Backward Glance by Jerald Fortncy on 1940s politics and local life
A retrospective piece surveys 1940s politics with Wendell Willkie vs Roosevelt, local gatherings like Clermont County fairs and WCTU events, post office registrations of aliens, WWII era rail incidents, a 1950 steam boiler explosion near Williamsburg, Bethel bank anniversary, Red Cross blood drives, and local ex-US immigration service veteran Guy Holmes, highlighting county Republicans and community figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N&w
Clermont County
Williamsburg
Paul Keyes
South Shore
Guy E. Holmes
Bethel
Courier
U.S. Immigration Service
Mary M. Taylor
Tate Township
Clermont schools plan minor growth and renovations
Clermont area updates show 25 to 30 additional students bringing totals near 1930, with unchanged daily schedule and lunch prices rising five cents to 60 cents for grades 6–12 and 50 cents for grades 1–5. Bethel high adds staff and a half time gifted program staff shared with Williamsburg for grades 5–8. Owensville primary renovation delays push start to Sept 2, with enrollment around 2440 and tuition unchanged. An energy retrofit at the middle school tightens window space and improves insulation while lighting remains the same. A new radio curriculum planned with WCNE and a pilot gifted program awaits adoption. A bus maintenance addition at Owensville costs $13,000 in materials with local students helping on carpentry and electrical work, expected to finish by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel High School
Bethel
Williamsburg
Rick
Bud Hegele
Owensville
Hegele
Wcne Radio
Ap Ae
Hegele Sa
Great Oaks Vocational
Felicity Franklin adds two new principals and counselor
Palmer K Lowe appointed superintendent at Felicity Franklin. Enrollment stays around 1150. New elementary principal Alice Hamilton and high school principal Denver Jackson, plus guidance counselor Ben Mullins. Curriculum updated. start times and lunches unchanged. Goshen district projects slight drop in enrollment. five buildings include new tennis in high school gym and expanded treasurer’s office for computer gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicity-Franklin
Palmer K. Lowe
Alice Hamilton
Denver
Sahlindi
New Richmond School Changes Center on Enrollment and Reforms
New Richmond appoints Jeffrey Sittason as superintendent, noting enrollment around 2600. Cy Richardson becomes principal of New Richmond Elementary as Moscow Elementary closes due to finances, prompting redistricting. Pierce Elementary grows to 350 students, and full capacity lowers costs. High school adopts arena style scheduling with student driven class signups and handbooks. Superintendent's office moves to 1139 Bethel New Richmond Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
Jeffrey Sittason
Cy Richardson
Moscow
Pierce
Sittason
Bethel
New Richmond Road
West Clermont plans add 40 to 45 students and 33 teachers
West Clermont Superintendent Duane Tennant expects enrollment to rise from 8225 by 40 to 45 students with 33 new teachers added, mainly in secondary grades. The district's start times and bus schedules remain as in the past, while energy savings measures such as closing windows and delaying sodium lights at Brantner and the two high schools aim to cut electric costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Tennant
West Clermont
Tennant
Addiiton
Brantner
Ohio Senate previews reconvened agenda and SB 403 debate
The August column by H. Cooper Snyder outlines Senate Bill 403 and related topics to be considered when the legislature reconvenes in early September. The bill seeks property tax relief via the Homestead Exemption but also proposes budget adjustments, corrections funding, and land acquisitions by the U S Forest Service. A temporary 2 percent sales tax cut on certain fuel efficient new cars is proposed to boost auto sales, protect jobs, and stabilize revenue, but failed in the Senate on a party line vote and again in the House.
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H. Cooper Snyder
Ohio
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Chillicothe
U.S. Forest Service
Senate Republican Caucus
House of A Representatives
Six-year plan Cont'd from page expansion study plan
Architecton of Cincinnati and Gerald Harley of Batavia will conduct a professional land use study to guide district growth. They may upgrade existing facilities or build anew based on enrollment projections. The district aims to offer fee-free education with no charges for specimens or workbooks. An open house in October will announce plans and seek input from the public and staff. A blue ribbon committee will assist in shaping the financial future.
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Page
Architecton
Cincinnati
Gerald Harley
Batavia
Maddox
Lunch price rise approved for schools and staff
The board accepted the increased lunch fee with effective dates for staff and programs. Margare t Weber starts July 30 and Denver Jackson August 18, Andrea Slone immediately. Kathleen Tarvin gets a medical leave of absence, while bus driver Viola Ames is not granted leave. For 1980 81, hires include Edoe art teacher Joy Flynn Glen Este, Vicki Nusuander vocal music, Carol Herman consumer education coordinator, Cynthia Funk, and one year cafeteria and custodian contracts for Violet Brinson, Catherine Burch, and Gilbert Baker.
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Tennant
Miller
Margaret Weber
Denver Jackson
Andrea Slone
Ames
Vincent Gilley
Ed Oe
Joy Flynn
Glen Este High School
Vicki Nusuander
Carol Herman
Cynthia Funk
Violet Brinson
Catherine Burch
Gilbert Baker
School renovations and enrollment expected similar to last year
New folding partitions will be installed mid September at Clough and Merwin elementary schools to add flexible classrooms. A gifted program expansion to middle school and ongoing curriculum updates are noted as part of a five year evaluation led by Supt. Hershel Cornn. Enrollment is expected to stay steady with unchanged faculty, bus schedules hold, and high school start at 8 a.m. Classes at Grant Vocational School begin August 26 serving multiple districts. Births listed: Amelia, Abby Lee, Jennifer Lynn, Destiny Jean.
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Clough and Merwin
Tennant
Rejo Ndiaaaaaaid Ae Ag
Williamsburg
Bethel
Coran
Boyd E. Smith
Grant Vocational School
Kenneth Morrison
Grant Vocational
Felicity
New Richmond
Mailbag Owensville preserves a fine old building
A local feature recounts preservation efforts in Owensville as the village retains a historic structure. Ann Martino Santoro of Batavia and the Cincinnati to Batavia corridor engage in a campaign to save the building at 1501 Cincinnati Batavia Road 45103.
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Owensville
Ann Martino Santoro
Cincinnati-Batavia
Batavia
Riverfest Run Thanks NR Boosters for Help
A New Richmond Boosters' Club earns appreciation for aid in Riversfest Run. Volunteers helped organize and cover costs enabling the event. One third of proceeds will go to the New Richmond Boosters' Club as support, with Laura Sage Keller of the Southwestern Ohio Lung Association credited.
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Richmond Boosters’ Club
Southwestern Ohio Lung Association
Southwesten
Ohio Lung Association
New Richmond Booster’s Club
Laura Sage Keller
Southwestern Ohio Lung Assn
Victory Parkway
Cincinnati
Ohio
EPA weighs O Bannon project options for Clermont County
The EPA advised Aug 13 that a wastewater system for O Bannon Creek Ohio would cost about 26.1 million with annual user fees around 233 dollars. It favors a single central treatment facility, county lands, and regional gravity sewers over a two plant or on site方案, with federal funding up to 75 percent for plant and 85 percent for on site systems.
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Miami Township
Angelo Santoro
Conners & Co., Inc
Cincinnati
Herbert J. Hendricks
Norma J. Hendricks
Goshen
O’bannon
Reckers
Clermont Courier
U.S. Epa
Chicago
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
O’bannon Creek
Ohio
John McGuire
EPA Midwest Regional
McGuire
Clermont County
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Indiana
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Eagles Vane
R.S. Croswell
Croswell Bus Lines
Women's Christian Temperance Union
WCTU
Claude Coyle
Japan
Hitler
First National Bank of
W.A. Julian
United States
Red Cross
George C. Ankermiller
Batavia B Knothole
Clermont
CNE
Franklin
William K. Russell
Russell
Cookp
Learance
West Main Street
SR 28
Jonathon Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew
Columbus Report
Kathleen Tarvin
Tarvin
Willowville
Viola
Burg
Supt
Hershel Cornn
Williamsburg’s
Milford
Peg Ag Gorge Egg
Steven Snouffer
Janice Bush
Amelia
Abby Lee
Pet Meyers
Gloria Combs
Jennifer Lynn
Destiny Jean
Spirit of the Times
Chronicle of the Times
Clermont Newspaper Inc
W. Main St
Brown
Hamilton Counties
Fran Schwiermann
Rick Crawford
Bill Middendor
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