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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1956

Page

12

Garden Club Meeting At Laughlin Home

Seventeen members and one guest attended the Vinton Township Garden Club gathering at Miss Daphne M Laughlin and Mrs Alene Head home. Mrs George Leitch presided with devotions by Mrs Floyd Price. Demonstrations on hardy lilies fall transplanting bulbs and anchoring weathered wood in arrangements were shared, plus Hogarth Curve centerpiece by Mrs Franklin Eberts. Mrs Alva Collins Jr will host the next meeting Oct 11.

Floyd Price Franklin Eberts Hogarth Curve Alva Collins Jr

Vinton County Land Transfers Show Property Reassignments

Ezra and Anna Alien transfer 10 acres in Elk Township to Bundy and Annabell Ervin. Tom and Cleo Carpenter sell lot 301 in McArthur to Eugene and Thelma Campbell. George M and Eileen A Taylor convey 156 acres in Jackson Township to John J and Jean A Hodgson. James and Melba Henslee transfer 10 percent to Roy and Rheathie Rinehart with 10 percent to the Henslees in Richland Township.

Ezra and Anna Alien Bundy Annabell Ervin Elk Township Tom and Cleo Carpenter Eugene Thelma Campbell McArthur George M Eileen A. Talor John J Jean A. Hodgson Jackson Township Tames Melba Henslee Roy Rheathie Rinehart James L Melba F. Henslee Richland Township

William Jarvis Promoted to Sergeant at Fort Richardson

William Jarvis of Cheshire Ohio has been promoted to sergeant at Fort Richardson Alaska. He serves as a squad leader with Battery B of the 2nd Infantry Division's 82nd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.

William Jarvis Fort Richardson Alaska Willie Jarvis Cheshire Ohio 2Nd Infantry Division 82Nd

Political Activity Grows in Vinton County as Election Nears

In Vinton County political activity rises ahead of the upcoming election. Democrats announce campaign HQs in McArthur with local Democratic women in charge, while Republicans nominate incumbents and new challengers for commissioner and other offices. Independent candidates include Coroner Dr. Richard Bull. Voter registration and absentee ballots are noted, with listings of local candidates and officeholders across the slate.

Vinton County Federoff McArthur Ladies Democratic Organization Leach Printing Co George Booth Boant of Elections Winton County Memorial T. R. Boring Jas County Winton Township Donald Abell Arthur Richland Township Columbus Recorder Faye Pendleton Bernice Matind

Police and Sheriff Seek Robber and Car Thief

Meigs County authorities led by Sheriff Aiiam Brown and the State Highway Patrol probe an armed robbery at a Route 30 store owned by Roy Shine Thompson and a 1952 Oldsmobile theft from the McArthur Nazarene Church. The thief stole $285, left the car description and license Y-505-P, while Waldron’s car was taken as he tended church services.

Mcarthur Aiiam Brown State Highway Patrol Roy Shine) Thompson Route 30 William Waldron Hamden- Allensville Road Waldron Oh Beckie McArthur Meigs County Pomeroy Roger W. Tracy Thompson Garrell G. Montions Automotcr Middleport Brown Gary P Charles Russell Court of Justice of the Peace Percy L. Peopl

Mrs Duffy Dies at 88 in Letart And Syracuse Ties

Mrs Maria Ogdin Duffy 88 died at Meigs General Hospital about 6 a.m. Survived by two sons John and Pete of Syracuse, daughter Annie Duffy of Syracuse, and great great grandchildren. She was a Presbyterian and a Daughters of Ame ricas member. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Ewing Funeral Home, burial Letart Cemetery. Friends may call anytime.

Maria Ogdinmuffy Meigs General Hospital John Pete Duffy Syracuse Annie Duffy S. F. Wise Ewing Funeral Home Letart Cemetery Thomas Duffy Fuuneral

Court Notes and Local Marriages in Meigs County

State administrator appointments include Kawara Zervis Howard Wilbur and Hattie B Helton with bonds up to 10 000 and 4000 respectively. Meigs area notes list Tommy Reese birthday party attendees and a Meigs marriage licenses pairing Bocock Lawhorn Cartwright Johnson Davis Robbins. Judge Darrell R Ottle assigned to Hamden money jury trial. Art Crow undergoes major surgery at Holzer Hospital in good condition.

Kawara Zervis Howard Wilbur Hamden Shelby Helton Hattie B. Helton McArthur Art Crow McArtur Holzerospital

Local Markets Drift Amid Mixed Auto and Stockyard Notes

East market listings show Rutland auto sale ads with late hours and GMAC terms. Cincinnati stockyard figures report cattle prices, calf and steer rankings, and poultry quotes from farm sources. Legal notices announce an estate administrator in Athens County and public bid openings for county sewer projects, with filing deadlines and officials named.

Cincinnati Cea Marion H. Walker Contvile Ohi Thelma Walker de ‘Eased Coolville Athens County

Dundas Elementary Seeks and Gains Rehabilitation Grants

Dundas Elementary School received approval from the Education Rehabilitation Committee for three rehabilitation projects including new exit steps at two doors and a basement window screen. The state will cover 55 percent of the total cost. Other districts have completed projects such as Wilton North cafeter ia and Wilton South redecorations. County officials attended statewide trainings and meetings in Columbus on supervisory programs and scholarship test advisory work.

McArthur Dundas Education Rehabilitation Committee Vinton County Wilton North School Wilton South School Allensville Brown-Zaleski and Hamden Edwin Reffett John Palm Fer Columbus State Department of Education D. M. Bryson State County Superintendents Association Ohio

New Haven Church To Dedicate Education Unit Oct 7

New Haven Evangelical United Brethren Church plans dedication of a new Christian Education Unit on Sunday October 7 led by Bishop D T Gregory of Pittsburgh and Dr L Miles of Buckhannon. The 100 plus year old church cites past building phases and the pageant Where The Saints Have Tro. The event includes a 2 p.m. service and a community invitation with broader local notices about PTA and community activities.

St Emant New Haven New Haven Jacob Bachtel R. L. Kelbaugh Church of the United Brethren In Christ Mason County EUB

Jury halfday session in Vinton County nets single indictment

One of the shortest grand jury sessions in Vinton County history took place Monday with jurors finishing business in a half day. Mary E. Humphrey of McArthur was indicted for obstructing an officer during a traffic stop. The case was the only one acted on, two others postponed due to hospitalised witnesses. Jurors also inspected the jail and urged improvements including better bedding and cleanliness. Raymond Long of Wilkesville presided as grand jury foreman with a slate of McArthur and nearby-town jurors.

Meamihu Vinton County Mary E. Humphrey McArthur Charles Crow Juvenue Raymond Long Wilkesville Jennie Cottrill Radcliff Betty Smith William V. Depue Hamien Emerson Puckett Londonderry William Estep Allensville Mabel Wykle Doris Thompson Irene Ward Doris MeIntire T. H. Waldren McArthurames McFadden Ray Eloise Harper Ellis Otis Richi Township Gomer Bowen Arthur

Pvt Bolling's Battery Wins 42nd Field Artillery Softball Championship

Pvt. Thomas J. Bolling, 19, son of Mrs. Mary Bolling of Bidwell Ohio, helped his battery win the 42nd Field Artillery Group softball championship in Baumholder Germany. Bolling, a clerk, played for the Group's Headquarters Battery.

Bolling Baumholder Germany Army Thomas J. Bolling Mary Bolling Bidwell Ohio Field Artillery

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