Loren Ray Bishop named McArthur High valedictorian
Loren Ray Bishop, son of Mrs. Sara Bishop, earned a perfect 4.00 GPA over four years at McArthur High School and will study engineering at Ohio State University. Barbara Lee Esmont, daughter of Mrs. Maude Esmont, with a 3.68 GPA, edits The Voice and joins the Miami University elementary education program. Commencement is May 24 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium with Rev. Lester Evans delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Township
McArthur High School
College of Engineering
Ohio State University
Esmont
Maude Esmont
the Voice
Lester Evans
Cambridge
Ohio
Rev Luchs To Address Murray City Graduates
Logan Ohio Rev Fred E Luchs pastor First Presbyterian Athens will deliver the commencement address for Murray City High School Class of 1950 at 8 p m The program opens with Pomp and Circumstances and includes remarks by Supt Joseph J Stone Diplomas will be presented by Samuel H Dillon The class colors are pink and white with a pink rose as flower The graduating list includes Joseph Stone Ruth Brown and Dana Bookman among others Public notice reports a Federal seizure of Richard's Cough Syrup and related items with a court date set for June 6 1950 in Columbus Ohio to determine forfeiture or condemnation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Fred E. Luchs
First Presbyterian Church of Athens
Murray City High School
Joseph J. Stone
Luchs
Twentieth Century Quarterly
Presbyterian Church
Stone
Elgar
John
Dana Bookman
Ruth Brown
Wanda Canter
Deloris Carsner
Nancy Donson
Patricia Hillyer
Doracane Hoffman
Bonnita Jenkins
Allen Lowery
Triphine Morrison
Patricia Robson
Robert Shuttleworth
Robyn Shuttleworth
Joseph Stone
Marlin Wolfe
Board of Education
Dan Langley
Willard Brown
Donald Mohney
E. V. Irvin
Gene Six
United States
United States District Court For
Southern District of Ohio
Eastern Division
Luster Fought and Company
Athens
Ohio
Baltimore
Maryland
Brothers Mfg. Co
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
United States of America
Shipper Burrough Brothers Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Harold K. Claypool
A-H Clubs Build Future Leaders Across Logan County
Logan County 4-H clubs grow under leaders Reina Derr Russell Floyd Don Egan Howard Rheinscheld Kenneth Rheinscheld Jack North Robert Pontious Maurice Acker Harold Nihiser Jr O V Mohler Hem Weaver Beryl Tucker Paul Hahn and others. At least 17 clubs with about 275 boys enroll, each with agricultural projects and county fair records. Activities include workshops roasts and swimming as clubs organize for summer success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Klocking County
Reina Derr
Logan Route 2
Marion Township
Russell Floyd
Logan Route 4
Don
Howard Rheinscheld
Blackjack
Old Man's Cave
Kenneth Rheinscheld
Mt. Pleasant
Jack North
Robert Pontious
Lake Logan
Maurice Acker
Union Furnace
Harold Nihiser, Jr
Enterprise
Richard Mowrey
Route 75 North
O. V. Mohler
Gore
Hem Weaver
Oroville
Beryl Tucker
Rockbridge
Paul Hahn
Greendale
Calico Ridge
Gibisonville
Haydenville
Saturday Club Hears Pulitzer Play Review
Mrs. Carlos Gaffin hosted the Saturday Club at her Wood Street home with a May Day luncheon. Annette Davis played piano as Miss Wilhelmine Deissle reviewed Death of a Salesman as a Pulitzer Prize work and Broadway landmark, noting its 600-plus performances. Next meeting May 27 will feature Mrs. Jack Myers and Mrs. Richard Lavey.
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Hayden
Resphigi
Jack Myers
Richard Lavey
Frederick W. Blume
Raymond Keairns
Arthur Miller
Minnie Moore
Emerson Poston
Ralph Poston
Jack Pierce
D. A. Rannells
Myron Stoltz
Howard White
Franklin Kerr
Wilhelmine Deissle
Club President To Entertain Club President To Entertain
LOGAN Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority meets at the home of Miss Minnie Louise Bowen president of the Hocking and Perry County district tonight. Miss Margaret Cook weekend in Athens visiting Miss Cora Woodyard. Mr and Mrs Harold Nixon Columbus weekend here visiting Mrs Nixon and Mrs Charlotte Strentz. Mr and Mrs Richard Sparnon Cleveland weekend here visiting relatives. Dr and Mrs Richard Zay Walnut Street hosted by his parents from Lima.
County 4-H Club Network Reaches Farm Boys
Seventeen 4-H clubs span the county enabling farm boys to join and participate in club work. The distributed locations make involvement accessible to youths across the region.
Eyes Aided by New Method Helps Children See Clearly
A Seattle report highlights Dr. W H Bates inspired vision method reducing reliance on glasses. Tests show cross eyed Tommy freed from glasses and students report eased eye strain and improved vision after weeks of eye training and relaxation techniques.
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Seattle
Wash
Tommy
New York
W. H. Bates
Bates
American Association For Eye Training, Inc
Clara Hackett
Bugs Can Be Beautiful Preserved In Plastic
The Communicable Disease Center of the U S Public Health Service in Atlanta promotes preserving insects and other specimens in plastic amber like ancient resin. Embedding in plastic keeps colors and shapes, eases storage, and reduces fear for female students handling dead specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
U. S. Public Health Service
Baltic
Germany
Public Health Service
Weekend Collision Reported in Hocking County
A lone Saturday Sunday accident in Hocking County ends with two cars damaged at the intersection of Zanesville and Vine. Robert Clark Coleman of Zanesville Route 4 rear ended Albert Donaldson of Dicken Addition as Donaldson stopped for a traffic signal, no injuries listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Zanesville and
Vine
Robert Clark Coleman
Zanesville
WCTU Plans All Day Meeting at First Methodist Church
Laurelville and Logan WCTU to hold an all day gathering at the First Methodist Church on Wednesday. Judge Arlo Chatfield of Vin ton County Common Pleas Court will address at 2 p m. A noon covered dish dinner and an afternoon program with a short play and music are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Laurelville
WCTU
First Methodist Church
Paul Monks
Arlo Chatfield
Vinton County
Summer Cabin Break-In Report Near Ash Cave
Logan Sheriff A J Waldron investigates a break in one mile east of Ash Cave on Route 56. Owner L R Hess of Columbus reported the entry was by door forcible opening. Stolen items include an old sword scrab bard flintlock rifle a camera and field glasses with no other damage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
A. J. Waldron
Ash Cave
Waldron
L. R. Hess
Columbus
Booklets Purchased For County Library
Logan county library staff announce new acquisitions of various lit tle booklets for community events and educational use. Titles include Fun With Fortune Telling Short Stunts For Shower Parties Ten Short Plays For Women and Girls Ten Pantomimed Hymns Ten Stirring Bible Plays The Live Wire Stunt Book Humorous Recitations for Children Snappy Drills and Marches Banquet Fun and Food Better Yet Grange Lecturer's Book Commencement Helps and Hints Tributes To Mother and Dad Almost rehearsal-less Plays Closing Day Treasury The Junior-Senior Banquet Book St Patrick's Day Treasure Book The Worthwhile Commencement Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evalan Hansel
Grange
Dad
Local Families Gather For Visits And News
Dexter Dexter and family from Dayton visited Mrs Emma Romine and other relatives. P H Nelson was convalescing at home. L Cooper and M Wilcox visited relatives. Glen McClure of Akron visited Walter Holliday and family. Neva Nicholson stayed with her sister Nellie Vale as the Nicholson family visited the Burch field and J E Radekin home. Bert Wilson’s death was reported. Harold Nichols after eight years in the navy returns home to farm the family farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burchfield
J. E. Radekin
Bert Wilson
Harold Nichols
Chester
Linda Lou
Gladsden
Tenn
Parents Night Planned by Pioneer Youth Club
Logan Parents Night will be observed Wednesday at 8 p m in the recreation room of Logan Clay Products Co according to the committee in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Pioneer Youth Club
Logan Clay Products Co
Mary McKay undergoes major surgery at Holzer Hospital
Mrs Mary McKay has major surgery at Holzer Hospital. Relatives and friends visit and stay with her during hospitalization. The report lists numerous visitors and family movements including Lemleys, Tuttle, Townsend, and McKay relatives from Belleville Parkersburg Columbus and Reedsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Townsend
Parkersburg
Walter Lemley
Lonnie Christopher
Ernest Smith
Reedsville
Billy Orr
Mike
Bob Meredith
Shirley Kay Lemley
Cness Townsend
Belleville
W. Va
Edith Watson
Bert Orr
Columbus
Steve Jarbeck
Cora McKay
Mary McKay
Holzer Hospital
Butch and
Sonny
Sharon
Howard McCoy
Coolville
Tractor-Trailer Stalls Route 7 Traffic Near Tuppers Plains
A tractor-trailer from a carnival halted traffic on Route 7 hill near Tuppers Plains for about half an hour Sunday. The outfit lacked power to climb the grade and swung across the highway blocking both lanes. A second semi pulled the stalled vehicle into its own lane so one lane could reopen.
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Pomeroy
Tuppers Plains
Portsmouth
Marietta
W Motley Dies at 38 in Middleport
William Motley, 38, died Sunday afternoon at the C and O station on Front Street, of a heart attack per Meigs County Coroner Henry Ewing. Survived by his parents, two sisters, two brothers, and S Sgt John Henry Motley of the U.S. Army. Funeral services pending at Rawlings-Coats funeral home.
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Middleport
William Motley
Front St
Meigs County
Henry Ewing
Rawlings-Coats
Delbert Motley
John Henry Motley
United States Army
Rites Held In Charleston For Mrs Williams
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Williams were held in Charleston on Saturday. Attending were her aunt Mrs. C F Hawkins Mrs. Dana Lambert Mrs Estella Smith and Elizabeth Lane. She had lived in Middleport 54 years after marriage and lately resided with her daughter Mrs. Harry Schoen in Charleston. She broke her hip a month ago and died after a month in Charleston hospital. Interment followed in the Rusks family plot in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Frank Williams
Charleston
John Bowman
C. F. Hawkins
Dana Lambert
Estella Smith
Elizabeth Lane
Williams
Harry Schoen
Rusks
Meigs County Land Transfers Chronicle
Meigs County records multiple transfers including Frank D. Pickens estate to Frankie Pickens and others by affidavit in Salisbury. E D Tucker estate to Mary Tucker with certificate. Mary Tucker to Mary Dotson for five acres in Rutland. Rice to McKinney parcels 430 431 in Middleport. Ebersbach to McMaster parcels Middleport. Curtis to Curtis 400 acres Olive. Smalley to Williams two acres Chester. Terrell estate to Euler with certificate Salisbury. Romine to Euler ten acres Bedford. Sorden Sr to Tuttle three and a half acres in Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Pickens
Frankie Pickens
Salisbury
E. D. Tucker
Mary Tucker
Rutland-Salisbury
Mary Dotson
Five Acres
Rutland
Gene
Edna Rice
Burdell
Kathryn McKinney
Middleport
Carl
Leona Ebersbach
Harry McMaster
Hoyt Curtis
Mary Curtis
Olive
Ray
Mabel Small
Stockade Under Construction On Courthouse Lawn
Centennial plans advance with a stockade being built on the courthouse lawn supervised by Kenneth Mitchell preservationist. Labor is supplied by the State Highway Department and the project proceeds under conservation oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Court House Lawn
Soj
Kenneth Mitchell
State Highway Department
Senior Class Play And Came The Spring at McArthur High
The Senior Class Play And Came The Spring will be staged Friday at McArthur High School Auditorium at 8 p.m. Cast members include Ellen Mae Ward Wilma Boring Virginia Zinn Charles Lomax and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcarthur
McArthur High School
Ellen Mae Ward
Wilma Boring
Virginia Zinn
Charles Lomax
Marriages and Cigaret Licenses Announced in Local Notices
Ezra McLeod of New Marshfield and May McGonagle of Albany Road wed by Rev. Glenn Beck. S E Tripp of Hamden and Nancy Womeldorf of Hamden wed by Rev. Mr. Lockwood. Cigaret licenses now on sale in McArthur must be purchased by May 22, according to County Auditor T H Boring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra McLeod
New Marshfield
May McGonagle
Albany Rd
Glenn Beck
S. E. Tripp
Hamden
Nancy Womeldorf
Mr. Lockwood
T. H. Boring
Work Begins Inside Court House Preparations Noted
Work started on the interior of the court house on Tuesday with Garland Perry and Frank Beckley directing as preparatory steps for painting.
Pope Pius XI Welcomes 30000 Pilgrims at General Audience
Pope Pius XI marked the 33rd anniversary of his consecration as a bishop by greeting over 30,000 Holy Year pilgrims during a general audience in Vatican City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XI
Pile of Ties Is Explained At McArthur Courthouse Lawn
A growing stack of cross ties on the McArthur Courthouse lawn drew curiosity for weeks. Roy Rinehart, a Jackson Township saw mill operator, and Clyde English of Baker Wood Preserving Co. explained the ties are a voluntary contribution to the Vinton county Centennial Committee. English, treasurer, persuaded Rinehart to swap a beard for a weekly cross tie fine, delivered to the courthouse yard and sold to fund the centennial effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcarthur
Roy Rinehart
Jackson Township
Clyde English
Baker Wood Preserving Co
Vinton County
Rinehart
Roy
English
B P W Club Dines in Chillicothe
The Business and Professional Women's Club met for dinner at the Steak House in Chillicothe with eighteen members present. Mrs. Paul Hulbert received a club gift, while new president Mrs. E A Jenkins and retiring president Mrs. E C Motter wore corsages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crow
Edith Hoffman
Carleton Brooks
Carroll Sparks
George Wilson
Mae Monte
Mary Robins
Lois Witte
Rose Clark
Greenfield
McArthur School Awards Edwin A. Jones Scholarship
McArthur Schools superintendent McArthur Wallace Blake announced seventh grader John Cline won the Edwin A. Jones Scholarship worth 300 dollars. He will attend Camp Arrowhead near Jackson for six weeks from July 9 to August 20, with selection based on character athletic ability and citizenship. He is the son of Mr and Mrs S R Cline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcarthur
Wallace E. Blake
John Cline
Edwin A. Jones
Johnny
Camp Arrowhead
Jackson
James Howell
S. R. Cline, McArthur
Vinton County Land Transfers List From Townships
Gilbert Smith and Phoebe Smith transfer 2 acres in Jackson Township to Pearl Carpenter. Cecil Daft and Marjorie Daft sell 2 acres in Madison Township to Thomas Bentley and Bracie Bentley. Archie H. Buskirk transfers 4 Hamden village lots to James F. Pendleton. Jay Keesee and Inez Keesee sell three tracts totaling 43.25 acres in Clinton Township to John E. Bishop. J H McManus and Rue E McManus transfer 80 acres in Swan Township to Jay Keesee and Inez Keesee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Smith
Phoebe Smith
Pearl Carpenter
Jackson Township
Cecil Daft
Marjorie Daft
Thomas Bentley
Bracie Bentley
Madison Township
Archie H. Buskirk
James F. Pendleton
Hamden
Jay Keesee
Inez Keesee
John E. Bishop
Clinton Township
J. H. McManus
Rue E. McManus
Swan Township
Woman Collects Tape Measures as Hobby in L A
Los Angeles reported hobbyist Mrs. Sylvia Wexler keeps 18 tape measures from unusual places since 1939 when she was given a tape hidden in a doll's head. Her collection includes devices hidden in an alarm clock metal turtle tiny harp porcelain duck ivory spindle and a photo of the Brooklyn Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sylvia Wexler
Civil Service Exam Announced for Army Corps Job
The Board of Civil Service Examiners announces an open civil service exam for a car penter with the U S Army Corps of Engineers. Wages range from 1.21 to 2 dollars per hour. Obtain complete details and application blanks from F D Higgins local secretary at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Board of Civil Service Examiners
F. D. Higgins
Flynn Resting in Chicago After Illness at Conference
Edward J. Flynn Democratic national committeeman from New York was reported resting comfortably early today after becoming ill during a national party conference in Chicago. He is described as resting and not in immediate danger.
Soldier Drowns After Canoe Upset at Fort Dix
Russell W. Harvey, 31, an Army sergeant from Dayton, drowned Saturday night when his canoe overturned near Mirror Lake at Fort Dix New Jersey. Meanwhile about 600 Ohio druggists began a three day State convention in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort DIX
N. J
Russell W. Harvey
Dayton
Mirror Lake
Ohio
Birth of David Lewis Drummonds in Holzer Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Drummonds of Charleston announce the birth of a son, David Lewis, on May 6 at Holzer Hospital. Grandmothers are Mrs. Ruth Tate and Mrs. Drummonds near Gallipolis. The family includes two older children, Charlotte and Jimmie. Several local relatives and friends visited or hosted meals, with many outings and calls noted, and the WSCS to meet May 17 at the church.
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Columbus
Susie Wood
Harrisonville
Minnie Miller
Cincinnati
Leon Miller
J. P. Bradbury Keith
Clarence Cliffords
Pomeroy
J. M. Cooley
Logan
Frank Simms
Don
Joe
Malinda Bradbury
Chester Ward
Eugene Stevens
Janice
Hazel McCoy
Pirney
W. Va
Edyth Herman
Carerie Mulford
Reva Mitchell
Jewell Little
Lola Farley
Raymond Smith
Eloise Tate
WSCS
W. W. Bradbury
Flora Bradbury
Robert Bradbury
Julia Ann Bradley
Bell Center
James Lawson
John Hood
Gallipolis
James
Tuppers Plains Social Roundup
Mrs Mabel Kim spent a day in Point Pleasant with Mrs Winnie Chase and Mrs Bertha Reed. Blaine Hardway Akron spent a weekend with his mother Mrs Lily Hardway and Harvey. Mrs Vivian Hoffman spent a week in Wheeling. Mr and Mrs Everett Baughman and son Benny returned from vacation. Mr and Mrs Elmer Kaylor called on his parents Mr and Mrs John Kaylor. Mr and Mrs Harold Boggess of Deendon Va spent a weekend with the latter's mother Mrs J R Boggess. All visited Mrs Boggess' parents Mr and Mrs C H McCoy of Point Pleasant Gladys Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Mabel Kim
Point Pleasant
Winnie Chase
Bertha Reed
Blaine Hardway
Akron
Lily Hardway
Harvey
Vivian Hoffman
Wheeling
Everett Baughman
Benny
Elmer Kaylor
John Kaylor
Harold Boggess
Deendon
J. R. Boggess
Cleveland Post Office Adds Clerks Amid Weekend Mail Backlog
The Cleveland post office increased by 25 clerks on each of three shifts in the dispatcher section on Sunday to handle a large mail backlog caused by a weekend railroad strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Fire destroys Five Points Recreation Center in Cleveland
Firefighters battled a three alarm blaze at the Five Points Recreation Center in Cleveland for about an hour Sunday night before it was controlled. The fire caused about $80,000 in damage and forced evacuations nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cincinnati Livestock Market Report May 15
Salable hogs 4500 moderate activity barrows and gilts 25 to 50 higher than Friday sows 25 up good and choice 180-250 lbs around 20.00 heavier weights scarce quoted 251 lbs 19.75 265 lbs 19.50 load choice 260 lbs 20.00 odd weights 160-180 lbs 19.50-19.75. Cattle 1100 calves 350 fairly active steers and heifers steady with some 25-50 gains. best 770 lb steers 29.50. 975 lb steers 28.50. bulls 22-23. Vealers 28-30. Sheep 100. lambs 32.00-38.00. ewes steady to strong. Poultry butter and potatoes also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Livestock
Cincinnati
U. S. Dept. Agr
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Loren Ray Bishop
Rev. Luchs
Murray City
Saturday Club
Pulitzer
Caroline Gowdy
Caroline
State Department
Millard Tydings
Senate
McCarthy
Senator Tydings
Washington
Martha York
Hocking
Dexter
Bashan
W. Motley
B&pw
Vivian Coates
WPFB
Middletown
Kyger
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