Grant in Clermont County on first postwar visit
Colonel Ulysses S. Grant 8rd, son of the late Major General Frederick D. Grant, visited Georgetown Bethel and Point Pleasant in Ohio on Sunday April 25 1926. He traveled with H V Speelman and a U S Grant Post Sons of Veterans committee and was greeted by local veterans and relatives at Bantam Bethel Georgetown New Richmond Batavia and Cincinnati venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 8. Grant
Frederick D. Grant
Georgetown
Bethel
Point Pleasant
Grant
H. V. Speelman
U.S. Treasury
U. S. Grant Post Sons of Veterans
Cincinnati
Michael J. Heintz
A. L. Behymer
Mr. Hughes
Bantam
Dr. Thompson
Simpson
General Grant
H. L. Nichols
Memorial Society
New Richmond
Burroughs
Batavia
Julius A. Penn
Messrs. Speelman
Behymer
Heintz
Hughes
Penn
Jennie Penn
Correction on J L Wageman’s status
In last week’s Courier we reported that J L Wageman formerly of Clermont now in Manhattan Kansas had died. We are pleased to say Mr Wageman is alive and enjoying good health for his age. He is remembered by many Clermont monters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Wageman
Manhattan
Kansas
Loveland Commencement and Baccalaureate Details
Loveland schedules its commencement for May 28 at the Opera House with Prof. J B McMillian of Miami University as speaker. The baccalaureate sermon will also be May 28 at the Opera House by Rev. Chas Marston of the Presbyterian church. Graduates include Meta Kroener, Chas J Shoemaker, Edwin Bowyer, William Benton, Gladys Bodley, Gertrude Cutter, Edwin Glass, Martha Jones, William Jackson, Thelma Pray, Joe Strauss.
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Loveland
Opera House
J. B. McMillian
Miami University
Chas. Marston
The
Presbyterian Church
Meta Kroener
Chas.j Shoemaker
Edwin Bowyer
William Benton
Gladys Bodley
Gertrude Cutter
Edwin Glass
Martha Jones
William Jackson
Thelma Pray
Joe Strauss
Rev Curtis Robinson Installed Pastor at Williamsburg Ohio
Arrangements are completed for the installation of Rev Curtis Robinson as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Williamsburg Ohio on May 7 at 7 30 p m. Moderator Herbert Helzlep will propound the constitutional questions and preach the sermon. Rev N R Walker, former pastor, will charge the congregation and Rev W F Lippert will charge the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Robinson
Presbyterian Church
Williamsburg
Ohio
Herbert Helzlep
N. R. Walker
Williamsburg Church
W. ©. F. Lippert
Batavia Woman's Club Meeting Notice
The Batavia Woman's Club will meet at the home of Mrs. J. W. Homan on Saturday at 2 30. The program titled Prominent Women of Today will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
J. W. Homan
Former Batavia Lady Helen Ranson Takes Paris Librarian Post
Miss Helen Ranson, formerly of Batavia and now a librarian at the University of Minneapolis, accepts a position with the American Library in Paris France. She sails for Paris on the Mauretania May 19. Born in Batavia and a graduate of local schools, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Ranson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ranson
University of Minneapolis
American Library
Paris
France
Mauretania
Miss Ranson
Batavia
Joseph Ranson
German Cannon to Be Placed in Clermont County
The captured German 77mm cannon awarded to Clermont county will be erected in the Court House yard in Batavia. Gov. Donahey or Adjutant General Henderson are to attend dedication ceremonies planned with a base ready and a grand stand donation of 250 dollars from Edmund G. Burke for Bethel Park. The grand stand will seat 300 and be ready for the baseball season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Clermont County
Columbus
Batavia
Court House Yard
Donahey
Henderson
Legion
Bethel
Edmund G. Burke
New York
Burke Park
Burke
Goshen Masonic Lodge Holds Saturday Night Inspection
The Goshen Masonic lodge hosted a Saturday night inspection with 90 attendees including visitors from nearby lodges. An Entered Apprentice candidate was conferred and the year’s average attendance of 23 was praised as excellent. Refreshments by the Eastern Star followed in the township hall as Edenton lodge plans next week’s inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Bass Season Closes and New Limits for Fishermen
Deputy Game Warden Frank Stagg announces bass season closes May 1 and reopens June 15. The Bass Fork yields fine sport as state replenishes streams. protection ensures fish. Large strings caught recently. Everyone over 18 using rod and reel must have a license. keep it handy. Western rabbits billed for Clermont county never arrived. fruit men protest reduces disappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stagg
Clermont County
Clermonter Honored by Merom College Trustee Appointment
Mr. A. Bagby was named a trustee of Merom College in Sullivan county Indiana, joining the institution’s leadership Tuesday, April 27. Separately a Smithsonian bulletin notes rust as oil store enemy and offers simple precautions including leaving oven doors slightly open after burners light to vent moisture and prevent condensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. @. Bagby
Merom College
Sullivan County
Indiana
Hoosier State
Bagby
Smithsonian Institute
Lime Stone Quarry to Ship Limestone for Fertilizer
J B Lucas of Hamersville has optioned bluff land near Aberdeen to quarry limestone and ship it by boat to Cincinnati for crushing into fertilizer. The operation will employ a large number of workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Lucas
Hamersville
Aberdeen
Cincinnati
Amelia Schools Baccalaureate and Commencement Events
Amelia students plan a May holiday of ceremony and music. Rev. Mr. Roberts will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Amelia M E church on May 2. May 6 features commencement at I O O F Hall with Judge Thomas H Darby of Cincinnati as class orator. The class play Eyes of Love debuts May 7 and The Path Across the Hills follows May 8 at the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ingalls
Mr. Roberts
Amelia M. E. Church
I. O. O. F. Hall
Thomas Oes Darby
Cincinnati
Amelia
F. H. Russell Eus
Mina Gat
Oread O
Calaway
Marguerite Reed
Ross
Thuillier
Axis
Aahighia
Edith A
Meier Moneerss
Jenine Elsa E. Minning
Frank W. Jones
Judge Thos
H. Darby
Ohio
N. B
Heidlebaugh
Pollitt
Peach Crop Fears Cloud Orchard Prospects
Early peach buds damaged by recent freezes threaten a lighter harvest though large fruit may still arrive from remaining trees. Orchard operators expect plenty for all if half the crop falls, with better quality fruit if fewer peaches mature. Saturday marks the Feast of the Apostles Philip and James.
County Commissioners Approve Road and Building Actions
The county board met in regular session to approve payments to suppliers and services, authorize road work and repairs, grant cyclone insurance cost sharing for Clermont Agriculture Society buildings, hire staff for road maintenance, and set special session for April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Anderson & Co
J. D. Adame & Co
A. Bishop
Board of Pub
Bell Telephone Co
Batavia Hotel
Barrett Bros
Batavia Realty Co
Citizens Garage
Courier
Beg
Pecs
N.G. Cover
A. Taylor
Clermont Auto Sales Co
Mott
E. K. Moyer
Fee Naylor
Pringle & Buerkle
E. E. Petersoff
W. EE. Patton
L. M. Price & Co
Geo. Raper
A. P. Roudebush & Son
W. H. Stanage & Co
Wood & Leonard
Clifford West
Clermont Agriculture Society
Fair Ground
Newtonsville
Hutchinsons
Bergman
Whitmer
Henry Rau
Stanley Morel
Elklick and
Afton
Elmer Leslie
Jennie Linn Road
Court House
Canton Culvert & Silo Co
Clermont County Commission to Meet Mondays in Batavia
The Clermont county commissioners will hold future weekly meetings every Monday in Batavia to handle business under the new requisition order system. The current twice monthly schedule would delay bill payments, taking five weeks to settle each bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Batavia
Goshen to Host I O O F Anniversary Dinner Next Year
The Newtonsville anniversary meeting of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows declared Goshen will host next year. The home lodge served the banner dinner. ladies of Goshen praised for abundant, fine eats. All Odd Fellows and families of the Hill District welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtonsville
Goshen
Hill District
Decoration Day Observances Under Legion Lead
Decoration Day approaches as a legal holiday falling on Sunday with the American Legion and other organizations set to oversee the events and related ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Pike Work on River Road from Batavia to Stonelick
Work progresses on the river road from Batavia to Stonelick by Pringle and Buerkle contractors. The project widens the road bed, slopes banks, cuts ditches, removes obstructions, and will become a gravel surfaced route linking the county’s northern area to avoid hills. Reports claim a state plan to narrow the Williamsburg Bethel pike by two feet each side draws protest from landowners.
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Batavia
Stonelick
Pringle & Buerkle
Williamsburg and
Bethel Pike
Milford High School Graduation List and Commencement Date
Milford High School graduates have been approved by the faculty. The list includes Roxie Ansteatt George Applegate Cordula Arndt Shirley Bickel Louise Clark Zella Cochran Pearl Cutler Milby Cooper William Herman Davis Florence Friend Dorthea Frazier Ada Fortune Francis Gatch Burris Goodman John Herbert Ben Hutchinson Fred Hauserman Ruth Jackson Warren Jackson John Kemp Sara Keeler Katherine Keener Edwin A. Moliter Harold Needham Bernice Nelson Lulu Odoms Ethel Penn Enoch Pence Charles Rosenweig Fayette Raucher John Rey Evelyn Steinway Willam Schmitd Wyatt Turner Ella Mae Waits Lara Elizabeth West William Wesche Esther Lewis. The Milford commencement will be held Thursday evening April 29.
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Milford High School
Roxie Ansteatt
George Applegate
Cordula Arndt
Shirley Bickel
Louise Clark
Zella Cochran
Pearl Cutler
Milby Cooper
William Herman Davis
Florence Friend
Dorthea Frazier
Ada Fortune
Francis Gatch
Burris Goodman
John Herbert
Ben Hutchinson
Fred Hauserman
Ruth Jackson
Warren Jackson
John Kemp
Sara Keeler
Katherine Keener
Edwin A. Moliter
Harold Needham
Bernice Nelson
Lulu Odoms
Ethel Penn
Enoch Pence
Charles Rosenweig
Fayette Raucher
John Rey
Evelyn Steinway
Willam Schmitd
Wyatt Turner
Ella Mae Waits
Lara Elizabeth West
William Wesche
Esther Lewis
Milford
Williamsburg Township High to stage Dr Wake's Patient play
Williamsburg Township High School will present the senior class play Dr Wake's Patient in the school auditorium on April 28 29 with a cast including the Earl of St Olbyn Dr Forrester Wake and Lady Qernia Wyn- Charteret and music by the high school band. Commencement exercises for the class of 1926 are set for Friday April 30 with a concert invocation class address and diploma presentation by J W Smith and Reverend speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg Township High School
Wake
Gertrude Bauer
J. W. Smith
Curtis Robinson
May frost proverb linked to February thunder in locality
An old Dutch sign says frost in May mirrors February thunder. On February 18 thunder was clearly heard across the area, suggesting the home crop of tomatoes and potatoes may be late if this holds for eight years.
New Richmond Announces Tri-State League Baseball Team
New Richmond will field a baseball team this season in the Tri-State League. President Joe Colonel announces a fund raising motion picture show. Grounds from former seasons are being prepared. Officers are Joe Colonel president Vic Nobis vice president J F Hamilton secretary Frank Schmidt treasurer. The team was one of the fastest in southern Ohio last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
Joe Colonel
Vic Nobis
J. F. Hamilton
Frank Schmidt
Ohio
Examination for County Normal School Entrance
An examination for prospective teachers will be held at Batavia School House on May 22 at 9 a.m. Applicants must be First Grade High School graduates with specific subjects and pay a 60 cent fee. No fall tests will be given. those interested should enter now and send names to the Clermont County Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Brown County Normal School
Mt. Crab
Clermont
Department of Education
County Normals
Poultry Club Elects Officers and Plans Schedule
The Livewire Poultry Club met at the Farm Bureau Office on April 22 and elected Louise Meier as President Pauline Caldwell as Vice President Carmen Snider as Sec Treas Selma Mefford as News Reporter Forrest Leever as Recreation leader. Regular meetings will be the first and third Thursdays in Batavia with a special officers meeting at Owensville High School on April 26. County Agent attended and Clarence Lytle distributed club books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livewire Poultry Club
Farm Bureau
Louise Meier
Pauline Caldwell
Carmen Snider
Sec
Treas
Selma Mefford
Forrest Leever
Batavia
Owensville High School
Clarence Lytle
Tate Sunshine Clothing Club Organizes First Meeting
Eighteen girls become charter members at Ban tam on a Saturday afternoon in April. Officers elected include Ruth Brown president Violet Jones vice president Louise Rogers secretary Elizabeth Hesler assistant secretary Agnes Crane treasurer Mildred Moore recreation leader and Elizabeth Sparks news reporter. Future meetings set for Bethel High School sewing room every two weeks at 1 PM.
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Bantam
Ruth Brown
Violet Jones
Louise Rogers
Elizabeth Hesler
Agnes Crane
Mildred Moore
Elizabeth Sparks
Tate Sunshine Clothing Club
Bethel High School
Isitoteeleere
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Colonel Penn
Bata
Loveland Schools
Batavia Woman's Club
Goshen Masonic
Lodge
Clyde Kress
Amelia Schools
Philip and
James
Christ
Father Evers
Holy Trinity Church
Pike
Milford Schools
Poultry Club
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