Petit Jury Summoned in Clermont County Hearings Next Week
Clermont county officials announce a April 26 petit jury session to hear criminal cases from Grand Jury indictments. First up is Irwin Rhoades of Milford for concealing stolen auto accessories. Additional cases include wrongful death, driving with improper license, cutting with intent, salary recovery, mandamus for supplies, and a county commissioners’ bill case. A bench trial is expected for Auxier and Blank Book cases with Judge Hugh Gilmore presiding. Numerous jurors from Loveland to Batavia are listed as panel members.
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Clermont County Petit
Irwin Rhoades
Milford
Edward Osborne
Harley Delano
Lew F. White
Bertha King
George L. Pownall
Maurice, Henderson
Harold Altman
Latte
Frank Turner
Marguerite Auxier
Sam Ausman
Manly Hill
J. M. Hutchinson
Dayton
Burton G. Hodges
Hugh Gilmore
Eton
Prebble County
Auxier and
Blank Books Company
Charles G. White
Auxier
Inperirer
G. E. Millitzer
Loveland
Evelyn ‘Callaway
New Richmond
Lucy Insley
Chile
Nellie Fitch
Pleasant’ Plain
Ray Maddux
Amelia
Florence Collier
Bethel
Josephine Vogel
Fannie Rauscher
Blanch Hannah
Felicity
Charles Blackburn
Frank' Weiderhold
Miamiville
Charles
Card Party by the Rebekahs at Mt. Carmel
A card party will be given on Friday evening April 26 by the Rebekahs at the 10 OF Hall Mt. Carmel. Everyone invited. Donation 25c.
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Rebekahs
Hall, Mt. Carmel
Batavia Woman's Club to Meet April 25
The Batavia Woman's Club will meet April 25 with Mrs. Harry Kahle hosting. Program includes News Review presented by Mrs. Ashburn, Book Review by Mrs. H. C. Nichols.
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Batavia Woman’s Club
Harry Kahle
Ashburn
H. C. Nichols
Farm Club Meets For Spring News And Garden Hints
East Hill Farm Woman's club gathers at Edna Thornton's home with readings by Stella Moore Gladys Ashton Edna Ballard Ethel Bernstein and new member Mrs Mossbecker. Edna Ballard wins contest. Luncheon follows. Next meeting set at Stella Moore's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hill Farm Woman’s Club
Edna Thornton
America
Batavia PTA Plans April Meeting with Style Show
The Batavia PTA meets at the schoolhouse Thursday at 8 15 pm. Home Economic students present a garment fashion show and Bond Tailoring Go. provides male models. Industrial Arts class displays yearly progress under Edmond Parrott. Parent viewing of classrooms invited and Mrs Gerald Iles to oversee business session with annual officer election.
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Batavia Pta
Bond Tailoring Go. of
Cincinnati
Edmond Parrott
Thes
Gerald Iles
Association
Highest Ranking Clermont Students Named From Selection Tests
Thirty five pupils earned top marks in Clermont county high school selection tests held Friday at Batavia. The top two in sixteen subjects plus three tied in Latin II form the county Scholarship team bound for the District State meet at Miami University May 4 to face teams from Adams Highland Brown Hamilton Butler and Warren counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Batavia
County Superintendent of Schools
Miami University
Adams
Highland
Brown
Hamilton
Butler
Warren
Anna Frances Shepherd
George Critz
Milford
Hugh Nichols
Carl Rosselot
Owensville
Jack Ireton
Bethel
Flood fears ease as Ohio River crest nears
With the Ohio River crest unlikely to exceed 59 feet, fears of a major flood abate as the rise slows. Several riverfront families in New Richmond Neville Chile and Higginsport evacuate temporarily while roads and bridges face inundation. Route closures reroute traffic and water surrounds the Higginsport area including the old hotel and White Oak bridge.
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Ohio
New Richmond
Neville
Chile
Higginsport
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Batavia
Funkey
Old Moyer
White Oak Bridge
Tve
Rt. 62
Silver Moon Class Fish Dinner Planned
The Summerside Methodist Church, the Silver Moon Class, will host a fish dinner Friday evening from 5 to 8. The event, served at the church, costs 85 cents and is open to everyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Moon
Summerside Methodist
Maxine
Womens Relief Corps to Present Flag at Grant Memorial Church
Cincinnati group U S Grant Women’s Relief Corps will present a flag at the Grant Memorial Church in Point Pleasant at 2 pm Sunday April 28. Mrs Ethel Chambers will lead the presentation with Rev L Wamsley accepting. attendees include Grand Army Women’s Relief Corps Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary. Grandson Ulysses Grant II invited to attend. Frederick Pfiester will give an address. Don Ebright reports state tax stamp revenue up to 12 177 322 24 for year to April 6, up 19 4 percent from last year.
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U. S. Grant Women’s Relief Co of
Cincinnati
Memorial Church
Point Pleasant
Ethel Chambers
Beir
Relief Corps
L. Wamsley
Grand Army
Women’s Relief Corps
Sons of Ion Veterans
Ca ‘U
Grant II
Grant
Frederick Pfiester
Ohio G. A .R
Francis Fisher
Cincine
Don Ebright
Milford High announces final events and senior class
Milford school released the senior calendar led by 31 graduates. Senior play on April 24, Baccalaureate May 26, commencement May 28, alumni reunion May 25. Senior girls include Anstaett Applegate Craver Crist Holmes Kincaid Lair Landaman Leaf Moore Ogle Romohr Taylor Widmeyer. Boys listed include Bradley Coler Combs Cop her Cramer Critz Cutler Davis Dumford Gregg Johnson Jordan Lair Leaf Merrill Runyan Cochum. Also, Ohio motor vehicle officials say over 8 million dollars in license tag revenues will be distributed across 88 counties on April 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford School
M. H. Burkholder
E. H. Carritt
Audi
Anna Anstaett
Martha Applegate
Ellen Craver
Jenny Crist
Alberta Holmes
Pauline Kincaid
Florence Lair
Imogene Landaman
Mary Leaf
Alberta Moore
Doris Ogle
Elizabeth Romohr
Nancy Taylor
Eleanor Widmeyer
Kenneth Bradley
Frank Coler
Gilbert Combs
la Rue Copher
Si Cramer
John Critz
Robert Cutler
Richard Davis
Ray Dumford
Harrison Gregg
Robert
Bethel High Senior Invited to Miami University Luncheon
Ely Hill a Bethel High School senior and son of Mr and Mrs Ebon Hill received an invitation to a luncheon at Miami University on May 4 honoring high ranking seniors from the recent Senior Scholarship Test held at Batavia on March 30. State Conservation Commission sets safety zones prohibiting fishing in portions of streams from April 15 1940 to February 28 1941 marked by red and black posters along banks.
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Ely Hill
Bethel High School
Ebon Hill
Miami University
Batavia
State Conservation Commission
Local Driver Licenses Granted In Batavia District
A batch of applicants appeared for driver licenses last Saturday in Batavia with numerous entries from Batavia New Richmond Amelia Williamsburg Milford Coraddale Bethel Amelis and Owensville. Twenty one individuals passed the license tests and received approvals.
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Batavia
Chas. Too
Alice R. Jackson
New Richmond
Raymond Savage
Amelia
Charles Lee Meeker
Oraddale
Cary P. Hutchinson
Williamsburg
Orville Ruble
Stanley Hancock
Lloyd Connor
Clark H. Connor
Thomas L. Jones
Milford
Carl Brown
Lyndal Hughes
James W. Heywood
Coraddale
Robert C. Minney
Frank K. Young
Harold A. Schnider
Bethel
Robert Taylor
Amelis
Stanley Hawkins
John Osborn, Jr
Zuermehly
Eugene Wimer
Donald.m. Chandler
Louis Heywood
Earl Hawkins Perry
Owensville
125 Years Old at Clermont Social Lodge Celebration
The Clermont Social Lodge No. 29 F. and A. M. of Williamsburg marks its 125th anniversary on June 1 1940 with a complete history of the lodge and members to be presented. The first lodge order dated June 1 1815 was instituted in Clermont County and its early residents have since passed away.
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Clermont Social Lodge
Williamsburg
Clermont County
Ingles couple to mark 25th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Gus Ingles celebrate 25 years of marriage with a Sunday reception at their home April 28 from 2 to 6 pm. They invite friends to share in the milestone.
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Gus Ingles
Cincinnati firm bids lowest on Batavia underpass project
Contractors Finance Corporation of Cincinnati submitted the lowest bid of 133,931.77 for the N. and W. Route 74 Batavia underpass, beating the engineer's estimate of 141,517.82. This third advertisement attracted four bids, with check pending before award.
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Cincinnati
Western Corporation
Batavia Village
John Hayden
Felicity
Contractors Finance Corporation
Keith
Batavia
Hayden
Clermont County
Bethel Plane Street
Milford Main Street
New Richmond Front Street
Batavia Main Street
Gillett Reviews WPA Achievements in Ohio
L A Gillett manager of Southwestern Ohio District WPA reviews four and a half years of WPA operations in Ohio. He reports 763 buildings, 20000 miles of roads improved and 1139 parks and athletic fields worked on. He notes every community has workers moved from relief to public projects.
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L. A. Gillett
Ohio
Work Projects Administration
United States
Welfare group holds Clermont meeting to form district program committee
Clermont county welfare workers met in Probate court room to elect a six member program committee for the Ohio District Welfare Conference in Wilmington in June. Nominees Emma Wilke, Sam Ausman, Dr. J A Carter, Rev Vern on Martin, Judge Orville Halbisch, and Robert Bradley were unanimously chosen. The group adjourned to reconvene May 7 at 1 30 in the juvenile court room to refine the program.
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Clermont
Clermont County
Ohio
Wilmington
Frances Reese
Clermont County Child Welfare Board
Emma Wilke
Sam Ausman
J. A. Carter
Vernon Martin
Orville Halbisch
Robert Bradley
Safety car stop demonstration at Owensville school
At Owensville High School a graphic car stopping demo will be held on Jackson Pike in front of the school at 1 pm Monday April 29. Harry M. Pontious of Farm Bureau Insurance will use a specially equipped car to show stopping distances with yellow bullets and three guns signaling warning, brake, and stop. An 80 minute auditorium lecture precedes the street test with students staff and officers driving and measuring results.
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Owensville High School
Jackson Pike
Owensville School
J. W. Evans
Harry M. Pontious
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Pontious
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Petit Jury
Gilmore
Woman’s Club
Miami
Bruce Batavia
Downeta Milford
Raymond Keller
Russell Beach
John. White
Moscow
Margaret Culley
Catherine Meranda
Dorothy Roudebush
Goshen
Paul Ninichuck
Carl Lampe
Muriel Erion
Harold Knauper
Bill Rice
Sidney Robinson
Eveleyn Rockwell
Dale South
Thomas Richards
James Scarborough
Robert Morehead
Mary Louise Steelman
Ruth Andres
Charlotte Chandonia
Mary Alice Roper
Dorothy Leistner
Elva Conley
Ruth King
Ohio River
Rt. 52
Womens’ Relief Corps
Supt. Burkholder
Dylon W. Wallace
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Eee
Wallace
New Rich’d
New’sville
Winsburg
County
Gillett
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