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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
9
Ohioans have purchased 27.9 percent of the Independence Bond Drive quota of 38.839 million dollars as the drive runs from May 15 to July 4 announced by the Savings Bond Division.
Two Vinton County 4-H members Phyllis Tackett and Ralph Bratton were chosen to attend the fifth 4-H State Leadership Camp at Camp Ohio near Utica this week. The group from Vinton joins others from Knox and Clover Hill clubs as leadership training proceeds at McArthur High School with county agents and instructors guiding officers and advisers in sessions and games attended by about 60 people.
McArthur Downtown Coaches elected Floyd Benedict president Arthur George as vice president and Ivan Cozad secretary treasurer. They plan a July Fourth celebration at McArthur and begin a membership drive open to women. Tickets cover one football and one basketball game. A 200 member goal funds a new concessions building and a school PA cable under the football field.
Oscar M. and Madeline Pratt transfer 69 acres in Harrison Township to Otis and Priscilla Pratt. Bessie E. Phetteplace and Lehla and H V Strausbaugh sell Wilkesville lots to W J Reeves. John F. and Emma F. Riffle sell a McArthur lot to Okey C. and Nell Woodrum. Dunkle brothers move 115 acres in Swan Township to Otis A. and Elloise M. Dunkle. Judson R. Lewis sells 5.53 acres in Clinton Township to Charles E. and Marie Perry. Blanche Davisson sells a Hamden lot to Donald J. and Jean Forman.
Four employees of the McArthur Division Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. received one year National Safety Council Safe Driver Awards. L. J. Hawk logged 22 462 miles, Clara O. Merrill 12 383 miles, Nial S. Merrill 4 828 miles, and Eldon Wyckoff 3 315 miles without incident.
The EUB church advances construction on a new building on Laurance Coleman property. Miss Josephine Fowler visits Point Pleasant parents. Darrell Young seen in Point Pleasant. Nolan Saxon and son Jimmie visit Dan Marr. Herman Russell and family from Chicago visit Clayton and family. A strong wind toppled a tree on a telephone pole cutting power briefly. Milton Knapp visits the Ben Roush family.
Oghema Niagara known as Chief Thunderwater and titular head of the Supreme Council of Indian Tribes of the United States and Canada died Saturday at age 85 in Cleveland.
Funeral services were held in Detroit for Edith Jane Snyder 76 of Ray who died at home Sunday. Survived by husband Edward 91. daughter Elizabeth Jack Detroit. brother Herbert Miller. sister Lily Vogel Ray. Born Ross County March 30 1874 daughter of Frank and Ann Miller. Member Cyrus Chapter Order of Eastern Star. Tallest ferns noted in Hawaii reach 30 to 40 feet.
McARTHUR Ohio State University awarded diplomas in the spring class of 2559. Major Ray Harding Rudolph of McArthur earned cum laude in business administration, with Major Rudolf also graduating with distinction. Verne R. Rinehart of McArthur earned a bachelor of chemical engineering, and Dr. Woodrow W. Carr of Hamden received the doctor of veterinary medicine.
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