Prizes Await Children In Fifth Easter Egg Hunt
The fifth annual Easter Egg Hunt, organized by the Clermont Courier and the Frank W. Weaver Post American Legion, will be held at the legion grounds on Route 74 Saturday April 8 at 2 pm for Clermont County children. About 80 prizes, 600 eggs, adult viewing area, and prize numbers displayed in stores accompany a safe, organized hunt for ages four to 12 in three groups. Batavia merchants donate prizes. eggs will be colored and some prize eggs will be numbered for redemption.
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Clermont Courier
Frank W. Weaver Post, American Legion
Legion
Route 74
Clermont ‘County
Batavia
Legion Home
Main Street
Holman Buick
Water Street
Main
Market Street
Legionaires
Courier
Myles Elston
Bob Rice
Kenneth Anstaett
Edmund Parrott
Dick Jamieson
L0cal
Batavia Bureau
Times-Star
First Nation Bank
Quality Meats
Jim’s Shop
Elk’s ‘Cafe
City Loan
Amgy’s
Hartman Hardware Clermont Tire and Supply
Vic’s Auto-Re-Nu
Lutzsky’s Department Sire
Moore Funeral Home
Parson’s
Ben Franklin
Henning Trucking Company
Charlie Beauty Salon
Gillespie Radio and TV
Clermont Laundry and Dry Cleaners
County lifts dog quarantine after 90 days without rabies
Clermont County health commissioner Dr. F M Oxley announces the county dog quarantine is removed since the 90 day period without a positive rabies case has expired. He urges all dogs be vaccinated now to prevent future outbreaks. Dairy Bar owners Harry and Jewel Bender say they will reopen at a new Batavia location and thank customers for support.
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Clermont County
F. M. Oxley
Harry and
Jewel Bender
Batavia
Mrs. Bender
Services Set For Korea Marine Vet Wymer
Funeral services planned for Marine Pfc. Robert D. Wymer at 2 pm Saturday. His body will arrive under military escort at the Monroe funeral home Thursday for burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Wymer was killed in action November 28 1950 in Yudam Korea. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Harold Wymer and four brothers and three sisters.
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Oweensville
Robert D. Wymer
Monroe Funeral Home
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Wymer
Yudam
Korea
Harold Wymer
Life Ended In Auto Backing Incident In Illinois
Robert Bunch 46 formerly of here died last Saturday night after falling from his car as he backed out of a driveway on C H Spurgeon’s farm near Mt Zion Road. He wedged between a gate and the car and died en route to or at the scene. He left a widow Bertha and a son Jack, plus his mother and four sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Lew F White funeral home with burial in Green Mound.
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New Richmond
Robert Bunch
la Grange
Ill
Here
C. H. Spurgeon
Altman
Mt. Zion Road
Nere
Grace Mitchell
Petersburg
Indiana
Martha Bunch
Mitchell
Bunch
Lew F. White
Green Mound Cemetery
Bertha
Jack
Spurgeon
Nora Swain
Myrtle Tomlin
Barry
Dewey
Committee to plan manpower and fundraising methods
A committee is to meet to discuss manpower, fundraising methods, and location to house equipment. The note outlines aims and next steps for organizing resources and scheduling.
Contest Rules Set For Farm Project
Williamsburg Ohio reports the 1955 Efficiency in Farming committees met March 29 at Williamsburg High School to finalize contest rules. Eligible entrants include self supporting farm owners in Clermont County with entries due by April 25 1955. The program covers farm and home phases and features topics like bulk milk handling and kitchen efficiency. A dinner will close the contest in November 1956. The next committee meeting is April 20 at 8:00 pm in Williamsburg High School cafeteria.
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Williamsburg, O
Williamsburg High School
Dale Bee
Clermont County
Race Bowl Opens Sunday April 10 at Glen Este
Red Puller Speedway in Glen Este Ohio will start its 1955 stock car season on Sunday April 10. Major improvements to the quarter mile dirt track are noted and top dirt track drivers are expected to compete. Seven races headline opening day including a 30 lap feature. The site features an adjoining picnic grove and Hot Rod Inn, with cars from Bernie and Ralph Latham Floyd Gilbert George Waits John Pendall Carl Kaiser and others expected to enter.
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Glen Este
Red Puller Speedway
Red Puller Enterprises, Inc
Red Puller
Fuller Speedway
Ing
Fuller
Latham Brothers
Bernie
Ralph
Floyd Gilbert
George Waits
John Pendall
Carl Kaiser
Services United For Good Friday in Batavia churches
Holy Communion to be observed Thursday at 8:00 pm in Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev. G W Duckwall presiding and several ministers assisting. Good Friday service starts at noon in First Methodist and runs to 3:00 pm with seven 25 minute devotionals on The Seven Last Words led by cooperating ministers.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
G. W. Duckwall
Benjamin Ward
James Hillman
W. T. Paterson
Wesley Clark
First Methodist Church
Richard Morgan
G. W. Ducknall
Ben Ward
Wesley Clarke
Ralph Lewis
Clair Kissel
Batavia High School
District merger discussed for Mt. Carmel Glen Este area
E A Stine of the State Department of Education spoke at Mt. Carmel school on March 30 about merging Mt. Carmel Glen Este Williamsville Tabasco and Amelia districts and building a single high school. He will report in two weeks on consolidation needs and state construction aid. Robert Ludlow led the Citizens School Committee as acting chairman amid boom population concerns.
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E. A. Stine
School Finance Department
State Department of Education
Mt. Carmel
Glen Este
Williamsville
Tabasco
Amelia
Stine
Robert Ludlow
Citizens School Committee
Consolidation Plan for Clermont County Schools Planned
Pierce Township School principal Richard E. McKinnis announced that a proposal to consolidate New Richmond and Pierce Township districts will be submitted to the Clermont County Board of Education on April 14. If approved, merger could take effect July 1 for the next school year and Locust Corner students would increasingly attend New Richmond High School. The plan has PTA backing and Citizens School Committee endorsement, with consideration also given to consolidating Glen Estett Carmel and Williamsville Tabasco districts.
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Richard E. McKinnis
Pierce Township
Locust Corner
Richmond
Clermont County Board of Education
Clermont County
McKinnis
New Richmond
PTA
Citizens School Committee
Glen Estett
Carmel
Williamsville
Tabasco
A. Stein
State Department of Education
Ausman Addresses Welfare in Clermont County Union Meeting
Williamsburg Ohio Sanmp Ausman Clermont County Welfare Director outlined welfare operations to 50 Farmers Union members. He cited about 1000 people receiving $461000 in Clermont County last year with $17000 admin costs. Local taxes funded less than 12k for dependent children, and state federal aid was absent.
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Williamsburg
Sanmp
Ausman
Clermont County
Clermont
Bridge on 125 Near Rapps Corner to be Replaced
The narrow bridge at the junction of State Routes 222 and 125, known as Rapps Corner in Clermont County, will be eliminated as part of a $55 000 project under construction to widen the road and reroute the creek. Secretary of State Ted W Brown will speak at the Southwestern Ohio Press Club meeting in Hillsboro on April 16.
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State Highway Department
Rapp
Ted W. Brown
Southwestern Ohio Press Club
Hillsboro
Amelia Star-Review
Clermont
Brown Adams
Clinton
Highland Counties
Brown
Ohio
Burns
Evans to Operate Batavia Insurance Agency
Batavia man Don Evans announces he will take over the S. L. Larkin Insurance Agency, run by his father in law Samuel L. Larkin. The office on Main Street remains the same and policies will follow those established by Larkin. Evans will keep his broker’s license but will not handle real estate for now.
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Main Street
Batavia
Larkin
Evans
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S. L. Larkin Insurance
Auxier Gas
Dial’s Service Station
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Kahle Motors
The
Re- Uiable Finance Company
Blocher’s Drug Store
Tom’s Barber Shop
Dusty’s
Sohio
Rice’s Cafe
Service Dry Cleaners
Stratman Jewelry
Rosenzweig’s
Batavia Hay and’ Grain
Auxier
Smith Radio Center
Carl Lillich
Harper Company
Oak Street
Amelia Homes
White Oak Road
Dairy Bar
Korea Marine Vet
North Union Township
John Hopper
Fred Hockstock
Curt
Red) Meyer
Mike Kammel
Obe Simpson
Carl
Race Bowl
Services United
Pierce Township Civic Association
Withamsville
J. E. Miller
Richard Verkamp
William Marshall
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