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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1948
Page
4
Boy Scouts will have a regular department at the Clermont County Fair with duty posts and public exhibits. Prizes range from 15 dollars to honorable mention for scout displays and exhibits prepared by the scouts themselves.
The column lists numerous visiting relatives and friends: Mr. and Mrs. Anna Little in PT. ISABEL. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richardson and daughter in Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Groeschin of Madison Place and others visiting Russell Woodruff. Gilbert O'Dell and Flowers siblings guests of Etta Smyser. Albert and Jasper Sipple returning from the South. Roy Woodruff hosting Rev. James Butt and relatives. T J and John Garrison from Philadelphia as weekend guests. Don Edman leaving for Minnesota to teach in Carthage. Claude Tarvin hosting Elmer and Kenneth McRoberts and others.
Thursday with Mrs Anna Little notes social visits. Naaman Ellis of Norwood and Sandra Stewart of Moscow visited week end at Mr and Mrs R S Phillips. Ralph Woodruff visited relatives in Pt Isabel. Russell Watson and Bernice Shinkle stayed with Cassius Shinkle. Virginia Woodruff visited Bessie Barger in Bethel. Misnie Bee hosted friends last Wednesday.
Many photos in this week’s Courier come from Feldman Farm and Home Center. The studio loaned these images for public display, highlighting the county fair last year and the photographer’s work under the center’s arrangement.
The 99th Clermont County Fair in Chekisville runs August 18 to 21 with local bands performing each day. New Richmond will play Thursday, Bethel Band directed by Dongel Custer on Friday, and Williamsburg band led by Louise Krum on Saturday. about 50 musicians from Williamsburg and nearby students participate.
The community mourns the death of Dr. Frank A. Swing at his home in East Walnut Hills. A native of the area, he grew up in Bethel and attended local schools before pursuing his career. Further details of his life and contributions were not provided in the readable text.
Dr. Swing a physician trained at Oberlin Cincinnati College of Medicine served as World War I medical officer and staff at St. Marys Hospital died after a paralytic stroke. He is mourned by wife Louise Hocker Swing and brothers Clifford J. Swing Bert H. Swing and sister Mrs. Olin F. Faing. Funeral from Walnut Hills residence Saturday Aug 7. In other news Hugh Nichols Jr announces birth of daughter Nancy Dean at Christ Hospital Cincinnati.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marcum return from Canada with their two nieces. Mr. and Mrs. Haston depart for Nashville for a vacation with relatives. H. Marsh hosts Covington sisters over the weekend. Estil Pringle’s family celebrates birth of a granddaughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Nobis. O. E. S. meeting in Marathon includes initiation of May Meek, mother of the Worthy Matron.
Mrs Slater and Mr Irvin Collins of Dayton visited Marathon guests while Blanchester, Springfield and Newark area residents shared Sunday calls. Miss Marlene Wise stayed with her father in Springfield and Virginia Atchinson visited Xenia. Marion Reynolds and Rosemary Cornwell wed at Owensville parsonage with Rev Russell officiating.
Social notes mention visits by Mr and Mrs Glenn Berger and others in Williamsburg and nearby towns. Wayne Schobert sells Milford property to build on Batavia Owensville Pike. Hillsboro Horse Show winner Howard Lewis with Brownie takes three firsts. Public plans announced for Farmers and Truckers Picnic at Le Sourdsville Lake on Aug 14 with six radio broadcasts and softball exhibitions and children's contests.
The revival meeting continues at the old dance hall in Afton with Bethel Dalton as pastor. Services are held at 8 p m and are reported to be progressing well, expected to continue for at least another week since starting last Sunday evening.
The second annual picnic of the former C. G. and P. and O. R. and C. R. R. employees and families will be held at the County Fairground in Georgetown Sunday August 22. Attendees may bring picnic baskets and refreshments will be served on the grounds.
Robert H. Nichols USNR of Batavia Ohio participates in a two month Naval Reserve Officers Training Cruise aboard the aircraft carrier Boxer. He reported aboard in San Francisco and departed for Hawaii on June 26 after en route training and ten days of intensive drills.
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