Clermont County druggists ban magazines in stand protest
Three Clermont County pharmacies Batavia Amelia Williamsville cleared shelves of magazines citing distributor pressure and replaced them with reputable children’s books and games. The move sparked nationwide letters supporting the effort, with several stores pledging to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Associated Press
Vermont
Cincinnati
Clermont County
Wichita
Washington
St. Petersburg
Greensboro
N.C
Erie
McKeesport
Blocher
Batavia
Hartman
Amelia
Colonel's
Williamsville
State Rules No On Blue Bell Permit
Shelburne of the Blue Bell Tavern in Williamsburg has been denied a D-3 liquor permit by the Ohio Department of Liquor Control after a Oct 25 hearing at the Batavia Armory. Protests by Rev. C W Pemberton and Rev. D G Lach were cited as the basis for the control board’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Withamsville
C. L. Shelburne
Blue Bell
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Batavia Armory
C. W. Pemberton
Williamsville
Clermont County
County Plumbers To Tour Beckford Plant
NEW RICHMOND The Clermont Plumbers Association will meet at the Beckford Plant near here on Monday December 17. Wives of members and the Clermont County Board of Health will be guests as the group tours the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
Clermont Plumbers Association
Beckford
Here
Association
Clermont County Board of Health
Court House Space Study Urges Additions in Clermont County
A county committee appointed by Clermont County Commissioners urged construction of an addition to the courtroom building to relieve crowding in the Recorder Probate and Treasurer offices. It recommended partially converting the maintenance building to a records room and moving archives to available spaces. The report supports reallocating space in the Sheriff Clerk and Auditor offices and notes health department lease bids were halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Clermont County
Tom Pancher
Batavia
County Board of Health
John S. Moore
Bob Buckler
Dick Stevens
Bethel
George Kuehnle Jr
Cg&e
Herman Fagley
William Naegele
Amelia
Probate Court
County Recorder
Common Pleas Court
Clerk of Courts
Charles Carpenter
Clermont County Court House
Recorder's Office
Pace
Commissioners
Aged Man Killed In Street Mishap In Batavia
Fred Schwab aged 79 of Batavia was killed Tuesday night after being struck by a car at Second and Main streets. Hazel Carrington 26 of Batavia drove the car turning north. Schwab died from basal skull fracture. Survived by a sister Anna Kissick Cincinnati a brother Arthur Hamilton and half brother Charles Akron. Funeral arrangements by W Sterling Moore funeral home.
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Fred Schwab
S. Water St
Batavia
Second
Main Sts
Schwab
Second St
Main St
S. Hazel Carrington
Rt. 2
F. S.skeen
Phillip R. Dobert
Skeen
W. A. Kalcheck
Jake Laffleur
Anna Kissick
Cincinnati
Arthur
Hamilton
Charles
Akron
W. Sterling Moore
Machine May Cut Thousands From Reappraisal Job
County officials plan to speed property reappraisal and tax bill printing using a Univac system. An $8,500 punch press and interpreter will print tax duplicates and pills, replacing two part time workers. The new method could save several thousand dollars and update records daily. Louise E Nuxenl will host a Social Security outreach at the Batavia Armory on December 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Earle B. Kincaid
John P. Friend Jr
Univac
Louise E. Nuxenl
Cincinnati Social Security Office
Armory
N. 2Nd Street
Batavia
Samaritan Man Injured in 3 Car Tangle in Mt Carmel
Tom Pfeiffer, 19, of Mt. Carmel, was injured Friday evening when his car, standing behind a stalled vehicle, was hit from behind by Ralph Stewart. The impact pinned Pfeiffer between bumpers, injuring his left leg. Stewart faces a charge for failing to stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Carmel
Tom Pfeiffer
Lou Pfeiffer
Pfeiffers Foods
Rose Hill
Eight Mile Rd
State Highay Patrol
Mathilda Hyland
Covington
Hyland
White’s Gulf Station
Pfeiffer
Pfieffer
Ralph F. Stewart
Rt. 5
Batavia
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Patolman
Ralph Nolte
Stewar
Verne Stock
Loveland
N W Engineer Dies At Throttle
Kyle E. Foley age 63 of Wheelersburg Ohio an Norfolk and Western Railway engineer died on his passenger train engine at 9 30 a m Thursday He was stricken at Perin town west of Batavia and pronounced dead in Batavia by Clermont County Coroner Dr F S Skeen A fireman stopped the train A Foley brother an N W engineer also was struck and died while operating a locomotive near Lawshe 38 miles west of Portsmouth on Sept 7 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle E. Foley
Rt. 1
Wheelersburg
Ohio
Norfolk & Western Railway
Foley
Perintown
Batavia
Clermont County Coronner
F. S. Skeen
N&w
Lawshe
Portsmouth
Annual District Meeting Slated Expert To Speak
The Cler mont Soil Conservation District will hold its annual meeting on Thursday Dec 13 at 8 p.m. in the Williamsburg Community building. Floyd Heft executive secretary of the Ohio Soil Conservation Committee and an extension specialist will speak on The Progress of Conservation in Ohio. The program includes awards for terrace and surface drainage cooperators and reports on 1956 activities. Refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Clermont Soil Conservation District
Floyd Heft
Ohio Soil Conservation Committee
Ohio State University
Heft
Ohio
Monroe County
Air Corps
Soil Ceservator
Tuscarawas
Ashlad
Knox
Cleveland
Clifton Johnson
Batavia, Township
Ralph Wolf
Wayne Township
Robert S. Marx
Paul White
Franklin Township
Minnie Mae White
Pierce Township
Ray Ferree
Goshen Township
Walter Johnson
Jackson Township
Edwin King
Williamsburg Township
Lloyd Tomlin
Tate Township
John Garrison
Gilbert Daniels
Monroe Township
Robert J. Williams
J. W. Widmers
Donald Conover
Philip Nause
Clem S. Clausen
Drucilla Hannah
S. B. Craig
Roy Steel
J. T Pollock
Rudolph Williams
Daniel Turner
Leslie Roush
Rufus Reed
L. G. Parker
Hayden Serves As Clerk Of Caucus In Ohio Assembly
The Ohio 101st General Assembly caucus convened in Columbus with Rep. John Hayden of Clermont County serving as Clerk. He called the roll of 85 members and voted to support nominees for Speaker Roger Cloud and other leadership roles, then moved to empower the Speaker to appoint a patronage committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayden
Ohio
101St General Assembly
Columbus
John Hayden
Clermont County
Rep. Hayden
House
Roger Cloud
Kline Roberts
Leslie Burge
Carl Guess
Mark Bennet
Roy Cornell
Cloud
Felicity Bank Opens New Quarters With Ceremony
The Citizens' Bank in Felicity holds a grand opening inspection from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday December 8 to unveil its new 38 by 53 foot building costing about 30000. The bank adds 60 safety boxes a Recordak system and a six ton vault door. New officers include C A Wise president Melvin Swope VP J E McCullough secretary with directors Loren Liming J B Broadwell Howard Swope and John K Smith. Mrs Genevieve Armacost is cashier and Mrs Nancy Wilson assistant cashier. Souvenirs and door prizes offer interest to visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Bank
Herman Petraske
J. W. Smith
Williamsburg
C. A. Wise
Melvin Swope
J. E. McCullough
Loren Liming
J. B. Broadwell
Howard Swope
John K. Smith
Genevieve Armacost
Nancy Wilson
Lights Under Way On Main Street In Batavia
Cincinnati Gas and Electric workers install 12 mercury vapor lights on Batavia Main Street to replace nine. new lights to be lit Dec 21 for Christmas party night. Business Men’s Association helps fund. shops stay open late until Dec 22. Nativity scene to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Batavia
Business Association
Batavia Business Men’s Association
Main St
Inheritance Tax Collections Break Ohio Records
Clermont County collected 186,130.62 in inheritance taxes this year, per State Auditor James A. Rhodes. Ohio-wide inheritance taxes totaled 15,931,115, surpassing the 1954 record of 12,579,967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Goshen Receives Top Share in Record School Funds
State Auditor James A. Rhodes announced a four quarter distribution of more than 44 million dollars to Ohio school districts, the largest quarterly allocation in history. Amelia Batavia Bethel Clermont-Northeastern Goshen and others receive varied amounts. checks go out this week via Roy Thompson. Total statewide figures include 31.7 million to districts, 803 thousand to county boards, 6.3 million to retirement systems, 1.2 million to school employees, and 3.96 million for bus depreciation. Local districts under county systems get 15.5 million, city districts 13.7 million, and exempted villages 2.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Rhodes
Clermont County
Amelia
Batavia
Bethel
Clermont-Northeastern
Edenton
Felicity
Glen Este- Mt. Carmel
Goshen
Miami Rural
Miamiville
Monroe
Moscow
Williamsburg
Williamsville- Tabasco
Roy Thompson
New School Foundation
Burglaries Reported Near New Richmond and Glen Este
Two burglaries were reported to Sheriff Clyde Dericks last weekend. The Frontier near New Richmond was entered through a back door with four cases of whisky cigarettes and 25 dollars in nickels taken. Bud Spicer discovered the theft. Charles McGuire, owner of Glen Este Garage, reported silver stolen from a Saturday night break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Dericks
Frontier
New Richmond
Bud Spicer
Charles McGuire
Glen Este
Yale Lighting Contest offers $100 in prizes
Batavia Garden Club announces a holiday home lighting contest with a total prize pool of 100 dollars. Three $10 awards will go to the best decorated homes, doors, and windows, plus ten $2 honorable mention prizes. Judging is set for December 20 from 7 to 9 pm.
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Batavia Garden Club
Kate Buerkel
Henry Stewart
Russell Speidel
Hugh Nichols
Kat Batavia
Garden Club
Batavia Business Men's Association
Junior Civic Club
Frank W. Weaver Post, Eagles
Junior Woman's Club
Rotary Club
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Courier News
Stritmatter’s
Health Board
Pancher
State Rt. 74
New Felicity Bank
Yale
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