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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1961

Page

14

McArthur Vinton County Vital Stats Show More Deaths Than Births in 1960

McArthur Vinton County recorded 64 deaths versus 54 births in 1960 per the annual vital statistics report from the Vinton County Health Department. Heart disease led causes of death with 33, followed by cancer and pneumonia with six each. accidents caused seven. Health department activities included food service inspections, immunizations, school inspections, TB chest X rays, and various clinic referrals and visits. The department operated on a $14,000 budget with Dr H M Boocks as health commissioner and Susan Will as county nurse.

H. M. Boocks Vinton Boocks Will Warne Starke J. C. Cummins Harriet Hunter Anna Newdick Rodney Frye Board of Health D. M. Bryson R. E. Bullock Mary Potter Rosella Hixenbaugh

Hamden Honors Roll Names Local School Students

Hamden High and Elementary schools announce honor roll lists by grade. Fourth grade recipients include Mary Ann Blackstone and others. Fifth through Twelfth grades list numerous students, with multiple repeats of common surnames such as Patton, Massie, and Donahoe across grades.

Hamden Mary Ann Blackstone Duane Craig Brent Dixon Peggy Donahoe Steve Eberts Lea Fout Jimmy Jiiden Mike Kneece Terry McManus Cathy Patton Betty Zinn Brenda Clark Carol Fain Jean Gregory Joyce Massie Steve Phillips Steven Fetheroll Ronnie Frazee Ralph Rodgers Charlotte Bowman Linda Claar Lynn Matteson Jane McKnight

Local deputy registrars defend 35 cent tag reservation fee

Vinton County deputy registrar confirms 35 cent charge for reserving special tags, a long standing local practice. Local officials note no higher fees in Ross or Vinton Counties and say Columbus reports overstated charges are incorrect. The 35 cent fee is also charged in Jackson County.

McArthur Vinton County Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles Columbus Ross Vinton Lausche Herbert O’neill DiSalle Jackson County

Store Owner Back Home After Slugging Robbery

Ernest Tripp, victim of an armed robbery on March 6, is released from Hocking Valley Hospital and home recovering. He plans to return to his Zaleski store duties after being slugged and robbed of 300 dollars in cash and 500 dollars in checks by two assailants. Sheriff Harold Steeie continues the investigation.

Zaleski Ernest Tripp Hocking Valley Hospital Tripp Harold Steeie

Verdict Directs Defendant in Vinton Common Pleas

A two day trial in Francis Perry vs Henry Zinn ended with a directed verdict for the defendant in Vinton Common Pleas Court Judge C W Smith ruled Perry failed to prove negligence by Zinn Perry sought 150000 in damages claiming a June 25 1958 car crash on Cherry Ridge Road left him injured and that Zinn sold a defective voto to driver Raymond E McNeeley The jury included Daniel Peyton Ocie Dutcher Margaret Zimmerman Emeline Coffman Virginia Mitchell Rodney Sprouse Robert Radine Neil McKibben Angele Van Meter Elza Collier Clyde M Morris and Charles R Remy.

C. W. Smith Perry Raymond E. McNeeley Cherry Ridge Zinn McNeeley Daniel Peyton Ocie Dutcher Margaret Zimmerman Emeline Coffman Virginia Mitchell Rodney Sprouse Robert Radine Neil McKibben Angele van Meter Elza Collier Clyde M. Morris Charles R. Remy

Gordon Jenkins Appointed Brown Two Trustee

County Judge G. E. Sharp appointed Gordon Jenkins of McArthur Route 2 as Brown Two trustee this week. Jenkins succeeds M. L. Shea of Hope who resigned to become a Vinton County commissioner. Judge Sharp informed township clerk Mary C. Lindsey.

Mcarthur Gordon Jenkins G. E. Sharp Jenkins M. L. Shea Hope Vinton County Sharp Mary C. Lindsey

Two McArthur Students Win Speech Contests

Marie Castle a junior won the senior speech contest at McArthur High School and Karol Kwatkosky an eighth grader won the junior speech contest. The events occurred Friday March 10 and the two winners will go on to compete in the Vinton County speech contest.

McArthur Vinton County

Personal injury accident trends by month

The data show higher frequency of personal injury accidents in July August and September with a rise in late summer and early fall. A lower occurrence is observed in January February and March.

Gallipolis Area Church Service Schedule

A list of area church services with multiple congregations. Times include Masses and worship services at St. Louis Catholic, Assembly of God, Rio Grande Church of God, Trystone Baptist, St. Peter's Episcopal, Grace Methodist, First United Presbyterian, First Baptist, and other churches with Sunday schools, morning worship, and evening programs.

St. Louis Catholic Assembly of God Rio Grande Bidwell Church of God First Church of God Garfield Ave Gallipolis Third Ave Triedstone Baptist Second and Cedar First United Presbyterian State St First Baptist Third and Locust

Diverse church schedules fill Sunday in Glouster area

The notice lists dozens of local churches with Sunday school times, worship hours, and midweek activities across Glouster and nearby towns. Entries include Glouster First Baptist, Ridge Church of Christ, Holy Cross Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Nazarene, EUB, Methodists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and others with service times and contact details.

Community church schedule listing worship and Sunday school times

Local church listings show multiple denominations with services and Sunday schools. Logan area churches include South Haydenville Church of God, Haydenville Methodist Charge, Zion, Union, Jehovahs Witnesses, St Johns Lutheran, First Methodist, First United Presbyterian, United Presbyterian, St Pauls Episcopal, Trinity Lutheran, First EUB, St Matthew Lutheran, St John Lutheran, and St Johns Lutheran with service times from morning worship to evening prayers and weekday study sessions. Includes Sunday school start times and midweek activities across several locations.

Haydenville Murray City Union Furnace Zion Union Jehovah’s Witnesses Logan South St. Johns Lutheran First Methodist First United Presbyterian United Presbyterian Heinlein-Tenney Trinity Lutheran St. Matthew Lutheran Wilbur Held Scout Troop Brotherhood St. John Lutheran

John Salts Appointed to McArthur School Board

McARTHUR John Salts executive of Austin Powder Co. McArthur was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Florabelle Funk. Funk resigned March 8 after serving since the death of John Hunter. Salts is a veteran board member with 11 years on McArthur and four on the county board.

McArthur High to honor Ohio Bobcats coach Snyder

Jim Snyder, Ohio University coach of the year and Bobcats mentor, will speak at the McArthur High School all sports banquet on Thursday April 6. Tickets from Coaches Paul Henry and Ron Fenik. Trophies include the Gill-Ross and Vinton County National Bank trophies.

McArthur Jim Snyder Ohio Ohio University

Chauncey Concord Church Services and Schedules

Sunday and midweek services listed for Chauncey Concord Union Chauncey Church of God Church of Christ Greens Run Taylor Ridge Chauncey Millfield Trimble and Methodist congregations. Times include Sunday School 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. worship 10:30 a.m. Evening service 7:30 p.m. midweek prayer and Bible study sessions.

Bishopville Church of Christ— Bible School Corning Jacksonville Hollister Trimble Chauncey Millfield West Side Church of Christ Tom Butterfield Parkersburg Glouster Methodist Church Glouster Church of Christ Bible School Concord Union Pilgrim Holiness Chauncey Church of God Morristown Holiness Chauncey Church of Christ Hal Zug Kenneth Sedgwick Greens Run Taylor Ridge Chauncey Methodist Methodist

Community church schedule and Sabbath services

Nelsonville Kinberly Chapel lists Sunday school at 1 30 p m worship at 7 39 p m and apostolic gospel evening service at 7 45 p m Wednesday service also noted Wylie Chapel AME Sabbath ship with 11 a m service on first and third Sundays Carbon Hill Methodist Circuit Liberty Hill worship at 7 30 p m Reorganized Latter Day Saints 543 Jackson St Sunday school 9 45 a m worship 10 30 a m and Wednesday prayer service noted

Middleport Church of the Nazarene Hysell Run Free Methodist Laurel Cliff Danville Pilgrim Holiness Sunday School Naomi Baptist Jehovah’s Witnesses Carpenter Baptist Rutland First Baptist Harrisonville Presbyterian Zion Church of Christ—Bible School Rutland Church of the Nazarene Columbia Chapel Christian Bible School Rutland Church of Christ Bible School Dexter Church of Christ Bible School Forest Run Baptist Baptist Training Union Pomeroy Church of Christ Kingsbury Church Langsville Congregational Christian Church Alfred Methodist Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Eden United Brethren In Christ Christian Endeavor Racine First Baptist Christian Science Society Middleport Church of Christ In Christian Union Syracuse First United Presbyterian Heath Methodist Lottridge Eub Carleton Interdenominational Kingsbury Rd Pomeroy Seventh-Day Adventist Butternutt St. Dav Hall Bradford Church of Christ— Bible School Church of the Nazarene First Baptist Bear Run Murray City Evangelical United Brethren Pilgrim Holiness Zion Ridge Christian Congregational Carbon Hill Christian First Methodist First Christian First Presbyterian United Presbyterian Independent Holiness Church Deanville Community Chapel United Pentecostal Episcopal Kenneth Davis Kinberly Apostolic Gospel Wylie Chapel Carbon Hill Liberty Hill Latter Day Saints Jackson St Wednes

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