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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1932
Page
8
The Clermont Courier reports community updates from Batavia Ohio on December 14 1932. Includes election ballots burned notices visits from residents Ed Smith sick list new baby born to Joe Barbie and wife, and various social events. Local ads for heating stoves ranges and hardware store promotions.
The ad promotes Bagement Toy Land in Batavia offering a wide range of toys for children including books games scooters wagons velocipeds dolls and electric lights. It highlights Christmas decorations and urges early shopping to avoid rush with low prices and a signature from W B Miller at 72 Hamilton Building Batavia.
An advertisement promotes Philco radios with a model line and price for in store demonstrations by P. M. Rapp of Batavia. A sermon by Rev W H McCalum from Cincinnati is announced for Sunday at 8 pm with stewards sponsoring a rally. Evening service listed at 7 45. Rev Nelson attended a Federal Council quadrennial meeting in Indianapolis in December.
Chas Needham and his band of 20 Clermonters will stage an up to date dance at the Armory on December 26. The event is billed as the leading social affair of the holiday season.
Afton M. E. church hosts a program Friday evening December 16 at 8 o'clock featuring a colored wedding and multiple humorous plays dialogues recitations and songs. Zenas Ansteadt and Virginia Slye are the teachers.
Longtime Clermont County presence ends as Laura Cleveland Baldwin Dial passes away at home of her nephew in Brooklyn after a life marked by faith, charity, and wide family ties. Survived by stepchildren and many relatives, funeral in Amelia and burial at M. K. Cemetery.
Fire blight is a bacterial disease that survives in cankers on large limbs. Drops of liquid containing the bacteria appear on active cankers at the start of the growing season and spread via insects and rain to new growth. Properly disinfected cankers stop producing exudate and cease to infect. A zinc chloride based acid alcohol solution is described for treatment, stored tightly, kept indefinitely, and applied with a small brush.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote laments that stern parenting is fading as modern children reject old fashioned discipline and authority. The remark reflects changing norms in child-rearing and social expectations.
Dr. B O Skinner declares Friday December 16 as Christmas Health Seal Day in Ohio public schools. Teachers will read Land of the Christmas Seal and give a short health talk. Despite discouraging seal sales to students, the event has educational value and supports health work. This marks the third straight year of statewide observance with seals sold from Thanksgiving to the day before Christmas.
USDA figures show farm population increasing after two decades of decline. The rise comes mainly from fewer farm people leaving for cities rather than more moving in. Growth tied to higher birth rates and limited urban opportunities, with many moving to small villages or open-country homes without active farming.
The Clermont County Farm Bureau News notes the 311 million dollar annual federal agriculture outlay. It points out 180.5 million funded roads, 19.4 million for weather and general services, leaving 93 million for loans and direct farm aid.
Locust Corner Grange held a well attended session last Wednesday with men hosting women. Dr. Scorse led topics including Clermont County Hospital and taxes while Mr. Nobis spoke on schools. The Spitzmiller family performed music as 150 guests from Batavia Bethel New Richmond Bantam attended.
Ohio livestock including dairy cattle beef cattle hogs sheep and veal calves accounts for about 55 percent of farm income. In 1931 livestock products were worth about 115 million dollars underscoring the state's role in animal agriculture. Dairy products hogs beef cattle and sheep contribute 27 16 7 and 6 percent respectively to farm income with combined hogs beef cattle veal calves old dairy cows and sheep nearly one third of Ohio farmers resources.
The article argues that hog prices on Ohio farms would improve if the industry worth over 70 million dollars were marketed through cooperative efforts. It notes price declines lower farm income and urges a broader use of cooperative marketing to stabilize earnings and maintain a reasonable standard of living for Ohio farmers.
A district meeting of the Order of the Eastern Star in Ripley reorganizes the district covering Scioto Adams Brown and Clermont counties with 23 chapters. Mrs Aggrippina Rein was elected president and Mrs Vera Lemon secretary. an executive board includes one member from each county.
County commissioners met in a special session on December 5 and approved numerous bills. Payments include Batavia Oil Co for supplies, John Carter labor, Guy Craver plumbing, Sam Ausman labor, John Kilgore labor, Keen Coal Co for coal, Standard Oil Co for gis, and other vendors and inspectors. Several inspection, right of way, and relief expenses are listed with various small to moderate totals. Local suppliers such as Fisher Grocery and Wilke Coal Co appear, with charges for materials, stone, and transportation.
Pupils of Sixth grade present an evening program at Amelia School Auditorium on Thursday December 15. Admission 5 and 10 cents. Stanley Anstaett is the supervising teacher.
The notice urges placing wheat and grain in feeding spots for birds like quails during winter. It also recommends bread and table scraps to aid song birds, noting they will locate the food in fields and around buildings.
An oyster supper and turkey raffle to raise funds for the American Legion Christmas party for local youths will be held at the Batavia armory on Tuesday evening December 20 starting at 5 30. The oyster supper is free but guests may contribute to the Christmas party fund. The turkey raffle follows the meal.
Postmaster Brown notes Christmas card postage: unsealed envelopes without writing cost 11 cents each, sealed with or without writing 8 cents each. If a Christmas greeting with name and address is placed in an unsealed envelope, the rate is 13 cents.
Mixed Batavia area classifieds list floor sanding and corrugated culverts at Wilke Coal and Supply Co with rental houses in Batavia, gas store prices from P M Rapp, alfalfa hay for sale, various farm and hardware items, and requests to buy or rent homes near Norwood and Williamsport. Listings mention phone numbers and local addresses with multiple 1980s era towns.
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