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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
6
The Clermont Courier announces its editor and publisher established in 1836, with subscription rates of $1.50 for six months and one year, and notes its Batavia Ohio office handling second class mail matter.
A new committee in Clermont County backs a state program to improve tuberculosis patient facilities. Five hospitals are recommended nationwide with one near the Ohio State Medical Center, and efforts to place a facility in or near Clermont County are planned. The group includes leaders from major local organizations.
The piece traces public debt growth from 1930 to 1946, noting $16 billion in 1930, $43 billion by June 1940, and around $278 billion by June 1946. It projects $5 billion in interest charges next year and calculates a gross debt of about $2,000 per person and $5,330 per employed worker.
The Mt. Carmel Snazzy Stitcher Club met with President Merle Watkins presiding. Members named for fair booth decoration include Norma Pattison Ruth McGraw Rith Roy Winnie Jacobs and Merle Watkins. Saturday August 7 at 3 pm judged room preparations noted.
A Clermont County roundup mentions Mt. Carmel to Batavia traffic, baseball connections in Brooklyn, and rookie contracts. It notes Jimmy McCloy’s jail calls, Camp Edgar Friedlander duties, Moonlight Gardens Party Night, and auditions with Coney Island officials. Parade of local names and community updates conclude with Amelia travelers to Cleveland.
A fragmenty paragraph set parrots opinions on news imagery and satire from a mid century page. It references a Russian newspaper view of a bikini test and jokes about bomb tests and editors. It notes a local recovery from auto crash injuries and mentions public safety lines about bicycles and a Buddy Seat for kids.
PT Isabel Ronald Fredrick visits Bethel from Thursday to Monday. Leroy Beckum of Cincinnati spends days with the Frederick and related families. Guests include J J Preston’s party from Cincinnati and Ray Marksberry party visiting Henry Rossman. Two Army men, Franklin Gillian and Lloyd Ireton, return home briefly for health and family matters. Local missionary talks and church events precede a light hearted anecdote about a grocery laden neighbor and a Northern Lights joke.
The speaker expresses a need to witness growth and renewal through nature. Images of crocus butterflies blooming trees new grass flowers and ripening corn evoke a spiritual sense of life and goodness. The verse links natural blossoming to divine presence and hope for spring.
A sermon outlines the Sabbath as a day of holiness and rest, citing Exodus 20 8 Mark 2 23 28 and Matthew 12 9 13. It urges keeping the Lord s day holy engaging in worship and acts of mercy and notes dangers of legalism that burden the faithful.
Pomona Grange at Felicity drew Grange members from Clermont County with testimonials praising fellowship and youth opportunities. The afternoon featured prize curtains and aprons, a first aid skit, and talks on animal husbandry and tuberculin control. Chester Alsbaugh led the main address on Grange work amid world changes.
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