Circus by Clermont and Brown County Boy Scouts in Williamsburg
Approximately 500 Scouts Cub Scouts and Explorers participated in a circus Thursday night December 8 at Williamsburg high school gym. Six hundred spectators enjoyed clowns scout games signaling first aid and demonstrations. Scouts came from Ripley Georgetown Russellville Mt Crab Batavia Williams burg Amelia Bethel Felicity New Richmond Mt Carmel Owensville Goshen Newtonsville Marathon Milford Mulberry and Williamsburg. Carlton Hyde Boy Scout Field Executive called the event a year highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg High School
Ripley
Georgetown
Russellville
Mt. Crab
Batavia
Williamsville
Amelia
Bethel
Felicity
New Richmond
Mt. Carmel
Owensville
Goshen
Newtonsville
Marathon
Milford
Mulberry
Williamsburg
Jon
Jack Dexter
Advancement Committee
Carlton Hyde
Cosmopolitan declares husbands just as romantic
Helen Eustis argues in Cosmopolitan that American men are not unromantic but overromantic. She says husbands overwork to ease wives from housework, leaving wives under worked and overfed while husbands resemble soap opera idols.
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AM County
Helen Eustis
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Clermont Boy Opens Shoeshine Stand at Local Barber
Jerry Fogle a 13 year old seventh grader at Batavia school announces shoeshine services at Peter Gunderley’s barber shop on Main Street. He promises a professional job for a nominal fee after learning tricks in Indianapolis. The Courier notes Batavia lacked a shoeshine artist and welcomes a young entrepreneur.
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Jerry Fogle
Batavia School
Peter Gunderley
Main Street
Jerry
Indianapolis
Indiana
Batavia
Marion
Mary Fogle
Third Street
New Richmond Plans United Christmas Effort
Community groups meet at Judge Haussermann home to organize baskets food and gift drives for needy families. Reverend Glick chairs distribution committee with toys repaired by Reverend James Johnson and Bob's Cleaners. Boy Scouts assist. Christmas Tree in Haussermann Park with carols on Christmas Eve led by Mayor Rettinger.
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New Richmond
John W. Haussermann
Curtis N. Glick
Presbyterian Church
James Johnson
Christain Church
Bob’s Cleaners
Wrent Street
Town Hall
Boy Scouts
Haussermann Park
Allan Rettinger
Local Attorney Forms Partnership With Paul E. Riffle
Bethel attorney B N West announces formation of West and Riffle with Paul E. Riffle. The firm will practice in Clermont Brown and Hamilton Counties after Riffle’s FBI career including training in Washington and Quantico and service in Cincinnati Yokohama war crimes trials.
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B. N. West
First National Bank
Bethel
Paul E. Riffle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West and
Riffle
Clermont
Brown
Hamilton
FBI
Washington, D. C
Quantico
Way Riffle
Charlotte
N. C
C. Eugene Riffle
Cornelia M. Riffle
Sardinia
Bette
Bethe
Milford
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Local Fire Chief Urges Caution With Brush Fires
Williamsville firemen under Chief Clifford Schaerges put out grass fires in Glen Rose and Summerside on Saturday December 3. The chief urges caution when burning fields and brush at this time of year.
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Williamsville
Clifford Schaerges
Glen Rose
Summerside
Schaerges
Batavia Village Council OKs Special Election on 2-Mill Levy
Batavia village council votes unanimously to hold a special election on January 10 to consider a two mill tax levy for two years to continue services. Mayor elect A C Munden and incumbent members attend as they note past revenue from intangible and inheritance taxes and a $4500 refund from Cincinnati Gas & Electric.
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Batavia
A. C. Munden
John Paschal
Council
A. C. Muniden
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
Batavia Village
Road safety measures urged for Batavia Route 74
Clermont County Safety Council discussed hazard elimination on Route 74 after a fatal Batavia incident. Miss Helen Stanfield presented letters from the State Highway Department offering cooperation but noting the incident lies outside its jurisdiction. Council urged removing a dangerous tree, trimming obscuring shrubs, covering a ditch, widening near Cemetery Lane, and marking the area for one way traffic.
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Clermont County Safety Council
Batavia
Helen Stanfield
State Highway Department
Batavia Village
Cemetery Lane
Milford Village to Consider New Post Office Plans
Milford officials and business leaders weigh action on a proposed post office building. The General Services Administration has funds to prepare plans, with construction not yet funded, for an estimated 200000 dollar project on Water and Elm Streets, a site long used as a public parking lot. Residents previously opposed Water site in favor of Main Street.
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Milford
Postoffice
Washington News
General Services Administration
Water and Elm Sts
Main St
Correction corrects defense and prosecution names
A correction notes that last week's issue contained a typographical error. It states the defense attorney was Dale Osborn Milford and that Ray Bradford, aided by Sterling Brown, led the prosecution.
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Dale Osborn
Milford
Ray Bradford
Sterling Brown
New Year's Eve Dance Set At Batavia Armory
Batavia Athletic and Recreation Association plans a New Year’s Eve dance at the Batavia Armory December 31 from 10 p m to 2 a m A floor show will feature the evening and ticket sales are limited to 300 Reservations may be made by calling Frances Gallagher in Batavia at 4881
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Batavia Athletic and Recreation Association
Batavia Armory
Frances Gallagher
Batavia
Harold E Brown Named to Ohio Probation Committee
Harold E Brown receives appointment as conference member of the Ohio Probation and Parole Association. Named by Dr C H Calhoun president of the association's Executive Committee to serve on the committee on the use of probation in treatment of the adult offender in Ohio.
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Harold E. Brown
Ohio Probation and Parole Association
Columbus
C. H. Calhoun
The
Association
Ohio
School Children to Entertain Newtown PTA
Newtown PTA will meet December 9 at 2 p m in the school. School children under Mrs Jergen and Miss Betty Sholto will perform a Christmas play for the meeting.
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Newtown Pta
Newtown School
Jergen
Betty Sholto
Amelia Doctor Attends AMA Clinical Session
Dr. A Gordon Schulze of Amelia attends the American Medical Association annual clinical session in Washington DC. Physicians from across the country will hear lectures hold classes and discuss new medical developments. A televised operation from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore will be shown to visiting doctors with a two way talk system.
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A. Gordon Schulze
Amelia
Amercan Medical Association
Washington, D. C
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Washington
Ulze
Dec
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