Largest Crowds In History Attend Clermont Fair
Clermont County draws immense crowds as state highway improvements loom. State Highway Director Perry Ford seeks sealed bids for 11 proposals and multiple projects spanning Loveland Goshen Milford Hillsboro Tate Monroe Tate Franklin Tate Batavia Stonelick and Washington Townships. Estimated Tate Route 125 project costs 72 449 42 dollars.
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Clermont
Clermont County
Perry Ford
Loveland-Goshen
Goshen
Miami
Milford-Hillsboro
Union
Stonelick Townships
Batavia Northwest
Batavia Township
Batavia-Clarksville
Batavia
Stonelick
Batavia-Southeast
Batavia-New Richmond
Ohio Township
Monroe
Tate
Washington
Franklin
Moscow-Point Isabel
Washington Township
Pt. Pleasant - Felicity - Feesburg
Franklin Township
Bethel- Pt. Pleasant
Tate Township
Cincinnati-West Union Road
Taite Township
Clermont Scouts Lead Fair Traffic and Exhibits Rise
Clermont County fair crowds surpassed previous records with 15 581 paid admissions over three days. Scout leaders oversaw 70 scouts camping behind the oval and 17 exhibits in a 30 by 60 tent, earning blue ribbons for merit badge displays across multiple troops and packs.
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Clermont County
Tormendous
Wallace H. Maw
Wallace H Maw
Orville W. Halbisch
Owensville
Richard Felts
Ray Schuster
William Riehle
Newtonsville
Edward van Camp
James Gerald
Mulberry
Ralph Blair
Williamsburg
Dale Forney
Felicity
Arthur Landon
Williamsville
Arthur Kaffenberg
Mt. Carmel
O P, Elliott
Robert Adams
Batavia
Amelia
Carl White
Clifford Hughes
Goshen
Charles Abbott
Loveland
Loren ‘Hageman
Jos
Hector
Isaac Malott
Charles Danbury
Explorer Post
Russell Livengood
Miamiville
John Campbell
Jos. W. Evans
Fie
Boy Scout Organization
Girl Scouts
Clerenot
County Grang
Sportsmens Club
Percheron
Clarence Mosbacker
Bethel
Elmer White
Belgium
H. S. Tatman
H. A. Schatzman
A. L. Heinze
Russellville
J. T. Hutchinson
Xenia
Poland
China
L. S. Hunter
Midland
Ohio
Chester
J. R. Fritz
Morefield Bros
West Chester
Robt
Harvey
Jerseys
Albert Glins
Rt. 3
Thelma Riesinger
Gee
Chapman
Pleasant Plains
May Bennett
Blanchester
Walter Reed
Henry Horn
John Fee
Joint Celebration Services by Three Churches at Withamsville
In the Amelia Withamsville Tobasco area the Methodist Baptist and Presbyterian churches held joint Victory Services last Thursday night in Withamsville. Harold Mattox and Lula Hall directed an outstanding program with solos and musical numbers. Wm Judd delivered the keynote speech.
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Withamsville-Tobasco
Amelia- Withamsville-Tobasco
Withamsville
Harold, Mattox
Lula Hall
Wm. Judd
Clover Church Holds Fifteenth Homecoming
The Clover church hosts its fifteenth Homecoming on Sunday August 6 with a basket dinner at noon. Old and new residents are urged to attend as a 2:30 PM program follows.
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Clover Church
New Richmond Faces Critical Teacher Shortage
New Richmond schools face vacancies as Elizabeth Cobb resigns from kindergarten and social science posts. Jan Krempien also left earlier, with shortages still affecting high school physical education and science. Principal Supt. Roy C. Thompson notes urgent need for instructors amid rising enrollment.
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New Richmond
Roy C. Thompson
Today
Elizabeth Cobb
Cobb
Youngstown
7. C. Cobb
Jan Krempien
Thompson
All Time High Registration Expected When Schools Start
The article notes expected peak student registration when the new term begins September 4 at Clermont County schools. It covers a venue change in a Highland County divorce case filed in Clermont County, with Velma Reeves suing Barrette Reeves for gross neglect and seeking an injunction and custody of two children. The venue affidavit was signed by Highland County Judge McDowell.
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Clemont Common Pleas Court
Clermont County
Highland County
Velma Reeves
Barrette Reeves
Common Pleas Court
McDowell
Ripley Shoe Firm Plans Felicity Plant Opening
Roth Row and Heckel officials visited Felicity to inspect the Melvin Swope property and available labor. Immediate work is planned, with Eva Gregory DeVore coordinating applications from Felicity Chile and Neville areas. If successful, the Felicity factory may be enlarged later.
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Roth, Row & Heckel
Melvin Swope
Avaible
Swope
Eva Gregory DeVore
Felicity
Chile
Neville
Amelia Couple To Celebrate 23rd Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Edward DeVota of Amelia Route 1 will celebrate their 23rd wedding anniversary Saturday August 25 with a dinner party attended by close friends and relatives. They were married in Cincinnati August 25 1922 and have long resided in Hamilton and Clermont Counties.
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Edward DeVota
Amelia Route 1
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Clermont County
Plans Nearing Completion for Clermont Lake
The Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources announced a large lake in Clermont County fed by Stone Creek and a surrounding thousand acre recreation area. Real estate location is withheld pending transactions. No highway relocation is planned. The lake and park will be under division control.
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Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Clermont County
Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Bethel Tate Homecoming set for Aug 31 and Sept 1
Plans for Bethel-Tate homecoming underway with events Aug 31 and Sept 1 led by A G White as general chairman. Cincinnati Mayor James G Stewart to speak Sept 1. Local organizations join PTA Lions Club Eastern Star Bethel Woman's Club Clermont Sportsmen's Club 4 H Clubs Boy Scouts and Bethel Business Men's Club. Carnival picture show fortune tellers pony track band concerts and dancing planned to feed about 15000 people in southern Ohio village.
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Bethel-Tate
A. G. White
Cincinnati
James G. Stewart
PTA
Lions Club
Eastern Star
Bethel Woman’s Club
Clermont Sportsmen’s Club
Boy Scouts
Bethel Business Men’s Club
Ohio
Bethel Attorney Named USO County Chairman
Bethel attorney B N West who led Bethel Tate and Clermont drives for the USO was named district chairman for the October drive. Fraizer Reams appointed him to oversee six southwestern counties with a district goal of 1 089 000. Quotas include Clermont 17 520 Brown 10 207 Clinton 17 460 Warren 15 710 Brute 136 516 and Hamilton 892 122.
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B. N. West
Bethel
Bethel-Tate Township
Clermont County
USO
Fraizer Reams
Westheads
Clermont
Brown
Clinton
Warren
Brutle
Hamilton
Batavia Band Concert Set for Friday Evening
A Batavia band plans a concert Friday night at 8 30 weather permitting. The event will be held outdoors if conditions allow and may be moved or canceled by local officials if rain approaches.
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Batavia
Batavia Mt Carmel schools set September 4 opening date
Officials from Batavia and Mt Carmel Glen Este boards choose September 4 as the reopening date. The first two days focus on registration and convocation, with half day sessions Tuesday and Wednesday and full cafeteria service starting Thursday.
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Batavia
Mt. Carmel-Glen Este
Board of Education
Mt. Carmel
Parrott
Legion and Eagles Carnival at Batavia to Benefit Legion Home
The Clermont Aero F. O. E. and The Frank W. Weaver Post of the American Legion join to stage a Carnival and Fall Festival in Batavia from August 28 to September 1 with proceeds benefiting a future Legion home. The Eagles run games and sell lunch and refreshments. six War Bonds will be given away on closing night.
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Clermont Aero F. O. E
Frank W. Weaver
American Legion
Batavia
Legion
Eagles
Withamsville Tobasco to Host Fall Festival in October
The Withamsville Tobasco Civic Association and the Fire Department plan a Fall Festival in October. Dates will be announced later and the new remodeled Civic Hall will be dedicated during the event.
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Withamsville
Monster Gun Trial Impresses 9 Mile Echo Across Water
The England manufactured firearm for the U S steam frigate Princeton was tested with 219 pound balls and a 30 to 45 pound powder charge. Spectators numbered about 500 witnessed loud reports nine miles distant as shots bounded across the sea. The gun withstood repeated firings and is slated for shipment to America for naval use.
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England
U. S
Princeton
America
Fifty Years Ago Invites Teachers to Return for Next Session
A citizens meeting regarding the Teachers' Institute matters appointed a committee to invite teachers to hold next year's session in the locality. Members are J. S. Parrott, R. W. C. Gregg, E. A. Lockwood, J. S. Hulick, and Albert Devers.
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J. S. Parrott
R. W. C. Gregg
E. A. Lockwood
J. S. Hulick
Albert Devers
Garden Party Hosts Highlight 1920 Social Set
Miss Kathleen Ashburn and Francis Hulick entertained Thelma Searles Ruth Angle Ruth Coyle Harriet Kain Margaret Nichols Marjorie Halbisch and Lillian Reisinger at a Saturday garden party. The afternoon featured five hundred games and a luncheon, with aims noted toward economic security citizenship world understanding leadership and healthful living.
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Kathleen Ashburn
Francis Hulick
Thelma Searles
Ruth Angle
Ruth Coyle
Harriet Kain
Margaret Nichols
Marjorie Halbisch
Lillian Reisinger
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Clermont County Fair
Jimmy McCloy
Sea Scouting
Henry Hill
Batayis
Lewis Meyers
Covington
Dr. Boyd
Britton
Ripley Shoe Firm
Clermont Lake
USO County
World Organization
United States
War Manpower Commission
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