McARTHUR-Franklin Frazee Is Elected Vinton Auditor
McArthur Franklin Frazee of Hamden elected Republican auditor for Vinton County last fall and to be sworn March 10. He worked with Elwood Sexton at Sexton Hardware and was once with the State Highway Department and county engineer’s office. Frazee has election certification and bond filed and will qualify. He succeeds John D. Gill Jr. who retires to join his father, a McArthur auto dealer. Gill leaves after six years in public service. Judge James W Darby Ill in McArthur home.
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McArthur
Franklin Frazee
Hamden
Vinton County
Frazee
Elwood Sexton
Sexton
State Highway Department
John D. Gill Jr
Vinton Mcarthur
James W
State High Darby
Gill
Fishing licenses slow to start in county
Clerk C. H. Robb reports no fishing licenses issued yet this year as March 1 sales began for 1947. McArthur notes the cold weather keeping anglers away while Dr. A. W. Paffenbarger was county’s first license buyer last year.
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McArthur
C. H. Robbit
Robb
A. W. Paffenbarger
Tuberculosis Program Cited In 46 Report
The annual Vinton County Health Department report, released by Dr. H G Southard, notes extensive work locating tuberculosis and venereal disease contacts, increased crippled child care, and no deaths from scarlet fever, diphtheria, typhoid fever, or poliomyelitis in 1946. It lists births, deaths, disease cases, school and public health activities, and immunization figures.
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Southard
Board of Health Advisory Council
Health report cites county sanitation and disease trends
The report notes ten food handling places examined and 92 water samples analyzed, plus 21 tourist camp inspections and 10 sewage disposal inspections. It records 31 complaints of unsanitary conditions and 20 rabies investigations, with 54 inspections of school sanitary facilities. Dr. Southard discusses syphilis control progress and penicillin treatment, effective in 33 cases in 1946. Cancer remains a leading cause of death, with 35 deaths in 1946 compared to prior years.
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Athens, Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Defence Teen Ursday
Mare
Vinton County
Nina Nelson
Nelson
Wasserman
Southard
Mrs Alta Peck Dies at Home in McArthur
Mrs Alta May Peck 70 lifelong Eagle Township resident died at home after a heart attack March 3. Born August 1876 in Vinton County to Jessie and Matilda Stevens, she leaves husband John Henry Peck and children Willard Opal Thelma Guy Bea trice Audria and brother Simon. Funeral Thursday at Lebanon church with burial in McGee Cemetery.
Garbage Collection Plan Proposed in McArthur
McArthur village council proposed a uniform city garbage collection system with a nominal monthly subscription. Citizens failing to dispose waste properly in alleys or vacant lots face arrest and fines by Mayor John Crow. The plan references Auditor succession tied to Lawrence Gill and notes wife Kay and Miss Novella Thomas as deputies.
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Mcarthur
Evan Bobo
John Crow
Lawrence Gill
Naval Reserve
Gill
Kay
Novella Thomas
Road Project Bids Sought for Zaleski Lake Hope Route
State Department calls for bids on 8.69 miles of State Route 278 in Madison and Brown townships. Estimated cost 5266 dollars for gravel application Item T-109. Road used heavily in summer by visitors to state forest and lake. paving plans delayed.
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McArthur
State Department
Zaleski
Lake Hope
Vinton County
Madison
Brown Townships
Payne Couple Welcomes Son At Chamberlain Clinic
Mr and Mrs James Payne welcomed a son born February 27 at the Chamberlain clinic in McArthur. The Payne family resides in Hamden.
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Judge Darby
Alta Peck
Shoppers
Florida
Soni
Texas
Rome
Louisiana
del Monte
Dixie Maid
Little Mill
Majestic
Campbell's Tomato Soup
White House
Argo Glass
Evans Value Starch
Phillips
Castle Haven
Barsle
O. E. Clyse
R. L. Thompson
Cussins
Whitehouse Gas Ranges
Denny Club
Robert Shaw
N. Court St
Pillsburys
Tod
Richland Ave
Dial
Princess
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