Taft Delegates Backed in Ohio District Nomination
Forrest Ely of Batavia Hugh H Ruel of Portsmouth and Arch Hicks Jr M F Hooper of West Union support Robert Taft for the Republican presidential nomination and seek Taft pledged delegate seats in the May 4 primary. Hicks Hooper seek Taft pledged alternates.
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United States
Taft
Forrest Ely
Batavia
Hugh H. Ruel
Portsmouth
Philadelphia
Arch H. Hicks, Jr
Ripley
M. F. Hooper
West Union
County PTA Plans All Day Meeting at Amelia High
The County Council of Parents and Teachers holds an all day event at Amelia High School on May 5 with 9 30 a.m. registration. The Amelia Band performs under Joseph A Justin. W J Tabscott the school principal gives the welcome. A luncheon follows at 11 00 a.m. and officer installations proceed under Mrs Charles Pragar. Rev Harry K Eversall discusses Developing World Understanding. Benediction by Rev David Williams. The gathering marks the Clermont Teachers tenth anniversary at Amelia.
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Amelia High School
Amelia Band
Joseph A. Justin
W. J. Tabscott
Amelia School
Charles Pragar
Southwest
Harry. K. Eversall
D.D
L.ld
First Presbyterian Church
Walnut Hills
David Williams
Amelia Methodist Church
Clermont County Council of Parents and Teachers
Amelia
Goshen Wins County Track Meet at Owensville Fairground
Goshen High School won the Clermont County track meet at Owensville County Fairground with 41 points. Batavia finished second with 38 points and Williamsburg placed third with 14 points.
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Clermont County
Danny Day Injured in Hit Skip Incident
Danny Joe Day, a Felicity youth and son of Mr and Mrs Milt Day, suffered injuries Friday when struck by a hit and run driver in front of his home. He was treated by Dr Cecil Barber. Mr Day is a longtime Clermont County political figure. Dorothy Utter Schobert is recovering after thyroid surgery at Christ Hospital.
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Danny Joe
Milt Day
Felicity
Cecil Barber
Miss Williams in Faust Opera by Cincinnati Conservatory
Miss Christine Williams, Goshen school music teacher, performed in the Opera Faust on Wednesday April 28 with the Cincinnati Conservatory Opera Company under Dr Carl Hugo Grimm and Dimiti Onofrei. She is a member of the Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and holds a master’s degree from the Conservatory.
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Christine Williams
Goshen
Faust
Cincinnati Conservatory Opera Company
Carl Hugo Grimm
Dimitri Onofrei
Miss Williams
Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Conservatory
Old-Fashioned Mother staged by Newtown church group
The Friendship Class of the Newtown Methodist Church presents a three act play titled An Old-Fashioned Mother by Ben Hare at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday April 30 and May 1 in the Newtown school auditorium. A comedy of the Gay Nineties with period dress and a three hour running time.
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Newtown Methodist’ Church
Ben Hare
Newtown
National Guard Unit Prepares For Inspection
Clermont County's National Guard unit Co. B 147th Infantry holds its second annual Federal Inspection Friday April 30 at 7 30 p m. Two trucks will transport personnel to Amelia Bethel Williamsburg Batavia and Milford Mulberry Williams Corner Batavia. Inspectors from the Inspector General Second Army Headquarters Fort Meade Maryland will oversee the event. The unit, with six officers and over 150 enlisted, shows progress since activation. Many officers served in World War I and many enlisted are World War I veterans.
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Clermont County
Co. B
147Th Infantry
Amelia
Bethel
Williamsburg
Batavia
Milford
Mulberry
Wwiliams Corner
Inspector General’s Department of Second Army
Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
Former Batavia Police Chief Killed in Auto Accident
August Barber, former Batavia Police Chief and Cincinnati motorcycle patrolman, was killed April 15 in an auto crash at Walsenburg Colorado. Barber, who served as Batavia chief in 1945 after a 1922 1942 patrol career, was a World War I Army veteran and member of Masons Eagles and American Legion. He leaves widow Delpha Brown Barber and two sisters Nancy Gerald Chicago and Narle Walker Miami. John Collins to census dogs in Hamsburg Township.
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August Barber
Batavia
Cincinnati
Walsenberg
Colo
New Mexico
Barber
Masons
The
Eagles
American Legion
Delpha Brown Barber
Nancy Gerald
Chicago
Narle Walker
Miami
Fla
Clermont County to Plan Three Road Improvement Schemes
The Clermont County Commissioners instruct County Engineer to prepare estimates plans and specifications for three projects. They cover Bethel Concord road in Williamsburg Township relocation grading and surface work from Clover Creek to Anti Bantam Clover road. Goaiden Belfast road drag top from State Route 132 to Manila road. Miamiville Branch Hill road ditching grading stone and oil. Marathon Glancy Corner road drag top work in Jackson Township.
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Sioners
Bethel-Concord
Williamsburg Township
Clover Creek
Go Ighen-Belfast
State Rt. 132
Manila Road
Miamiville-Branch Hill Road
Miami Township
Marathon-Glancy Corner Road
Jackson Township
Lights Considered For Evening Sports In Felicity
The Felicity Business Men's Club met with an engineer to inspect the recreation field for a proposed night lighting system for softball, night baseball, and community programs. Installation could start in a week or two, with the program continuing into the summer season.
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Felicity Business Men's Club
Knothole League Opens Schedule in Clermont County
Knothole League of Clermont County opened its season on April 26 with results: Williamsville 0 St. Thomas More 0, Batavia 7 Thomas A. C. Reds 6, Rath's Garage 26 Bata via Scouts 1, Thomas A. C. Blues 0, Amelia Hall's Grocery 5. Next week Hall's Grocery faces Amelia, Rath's Garage plays Batavia Scouts, St. Thomas More meets Thomas A. Reds at Mt. Carmel, and Williamsville battles Batavia at Williamsville.
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Knothole League
Clermont County
Williamsville
St. Thomas More
Batavia
Thomas A. C. Reds
Rath’s Garage
Batavia Scouts
Thomas A. C. Blues
Amelia Hall’s Grocery
Hall
Amelia Rath
Amelia
Thomas Blue
Thomas A
Mt. Carmel
Withamsville
Jenkins Recital at Otterbein by Fern Fourmen
Otterbein College Department of Music presents Fern Fourmen of Arcanum and Donald Jenkins of Batavia in a Sunday recital in the College Chapel. Fourmen performs organ and piano pieces while Jenkins plays cornet selections, with program notes by Betty Smith of McConnelsville.
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Idonald Jenkins
Otterbein
Department of Music
The
Otterbein College
Westerville
Ohio
Fern Fourmen
Arcanum
Donald Jenkins
Batavia
Bake Sale Sponsored by Felicity VFW Auxiliary
Mrs. Flo Shafer announces the Felicity VFW Auxiliary bake sale to be held in the garage on Main Street on Saturday in May. Proceeds support auxiliary activities and community service programs.
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Flo Shafer
V. F. W. Auxiliary
Felicity
Main Street
Newtown Council Addresses Flood Prevention Measures
After recent flooding the Newtown Village Council will discuss prevention plans at the May 6 meeting. Mayor Friedrich notes citizen ideas from over 25 years failed due to funding and interest. council may seek county and federal aid under flood relief provisions and ask residents to support a final plan.
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Newtown
Friedrich
Turpin Lane
May Pole Dance Slated at Goshen High School Auditorium
Clermont County Day Club schedules a 9 p m to midnight May 1 dance at Goshen High School Auditorium. The Brock Swing E Z s of Wilmington will provide music for the event.
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Goshen School
Clermont County Day Club
Goshen High School
Wilmington
Students Witness Jury Trial In Clermont Court
Civic government students from Milford High and Williamsburg High watched a real case in Clermont County Common Pleas Court. Judge Harry Britton presided over Betz vs Roush, with $500 awarded to the plaintiff after a jury verdict.
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Milford High and
Williamsburg High School
Clermont County Common Pleas Court
Harry Britton
Betz Vs. Roush
Voters Eye Tuesday Ballot Taft Stassen Top GOP Ticket
As the May 4 primary nears in the county, voters face separate Democratic and Republican ballots with limited contests. Delegates pledged to Taft or Stassen dominate the presidential vote, while local races include County Commissioner Prosecuting Attorney and Treasurer with several candidates contending. Batavia Township also fields Republican Central Committee competition as Joe Bruck faces Nellie Mattox.
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Ited
Robert A. Taft
Harold Stassen
Taft
Stassen
Edward O. McCowen
James H. McElhaney
James G. Polk
Franklin E. Smith
Thomas J. Herbert
Albert E. Payne
William L. White
Robert Cox
Frank Lausche
Ray Miller
Joseph Torok, Jr
John J. Munroe
Homer Remly
Ernest Ruffner
Sterling Brown
John S. Moore
John Armieder
Irwin Kain
Batavia Township
Joe Bruck
Nellie Mattox
Brock
Mrs Simonton Celebrates 92nd Birthday in Batavia
Mrs Hattie Simonton marked her ninety second birthday Friday April 17 at home in Batavia Ohio. She was born near Nashville Tennessee and was joined by three daughters Daisy Snider Charles Taeting and Norma Noelcke plus granddaughter Eileen Williams and great granddaughter Igne Williams. Other visitors included Rev William Tait Patterson and Mrs Selma Brunner and Mrs Grace Coulter.
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Hattie Simonton
Batavia
Ohio
Mrs. Simonton
Red Boiling Springs
Nashville
Tenn
Daisy Snider
Charles Taeting
Cincinnati
Norma Noelcke
Tacoma Park
Eileen Williams
Mulberry
Igne Williams
William Tait Paterson
Batavia Presbyterian Church
Selma Brunner
Grace Coulter
Felicity F and A M Lodge Holds Annual Inspection
The Felicity F. and A. M. Lodge No. 102 held its annual inspection Thursday night with 65 members and visitors present. John Johnson is the Master and Oscar Sontag is the secretary of the Lodge.
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Felicity F. & A. M. Lodge No. 102
Nimble Fingers 4-H Club Plans June Box Supper
The Newtonsville Nimble Fingers 4-H Club met April 30 at the schoolhouse with Patsy Creamer as president. Twenty-two members answered roll call with Our Favorite Movie Star. A box supper on June 4 was proposed to raise money for the camp fund. The next meeting is May 5 at the schoolhouse.
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Newtonsville
Nimble Fingers
Patsy Creamer
Twen
Betty Arkins
Four Injured In Car Wreck Near New Richmond
Four occupants from Huntington West Virginia were injured when their car failed to negotiate a curve on U S Route 52 near New Richmond Sunday afternoon. The vehicle went over a 15 foot embankment and the four were transported to Bethesda Hospital by Lew F White Memorial Ambulance. Names listed: Sam Lambert R Wheeler J G Lambert and Niles Sanson.
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New Richmond
Huntington
W. Va
Bethesda Hospital
Lew F. White
Sam Lambert
R. ©. Wheeler
J. G. Lambert
Niles Sanson
Bata via Grange Sets May 5 Meeting for Practice
The Bata via Grange schedules a May 5 evening session. Degree Team members must attend to practice a seating drill in preparation for initiating a class of candidates later in May.
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Batavia Grange
Dallas Jones Found Not Guilty in Assault Case
A two day trial ended Tuesday with a jury acquitting Arley Dallas Jones of assault with intent to rape. Judge Harry Britton presided in Clermont County Common Pleas Court.
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Arley Dallas Jones
Harry Britton
Clermont County Clemmon Pleas Court
Rhode awarded 3500 damages in auto crash case
Thomas Rhode received 3500 damages from a jury in Common Pleas Court Friday following an auto accident last July. The defendant was Ed G Keehl Inc of Cincinnati. Damages of 8204 had been asked.
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Thomas Rhode
Common Pleas
Ed. G.keehl, Inc
Cincinnati
Baseball season opens in Clermont County league
The Clermont County Independent Baseball League begins the 1948 season next Sunday May 2 with new teams Batavia Marathon and Williamsburg Merchants. Opening day features Mt. Carmel at Williamsburg Legion Mulberry at Bethel Batavia at Goshen Marathon at Loveland Williamsburg Merchants at New Richmond Legion and Owensville at Amelia.
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Clermont County Independent Baseball League
Batavia
Marathon
Williamsburg Merchants
Mt. Carmel
Williamsburg Legion
Mulberry
Bethel
Goshen
Loveland
New Richmond Legion
Owensville
Amelia
Flooded basements linger as Ohio River recovers
Basements remain full of water along villages by the Ohio River even after the river returns to normal. The State Highway Department led by Lester Simmons works to remove water from homes and business basements with pumps. County Commissions also operate pumps to aid cleanup. Stanley Holland of Moscow pumps Clarence Lawrence’s residence while William Woodruff of Pt. Isabel clears a business basement.
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Ohio
The
State Highway Department
Lester Simmons
Stanley Holland
Moscow
Clarence Lawrence
New Rich
William Woodruff
Pt. Isabel
County Commissioners
Who's Crazy Now Again Scheduled For Presentation
The comedy Everybody's Crazy Now is set for 8 p m May 14 at the Williamsville-Tabasco school auditorium. The cast is drawn from the Christian Chapel Church of Mt. Holly, the same group that performed previously.
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Williamsville-Tabasco
The
Christian Chapel Church of
Mt. Holly
Otterbein Ensemble to Perform in Batavia Church
The Otterbein ensemble of 18 pieces will give a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, April 30, at the Batavia Evangelical United Brethren Church. The public is invited to attend.
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Gospel Merchaires
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore
Goshen Methodist Church
Edenton Methodist Church
Otterbein
Batavia
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Senate
Ruel
Scicto County
Republican Executive Committee
Hicks
Brown County
Adams County
Robert Taft
MR. Ely
MR. Ruel
MR. Hicks
MR. Hooper
County Council OF Pta
Danny Day
National Guard
Batavia Police
John Collins
Hamsburg
Clermont County Commis
Newtown Council
John Rabe
Britton
Taft and Stassen
Asbury Quartet
McCowen
Harry Truman
Taft and
Stasen
Felicity’s F. & A. M
Dallas Jones
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