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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1938
Page
5
Courier notes personal items from Newtonville and surrounding areas. Residents attend church missions, visit relatives in Cincinnati Dayton Milford Hyde Park Norwood Middletown and Orlando. Local shoppers, birthdays, and illnesses are recorded. several families are mentioned visiting and hosting over the weekend.
The Fidelis Class hosts an 8 o'clock program at the school hall with local and out of town amateur acts. Hubert Crockett of Miamisville serves as master of ceremonies. Friendship quilt winner unveiled with a door prize and free refreshments. Admission 25 or 10 cents. Mothers and Teachers Club meets April 14 at 2 PM. Local families visited over weekend with severaljourneys and honeymoons noted.
Miss Clara Steward hosted a birthday dinner for Mrs Nellie Steward with guests from Germantown Middletown Marathon and Madisonville. Mr and Mrs Walter Murphy entertained Mrs Wm Cox of Dayton earlier week. The P T A holds its regular meeting on April 12.
Lerado E Griswold and Charles Carr with wife and son called on old friends Friday evening. Mrs Pearl Smith of Marathon visited Mrs E E Griswold last Sunday. Norma Davidson called on Rose Carg Eager Sunday afternoon. Jack Griswold hosted Robert and Raymond Singer for Sunday dinner and a trip to Cincinnati. Emmett Creager and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs A P Kellum in Walnut Hills who is improving in health. Paul Young of Blanchester visited Robert Davidson Sunday.
Mrs. H. B. Smythe and Mrs. Ellen Donavan suffered back injuries on Saturday. Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Marion McGuire and others from Mt. Washington and nearby families at the Frank McGuire and Smythe homes.
Neighbors gathered Friday with baskets to celebrate the 65th birthday of Mrs. John Burkhardt. Other residents visited, hosted by the Fagin and Lytle households, with several names listed among guests and visitors in the Mt Holly area.
Local notes show the Amelia Womens Club meeting with Mrs Blanch Carlisle on Saturday April 9. Easter services planned at the M E Church at 9 30 AM and pre school round up set for May 6 at the High School.
Mrs Ellis hosted a sewing club gathering last week and Mrs Ford will host this week. Mrs Wallie Wait of Williamsburg visited with T B Smith and wife and Mrs Parks over the weekend. The Christian Chapel choir plans a Lenten song service at Higginsport on Palm Sunday eve.
Mrs. E A McMurchy and Mrs. R B Moore visit daughter Ted Spence who has just left Dayton hospital. Laycock home hosts Mr and Mrs Heiselman and children and Mr and Mrs Roy Bartlow from Pt Isabel. E A McMurchy and Archie visited George Wagner in Westwood. Paul Brown family spent Sunday at Franklin. Miss Mary Gelvin visited parents. Wm Knowles home welcomed Mr Donovan from Terrace Park and Mrs Nona Rice of Felicity.
James H. Gates of Moscow died Tuesday morning March 29 at age 85. He lived most of his life in the Moscow area, attending Parkers Academy and marrying Jennie Hill on January 12, 1882. He and Jennie raised three children, two foster sons, and were active in church, school, and community affairs.
E C Manning a Bethel insured man known for poetry wins a WCPO contest. He will receive an all expenses paid air trip to New York City on an American Air Liner from Cincinnati. Formal award presented Saturday April 2 during a WCPO interview between 11:30 and 12:00 noon.
Miss Rosa Eliasberg of Geneva Switzerland, an artist and photographer, visited Cincinnati after opening a local studio 18 months ago. A February 6 Cincinnati Enquirer feature by Mary Alexander highlighted her travels and the painting The Three Chess Players. She photographed Batavia Pt Pleasant and New Richmond, and plans to add local trees, including Judge C N Youngs knotty pines and a courthouse tree, to her tree collection noted in a New York art exhibition.
The saying highlights that wisdom and energy overcome obstacles through bold effort. It frames risk taking as the path to success, urging careful yet decisive action when facing tough tasks.
Clermont County Ohio commissioners met in Batavia in adjourned session on Monday April 4 with J M Hutchinson Ezra Seyler and Frank Willis present. The board approved and ordered warrants for numerous general county and road fund bills including taxes equipment rental material payroll supplies and various services and reimbursements.
A brief numeric rundown presents values 2.35 1.90 42.50 100.80 30.00 10.00 28.20 17.50 in sequence. No accompanying names or context accompany the figures.
An average man in a seventy year life may walk about 65 060 miles. The figure reflects typical daily walking distance over decades.
Meeting in the Conference Room of the Courthouse Friday night completed details of organization. Officers named include President Hugh C. Nichols Vice President H F Buerkle and Secretary Treasurer Dutch Rorick. Protest Board members listed and next meeting set for April 8 urging sporting goods dealers to attend and managers to file a 15 dollar forfeit fee.
Seven hundred thirty five farmers in Clermont County will sign applications for the 1987 agricultural conservation compensation this week per E C Saxton chairman. After signing, they will be returned to Columbus and checks drawn immediately. About 1300 farmers cooperated with the 1937 program in the county, with remaining applications expected soon from Columbus.
Chicago shield specialist Rup ture E J Meinhardi will be at the Gibson Hotel in Cincinnati Ohio on April 11 12 and 13 from 1 00 to 5 00 PM and 7 00 to 9 00 PM daily. He claims the Rupture Shield provides immediate results by holding the rupture and strengthening weakened muscles with no leg straps and is waterproof and sanitary. The demonstration is free and open to men only.
A 1937 financial report shows total receipts of 5 782.70 and total payments of 5 751.71, leaving a year end clerk balance of 1 403.28. Outstanding warrants as of December 31 1937 and general road debt are recorded at 68.00 and 986.71 respectively, with total township debt listed at 2 389.99.
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