Pomona Grange Initiates 19 at Quarterly Meeting
McARTHUR Vinton County Pomona Grange held its last quarterly meeting of the year in the McArthur School auditorium. Seventy three members attended, and nineteen candidates were initiated into the fifth degree. Fifteen visitors came from Pomona chapters in Meigs and Jackson Counties. Plymouth Grange led in attendance with 42 members. Wilkes Chapter had 11 new members.
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Mcarthur
Vinton County
Pomona Grange
Pomona
Meigs
Jackson
Plymouth Grange
Wilkes
Elva Morton
Tiber Fri
Hobart Steele
Ivor Minton
Alice Kruger
Lester Cooley
Lawrence Morton
Myrtle Fri
Justice Hardin
Icey Mitchell
Earl Minton
Leslie Frn
Fred Mitchell
Marcus McCoy
McArthur Post Office Reopens After Comprehensive Renovation
Postmaster J. E. Rosser announces the fully renovated McArthur post office featuring 370 lock boxes with combination locks, new oak furniture, and updated equipment including a safe, coat lockers, parcel post racks, a sorting desk, and a new postmaster’s desk. The village remodeled interiors with new lighting, lobby, floor, and heating after taking over from Elk township trustees.
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Mcarthur
J. E. Rosser
Post Office Department
Rosser
Village of
Elk Township
Martin Rites Held Monday
Funeral services were held Monday for John Stanley Martin 75 of McArthur who died Saturday after a lengthy illness. Retired farmer and Putnam Chapel Methodist Church member he was born September 6 1877 in Vinton County son of Aaron and Lucinda Grim Martin. Survived by wife Mary Elizabeth Sidders two sons Robert of Barbert on and Murrell of McArthur former county recorder and Mrs Mildred Simms wife of the county treasurer six grandchildren two great grandchildren one sister Mrs Callie Martin and a son Aaron who died in 1934. Last rites were at Putnam Chapel near Prattsville with Rev O C Lockwood 2 p m burial in Putnam cemetery.
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McArthur
John Stanley Martin
Putnam Chapel
Vinton County
Aaron
Lucinda Grim Martin
Mary Elizabeth Sidders
Robert Martin
Barberton
Murrell Martin
Wilton Band Boosters Plan October Meeting
Wilton Band Booster Club will meet at the North Wilton Building on Monday Oct 20 at 7 30 p m Reports from captains Mrs Floyd Perry and Mrs Don Penn close of membership drive planned program and pot luck refreshments expected.
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Wilkesville
Wilton Band
North Wilton
Floyd Perry
Don Penn
Vinton Republicans Open Campaign Headquarters
McArthur Hotel in Vinton hosts Republican headquarters in rooms once occupied by Souders and Calvin Confectionery on North Market Street. Mrs. Cora Steele serves as receptionist as photographs and campaign literature line the walls and a large Market Street banner proclaims the location.
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McAr
Vinton County Republicans
McArthur Hotel
Souders and
Calvin Confectionery
North Market St
Cora Steele
Market St
Local Visits and Hospital News From Concord Area
Mrs Vern Wolfe recently at Mount St Mary Hospital is now at Harmond Kasler and Cary. Eugene Roof returned home with his mother Marie Sayre and Rex. Charles Antle visited his brother John Antle. Wilbur Antle and Cecil Antle and Jesse Werner family guests at John Antle. Victor Sayre hosted dinner guests J W Wemner and sons Mary Bennett Columbus James Parish and Maynard Sayre family visit. June Sayre visited Darlene Easler in Athens. Cecil Antle hosted Less Brooks Bill Sanders Nancy Victor Sayre and daughters Jack Antle Jimmy Antle Bill Davis Howard Lance and David Russell Maynard Sayre Homestead visits.
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Concord
Vern Wolfe
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Harmond Kasler
Cary
Eugene Roof
Marie Sayre
Rex
Charles Antle
John Antle
Wilbur Antle
Cecil Antle
Jesse Werner
Victor Sayre
J. W. Wemner
Mary Bennett
Columbus
James Parish
Maynard Sayre
June
Cecil Sayre
Hester
Georgia
Joe Stone
Murray City
June Sayre
Darlene Easler
Athens
Less Brooks and
Bill Sanders
Nancy
Jack Antle
Jimmy Antle
Bill Davis
Howard, Lance
David Russell
Vinton County Land Transfers Summary
Transfers include Virgil and Fannie Black selling 196.25 acres in Richland Township to Rus sell and Bernice Barnett and the reverse 4.5 acres in Richland Township. James H. and Mildred Dye acquire 2.5 acres in Vinton Township from Church of the Nazarene Rad cliff. Other deeds show Worthington L. Pratt to M. L. Woodrow 0.5 acre in Eagle Township and Charles Cassidy to M. L. Woodrow 0.5 acre in Eagle Township. Clyde and Marjorie English sell 219 acres in Swan Township to Roscoe and Effie Campbell. Martha and E. K. Ousley sell 20 acres in Clinton Township to Al karow and Dora Ousley. Calvin and Clara Gregory sell 5 acres mineral and 20 acres surface in Richland to Bertha Combs.
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Virgil
Fannie Black
Russell
Bernice Barnett
Richland
Richland Township
Church of the Nazarene
Radcliff
James H
Mildred Dye
Vinton Township
Worthington L. Pratt
M. L. Woodrow
Eagle Township
Charles
Esther Cassidy
Clyde
Marjorie English
Roscoe
Effie Campbell
Swan Township
Martha and
E. K. Ousley
Alkarow
Dora Ousley
Clinton Township
Calvin and
Clara Gregory
Bertha Combs
Arraignment Set For William H Fry On Fraud Charge
McArthur in Franklin County will arraign William H Fry Friday on charges of removing mortgaged property for fraudulent purposes. Fry faces an information filed by Prosecutor W H Lohr over a tractor valued at 1000 dollars with an 800 dollar mortgage held by C C Price of Ashland Kentucky. Fry was arrested by the Franklin County sheriff and returned to McArthur by Sheriff William Brown.
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Mcarthur
William H. Fry
Fry
W. H. Lohr
C. C. Price
Ashland
Franklin County
William Brown
Davis Rites Conducted in McArthur for Mrs. Clara Davis
Funeral services were held Tuesday in McArthur for Mrs. Clara Agnes Davis 67 wife of James A. Davis who died Sunday in Mount Vernon Ohio after a long illness. She was born May 1 1885 in Vinton County daughter of Marion Shively and Laura Kinney Shively. Survivors include her husband son Carl V. Davis Dayton four grandchildren and sister Mrs Ola Albin Dayton. Last rites were at Heistand funeral home with Rev John H Ludlow officiating and burial in Elk cemetery.
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Mcarthur
Clara Agnes Davis
James A. Davis
Carl V. Davis
Dayton
Ola Albin
Heistand
John H. Ludlow
McArthur Methodist Church
Elk Cemetery
Friend Lodge Honors Two Fifty Year Medals
Wilkesville report states Orphan's Friend Lodge No 275 F&AM will award fifty year medals to James Long of Columbus and Don L Davis of Athens. Prof J R Morton of Ohio University will present the medals at a ceremony Saturday October 25 starting at 8 p.m.
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Wilkesville
Orphan's Friend Lodge No
F&am
James Long
Columbus
Don L. Davis
Athens
J. R. Morton
Ohio University
West Virginia Woman Is Fourth Traffic Death
Rosa Belle Simms, 39, of Cedar Grove, died Saturday from injuries after a Route 324 accident a mile and a half south of Dundas in McArthur Hollow. Emma Worley, her sister, drove a 1941 Dodge that skidded on wet pavement at Route 160 and 324, injuring Worley and her four year old daughter Gerry.
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Mcarthur
Rosa Belle Simms
Cedar Grove
W. Va
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Dundas
McArthur Hollow
William Brown
Dodge
Emma Worley
Simms
State
Worley
Gerry
Jarvis
Coonville
West Virginia
Vinton County
Cpl
Cyrus W. Smiley
Blountstown
Fla
John Risner
Contributors Thanked By Christian Church
The Antioch Christian Union church in McArthur praised 190 individuals and business firms from McArthur and nearby towns for donations toward a new basement. Church officials invited contributors to visit and view the improvement.
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Mcarthur
Antioch Christian Union Church
Kelly Church
Hamden
Wellston
Allensville
Londonderry
Jackson, Bay
Aged Woman Sarah Harper Dies in Coalton
Mrs. Sarah Alice Harper, 75, died at her Coalton home Sunday after a lingering illness. Born August 24, 1877, in Eagle township Vin ton County, she was a Holiness Church member. Survived by two daughters Mrs Elba Savage and Mrs Gladys Jolly, one son and one daughter preceded her. nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren also survive. Last rites were held Tuesday at Evergreen Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Coalton
Sarah Alice Harper
Harper
Eagle Township
Vinton County
Joseph Shoemaker
Nancy Garrett Shoemaker
Holiness
Ray
Perry Harper
Elba Savage
Columbus
Gladys Jolly
Cincinnati
Evergreen Church
James Collins
Evergreen Cemetery
Court Hears Six Appeals In Vinton County Session
Fourth District Court of Appeals held at Vinton County courthouse with fifteen lawyers present the largest turnout in years Oral arguments covered six cases four from Vinton County one from Athens and one from Lawrence County No decisions were made Attendees included Hal H Rowland Samuel Erskine Gordon Gray Rowan Greer Pearl Pratt Henry S Willard former judges W J Jones Arlo L Chatfield plus several McArthur and Athens attorneys
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Athens County
Lawrence County
Hal H. Rowland
Samuel Erskine
Gordon Gray
Athens
Rowan Greer
Dayton
Pearl Pratt
Ironton
Henry S. Willard
Welliston
Vinton County
W. J. Jones
Chillicothe
Harold J. Meredeth
Lima
E. C. Motter
Arlo L. Chatfield
McArthur
Charles S. Keeney
Hamden
C. W. Smith
W. H-Lohr
F. L. Newdick
C.E. Vollenweider
Hopkins and Mace Named in Local Job Postings
William Joseph Hopkins age 21 from Za leski works in park maintenance while Georgia Lou Mace age 18 from McArthur is listed as a clerk typist in the new postings.
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William Joseph Hopkins
Zaleski
Georgia
Lou Mace
McArthur
Probate Court Notes on Burritt and Seitz Estates
Estate of John R. Burritt Knox Township appraised by Marcus McCoy E D Zimmerman and Otto Dearth personal property 3607 63 realty 2550. Estate of Samuel Fenton Seitz appraised by J H M Ankrom O E Sockel and A C Gorsuch personal property 1310 81 realty 1000.
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John R. Burritt
Knox Township
Marcus McCoy
E. D. Zimmerman
Otto Dearth
Samuel Fenton Seitz
J. H. M. Ankrom
O. E. Sockel
A. C. Gorsuch
Pinney Joins Band Trip to Cleveland for Ohio U Reserve Game
Charles Pinney of Zaleski, a freshman cornet player in the Ohio University marching band, traveled with the band to Cleveland to perform at the Ohio U Reserve game last Saturday. Pinney majors in management.
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McArthur
Charles Pinney
Zaleski
Ohio University
Cleveland
Ohio U
Pinney
Revenue Update for Vinton County Sales Tax
A weekly report shows Vinton County collected 797.02 in sales tax revenues last week, up from 664.39 a year ago. Year to date collections since July 1 total 8975.98, down from 9631.24 in the same period last year.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Communion Services at East Letart Church
Communion services were conducted by the Rev. Richard DeWitt at the East Letart Church Thursday evening. Mrs. Mattie Fentor and daughter Norma were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otis McClintock at Racine. They also were guests of Mrs. Roy Donahue. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKelvey were Sunday guests of his parents in Portland. Mrs. Early Roush and Mrs. Roy Buck and daughter Suzanne were in Parkersburg recently.
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Apple Grove
Richard DeWitt
East Letart
Mattie Fentor
Norma
Otis McClintock
Racine
Roy Donahue
Robert McKelvey
McKelvey
Portland
Early Roush
Roy Buck
Suzanne
Jin Parkersburg
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