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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1947

Page

12

Green Valley Grange Meeting Notice

A regular meeting of Green Valley Grange will be held on March 14. First and second degree practice will be conducted.

Prattsville Green Valley Grange

New Attorney Appointment In Offing For Vinton County

McARTHUR Ohio To Common Pleas Judge Arle L Chatfield will appoint a new prosecuting attorney for Vinton County to fill the unexpired term of the late James W Darby The veteran jurist died Friday and had been elected to serve until late 1948 Only four lawyers in Vinton County besides Judge Chatfield are eligible for appointment The prosecutor post pays 720 a year.

McArthur Common Pleas Arle L. Chatfield Ohio Vintan County James W. Darby Vinton County Chatfield

Mrs. Johnson Dies at Age 82 in Chillicothe Area

Funeral services were held March 11 for Mrs. Sarah Frances Johnson 82 who died at her home Chillicothe Route 2. Born November 13 1864 she was the daughter of James and Catherine Jordan. She is survived by her husband Isaiah Johnson and one son Howard Hart Dayton three brothers John Jordon Dayton Charles Jordon Columbus Ambrose Jordon Xenia and Mrs Mary Rutherford Columbus. Rites were at Goshen Run Church with Rev Herman Hollis officiating burial at Londonderry Cemetery.

Goshen Run Herman Hollis Londonderry Cemetery

Auto Tag Selling Begins in Vinton County

Auto tag sale opens in Vinton County with new green license tags bearing white numerals. Mrs Ralph Wortman operates the sole truck tag agency at Reese garage on South Market St in McArthur. The year’s series starts Y-51-R diverging from Y-51-Q in prior years.

McArthur Vinton County Ralph Wortman Reese South Market St Wortman

Frozen Food Locker Plant Opens in McArthur

The village of McArthur opens its new brick McArthur Frozen Food Locker Plant on Monday. Owner Earl H. Smith announced the business and the building on Route 50 west of town will be open for inspection Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Mcarthur Earl H. Smith Route 50

Conservation Meeting on Fishing Laws Held In McArthur

Vinton County Conservation Association will meet in the McArthur courthouse at 7 30 p m on March 20 to hear public input on state fishing regulations.

McArthur Vinton County Conservation Association

Local Social and Travel Notes From Clifton Area

Mrs. B. J. Redmond visited Charles ton on business. Pfc. Charles Varian is ill at his father’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cartwright went to McDonald Ohio due to their son in law’s illness. Lessie Lucy and Ivy Sleeth spent a weekend in Huntington. Mrs. A. B. Woodrum returned from Canton for her nephew Rolland Meeks. Mrs. Theodore Riley has improved after illness. Mr. and Mrs. John Raybould of Mason were guests here on Wednesday. Charles Cartwright Glen Cartwright and Clifford Johnson are in Columbus on business. Ed Compson returned from Kentucky trip.

Theodore Riley John Raybould Mason Maude van Meter Charles Cartwright Glen Cartwright Clifford Johnson Columbus Ed Compson Kentucky

Old Fashioned Pie Supper to Raise School Funds

Dundas hosts an old fashioned Pie Supper Tuesday at 7:20 am at the Dundas School to raise money for school equipment. Women are asked to bring pies. Local social notes include visits among families from Jackson Oreton Hamden Chillicothe Radcliff and Radcliff.

Dundas Dundas School Ruth Morrow Wilbur Rice Jackson Dora Murray Oreton Elbert Murray Hamden Ethel Lightfoot Arthur Christian Harvey Roof Logan McArthur Glenford Clarence Morrow Ernest Hemstead Chillicothe Pat Canode Alice Burns Radcliff Thomas Hall Kentucky

Creola Woman Elizabeth Green Dies at Home

Mrs. Elizabeth Green 74 of Creola died at her home March 7 at 7 p m. She was born in Kentucky Sept 1872 daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Hollingsworth. Survived by children Bessie Littlejohn Leslie Don and Mildred Hoy, brothers Cass Hollingsworth and others. Services March 9 at Creola Christian Church Rev J P Daub. Burial Elk Fork Cemetery by Wrightsel Co McArthur.

McArthur Elizabeth Green Creola Green Kentucky Daniel Elizabeth Galton Hollingsworth Samuel Bessie Littlejohn Wellston Leslie Green Don Green Columbus Mildred Hoy Cass

Three Couples Granted Licenses to Wed in Vinton County

Three couples received marriage licenses this week in Vinton County. Francis Harkless 18 of Chillicothe a shoe worker and Opal Remy 17 of Ray a student were issued licenses March 1 and married March 8 by Rev. Clyde A. Walter Wellston. Elmer Queen 19 of Carpenter a lawyer and Delores Burley 17 of Zaleski a student were issued licenses March 3. Roy Bevard 17 of Mc Arthur a lawyer and Eileen Morrison 16 of McArthur a housekeeper applied March 11.

McArthur Vinton County Francis Harkless Chillicothe Opal Remy Ray Elmer Queen Carpenter Delores Burley Zaleski Clyde A. Walter Wellston Roy Robert Bevard Eileen Morrison

Three Land Transfers Recorded in Vinton County

McARTHUR reports three deeds transferred this week in Vinton County. R. E. and T. L. Webb sell part of lot 15 in Hamden to Paul and Grace Ward. Minnie L. Peck Teeters deeds 53 acres in Eagle Township to James Patton. Claude M. Herrold transfers 5 acres in Elk Township to S. H. Ogier. All dates shown March 4 to March 11.

Clinic Names New Doctor To Join Chamberlain Staff

Dr. F. W. Taylor of Columbus will join the Chamberlain clinic in McArthur on Monday. He previously spent a month at the local clinic in early winter and will assist in making house calls.

Mcarthur F. W. Taylor Columbus Chamberlain Clinic Taylor

Sheriff and deputy complete FBI training course

McARTHUR Sheriff William Brown and Deputy Wayne Weese finished an FBI training program in Jackson on Tuesday night. The session covered arrest techniques prisoner interrogation report writing burglary investigation and traffic control.

Two McArthur Men Receive Army Discharges

Two McArthur men were discharged this week from the Army. Pfc. Edward E. Fee of McArthur, discharged at Ft. Dix New Jersey on February 23, and Pvt. Glendon O. Wise man of Hamden Route 1, discharged at Ft. Benning Georgia on March 11.

McArthur Army Edward E. Fee Ft. Dix N. J Glendon O. Wiseman Hamden Ft. Benning

Army Leader H C Pictured Maj Gen H C Inusion

Puzzle style quiz lists many clues for horizontal and vertical entries. The page shows a word fill with military, geographical and linguistic terms, including commands, river names, metals, and common nouns. The layout mirrors a newspaper crossword feature from a historical army themed section.

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