Centennial Mail Rush Delays Special Cancellation Cachet
McArthur Postmaster J E Rosser awaits a special centennial cachet authorized by the Post Office Department. More than 180 letters arrive for the Vinton County 1850 1950 centennial mark while the stamp is on order. A pig iron ingot relic from Lake Hope area on display adds color to the celebration. Public speakers are organized to promote the centennial across Southern Ohio.
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Rosser
Post Office Department
Vinton County
McArthur
New York Herald Tribune
New York
Maryland
New Jersey
Berkley
Calif
Ohio
Vinton County National Bank
R. B. Will
Charles Ratzlaff
Lake Hope
Zaleski State Park
Zaleski State Forest
Vinton County Centennial Committee
Southern Ohio
Centennial
Wallace E. Blake
Bearded man contest entry wild green mustache red goatee
James A. Wood of Wilkesville, a Vinton county merchant, features a self designed beard for the centennial. His mustache is green and his goatee is red, dyed with vegetable dye to publicize the celebration.
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McArthur
Vinton
James A. Wood
Wilkesville
Mr. Wood
OES Chapter 128 Plans Inspection and Initiation
McArthur Se- reo Chapter 128 Order of Eastern Star will hold an inspection and initiation Monday June 26 at 8 pm in the McArthur High School auditorium. Dinner at 6 pm at the Christian Church. Reservations with Secretary Marie Hawk due by the Thursday before the event.
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McArthur
Sereno Chapter 128
Order of Eastern Star, McArthur
McArthur High School
The
Christian Church
Marie Hawk
Vinton County Board votes to keep offices open Thursday afternoons
The Vinton County commissioners approved a unanimous resolution urging elected officials to keep offices open Thursday afternoons and to remain open during noon hour for public access. Commissioner Elvey Co. offered the measure as several officials had indicated changes.
Tokyo Floods Drag Death Toll Past Forty-Eight
Torrential rains in the Tokyo area cause floods and landslides killing at least 48 people. Rescue teams search ruined homes as authorities warn of more rainfall.
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Tokyo
McArthur Man Fined 250 for DUI and Hit‑and‑Run
McArthur resident McArthur Weldon Johnson was fined 250 and costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. Judge A L Chatfield suspended his driving rights for one year after a Saturday night crash in front of the Vinton Theater.
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McArthur
Weldon Johnson
Common Pleas
A. L. Chatfield
Johnson
Clifford Wills
Vinton Theater
Wills
LeRoy Scott
Bill Ditty
Route 50
Allensville
Ohio court cases record arraignment and probate actions
Winton Court notes Ohio arraignment and indictment for assault with intent to kill with guilty plea and two year probation. Frank Ryan v Mark Ryan cognovit judgment for 1723.34. Estate of Robert L Meek partition decree. A L Stanley v I B and Opal Brake cognovit judgment 642.89. Lona Woodrum v Clay Woodrum divorce set for June 14 in Athens County Common Pleas with Judge Williams. Also Schenectady jet bomber test of turbojet engines for Air Force by General Electric.
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State of Ohio
Ray Jewell
Frank Ryan
Mark Ryan
A. L. Chatfield
Robert L. Meek
A. L. Stanley
I. B
Opal Brake
Chatfield
Lona Woodrum
Clay Woodrum
Athens County Common Pleas
R. D. Williams
Nurse Sampson Dies in Columbus After Yearlong Illness
Cora Elizabeth Sampson 73 of Columbus died Tuesday morning at Grant Hospital after a six week hospitalization. A registered nurse native of Vinton county she came to Columbus 45 years ago and helped start the first physician's bureau more than 20 years ago retiring about ten years ago. She is survived by Alta Sampson Maude Flee and Frances Sampson of Columbus and a niece Mrs. Herbert Hamilton of McArthur.
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Alta Sampson
Maude Flee
Frances Sampson
Columbus
Herbert Hamilton
McArthur
Rev Glenn Beck to leave McArthur for Arlington pastorate
The Rev Glenn Beck of McArthur Methodist Church is assigned to Arlington Ohio. He will be honored with a farewell party Wednesday night. Rev John W Obee of Roseville is assigned to the McArthur Pastorate. Obee is 39, married with two children and a Hamilton County native who studied at Westminster Theological College.
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Beck
Methodist Church
Findlay
Ohio
Arlington
Otto Miller Dies Veteran Banker Soldier Served In Two Wars
Col Otto Miller 75 longtime Cleveland investment banker and veteran of the Spanish American War and World War I died in Lakeside Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Cleveland
Col
Otto Miller
Ohio
Lakeside Hospital
Births in Vinton County At Chamberlain Clinic
A daughter born June 8 to Mr and Mrs Pearl Thacker Logan Route 1 is named Karen Sue. A son Harold Lloyd Jr born June 9 to Mr and Mrs Harold Dailey Radcliff at Chamberlain Clinic. A daughter born June 13 to Mr and Mrs Raymond Miller McArthur at Chamberlain Clinic.
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Chamberlain Clinic
Pearl Thacker
Logan
Karen Sue
Harold Lloyd, Jr
Harold Dailey
Radcliff
Raymond Miller
McArthur
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Callies
General Electric
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Armour'street
Armour's Star
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Rmour Roast
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Lipton’s
Dixie Maid
Pka
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Heinz Soup
Kool Aid
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Middleport
Rev. Beck
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