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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1940
Page
5
Courier notes many stretches of holiday visits and travel. Families to Winchester Bremen Amelia and Lexington attend gatherings. multiple residents entertain guests and attend services. A mule accident, new car, and a newborn baby mark local happenings.
Mrs Velma Laub and her mother visited Mrs Mary Belle Ludlow last week. The Anderson Y T C U met at Mrs Anna K Dans with a Christmas gift exchange. Donald Bibbs recovered from scarlet fever and Donald Wilfert improved. A birthday dinner honored Charles E DeNike at twenty one, hosted by Frank Laub with relatives from Holly Felicity and nearby areas attending.
Williamsburg hosts include Mrs Sadie Chatterton and Mrs Belle Wilson from Delaware Ohio guests over the holidays. Students home for Christmas include James White Aliie Marie Rowan Ruth Prine Mary Smith Martha Ann Fuhr Eleanor Jean Fuhr. Local events note Vesta club gathering at Mrs J B Cover and various visits and outings among residents, with illnesses and travel mentioned and Christmas program at Pt Isabel.
Holiday gatherings across Batavia and surrounding towns include Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Seaman and son from West Union visiting Mrs. L. C. Dietz. Several relatives joined Captain Richard J. Dial in Cincinnati. Laura Cade spent Christmas with her sister in Washington, and multiple families traveled to Wilmington, Madisonville, Logansport, Detroit, and Sebring for the holidays.
The Bethel Woman's Club met Friday December 20 with President Mrs Harris presiding. Papers read included Night Scenes Of The Bible by Mrs Garrett and The Marys Of The Bible by Mrs Hibberts. Gifts exchanged and a candy treat served by hostesses Mrs Taylor and Mrs Wymer.
Herbert Kimmick of Cleveland shot and killed a silver fox on a Weymouth area farm, the first of its kind in Ohio for some time. The fox likely escaped from a fox farm, said Game Protector Louis Bohley. Kimmick plans a Christmas gift of a silver fox scarf for his wife.
Mobilization for the 1941 Fight Infantile Paralysis campaign speeds toward completion with leaders from business sports and women’s groups lining up support. National figures like Keith Morgan James A Farley Grantland Rice General R E Wood and Mrs Roosevelt endorse nationwide home party efforts as 9 600 cases are reported in week 49.
Ohio State University issues Bulletin 187 on pork processing for farm families. Free from County Agricultural Agents Office, Clermont Farmers seek up to date home butchering methods and best practices for handling pork.
A playful pastiche of song titles forms a love letter from Yehudi to a beloved, weaving many classic tunes into a single missive. The note blends ardor with whimsy as it journeys through imagined messages and romantic pledges.
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