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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1932
Page
8
Elda Howe of Chile and Mrs Howard Duckwall of Norwood visited Batavia and Williamsburg friends. Birthdays and sewing clubs held, Bridge parties at Williamsburg and Terrace Park. Attending funerals, church events, dinners, and entertainments listed. Prosecution office move announced. Xmas bazaars and dinners planned. Includes multiple names, places and dates.
In loving memory of Pearl Hutchinson a long time resident who died November 1 1982 in Bethesda hospital Cincinnati. Survived by father John W Hutchinson mother Maria Hutchinson sisters Isa Hunter Anna Schooley and Gladys Clemons and three brothers in law. A family note and quotations from poetry mark her life of faith service and devotion to home and heaven.
Advertisement for Christmas radios inviting customers to see and hear the Phileo Jr and Philco 71 S models with price listed as 18.76. Demonstrations available by P. M. Rapp in Batavia contact Batavia 712.
An advertisement from Batavia promotes Basement Toy Land at 72 Hamilton Bldg. Offering a wide toy selection for Christmas including books, games, dolls, wagons, and electric decor. Encourages early shopping to beat last minute rush with low prices. Also notes Webster's dictionary on stag usage and a brief astronomy item defining a parsec.
The Amelia School sixth grade presents comical plays and humorous songs at the school auditorium on Thursday evening December 15 1932 at 7 30 Admission 10 cents children under seven 5 cents Includes a program with songs and plays led by teacher Stanley Anstrett.
Mt Carmel Grange met on November 19 with each member giving a radio themed talk. December 3 featured current events plus talks on living rooms, grange finances, winter remedies, a poem and refreshments, followed by a toy drive announced for December 17 to aid local children.
Amelia Baptist Church hosts a dinner bazaar in the Amelia school dining room on Saturday December 10. Menu features creamed chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, creamed peas, coleslaw, pie and coffee, plus baked ham with baked beans and browned potatoes and pie. Service starts at 6 p.m. The item appears in the Hiawatha Daily Press garden section.
The Clermont County Basketball League schedules a December 11 reorganization meeting at the O N G Armory Batavia Ohio with teams from Williamsburg America Moscow Russellville and O N G and expected entrants from LaMacedas Owensville Batavia Felicity New Richmond Georgetown Mt Crab Sardinia and Mt Washington. The league plans home and home play with no visiting expenses and forfeit money set at ten dollars with five returned if schedules finish.
Owensville girls upset New Richmond 29 to 22 at home with solid first-half defense and steady leads. In the boys game Owensville edged New Richmond 27 to 26 after a dramatic final stretch featuring Bert Rosselot and Ruehlman, with Paul limiting Davis to two field goals.
Local church listings detail Sunday School elections at M E Church, mission society meeting, and guest night. Batavia and Monterey churches announce service times and topics, with the United Brethren inviting Rev. E E Wolfe to lead evening worship and a Ladies Aid entertainment in the church basement.
The text states no driver under eighteen can be licensed as a chauffeur and passenger vehicle drivers must be twenty one. It notes Ohio automobile license revenue this year near 20 million dollars per Motor Vehicle Bureau. trailers show the only post-1930 increase, about one third. It recalls older practice of local municipal licensing up to 1908 at five dollars annually and the chauffeur examination and license fee per application.
Fire swept large tracts of dry grass near Brazier station on Friday night after a farmer burned dead grass in his field. The flames spread to neighboring lands, damaging no buildings. Afton saw a separate large grass burn the same evening with no reported structure damage.
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