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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1937
Page
8
Clermont Courier reports social visits by Robert Wall and family at Columbus and Batavia residents at Mt. Washington and Terrace Park. Milk Producers Union to meet August 18. A. L. Duckwall, former Batavian, dies in Abilene. Route 6 expansion and a highway transfer noted. Rape charge involves Oliver Brummer after a car crash near Batavia.
In a Monday court session James Lee Scribner known as Jimmy Scribner arrived to finalize divorce papers and stayed to perform scenes from his radio Johnson Family program for the county court audience. The actor staged Papa and Mama Johnson with Squire Deacon and Nanny Goat, followed by a Lucy Johnson duet and the wedding of Lucy to Pee Wee.
Oliver P Browmer age 24 of New Richmond crashed his Ford V-8 coach on Davis Hill Road near Fest Fork at 3:00 am while being taken to Batavia jail by Marshal Perry. He escaped injury and was lodged in jail after the crash.
Saturday night two cars collided near Mt Crab. Wendell Curry of Williamsburg, riding with his arm extended, had his left arm severed at the elbow when the cars struck. He was taken to Bethesda hospital by Tiaac Maham. Curry was an auto mechanic. No others hurt.
A Baumann reunion at the Elk Lick country home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos Baumann drew about 40 relatives for a basket dinner in the yard. Attendees included Henry and s Bauman, Ed Bartletts, Ralph McCormick, A M Davis family, Louise Baumann and son, Bernice Prince, Ada Bartletts, Frank Wiederhold, Louis Wiederhold, David Baumann, Virgil Bickel, and others. They departed hoping to meet again next year.
Rev. R. L. Budd is pastor and John Huntington serves as church superintendent. Sunday school begins at 9 30 with morning worship at 10 30. A prayer meeting is held Wednesday evening at 8.
The Clermont Courier notes new subscribers include J. L. Pierson veteran Milford marshal John J. Munroe Bethel RFC No. 4 and Elmer Leslie New Richmond. It cannot print all names due to space but is glad to renew acquaintance with its old friends.
Summerside M E Church hosts a church fete at Mt Carmel Presbyterian Church with home made ice cream cake lunch and a fish pond. E H Pattison and family of Bethel visited Stanley Pattison and family last Saturday.
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