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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1917
Page
4
The Clermont Courier issue from August 1 1917 published in Waravia Onto presents a local notice page listing community notices, advertisements, and public announcements typical of a small town newspaper format of that era.
The piece argues against censorship that could block discussing a proposed Louisville army camp location. It notes site options Huntington Terre Haute Jeffersonville Indiana and Lexington Louisville Ky and reports Lexington officials and engineers fault the swampy terrain overruns and poor reclamation prospects.
An Ohio Experiment Station note warns that a heavy bodied yellow moth lays eggs in corn silk, yielding larvae that ruin ears. Prevention methods include dusting corn silks with powdered arsenate of lead, using paper sacks after pollen sets, and repeating treatments every three to five days. Some beans and tomato fruits may also be eaten by the larvae.
Court docket lists new suits including Paul M. Rapp vs George I Reed and Wm F Pattison vs Lulu B Medaris with partition matters. Dismissals at plaintiff cost for Schiessler and Heavner suits. Marriage licenses for Loren Glasgow with Pearl Short and George Pohlman with Georgia Ramsey. Real estate transfers include Foss to Martha Foss 12 acres, Turner to N W R Co 8 acres, and several other parcels with $1 or $4650 consideration. guardian and administrator accounts filed.
The sixty seventh Ohio State Fair opens Monday August 27 in Columbus and runs to August 31 promising attendance records and unprecedented exhibits. Over $259000 in improvements including the Coliseum for the National Dairy Show and new barns entrances aim to showcase conservation and preparedness alongside a strong racing and entertainment program. Ruth Law aviatrix will headline daily flights with dramatic feats and nighttime illumination, while prize money and garden contests highlight food production efforts. Free grounds admission for women before 5 pm and free entry for soldiers in uniform are noted, with special allowances for children and veterans on select days.
The Ohio State Fair track events promise a strong field with large entries and fast talent. Highlights include 2:30 pace for Columbus purse of 1000 dollars, 2:35 trot for Ohio purse of 1000, 2:16 pace Buckeye purse 1000, and opens for two and three-year-olds with purses up to 1500 dollars. Despite a smaller fruit crop, horticultural exhibits are expected to be outstanding during the fair’s final five days in August.
Parcel post packages may be sent to soldiers at 12 cents per pound. No registration insurance or C O D allowed. Wrap should show sender name and address and the addressee followed only by the unit name with the words American Expeditionary Forces.
A. L. Snook of South Lebanon threshed wheat at an average of 48 bushels and 52 pounds per acre, a yield cited as superior to Clermont soil. The article notes nationwide good yields but questions farmers’ profits if prices remain low.
Long list of visitors and guests fills the social notes. Names include Mrs Rose Ayer grandmother to Col Richard Marion, C Q Hays and wife in Indiana, Miss Margaret Blythe Owensville, Pearl Ayer Detroit, Mr and Mrs Maunders Newport Ky, Mr and Mrs O Neal Hyde Park, Dr and Mrs Hiram Fauser Harvey Ill, and many others visiting local families and hosting gatherings.
An old advertisement mocks eczema and itching with a streetwise professor line and a Scratch Scratch Scratch slogan. It touts Dean's Ointment for eczema and skin itching at 60 cents a box.
State Highway Department of Ohio calls for sealed proposals in Columbus by August 15 for repairs on Cincinnati Pomeroy Road Section I in Pierce and Ohio Townships. Project includes bridge and culvert repairs, grading, bituminous macadam paving. estimated cost 27 504.40 dollars. completion by July 1 of next year.
Court ordered public auction in Clermont county Ohio on September 15 at 11 a.m. at the Batavia courthouse front steps. Two tracts of land in Monroe township and Towle survey totaling about 5 acres and 72 acres respectively, appraised at 100.00 and 451.00, cash terms. Sheriff Bert Swing and deputy Miller announce with C Bishop attorney.
Auditor Cleona Searls announces auction of forty three Clermont county bonds totaling 21300 dollars to be sold at Batavia Ohio for not less than par plus accrued interest. Bonds dated August 1 1917 bear 5 percent interest with semiannual coupons and mature through ten years. Bids require certified check and sealed delivery to the Auditor.
Sealed proposals are invited until 12 noon on Friday August 41 1917 for 5000 in Milford Ohio village bonds to fund Center Street improvements. Ten bonds dated April 17 1917 bear 5 58 percent interest payable semi annually and mature in ten years. Bids must show bond count gross bid amount and accrued interest. Certified check of 90 payable to Milford treasurer required if bid accepted.
Contractors are invited to submit sealed bids by August 15 1917 for furnishing materials and labor for a one room Edenton rural school building. Work may be bid as a whole or by specified trades with plans in Edenton and Winslow Ohio. Bids require a 30 percent guaranty and must be on official forms. The Board reserves right to reject any or all bids.
John Riencer files mortgage foreclosure suit in the Clermont county court of common pleas case No. 14210 against Anna Henness and Harry Henness with unknown residences. The real estate lies in Union township part of Mosley's survey No. 1115 near Hall's run along East Fork of the Little Miami river. The description includes multiple cornerstones and boundary lines and notes a right of way.
Public auction in Batavia Clermont County Ohio on August 11 1917 at 2am for a sixty acre parcel in Tate Township described from Clayton survey No 581 bounded by Noyse Steeman Trout Parker Isaac Parker William Tuttle Kellum and Abner Noyse lines. Property appraised at 3000 cash terms and sheriff Wier F Swig of Clermont county with deputy Miller. Attorney OB Nichols for plaintiff.
Elizabeth Hoeb has been duly appointed and qualified as executrix of the estate of the late John Hoeb in Clermont County Ohio. The notice lists the official court, judge, and building location in Cincinnati for related probate actions.
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