Three Clemons Booked On Robbery Charges
McArthur, Vinton County Prosecutor John L Beckley credited Sheriff Harold Steele with help from the state highway patrol in breaking up a robbery ring. Herbert Clemons Earl Clemons and Inez Clemons were arrested for multiple break ins including a North Wilton school burglary and robberies at Radcliff Perry Ridge and Wales Mills with stolen goods recovered. Earl pleaded guilty to malicious entry and awaits grand jury while Herbert pleads not guilty and is held on bond.
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Alva Clark
Perry Ridge
Alva Collins Jr
Wales Mills
Earl Clemens
Herbert
North Wilton
Beckley
Justice of the Peace
G. E. Sharp
McArthur
Earl
Sheriff Steele
Herbert Clemons
Ross
Highway Patrol
Steele
Clemons
Ptl
Earl Clemons
Patching and Resurfacing Planned For Roads in Vinton County
Vinton County will patch and resurface 34.71 miles with a double seal coat and blacktop 5.96 miles if feasible. Dust control begins in May at occupied residences, with township cooperation on a weed and brush control spray set for June or July. Road and bridge work includes replacing a boiler shell with a 20-foot roadway on Kelly road and constructing a new bridge on Log Pile Church Road, while a fleet of crews targets summer to fall completion.
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Kelly Road
Richland Township
Church Road
Union Ridge
Madison
Knox
Vinton
Cottrill
Vinton Township
Newsome
Wilkesville Township
Penntown
Richland
Harrison Townships
Garrett Ridge
Jackson Townships
Madison Township
Hawk Station
Two Mile
Brown Township
Liverly Creek
Swan
Jackson Township
Ogan
Schurtz
Swan Township
Pretty Run
C. H
Otterbein Church
Locust Grove
Locust Grove Church
Vinton- Hocking County
Vinton County Land Transfers
Virgil and Fannie Black transfer to Arvin and Laura Caudill a lot in Hamden. Harold Hewitt transfers to Otto P and Grace Dearth a lot in McArthur. Lena Cline to Edsel C Clark forty acres in Knox Township. Elbert and Nora Murray to Billy and Westina Patton a lot in Clinton Township. Vincent and Christine Caruso to Paul and Leslie Rose eighty five acres in Harrison Township.
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Virgil
Fannie Black
Arvin
Laura Caudill
Hamden
Harold Hewitt
Otto P
Grace Dearth
McArthur
Lena Cline
Edsel C. Clark
Knox Township
Elbert
Nora Murray
Billy
Westina Patton
Clinton Township
Vincent and
Christine Caruso
Paul
Leslie Rose
Harrison Township
Court actions in Vinton County Common Pleas and probate notes
Vinton Court notes include Charles Bethel against Village of Hamden with a re hearing sought before Judge Darrell R. Hottle. Judge C W Smith fixed W H Lohr’s law librarian salary at 420 dollars yearly. OH Department of Highways filed appropriation proceedings against four landowners on Route 50 east of McArthur. Proceedings against Jack Lewis S B Perry Dana Perkins and Delbert Pearce and others. Keesee against Fletchers for money and foreclosure. Alva Baker Jr against Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad for money. Estate of Flossie West relieved from administration in Vinton County Probate Court.
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Charles Bethel
Hamden
Darrell R. Hottle
Highland County
Vinton County Common Pleas
C. W. Smith
W. H. Lohr
Common Pleas Court
Ohio Department of Highways
McArthur
Jack Lewis
S. B. Perry
Dana Perkins
Delbert Pearce
Charles
Mary Ann Keesee
Walter
Zora Fletcher
Alva Baker Jr
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Flossie West
Vinton County
X-Ray Date Cancelled By Bus Breakdown
Breakdown of the mobile X-ray bus halted a scheduled chest X-ray date at Wilkesville on April 24. Health commissioner Dr. H. M. Boocks said no new date could be set, but residents may receive free X-rays when the unit visits Athens or Meigs counties or at Mount St. Mary Hospital in Nelsonville where X-rays cost 50 cents.
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McArthur
Wilkesville
H. M. Boocks
Vinton County
Athens
Meigs Counties
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
OES To Meet Early in McArthur Friday
OES To Meet Early Serene Chapter McArthur will meet at 6 p.m. Friday instead of 8 p.m. The change allows members to attend the OES inspection at Hamden later that night.
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Order of Eastern Star
McArthur
OES
Hamden
Federal funds cover half of SR 349 bridge project
The federal government will pay up to 33,695 dollars toward a 67,390 dollar project to build two bridges on State Route 349 in Vinton County. The spans cross Little Raccoon Creek and Trip Run near Lake Alma and Wellston, with bids received earlier this month.
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Vinton County
Ohio Department of Highways
Little Raccoon Creek
Trip Run
Lake Alma
Wellston
Teacher's Wife Dies in Vinton County
Mrs Cleason Ross of Circleville wife of a Vinton County schoolteacher died last week. Mr and Mrs H Thompson of New Plymouth Route 1 attended the funeral.
Nichols Rites Conducted
Funeral services for Frank E. Nichols were held at Pleasant Valley Holiness Church Londonderry Route. He died April 27 at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan. A World War I veteran and retired farmer he is survived by wife Clara Auckerman Nichols five sons Charles Newark Carl Chilliotp Route 6 Delbert George Wilfred all Londonderry Route 1 and 20 grandchildren. Burial followed in Londonderry Cemetery.
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Mr. Nichols
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Clara Auckerman Nichols
Charles
Newark
Carl
Chillicothe
Delbert
George
Wilfred
Londonderry
Londonderry Cemetery
Borings Named New Superintendent and Matron at Vinton County Home
Mr and Mrs Fermin Boring of McArthur assumed the roles of superintendent and matron at the Vinton County Childrens Home on May 1. They were appointed by the Child Welfare Board to succeed Mr and Mrs Fred Mitchell.
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McArthur
Fermin Boring
Vinton County
Childrens’ Home
Borings
Child Welfare Board
Fred Mitchell
Jenkins Resigns Sanitarian Post in Vinton County
Samuel D. Jenkins, the Vinton County sanitarian, resigned this week to take a job with Roger Funeral Home in Wellston. Health commissioner Dr. H. M. Boocks announced the move.
Great Lakes Ports Gain Ocean Status in 1956
In February 1956 Great Lakes port cities officially became ocean ports with the establishment of Trade Route 32 linking the lakes to western Europe.
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Great Lakes
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