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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1955

Page

8

Flooding Closes Roads as Vinton County Sees Heavy Rain

Three days of rain culminated in an electrical wind storm that closed multiple state and county roads in Vinton County. Big Raccoon Creek rose flooding fields while several highways including Rt 328 Rt 356 and Rt 677 faced water over grades and temporary closures as flood waters receded later.

J. M. Ogan Harry Peters Wilkesville State Highway Department Vinton County New Plymouth Elk Fork Bolens’ Mill Waterloo State Forest Powder Plant Prattsville Ratcliffsburg Wales Millis Lake Alma Hamden

Illness Fatal To Resident Ethel Hayes of McArthur

Mrs. Ethel G. Hayes aged 66 died after a sudden illness at Hocking Valley hospital. She was born in Vinton County and is survived by her husband Frank Hayes and two daughters Helen Canter and Maxine Hinkle. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 3 p.m. at the McArthur Nazarene church with burial in Elk Cemetery.

McArthur Hocking Valley Hospital Ethel G. Hayes Hayes Frank Hayes Zaleski Vinton County James E. Greathouse Anna Gibbs Greathouse Helen Canter Columbus Maxine Hinkle Fairborn Wrightsel Funeral Home Mc-Arthur Mc-Arthur Nazarene Church Paul McMillan Elk Cemetery

436 Residents Receive Aid for Aged Benefits

McArthur Vinton County residents received Aid for Aged benefits in February. The average payment was 56.95 dollars and a total of 24830 dollars was distributed. In addition 31 persons received health care payments totaling 1369.16 dollars.

McArthur Vinton County

Bonnie Lou Stephenson Turns Eight At Family Party

Fairview report notes Bonnie Lou Stephenson celebrated her eighth birthday with a party hosted by her parents Mr and Mrs Jerald Stephenson. The notice lists several guests and visiting relatives from Columbus Ath ens Parkersburg Cleveland Reedsville and Guysville.

Fairview Bonnie Lou Stephenson Jerald Stephenson Richard Webb and Son Columbus Arthur Cole Archie Cole Worth Cole Blake Weaver E. V. Springer Athens Raymond Elyson Cutler Dana Webb Parkersburg W. H. Price Newark Harold Stephens John Humphrey Cleveland Doris Reed Reedsville Alvin Depoy Guysville Christine Lowell Guthrie Franklin Washburn Denver Brown Lancaster Mr. Stephens Annna Low Beverly Everson Miller Marietta John McGowan Bill McGowan Ronald McGowan Margaret Washburn

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