School District Organization Discussed by State Agent
McARTHUR A D St Clair state education field agent discussed school district organization in the county office Friday He plans a return March 22 23 likely to meet with the county board and local boards of education The first poems in the Ohio Poetry Contests came from Prattsville school Authors include Bernice Ann Dearth Wilma Malone and Lawrence Daft All poems are due March 15
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Ohio
Prattsville
Bernice Ann Dearth
Brother
Wilma Malone
Lawrence Daft
School cafeterias receive juice and eggs shipments
A shipment of concentrated orange juice arrived for school cafeterias last week. A separate shipment including grapefruit juice, tomato juice, and dried eggs was received Monday and is being distributed. Another shipment is expected in the next few days, with the county engineering department supplying transportation to help cut delivery costs.
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County Engineering Department
County spelling contest at Zaleski School Wednesday
The county spelling contest will be held at Zaleski School on Wednesday April 14.
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Zaleski School
Week Films List for March 8 12
The schedule lists five titles for the week including Our Teeth Vienna Woods Grand Canyon of Arizona Sons of Plains and A Criminal Is Born. The films appear in a local program listing with no showtimes or venues specified.
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Our Teeth
Vienna Woods
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Sons of Plains
Vinton County Land Transfers Recorded
Proctor and Mable Holbrook transfer 155 acres in Jackson Township to Floyd and Virginia McCombs. Margaret A. Davidson and others transfer 40 acres in Eagle Township to Everett M. Bush. Everett and Anna Bush transfer 20 acres in Eagle Township to Albert and Elizabeth KeHoe. J H and Blanche Malone transfer 160 acres in Swan Township to Everett and Fanchion Rheinscheid. Eva Chancey and Genola Graves transfer 17 acres in Harrison Township to Ralph and Carlene Ometer.
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Proctor
Mable Holbrook
Floyd
Virginia McCombs
Jackson Township
Margaret A. Davidson
Everett M. Bush
Eagle Township
Everett
Anna Bush
Albert
Elizabeth KeHoe
J. H
Blanche Malone
Fanchion Rheinscheid
Swan Township
Eva, Chancey
Genola Graves
Ralph
Carlene Ometer
Harrison Township
Desert Life and American Voices Featured This Week
For the week of March 15 to 19 the schedule highlights Novelty Shop works on live desert culture and daily life. Also presented are How Desert People Live American Spoken Here The Mint and Americans All as part of a cross section of regional perspectives.
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The
Mint
Swan Central School Students Welcome New Friends
Fourth and fifth graders at Swan Central School have gained over 200 letters from 31 states and Puerto Rico after the January Instructor Magazine feature published the school’s name and address. The board displays postcards and samples including North Carolina tobacco, Texas cotton, and a California Indian boy’s flint rock. Miss Dorothy Scott teaches the class.
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Swan Central School
Instructor Magazine
Puerto Rico
North Carolina
Texas
California
Dorothy Scott
Herbert to return to Miami for weeklong vacation
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert plans a Sunday return to Miami with his bride to resume a weeklong vacation after their honeymoon in the city.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Miami
Communicable Disease Rates Rise in Vinton County Report
McARTHUR A marked increase in communicable diseases in Vinton County is shown in the county health department annual report. It lists cases of scarlet fever diphtheria measles syphilis and other illnesses, along with tuberculosis follow ups and immunizations.
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McArthur
Vinton County
County Health Department
H. G. Southard
Health Department
Board of Health
Earl Heinlein
New Plymouth
H. D. Chamberlain
Bryson
Hamden
Dwight McLaughlin
Wilkesville
Mary Potter
Zaleski
County Health Board
Wasserman
Southard
Probate Court Handles Multiple Estate Actions in McArthur
Vinton County Probate Court confirms sale of George E Queen personal property and releases Thomas King estate from administration. Guardianship for Eva Robinson and Charles Ansell Morrison approved with bonds. Vanderford and Arbaugh estates advance with accounts and appraisals. Real estate transfer certificates issued and guardianship petitions pursued. Attorneys include F L Newdick and O E Vollenweider.
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Inez C. Vanderford
Vanderford
O. E. Vollenweider
John R. Lee
Abedana Lee
C. W. Smith
Walter M. Peters
Welcome C. Aplin
George E. Queen
Walter B. Adkins
Ronald E. Arbaugh
Raymond Cottrill
Albert Zinn
Jesse Bell
John D. Vanderford
E. Vollenweider
Charles Ansell Morrison
F. L. Newdick
John Garrett
Public notice to transfer utility certificate in Ohio
A joint application filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio seeks transfer of Certificate No. 45 from Fern B. Johnson executrix of the estate of Parl E. Johnson to Fern B. Johnson. The transferee will adopt current tariffs. For details contact the Ohio State Office Building in Columbus.
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Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Fern B. Johnson
Fexecutrix
Parl FE
Johnson
New State Office
Columbuse
Ohio
Fern R. Johnson
Farl E. Johnson
Fern
RB. Johnson
M. PD. Hughes
Sheriff’s Auction of Five Athens County Tracts
The State of Ohio Athens County Common Pleas Court Edward H. Lasch treasurer will publicly auction five described real estate tracts in Canaan Township on March 29 1948 at 1 30 PM at the east door of the Athens County Court House. Tracts include 30 acres life estate for Adaline A Poston and multiple parcels totaling about 39 acres with coal rights and a one quarter undivided interest. Purchaser must pay cash and bid at least two thirds of appraised value of 2500.00. Sheriff George Bateman and deputy grant sale with attorneys Giordon B Gray Harold H Rose.
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State of Ohio
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Edward H. Lasch
Athens Co
Martha Poston
Athens
Ohio
Canaan
Towit
William Hickey
John E. Tones
Adaline A. Poston
Elijah Wood
Villa
Ohio Company
Ambrose J. Poston
Said
Town
Said Township
Todaline A. Poston
Samuel J. Poston
John E. Jones
Lewis V. Brown
Emmett Watking
Parkersburg
George Bateman
Dorothy J. Parmiter
Giordon B. Gray
Harold H. Rose
Stork Returns With Two Daughters Born in McArthur
McArthur hospitalizes two newborn girls as William Jacques and Glen Mays become fathers. Mrs. Jacques of Logan Route 1 welcomed a daughter on March 5 and Mrs. Mays of Ewington Route 2 welcomed a daughter on March 9.
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Mcarthur
Vinton County
Chamberlain Clinic
William Jacques
Logan
Glen Mays
Ewington
New Officials Assume Duties At Vinton County Home
McARTHUR March 1 1953 Nel son Wvkle and wife from Wellston take over as superintendent and matron of the Vinton county children home replacing Charles and Mrs Scott of Hamden who resigned February 1 The new appointee previously worked as a bookkeeper at Frick Gallagher Manufacturing Co and as an insurance agent in Wellston He has also been employed at McMillen Sanitarium Columbus The change was made by the Vinton county child welfare board.
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McMillen Sanitarium
Columbus
Vinton County Child Welfare Board
Sealed bids for Heavener house property in Murray City Ohio
Murray City Board of Education invites sealed bids for a six room slate roof house formerly the residence of the late Andrew Heavener behind the school house in Murray City Ohio. Bids due 12 noon Friday April 20 1948. Property to be removed 30 days after sale. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. E V Irvin Clerk 3 10 31
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E. V. Irvin
Murray
City Board of Education
Murray City
Ohio
Andrew Heavener
Murray City Board of Education
Irvin
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