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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1984
Page
4
The Clermont Courier weekly issue from Ohio carries publication data including ISSN numbers and postal information. It notes changes to the newspaper, located at 1329 Ar, Clermont County, with a mailing postmark and second class designation in Ohio 45244.
The piece reframes Christmas from a consumer celebration to a solemn reminder of the Christ narrative. It recalls Jesus born under hardship, tried for political and religious crimes, executed, and worshipped as the Anointed. It links Christmas to sorrow symbols like unwed mothers and death row, inviting wonder in suffering places.
The Clermont County Public Library Bethel Branch will move to a larger 4600 square foot building at 111 W Plane St this spring. The new site, former True Value Hardware, will expand the collection seating programming and add microfilm facilities. Architekton of Cincinnati will handle renovation plans as trustees conclude a two year search meeting criteria of district access handicapped access and parking. The current branch at 106 S Main St will be closed Christmas Eve and Day and Dec 31 after 5 30 pm with Jan 2 1985 returning hours.
A reader describes numerous campaign placards along a road near their home. Dozens of signs remain tacked to trees and roadside debris, signaling a disregard for voters and a failure by candidates to clean up after the general election.
A reader laments months of election eye sores and questions whether public officials set the example by discarding garbage on roadsides. The letter challenges residents who trash the landscape and calls for accountability.
Ohio health officials urge complete avoidance of alcohol in pregnancy citing risks such as miscarriage and fetal alcohol syndrome. Dr. David L. Jackson notes even minor consumption increases miscarriage chances. recommends nonalcoholic beverages and a toll free hotline 1-800-424-1221 for a free pregnancy booklet titled Thanks, Mom with nine month calendar.
An anonymous account describes Morgan's forces marching 92 miles in 35 hours to Williamsburg from Sunmansville Indiana. Morgan and six officers stayed at the Kain Hotel while a guard watched Main and Third Streets. Soldiers and officers dined with locals, letters and a wine decanter were kept as souvenirs, and Captain George Harris conspired to hide in a garret to avoid capture as the rebels withdrew.
Paul Bunyan statue, 25 feet tall, swapped for a 1978 Ford LTD after serving as a Kentucky State Fair exhibit. The carved figure, now renamed Tall Paul, will stand at Kesserling Ford Mercury in Batavia. Trade arose when Paul D. Kesserling, dealer owner, found the owner needing a car.
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