Vinton County Graduation Activities Schedule Published
Vinton County schools release a year end calendar with graduation events from May 17 through May 26. Allensville Brown Zaleski Hamden McArthur Wilton Wilkesville feature baccalaureate ceremonies high school commencements class days and speakers from area churches and colleges.
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McAr
Vinton County
Allensville
Paul Stockman
Hamden
Wobus
McArthur
J. H. Ludlow
C. W. Williams
Largest Vinton County tax settlement recorded in May 1953
Auditor T R Boring announced a total of 19634.08 from the May 1953 tax settlement, the largest personal tax collection in Vinton County history. Distribution covered school districts Dundas Hamden Allensville McArthur Swan Wilton Zaleski Swan Washington Knox Albany, townships Brown Clinton Eagle Elk Harrison Jackson Knox Madison Richland Swan Vinton and Wilkesville, plus corporation sums for Hamden McArthur Zaleski and Wilkesville. The state received 278.60 for WWII bonus bonds, with the remainder going to the county treasury.
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McArthur
Vinton County
T. R. Boring
Dundas
Hamden
Allensville
Swan
Wilton
Zaleski
Swan-Washington
Knox-Albany
Brown
Clinton
Eagle
Elk
Harrison
Jackson
Knox
Madison
Richland
Vinton
Wilkesville
Boring
Reese Engages Marilyn to Dennis Foreman Jr
Mr and Mrs Del bert T Reese of McArthur announce the engagement of their daughter Marilyn to Dennis W Foreman Jr son of the Rev and Mrs Dennis Walden Foreman of Canton Ohio The open church wedding will be at 3 30 p m Sunday June 7 at McArthur Methodist Church Marilyn is a McArthur High School and Ohio State alumna and a Chi Omega member Foreman is a Canton McKinley High School and Mount Union College graduate affiliated with Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Psi Kappa Omega.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcarthur
Delbert T. Reese
Marilyn
Dennis W. Foreman
Dennis Walden Foreman
Canto
Ohio
McArthur Methodist Church
McArthur High School
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio State University
Chi Omega Sorority
Kappa Delta Pi
The
Phi Society
Foreman
Canton McKinley High School
Mount Union College
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Psi Kappa Omega
Library Club Holds Session at Lake McArthur
Lake Hope hosts the South East district of the Ohio Library Association annual meeting with Vinton County Library Association as host. McArthur Wilkesville Dundas and Hamden garden clubs prep floral centerpieces. Kenneth Leach will deliver welcome. Vinton officials include Mrs. Mary Pilcher Supt. Bryson, George L. Brown and Mrs. Zelda Hall. McArthur library closed May 15 for the meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcarthur
Lake Hope
Ohio Library Association
Vinton County Library Association
Wilkesville
Dundas and
Hamden
Kenneth Leach
Zaleski
Vinton Board
Mary Pilcher
Zelda Hall
Six McArthur Students Earn High District Scholarship Ranks
Six McArthur High School students won high places in district and state scholarship tests at Ohio University. Names include Nancy Kinnison first in division and second overall, Shirley Feros English IX third in division and eighth overall, Scarlett Smith English, Dolores Jewell senior social studies fifth in division, and Durkin English XI fifteenth in division.
Allensville Students Receive Chest X Rays
The State Department of Health with Vinton County Health Department conducted chest x rays for 584 pupils in Allensville Consolidated schools. The mobile lab performed the screenings and readings will be by McArthur doctors H. D. Chamberlain and R. E. Bullock with state assistance.
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McArthur
State Department of Health
Vinton County Health Department
Allensville
H. D. Chamberlain
R. E. Bullock
Land transfers in Eagle Swan Harrison and Clinton townships
Katherine Jankins transfers 40 acres to Richard E. in Eagle Town. Romina White Stephenson and Robert H. Stephenson transfer 2 acres to Forest and Charles White in Swan Township. Robert H. Stephenson transfers 5 acres in Swan Township to Howard C. Meyer. Omar and Robert Burris transfer 83 and 96 100 acres to Orville Glandon in Harrison Township. Ethel Allen transfers 1/2 acre to Bolpha and Mamie Perry in Clinton Township. Austin Routte and Ottie Routte transfer 15 acres to Clifford and Goldie Routte in Eagle Township.
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Katherine Jankins
Richard E
Eagle Town
Romina White Stephenson
Robert H. Stephenson
Forest
Charles White
Swan Township
Howard C. Meyer
Omar
Robert Burris
Orville Glandon
Harrison Township
Ethel Allen
Bolpha
Mamie Perry
Clinton Township
Austin
Ottie Routte
Clifford
Goldie Routte
Eagle Township
Births Recorded in Vinton County Clinics
A son named Carl Edward was born May 6 to Mr and Mrs Brownlow Nelson Chillicothe Route 2. A daughter Jane Muriel followed May 7 to Mr and Mrs James Cochran Byer. At Bullock Clinic a daughter was born May 7 to Mr and Mrs Ramon Morris Radcliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain Clinic
Brownlow Nelson
Chillicothe
Carl Edward
Jane Muriel
James Cochran, Byer
Bullock Clinic
Ramon Morris
Radcliff
Court Upholds Ohio Appeals Ruling in Wilbur V. Eberts Case
The Fourth District Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed the Vinton County Common Pleas Court ruling in the case of State of Ohio ex rel Wylodene Wilbur versus Earl Eberts.
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McArthur
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Vinton County Common Pleas Court
State of Ohio
Wylodene Wilbur
Earl Eberts
Licensed to Wed in McArthur
Floyd Robert Allman 28 an auto mechanic and Mari lyn Sue Trainer 18 a student both of McArthur plan marriage. William E. Perry 23 of McArthur Route 2 a bartender and Donagene Nichols 21 of McArthur Route 2 a waitress also named in the license filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Robert Allman
McArthur
Marilyn Sue Trainer
William E. Perry
Donagene Nichols
Inflation Hits Fish Market In Ohio
Two southern Ohio fishermen were fined 314 dollars each after being caught in a driving rain by Game Protectors John Adams and Nick Wenzel on Salt Creek near Londonderry. They used a 50 foot illegal seine and faced a total penalty of 628 dollars while failing to keep the fish.
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McArthur
Ohio
John Adams
Nick Wenzel
Salt Creek
Londonderry
Adams
Students at OU Earn Honors in Annual Convocation
McArthur Five Vinton County students at Ohio University joined 1000 peers named for high scholastic attainments at the honors and awards day convocation. Millie Hensler Joann Murdock and Charles Pinney ranked in the top ten percent of their classes. Carl Knox won the first place Atkins on award in electrical engineering. Richard Cottrill Gladys Cottrill and Alice Kennard plus Elizabeth Lantz were named to Kappa Delta Pi educational honor.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Ohio University
Ohio U
Gladys DeVault Cottrill
Hamden
Carl Elwood Knox
Millie Ruth Hensler
Carpenter
Joann Ruth Murdock
Charles Pinney
Zaleski
Knox
Miss Murdock
Pinney
Carl Knox
A. A. Atkinson
Richard Cottrill
Gladys Cottrill
Kappa Delta Pi
Alice Carter Kennard
New Plymouth
Elizabeth Lantz
Firestone Executive To Speak at Banquet
Aaron Kirkendall Jr of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co will be toastmaster at the 76th McArthur High School banquet in the school auditorium on Saturday night June 6. Reunion classes 1893 1903 1913 1923 1933 1943 will gather. Bob Holloway's orchestra will play for the dance after the banquet in Logan.
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McArthur
Aaron Kirkendall, Jr
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
McArthur High School
McArthur School
Association
John D. Gill Jr
Gill
Bob Holloway
Logan
W. F. Cline
Brothers' Day In Court Set For Monday
McARTHUR James and Lewis Seymour brothers from the Ray-Byer neighborhood face trial in Vinton County common pleas court on a jury date Monday May 18 for aiding and abetting placing an obstruction on a railroad track. The Seymours are charged in an indictment filed October 1952 with aiding Merrill W. Brown in placing a 1941 auto on the main line near Byer on July 15 1952. Brown pleaded guilty and serves one to ten years in Ohio penitentiary.
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McArthur
James
Lewis Seymour
Ray-Byer
Vinton County
Brown
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Byer
St. Louis
P.P. Glenn
Chillicothe
Seymours
Petit
County Orders Six To Report For Induction
Six Vinton County Selective Service registrants are ordered to report for induction on Thursday May 21. Names include Robert L. Lent Zaleski William A Graves Bay Route 1 John R Couch McArthur Route 2 John W Graham Radcliff Maurice T Dills Hamden Route 1 and Scott E Thompson McArthur. Times for examinations and induction have been shifted with reporting required before 9 40 a m and departures from McArthur at 7 30 a m starting in May. Draft office hours extend from 6 a m to 2 30 p m on exam and induction days.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Selective Service
Armed Services
Robert L. Lent
Zaleski
William A. Graves
Bay
John R. Couch
John W. Graham
Radcliff
Maurice T. Dills
Hamden
Scott E. Thompson
Vinton Board
Draft Board
Mother's Day Crowd Is Largest of Season at Lake Hope
Park Manager Dale Hopkins reported about ten thousand people visited the Lake Hope and Zaleski State Forest area on a sunny May day. The dining lodge served 600 meals for the season's first big day, while the boathouse saw long boat rental lines as tourists from across Ohio enjoyed dogwood blooms and spring scenery.
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McArthur
Lake Hope
Zaleski State Forest
Dale Hopkins
Ohio
Hopkins
Lightning Strikes Home Injuring Occupant
McARTHUR Mrs Clyde Camp of Radcliff was injured when a home was struck by lightning during a storm. She fell and sustained a broken ankle and was taken by ambulance to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis for treatment.
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McArthur
Clyde Camp
Radcliff
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Vinton County Sales Tax Receipts Rise Over Year
Last week receipts reached 1095.55 versus 746.86 a year earlier. Cumulative collections since July 1 total 39214.03, up from 35805.98 in the prior period.
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McArthur
Vinton County
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EUB Church
Mr. Bradford
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Charles Reed
Methodist Church
Woodsfield
Brown-Zaleski
Boswell
Gilford Bveret
Wilton North School
Presbyterian Church, Wilkesville
Russell Woltz
Harold J. Bowers
Marilyn Reese
Library Club
Lake
Firestone
Don Radcliff
Russell Wallar
Arthur George
H. V. Jones
Florence Wrightsel
Neil Atkinson
William Laverty
Lipper
Gabardine
Gilley
Lisle
Allstate
Sears, Logan
Opini
Onal
Orkmae
Polley Ae Ogatistac
SEARS
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Logan, Ohio
Dean
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