Route 50 Project Advances East of McArthur
State highway work on Route 50 near McArthur progresses with George B. Herring and Sons Construction moving earth to relocate the highway. The 3.28 mile, 852000 dollar project between Routes 278 and 677 aims to curb sharp curves and steep hills by December 1958, with 528000 cubic yards of excavation and a 97 foot deep cut near Prattsville. Paving will follow by W E Ringwald & Sons of Chillicothe. underpass work at B and O near Vinton Station may be planned later.
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Mcarthur
State Highway Department
George B. Herring and Sons Construction Co
Mansfield
Lake Hope
Austin
Prattsville
W. E. Ringwald & Sons Co
Chillicothe
Highway Department
B&o
Vinton Station
Tavern Brawl Lands 1 Hospitalized 2 Jailed Near McArthur
One man is hospitalized and two others jailed after a disturbance at Wanders Tavern west of McArthur at 9 pm Saturday. Shirley Withrow, 35, Athens County, shot in the right leg. Andy Palmer of Allensville and Edward Kincaid of West Virginia jailed. Proprietor Pop Wander shot Withrow after he struck a customer with a bar stool. Withrow taken to University Hospital in Wrightstown.
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Wander's Tavern
McArthur
Harold Steele
Shirley Withrow
Athens County
Andy Palmer
Allensville
Edward Kincaid
West Virginia
Steele
Pop” Wander
Withrow
Alfred Richards
Palmer
Kincaid
Vinton
Wander Withrow
University Hospital
Wrightsel
R. E. Bullock
Short Lumber Inspection Course At McArthur Plant
A two day shutdown of the McArthur Plant of the D B Frampton Company allowed selected employees to attend a short course in lumber inspection and measurement during the week of June 3 1957. The mill paused operations to facilitate the training.
Driver Not Blamed For Striking Girl
Edward Molihan 67 of Dundas was absolved of blame after his car struck six year old Anna McNeely on Route 160 at Puritan. Sheriff Harold Steele said the girl ran into the road in front of the car. She was treated by Dr Earl J. Levine and taken to Chillicothe Hospital for head and shoulder injuries.
Timekeeper Starts Work at McArthur State Garage
Lawrence Salts of Dundas began this week as timekeeper at the McArthur state highway garage as part of a personnel shift. Salts is a former Ohio University student and World War II veteran who graduated from McArthur High School and helped run a Dundas dairy farm with his father Otto. Former superintendent Harry Peters moved to a highway construction role in Logan but has not yet reported to the new post.
Eye blinking as reflex and voluntary wink described
A medical note explains blinking of the eyes is an involuntary reflex that moisturizes the eyeball. Winking at a pretty girl is presented as a voluntary act governed by choice.
Average man's whiskers grow half inch a month
The article notes facial hair grows about one half inch monthly, totaling around six inches annually for the average man.
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Athens
Royal
Bottling
Broughton
Gus
Sime Today
Timekeeper
Kingiaste
Sala
Kingtaste
Chase & Sanborn
Twit
Instant Chase & Sanborn
Castel, Common
Lever Brothers
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