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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1953
Page
10
Eighth grade students listed for promotion to ninth grade subject to year completion. Names span multiple schools Eagle Central Brown Zaleski Dundas McArthur Creola Swan Central Wilton North LaDonna Grace Boring and more. Included are Kathryn Lavonne Ratcliff Shirley Eloise Meerer and numerous others across districts.
Baccalaureate services for the Shawnee High School senior class will be held in the high school auditorium Sunday evening May 24 with Rev H H Hughes delivering the main address and Father Wellnitz speaking on a Tribute To Servicemen. Commencement exercises are scheduled for Tuesday May 26 at 8 pm with Dr George F Hill of Ohio University education department expected to speak.
McArthur merchants will stay open all day Thursday May 28 and late Friday May 29. They will be closed all day Saturday Memorial Day.
Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Lomax daughter of Mrs. Peter M. Lomax McArthur and Mr. Robert Wendell Willis son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Willis Wellston were married in a 2:30 p.m. service at Trinity Episcopal Church McArthur with a double ring rite led by Williams Paddock and Rev. Chas Speed. The bride wore lace and net gown with a lace jacket, fingertip veil, orange blossoms, and carried white rose buds. attendants included her sister-in-law Francis Robinette and sister of the bridegroom Mrs. James Plummer. Lt. James Plummer stood as best man as guests arrived. A 150 guest reception followed at Hotel McArthur with mothers in ice blue lace and soft blue silk, and the couple planned a Smoky Mountain trip after.
The McArthur Development Association met May 18 at Kitche n's Restaurant for dinner and a business meeting led by John Gill Jr. George Howell, local grocer, was elected president with Emmett Conway as secretary treasurer. A committee of Saltz, Cline and Howell will set policy on store hours before Memorial Day and the group urges flag display on Memorial Day.
A four person committee including Marion Brown DAV Chester Nickell VFW Elsie Cozad and Phillip Karns plans Memorial Day services. Hamden at 9 am and McArthur courthouse at 11 am are the ceremonies. About 1300 veterans graves will be flagged with memorial flags. flags available from the County Service Officer for volunteers.
McARTHUR Vinton County men will report for induction on May 21. The group includes Ralph D Graves Ray Route 1 Robert L Lent Zaleski William A Graves Ray Route 1 John R Couen McArthur Route 2 John W Graham Radcliff Maurice T Dills Hamden Route 1. Ralph Graves is a voluntary inductee replacing Scott E Thompson of McArthur. Vinton County's June induction quota is four men on June 25.
The Vin ton County Board of Commissioners approved $9633 in road repair estimates from the county engineer. Items include ditching for county roads $4325, grader repairs $472.41, and patching material for Liverly Creek Road $4836.45. The board also approved hiring W. M. Wright to care for shrubbery and trees on the courthouse lawn.
Five eighth grade students with top scores on the state eighth grade history test will be awarded medals by the DAR. The presentation honors the Brown Zaleski participants Karen Sue Tack ett Hamden Doris Ellen Salmons McArthur Janet Marie Bobo Wil ton Dan Morris.
Harry Edwin Smith will be ordained at Clyde Christian Church on the evening of June 7. Assistance will come from Daab and Wilner Brown of the McArthur church, with O. W. Williams delivering the charge.
Mr and Mrs Willis establish a residence on E Second Street in Wellston marking a new home location in the community. The move places the couple at the center of local neighborhood developments and housing activity.
Trainer and Allman announce the marriage of their daughter Marilyn Trainer of McArthur to Floyd Robert Allman son of Elmer and Mrs Allman also of McArthur. read by Rev J P Daab at the Christian parsonage Sunday afternoon May 17. The new Mrs Allman is a student in McArthur schools.
Allman oversees the Allman Parts garage at Dundas, managing daily operations and customer repairs in the local shop. The business focuses on auto parts, service work, and customer-focused auto care in the Dundas area.
The Elizabethan Group of the Presbyterian Church met at Mrs. William Plass home. President Mrs. Harold Fel ton led a business session, with devotions by Mrs. G C Frye. They discussed improving the elementary Sunday School. A Lake Hope picnic is set for June 18 at 6 30 pm and Ada Jean and Eleanor Arnett received a two piece sterling silver pattern gift.
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