Hundreds Attend Courier-Legion Easter Egg Hunt in Clermont
The Clermont Courier Easter Egg Hunt drew hundreds of children to the Legion grounds on Saturday. About 300 colored eggs were hidden with candy eggs for the youngest, and over 80 prizes were donated by Batavia merchants for the fifth annual event. Local businesses contributed prizes including Foster's Department Store and many others.
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Clermont Courier
Frank W. Weaver
Merchants of
Batavia
Foster's Department
Alrey Hardware
Anstaett Farm Service
Anstaett Gulf Service
Carter Ford Sales
Hendrixson Insurance
Kroger
Holman Buick, Company
Town Hall Theatre
Nash Pharmacy
Patton Sewing Center
Western Auto Store
Keen Coal and Supply
Ayer Gas
Determan’s, Inc
Main Delicatessen
Batavia Appliance
Smith Radio Center
Batavia Bureau
Times-Star
First National Bank
Quality Meats
Jim’s
Elk’s Cafe
City Loan
Amgy’s
Hartman Hardware
Clermont Tire and ‘Supply
Vic’s Auto-Re- Nu
Lutzsky’s Department
Moore Funeral Home
Parson’s Ben Franklin
Henning Trucking Company
Charlie Beauty Salon
Gillespie Radio and TV
Clermont Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Courier Day Celebrations at Coney Island Amusement Park
On Sunday May 15 Courier Day will be observed at Coney Island with reduced price tickets for locals and coupons in next week’s Courier. The park will feature new attractions including the Rotor Ride and a special fireworks display as part of the day’s program.
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Coney Island
Clermont
Coney Island Amusement Park
The
Courier
Batavian Receives Fulbright German Scholarship
Thomas S. Nichols of Batavia has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study at Westphalian State University in Munster Germany He is a senior at Miami University and the first Miami student chosen to study in Germany Dr William Marion Miller chairs the Miami Fulbright screening committee and notes Nichols is the seventeenth Miami student to receive the award.
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Thomas S. Nichols
Batavia
Westphalian State University
Munster
Germany
Miami University
Oxford
Miami
United States
William Marion Miller
Miami Fulbright Screening Committee
Nichols
Motorist In County Jail After Reckless Driving Spree
Robert Lee Carrington of Clough Pike is jailed in Clermont County after five traffic violation charges in three villages. He allegedly sped from three officers at up to 95 mph and was arrested at his home the next day. Charges include reckless driving and resisting arrest in Bethel Williamsburg and Batavia.
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Robert Lee Carrington
Clough Pike
Clermont County
Paul Keller
Bethel
Burton Hodges
Williamsburg
Carrington
Willard Kalchek
Batavia
Stonelick Church Plans Youth Rally
The Stonelick Baptist Church schedules a youth rally at 7 30 p m Sunday April 17 led by Pastor Rev Paul Gwinn. Goshen high school band will play religious numbers a film on youths problems will be shown and group singing is planned.
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Stonelick Baptist Church
Paul Gwinn
Goshen
Clermont County Commissioner Ernest H. Ruffner Dies at 55
Clermont County Commissioner Ernest H. Ruffner, 55, of Williamsburg died at home Monday. A Republican, he served on the board from 1947 to 1948 and 1952, and ran against Remley in 1948. He owned Ruffner Service Center with his son Ernest II. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon at Maham Funeral Home. Surviving are his widow Flora, parents, sister Margaret Chatterton, and brother Arthur of Cleveland.
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Clermont County
Ernest H. Ruffner
Wil
Liamsburg
Ernest Iit
Ruffner
Board of Commissioners
Homer Remley
Remley
First Presbyterian Church
American Legion
Rotary Club
Williamsburg Building and Loan Association
Common Pleas
Court of Common Pleas
Ralph H. Parker
Flora
Arthur Ruffner
Williamsburg
Mirs
Margaret Chattterton
Arthur
Cleveland
The
Maham Funeral Home
Child Wanders From Home Found Safe After Search
Thomas Metzger Jr., two and a half, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Metzger of Hagerman's Crossing on Static Route 74, was missing for over three hours and found at 7 pm unharmed by Hubert Myers and volunteers near Route 4. Deputy Hook notified Sheriff Dericks. search included deputies Lafleur and Hodges, boy scouts and local fire department.
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Williamsburg
Thomas Metzger Jr
Thomas Metzger
Hagerman’s Crossing
Thomas
Hubert Myers
Army Ordnance To Conduct Safety Program April 19
George Lipps and Arthur Rouse will lecture on safety attitudes and show a film titled The Perfect Crime to the Home School and Community Club at Owensville High School at 8 p.m. Tuesday April 19. The campaign aims to promote family safety nationwide under a directive from President Eisenhower. The piece notes Clermont County budget shifts favoring library funding, allocating 36 640 dollars to the county library district amid prior underfunding and unallocated tax balances.
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Owensville
George Lipps
Here
Cincinnati Army Ordnance District
Arthur Rouse
Cincinnati Ordnance
Hisenhower
Clermont County
Library
Four Seriously Hurt In Accident On State Route 74
Four Williamsburg women were seriously injured when their car ran off State Route 74 into a ditch, crossed the highway and struck a guard rail. The victims include driver Inez Gardner 45 and passengers Mrs. Stanley Mrs. Robert Minnie and Bonnie McKibben. State Patrolman Frank Gibbong and Police Chief Burt Hodges investigated the crash.
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Williamsburg
Inez Gardner
Stanley
Robert Minnie
Bonnie McKibben
Frank Gibbong
Burt Hodges
Gardner
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Auxier Chevrolet
R. H. Foster Grocery
Stonelick Church
Library Board
Was III
Ernest Ruffner
James Smith
Greenfield
Tom Marx
Bantam
Paul McNamee
Peebles
Bill Jackson
Summerside
Market Street
Chris Rosenhoffer
Hamilton County
Glenview School
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Rosenhoffer
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Pattle
Glen Este
State Board of Tax Appeals
Clermont County Library District
Army Ordnance
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