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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1949

Page

15

County System Faculty Is Near Completion

Vin ton County schools will reopen next Tuesday with almost full staffs. More than 2500 pupils expected to enroll as classes begin on a half day. New hires include William T. Allen as music teacher at Allensville District and Ora Rosser as elementary teacher at Eagle Central. Improvements cover Dundas rewiring Swan Central redecorating new cafeteria fixtures Allensville agriculture department and Eagle Central water system. Attendance rules urge under 18 students to attend or secure working certificates. Vinton County Teachers Association opens with George Beery Franklin County superintendent and Walton B Bliss Ohio Education Association official speaking.

McArthur Vinton County William T. Allen Trimble Allensville Allen Ohio University Quincy Logan County Ora Rosser Eagle Central School Mary Frazier Hamden May Harkins Mary Camink Autye Baker Goldie Thompson Mary Swick Chloe Dixon Mabel Shively Wood School Madison Township Dundas Swan Central School Agriculture Department Earl Stuck Vinton County Teachers Association McArthur School George Beery Franklin County Walton B. Bliss Ohio Education Association

Route 683 Re opens after seal coat completion

McARTHUR Route 683 the Hamden Aliensville Road will be opened to traffic again this week after a state highway crew from Marietta completed laying a seal coat on the newly surfaced road H R Morrison Vinton County timekeeper said today

McArthur Hamden Aliensville Marietta H. R. Morrison Vinton County

Districts Share Foundation School Money in Third Quarter

McArthur received 11716 and Allensville 17794 in the county third quarter School Foundation distribution. Checks were mailed to 11 local districts with Brown Zaleski 6977 Dundas 1052 Hamden 8056 Knox 1245 Madison 1330 New Plymouth 432 Swan 2141 Winton 7368 Wilkesville 7826 and Winton County district half year 5270.

Mcarthur Allensville Brown-Zaleski Dundas Hamden Knox Madison New Plymouth Swan Winton Wilkesville Winton County

Diploma Receives for McArthur Lantz Wrightsel

McArthur graduate Lantz Wrightsel of McArthur earned a diploma from the Cincinnati College of Embalming at gradation exercises on August 26 in the Scottish Rite auditorium. He is a McArthur High School alum, attended Ohio State University, and served in the Navy. He completed his apprenticeship at Wrightsel Company Funeral Home in McArthur. Wrightsel ranking in the upper third of a 152 student class, the largest in school history, witnessed by his parents and Miss Margaret Wrightsel of Columbus.

McArthur McDonald Lantz Wrightsel Lantz A. Wrightsel Cincinnati College of Embalming Scottish Rite McArthur High School Ohio State University Navy Wrightsel Company L. A. Wrightsel Pegge G. F. Wrightsel Margaret Wrightsel Columbus

Second Polio Case In Vinton County Reported

McARTHUR The county health department unofficially reports Ralph Curtis McNichols a 2 year old son of Mr and Mrs Ralph McNichols McArthur Route 1 as the county s second infantile paralysis victim The youth was recently dismissed from Children s Hospital Columbus

Mcarthur Vinton County Health Department Ralph Curtis McNichols Ralph McNichols Children's Hospital Columbus

County Births At Chamberlain Clinic

A son, Michael Dean, was born Aug. 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Peoples of McArthur. A son, Leonard Lee, was born Aug. 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Phillips of Wellston Route 3.

Chamberlain Clinic Michael Dean Howard Peoples McArthur Leonard Lee Leonard Phillips Wellston

Wilkesville Bean Dinner Returns as 91st Annual Event

The 91st Wilkesville Bean Dinner will be held Saturday at the American Legion grove east of Wilkesville. Sponsored by the Legion, the event started after the Civil War and draws thousands with Adelphi band music a baseball game games and various attractions plus refreshments. It serves as a Wilkesville area homecoming each year.

Wilkesville American Legion The Legion Adelphi

Vinton County Court Notes Commissions in Partition

Judges name Roy Rinehart Cliff Fout and Clyde Pettit as commissioners in partition after a decree in the Dewey Harper vs Alvin C Harper suit. A 70 dollar monthly temporary alimony is set in Katherine Garvin vs John W Garvin. A temporary alimony hearing is scheduled Friday at 1 30 p m in Henry V Nickell vs Ollie Mae Nickell. Ward vs Ward divorce trial set Sept 6. Veterans Administration guardianship account hearing for Virginia L Mitchell minor. Emma Johnson seeks divorce from Donald Johnson for gross neglect. Bank petition to marshal liens against Emmitt Wallace Raymond L and Clarence Graves.

Roy Rinehart Cliff Fout Clyde Pettit A. L. Chatfield Jackson Township Dewey Harper Alvin C. Harper Katherine Garvin John W. Garvin Henry V. Nickell

Sheriff Returns Browns from Two-Week Vacation

Sheriff and Mrs William Brown and their son Billy returned to McArthur Sunday after a two week vacation. They attended a church reunion at Kirtland Ohio for a week then toured Niagara Falls and traveled into Canada for the second week.

Mcarthur William Brown Billy Kirtland Ohio Niagara Falls Canada

McARTHUR J E Salts to Run for Hamden Board of Education

Notice announces J E Salts as candidate for Hamden board of education replacing J E Scott per a prior publication. Also details Amesville Ohio notice for sealed bids on street improvements with bid deadline and required certified check.

Amesville Ohio Harrison &J Franklin St Moore St Liberty St Wide St Arthur Thompson

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