Texas City disaster hits Clermont County families
The Texas City explosion touched Clermont County as Gloria Jean and Gene Parrish, grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ludlow, were visiting relatives in the area. Their aunt Charlotte Parrish aided by airfield efforts in Galveston and drove to Texas City to rescue the children. A niece’s letter describes the dramatic escape and eyewitness accounts from KGBC La Marque.
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Gloria Jean
Gene “Bubba” Parrish
Carl Ludlow
Mt. Carmel
Texas City
Charlotte Parrish
Lynch- Parrish
Galveston
Parrish
Clermont County
la Marque
Newtonsville Clerk Arthur Meinken Hospitalized After Surgery
Arthur Meinken of Newtonsville, a clerk in the office of County Engineer Carl Rush, is in Onrist Hospital Cincinnati recovering from an operation performed Monday. Reported Wednesday as progressing satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Meinken
Newtonsville
Carl Rush
Onrist Hospital
Cincinnati
Gospel Song Service at Mt Moriah Church
The Mt Moriah Methodist Church in Tabasco hosts the Evangel Quartet of Asbury College Wilmore Ky for an old fashioned gospel song service Friday evening April 25 at 6 pm. The quartet will also have several singers from Seezerepsgateeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Moriah Methodist Church
Tabasco
Evangel Quartet
Asbury College
Wilmore
Anniversary of Grant Birth Observed in Ohio
The 125th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birth will be observed at Grant Memorial Church and Point Pleasant birthplace in Clermont County, Ohio, at 2 p m on Sunday April 27. U S Grant Camp No 100 will host with Boy Scouts of America cooperation. General Ulysses S Grant III will speak along with Ohio Supreme Court Justice James Garfield Stewart and Judge Cecil J Randall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses S. Grant
United States
Grant Memorial Church
Grant
Point Pleasant
Clermont County
Ohio
U. S. Grant
Cincinnati
Ulysses S. Grant III
James Garfield Stewart
Supreme Court of Ohio
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Boy Scouts of
Erickson Wins Jury Case in Clermont County Suit
Clarence Erickson won a $350 judgment against John O. Dudley in a Clermont County Common Pleas Court jury trial. The suit stemmed from a October 1946 accident on Route 14 when Dudley’s Ford sedan struck a parked Erickson car and trailer driven by Russell Brown near Robert Dorsey’s home.
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Clermont County Common Pleas Court
Clarence Erickson
John O. Dudley
Dudley
Erickson
Russell Brown
Route 14
Robert Dorsey
Summerside Play Opens Friday Evening
Summerside Methodist Church presents Home Was Never Like This by the Silver Moon Class at Mt Carmel Glen Este school at 8 p m on April 25 and 26. Director George Nash leads a large cast including George Drysdale Jeffrey Tolar Freda Bickel Nancy Tolar Ava Semones Harriet Tolar and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerside
Silver Moon
Summerside Methodist Church
Mt. Carmel-Glen Este
George Nash
George Drysdale
Jeffrey Tolar
Freda Bickel
Nancy Tolar
Ava Semones
Harriet Tolar
Raymond Keller
Victor Tolar
Calvin Aicholtz
Ralph Milburn
Dorothy
Parade Assembly For Grant Celebration On April 27
Groups will assemble for a parade at 1 30 p m Sunday afternoon April 27 to mark the Grant celebration. Awards will be given to groups for parade conduct.
From Fruit to Beefsteak in Clermont County Farms
George Ankermiller profiles Star Fruit Farm Locust Corner and Misty Vale Farm New Richmond. Lipps sprayers cover seventy acres of apples and crops while managing livestock and ponies. Misty Vale under Dr Parke G Smith employs eight man crew on 235 acres with contour farming and a four year crop rotation.
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Star Fruit
Locust Corner
Misty Vale
New Richmond
Fred H. Lipps
Earl B
Mrs. Lipps
Lulu
Lipps
Herbert West
Pond ‘Run Road
Parke G.smith
Cincinnati
West
Randle Whitford
Mr. West
Newtown Fire Chief Celebrates 24th Year in Office
Chief Chris Binder marks his 24th year as Newtown fire chief with a birthday party in the Fire Department quarters at City Hall. Attending were Assistant Chief J C Hill and officials including J K Baldon Sam Conover Graham Ludlow Warl Pence A B Ratliff Abe Zink George Perry Clifford Malkus Maurice Laub and Mayor George Rabe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Binder
Newtown
Fire Department
Town Hall
Chief Binder
J. C. Hill
J. K. Baldon
Sam Conover
Graham Ludlow
Warl Pence
A. B. Ratliff
Abe Zink
George Perry
Clifford Malkus
Maurice Laub
George Rabe
New Richmond School Again Approved by North Central
New Richmond High remains on the North Central Association approved list as of the Chicago meeting March 24 28 1947. The town with 2000 people boasts a district with fully certified teachers and a veteran staff shaping graduates for vocational paths.
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New Richmond
North Central
Association
Chicago
Thompson
United States
Roy C. Thompson
VFW Plans Public Installation in Batavia Armory
A public installation of VFW posts and auxiliaries in Clermont County is set for 2 pm Sunday April 27 at Batavia Armory. Posts include Batavia Williamsburg Felicity Amelia and New Richmond with installing officers led by William J. O'Brien and auxiliary head Nancy Smith. Speakers include Virgil Prather and Frank W Sheridan Jr with entertainment and refreshments. The Victory Class Batavia Methodist Sunday School meets Thursday at 8 pm hosted by Mrs Vernon Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clermont County
Batavia
Williamsburg
Felicity
Amelia
New Richmond
William J. O’brien
Nancy Smith
Virgil Prather
Pollock Steel Corporation
Cincinnati
Frank W. Sheridan, Jr
The
Veterans Administration
Batavia Elementary Hosts One World Musical Program
Batavia Elementary Schools present a musical program at 8 pm on Friday April 25 in the school auditorium. The theme is One World featuring groups from French Chinese Mexican Russian Czechoslovakia English Dutch and American. Miss Mary Ruley accompanies. Mrs James Gregg and mothers handle costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Czechoslovakia
Mary Ruley
James Gregg
Revival to Be Held at Stonelick Baptist Church
The Rev. Raymond Smith of Knoxville Evangelist Tabernacle will conduct a revival at Stonelick Baptist Church from April 8 to May 11. Singing will be directed by Lucian Thompson. Rev. W. Jessee serves as pastor of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Smith
Knoxville Evangelist Tabernacle
Stonelick ‘Baptist Church
Lucian Thompson
W. Jessee
Party Honors Supt Parrott at Batavia School
On April 16 Edmund D. Parrott was surprised with a faculty party after resigning as head of Batavia School. The gathering included a buffet organized by Home Economics staff Miss Dill and Miss Edith Bauer, and a gift of an artist's set was presented as Parrott, a painter, plans to spend more time in that field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund D. Parrott
Batavia
Parrott
Dill
Edith Bauer
Mt Zion song service set for Sunday in church
The April meeting of the All-Out Song Service for Washington Franklin and Monroe townships will be at Mt Zion Christian Church this Sunday at 7 45 p m. Congregational singing and several requested numbers lead the program with solos and duets by local performers.
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Washington
Franklin
Monroe
Mt. Zion
Emma Nott
the Laurel Methodist Church
Herman Weddle
Esther
Walter Webber
Nellie S. Lanham
Lillian Stairs
Ruth
Joyce Weber
Pre-School Roundups Scheduled Across Districts
Next week a series of pre school roundups will be held to gather vaccines and screenings for fall enrollment. The Amelia School auditorium hosts a 9 am event on April 29 for all district children, with Mt. Carmel-Glen Este hosting April 30 from 9 to 11 am and Wilhi amsville-Tabasco inviting attendees at 9 am on May 1. Organizers include the Local Parent Teachers Associations and the County Health Department. Examiners will be Dr. W H Gaskins and health nurses Mrs J DeFelice and Mrs Ada Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia School
Mt. Carmel-Glen Este
Wilhiamsville-Tabasco
County Commissioners Authorized to Buy Auto
A ruling by Attorney General Hugh Jenkins allows County Commissioners, with Common Pleas Judge approval, to purchase an automobile for their use and for the county relief director's use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Jenkins
Common Pleas
Two Robbery Suspects Captured After Ohio Manhunt
Denver Hook aged 26 of Hillsboro and Glenn Tumbleson aged 34 of Chile were captured after a two hour chase from the Dan Claypool residence. Officers recovered about 200 dollars worth of merchandise believed stolen from the Hillsboro Farm Bureau and drove the suspects to Hillsboro for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
F. F. Gustin
Highland County
Hillsboro
F. M. Wagner
Clyde Dericks
Marvin Bissantz
Frank Hutchinson
Felicity
Dan Claypool
Bissantz
Ed Colonel
Batavia
O. N. Riley
Denver Hook
Glenn Tumbleson
Farm Bureau
Batavia Forms New Cub Scout Pack
A Cub Scout Pack is formed in Batavia with eighteen boys aged 9 to 11 at the first meeting. Attendees include L Hageman and Wally Maw who presented pictures on Cubbing in the Home and Den. Scoutmaster W J Haney, assistants William Earhart and Joe Laffleur, and secretary R Woods lead a line of officers and cub mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
L. Hageman
Wally Maw
Jis W. J. Haney
William Earhart
Joe Laffleur
R. Woods
Marvin Harrison
Rufus Zimmer
William J. Ritchie
R. F. Speidel
Charles Hurdle
Frank W Weaver Post meets at Kettler's Grill weekend outing planned
Snapshot of the Week notes the Frank W Weaver Post American Legion and Auxiliary meeting at Kettler's Grill on Rt 74 between Glen Este and Summerside with a boat ride on the Island Queen planned for Thursday. Harold Gerard of Owensville submitted a Bavarian Alps scene from 1945 and Charles Daily won April's first prize for a picnic scene with a $3 cash award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W.weaver
Amerian Legion
Kettler’s Grill
Rt. 74
Glen Este
Summerside
Bavarian Alps
Germany
Harold Gerard
Owensville
Charles Daily
the Courier
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Jerry
Texas
Jim
Duckwall
Elk Lick Road
L. C. Hopkins
Hopkins
Stephen Foster
Kentucky
Gospel Song Service
R.F.D
George Ankermiller
Mercury Lady
A West
Dr. Park G
E. H. Smith
Batavia Methodist Sunday School
Vernon Harrison
Supt. Parrott
MT. Zion Song Service
Hugh C. Nichols
California
Legion
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