Full Fourth of July Program Shown in McArthur
Plans for McArthur’s community Fourth of July fete were announced by the Downtown Coaches Association. The day features a parade, a pony prize, a baseball game, games, garden displays, a picnic, band concerts, prizes, greased pole and pig contests, fireworks, and a square dance with a full schedule centered at McArthur High School.
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McArthur
Downtown Coaches Association
McArthur High School
Arthur George
John Salts
Vinton County
Harold Koerber
McArthurigh
Joan Burson
Clarence Ziegler
Ray Blake
Dick Dye
Big Athenians
H. R
Pete) Morrison
DTC
Ralph W. Heistand
Inventor John Wilkinson Dies in Syracuse at 83
Syracuse N Y John Wilkinson 83 inventor of the air cooled engine and many improvements on automobile motors died last night at his home.
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Syracuse
N. Y
John Wilkinson
Six Girls Born in Week at McArthur Clinic
Six babies, all girls, were born at the McArthur clinic this past week, including a set of twins Jane Kay and Jean Fay to Mr and Mrs Robert Shields of Hamden on June 23. Other births include Sharon Kay to Mr and Mrs Edward Smathers of McArthur Route 2 on June 20. A daughter to Mr and Mrs John Zimmerman of McArthur on June 24. Beverly Jean to Mr and Mrs Dale of South Bloomingville Route 2 on June 25. Max Madison of Wellston on June 26.
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Mcarthur
Chamberlain Clinic
McArthur Clinic
Jane Kay
Jean Fay
Robert Shields
Hamden
Sharon Kay
Edward Smathers
Route 2
John Zimmerman
Beverly Jean
Dale
Sixteen Sixteen Crash Victim Linked to Buckeye Co Op
Donald Duffy who was killed near Darwin in an airplane crash had recently been in the community working with Buckeye Rural Electric Co-Op. Other notes include several local moves engagements and a marriage license listing for Oscar Skeens and Edna Holtz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Duffy
Darwin
Buckeye Rural Electric Co-Op
Gay Mahaffey
Athens
John Mahaffey
Roy Tillis
Rutland
Davis Bowen
Hamden
Sam Marrs
Donahue
Harrisonville
Dailey Wood
Lucille Jackson
Irene Jackson
Geraldine Sperry
Henry McKinsey
Wellstonm
McArthur
Ansel Jones
Springfield
Ansel
Jim Jackson
Mabel Wood
Chiefs
Ernest Major
D. E. Wood
Vinton County Land Transfers Featured in Notice
Zwengle Strausbaugh transfers 92 acres in Vinton Township to Wm and Cecil Mace. Dorothy Oney as administrator of Ida Everetts estate transfers two acres in Jackson Township to Ivan and Ferne Seitz. Lee R. Smith sells 16% acres in Knox Township to Brice and Georgia Wright. J W and Lennie McElroy transfer 40 acres in Wilkesville Township to John A Wood. Ethel M and Alva S Collins sell 9 acres in Vinton to Donald Collins.
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Zwengle Strausbaugh
Cecil Mace
Vinton Township
Dorothy Oney
Ida Everetts
Ivan W
Ferne Irene Seitz
Jackson Township
Lee R. Smith
Brice
Georga Wright
Knox Township
J. W
Lennie McElroy
John A. Wood
Wilkesville
Ethel M
Alva S. Collins
Donald Collins
King Lawsuit Heard in Vinton County Court
Judge Marion B Owens presided in the Vinton County common pleas court Tuesday over the Floyd L King versus E R King and Jennie King case. Attorneys for the plaintiff were Harry B Reese and Sam Erskine, with Forest E Weinrich for the defense. O E Vollenweider was appointed administrator of the J J Sharp estate with a bond under 1000 dollars. E C Notter was named administrator of the George Clark estate with a 2000 dollar bond.
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Marion B. Owens
Urbana
Vinton County Common Pleas Court
Floyd L. King
E. R
Jennie King
Harry B. Reese
Sam Erskine
Forest E. Weinrich
O. E. Vollenweider
J. J. Sharp
Radcliff
E. C. Notter
George Clark
Fire Chief Teaches Trainees For Three Departments
McArthur and Hamden volunteer departments train under Loyd Gill chief and state instructor. Fifteen men learn Thursday in McArthur, nine study Friday in Hamden, with a Jackson course planned. New McArthur enrollees include Harold Felton Robert Bethel Clayton Bogstie Oscar Funk Pete Ratcliff and others.
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Mcarthur
Hamden
Loyd Gill
Gill
Jackson
Harold Felton
Robert Bethel
Clayton Bogstie
Oscar Funk
Pete Ratcliff
Clifford Wills
Ray Blake
H. V. Jones
Eldon Wyckoff
Donald Radcliff
Clarence Smith
Pearl Crow
William Reffett
R. W. Weese
Frank Wallar
Man Examined On Lawyer's Request In Bridge Injury Suit
Ben Walton McArthur, patient at Leach Rest Home, sues Vinton County commissioners for damages from a bridge collapse. He was examined Thursday morning by Dr. Charles W. Harding in Columbus at the lawyers' request to assess extent and results of the alleged injuries.
Chamberlain Clinic Performs Tonsillectomies This Week
At Chamberlain Clinic in McArthur, patients Florence Hughes Naomi Hughes and others underwent tonsillectomies this week. Names listed include Jimmy Salts, Sandra Hughes, Emmett Hughes, Reynolds, and Rita Taylor with dates June 20 to June 26. The Vinton County Health Department held a meeting at its department office in McArthur on Monday.
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McArthur
Chamberlain Clinic
Florence
Naomi Hughes
Jimmy Salts
Sandra
Emmett Hughes
Reynolds
Rita Taylor
Health Department
Vinton County Health Department
Two Youths Injury in Route 50 Crash Near McArthur
Sheriff Brown said two Hamden youths William Burns and Rex J. Shifflet were injured Sunday when their speeding car left Route 50 west of McArthur, overturned on a curve near Roy Nixon farm. Burns had arm and back injuries. Shifflet had head lacerations and was released after treatment at Chillicothe hospital. The incident was investigated by Sheriff Brown and the Highway Patrol.
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Mcarthur
Roy Nixon
William Brown
William Burns
Rex J. Shifflet
Hamden
Shifflet
Burns
Chillicothe Hospital
Death Report Is Probed in County Poison Probe
McARTHUR Scioto County officers search for S Covington of South Webster who wrote to Prosecuting Attorney James R Freeman of Vinton County claiming information on an alleged strychnine murder this spring. Freeman opened the case after a letter to Auditor T R Boring alleged poison substitution in a Vinton County woman’s death.
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Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Gene Tierney
the Riviera
20Th Century-Fox
Technicolor
Oscar Skeens
Wellston
Farmer
Edna Patricia Holtz
Dundas
Emmett Edward Long
Carpenter
Geraldine Parsons
Arizona
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State Street
Procter & Gamble
Donald Duck
Crisco
Vinton Court
McBride's
I. Soc
McBride
Lewis McBride
Lowman's
Corner Court
State St
Athens, Ohio
Carnation Company
Albers Division
Friskies
Cary
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