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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
3
Funeral services were held in Toledo for 83 year old John W Chamberlain father of Dr H D Chamberlain of McArthur. He died Sunday at St Vincent's hospital after a weeklong illness. Survived by one son John of Toledo and his McArthur surgeon son, plus several daughters who preceded him in death. Burial in a Findlay cemetery. First newspaper in Virginia started at Williamsburg in 1736 by William Parks.
McArthur reports a lawsuit for 16500 damages arising from a county bridge has been postponed to the September term by agreement of counsel. Plaintiff Ben Walton vs Vinton County Commissioners. Walton represented by E. C. Motter and Arthur Rowe. County represented by J. R. Freeman and Harry B. Reese.
A daughter, Sandra Sue, was born June 6 to Mr and Mrs Wayne Fee of McArthur Route 2. A son was born June 12 to Mr and Mrs Joe Senegar of Wellston.
Four Cincinnati residents escaped serious injury Monday evening when their 1950 convertible ran off Route 50 east of McArthur. The car, driven by William V. Pierson Jr., struck a bank and plunged 50 feet down an embankment after being nudged by an unknown truck. Only cuts and bruises were reported for Pierson and his three female passengers. The crash was investigated by Sheriff William Brown and Deputy R. W. Weese. former Sheriff Earl Stuck drove the group back to Cincinnati.
Estate of George Clark, E. C. Notter appointed administrator under $2000 bond. Estate of Madge A. Nickel released from administration. Mary Coleman sues Howard Coleman for divorce. E. C. Notter, attorney. Clifford C. Peck sues Delbert R. Peck Ollie P. Peck Gertrude Starkey Wealthy Leffler and Clarence Laffier for partition of 120 acres in Eagle Township. FE. C. Notter, attorney.
Roy Riffle, 38, a laborer from Hamden, and Meda Riffle, 28, of Hamden, are recorded as married. Loyd F. E. McGhee, 21, a Dundas telephone lineman, and Anna Marie Seitz, 16, of South Bloomingville, are listed for a marriage license.
Vinton County land transfers show Seitz to E F gas half acre in Richland Township. Morehead to Cline 160 acres in Swan Township. Booths to Martins lot 324 in McArthur. Arganbright to King 2 1/2 acres in Harrison Township. Fee to Martindill Graves and Herron trustees 25 acres in Richland Township. Demint to Seitz 42 acres in Jackson Township. Fulks to Wilkesville Grange trustees two acres in Wilkesville.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Beveridge and granddaughter Karen Lynn of New Marshfield called on H F Dearth. Pinkie Mercer returned home from Marion and Columbus. Wayne Moore remains at White Cross Hospital for observation. Edna Dearth returned from Lakeside where she was a lay delegate. Carrie Morris of Columbus visited her mother Mrs Margaret Daugherty and her brothers Paul Daugherty and spouse. They spent a day with Mrs Sarah McHenry and her grandson Richard in Jacksonville. Carl Laemmile, once a movie magnate, clerked in Oshkosh Wisconsin in his pre movie days.
Mrs Mary A Gregory aged 59 died unexpectedly at her home in McArthur after a heart attack Monday evening. She was daughter of late William and Rachel Camp, widow of William Gregory. Survived by five sons Glenn Lawrence Roy Dayton Gilbert and Leo Gregory of McArthur and daughter Mrs Betty Nichols of Chillicothe. Two brothers and three sisters survive. Last rites held Thursday at Wrightsea funeral home McArthur with burial in Zion Cemetery Dundas.
Wheeling West Virginia report says Charles Spires a 26 year old Columbus bus truck driver burned to death when his semi trailer overturned and caught fire on Route 91 near Wheeling He was en route from Huntington West Virginia to Harrisburg Pennsylvania carrying empty fruit jars for Marion Kidwell of Pataskala.
A tonsillectomy was performed on Sharon Davis of Wellston at Chamberlain clinic on June 9. James Cardwell, son of Mr and Mrs William Cardwell of London Derry, underwent surgery on the same date at Hocking Valley Hospital in Logan.
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