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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1958

Page

7

McArthur Council Bids Fire Truck and Grading

McArthur village council authorized advertisement for a new fire truck with bids opening June 2 and estimated cost around 11 000. Specifications include 600 gallon booster tank, 500 gpm pump, 1000 feet of large hose, two reels, and additional equipment. The town will have three fire trucks in the new station. council also approved W E Engle grading McArthur Avenue at his expense with graveling by the council.

Mcarthur Council W. E. Engle McArthur Avenue Fair and Pearl Sts Fairgrounds

Hamden PTA Honors Longtime First Grade Teacher May Harkins

Miss May Harkins, 67, honored by the Hamden PTA in a two hour surprise This Is Your Life program at Hamden school. The event featured pictures from 1913 to 1950 and gifts as she, a 45 year Hamden teacher, received praise from former pupils and current students.

Hamden May Harkins PTA Hamden School Gladys Patton Allensville E. B. Webb Vera Buskirk Souders Dorothy Wortman Watters Mary Camink Hayhurst Ray Chillicothe St Hamden High School

Zaleski Group Names New Officers and Governors

Zaleski New officers include John Potter Sr chairman Mike Shea vice chair Kenneth Leach secretary and Delbert Johnson treasurer. The next fiscal year board of governors lists John Potter Sr Mike Shea Kenneth Leach Delbert Johnson Austin Black Leonard Eberts Beryl McGlaughlin Vern Brewer Gordon Jenkins Laurence Molihan Joe Webb Joe Bighouse Wilford Sheets Cecil Staneart and Thomas West.

Zaleski Zaleski Tri-Township John Potter Mike Shea Kenneth Leach Delbert Johnson Austin Black Leonard Eberts Beryl McGlaughlin Vern Brewer Gordon Jenkins Laurence Mo

Engineer J M Ogan Returns After Hospital Stay

Vinton County Engineer J M Ogan resumed duties Monday following a week at Hocking Valley Hospital.

Joe McArthur Vinton County J. M. Ogan Hocking Valley Hospital

Coin Flip Chooses Bowen For Vinton County Warden

Vinton County commissioners selected Carol Bowen over Elza Cornell for the county dog warden job by a coin toss. Bowen succeeds Charles Boring. The board also authorized bid openings for weed control concentrate on 170 miles of county highways on May 20 and instructed bids for gasoline for county vehicles for 1958.

McArthur Vinton County Carol Bowen Creola Elza Cornell Bowen Charles Boring Glenn Peters Soldier’s Relief Commission Common Pleas C. W. Smith Ohio Memorial Building Ernest Wyckoff Laura May Martin Fairfield County

McArthur Bride Marianne Gill Weds George L Knox

Miss Marianne Gill and George L Knox wed at McArthur Christian Church in a Sunday ceremony performed by Reverend Joseph P. Daab. Attendants included Mrs Carl Knox and Miss Janet Knox with gowns in mint green and Rachel lace. Carl Knox served as best man. The couple's families are: Loyd Gill of McArthur and Mr and Mrs George A Knox of McArthur.

Mcarthur Marianne Gill George L. Knox McArthur Christian Church Joseph P. Daab Loyd Gill Mr. Knox George A. Knox Sabrina Janet Knox Donna Shimpach Carl Knox David Gill Harold Knox Mike Gill Lois Gray Oscar Funk

Couple Injured In Route 50 Crash In McArthur Area

On Route 50 a collision involving Francis Irelan and John Persinger injured Francis 34 and daughter Rose 6. Rose escaped serious harm. Persinger passenger John 52 also cut. Francis unhurt. The Irelan tragedy stretches back to a 1957 hay chopper death of Fred Irelan.

Francis Irelan Rose

Mr Gorsuch Is Honored With Surprise Birthday Dinner

Mrs Arthur Gorsuch hosted a turkey dinner Sunday for her husband Joseph Gorsuch in McArthur. Guests included his siblings and many relatives from Huntington Wellston Glouster Milan Newport News and Milan Michigan with a three tier cake in the center of the table.

McArthur Arthur Gorsuch Mr. Gorsuch Emma Arnold Cleveland Ella Gorsuch Gill John D. Gill Jr Tom Julia Lawrence Gill Ann Stephanie Danny Wellston T. J. Shipley Huntington W. Va D. H. Gorsuch Marilyn B. Duncan Mary Lillian Gorsuch B. R. Angle Glouster Herbert Teachout Milan Mich Ray Riggs Gale F. L. Williams Newport News Earl Thorne

Detty Rites Held for Mrs. Edna Detty

Funeral services were held Monday for Mrs. Edna Detty 53 of Lyndon Route who died May 2 at Chillicothe hospital She was born April 23 1905 at Ray daughter of the late John G Young Collar and Jettie Belle Young Collar and is survived by her husband Wilson Detty three sisters and a brother Harold Annette Stryker Mrs D B Whisman Melbourne Fla Mrs William Zimmer Cincinnati and Mrs F T Seaberg Dayton

Diseases of Cattle To Be Program Topic

A McArthur meeting on cattle diseases and control will be held Tuesday May 13 at 8 p m in the Common Pleas court room. Mastitis leptospirosis brucellosis and tuberculosis will be discussed with speakers Dr Harry E Goldstein Dr Fosnaugh and Dr J S Theiss.

Mcarthur Common Pleas Court Room Harry E. Goldstein Fosnaugh Reynoldsburg State Laboratory J.S. Theiss

Sale of Cookies Sends Girl Scouts to Camp

McArthur Girl Scouts raise 495 dollars from cookie sales to fund a camp trip to Camp Molly Lauman in Sciotoville. Each girl pays 30 dollars for a two week stay with meals snacks and camp materials.

McArthur Molly Lauman Sciotoville

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