Clermont County Grand Jury reports eight indictments
The Clermont County Grand Jury presented eight of nine indictments to Judge Charles G White after a day and a half session. Names include Ross Van Winkle George Faught Robert Keenan Earl McLain Roy Scott Thomas Cannon Thomas McDonald Harvey Henderson and Marie Stenson with varied charges and outcomes. Prosecution outcomes show guilty pleas and prison terms for some defendants. Trials were scheduled for September in multiple cases.
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Clermont County Grand Jury
Charles G. White
Ross van Winkle
George Faught
Robert Keenan
Earl McClain
Roy Scott
Thomas Cannon
Thomas McDonald
Harvey Henderson
Marie Stenson
Charles Chapman
Carrie Nelson
Archie Manning
Clem Busch
Eileen Gallett
Margaret Curry
Harry Conner
Hattie Swope
Lonzo Moore
Elsie Carter
Mary Gunderley
Mary Rapp
Fannie White
Gertrude Dowdney
Glenn Leach
Near Bethel
Tealtown Road
Glen Este
Perintown
Ras van Winkle
Earl McLain
Near Coraddale
Ohio
Cincinnati
Mansfield Reformatory
Marie Stevenson
Texas Medical School Assets Exceed 60 Million
The University of Texas System and its medical branch report combined assets topping 60 million dollars signaling strong financial health for the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Medical School
University of Texas
Summerside Methodist women form Christian Service society
On August 21 women of Summerside Methodist church will organize a Woman's Society of Christian Service. The merged New Methodist church will oversee all women's work with officers to be elected including president and treasurer. Rev. Fred C. Moore presides. meeting opens at 2 pm. publicity by Mrs. V. N. McGraw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerside Methodist Church
Fred C. Moore
Carl Lang
A. H. Theis
Frank Brown
L. G. Jones
Viola Maddox
V. N. McGraw
Calvary Reunion Plans Completed for Clermont County
Final plans are set for the first annual Calvary Sunday School Reunion in Preston's Grove Clermont County on Saturday August 17. Speakers include Rev Don West Rev M E Clay and Rev R L Budd with an all girl orchestra directed by Vivian Pangburn. Fourteen area churches present a varied program starting at 10 00 A M and 1 00 P M with a chicken dinner served. The event is described as the largest and oldest of its kind in southern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary
Washington
Clermont County
Preston’s Grove
Don West
Isabel
M. E. Clay
Felicity
R. L. Budd
Branch Hill
Vivian Pangburn
Ohio
Rural Grange halts plan to redraw Ohio apportionment
The Ohio State Grange and allied rural groups stopped a proposed constitutional change aimed at redrawing state representation. Walter F. Kirk credits farm presses and local editorials for the defeat as nearly 90 000 Grange members were warned of the dangers and rural residents rejected petition drives to place the measure on the ballot.
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Ohio General Assembly
Ohio State Grange
Proposa
Ohio
Walter F. Kirk
State Grange
Ohio Grange
Cleveland
Grange Magazine
Soldiers Depart for Three Week Training in Wisconsin
The Headquarters Detachment of the 147th Infantry left Batavia at 8 15 p m Sunday for field training with the Second Army in Wisconsin lasting three weeks. The unit is commanded by 1st Lt Franklin D Morrison with Capt B A Froehle of the 329th Infantry ORC accompanying. Training near Sparta Wisconsin will end so soldiers return home by August 31.
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147Th Infantry
Batavia
Second Army
Wisconsin
Robert Moore
Frank Schiezler
Robert Wilder
Wm. Woods
Clinton Curtiss
Boots
F Kinner
Robert McCord
Elton Weaver
Donald Ziegenhardt
Charles Dumford
Tommy Jones
Carl Richards
Harry Rolph
Sparta
Batavia Garden Club Meeting Minutes
The Batavia Garden Club meets with Mrs C G White on Monday August 19. Topics include What is Blooming in My Garden shrubs for succession bloom and fall flower show. Discussion covers arrangement mixed bouquet specimen large marigold small marigold and notes from Mrs Earl Fishback.
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Batavia Garden Club
C. G. White
Earl Fishback
Willkie Acceptance Speech Broadcast From Elwood Park
A Willkie acceptance speech will be broadcast from Calloway Park in Elwood Indiana on Saturday August 17 at 430 PM EST. WLW will cover the event with Peter Grant hosting and a 30 minute address expected. Officials say Elwood’s population will surge to accommodate visitors and corn fields near the park are cleared for crowd access.
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Calloway Park
Elwood
Indiana
Wendell Willkie
WLW
Willkie
Peter Grant
Grant
Philadelphia
Utilities
Cecil Carmichael
James D. Shouse
Herbert Flaig
Cooking School With Mary Belle Burnett At Zoo
Nationally famous lecturer and home economist Mary Belle Burnett of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company will lead the Cooking School at the Pure Food Show held at the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens. Nine daily sessions run 1 45 to 3 45 PM from August 20 to August 30 excluding weekends with 225 baskets of foods awarded and many grand awards for Cooking School audience members.
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Mary Belle Burnett
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
Cincinnati Zoolgelical Gardens
Eye Defects Report Reveals Age Based Rates
A health notice reports that eighty two of every hundred people under sixty and twenty three of every hundred under ten are said to have defective eyesight. The figures illustrate the impact of vision issues across age groups.
Batavia Schools Set to Open September 9 in Clermont County
Batavia public schools will open Monday morning September 9 at 9 o'clock. Students may obtain State Fair passes from Paul K. Moore, superintendent of Batavia schools. The Clermont County Board of Education fixed September 8 as opening day for county schools. Fr. B. Hoggatt, County Superintendent.
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Batavia Public Schools
Batavia Public School
Paul K. Moore
Batavia Schools
Clermont County
Former Batavian Louella Griffis Dies in Milford
Miss Louella Griffis died Monday afternoon in Milford after a year of suffering. She was the daughter of the late Chas S Griffis a Batavia carriage shop operator. She moved to Milford after her parents' deaths and lived with Mr Harry Miller and his mother. She is survived by sister Mrs T L Hamilton of Batavia and brother W C Griffis of Madeira Ohio. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from Craver Funeral Home Milford with burial at Citizens Cemetery Batavia.
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Louella Griffis
Milford
Harry ©. Miller
Miss Griffis
Chas. S. Griffis
Batavia
Madiera
Ohio
Craver Funeral Home
Citizens’ Cemetery
Annual Owensville Fair Opens as Grange Program Tonight
Owen Stockton a 61 year old farmer near Hulington died by his own hand after a gun incident with his son William 19 following a car dispute. The elder shot himself after believing he killed his son. William sustained chest and arm wounds but survived. Funeral plans set at Williamsburg area.
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Owen Stockton
Hulington
William
Garland G. Auxier
Stockton
Young Stockton
W. H. Gaskins
New Richmond
Stockon
J. Isaac Mabam
Williamsburg
Bloom Rose
Chillicothe Pike
Mrs. Stockton
Brown County
Mr. Stockton
White Mice Pets Popular in Brookfield Junkyard
William Reece of Brookfield Missouri keeps white mice as pets with a waiting list of young buyers. Mice colonized in his junkyard and attract interest from local youngsters seeking pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reece
Brookfield
Reece
Ohio Highway Schedule Up Amid record road program
Ohio details a seven month surge in highway contracts totaling 14.5 million dollars for 1940, far surpassing 1938. Director Beightler notes the year may reach 19 to 20 million for new construction, with inspection and detour costs excluded from the new contracts total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Department of Highways
Robert S. Beightler
Beightler
Bethel Council Approves Budget and Clerk's Pay Rise
Bethel village council in regular session approved the 1941 tentative budget allocating funds for Bond Retirement General and Grant Memorial plus a $550 margin for fire hose. Clerk Harold Idlett’s pay was raised from 127 to 150 dollars monthly with a rider for drinks after adjournment.
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Bethel Council
Bauer Pride
Harold Idlett
Ralph Majcewsky
Bethel
Walter Fitzwater
Batavia Rt. 2
Fitzwater
Carl Schmidt
Bethel Post American Legion
Legionnaires
Schmidt
Legion
Council
Fifth Column
FBI
Austin Hitt
Hitt
Richard Youngman
B. N. West
Turton Family Reunion Planned at Burke Park Bethel
The Turton family holds its annual reunion on Sunday August 18 at Burke Park Bethel. Guests should arrive by 11 A M for devotions. Thelma Neilson serves as secretary and Fred Turton as chairman.
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Turton
Burke Park
Bethel
Thelma Neilson
Fred Turton
Iodine’s Violet Light and 1811 Discovery
Iodine takes its name from a Greek word meaning violet light, reflecting the color of its vapor. It was discovered in 1811 by Courtois and later isolated for chemical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtois
Large Exhibitions On Ground For First Day At Clermont Fair
The Clermont County Fair opened in Owensville with numerous concessions, cattle sheds full of Jersey and Polled Angus stock, race track trials, and last minute entries piling up in Secretary Carey Thompson’s office. Notable visitors include Walter Bee with 14 Jerseys and Observer's Baron, and pacer Hennagay driven by Van Kirk. Dealers from Batavia to Blanchester showcased tractors and implements while Camp Edgar hosted Scout encampments. A full schedule lists livestock judging, horse shows, band concerts, racing, Grange pageants, and the American Legion program through Friday.
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Clermont County
Owensville
Jersey
Carey Thompson
Walter Bee
Bethel
Baron
van Kirk
Dayton
Hennagay
Lovett
Lynchburg
Janee Lee
C. L. Jones
Marathon
McCormick Deering Implement
Albert Anstaett
Batavia
Case Farm Implement
R. B. Hamilton
John Friend
Jay Batavia
Supt
P. K. Moore
Robert White
Earle Kincaid
George Mull
Edgar Keyes
WPA Workers Union
Harris Reunion Held at Burke Park Bethel Ohio
The Harris Reunion will be held in Burke Park Bethel Ohio on August 25. A basket dinner will be served and relatives or friends of the Harris family are invited to attend with well-filled baskets for the day. Committee organizers invite participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Burke Park
Bethel
Ohio
Southwestern Horned Toad Alert Describes Eye Blood Stream
The horned toad of the southwestern desert defends itself by projecting a stream of blood from its eye when alarmed. The unusual defense mechanism is a well known trait of this reptile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern
Desert
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Reformatory
McLain
Columbus
Mansfield
George Davis
Calvary Reunion
Garden Club
Monroe Township
Turton Reunion
American Legion
Stonelick
Tate
Union
Monroe
Bartoni Troupe
Kee and Tuck
Wels Brothers
Fens Wonder Dog
Curley
Harris Reunion
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