High School Student Safety Talk On Speed Dangers
Farm Bureau Safety official Charles R. Lee told Batavia high school students that excessive speed is the top cause of automobile accidents. He showed how stopping distances at 20 30 and 40 mph exceed driver estimates and urged drivers to base judgment on true facts to form safe daily driving habits.
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Charles R. Lee
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Batavia High School
Lee
Farm Bureau Safety Representative
Amelia PTA To Meet May 6
Amelia Parent Teachers Association will meet in the school auditorium on Tuesday evening May 6 at 8 o clock. The program features music by the Amelia Mothersingers directed by Mrs. Walter Trotter. County Superintendent Frank Hoggatt will install officers for 1941 42 with Homer Phillips as president and Olive Behymer as treasurer. Social hour coordinators include Mrs Nellie Maddox and others.
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Amelia Parent Teachers’ Association
Charles Klausing
Amelia Mothersingers
Walter Trotter
Frank Hoggatt
Homer Phillips
Carl ‘White
Rose Willis
Olive Behymer
Nellie Maddox
Archibald Kennedy
Edith Smith
Harry Hawkins
Helen Hays
Sterling
Bilis
Invitations Extended For S S Meet May 7
Invitations go to all interested to attend the Sunday School convention at Loveland Presbyterian Church on May 7. The Clermont County Council of Churches and Religious Education plans a three session program with Rev. H. L. Main as host pastor.
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S. S
Voveland Presbyterian Church
Clermont County
Rosanda the Canberra horse refuses water after cure
Rosanda, a Melbourne racehorse, was treated with mineral water for rheumatism and now only drinks mineral water. Her owner faces a problem as the mare rejects ordinary water despite being cured. The claim comes from the American Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosanda
Melbourne
Australia
Exposition Aims to Demonstrate Air Raid Shelters in Cincinnati
Visitors to the Miom Waney Industry and Defense Exposition in Cincinnati May 28 to June 8 will see a 18 by 35 foot shelter exhibit planned for the Music Hall north and central wings. General Mitchell notes pamphlets from the War Department will show shelter designs and explain defense construction challenges. Over 60 industrial firms including Aluminum Industries Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Co General Machinery Corp Hamilton General Electric Co and Lunkenheimer Co have reserved space for displays.
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Ocincinnati
Cincinnati
Music Hall
Genep
Ee Mitchell
Gensejdit
War Department
General Mitchell
Aluminum Nduntries, Inc
Dayton
Rubber ‘Manufacturing Co
Enteral Machinery “Corp
Hamilton
General Electric’ Co
Lunkenheiser Co
FSA Helps Clermont County Families Choose Garden Seeds
The Farm Security Administration aids 225 Clermont county farm families by providing seed packets tailored to local conditions. Packets, sold through Farm Bureau offices in Goshen Batavia Bethel and Felicity, include planting instructions from County Agricultural Agent Roy Battles and County FSA Supervisor R.K. Bradley.
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Farm Security Administration
Clermont County
Robert T. Bradley
FSA
Goshen
Batavia
Bethel
Felicity
Mr. Bradley
Roy Battles
Coun
Mother's Day Message Planned at A B Church
Pastor and church leaders announce services Sunday including Sunday school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m and evening worship at 8 15 p m A special Mother's Day sermon will honor mothers on May 4th The young people's anniversary day will be observed May 11th with a special worship service and a one act play in the evening
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Christian Endeavor
Sound and Color Talkies at Batavia Schoolhouse
The Ohio Conservation committee will show four color films at Batavia High School auditorium for two hours starting at 8 p.m. The event is free to the public. Films include The River Men Who Grow Wheat Forward Together and a cartoon The River, produced by an amateur per Hollywood standards.
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Ohio Conservation Mittee
Junior Woman's Club Meeting May 1 1920s
The Junior Woman's Club meets May 1 with hostess Mrs. Luther Cole and guest speaker Corporal F. Raquet. Members respond with favorite magazine selections and discussion.
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D. K. McDonald
R. B. Gifford
My Favorite Magazine
Corporal F. Raquet
Luther Cole
Pomona Grange Sponsors Clermont County Home Beautification Contest
Pomona Grange and 14 Clermont county subordinate granges sponsor a countywide home beautification contest. County deputy master Mark Atchley says the event, run with county agent Roy Battles, rewards the grange with the most contestants with a silver loving cup for best yard improvement at least cost. He expects participation to double from last year’s 35 families.
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Pomona Grange
Clermont County
Atchley
Roy Battles
Eden to Calvary at Monterey Christian Church May 4
Picture program Eden to Calvary to be shown Sunday evening May 4 at Monterey Christian Church with no admission. Event starts at 8 p m local time.
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Calvary
Monterey Christian Church
Selectees Take Long Vacation From Possible Gall
Selectees and registrants nationwide show little anticipation of joining the army in May. Draft boards report only one May call thus far set for May 22 with a colored registrant among the conscripts departing May 13. Classification proceeds rapidly as Gate Board 1 sends 1000 questions. Since March’s last contingent, 50 men move to Class lc, including 48 whites and 2 colored. In Board 20.
Feet or To Feet or To 1 Be Furnished
A fragment notes Mrs. Remley will pay 25 cents for a service or item described as feet or to feet. The wording is unclear and lacks full context.
Mosquito Fleet origin and ICC move hinted by Field
Off National Affair column by Mr Field reveals the original purpose behind the Mosquito Fleet’s construction and discusses plans to relocate the Interstate Commerce Commission to Chicago. The piece also promotes National Music Week and urges readers to pay overdue subscriptions to The Courier.
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Col m
Field
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
the Courier
Legion Auxiliary visits Dayton veterans facility for therapy work
The Rehabilitation Chairman of the American Legion Auxiliary in the 4th District led a daylong visit to the Veterans Facility in Dayton Ohio on April 24. Twenty units attended with cars loaded with materials for occupational therapy. They toured wards and nurses and made purchases for the boys. Clermont county sent two units led by Della Altman and Dorothy McKee from Wiley Croswell Unit 224 Felicity. Frances Oxley and Irwin Kaim from Frank W Weaver Unit 237 Batavia also participated.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Dayton
Ohio
Clermont County
Della Altman
Dorothy McKee
Wiley Croswell
Felicity
Frances Oxley
Irwin Kai
Junior Woman's Club rummage sale set for May 3
The Junior Woman's Club will hold a rummage sale on May 3 starting at 9 a.m. in the Hartman Building on Main Street.
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Hartman
Main Street
Origin of Tellers Name Tied to Tallies and Notches
The term tellers for vote counters stems from talliers who used tally sticks marked with notches to tally sums. The tally was split lengthwise, and two halves would align to confirm figures. English exchequer records show tallies used until 153? the sixteenth century.
Fishermen Arrested for Illegal Night Fishing in Clover Creek
Game Protector Edgar Anstaett and Deputy Warden Eldon Patrick arrested Edward Hartwig and Floyd Agnes near Bantam last Friday night for gigging fish in Clover Creek. They appeared before Justice Ralph Parker at Bethel, each fined $25 and $4.80 costs. The case warns others against illegal fishing and threatens leniency only after capture.
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Edgar Anstaett
Eldon Kirkpatrick
Edward Hartwig
Floyd Agnes
Bantam
Clover Creek
Justice of the Peace
Ralph Parker
Bethel
Batavia Tops Amelia 5-4 In Clermont County Playoff
Batavia defeats Amelia 5 to 4 in a hard fought high school baseball playoff opener. Amelia led 3 1 in the fourth before Batavia rallied to tie in the fifth and score twice in the sixth. The decisive plays included a triple by Amelia’s left fielder and a fluke homer by Batavia’s Joe Retzler. The series resumes Friday at Amelia with a possible third game on a neutral site.
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Clermont County
Stanley Anstaett
Amelia
Batavia
Amelia Lads
Gar
den Patroller
Joe Retzler
Juckermen
Amelie
Senior Class Play It Shall Not Perish on Saturday Night
A senior class presents It Shall Not Perish a realistic World War II drama by James Skelton at 8 15 pm Saturday. The English teacher portrays the clash of dictatorship and democracy through an English family and American ally as a counter to nihilism and propaganda.
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James Skelton
Skelton
Tie and Tive
State University Gna
New York City
Lon
Riobert Sherwood
Howard
Shee Ak Leghter
Ter Man “Dorn
Bill Mervin
Ameghan
The
Howards
Royal Air Force
Matthews
Clean-Up Week Gains Momentum In Batavia Town
Mayor Wiseman declared April 26 to May 3 as cleanup week and the Civic Committee reports strong cooperation. Alleys streets and vacant lots have been spruced up improving the village look, with a note to continue efforts after cleanup week ends to maintain the town.
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Wiseman
Batavia
Clermont County First Bangs Disease Free Area
Clermont county has been accredited as Bangs Disease free after testing under the Clermont County Livestock Committee. The three year accreditation requires all cattle tested and reactors below one percent. Athens Clinton and parts of Brown county are nearing Bangs Free status.
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Clermont County
Clermont County Livestock Committee
Athens
Clinton
Brown County
Amelia Senior Girls Present Play in Gym
The Amelia Senior Girls stage a three act farce at the Palm Tree Inn on May 8. Nickie Brooks impersonates film star Maritza Lopez, while Diction teacher Madam Lopez and publicity agent Pat O Keefe trigger comic misadventures. Tickets go on sale May 5 at Schatz Pharmacy.
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Shere
Palm Tree Inn
Nickie Brooks
Martiza Lopez
Madam Lowell
Lopez
Pat O’keefe
O’keefe
Mise Marie Henke
Schatz
County League To Open Season Sunday
The Clermont County Baseball League will start the 1941 season on Sunday May 4 with six games. Twelve teams compete this year and the season unfolds in two halves the first a round of eleven games and the second an elimination series. Opening day pairs Bethel Sullivan Shoe Co. with Milford Eagles New Richmond versus Withamsville Buford at Nicholsville Point Isabel Milford Merchants vs Mt Crab Shumards meet New Richmond Colored Giants and Williamsburg hosts Goshen.
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Clermont County Baseball League
Bethel Sullivan Shoe Co
Milford Eagles
New Richmond
Withamsville
Buford
Nicholsville
Point Isabel
Milford Merchants
Mt. Crab
Shumards
New Richmond Colored Giants
Williamsburg
Goshen
Outstanding Theatrical Prodigy William Betty Young Roscius
The boy William Henry West Betty born in Shrewsbury in 1791 rose as a child prodigy in theatre, earning the nickname the Young Roscius for his precocious Shakespearean performances from age 11. His fame was such that the House of Commons once adjourned to view his talent.
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William Henry West Betty
Shrewsbury
London
Roscius
Quintus Roscius
House of Commons
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RK. “T. Bradley
A. B. Church
I. Eb, Jenkins
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Bauer
Batavia Woman's Club
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Legion News
County League
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