07 Apr 1949
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1949
Page
1
Clermont County Day at Coney Island on May 15 will be hosted by The Courier and Clermont Sun. Guests receive park admission for two cents tax with coupons plus two strips of 10 ride tickets for 40 cents. Fireworks are planned and details will be published next week.
Safety adviser W. Bogert of Ohio Division of Safety and Hygiene promotes the All Ohio Safety Congress and Exhibit at the Neil House Columbus April 12 13 14. The congress expects record attendance with daily sessions and over twenty section meetings to address industrial hazards and accident prevention.
Members of the Clermont County Teachers Association will attend a dinner at Williamsburg High School auditorium on Wednesday, April 13. The program includes speeches and musical entertainment with speaker Frank B. Hoggatt, Clermont County superintendent.
The Clermont Sportsmen Inc present a free swing music program by the Cincinnati Police Swing Band at Batavia school auditorium on Friday April 8 at 8 p.m. Public invited. Batavia C E S The Batavia Chapter O EB 5 will meet Monday April 11 at 8 p.m. A miscellaneous lunch will be served.
Homer M Kain aged 80 died at home on Main Street Batavia after a long illness. He was survived by his wife Belle Homan Kain and three children Ralph Ruth and Harriett Wimbish, plus a brother Walter Kain. a lifelong Batavia resident.
The Clermont County Baseball League met in the Court House with twelve teams applying for membership for the coming season. Entering teams include Batavia Mt. Carmel Williamsburg Bethel Goshen Amelia New Richmond Owensville Loveland Williams Corner Salt Air and Blanchester. Opening date is Sunday May 1 at 2 30 pm with Queen City umpires as arbiters. League officers are Earle B. Kincaid president Harold Nichols vice president and Stanley Anstaett secretary treasurer. The protest board remains the same.
Clermont County Commissioners authorize Engineer Carl Rush to prepare plans and estimates for ditching grading and stone on Behymer Road Locust Corner to White Oak and White Oak to Merwin Ten Mile Road. Authority also given to plan surface treatment on Merwin Ten Mile to Locust Corner and Locust Corner to Locust Corner schoolhouse.
George William Robbins 18 took his own life Tuesday by discharging a single shotgun blast into his heart. He lived alone in a trailer near Fruit Ridge Road between Moscow and Pt Isabel. Robbins had done odd jobs for Ralph Houser and neighbors. Deputy Hutchinson and Coroner Skeen found the body after noon. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p m at Monroe Funeral Home Milford with burial in Bloom Rose Cemetery. Survived by brother Sam Robbins Mulberry son Ralph Cincinnati and two daughters Mildred Kahn Madisonville and Cecilia Blaker Covington Ky.
A Clermont County softball meeting at the Oasis Club Amelia gathered representatives from Amelia Batavia Williamsville New Richmond Owensville Bethel Felicity Mt Carmel and Willowville to form two county wide leagues a fast pitch and a slow pitch. The next meeting is 8 o clock Monday April 11 at the Oasis Club.
The Batavia Junior Women's Club will entertain the Batavia Women's Club, The Junior Civic Club and The Bethel Junior Women's Club at the Batavia School auditorium Thursday night, April 7. The program, a fashion show and music, will start promptly at 8 o'clock.
Milford authorities say they lack power to curb a proposed outdoor theatre on a tract between Route 50 and Route 28 east of the village. The site lies outside Milford’s corporate limits, leaving planning commission jurisdiction in question, with annexation seen as the path to village control. The 750 car capacity project by Milford Amusement Co. would place entrances on Route 28 and feature developments on Route 50.
NBC pianist and orchestra leader Burt Farber is booked to perform with his band at the Batavia Armory on Saturday night April 23 for a dance sponsored by the Clermont County Young Democrats Club. The public event marks his first personal appearance in Clermont County.
Owensville church work moves forward under trustee supervision after a contractor disputed funding. A settlement with Hume Corwin and Clermont Lumber ends liens and suits, clearing title as the May 22 opening approaches.
Members of the Modest Church of Christ will present The Risen Christ, a five act play, at Modest on Sunday April 17 at 8 p.m. The event showcases local talent and religious drama in a church setting. Attendance encouraged by church members and the community.
Augustus King his wife and son Emerson embrace homesteading on Nine Mile Road. They grow for home use sell flour and meal by parcel post and grind for neighbors. The Kings weave bake and garden using Norwood loom and mineralized soil practices while stressing self sufficiency and community smart decentralization.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.