Farm Safety Week Aims 4-H Youth Hazard Checks
Nash Pharmacy reports the 4 H clubs will conduct the second annual Farm Safety Week from July 22 to 29 to reduce home and farm hazards that cause falls and burns. The movement notes 11 500 farm deaths yearly and credits safety gains to participants in the National 4 H Farm Safety Activity with GM provided medals 25 War Bonds Congress honors and 200 college scholarships at county state sectional and national levels.
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United States
General Motors
Ohio Industrialist Smith Johnson Builds a Business Empire
A 1932 profile in Coronet tells how Ohio entrepreneur Smith Johnson left his steel pail firm with five dollars, built a rubber molding business from scratch, and grew to 575 employees and 1.75 million dollars in annual sales. He credits kindness and practical aid to others, including helping Kelley Blair rise from laborer to foreman and manager with 220 staff under him.
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Ohio
Smith Johnson
Coronet
Smith - Johnson
Republic
Johnsons
Indiana
Johnson
Chevrolet
Fisher Body
Electrolux
Frigidaire
Little Johnson
Kelley” Blair
Blair
Middlefield
Social notes from Laurel and Felicity area gatherings
A long list of Sunday dinners and visits across Laurel Felicity Mayville and New Richmond features Mrs Turner’s eightieth birthday Mrs Julia Jones Mrs Emma Head and many others visiting relatives and friends at homes in Laurel Felicity Mayville and Coventry area plus travel parties to Smoky Mountains. Community notices urge support for returning soldiers with quotes from Coronet and memory of Donald Brown Walker WIA at St Lo and death in France with survivors listed.
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John Terry
Emma Head
Terry
Connie Kidd
Mrs. Larkin Head
Laurel
Turner
Donald Brown Walker
St. Lo
Northandy
France
Florence L. Walker
James W. Walker
Roslyn D. Walker
Judy
Larry
Donald
Soldier's letter recounts Normandy action and death of Donald Walker
In a letter to Batavia Ohio kin, Lt. James W. Walker recalls taking command in Normandy after heavy casualties and describes progress toward Hill No. 210. The narrative mentions censor limitations, squad leader testimony, and the division's readiness. The piece also notes local social updates and a hospital procedure from Germantown and Deaconess Hospital.
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James W. Walker
Batavia
Ohio
Pte
Donald B. Walker
Normandy
Donald
France
Hill No. 210
Social news from Amelia and Bethel communities
Week end visits include Mr and Mrs Ben Kelly and two grandsons from Winchester Ind and others from Cincinnati and Latonia Ky. Sewing Club hosts, large gatherings, Sunday dinners, and a Roadside Park event at Bethel. Funeral attendance noted for Mrs Huntington in Batavia with sympathy extended.
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Ben Kelly
Winchester
Ind
Minnie Hendrixson
Alvin Fry
Cincinnati
Shirley Whitton
Latonia
Carlos Hutson
Richard, Hicks
Marvin Bishop
Roadside Park
Bethel
John Huntington
Batavia
Methodist Church
Better Pasture Urged to Lift Wartime Beef and Dairy Output
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urged better pasture as the key to higher wartime beef and dairy production. It cited experiments on Midwestern farms showing grass boosts milk and meat, with mixed fertilizers and lime yielding long term dividends.
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Chicago
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Donald Killed by Sniper in World War II Action
In a wartime note, 1st Lt. E. H. Kauffman reports Corporal Donald was shot in the abdomen by a hidden enemy sniper but received first aid and was evacuated within thirty minutes. The sergeant deemed him not in serious condition and praise is given to Donald as a brave soldier who fought for his country and comrades.
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Donald
U. S
Donalds
E. H. Kauffman
Comdy
112Th Inf
Army
Ration Table Details for Goods and Coupons
The notice lists validity for rationed items including meats fats and processed foods with stamp ranges and expiry dates, sugar stamp 36 validity, shoes airplane stamps, gasoline and fuel oil coupon periods, tire inspection rules for commercial and passenger vehicles, and notes no cancellation plans from OPA.
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OPA
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Jeannine Lanham
Louis Sipple
Clermontville
Smoky Mountains
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Helen Belle Hill
Wayne Fancher
U. S. Army
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Earl
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Maysville, Ky
Ray Marksberry
Dwight Marksberry
Emma Marksberry
Felicity
Bessie Marksberry
Norwood
Margaret Sipple
Mrs
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New Richmond
Chester Gravett
Hendrickson
Oscar. White
Little Son
Norfolk
Gravett
Connie and Terry
R. S. Phillips
Nancy Lee Swart
Olive Bee
Mr. Hale
Russell Woodruff
U. S. Navy
New York
Clarence Barger
Feesbury
William Smyser
Clyde Dunkman
Price Hill
Lillian
Mrs. G. A
Miss Beryl
Virgil Hale
Butler, Ky
Sam Jewitt
Jesse Becklhymer
Roy Woodruff
J. C
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Germantown
Alva Jones
Amelia
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Stella Glover
Rock and Bridge
Julia Ault
Leonard Billingsley
Robert Hutson
Washington
Walter Hutson
Chas. McKinney
Joe Mager
Floya Shannon
Michael Buller
George Buller
Cpl
Henry Buller
Josephine Mager
George Haas
Francis Haas
Nancy Hicks
Miss Agnes Drake
Japan
AM Bell Telephone Company
the Cincinnati & Sues
Citizens Telephone Company, Incorporated
The
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Nobis Supply CO
Toni
Cold Wavemplete
Locher
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