Ohio Wheat Farmers Lose Money From Bumper Crop
Ohio farmers face low prices and storage bottlenecks despite a bumper wheat crop. Rep. Polk reports prices near 1.40 to 1.53 per bushel, with 50 to 60 million bushels in Ohio this year versus 40 million normal. Government loans cover 90 percent of parity price but storage limits and emergency bins constrain access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Washington
Rep
Polk
House Agriculture Committee
Department of Agriculture
Cincinnati
Ohio Farm Bureau
Douglas Stanfield
Columbus
Germantown Square Dance Set for Tomorrow Night
Germantown hosts its first band concert and square dance of the season tomorrow at 8 p.m. The high school band directed by Walter Harvie plays at Main and Center Streets. Square dancing begins at 9 p.m. Verna Moore and her band provide the music and Ifs Friend calls the dances. Refreshments will be available.
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Germantown
Walter Harvie
Main
Center
Verna Moore
Ifs
Reents
Vote on Wheat Quotas in 1954 CROP
Ohio State University economist says U S wheat producers will vote between July 15 and 24 on marketing quotas for the 1954 crop. A two thirds approval keeps price supports at 90 percent of parity. a rejection drops supports to 50 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Bly
Ohio State University
United States
L. E. Folsom
Secretary of Agriculture
Folsom
4-H Club Activity Roundup From June Meetings
The Oxford Stitchers met June 24 with 27 members, Alma Timms demonstrated a French team, and next meeting is July 8 at 1 00 p m The Trenton Chefs had their fifth meeting June 25 with 8 boys and two leaders, next meeting July 8 The Senior Clothing Club of Reily held its fifth meeting June 18 with seven members, next meeting July 2 The Trenton Merry Stickers met at Nancy Bader's home, next at Mrs Kehr's with each member giving a demonstration The Ross Clothing Club, 18 present, planned a July 11 bake sale and refreshments on July 6 A Milford Township Livestock Club meeting June 16 featured an Angus judging contest and a grooming demonstration Next meeting July 7 Betty Jean Lindley The Happy 4-Hs met June 18 at Marlene Brown's, bake sale June 27, next July 9 at Geraldine Huber's Delicious refreshments reported Mrs Markel visit to Fairfield Senior Clothing Club The Collinsville Cocketts met June 24 at Mattie Line's, July 7 at Phyllis McWhorter's The Milford Busy Stitchers met June 20, safety talks and demonstrations noted Several clubs planned picnics and Meadowbrook swimming trip for June 30 Next Wayne Livestock 4-H Club gathering noted for June 18 at David Sander's home, safety talks and stickers distributed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Alma Timms
Trenton
Chalk
Beatty
Thomas W. Wright
Reily
Linda Buckley
Marilyn Herrmann
Eva Seals
Shirley Bulow
Ross Clothing Club
Pat Blakley
Nancy Jo Burns
Rita Hesselbrock
Milford Township
Happy 4-H’s
Marlene Brown
Treasure
Patty Listerman
Patty
Listerman
Seven Mile Banks Corner
Geraldins Huber
Milford
Spangler Hall
Eaton Road
Garnett Lang
Beverly Bradbury
Mary Ann Lang
Marilyn Lintner
Patty McWhorter
Patty Prescott
Shirley Michael
Mary Lou Napier
Carol Gerber
Fairfield
Markel
James Lewis
Meadowbrook
Rosemary Miller
Wayne Livestock 4-H Club
David Sander
David Sanders
Wayne Sibcy
St Clair Food Club Meeting Notes July 2
News reporter William Kennel notes a June 26 gathering at Susan Burkhardt’s home. Attendees answered roll call. reports from secretary and treasurer given. safety stickers distributed. Mary Earnhart and Susan Burkhardt demonstrated fruit Jello and lemon orange shrink. Refreshments served. next meeting set for July 3 at Carol Urban’s home.
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St. Clair
Mary Earnhart
Susan Burkhardt
Carol Urban
Family reunion at Harmon Park and local notices
A large Sunday gathering at Harmon Park includes C. T. Losh family Madeira Walter Woertz Oak Park Albert Crawford Oak K Ohio Clifton Crawford Lily Willard Losh Lebanon Russell Pietrick Parkridge Ill and others from Mason Middletown Xenia Napoleon Columbus Elkingspark Oregonia. A surprise party honors Mr Ralph Stouder at Mrs Cora Tompkins home. Ruth Palmer returns from Buckeye Girls State Jimmy Allison attends Boys State at Camp Perry Rev Ralph reassigned to Jackson Center OH Rev Hiram Holdridge replaces him in Magon Joy Young hosts Polio Fund Party. 4 H Busy Beaver Sr group plans checks to Paul Nixon on TV. The Holdridges and family visit Ralph Ramsey. calls from Ralph Schwein Marie Crow and Mrs McMur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon Park
C. T. Losh
Madeira
Walter Woertz
Washington
Albert Crawford
Oakk
Clifton Crawford
Lily
Willard Losh
Lebanon
Russell Pietrick
Parkridge
Ill
Robert Maxwell
Xenia
Bernard Farrison
Napoleon, Ohio
Robert Mann
Dayton
James Crawford
Elkingspark
Craig Beckett
Oregonia
E. W. Losh
Francis Pierson
Richard Losh
Walter Compton
Mason
Nina Losh
Millicent Bender
Middletown
Ralph Stouder
Cora Tompkins
W. D. Lane
Billy Stouder
Doug
Mike
Curtis Stouder
Mary
Peggy
Robert
John Holschuh
Columbus
Ruth Palmer
Buckeye Girls’ State
Jimmy Allison
Boys State
Camp Perry
Ohio
Lake Perry
Methodist Church Conference
Ralph
Jackson Center
Magon
Hiram B. Holdridge
Holdridges
Gibsonburg
Joy Young
Paul Nixon
Carol Keltner
Hill Lakes
Hiram Holwbridge
Ralph Ramsey
Ralph Schwein
Marie Crow
Winterhaven
McMur
Mxweek
Local families gather for reunions and birthdays in Miami Valley
Mr. and Mrs. John Gerber Jr hosted a Sunday picnic with many relatives from Middletown Hamilton Granville and Washington Court House. Reunions for Beiser and Lintner were held at local homes. Birthday celebrations for Lorna Ann Thompson and Miss Linda Ridge marked the week, with visitors from Cincinnati Dayton Knoxville and Eaton noting social life in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gerber
Thomas Ortman
Robert Ramsdell
Martha
Fred Gerber
Middletown
Chester Marsh
Peggy
Emery Grey
Hamilton
Robert Ramsdell, Jr
Granville
Grace Gomin
Washington Court House
W. Schmalstig
Dayton
Joyce Weiser
Jean Slonicker
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Arthur Gross
Mullendore
Eaton City Park
Burns Tabler Family Returns From Michigan Fishing Trip
Mr and Mrs Burns Tabler returned home from a fishing trip in Michigan. Visitors to Mr and Mrs John Brelsford on Sunday included Mr and Mrs George Staley E O Halderman Mr and Mrs Hubert Brelsford all of Middletown Mr and Mrs John Jacquart of Trenton Mrs Burns Tabler Mrs Maud Short and Mrs Ruby Brown. Mr and Mrs Donald Schenck visited Mr and Mrs Herchel Grimmee in Liberty Indiana. The Womens Society of World Service of the Jacksonburg Evangelical United Brethren Church met at the home of Mrs Helen Sibey with Mrs Elmer Childers in charge. Reverend J D Nisewonder will deliver the sermon at 10:30 a m worship on Reverend Nisewonder Day followed by a dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Tabler
Michigan
John Brelsford
George Staley
E. O. Halderman
Hubert Brelsford
Middletown
John Jacquart
Trenton
Maud Short
Ruby Brown
Donald Schenck
Herchel Grimmee
Liberty
Ind
Womens Society of World Service
Jacksnoburg Evangelical United Brethren Church
Helen Sibey
Elmer Childers
J. D. Nisewonder
Nisewonder
Sunday Visits and Weekend Guests in Local Homes
Mr. and Mrs. Eckhardt and daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. Laird on Sunday. Ray Hall spent Sunday afternoon with his mother. Clarence Crauder and family visited the Clevengers Saturday evening. Stella Southard and Sam Tutt visited Frank Ehler. Nelson Bach and children vacationed in Kentucky. Guests of Jake Velte included Robert Velte, Mrs. J.C. Thompson, John Snyder, Oma Aphgar, Edna Sheehan, Johnny Sheehan, Earnest Hanger, Ralph Burroughs, Janet Moyer, Ray Hall and daughter Shirley, Mrs. Paul Howard and Pauline Ankeney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eckhardt
Herbert Laird
Ray Hall
Clarence Crauder
Pearl Clevenger
Stella Southard
Sam Tutt
Frank Ehler
Nelson Bach
Kentucky
Jake Velte
Robert Velte
J.C. Thompson
John Snyder
Oma Aphgar
Edna Sheehan
Johnny Sheehan
Earnest Hanger
Ralph Burroughs
Janet Moyer
Shirley
Paul Howard
Pauline Ankeney
Orville Buerger‘meier
Chicago
Elgar Enfield
Sycamore United Presbyterian Church
Leon Hines
Rose Marconet
Christ Hospital
Ralph Langenbrunner
Smoky Mountains
Charles Brooks
R. H. Leck
Pittsburgh
Maurice Kane
Floyd Wilson
Glenn Schlagbeck
Hugh Kane
F. G. Palmer
Marlene Kane
Lester Coomer
A. E. Edwards
Mannie Davis
Ora Johnson
Mason
Julia Canode
McArthur
Davis
Mal Davis
Lois
Columbus
Sue Gardner
Dayton, Ky
David Mack
Jay D. Mack
Paul L. Smith
Paula Jean
Florida
Lakeland
Miami
Hollywood Beach
George Riley
Grandview Hospital
Robert Hill
Lakeside
Sandusky
Ruth Barber
Portsmouth
Clara Barber
Celesta Freeze
Waynesville
Dean Walton
Ronnie
Walton
Allien Bryan
William Glackin
Glencoe
Clarence Glackin
Harold Allen
George Glackin
Maineville
Keystone Class Meets At Roberts Home In West Elkton
The Keystone Class gathered Sunday evening at Alvin and Burgess Roberts home with Burgess Bach leading devotions. Attending were numerous couples including the Johnsons and Houghs, with visits from Mrs. Mary Arnold of Middletown and Miss Carolyn Hough as guest of honor at a picnic hosted by Rev. and Mrs. Phillip Johnson. The July meeting is planned for Rev. Phillip Johnson’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
Alvin Roberts
Burgess Bach
Robert Stubbs
Staney Walker
Harold Keeler
Charles Daily
Dora Carroll
Walter Hartman
Phillip Johnson
James Ervin
George Woodruff
Carolyn Hough
Hubert Hough
Alice Phares
Mary Arnold
Middletown
Effie Francis
Social gathering notes from Mudlick area
Mudlick reports include Mr and Mrs Evert Davis visiting Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Arthur Bailey hosted guests. Mrs Anna Smith entertained with M H Smith, Edith Cocran, Edith Dempsey of Dayton and Laura Whipp. Mr and Mrs Paul Crigler hosted a fish fry with Kenneth Smith and C A Bailey Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evert Davis
Arthur Bailey
Anna Smith
M. H. Smith
Edith Cocran
Edith Dempsey
Dayton
Laura Whipp
Paul Crigler
Kenneth Smith
C. A. Bailey
Franklin Picnic Guests and Local Visits Reported
Franklin scene lists attendees at the annual Sunday woods picnic on Borders farm including Richard O Neal Fitzgerald Kinney Fitzgerald Rockey and others. Visits span Butler Pa to Dayton and Cincinnati with club shows and Eastern Star events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borders Farm
Richard O’neal
Paul Fitzgerald
Robert Rockey
Roy Fitzgerald
Regaé Marianos
William Kinney, Jr
Harry M. Fitzgerald
James Dunn
Gerald Kennedy
Kenneth Robinson
Avery Cook
H. T. Chasteen
Roy Davis
Eunice Drake
Eston Doty
Butler
Linda Whisman
Bellefontaine and
Indian Lakes
Carroll Barnes
W. P. Kiaber
W. M. Davis
Aaron Doty
Judy
Berneida Charlton
Dayton
Franklin Chapter 535
Order of the Eastern Star
Chautauqua
Ira O. Brown
Ralph Hastings
Waynesville
Local families share dinners and visits across Centerville area
Carlisle and Germantown residents gather for Sunday meals and weekend visits. Miss Helen Hall of Newport visits Edna Chamberlin and S C Alexander. Extended relations host surprise picnics for parents Edgar and Grace Gross and others. Paul Peast has surgery in Dayton and is dismissed. Carlisle Ramblers Garden Club marks fifteenth anniversary with a basket dinner in Waynesville. guests include Clear Creek Gardeners of Springboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Alexander
George Payne
Harry Leighty
Drucy Smith
Germantown
Centerville
Helen Hall
Newport
Edna Chamberlin
J. Simpson
W. R. Simpson
Oblong
Don Gingerich
Don Ingabrand
Becky
Ingabrand
Edgar Gross
Calvin Mayne
Dayton
R. A. Mayne
Haberer
Liberty
Irwin Zimmerman
Arthur Flinspach
Miamisburg
Fred Mayne
Springboro
Philip Stanley
Harley Rich
Linda
Columbus
Melvin Steele
Clarence Steele
Anna Douglas
A. J. Steele
Marvin
Junior Stahley
Robert Steele
J. Steele
Charles Roe
Middletown
Norma Douglas
Charles Gross, Jr
Charles Gross
New Castle
Dela
Owen Gross
James Gross
Paul Peast
Miami Valley Hospital
Carlisle Ramblers Garden Club
Paul Shaffer
Waynesville
Warner Conover
Walter Stephens
Arthur Taylor
Clear Creek Gardeners
Local Social Notes Include Vacations and Visits Across States
Kings Mills and surrounding towns report residents taking trips to Chicago and Florida, visits with relatives in Kentucky and Ohio, and attendance at church events. Guests span multiple households including Enfield, Langenbrunner, Kane, Kane and Edwards, with family reunions and Sunday dinners noted.
Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic and Church News
Somerville notices describe a Presbyterian Sunday School picnic at Chautauqua on Sunday July 19 with a 10 am departure from the church. Vacation Bible School ended Thursday. A child program showcased two weeks of work and a Friday picnic for the children. Various church meetings and visits are noted, including Bible study at Mrs D B Reeds and the Methodist official board meeting on July 8 led by Rev John Carter. Hospital updates report Mrs James I Mee unchanged at Hamilton Mercy and Chelsa Dell discharged from Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Chautauqua
Presbyterian Bible Study Group
D. B. Reed
Bert Withrow
The
Methodist Church
John Carter
Presbyterian Church
Dennis Ashcraft
Gary Paul
Myron Kaher
Oxford
Marion Seiler
Piqua
Charles Mee
Spanish
Ontario
Florence Fischer
Dale i Craig
Hamilton
Ray Rider
Cincinnati
James I.mee
Hamilton Mercy Hospital
Chelsa Dell
Mercy Hospital
Cleven Newton
Veriis Newton
Chester Newton
Willis Hampton
Langdon, Ky
Hampton
C. B. Craig
Memphis
James Mee
Trenton Frazier Visits Washington Court House Family
Trenton Oliver Frazier spent the weekend with his son Chester Frazier in Washington Court House. The United Presbyterian Women’s Christian League will meet tonight at the home of Mrs Simon Bluesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Frazier
Chester Frazier
Washington Court House
United Presbyterian Womens Christian League
Simon Bluesman
Indian War Physicians Honored In Preble County
A marker honoring physicians who fought in the Indian Wars was dedicated at the site of Fort St. Clair in Preble County as part of Ohio Sesquicentennial activities. The Ohio State Medical Association funded and organized the event with an address by Dr. Paul A. Davis of Akron praising early physicians who served the country with limited tools and noting their ongoing support in later wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Old Fort St. Clair
Ohio
Ohio State Medical Association
Paul A. Davis
Akron
Doctor Davis
Community guests and church notices in Morrow area
Social rounds show many guests visiting families in Morrow and Lebanon including Mrs. Anna Shultz returning from Blanchester and a surprise stork shower for Mrs. Gertrude Smith. Local events include a Methodist board approving VBS notes, a baseball loss for South Lebanon, and two week Bible school sessions with 64 enrollments and 50 average attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Little
Charles Elzey
Patty McGinnis
Waynesville
Cora Clingner
Falmouth
H. F. Cling‘ner
Eldon Harrison
Lebanon
Patty
Jimmy Morris
Fred Cooner
Anna Shultz
Robert Whitaker
Charles Jones
Blanchester
Albert Patton
Laura Jordan
Mason
Ruby van Riper
Mabel Orndorf
George Smith
Viola Smith
Gertrude Smith
Myrtle Neely
Imogene
Pamela Noe
Georgia Blevins
Edgar Simmons
Akron
Samuel Halcomb, Jr
Thelma Tilley
Loveland
Arnold Halecomb
Billy
Howard Halcomb
Jean Castleberry
Fort Ancient
Robert N. Hoff
Paine Airforce Base
Everett
Washington
Howard Dunn
Methodist Sunday School
J. C. Bevis
Elihu
Elmer Napier
Cincinnati Zoo
Bud Lynch
Edward Deaton
London
Elton Heilman
John Butler
Sheryl
Elihu Bevis
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Denton
A. Baltensperger
Texas
Janet Williams
Nancy Bader
Norma Bitter
Fairfield Senior Clothing Club
Collinsville Cocketts
Mattie Line
Judy Hansel
Joycelyn Ruth
Phyllis WcWhorter
Mary Gerber
Phyllis McWhorter
William Kennel
Trenton School
Mary Moore
Judy King
Miami Valley
Collinsville
Howard Turrell
Magdalena Unzicker
James Irwin
Waverly
Florence Irwin
Don Irwin
Lawrence Irwin
Beiser
Garnet
Lintner
Earl Vondron
Lorna Ann Thompson
Campus Inn
Mitchell Goddard
Janice Smith
Joyce Sargeant
Judy York
Marilyn Young
Janice Worley
Linda Trovillo
Andrea Camphausen
Sandra Nixon
Margaret McHendry
Marcia Young
Teresa Stultz
Sandra Rowe
Sue Musgrave
Anna Price
Sue Harshbarger
Sadie Simpson
Dottie Ellis
Raymond Decker
Josie Wills
Morris Nixon
Karl Minst
Simpson
Willis
Jean Elbon
Linda Ridge
Ruth Bachelor
Mary Jo Motley
Marilou Nixon
Marky Turrell
Ruth Earnhart
Anita Nauroth
Ed Wiederhold
Lee
Carol
Kenna Lea Arthur
Dale
Jimmy Peach
Dan Brant
Fairlawn
N. J
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B. J. Bowman
M. Scott McClure
Knoxville
Beverly
Roy Smith
Galesburg
Jacksonburg
West Elkton
Franklin
Carlisle
Gospel Crusaders
Clifford Hutchinson
Grand Ave. Church of God
WPFB
Kings Mills
Somerville
Stegner
Maine
Burton M. Cross
New Hampshire
Hugh Gregg
Gregg
American Guernsey Association
Peterborough
N. H
Preble County
South
Aberdeen
Mary Sunshine
Naomi
Virginia Belangers
Edith Haines
Harold Lucas
South Lebanon
Pashie Noe
Robert Noe
Silas Taulbee
Bill
Elbert Hogan, Jr
Rudy
Morrow
William Whitaker
Wiley Kittrell
Newtown
Clarence Davis
Morgantown
Maureen Lynch
Effie Cole
Ethel Lynch
Eugene Montgomery
Elizabeth Goodwin
Donald Wyatt
Claude McGriff
McGriff
Wogoman
Darke County
Bonnie McGriff
June Crutchfield
Bonnie Collins
Karen Simpson
Bobby Whitt
Mary Morgan
Florence
Terry
Larry
Joe Sargent
Patty Woods
Doris Morgan
Hilda Whitt
Eugenia Walters
Mary Burns
Vicki Crutchefield
Dougie Parks
Denny Gosney
Frances Crutchfield
Patricia Walters
Brenda Hall
Ronnie Henry
Paul
En Lee Barrett
Larry Allen
Marvin Baker
Dale Crutchfield
Ray Dunlap
William Parson
Springfield
Queen City
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