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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
9
In McArthur Vinton County last week sales tax receipts were 440.46 dollars, down from 701.28 the prior year. Year to date collections reached 36,614.45, versus 29,611.41 at the same point last year.
McARTHUR Clarence W. West of Cincinnati was fined $100 and costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident on June 19. Judge C. W. Smith also revoked his driving rights for six months.
McARTHUR The 8. T. Kenyon Co of Portsmouth is working on three school additions in Vinton county and is expected to have all three completed in time for the fall term. A two story brick building for the Allensville Consolidated school district at Allensville is now under roof with walls being plastered. The Allensville building adds eight new classrooms offices and a cafeteria. Kenyon is remodeling the present Eagle school for the district adding a central heating plant toilets and a new classroom plus a cafeteria and all purpose room. In McArthur new school addition bricklayers are up to the second floor while heating and plumbing progress. The McArthur building may be under roof soon. Hamden has issued bids for heating and seating improvements and bonds to finance the work are being offered to the State Teachers Retirement System. Both the Vinton Rural and Wilkesville schools have state rehabilitation projects planned and are bidding now.
Clyde English, president of the McArthur Development Association, urged residents and merchants to finish clean up, paint up, and fix up efforts by June 30. The village participates in National Clean-Up Week June 24 to 30, with possible inspections though photos may suffice. Also noted were June birthdays celebrated at a dinner party hosted by Mrs. L. W. Sprague for Mrs. Franz Ziegler and David Polk of Columbus, joined by relatives from Cincinnati and McArthur.
Mr and Mrs George Stace Jr of Findlay Ohio visit relatives here after attending the Hines Whitcomb wedding in Cincinnati. Mrs Elizabeth Burris of Syracuse and daughters Mrs Elen Miller and Mrs Clarice Bloom of Akron join other relatives for a Sunday visit with Aunt Lena Phillips and Mrs Myrtle Watson in town.
Cecil Duely and Felix Alkire made a business trip to Peoria. Several friends from this community attended Jank Giles funeral in Pomeroy. John Paynter returned to Mt. Blanchard. Mrs. Paynter stayed longer due to her father W A Dye’s illness. Mr and Mrs Cecil Jewell and children of Columbus spent a weekend at Mrs Jewell’s home. Judy visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Pete Eggleson. Belle West Virginia residents visited Mrs Eggleson’s mother Allie French. Rev Earl Cowen, local pastor, ill in Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Frank Halliday Virgil Atkins and Sharon Atkins attended Halliday reunion in Athens.
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