McArthur Plans 3 Day Sesquicentennial Celebration
McArthur in Vinton County to host a three day Sesquicentennial event centered Sept 6 7 and 8 at the McArthur high school and Memorial Field with a dedication of a new 250000 addition. Homer Rhodeheaver will speak Sept 6 at 8 pm and the county choir will perform. The Labor Day parade starts Sept 7 at 1 pm with bands floats and the queen's float.
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McArthur
Vinton County
D. M. Chapman
Hamden
D. M. Bryson
Homer Rhodeheaver
McArthur High School
Lois Gray
Pauline Burson
Kenneth Mitchell
Floyd Benedict, Jr
Zaleski
Wilton
Allensville
McArthur High School Alumni Elects Gorsuch President
Gorsuch was elected president of the McArthur high school alumni association at the 76th annual banquet and reunion. Over 200 attended the event in the McArthur school auditorium with officers Russell Wallar and Novella Wallace among others.
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McArthur
William Gorsuch
McArthur High School Alumni Association
Russell Wallar
Novella Wallace
Ruth Daab
Ethel Cox
John D. Gill
McArthur School
Cynthia Hamilton
Herbert Hamilton
Lucille Inboden
Lillie Morrison
Fred Bill
John Beckley
Aaron Kirkendall, Jr
Akron
Bob Holloway
New Grass For Generals At McArthur High School
McArthur High School will install a new turf field at Memorial Stadium this summer. Workers from the McArthur Downtown Coaches and the local board of education plowed eight feet deep, graded, and prepared the surface. The turf will be seeded lime fertilized strawed and irrigated for use in football games next season with the north playground lot set aside for practice.
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McArthur
McArthur High School
Generals
Memorial Stadium
Board of Education
Three Vinton Countians Earn Degrees at OU
At Ohio University ceremonies in Athens on Sunday June 7, 587 seniors graduated. Carl E. Knox of McArthur earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering and a second lieutenant's commission. Gladys Mann Cottrill of Hamden received a bachelor of science in home economics. Alice Carter Kennard of New Plymouth earned a bachelor of science in education.
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McArthur
Vinton
Court Notes Relieve Estate Duties and Appoint Commissioner
Estate of Sherman Shennefield relieved from administration with E C Motter as attorney. Estate of Joshua W Brewer appoints W H Lohr as commissioner and relieved to execute conveyances. Maggie Stewart vs D M Stewart divorce action set for hearing June 10 before Judge C W Smith.
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Sherman Shennefield
E. Cc. Motter
Joshua W. Brewer
W. H. Lohr
Maggie Stewart
D M. Stewart
C. W. Smith
McArthur Township Officials invited to 26th annual summer convention
Trustees and clerks from Vinton County are invited to attend the 26th annual summer convention of trustees and clerks in Toledo on June 11, 1213. Auditor James A. Rhodes Attorney General C William O'Neill and others will explain new laws.
Alma Bock and Scotty MacLean Married in Cumberland Maryland
Miss Alma Bock of Akron married H G Scotty MacLean in Cumberland Maryland. The couple, both Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. employees, planned a Washington DC honeymoon. They reside at 507 Hammer Street Akron Ohio.
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Alma Bock
Akron
Vinton County
H. G. (Scotty) MacLean
Cumberland
Washington D. C
MacLean
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Hammer St
Ohio
Local visits and social rounds noted in Columbus and area
Dailey Wood and son John visited Columbus with other relatives while Mrs. Cora Arbaugh hosted Mayme Bishop and her mother. Daisy Morris and John Wood attended an American Legion district meeting in Jackson. Mary Garvin of Columbus spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. William Garvin. The Mahaffeys visited Mrs. Cora Arbaugh in Radcliff. Dailey Wood and Mary Garvin were among recent Chillicothe and McArthur visitors. Ray North of Cincinnati spent a day with Irene Jackson.
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Dailey Wood
John
Columbus
John Mahaffey
William Mahaffey
Cora Arbaugh
Radcliff
Mayme Bishop
John Bishop
Daisy Morris
John Wood
American Legion
Jackson
Lloyd Wood
Mary Garvin
William Garvin
Chillicothe
Ray North
Cinnati
Irene Jackson
Leonard Clary dies prominent Eagle Mills farmer
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Leonard Bud Clary 72 of Eagle Mills Route 2 who died Sunday afternoon at his home after a heart ailment. A noted farmer merchant and saw mill operator born June 13 1880 in Vinton County he lived his life in the Eagle Mills area. He leaves a second wife Martha Scott Clary seven sons six daughters and several brothers and a sister. Last rites were at Lebanon church Eagle Mills with burial in Lebanon Cemetery.
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Jesse
Richmondale
Sidney
Londonderry
Otis
Ralph
Lloyd
Artie
Dale Clary
Eagle Mills
Cyanthia Carnes
Tarlton
Dessie Graves
Chillicothe
Hazel Smith
Erry
County Road Work Starts in Vinton County
McARTHUR The summer schedule of highway work in Vinton County has begun with three projects. Dust control oil treatment starts on secondary state highways while Shelly Co. will resurfaced Route 327 from the Vinton county line to Ross-Hocking line with tar and gravel and seal coat. Route 278 to Lake Hope will be resurfaced and sealed in the early summer.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Shelly Co
Thornville
ces-Vinton
Ross-Hocking
Lake Hope
Prattsville
Zaleski
Vinton County Land Transfers
A sequence of land transfers recorded in Vinton County includes Joseph H Huff and Audra E Huff selling 90.14 acres in Harrison Two to Wilber E Smith and Lucy M Smith. Mont Frazee and others selling 15 acres in Clinton Two to Walter Frazee. Allensville Consolidated School District selling % acre in Harrison Two to Jacob W Hill. Jacob W Hill selling a lot in Harrison Two to Owen Harper. John and Garnet Dozer selling 2 acres in Richland Two to Grant Vanney. Worthington R Welch and others selling 182 acres to Dorothy Cox. Dorothy Cox selling 182 acres in Harrison Two to Wayne Welch. Wayne Welch selling 182 acres in Harrison Two to Homer M and Alice Anderson. Bryan and Edna Frazee selling a lot in Clinton Two to Walter Frazee. Charles and Rhoda Livingston selling 49.26 acres in Elk Township to Floyd J Mitchell.
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Joseph H
Audra E. Huff
Wilber E
Lucy M. Smith
Harrison Two
Mont
Wayne Welch
Homer M
Alice Anderson
Bryan
Edna Frazee
Walter Frazee
Clinton
Charles
Rhoda Livingston
Floyd J. Mitchell
Elk
Garden Club Beautifies McArthur Court House Grounds
The McArthur Garden Club beautifies the Vinton County court house by installing five green flower boxes at the front and side entrances and planting flowers on the lawn. The boxes, painted green, house petunias geraniums coleus ferns and vines and were crafted by Ray Cooper's Arthur High School industrial arts class.
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Mcarthur
Vinton County Court House
Sowers Rites Held Sunday
Otis Monroe Sowers died at 78 after a stroke and was buried in Elk Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Moore, four sons including Ted Sowers, and two daughters. Funeral held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Walnut Grove church with Rev. Ted Mendenhall officiating.
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Mcarthur
Otis Monroe Sowers
Jackson Township
Walnut Grove
Hocking County
Edward
Catherine Burley Sowers
Mary Moore
Ted R. Sowers
Vinton County
Democrat Executive Committee
Charles Sowers
McArth
Hamden Club Elects Officers At Garden Club Meeting
Mrs. Floyd Buskirk was elected president of the Town's Country Garden Club of Hamden and Dundas. Mrs. Henry Magee and Mrs. Jennings Fout were named first and second vice presidents. Mrs. John E. Salts became secretary and Mrs. Clarence Morrow treasurer. Seventeen members and 11 children attended. Mrs. Arthur Christian of Dundas won the prize. Mrs. Ottie Salts hosted and the group toured members' gardens. Mrs. Salts will host the July 2 meeting at Hamden.
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Hamden
Floyd Buskirk
Dundas
Hamden Methodist Church
Henry Magee
Jennings Fout
John E. Salts
Clarence Morrow
Arthur Christian
Ottie Salts
Judgment Awarded On Subrogation Claim
In McArthur Ohio, The Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. won a jury verdict of 535.66 in a subrogation claim in Vinton County common pleas court. The suit concerned auto accident insurance adjustment. The defendant, Robert L Nichols, was not represented in court. Attorney E C Motter appeared for the plaintiff.
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McArthur
Ohio Farmers Insurance Co
Vinton County Common Pleas Court
Robert L. Nichols
E. C. Motter
C. W. Smith
McKee
Tax receipts rise in Vinton County last week
Sales tax receipts in Vinton County totaled 865.96 for the week, up from 591.58 a year earlier. Year to date collections reached 42,601.01, compared with 38,237.53 in the same period last year.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Licensed to Marry in McArthur Couples
The list records six individuals connected by intended marriages. Elwood Knox 21 student of McArthur to Elaine Potts 21 clerk of McArthur. Bobby Lafferty 21 jeep driver of Creola to Ann Thompson 13 student of McArthur. Guy Kille 37 trucker of Radcliff to Myrtle Faulk 18 of Oreton.
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Elwood Knox
McArthur
Elaine Potts
Bobby Lafferty
Creola
Ann Thompson
Guy Kille
Radcliff
Myrtle Faulk
Oreton
Marlyn Reese Weds Dennis Foreman Jr in McArthur Church
Miss Marlyn Reese and Dennis Foreman Jr unite in a 3:30 p.m. Sunday ceremony at McArthur Methodist Church. The bride, daughter of D. T. Reese, wore nylon tulle with Chantilly lace, carried a white Bible with orchid. Her sister Martha Ann served as maid of honor. Dale Winters and Jerry Miller stood as escorts. The couple will reside in Columbus while Foreman studies at Ohio State University. A wedding dinner followed at Mrs. A. C. Gorsuch’s home.
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Mcarthur
McArthur Methodist Church
Marlyn Reese
Dennis Foreman
D. T. Reese
Mr. Foreman
Canton
Ohio
J. H. Ludlow
Foreman
Martha Ann Reese
William Rolo
Suzie Hamilton
Dale Winters
Rolo
Susie
Akron
Jerry Miller
Gene Moss
Dwight Miller
Oak Hill
Mary Pilcher
Prescott Herr
Wellston
Reese
George Rupp
George Davis
Niles
Mich
Charles Allen
Columbus
Don Urban
Urbana
Delbert Brown
Franky George
Mt. Union College
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Miss Reese
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio University
Chi Omega Sorority
Franklin Park West
Ohio State University
A. C. Gorsuch
Marriage of Marjorie Faulkner and John Woodard
Miss Marjorie Ann Faulkner and John C Woodard wed in a single ring ceremony at Creola LDS church on Sunday June 7 at 7 30 p m The bride a McArthur High School graduate wore a powder blue suit with white accessories and carried a white Bible Best man was Carl Snyder and ushers included Wayne Weese Bill Brown A reception for 100 guests followed at the Faulkner home The couple will reside in Mt Pleasant The wedding featured piano numbers and songs Always and I Love You Truly sung before the ceremony
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Mcarthur
John Smith
Wellston
Marjorie Ann Faulkner
John C. Woodard
Creola
LDS Church
McArthur High School
Joan Johnston
Carl Snyder
Navy
Wayne Weese
Bill Brown
Marie Brown
Athens
Ralph Brown
Mrs. Faulkners
Mrs. Woodard
Faulkner
Helen Smith
Nora Fri
Fancheon Rheinscheid
Bernice Boring
Garnet Angel
Mt. Pleasant
Local Births and Procedures Reported Near McArthur
A son was born June 7 to Mr and Mrs George Biffle at Hocking Valley Hospital. A daughter born June 2 to Mr and Mrs Gerald Webb at Bullock Clinic. Philip Morrow, son of Mr and Mrs John Morrow, had a tonsillectomy June 6 at Bullock Clinic. Mrs Ruth Woltz submitted to surgery June 2 at Hocking Valley Hospital.
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George Biffle
McArthur
Hocking Valley Hospital
Gerald Webb
Jackson
Bullock Clinic
Philip Morrow
John Morrow
Ruth Woltz
Hockingalley Hospital
Foot fungus remedy ad promises instant action and refund
An advertisement for T-4-L foot powder claims it penetrates skin to expose fungi and kill on contact. It offers a 40 cent money back guarantee if not pleased with instant drying and notes the product is available at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store.
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Quick's
Cut Rate Drug Store
Maxwell Farm Demonstrates Farming by the Book Near New Plymouth
A soil conservation field day at the Maxwell farm near New Plymouth showcased practical farming methods learned from the Soil Conservation Service and a veterans course. Attendees viewed bluegrass pastures for 31 Guernsey cows, contour strips, terraces, and a tiled swamp area turned water supply. The farm features a modern barn with milking and milk processing rooms, three milking stalls, and electric milking machines. The site is designated an Ohio Tree Farm, and the Maxwell home has been restored with modern utilities and antiques. A 250-strong crowd enjoyed 143 pounds of beef barbecued in the Stanley Miller orchard, followed by remarks from E B Smith of the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council.
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McArthur
William H. Maxwell
New Plymouth
Stanley Miller
Bill Maxwell
Columbus
Mary
Nelsonville
Morgan
Route 56
Vinton- Hocking
Soil Conservation Service
George L. Brown
Maxwell
Maxwell Farm
Southeastern Ohio
Tom Parry
SCS
Swan Township
Maxwell's
Vinton County
Orchard Grove
Miller
E. B. Smith
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Vinton Sesqui Queen Plans Two Appearances
Miss Margaret Ellen Thompson Vinton County Sesquicentennial queen will appear Sunday June 28 with her court. They will attend the 50th anniversary of McArthur Methodist church at 1 p.m. and then go to Wellston for the Lions Club horse show at 2 30 or 3 p.m. Thompson will present the Sesquicentennial Purse to the class winner, donated by D. M. Slim Chapman Hamden local chairman.
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Mcarthur
Margaret Ellen Thompson
Vinton County
McArthur Methodist Church
Miss Thompson
Wellston
FASTEETH promises secure dentures without embarrassment
Advertisement urges denture wearers to use FASTEETH alkaline powder to keep plates firm and comfortable. It claims to prevent slipping and odor while remaining non sour. Available at drug stores.
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Mgr
K. EB
Mac’’ McCammon
Venemic
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Athens Pharmacy
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Athens Messenger
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Sewanee
Crinkle Crepe
Vinton Sesqui Queen
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