Union Township appoints Pete Hecktor trustee
Pete Hecktor a 52 year old real estate agent from Williamsville was named to fill the Union Township board vacancy effective December 26 He succeeds Stanley Cann who resigns December 26 to become Clermont County commissioner The appointment chosen from 14 qualified candidates reflects Cann’s southern township residency request and pays 1200 annually Hecktor brings long service to local fire and planning groups and has chaired county planning and the life squad ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hecktor
Wilhiamsville
Union Township Board of Trustees
Elmo Durbin
Thomas Clepper
Hecktor
Stanley Cann
Clermont County
Cann
Heckter
Clermont County Planning Commission
Williamsville Fire Dept
Life Squad
Worker Rescued After Sewer Trench Cave-In
A W L Harper Co employee was buried to the armpits in a sewer trench on Gardner Lane in Withamsville at 4 31 p m Tuesday. Kenneth Stevens 28 of Cincinnati sustained a fractured left shoulder and was treated at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Mariemont. The incident halted shoring work as the trench collapsed trapping Stevens for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Withamsville
W. L. Harper Co
Gardner Lane
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Mariemont
Kenneth Stevens
Highland Ave
Cincinnati
Peter Heckter
Mike Clary
Williamsville Life Squad
Stevens
Heckter
Harper Company
Union Township
Jitney Supper Benefits Glen Este Scholarship Fund
Glen Este PTA hosts a jitney supper on Saturday December 5 before the New Richmond basketball game. Peiatn salad and cole slaw priced five cents each, two jitneys for meat. Proceeds fund a $200 Glen Este senior scholarship renewable upon teaching in Ohio. Helen Hardy chairs. committee includes Marge Horstman Elaine Potts Jo Kohle and Bessie Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Este
PTA
Ohio
Helen Hardy
Marge Horstman
Elaine Potts
Home Ec
Jo Kohle
Bessie Neal
Donkey Basketball To Benefit Rockets
The Kiwanis Club of Owensville sponsors a Donkey Basketball game to aid the Clermont Northeastern Rockets Athletic Fund. The event is at Clermont Northeastern High School gym Monday December 7 at 8 00 p m with tickets available in advance or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockets
Kiwanis Club
Owensville
Clermont Northeastern Rockets Athletic Fund
Clermont Northeastern High School
Start Christmas Mailing Now Postmaster Says
Postmaster Marvin Sprague of Clermont County urges early Christmas mailings. He explains that five cent stamps provide first class handling and forwarding, while four cent third class offers limited service. He advises including ZIP codes, using free labels for local and out of town delivery, and mailing long distance mail before December 10 with local packages by December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Sprague
Clermont County Postmaster’s Association
Sprague
Tap-in Fees Denied by Clermont County Officials
Clermont County Commissioners rejected a request by Glen Este residents Mr and Mrs Harry Brinkman for waiving water line connection fees. Bond counsel Peck Shaffer Williams ruled no authority to grant partial or full waivers for nine home connections due to the timing and funding dispute and alleged delays costing up to 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Glen Este
Peck, Shaffer & Williams
Cincinnati
Harry Brinkman
Virginia Lane
Brinkmans
Needy Kids Christmas Fund Seeks Countywide Support
Clermont County Neediest Kids Christmas Fund asks units and residents for donations and gifts. Co chairs Don Patton and Joe Schott II report strong progress and recall last year’s nearly 1000 children aided. Local American Legion Posts appoint chairmen to manage collecting buying sorting and distributing across townships and villages. Funds go 100 percent to children as Legion covers expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
American Legion
Don Patton
Joe Schott II
Batavia
Ohio
The
Legion
County Fikely To Stay In 6th District
Clermont County is proposed to stay in the Sixth Ohio Congressional District after reapportionment votes. The plan keeps Clermont in the district led by Rep. William Harsha while Butler Warren and Preble form the new 24th district with parts of Montgomery. Sen. Jones, Rep. Wilson, and Rep. Powell back the move, hoping Senate approval before week’s end. The article notes Harsha has not responded and mentions pay raise passage for county officials and state legislators awaiting Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Ohio
State Senate
Charles Jones
John E. Wilson
Walter E. Powell
Butler County
Clermont
William H. Harsha
Butler
War
Ren
U.S. Supreme Court
Butler, Warren
Preble
Montgomery County
Senate
Sen. Jones
Harsha
Warren
U.S. Congress
Supreme Court
Congress
24Th
House of Representatives
School Committee Members Added in West Clermont District
After defeat of a 2.5 mill operating levy, West Clermont School District reorganizes the Steering Committee for Better Schools. Members include doctors ministers attorneys salesmen bankers housewives businessmen and many community leaders urging passage of the levy in the December 8 special election to fund higher teacher salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont
Steering Committee For Better Schools
Florea Attends NAREB Meeting and Local Board Honors
James W. Florea of Florea Real Estate Inc attended the National Association of Real Estate Boards convention in Los Angeles from November 8 to 12. He serves as associate trustee of Ohio’s 5th District and was a Clermont County Board delegate to the national meeting. He promoted educational programs and tours in Los Angeles and was named Associate of the Year in 1963 by Clermont-Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Florea
Florea Real Estate, Inc
Ilford
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Los Angeles
Calif
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Florea
Clermont County
Clermont-Warren County Board of Realtors
County Offices to Close for Holidays and Board Changes
County commissioners announce holiday closures from Dec. 24 noon to Dec. 28 morning and Dec. 31 to Jan. 4. Zenas Anstaett and Charles Hook exit. Stanley Cann and Ralph Houser join the board, with Arthur Blake as chairman. The group will also travel to Cincinnati to sign 390000 in revenue bonds for the MGS water system and study next year appropriations. Fair Meadows Garden Club hosts a Christmas Door contest with judging Dec. 28 and prizes for members and non members. Continuous improvements noted on Gardner Lane. trustees Cann and Durbin press for proper sewer work restoration by Barbeau/ W. L. Harper Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Inspection Department and Planning Commission
Zenas Anstaett
Charles *Hook
Stanley Cann
Ralph Houser
Cincinnati
MGS
Houser
Cann
Arthur Blake
Beeton
Fair Meadows
Withamsville
Anstadt
Florida
Hook
Union Township
Elmo Durbin
Gardner Lane
Carl H. Rush
Barbeau Construction Manageagement
W. L. Haper Co
Deer shotgun season set for December 3 4 in Clermont County
Deer shotgun season runs December 3 and 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. using single ball or rifled slug ammo. All hunting except deer and waterfowl barred from 12:01 a.m. Dec. 3 to 5:01 p.m. Dec. 4. A $5 deer permit and regular license required. Deer checking station at Hen Ning Trucking Co Batava. Bow season continues through December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Henning Trucking Co
Batava
Florea Real Estate Reports Five Southwestern Ohio Sales
Florea Real Estate Inc of Milford announced five transactions this week across southwestern Ohio. Buyers include Robert Stevenson of Indianapolis purchasing a four bedroom Maple Ridge Dr Milford home from Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan, Mr and Mrs Charles D Johnson buying a 369 acre Mt Joy farm in Scioto and Pike counties, Harold L Morton buying a three bedroom home on Brookside Dr Batavia, and James Wilson and wife buying a Florea Farmette on SR 68 near Chasetown. Additional sales involved a Townsend Rd Lynchburg 67 acre home and a SR 68 Madeira sale handled by associates plus Clermont Hamilton County Building Co Inc acting as seller for one deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florea
Harold L. Morton
Brookside Dr
Batavia
Doris Green
Virginia Littell
Florea Real Estate
W. Scott Telford
S.R. 68
Chasetown
James Wilson
Camargo Rd
Madeira
Glennis Murray
Clermont- Hamilton County Building Co., Inc
Ray W. Scott
Townsend Rd
Lynchburg
Florea Real Estate, Inc
Gladys S. Bratt
Batavia Seeks Bids for $60,000 Sewer Extension on West Main
Batavia Village advertising construction bids for a $60,000 sewer extension on the south side of West Main Street financed by assessments with 25 percent Village share. Bids open at noon December 21 at the Municipal Building. project about 60 days post award, completion targeted by February 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Council
West Main St
Walter F. Manion
Batavia
Board of Public Affairs
Zoning Inspector Authorized to Buy Maps
Union Township Trustees authorized Fred Romohr zoning inspector to purchase 100 zoning maps at their meeting on November 28. They reported expenditures of $6,234.25 at the November 14 meeting and $2,348.15 on township roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Romohr
Union Township
Incorporation Meeting Rescheduled for Union Township
The Citizens for Self-Government announce a new 8 p.m. December 10 meeting at Township Hall to discuss the proposed incorporation of Union Township as a city. Eugene Jacobs will be installed president with officers Richard Schmidt Ray Stevens George Montgomery Raymond Enghauser Robert Gibbs and Clark Bales. Paul Weber of Leroux & Weber will report on feasibility and legal steps for placing the issue on the ballot after an earlier referendum petition was ruled invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Township
Glen Este-Withamsville Road
Eugene Jacobs
Mark Court
Withamsville
Citizens For Self-Government
Richard Schmidt
Ray Stevens
George Montgomery
Raymond Enghauser
Robert Gibbs
Clark Bales
Paul Weber
Cincinnati
Leroux & Weber
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Pete Hector
Clepper
Durbin
Fire Department
Greater
Pete Hecktor
Norman Nadeau
Williamsville-Mt. Carmel
William McClanahan
Felicity
Anthony Bianchi
Harry Donaworth
Williamsburg
James Steward
Bethel Post
Robert Glenn Cooper
Milford
Art Hilshurst
New Richmond
Fikely
Batavia Business Men’s Association
Court House Corner
Market
Main Sts
Tavia Fellowship of Protestant Churches
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
the Business Association
John Erhardt
John Benson
Harold Bissantz
H.E. Bulling
Grant Cannon
William Charles
Robert Chestnut
R.L. Davidson
Dallas Eubanks
Harold Fille
Lester Harbold
David Hardy
Charles Jackson
Herbert Jeffries
Eugene Jennings
Philip Kesting
Gerald Lach
Robert Ludlow
David Miller
Richard Neu
Marco Paliobagis
Philip Pfalzgraf
Gordon Schulze
Gunter Schwiermann
James Sebastian
Thomas Shelton
JF. Stara
Raymond Stevens
Albert van Sickle
Frank Vollmer
Samuel Wenger
B.N. West
Carl White
John Wiseman
Nareb
Batavia Village
John E. Max
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