littered with assorted supplies.
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Post Office
Athens Post Office
Davis Back in Capitol After Many Years
Washington June 4 Jeff Davis returns to the Capitol after decades as senator and war secretary. The ceremony unfolds with Confederate symbols and Mississippi figures, as statues of Davis and James Z. George are unveiled in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall amid Marine Band tunes and remarks on Civil War legacies and possible reversals by historians.
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Washington
Jeff Davis
National Capitol
Cavaliers
Mason and Dixon
Dixie
Jefferson Davis
Capitol
Davis
House of Representatives
James Z. George
Mississippi
South
Marine
Pat Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Cookery Project To Be Held at Grange Hall
Instruction on salad preparation and dressing will be given at a meeting of leaders in the Athens County vegetable cookery project at the Athens Grange Hall at 10 30 Friday morning. Miss Alma Garvin Columbus Ohio State University nutrition specialist will lead. More than 200 women have attended the cookery project schools in various counties.
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Athens County
Athens Grange Hall
Alma Garvin
Columbus
Ohio State University
Cookery Project
Judgment Awarded Against Sayers and Sons in Athens County
In Athens County Common Pleas Court a judgment for 350.57 was awarded to Smith Brothers Hardware Company of Columbus against S J Sayers and Sons of Jacksonville for the disputed claim.
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Common Pleas Court
Smith Brothers Hardware Company of
Columbus
S. J. Sayers and Sons
Jacksonville
Athens County
Former Residents Plan To Visit Athens Next Week
Ohio University will host visiting alumni and relatives including Mr. and Mrs. John Dyer of Pendleton Indiana and Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Findley of Rochester New York. Ted Dyer a freshman at Ohio University typifies family ties to campus. Findley, a Yale graduate and former Westinghouse representative, is a noted bridge expert and golfer in Rochester.
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Athens
Ohio University
John Dyer
Pendelton
Ind
John Arthur Findley
Rochester
N. Y
J. A. Findley
Mr. Findley
Kate Findley
Yale
Dyer
Findley
Westinghouse Company
Perry County Youth Ordered Committed to Lima State Hospital
In New Lexington on June 4 Gerald Miller 22, a New Reading farm resident, was ordered committed to the Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Insane for one month of observation. Miller killed William Lorider and Mrs. Pauline Crossan of Columbus after a recent release from a Columbus institution. Judge T. D. Price granted the commitment on Prosecutor Dwight Cusick’s motion.
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New Lexington
Gerald Miller
New Reading
Lima State Hospital
Miller
William Lorider
Pauline Crossan
Columbus
Common Pleas
T. D. Price
Dwight Cusick
How One Woman Lost 102 Lbs Of Fat
A 23 year old woman chronicles a 102 pound weight loss using Kruschen Salts over 1 year and 3 weeks costing 25 dollars. She endorses the product and notes a photo before and after. An 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks and is sold by McKee Drug Co and Clines Pharmacy Co.
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McKee Drug Co
Clines Pharmacy Co
Local couples obtain marriage licenses in Trimble and Athens
William W. Vess, 34, and Nellie Mae North, 27, both of Trimble, received marriage licenses. Frank R. Webb, 22, of Athens R. D. No. 6, and Hazel L. Sickles, 20, also of Athens R. D. No. 6, were issued licenses.
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William W. Vess
Trimble
Nellie Mae North
Frank R. Webb
Athens R. D
Hazel L. Sickles
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Meigs County
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Coolville
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