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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1962

Page

5

Board Opposes Salt Creek Dam Proposal in Vinton County

The Vinton County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution on February 20 opposing a Salt Creek dam for flood control. They warn the project would flood 2500 acres of prime farmland, displace over 400 residents, destroy 122 homes and five churches, relocate 10 cemeteries, and cause about 465,530 in true value and 185,800 in tax value losses totaling an annual tax loss of 66,11.10 to the county.

McArthur Vinton County Ohio

Lincoln Day banquet given by Vinton Young Republicans

State Sen. John W. Brown of Medina spoke on If Lincoln Were Alive Today at the McArthur Methodist Church basement. The event, led by C. M. Reasor as master of ceremonies, drew about 200 people from the Tenth District.

Mcarthur McArthur Methodist Church Vinton County Young Republican John W. Brown Medina Lincoln Presidency Ohio C. M. Reasor Hamden Young Republican Club Harold Cowdrick Zada Cowdrick

License Tag Sales Start in Vinton County

McARTHUR will host 1962 auto license sales starting Thursday with registrar Mrs. John Morrow at S Market St in McArthur. Hours include Thursday and Saturday after-noons in March. Truck tags and passenger tags Y Q Y R will be sold. additional sales by Mrs. Tara Griffith in Hamden and Mrs. Joan Mahaffey in Wilkesville.

Mcarthur Vinton County John Morrow S. Market St Tara Griffith Hamden Joan Mahaffey Wilkesville

Over Three Million Calls Made On Vinton Phones

Commonwealth Telephone Co of Ohio reports 3,158,907 local calls in Vinton County for 1961 split 2,678,667 by McArthur and 980,230 by Wilkesville. Toll calls total 88,298 with 74,561 by McArthur and 13,737 by Wilkesville.

McArthur Commonwealth Telephone Co. of Ohio Vinton County Whch McArthur and Wilkesville Kenley Krinn McArthur Exchange Krinn Radcliff Commonwealth

CD Survey Meters Are Received Here

Three new Civil Defense radiological survey meters have been received by the Vin ton Soil Conservation service to be used to measure fallout in grain and animals in case of atomic attack. Farm Planner C. M. Ogle has been trained in the use of the meters. McARTHUR Mr. and Mrs. Arthur George and Mrs. Lorraine Radune of McArthur attended the Rio Grande College sweetheart ball, sponsored by the Women's League recently.

McArthur Arthur George Lorraine Radune Rio Grande College Women’s League

Notice of Filing and Hearing on Inventory

Probate Court Meigs County Ohio notifies executor or administrator next of kin and beneficiaries that an Inventory and Appraisement of Josephine Pickens deceased of Reedsville was filed February 20 1962. Hearing on the Inventory will be held March 14 1962 at 10 oclock AM with exceptions due five days prior. John C. Bacon Acting Judge and Ex Officio Clerk Ann Beker Deputy Clerk S-1-11

Meigs County Ohio State of Josephine Pickens Reedsville

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