Patrol Work Stepped Up As Fatalities Reach Seven
In Vinton County seven traffic deaths this year triggered a crackdown by the State Highway Patrol. Patrols from Jackson Chillicothe and Athens districts arrested ten motorists, issuing fines for offenses including drunken driving and traffic violations on Route 50 and Route 160. A Jackson district HQ move boosts manpower as bus drivers and other violators face penalties. several collisions yielded minor damage with no injuries.
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McArthur
Vinton County
State Highway Patrol
William Brown
Jackson
Chillicothe
Athens
Clyde Norton
Radcliff
Greyhound Bus
James Lucas
Wellston
Route 50
Lucas
Sharp
Sands Hill
Jack L. Sprague
Hamden
George Young
Gaines
W. Va
Clifton Appleman
Walter Haller Jr
Pittsburgh
Wilkesville
Charles S. Keeney
Mace Lee McNeeley
Bay Route 1
Alfred Richards
Londonderry
Kelley Road
Clyde Stack
PMA Chief Re-Elected In Vinton County Committee
McARTHUR law Morton was re-elected chairman of the Vinton County PMA committee. Clem V Waldron was named vice-chairman and Edsel Minton was elected the other member. A second election followed a protest by E R King after the first vote. Two elections involved nine and eleven delegates respectively.
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McArthur
Lawrence A. Morton
Carpenter
Vinton County
PMA
Morton
Clem V. Waldron
Ray
Edsel Minton
E. R. King
McARTHUR School Bus Inspection Yields Mostly Good results
The State Highway Patrol inspected Vinton County's 36 school buses last week. No buses were deemed unserviceable. one was recommended for replacement and five correction certificates were issued. Some overloading noted. routes or an extra bus may be needed. A county boards meeting is set for Oct 14 at McArthur School with Dr. D R Clippinger expected to speak.
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Mcarthur
Vinton
State Highway Patrol
Boards of Education
Ohio State University
Elizabethan Group Sets Fall Meetings at Presbyterian Church
McArthur social column notes the Elizabethan Group of the Presbyterian Church opening fall meetings in the church parlors. A business session was led by president Mrs Harold Fel ton with devotions by Mrs C R Wrightsel. Minutes, treasurer's report, and social hour details follow along with tentative dates for a chicken noodle dinner and a dessert musicale.
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William Plass
Ray Blake
Harold Felton
Dwight Hulbert
F. L. Benedict, Jr
C. R. Wrightsel
Charles McDonald
Royde Crosby
William Maxwell
Wayne Kaufman
Bruce McLin
Glen Reed
G. C. Frye
Jack Kwatkosky
Ann Reed
Helen Garrison
Elizabeth Lantz
Emmett Conway
Pioneer Dinner Date Set by McArthur Civic Club
The McArthur Senior Civic Club met in the club rooms with Mrs. John Chatfield in charge. The pioneer dinner was scheduled for Thursday Oct 22 at the high school auditorium. Articles made by the blind were displayed and available for purchase at the library. Refreshments were served by Mrs. A C Gorsuch Mrs. E C Motter and Mrs. J H Hunter.
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McArthur Senior Civic Club
John Chatfield
A. C. Gorsuch
E. C. Motter
J. H. Hunter
Main Street Building Sold by Local Monument Maker
McArthur announces A C Gorsuch, who ran the E Main Street monument shop for 37 years and earlier worked with his father Nicholas Gorsuch and Rufus Wyman, has sold the building to Vinton County Treasurer John Crow. Crow plans to rent the property soon and will not take immediate possession. Gorsuch will continue selling monuments.
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McArthur
A. C. Gorsuch
E. Main St
Vinton County
John Crow
Crow
Gorsuch
Nicholas Gorsuch
Rufus Wyman
Vinton Restaurants To Be Inspected
Vinton County restaurants will be inspected by a health department representative effective Nov. 1. The inspections follow a new law transferring restaurant regulation from the state fire marshal to the state department of health. Inspections will be conducted by Sanitarian Crin Wright.
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McArthur
Vinton County
McARTHUR Soldier Receives Truck Driver Medal in Germany
Pfc Alfred E Allman of McArthur Route 2 son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Allman earned the truck driver medal while with the Seventh Army in Kassel Germany after seven months with his Western Germany unit. The medal was awarded Aug 10 by his unit.
Vinton Homecoming at Vinton Chapel EUB Church
The Vinton Chapel EUB Church hosts a homecoming on Sunday with Sunday school at 10 a.m. A basket dinner at noon precedes an afternoon sermon by Rev. C. S Gibbs of Jackson.
Licensed to Wed in McArthur Couples
An official notice lists Earl R. DePue 22 and Dolores Rose 16 both of McArthur as a couple. George Ferguson 19 and Julia Parfitt 17 of McArthur are also joined in marriage license terms.
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Earl R. DePue
McArthur
Dolores Rose
George Ferguson
Julia Parfitt
Mason County Land Transfers Move Through Township Plats
Joseph and Zella Stewart transfer 40 percent of Eagle Township land to Owen and Bernice Glandon. Billie and Westina Patton sell Hamden lots 334 and 335 to Norma B Napper and Cecil Napper. H Melvin Wheeler and Ruth G Wheeler convey 109 percent in Harrison Township to Henry C Hill and Margaret J Hill. Velma McCathern sells 75 acres in Knox Township to W B King. Owen and Bernice Glandon transfer 40 acres in Eagle Township to Willis and Virgie Teeters. J Max Scott and Mildred E Scott convey lot 464 in Hamden to John and Annie Leitch. O C Ward sells lot 141 in McArthur to Mary C Robb.
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Joseph
Zella Stewart
Owen
Bernice Glandon
Eagle Township
Billie
Westina Patton
Norma B
Cecil Napper
Hamden
H. Melvin
Ruth G. Wheeler
Henry C
Margaret J. Hill
Harrison Township
Velma McCathern
W. B. King
Knox Township
Willis
Virgie Teeters
J. Max
Mildred E
McArthur School Opens New Cafeteria
The McArthur school unveiled a $17 000 cafeteria transformed from former home economics rooms in the older elementary building funded by state rehabilitation funds. Architect John Quincy Adams of Columbus drafted plans, contractor Don McCormick of McConnelsville completed the work, and Superintendent George Steele supervised. The kitchen features multiple stoves, a serving counter with steam tables, a deep freezer ice cream unit, an electric sterilizing dishwasher, and an electric potato peeler. The facility serves over 200 meals at noon daily with Mrs. Cressie Blake and Mrs. Bessie Lee in charge of food preparation.
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Cressie Blake
Bessie Lee
C A Clark Promoted To Assistant Superintendent At Baker Wood
Charles A. Clark of Maple Drive McArthur is named assistant superintendent of the McArthur Division Baker Wood Preserving Co. He will assist Emmett Conway in managing a modern wood utilization plant and timber properties. Clark, 37, is a Brookville PA native with a long sawmill background and has resided in Mac Arthur since 1948. He is married with two children Nannette and Robert.
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Clark
D. B. Frampton and Co
Pennsylvania
MacArthur
McArthur
Baker Wood
Nannette
Robert
Local draft quota updates for McArthur Vinton County
McArthur in Vinton County fills September quota with Donald Clarence Lomax volunteering for induction. Three registrants ordered for pre induction physicals September 29. October quotas set: two for physicals on October 27 and one for induction on October 28, announced by the local board.
WSCS Fall Assembly Planned at McArthur Church
The Chillicothe Methodist Church hosts the district WSCS fall assembly on Sept 29 led by Mrs Ruth S George president local members will attend Mrs H S Cox of Wellston conducts memorial for Mrs J M Allemany of Bloomburg who served as treasurer Literature tables supervised by Mrs Eldon Daily of Albany
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Mcarthur
Chillicothe Methodist Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Ruth S. George
WSCS
H. S. Cox
Wellston
J. M. Allemany
Bloomburg
Eldon Daily
Albany
Vin Ton County Sales Tax Totals Dip from Last Year
McARTHUR Vin ton County collected 830.82 in sales tax last week vs 967.58 a year ago. Year to date receipts since June 1 total 8386.94, down from 6594.26 a year earlier.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Brown Township gains fire protection from McArthur department
McArthur fire department will provide protection to Brown Township in Vinton County after the trustees signed a fire protection contract. The agreement includes the New Plymouth area and expands McArthur’s cover to Swan, Elk, Clinton, Richland and Brown Townships.
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Mcarthur
Brown Township
Vinton County
McArthur Fire Department
Loyd Gill
McArthur Village
New Plymouth
Swan, Elk
Clinton
Richland
Brown Townships
Gill
Health Association To Discuss Program At McArthur Meeting
The Vinton County Tuberculosis and Health Association plans a meeting October 2 at the McArthur courthouse to discuss expanding its program. Rev. Russell Woltz says residents must organize to stop the spread of tuberculosis. 25 known cases exist with only two in hospital treatment.
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Mcarthur
Vinton County
State of Ohio certifies Farmers and Traders Life compliance
Ohio Superintendent certifies Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Company of Syracuse New York complied with state laws and is authorized to transact insurance in Ohio for the current year. Financials as of December 31 1952 show assets 29591906.98 liabilities 27896680.64 net assets 169522.34 surplus 1395226.34 income 4531415.15 expenditures 2185257.85. Signature July 1 1953. Seal. Also Prudential Insurance Company of America Newark New Jersey complies with Ohio laws mutual plan. assets 1021940466.81 liabilities 10127549461.37 surplus 91855200.44 income 1626406.469.89 expenditures 1149912361.18. Walter A. Robinson, Supt. of Ins. Ohio. Seal.
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State of Ohio
Fem
Columbus
Ohio
Walter A. Robinson
Ins. of
Ins
Prudential Insurance Company OF America
Newark
New Jersey
Jos
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