Vinton County Graduation Activities Schedule
Vinton County schools publish a year end calendar with graduation dates from May 17 to May 26. Allensville Brown Zaleski McArthur Wilton Wilkesville districts list baccalaureates, class days, and commencements with speakers including Rev. Paul Stockman Rev. Bradford Rev. Reed Rev. Boswell Dr. Gilford Crowell Rev. Wobus Rev. Ludlow Rev. Williams and Harold J. Bowers.
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McAr
Vinton County
Allensville
Paul Stockman
Largest Vinton County tax settlement distributed in May 1953
Auditor T R Boring announced a total tax collection of 19634.08 the largest ever for Vinton County. Distribution listed by school districts townships and earmarks includes McArthur and Zaleski with specified amounts. State retirement bonds received 278.60, balance to 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
Engagement of Marilyn Reese Foreman Set for June 7
Mr and Mrs Delbert Reese of McArthur announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Marilyn to Jennis W Foreman Jr son of Rev and Mrs Dennis Walden Foreman of Canton Ohio The church wedding is scheduled for 3 30 p m Sunday June 7 at McArthur Methodist Church Marilyn a McArthur High School graduate attended Ohio Wesleyan University and Ohio State University last June She is a member of Chi Omega Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Society Foreman a Canton McKinley High School and Mount Union College graduate was affiliated with Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Psi Kappa Omega.
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Mcarthur
Delbert T. Reese
Marilyn
Jennis W. Foreman, Jr
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
Lake library hosts SE Ohio Library meeting
The South East district of the Ohio Library Association meets at Lake Hope for the second year. Vinton County Library hosts with McArthur Wilkesville Dundas and Hamden garden clubs arranging flowers. Kenneth Leach will give the welcome address. Vinton board members include Mrs. Mary Pilcher Supt. Bryson and George Brown and Mrs. Zelda Hall. The McArthur library closes May 15 for the meeting.
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Mcarthur
Lake Hope
South
Ohio Library Association
Vinton County Library Association
Wilkesville
Dundas and
Hamden
Kenneth Leach
Zaleski
Vinton Board
Mary Pilcher
Zelda Hall
Six McArthur Students Earn District State Scholarships
Six McArthur High School students topped district state scholarship tests at Ohio University. Nancy Kinnison won first in division and second overall. Shirley Fer English IX placed third in division and eighth overall. Scarlett Smith English X was second in division. Dolores Jewell senior social studies fifth in division. Richard Graves world history eighth in division. Peggy Durkin English XI finished fifteenth in division.
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McArthur
McArthur High School
Ohio University
Nancy Kinnison
Bookkeeping
Shirley Fer
Scarlett Smith
Dolores Jewell
Richard Graves
Peggy Durkin
Allensville Students Receive Chest X-Rays
The State Department of Health with Vinton County Health Department examined 584 Allensville Consolidated pupils. X rays were performed in a mobile lab and will be read by Dr. H. D. Chamberlain and Dr. R. E. Bullock, McArthur physicians, 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 and Harrison Townships
Katherine Jankins transfers 40 acres in Eagle Township to Richard oe. Romina White Stephenson and Robert H. Stephenson transfer 2 acres in Swan Township to Forest and Charles White. Robert H. Stephenson transfers 50 acres in Swan Township to Pangea. Oma B. and Robert Burris transfer 83 and 96 100 acres in Harrison Township to Orville Glandon. Ethel Allen and Tere A. B. Allen transfer % acre in Clinton Township to Dolpha and Mamie Perry. Austin Routte and Ottle Routte transfer 15 acres in Eagle Township to Clifford and Goldie Routte.
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Katherine Jankins
Richard Oe
Eagle Township
Romina White Stephenson
Robert H. Stephenson
Forest
Charles White
Swan Township
Pangea
Oma B
Robert Burris
Orville Glandon
Harrison Tere A. B
Ethel Allen
Dolpha
Mamie Perry
Clinton Township
Austin
Ottle Routte
Clifford
Goldie Routte
Births Announced at Chamberlain and Bullock Clinics
At Chamberlain Clinic a son born May 6 to Mr and Mrs Brownlow Nelson Chillicothe Route 2 named Carl Edward. A daughter Jane Muriel born May 7 to Mr and Mrs James Cochran Byer. At Bullock Clinic a daughter born May 7 to Mr and Mrs Ramon Morris Radcliff.
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Chamberlain Clinic
Brownlow Nelson
Chillicothe
Carl Edward
Jane Muriel
James Cochran, Byer
Bullock Clinic
Ramon Morris
Radcliff
Court Upholds Ohio Appeals Decision in Wilbur Versus Eberts
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 v Earl Eberts. The decision preserves the lower court ruling and legal actions proceed as originally ordered.
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McArthur
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Vinton County Common Pleas Court
State of Ohio
Wylodene Wilbur
Earl Eberts
Licensed to Marry Floyd Allman and Mari lyn Trainer
Floyd Robert Allman an auto mechanic of Mc Arthur 28 and Mari lyn Sue Trainer a Mc Arthur student 18 are listed as licensed to marry. Also named are William E. Perry 23 of McArthur Route 2 a bartender and Donagene Nichols 21 of McArthur Route 2 a waitress.
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Floyd Robert Allman
McArthur
Marilyn Sue Trainer
William E. Perry
Donagene Nichols
Inflation Hits Fish Market Nails Two Ohio Fishermen
Two southern Ohio fishermen were fined after being caught by Game Protectors John Adams and Nick Wenzel on Salt Creek near Londonderry in a rainstorm using a 50 foot illegal seine. Each violated fish cost them $314, totaling $628 fine. the fish were not recovered.
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McArthur
Ohio
John Adams
Nick Wenzel
Salt Creek
Londonderry
Adams
Students Named to Honors at Ohio University Convocation
Five Vinton County students at Ohio University joined about 1000 honorees at the annual honors and awards day. Carl Elwood Knox of McArthur senior and Joann Ruth Murdock Hamden Route 1 sophomore and Charles Pinney Zaleski freshman ranked in the top ten percent. Knox won the first place A A Atkinson award in electrical engineering. Richard Cottrill and Gladys Cottrill of Hamden were named to Kappa Delta Pi along with Alice Carter Kennard New Plymouth Route 1 and Elizabeth Lantz McArthur.
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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 McArthur Banquet
Aaron Kirkendall Jr of Firestone Tire will be the toastmaster at the 76th annual McArthur High School banquet. The reunion dinner and dance are set for Saturday night in the school auditorium with six class reunions from 1893 to 1943 and Bob Holloway’s orchestra to provide music. Association officers announced committee chairs for program, dance, initiation, banquet and decorations.
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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
Lpeer
W. F. Cline
Don Radcliff
Russell Wallar
Arthur George
H. V. Jones
Florence Wrightsel
Neil Atkinson
William Laverty
Brothers' Day In Court Set for Monday
McARTHUR James and Lewis Seymour brothers from the Ray-Byer area face trial in Vinton County common pleas court on charges of aiding placing an obstruction on a railroad track. Judge C W Smith will preside with Prosecuting Attorney W J Lohr against Wellston attorney Harry B Reese representing the defense. The indictment from October 1952 ties them to aiding Merrill W Brown in placing a 1941 car on the B and O main line near Byer on July 15 1952, an accident that killed 90 passengers. Brown pleaded guilty and is serving 1 to 10 years. The Seymour brothers deny the charges. the case goes to the May term petit jury.
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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 Jury
County orders six to report for induction in May
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 Couch McArthur Route 2 John W. Graham Radcliff Maurice T. Dibbs Hamden Route 1 and Scott E. Thompson McArthur. The board set 7:30 a.m. departure from McArthur and adjusted exam and induction times with office hours 6 a.m. to 2 30 p.m.
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McArthur
Vinton County Selective Service
Armed Services
Robert L. Lent
Zaleski
William A. Graves
Bay
John Couch
John W. Graham
Radcliff
Maurice T. Dibbs
Hamden
Scott E. Thompson
Vinton Board
Draft Board
Mother's Day Crowd Largest of the Season at Lake Hope
Park Manager Dale Hopkins reported about ten thousand people gathered in the Lake Hope and Zaleski State Forest area on a sunny May day. The dining lodge served 600 meals, marking the largest single day of the new vacation season as visitors viewed blooming dogwood and spring scenery and the boathouse saw heavy boat rentals.
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McArthur
Lake Hope
Zaleski State Forest
Dale Hopkins
Ohio
Hopkins
Lightning Strikes Home. Woman Hurt Falling After Strike
Mrs Clyde Camp of Radcliff was injured when her house was struck by lightning during a storm. She suffered a broken ankle and was transported by ambulance to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis for treatment.
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McArthur
Clyde Camp
Radcliff
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Increase in Vinton County sales tax receipts reported
Sales tax receipts in Vinton County rose last week to 1095.55 from 746.86 a year ago. Collections since July 1 total 39214.03, up from 35805.28 in the same period last year.
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McArthur
Vinton County
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Dean
Doan
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EUB Church
Mr. Bradford
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Charles Reed
Methodist Church
Woodsfield
Brown-Zaleski
Boswell
Gilford Crowell
College of Education
Wobus. McArthur
J. H. Ludlow
O. W. Williams
Wilton North School
Presbyterian Church, Wilkesville
Russell Woltz
Harold J. Bowers
State Department of Education
Marilyn Reese
Library Club
Lake
Iris
Lipper Oc
Gabardine
Lisle
Ena Allstate
Sears, Logan
Ae Uy
Oerear
Met
Allstate
Miles
SEARS
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Logan, Ohio
Firestone
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