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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1933
Page
1
The U S St Akron crashed in flames at sea after midnight during a violent storm off the New Jersey coast. Seventy six men were aboard. ten hours later four were recovered, one of them dead, marking the era’s greatest disaster.
Federal seed loan details for 1935 emphasize a due date of October 31 1938 with extensions possible, collateral requirements including a first lien on crops, and a 54 4 percent interest rate. Loans capped at 300 dollars with 26 dollar minimum, seed and supplies coverage, acreage limits, and owner waiver terms are outlined along with application locations and contact points. Road conditions and a flood impact note follow, then a personal mention of Alene Betty and Billy Winter's visit to Seaman.
A New Richmond relief committee expresses gratitude to Judge Hugh L Nichols for a $100 donation that alleviated hunger, to Pringle Construction for trucks, to Paul Nobis and others with trucks, to Lieutenant Ely and National Guardsmen, to Red Cross nurses led by Mrs Mable Massey, and to communities Batavia Amelia Bethel Williamsburg for clothing and aid. Special thanks to Commissioner Frank Willis and county officials for urgent relief funding and to the government dam for boats and support. Signed H Reed and Ria Schmidt.
Mrs Ivy Russ Dericks 65 of Mulberry was struck and killed by an auto driven by R C Johnson of Oakley as she crossed the road Saturday evening. Widow of C E Dericks she visited neighbors with her granddaughters. Daughter Clyde Dericks of East Milford. Body to Monroe Funeral Home Milford. Coroner White finds accidental death.
State Tax Commission in Columbus extended the payment deadline for intangible taxes to April 15. The order, effective across Clermont County and the rest of Ohio, updates the prior due date and allows taxpayers extra time to file.
Saturday notes report the Clermont County Teachers Association meeting in Batavia on Friday afternoon April 14. It also announces a State Scholarship examination to be given at Oxford on May 6.
The Amelia School hosts Baccalaureate on Sunday night April 23 at 8 p.m with Rev. George Reed of Amelia Baptist Church delivering the sermon. Commencement follows April 26 at 8 p.m. with Dre W. McChesney of Cedarville College giving the class address. A three act mystery play The Thirteenth Day will be staged April 28 at 8 p.m. Tickets for reserved seats go on sale April 22 at 9 a.m. price 26c.
The Junior Class hosts a seniors banquet on Friday April 7. The Senior Class presents A Full House by Fred Jackson on Friday April 21. Baccalaureate Service is Sunday April 23 at 8 pm in the M Church. The operetta The Shut up Posey is by Miss Lucile Collier with High School Glee Club numbers. Graduation exercises occur Friday April 28 at 8 pm Town Hall. A Parent Teachers' Association meeting is set for Thursday at 8:45 in the Batavia High School.
The Alumni Dance will be held in the school gym on April 17 with 650 cents admission per couple of stag. The Senior Class presents a four act comedy The Blossoming of Mary Anne at Hi Gym on Friday evening April 21.
A correction notes W W Dennison died last week and his age was mis-stated as 68. the correct age is 83. The error appeared in the prior issue.
Walter Rose of Station Man Williamsburg was robbed Friday night by two highwaymen at gunpoint after closing his business. They took $30 to $80 and warned him to stay quiet. Sheriff Auxier and Deputy Brooks investigated but found no clues. Saturday night John King's truck was stolen and found abandoned Sunday at Twin Bridges with no leads.
Clement L Woodruff born September 24 1864 near Amelia Ohio died March 24 1938 age 69 years 6 months largely lived near Amelia as an engineer and member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for 40 years He married Eliza C Meyer on March 18 1884 and had three children one daughter died in infancy two survive Everett B Woodruff Cincinnati and Mrs BE Lewis Indianapolis Also surviving grandchildren Wesley Lewis and Lawrence Woodruff The family thanks Milton Lodge I O F and Milton Rebekah Lodge No 798 I C O F Rev Hazelwood and others Also notes guests of Mr and Mrs L Moyer in Newport Ky.
A reflective piece on how sorrow reveals true friendship. It contrasts shallow neighborly nods with the deep bond formed when hardship arrives, showing that meaningful friends emerge in times of trouble and gray skies.
Everett Cromer Dewey Baker Roy Elder and Bill Baker faced charges for stealing 3500 pounds of tobacco from Tom Hathman in February. Cromer and Dewey Baker admitted guilt and received prison terms from one to seven years. Bill Baker remains at large. Roy Hiber confessed. Leona Cromer pleaded aiding and abetting. her sentence of eight years in the Marysville reform school was suspended.
Counties receive advances from Columbus via the Teachers' Retirement Fund. Amelia schools were first to get relief, eleven weeks' pay arrived. Schools rely on state funding as boards lag on salaries and February distribution loans. Applications to the retirement fund secure four months of pay.
George Ridgeway, 61, of Edenton, is jailed in Batavia charged with shooting Ida Walsh, 45, at his home on his farm after she followed him to his room. Walsh is in Bethesda Hospital recovering. Ridgeway boarded at the Ridgway farm, where the Walshes had lived until asked to vacate.
The Clermont County crop area is projected to fall about two percent from 1932 levels, based on federal and state reports. Corn, oats, hay, barley, and tobacco are expected to drop, while potatoes and soybeans rise. Dairy and milk supply remain central to family diets amid a low March milk yield, with per cow output at 12.77 pounds, the lowest since 1925.
After the flood, Ohio River towns work fast to return to normal. Residents remove rubbish and mud, homes take priority, and town trucks clear debris. Some property sustained heavy damage but commerce will recover. New Richmond school auditorium and Presbyterian church floors buckled. Red Cross and County Relief Committee receive praise.
The 4 H Club Executive Committee drafted 1933 plans including projects in handicraft woodwork clothing dairy calves crops and home economics. The 1932 Clermont County Fair featured 478 4 H exhibits and adult leaders urged township farm bureaus granges and women groups to support clubs for broader county development. An outline of rules and projects is available from the county agents office in Batavia.
Clermont County American Legion sponsors a county-wide dance at Day's Garden near Hamlet tonight to raise funds for flood relief. Proceeds benefit flood sufferers across towns along the Ohio River. County Welfare Department record lists scattered expenditures and staff notes from two weeks earlier.
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