Five Clermont seniors top state Senior Scholarship test
Five Clermont county high school seniors achieved the highest scores on the Senior Scholarship Test held April 2 in Batavia. The top scorer was Harry Walter Lampe of Owensville with 301 points, followed by Warren Albert Rocquet of Owensville and Robert Allen Gibson of Amelia tied at 260, Lucille Meranda of Moscow with 232, and Paul William Munford of Milford tied at 232. The high scorers will receive college scholarships some covering up to four years. Sixteen county seniors took the test.
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Clermont County
Batavia
State Department of Education
Frank Hoggatt
Harry Walter Lampe
Owensville
Warren Albert Roquet
Robert Allen Gibson
Amelia
Lucille Meranda
Moscow
Paul William Munford
Milford
Clermont County Baseball League Forms for 1938 Play
At a Batavia courthouse meeting the Clermont County Baseball League announced 1938 members Owensville Francis Garage Chile Hi-Ports Goshen Civic Builders Hamersyville Locust Ridge Fayetteville Perry A. C. Mt. Crab and Moscow. Play runs May 1 to July 31 with a three game elimination series to crown county champion. Events include fungo hitting and base running drills. President Hugh C Nichols presided. next meeting April 29 at 8 PM in Batavia Court House.
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Clermont County Baseball League
Batavia
Owensville
Francis Garage
Chile
Hi-Ports
Goshen Civic Builders
Hamersyville-Locust Ridge
Fayetteville
Perry A. C
Mt. Crab
Moscow
Lowe & Campbell
Hugh C. Nichols
Court House
Bicksler to Speak at Beechwood Meet
Dr. Harry Bicksler of Oak Hill will address the Clermont county Ministerial Association meeting Thursday April 21 at Beechwood Lodge 3 12 miles east of Batavia on the East Fork of the Little Miami. Officers listed include Pres Theron Zimmerman Pt Isabel Rev Stewart Williamsburg Vice President Rev Markle Williamsburg and Secretary-Treasurer.
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Harry Bicksler
Oak Hill
Clermont County Ministerial Association
Beechwood Lodge
Batavia
East Fork
Little Miami
Ministerial Association
Theron Zimmerman
Isabel
Stewart
Williamsburg
Markle
Surveying Begins Today on Batavia Main Street Right of Way
The city will survey a $100000 right of way on Batavia Main Street starting today. Mayor J M Wise announced the project, with Frank Galbreath directing the survey as Resident State Highway Engineer. The job is expected to take about one week to complete.
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Batavia
J. M. Wiseman
Frank Galbreath
Felicity Youth Suffers Injury in Pitchfork Accident
Edwin Lanham age 14 of Felicity was injured when George Longworth 19 accidentally drove a tine of a pitchfork into his right hand late Saturday night. A physician treated the wound with tetanus serum.
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Edwin Lanham
Frank Lanham
Felicity
George Longworth, Jr
Young Lanham
Lei Day in Hawaii Honors Traditional Wreaths
Lei Day in Hawaii honors the traditional wreaths that require approximately 50 blossoms. The celebration highlights local arts and crafts and cultural heritage.
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Hawaii
Felicity Easter Pageant Draws Large Local Attendance
About 200 people attended an Easter pageant at Felicity Christian Church directed by Mrs. Nellie Lanham with 15 participants. Music by Mrs. Irene Shaw and a sermon by Rev. E. R. Errett complemented the event.
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Felicity Christian Church
Nellie Lanham
Irene Shaw
E. R. Errett
Felicity Methodist Episcopal Church
Ernest Wall
The New Deal Critique of Farming Policy
A critical editorial argues the New Deal controls planting and crop limits, promising cash payments while reducing farmer risk. It questions currency value, scarcity, and national need, urging citizens to oppose government cash subsidies and sustain production through private effort.
Batavia Softball League to Kick Off April 26
On April 26 the Batavia Civic Softball League begins with F. C. E facing Independents. Batavia starts its first organized softball effort as four teams enter the league with potential for two more. Games will be played on the new diamond behind the school at 5 30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays as a twilight sport draws local interest.
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Batavia Civic Softball League
Batavia
Eagles
Ohio National Guard
Beech Forest D A R Holds April Meeting
Beech Forest Chapter D A R met at Mrs. Chas Fisher Bethel on Tuesday April 12 with Mrs Nellie H Lytle as regent presiding. Officers for the year elected include Mesdames Ralph Fuhr regent Harold Nichols vice E S Rush secretary H C Rowan treasurer W T Elrod chaplain James Musgrove historian Miss Achie Hulick registrar. May meeting set for Mrs Ralph Fuhr Williamsburg.
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Beech Forest
Chas. Fisher
Bethel
Nellie H. Lytle
Ralph Fuhr
Harold Nichols
E. S. Rush
H. C. Rowan
Treas
W. T. Elrod
James Musgrove
Achie Hulick
Williamsburg
Bahay to Speak on WSAI April 22 1938
Miss Rhoda Pearl Bahay a Batavia high school and Athens College alumna and long time Cincinnati teacher has been chosen from 65 competitors to address listeners on WSAI April 22 1938 from 1 80 to 1 45 P M Her topic will be Commercial Checks and she declined an offer to join an Eastern College This broadcasts promise valuable discourse by a noted educator.
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Rhoda Pearl Bahay
Batavia High School
Athens College
Cincinnati
WSAI
Miss Bahay
Eastern College
Masonic Dedication At Higgins Port Amid Large Crowd
A large crowd gathered Saturday night in Higgins port to dedicate the new Masonic temple replacing the one lost in last year’s flood. Grand Master Blakemore of Cincinnati presided with Clyde Cox of Lovely land district deputy assisting. Rev. E. L. Smith of Batavia served as acting chaplain. Loyal Workers Sunday school class provided dinner. Mr. Oren of Washington D. C. displayed pictures of the George Washington Memorial.
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Higginsport
Blakemore
Cincinnati
Clyde Cox
Loveland
E. L. Smith
Batavia
Loyal Workers
Oren
Washington D. C
George Washington Memorial
Clermont County Teachers Plan Spring Meeting at Felicity HS
The Clermont County Teachers Association holds its Spring Meeting at Felicity High School on April 28 at 9 30 am. Dr W E Smith head of History at Miami University will speak on Modern Society's Challenge to the Teacher.
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Clermont County Teachers’ Association
Felicity High School
W. E. Smith
Miami University
Field and Track Meet for Grades 5 8 set at Amelia grounds
The annual Field and Track Meet for grades 5 8 will be held at the Amelia school ground on Saturday May 14 at 9 am. Events will welcome boys and girls and include entrants from Milford Owensville Batavia New Richmond Amelia Mt Carmel Pierce Consolidated Glen Este Pt Isabel and Felicity with Bethel Moscow Mulberry and Felicity City expressing interest. County schools are invited to participate and event rules and entries may be obtained from Stanley Anstaett Batavia or Amelia Ohio.
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Amelia
Milford
Owensville
Batavia
New Richmond
Mt. Carmel
Pierce Consolidated
Glen Este
Pt. Isabel
Felicity
Bethel Moscow
Mulberry
Stanley Anstaett
Ohio
Owensville Leader Mourns Dumford Death
Marshall M. Dumford 72 prominent Owensville citizen died suddenly at 3 pm Wednesday. He leaves wife Clara and foster son Clare Williams. Director of Farmers & Merchants Bank and longtime secretary of Owensville Building & Loan. Services Saturday at 10 am Moore Funeral Home Batavia. Burial in Owensville.
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Marshall M. Dumford
Owensville
Clara Dumford
Clare Williams
Farmer’s & Merchant’s Bank
Owensville Building & Loan Company
Moore Funeral Home
Bataviai
Teen Driver Licenses Issued At Iles Garage
State Patrolmen Willis and Mundrick of Wilmington examined applicants on Saturday at the Iles garage. The list includes Verna Blick Batavia 16 Eileen Baudendistel Bethel 14 Burton Smith New Richmond 17 Leo Schneider New Richmond 16 Ralph Easley Milford 7 Wm Seitz Milford 17 Jean Scott Milford 16 Chas Clark Williamsburg 15 Donald Snider Batavia 16.
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Willis and Mundrick
Wilmington
Iles
Verna Jean Blick
Batavia
Eileen Mae Baudendistel
Bethel
Burton Allen Smith
New Richmond
Ey Leo Schneider
New Rich
Ralph Saunders Easley
Milford
Wm. J. Seitz
Jean Elizabeth Scott
Chas. Edward Clark
Williamsburg
Donald Leroy Snider
Batavia No. 2
Odd Fellows District 751 Meeting at Flag Springs Lodge
District 751 Odd Fellows will meet at Flag Springs Lodge in New Town on Monday evening April 25. All members urged to attend as a good time is expected. Norwood Rebekah team will visit Amena Lodge the same night to initiate five candidates.
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O.F
Flag Springs Lodge
Newtown
Norwood Rebekah
Amena
Fisher cited for fishing without license in Route 50 case
Frank W. Stagg arrested Peter Wendell age 19 of Route 50 for fishing without a license. Wendell pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and costs by Justice J. M. Wiseman. He was given time to pay and released.
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Frank W. Stagg
Peter Wendell
Route 50
J. M. Wiseman
Clermont Tax Collects Delinquent Real Estate Funds
Total collections show Clermont collected 46 144 dollars on delinquent real estate during the payment period with 31 151 pledged and 7 490 in partial payments totaling 84 785 dollars already accounted for.
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Clermont
Clermont County allocates relief funds to townships
The Clermont County Commissioners in regular session approved relief allocations from the county treasury to 14 township clerks for February expenditures. Townships Batavia Monroe Wayne and Williamsburg did not file bills and received no share. Recipients include Franklin 59.82 Goshen 65.60 Jackson 30.40 Miami 368.87 Ohio 55.74 Pierce 86.66 Stonelick 77.21 Tate 58.75 Washington 63.50 Union 278.66.
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Clermont County Commissioners
Clermont County
Andrew D. Gruber
Batavia
Monroe
Wayne
Williamsburg
Franklin
Goshen
Jackson
Miami
Ohio
Pierce
Stone‘lick
Tate
Washington
Union
Mrs. Ella Vaughn Funeral Set for Salamanca Service
The 85 year old Mrs. Ella Vaughn who died Sunday night will have a Batavia service before a 2 PM Wednesday funeral in Salamanca at the Methodist church. She came to Batavia last year with her brother Rev. George Johnson. interment follows in Elliottville, NY beside her husband.
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Batavia
Ella Vaughn
Salamanca
New York
Methodist Church
Vaughn
George Johnson
Elliottville
NN. Y
Mrs J F Moore Dies at Mocksville
Funeral services were held for Mrs. J. F. Moore 64 at Mocksville Methodist Church. She died Sunday in Salisbury after two weeks illness. Survived by husband J W Moore of Salisbury and five children including P K Moore of Batavia and J W Moore of Chicago. Burial in Mocksville Cemetery.
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J. F. Moore
P. K. Moore
Batavia
Mocksville Methodist Church
Mocksville
N. C
J. W. Moore
Chicago
Mocksville Cemetery
Milford Wins in Clermont County Volleyball Tourney
Milford High School captured the Clermont County Championship at Batavia High School on April 9 scoring a large victory. Batavia High School boys finished as runners up with Amelia High School taking the consolation trophy.
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Milford
Clermont County
Batavia High School
Milford High School
Clemont
Batavia High School Ooys
Amelia High School
Margaret Houser Dies in Felicity at 82
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Houser, 82, who died at her Felicity home late Friday night, were held Monday at 2 pm. Burial followed in Sewanie cemetery. Survivors include two sons John Houser and Roy Houser, two brothers James and George Jennings, two sisters Mrs. Charles Shinkle and Mrs. Elizabeth Ware, two grandsons, five granddaughters, and one great granddaughter.
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Margaret Houser
Felicity
Sewanie
John Houser
Clermont County
Batavia
Roy Houser
Moscow
James
George Jennings
Higginsport
Charles Shinkle
Elizabeth Ware
District Conference Set for Greenfield Ohio
The Methodist district conference will convene in Greenfield Ohio starting Friday at 10 A M. Dr Charles L Hubbard of Cleveland will speak in the afternoon and Dr Frederick B Fisher of Detroit will address the group at 4 P M and again at 8 P M.
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District Conference of the
Methodist Church
Greenfield
Clermont County
Methodist
Charles L. Hubbard
Cleveland
Frederick B. Fisher
Detroit
Batavia High School Granted North Central Association Membership
Batavia High School has been admitted to membership in the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, announced by Frank Hoggatt, Superintendent. Under Superintendent Paul K. Moore the administration earns praise for this achievement, joining Milford as Clermont County’s second such school.
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Batavia High School
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Frank Hoggatt
Paul K. Moore
Clermont County
Milford
Emma Walker Erion rites set in Batavia church
Funeral services for Emma Walker Erion 80 widow of Milford Waterworks’ first superintendent are planned for Wednesday afternoon at United Brethren Church Batavia. She died Sunday in Milford at her daughter Dora Hermann’s home. She was a longtime Batavia United Brethren member and Milford Eastern Star leader with ties to Rebekahs Caldron and Oola Khan Auxiliary. She leaves three sons Wright Columbus Christopher Covington Albert. two daughters Gertrude Liming and Mary Williams. Services held Monday for Milford Chapter C E S at John Craver Funeral Home.
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Emma Walker Erion
Milford Waterworks
United Brethren Church
Batavia
Dora Hermann
Main Street
Milford
Elion
Order of Eastern Star
Newtown Lodge
Gertrude Liming
Newtown
Mary Williams
Cincinnati
John Craver
Reds Open Season at Crosley Field Against Cubs
The Reds host the Cubs at Crosley Field for opening series Tuesday through Thursday before a three games on the road with the Pirates. They return Monday for a three game set with the St Louis Gashouse Gang highlighted by the first ladies day on the final St Louis game. Crosley Field sees major renovations including rest rooms, an umpires room, remodeled boxes, and home plate moved outward twenty feet with Matty Schwab keeping the field in top condition.
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Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Crosley Field
Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Gashouse Gang
St. Louis
Matty Schwab
Brotherhood Meeting Set at Mulberry Church Thursday
The Clermont County Brotherhood of the Methodist Church will meet Thursday night April 28 at 8 PM in the Mulberry M E Church. Secretary F W Schobert announced today.
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Clermont County
Scioto County GOP Endorses E. Smith for Congress
The Scioto County Republican Central and Executive Committees unanimously endorsed Emory Smith of Portsmouth for nomination as Sixth Ohio District Representative to Congress. Smith, a former Scioto County Prosecuting Attorney, holds multiple local offices and memberships including Masonic bodies, Grotto, Eagles, and regional wildlife groups.
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Masonic Temple
Portsmouth
Scioto County
Republican Central
Emory Smith
Ohio
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Brotherhood
GOP
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