08 Apr 1948
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
1
Florence Needham recalls the old huckster and his wagon that served rural communities. The piece details routes, pricing, and everyday exchanges with farmers, noting how progress ended the era and how the wagon once connected families and merchants across Clermont Brown and Highland counties.
Three men were awarded county mowing contracts to clear weeds along highways this summer. Andy Glassbrenner Paul G. Franks and Charles Potts will work to mow most roads at roughly the same time for uniform results.
Judge John W. Haussermann, long tied to Philippine gold mining, returns to Manila aboard the President Cleveland on March 16 to oversee his Balatoc and Benguet Consolidated mines now partly rehabilitated. He heads a mining empire and Heald Lumber Company, with a first visit since 1941.
Mrs. S.8. Studebaker of Tipp City Ohio selected as speaker for the county wide Homemakers Achievement Day to be held in Batavia on April 13. She is secretary of the National Home Demonstration Council and former president of the Ohio Demonstration Council. The program starts at 10 a.m. at the Evangelical United Brethren Church with a noon covered dish luncheon. All homemakers of the county are invited.
The 1948 tax measure, backed by Rep. Edward McCowen and Rep. George Bender, slashes income taxes by over 4.7 billion and retroactively to January 1. It relieves 1.4 million low income filers from taxation, raises personal exemptions, allows income splitting, and offers higher standard deductions for joint and single filers plus extra exemptions for blind or 65 plus taxpayers. The bill passed with strong party and cross-party support despite potential vetoes.
Corporal John L. Fishback, son of Mr and Mrs G Fishback of Route No 1 Newtown Ohio, promoted for good work and conscientious soldiering with the 979th Military Police Company at the largest Air Force base in Europe. He has been in Germany since September 1946 and attended Batavia High School before employment with Jackson Boxing Company Norwood Ohio. Clermont County men E K Moyer and Clarence Lytle and Brown County residents Harold Paeltz and Chester Gilder named to Urbana sportsmen committee.
Carl Ludlow former Batavia Kroger meat manager buys the Fishback Meat Market on Main Street and will assume ownership April 19. Larry Brown will take over Ludlow’s Kroger duties, previously at Milford. Earl Fishback ran the Batavia shop for almost 40 years.
Beginning Saturday April 10 an optometrist will serve Batavia and nearby areas. Dr Frank Rolf of Cincinnati will visit Batavia every Saturday afternoon and be at the Watch Repair Shop on Main Street. Office hours are 3 PM to 7 PM with appointments possible any day. Dr Rolf has practiced since 1916 mainly in Cincinnati.
The American Legion Fourth District conference will be held May 2 at the Williamsburg School. Hamilton, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton and Warren counties are members. Commander Harry Donaworth says final plans are underway with two sessions and a meal by the Ladies Auxiliary. Three Williamsburg residents will receive the Medal of Heroism for rescuing a girl from drowning. one man died in the attempt. Carnegie Hero Fund rewards were announced for his widow. Four high school students from the district will receive state honors in the Legion essay contest.
Clermont County Commissioners invite bids for painting work this summer. Projects include interior and exterior of the county jail and courthouse, and both inside and outside of the old Postoffice Building, with details to be provided in the bid notice.
Clermont County vocational training for veterans grows to six schools with about 145 enrollees since 1946. Demonstrations at Goshen show proper power equipment use under instructor Sam Huber from Ohio State, emphasizing efficiency and avoidance of side draft. Instructors include Albert Hines Allen Ashton Howard Swepe Eugene Hannah and arrangements at Williamsburg Owensville Felicity Bethel Amelia.
A Moscow High School minstrel program directed by Mr and Mrs Robert Ketcham will be staged Thursday at 8 00 p m in the school building. The show features 16 acts with eight end men and a 30 voice girls chorus plus a mix of American music old Stephen Foster medleys light opera selections piano solos and duets band numbers and more.
James H. McElhaney campaigned this week in Clermont County for the GOP nomination to Congress in Ohio’s Sixth District. A former teacher coach and farm owner he recently returned from Military Government service in Japan and has prior service in Nat in the State Legislature.
Clermont County Council for Parents and Teachers will meet April 7 at 1 30 p m in the Batavia school building. Mrs Russell Bickel will speak on Child Welfare Legislation and an officers election will be held. The Holy Name Society open meeting follows with invites to parish members and associated women.
Mayor and Mrs. A O Munden of Batavia departed Wednesday for an undisclosed trip. The article notes the couple will be away for an extended period, with no details on destination or return date.
Mrs. Ruth Liggett of Bethel plans to appeal a jail sentence of one to 11 years handed down by Judge Harry Britton after a jury found her guilty of beating her 6 year old stepson Lawrence. She was released on a $1000 bond pending Court of Appeals review expected soon. her husband Carl faces similar charges.
The Mt. Carmel Council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics placed fifth among 250 Ohio councils in a 1947 membership drive announced by Fred Mourey state secretary. The council grew 214 percent and will receive the Traveling Gavel trophy. Chester and South Webster tied for second with 100 percent gains. Felicity was third with 63.8 percent. Mourey called the 197 member campaign among the 94 year old fraternity one of its most successful.
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