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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1955

Page

3

Accidents Investigated By Patrol In McArthur District

Two rainstorm accidents checked by the State Highway Patrol at McArthur and Hamden. Robinson 44 West Liberty damaged when his car left Route 3 and hit a bridge and overturned. Firman 35 Columbus was struck on Route 50 by Giuster 31 Cincinnati as his car skidded avoiding a unknown vehicle. Property damages minor. several fines and costs assessed for speeding passing and reckless operation.

George Giiester Cincinnati Jnvert J. Salley Chillicothe Sea Fe Hillcrest Robert Sharrets Morgan Town W. van Jen A. Reed McArthur Charles David L.shepard Crow Harold €. Brattain Jackson Donna M. Carlisle

Man Sentenced To Cincinnati Workhouse After Jail Disturbance

Howard D. Mace dorm 57 Lima fined 200 and costs by Judge C W Smith after creating a disturbance in the county jail. He flooded a cell by stuffing papers in a commode and damaged plaster on the second floor. Prosecutors accuse him of property destruction. He will spend holidays in the workhouse as a deterrent to transients.

Aiearthur Howard D. Macedorm Lima Cincinnati C W. Smith MacOdorm County Court House McArthur William Reffett Macadorm William Brown W. H. Lohr Mae Vinton County Brown

Road money approved for county road repairs

County commissioners discussed road repairs with Engineer J. M. Ogan touring sites. Approved estimates include 1100 for crushed limestone on Liverly Creek road north end, 1497 for Goose Creek road north end, 2696 for a new Hue road concrete bridge, and 457 to patch streets in Swan Townships.

Vinton J. M. Ogan Liverly Creek Locust Grove Church Brooks Goose Creek Brooks Les Home Hocking County Hue Road Swan Town Patch Streets

Voting Board Announces Office Hours and Ballot Access

The Voting Board sets regular office hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily starting Saturday October 22 for voters using absent ballots. Presiding judges of precincts may pick up ballots instructions and supplies on Saturday November.

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McArthur Club to Meet and Hear Landmark Trees Talk

The McArthur Iden Club gathers Monday October 24 at 8 p m in the Senior Civic Club rooms Memorial Building with Mrs D T Reese presenting Landmark Trees. Exhibits titled running wild use flowers or foliage from gardens or roadsides. 1955 36 officers listed including Mrs William Brown president and Mrs Nia Graves first vice president.

D. T. Reese McArthur Iden William Brown Nia Graves E. C. Molter Sec Ond View K. Salts John Emish Ben Laverty

Miss Luella Dicken Visits Columbus Kin Over Weekend

Miss Luella Dicken of Columbus visits her parents Mr and Mrs Everett Dicken and spends a weekend with Mr and Mrs Harry Harris. Elza Huntley and family are also mentioned in the social note with Columbus connections.

New Plymouth Luella Dicken Columbus Everett Dicken Clyde Harry Harris Elza Huntley

Fairfield County musicale attendees listed at Ash Cave

Mrs. Rosella Hixinbaugh and her daughter from Massillon joined William Rosser and several Murray City residents at a Waltonian Chorus musicale at Ash Cave. Attendees included Mrs. Evelyn Turner, Earle Heinlein, Fred Mowery, Miss Ethel Mowery, and Mrs. Carrie Whart.

Wora Fairfield County Rosella Hixinbaugh William Rosser Massillon Murray City Waltonian Chorus Ash Cave Evelyn Turner Earle Heinlein Fred Mowery Ethel Mowery Carrie Whart

Land Transfers in Richland and Harrisonville Townships

John W. and Jennie Stoops sell two acres in Richland Township to Sanford Clary, and 88 acres in Harrisonville Township change hands in a separate transaction.

Richland Township John W Jennie Stoops Sanford Clary Harerisonville

Vinton County Land Transfers Report Across Townships

The record lists several property deeds changing hands in Clinton Elm Elk and Harrison Townships. John R. Peters and Evangeline Peters transfer to Joe Henderson while Hamden and Nelson families convey parcels to Charles Fee. Additional transfers include Ray to eight acres in Elk Township and Frack to Glendon Perry, with other fragmentary names and an unrelated note on aluminum production from 1986.

Vinton County John R Evangeline Peters Clinton Township Joe Henderson John H Helen Nelson Hamden Charles E Norma Fee Floyd E Muriel B. Ray Elk Township Charles W Hazel A. Frock Glendon Eva B. Perry Fram Harrison Town Tre'c. Holingsheed Laua Hazel E Howard Wortman Gerald Wallace Myra Webb Berdella Webb Dewey Isabella Thacker

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