Local shoppers urged to favor Clermont stores this Christmas
The Courier urges residents to shop in Clermont communities during the Christmas season. Local stores offer comparable prices and better selection with the convenience of avoiding downtown trips. The piece notes mild weather boosted local crowds and highlights the benefits of supporting neighborhood merchants and organizations. It also profiles Orlando Wesley McBride of Mt. Carmel, a Muskingum College senior named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
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the Courier
Orlando Wesley McBride
Esechwood Road
Mt. Carmel
Muskingum College
New Concord
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Muskingum
McBride
Orlando W. McBride
Sigma Pi Sigma
Mace
Batavia High School
Indictments Highlight County Grand Jury Session
Twenty seven indictments were returned by Clermont County grand jurors after a two day session with twenty charges dismissed for insufficient evidence. Named defendants include Rolfe Elder Harrison Powers Moore Young Smith Gerlaugh Sterling Noe Unthank Malott and others facing charges from larceny to arson and assault. Nine readers note also several notices and holiday ad deadlines.
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Clermont County Grand Jury
Farris W. Rolfe
Elmer E. Elder
Bobby M. Harrison
Clarence Powers
Ed Moore
Carl Young
Daniel Moore ,Jr
Lelton Smith
Richard Gerlaugh
Robert Sterling
Joe Noe
Curtiss Unthank
Maxwell Malott
Jasper M. Mann
Antonio L. Cornell
Howard
Holton
Alley Neblett
Walter A. Hoch
John Dawson
Walter Osborne
Jimmie Hensley
John J. Benjamin
Ray E. Tucker
Ernest C. Barnes
William Z. Rooks
Gerald Howard
Bert Lewis
Gustav Sperrer
Post Office Jobs Open At Batavia
The U S Civil Service Commission announces exams for substitute clerk and substitute city carrier at Batavia post office. Salaries start at 1.61 cents per hour. No experience needed. a written test is required. Obtain full information from local post office or Sixth U S Civil Service Region Cincinnati Ohio. Applications accepted until further notice.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Batavia
U. S. Civil Service Region
Cincinnati
Ohio
Presbyterian Men Dinner Highlights Leaders in Cincinnati
At the 34th annual moderators dinner sponsored by Presbyterian Men of Greater Cincinnati, held Friday at the Hotel Sheraton-Gibson roof garden, leaders present included Dr. John A. Mackay president of Princeton Theological Seminary and national Presbyterian moderator, Kirk Hamilton of Batavia, and Rev. Walter F. Peters of Montgomery. Hamilton presided in the absence of Captain Raymond Clift of North Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, the men's organization president.
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Greater Cincinnati
Sheraton-Gibson
Cincinnati
John A. Mackay
Princeton Theological Seminary
National Presbyterian
Kirk Hamilton
Batavia
Walter F. Peters
Montgomery
Ohio
Hamilton
Presbyterian Men
Raymond Clift
North Presbyterian Church
Clermont Board Opposes Moving School Offices
Clermont County Board of Education drafts a letter to county commissioners opposing relocating the county superintendent of schools from the courthouse to the adjoining government building. The board argues the move threatens education and youth, signed by J A Ashton Supt Thompson and all members.
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Clermont County Board of Education
Ralph A. Parker
Roy Thompson
Clermont County Commissioners
Clermont County
J. A
Board Sworn In For Consolidated School District
Roy Thompson administers oath to the new consolidated school board at Owensville meeting. On January 1 the Owensville Newtonsville Marathon Edenton Porintown and Wayne No 8 districts merge. board members sworn in are Frank Brown Edenton George Mull Owensville Russell Werring Marathon William Riehle Owensville and Howard Watkins Newtonsville.
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Roy Thompson
Clermont County
Owensville
Newtonsville
Marathon
Edenton
Porintown
Wayne No
Frank Brown
George Mull
Russell Werring
Wilam Riehle
Howard Watkins
Batavia Votes Longer Friday Hours for Stores
Batavia Business Men's Association announces extended hours with most village stores open until 9 p m on Fridays beginning February 1954 and closing at 6 p m Saturdays. The change also affects garages loan firms and service organizations as part of a broader growth program.
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Batavia Business Men’s Association
City Loan
Batavia
Juvenile Liquor Sales Spark County Investigation
Report says permit holders paid protection money to state officers for selling liquor six per cent beer and wine on Sundays. Oct 16–17 tavern visits reduced Sunday violations. probe of Clermont County juveniles possible. Teen drinkers report easy purchases in 15 of 30 taverns, with little age checking by bartenders, fueling recreation concerns. Local youths travel from Hamilton County to drink. teens urge teen clubs led by women groups or churches to provide alternatives.
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Rutkowski
Clermont County
The
Courier
Fred Holt
Clermont
Hamilton County
Hoh
Felicity
Williamsburg
Chilly Homes Result Of Auto Accident Near Batavia
A car driven by John Hill of Route 2 Mt Crab struck a utility pole along Route 74 and plunged 20 feet into a ditch, cutting electric service to homes dependent on furnace fans. The crash victim was taken to St Mary Hospital Cincinnati with neck injuries and multiple broken ribs.
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Batavia
John Hill
Mt. Crab
St. Mary Hospital
Cincinnati
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