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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1938
Page
8
A promotional offer presents a bundled plan totaling one year and nine months with a specific combination of durations. Details indicate a discount or added benefit for choosing a three part period together with the longer term. The notice outlines how the package renews and any eligibility rules.
Social items describe residents visiting relatives and staying with friends across Ohio and nearby states. Names include Robert Wiseman Jerry Spahr John Squires Myrtle Wilson Cecil Hulick Betty Pringle and many more. Events cover trips vacations moves and weekend visits with families in Adams County Delaware Massillon Detroit Cleveland and Milford.
Community sale hosted by Owensville M E Church on Saturday evening August 13 offers ice cream cake pie and lemonade for all to enjoy. Local residents invited to attend and support church activities.
The Summerside Mt Carmel 4 H club met July 28 at Bill Patterson's home with 16 members. They played a ball game and planned their fair visit. The next meeting is set for August 10 at the home of Paul and Roy Carsten.
Clermont County Clerk of the Courts Lee Hanna reports that bills of sale for 30 new cars and 4 new trucks have been filed in his office for July.
Russell William a Moscow school teacher of mathematics science and industrial arts resigns after two years to accept a similar position in Edison Ohio. Vacancy to be filled soon. Elizabeth Hawley and family express gratitude for sympathy and flowers given after the death of Lewis J Hawley. Crane School Homecoming set for Burke Park Sunday August 14 with basket dinner and program in the afternoon.
The Hamersville Board of Education pushes a bond plan to extend the school plant with six new classrooms and a new heating system, aided by WPA funds covering 45 to 55 percent of costs. A $29,000 bond was voted, with bids for bonds accepted at 3 1/4 percent, aiming to cut local millage to about 1.77. The project targets a permanent high school center under the State Foundation Program, citing growing enrollment and standards.
Albert Mardis of Amelia Route 1 told Batavia listeners about a huge river catch. He produced a photo showing himself and Mrs. Mardis with a 38 pound yellow catfish, the 8 pound head, caught July 18 during a three day trip.
The article traces historic beliefs in plants as cures from medieval and ancient traditions to American use. It highlights heart shaped leaves for heart trouble, liverwort for liver disease, catnip for female disorders and fevers, larkspur seeds for asthma, Shaker commerce, and ginseng myths. It notes herbal preparations coat pills, provide essential oils, and warns some leaves and roots are poisonous without medical guidance.
The coco de mer, the largest fruit on earth, grows only on Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles. First found by fifteenth century Portuguese explorers, these nuts reach seven years to ripen and weigh up to 50 pounds. They fetched high prices in England and to Indian princes as medicines for senility.
The jade known as green stone or green jade is described as a mascot for gamblers, offering luck in games of chance and racing. It is believed to aid eye, kidney, and digestive ailments, with associations to Virgo birthdates and Peruvian jade sources, while deemed unlucky for others.
Early New England and New York colonists used polished white periwinkle beads and black clam shell beads as money. Beads were threaded into strings or belts with white bead value set at two whites for one black bead, and counterfeiters soon exploited this primitive currency.
A fragmentary note on constitutional powers citing coinage and declaration of war. It references the articles about the Senate and Congress holding authority over money value, weights, measures, war declarations, and privateering. The text is incomplete yet highlights core federal powers.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for positions including First Assistant Physician at St Elizabeths Hospital in Washington D C with a 6500 yearly pay and age limit. Senior Consultant in Public Assistance and other grades follow different pay scales. deadlines vary by region. Full details from M Peet local secretary of the U S Civil Service Board of Examiners.
A large gathering attended the Baumann reunion at Joseph Baumann’s Elk Lick home on Sunday August 7. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Henry Baumann and sons Louis Ervin and Herbert from West Chester and multiple families from Hamilton Clough Milford Batavia Miami sville and Sum merside among others continuing a long held family gathering.
State Conservation Commissioner Lawrence Waddell announced the division will sponsor an extensive exhibit at the Ohio State Fair from August 27 to September 2. Two large tents will host conservation displays, aquariums will showcase Ohio fishes, and demonstrations cover wildlife protection, game management, native birds, fur-bearing animals, and stream and lake improvements with maps and films.
Immediate earnings with no experience required. Full time position in Clermont county offering $30 weekly starting pay with potential to double through sales of a well known line of 250 daily necessities including coffee flavorings home medicines and premium gifts. Details mailed free: Box 197 Batavia Ohio care of this paper.
State Industrial Commission cites salt as vital for health and fatigue prevention in hot workplaces such as boiler rooms and foundries. CCC enrollment figures show 4,209 Ohio boys assigned to camps, with 1,004 in state, 814 in Kentucky, and others dispersed Northwest districts. The term cappella traces from a mantle to church use and choir singing without instruments.
Real estate broker E R Horne offers farm sales in Batavia Ohio with contact via Batavia 528 at No 60 west of the Experiment station. The snippet advertises farm sales and property listings suitable for buyers at the right price.
The Gospel team of Batavia M. E. Church will lead the morning service at 10 30 with a slightly changed program. Sunday School starts at 9 30. The Guild meets Wednesday afternoon for work. The pastor is taking a short vacation.
The Hearts O Gold Flower Club met at Hazel and Kathryn Myers home in Hartman. With no president present, vice president Maxine Ashton led a session on records and scrapbooks and preparations for the Fair. Members will meet August 8 at Monterey School House to finish plans. Dorothy McGuire, News Reporter.
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