Ohio Crops and Water Use Highlight Rural Reading
Ohio crop water use is explained with alfalfa and corn figures showing large daily and yearly water needs. The piece also warns about misleading plant offers, recounting Victor Ries’s experience with a $2.98 rose plant bundle and advising purchases from reputable Ohio nurserymen. A training meeting for Butler County home demonstration officers is announced in Hamilton at Lindenwald Christian Church with Marie Walters assisting.
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Butler County
Ohio River
Virgil Overholt
Ohio State University Extension
Ohio
Ries
Leona Markel
Lindenwald Christian Church
Forest and
Benninghofen
Hamilton
Marie Walters
Beekeeping Help Sought for Sudden Bee Invasions
Warren County Agent John Mowbray reports families suddenly finding bees in their homes or nets and urges calling a local beekeeper first. If unavailable, he may locate one or, as a last resort, dust the colony at night with 50 percent DDT powder, directing powder to bee entrances.
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Warren County
John Mowbray
John
Mowbray
Fireworks Plan Ends in Arrest After Canadian Purchase
A Preble County man Everett Avro 42 planned to sell illegal fireworks. Deputies found the stash hidden in weeds after arrest on Spacht Road. Justice of the Peace C M Smith fined him 50 dollars plus costs.
Montgomery Shot Make-Up For Polio Vaccination
Montgomery County school children who missed their second or booster polio shots will have one more chance at a make-up clinic. Dr H H Pansing announces sessions next Wednesday at the county fairgrounds coliseum from 10 to noon and 2 to 4 for eligible pupils, excluding Dayton and Oakwood. About 1 900 Salk doses remain though roughly 3 000 eligible children did not attend the June 2025 schedule.
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Dayton
Montgomery County
H. H. Pansing
County Fairgrounds Coliseum
Oakwood
Tax Deadline Now July 20
Lebanon special report states the deadline for the payment of the second half of the 1954 real estate tax without penalty is Wednesday July 20. Warren County Treasurer Russell Dumford advises new buyers to file transfers in the former owner’s name and notes transfers may be incomplete. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except Wednesdays and Saturdays noon closing. lunch hour 12 to 1.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Russell Dumford
Poasttown Name Spelling Confusion Across Butler County
Local signs and an official county index dispute Poasttown naming, with Poasttown Heights shown as one word at one end of Route 4 and two words elsewhere. Residents mostly prefer one word with two Ts, Peastown, amid highway department discrepancies.
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Poasttown
Poasttown Heights
Butler County
Highway Department
Peastown
Peasttown
Journal
Sommers
Lebanon Rosses Wed 19 Years
Lebanon special reports Mr. and Mrs. Voorhis Ross celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary with dinner guests including Mr. and Mrs. Clark Black of Richland Washington and staff sergeant and Mrs. Walter E. Scott of Washington DC plus Cincinnati and Dayton associates. A bridal shower honored Miss Dolores Dondaro with co hosts and many Lebanon attendees. Other notices include grand son John Howard Veidt Jr. reporting to West Point and local garden club activities with Harvey Apple speaker.
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Lebanon
Voorhis Ross
Clark Black
Richland
Wash
Walter E. Scott
Washington, D.C
Martha Wilhoff
Gerald Scott
Cincinnati
Norman Gannon
Tiffin
James Grazier
Army
Barbara Ann Scott
Marlene Wadsworth
Nancy Shider
Flora Green
Dolores Dondaro
Lucille Amburgy
Elmogene McClure
Audrey Alexander
Gillia Hollon
Janice Vanderbrink
Barbara Heh
Fern Creech
Peggy Jo Bailey
Connie Rifkin
Billie Dondaro
Hallie Haines
Herman Arnold
Harold Snyder
Daniel Edwards
Helenlexander
Milford
Cedar City Garden Club
John Eltzroth
Harvey Apple
Middletown
Estel Banta
Robert Young
Akron
H.R. Harris
John Deeken
Warren C. Nelson
Hubert Campbell
Morrow
John Lantis
Marlene Hutchinson
Gregg Hueber
Jimmy
Marty Henry
Judy
Karen Storer
George Emley
Scott
L. R. Dickerson
Mt. Victory
John Bolinger
East Center Street
Greenwood Notes on Local Visits and Funeral Attendance
Mr and Mrs Myrle Harkloo and Susan attended the funeral of Mrs David Weikel in Middletown. Finley Johnson traveled to Kentucky on business. Bill Michael and daughter Susan visited Mr and Mrs Charles Polhemus Tuesday evening. Charles Childs and sons attended the Columbus rodeo over the weekend. Mr and Mrs George Getz of Seven Mile spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charles Polhemus.
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Greenwood
Myrle Harkloo
Susan
David Weikel
Middletown
Finley Johnson
Kentucky
Bill Michael
Charles Polhemus
Charles Childs
Columbus
George Getz
Seven Mile
Germantown WSWS Plans Bandage Drive for Africa Mission
Germantown special report notes the WSWS of the EUB Church will meet today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to roll bandages for an African mission with a noon covered dish luncheon led by Mrs. Edgar Zehring. The surrounding social notes list local visits, vacations, and gatherings among Germantown residents.
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Germantown
WSWS
EUB
Africa
Edgar Zehring
West Elkton Man Fined For Tiff
Bernard Taylor, 30, of West Elkton was fined $190 by Justice of the Peace C N Smith for striking a minor. Preble County sheriff officers arrested Taylor after a scuffle near West Elkton when a tractor ride allegedly forced Taylor off the road. During the confrontation he tore the youth Ver Wilsons shirt.
St Clair Springs Children On Outing
The second annual outing of more than 30 children from St Clair Springs Children's Home proceeds at Pokagon State Park near Angola Indiana. Half the group returned from a week of boating swimming hiking and outdoors fun with the rest set to join. Local sportsmen donated boats and guided tours of nearby lakes.
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A.H. Balliott
Cincinnati Crosley Field attendance by family groups this Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kurfiss and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Smith with daughter Evelyn attended the baseball game at Crosley Field in Cincinnati Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Friend and daughter Judy have returned home after spending the past week at Indian Lake with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ballentine.
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Ralph Kline
Dewey Scholl and Sons
Crosley Field
Cincinnati
Robert Adams
Donald Adams
Clermont County
Lester Kurfiss
Jesse Smith
Evelyn
Russell
C. E. Ballentine
Judy
Indian Lake
Two Residents Injured in South Lebanon Incident
In South Lebanon two villagers suffered injuries last week. Sterling Singerton broke a leg in a car motorbike crash and Ralph Todd dislocated an ankle after sliding into third base during a Kings Mills softball game.
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South Lebanon
Sterling Singerton
Ralph Todd
Kings Mills
Sales Tax Revenue Up In Warren County
Sales tax receipts from prepaid tax sales last week rose almost 40 percent in Lebanon and Warren County, totaling 13 171 64 dollars versus 8 754 24 a year ago. Fiscal year to date receipts reached 567 880 54, up from 477 577 12 a year earlier. Gains appeared in food apparel departments general stores automotive furniture building chain stores and miscellaneous.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Morrow Man Charged With Home Burglary
Lebanon special report Charles Kuntz of Morrow faces breaking and entering charges bound over to the Warren County grand jury under a 1500 dollar bond. He allegedly burglarized Miss Jessie Harrel of Rochester taking rings and other jewelry.
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Lebanon
Charles Kuntz
Morrow
Warren County Grand Jury
Clarence F. Banker
Jessie Harrel
Rochester
4-H Club Demonstrations Highlight Busy Stitchers Meeting
Venroe 4-H members Betty Robinson Alda Hodap Joyce McKinley and Connie Neu gave demonstrations at the Lemon Township Busy Stitchers meeting held at Susan Coppess home. The next meeting will be at Joyce and Susan McKinley home with judging day at Alda Hodap’s home.
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Monroe
Betty Robinson
Alda Hodap
Joyce McKinley
Connie Neu
Lemon Township
Susan Coppess
Joyce
Susan McKinley
Girton Family Reunion Planned at Harmon Park
Members of the Girton family will hold their annual reunion in the Harmon Park shelter house in Lebanon on Sunday July 31. Mabel Weber secretary says a basket dinner is planned for noon with a program in the afternoon.
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Lebanon
Girton
Harmon Park
Mabel Weber
Pack 9 Enjoys Sharon Woods Hayride Wiener Bake
A Pack 9 event at Sharon Woods included a hayride, a wiener bake, and a ball game last Tuesday evening. Leaders overseeing the activities were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doughman, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mann, Mr. and Mrs. Russell O’Hara, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bales.
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Pack 9
Sharon Woods
Paul Doughman
Jack Spencer
Kenneth Mann
Russell O’hara
Charles Bales
Fishing Trip Departures to Manitoulin Islands
Mr and Mrs Francis Kauth and Sammy Huffman left Friday morning for several weeks of fishing at Manitoulin Islands Canada. Mr and Mrs Paul Doughman and sons Paul Charles Douglas and George also left Friday morning for Manitoulin Islands for several weeks of fishing.
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Francis Kauth
Sammy Huffman
Manatoulin Islands
Canada
Paul Doughman
Paul
Charles
Douglas
George
Warren County 4-H Camp Opens at Clarksville
About 150 Warren County 4-H members attend junior camp at Clarksville from Sunday to Friday. Extension agents Mowbray and Clingan lead with Janet Michener and others assisting. Activities include crafts, nature, sports, vesper programs, campfire, and a 10:30 taps close each day.
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Lebanon
Warren County
John B. Mowbray
Mary W. Clingan
Clarksville
Mowbray
Janet Michener
Ray
Keltner
Ray Weaver
Nancy Palmer
Stephanie Swartzel
Ramona Ernst
Roy Heger
Judy Werk
Tony Moran
Jan Caldwell
Mike Shroder
Wayne Hause
Raymond Keltner
Martha Jane Kinder
Janet Midhener
Reveille
Mary Hamilton
Camden Circus Brings Wild Animals to Town Next Wednesday
Camden hosts the George W. Cole Wild Animal Circus with a rhinoceros and other animals for children in town. The event, sponsored by the Camden Progressive Club, will not be held on high school grounds. Nearby visitors included Joe McDonough, Al Ruppert, Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Silvers, Debbie Schneider, Mrs. Cora Duckwall, and Mrs. Bessie Coons in the latest local notes.
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Camden
George W. Cole
Camden Progressive Club, Inc
WSCS Meeting at Monroe Methodist Church Tonight
The WSCS of Monroe Methodist Church will meet tonight at 8 at the church. Hostesses will be Mrs. Joe Heck and Mrs. PS Stewart.
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Monroe
WSCS
Monroe Methodist Church
Joe Heck
PS. Stewart
Preble Bar Maps Candidates for New County Judge
The Preble County Bar Association met to discuss candidates for the new municipal court judge. The Ohio General Assembly created the court, to operate January 1 1956 with county wide jurisdiction. A judge will be elected this November from Bar Association nominees.
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Justices of the Peace
Prisoner count drops at Preble County jail
Jail business is bad at the Preble County jail with only one prisoner housed. Matron Mrs. Clara Spitler recalls a four year period when the jail was empty for about two hours.
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Eaton
Preble County
Clara Spitler
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Ohio State
Florticulturist
Columbus Better Business Bureau
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Althea
Warren
Montgomery
Butler Montgomery CO
Poast Town
Rosses
J.L. Roberts
Golden Lamb
C.C. Blackmore
Collin Ford
Tucson, Ariz
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Mariemont
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Gatlinsburg
Tenn
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South Gate
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Sam Judy
Beth
Jack Judy
Harold Judy
Mark
Robert Judy
Virgil Minnick
Kenneth Smith
Ward Lindemuth Jr
Germantown School
Ohio State University
Harold Schnell
Michigan
C. C. Wessell
Greenville
Hazel Maxson
Ronnie Garrett
Carl Stroble
Roanoke
Henry Kern
Cleveland
Ernest Kern
J. Robert Adams
Marty
Mrs
Marley Evans
Indiana
West Elkton
St. Clair Springs
Angola
South
Sabina
Ruth Meyers
Miami Bridge Club
Robin Hamilton
Ray Bryant
Troop 37
Camp Hook
Charles Wallace
Wallace
Anna Marie
Sharon Kay Heitman
Morrow Road
Robert Whitaker
Virgil Corkerham
Niagara Falls
Jesse Browning
Tyner
Marjory Penman
Philo, Ill
Pearl Warner
Fairmount
James Butler
Amanda Sue
Grandview Hospital
Junior Larrick
Evelyn van Riper
Brooklyn
N.Y
Charles van Riper
Hariet Hill
Jerry Shirmer
Venroe
Club
Excello
Camden Circus
Joe McDonough
Near College Corner
al Ruppert
P.O. Silvers
Debbie Schneider
Cora Duckwall
Bessie Coons
Preble Bar
New Court
Buckeye
LeSourdsville
Erie
Atlan
Pacific
Franklin
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