Ford Will Not Oppose Coolidge in 1924
Henry Ford announced he would not oppose President Coolidge or run on any ticket. Michigan Republicans led by Governor Groesbeck and Burt D. Cady welcomed the move while Democrats led by A. R. Canfield James W. Helme and Edward Frensdorf tempered disappointment. Some third party sponsors debated continuing plans despite the pledge.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Coolidge
Michigan
Alex J. Groesbeck
Burt D. Cady
Republican State Central Committee
A. R. Canfield
State Central Committee
James W. Helm
Times-Star
Escape of 17YearOld Prisoner Stuns Local Sheriff
Edgar Popham of Moscow who had been sent to the Boys Industrial School in Lancaster after a Batavia Juvenile Court case is back at large. He is charged with auto theft, claims he cannot operate a Ford, and has traveled the U S after enlisting in Cincinnati. Sheriff J B Rapp has been notified.
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Edgar Popham
Moscow
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Batavia
Cincinnati
J. B. Rapp
School Township and Village Advances Now Available
Advances can be obtained from Auditor Eveland by application made by the district clerk upon the February tax distribution when funds are insufficient to meet expenses until the regular distribution around March 1. Blanks are available at the auditor's office.
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Eveland
Batavia Schools Close for Winter Break
Batavia village schools close Friday and reopen Wednesday January 2 1924. Batavia township schools shut Monday night and resume January 2, with required 180 day nine month and 160 day eight month counts to meet state aid law.
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Batavia
Batavia Township
Heavy Holiday Mail Delays At Batavia Post Office
Batavia's mail volume spiked last week due to holiday shipments as Uncle Sam acts as freight express and mail agent. Express parcels swell mail, postcards slow delivery, and the mail carrier urges patience for late arrivals during Christmas season.
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Batavia
Uncle Sam
Express
Time Extended for December Taxes to January 20
Tax payments extended to January 20 to ease the public load. Tax books mailed countywide prior. residents urged to come in person or arrange mail or delivery. Rates vary by location, with some increases and others reductions. Mrs Artie Spencer of Latonia Ky visited Mrs Gertrude Spencer and children Friday for the Cantata.
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Artie Spencer
Latonia
Gertrude Spencer
Prohibition Enforcement Praised In R D Haynes Letter
Federal Prohibition Commissioner R A Haynes lauds state progress in enforcing the law as the year ends. He notes hotels and clubs banning liquor, colleges restricting use among students, and a rise in large scale violator arrests. Breweries lose permits, smuggling and home distillation decline under supervised withdrawals.
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R.A. Haynes
Russell
Christy
Competition Counts Hits Hillsboro Fruit Market
A Friday truck loaded with oranges arrived on the public square and sold at 15¢ a dozen, triggering local dealers to rush in with their own stock. By noon the town shifted to 10¢ per dozen, underscoring the impact of competition on prices.
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Hillsboro
Ohio Guards Rank Fourth In National Enlistments
Ohio stands fourth among states in national guard enlistments with 7 721 personnel in the annual militia report. Of these, 7 281 are enlisted men and 490 are officers. Infantry makes up the largest group with about 4 500, followed by field artillery with over 1 300.
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Washington D. C
Ohio
National Guardsmen
Field Artillery
Wedding of La Bella Kain and Howard Hankins in Williamsburg
On Sunday evening December 23 at the Kain home in Williamsburg the wedding of La Bella Kain and Howard Hankins was conducted by Rev. John Kilmer. Attendants were Isaac Maham and Miss Naomi Elrod. The event drew about 27 guests with out of town relatives and friends from Cincinnati. The couple will reside in Cincinnati after a luncheon and congratulations from local friends. Hankins is a Cincinnati post office employee honored for his wartime service.
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A. T. Kain
la Bella
Howard Hankins
John Kilmer
Isaac Maham
Naomi Elrod
Longest Day of Year Almanac Report
A weather note reports the longest night for northern residents with 14 hours of darkness in Ohio and predicts sunset at 4 19 and sunrise at 6 45 on December 21 22. It also notes a 245 AM event in the Southern Hemisphere marking summer’s turning point as sun moves north.
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Ohio
W. C. Deveraux
U. S
Birthday Club Blossoms At Williamsport Luncheon Party
Mrs. Charles Frazier hosted the Birthday Club of eighteen in Williamsport last Friday night. A kind garage man, Mr. Croswell, arranged a bus ride to Mrs. Dennis' restaurant for a two course luncheon. The group returned to the hostess on a pleasant evening of fellowship.
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Charles Frazier
Williamsburg
Frazier
Mr. Croswell
Dennis
Rich Batavian Township Surplus Sparks Levy Debate
Batavia Township holds growing year end balances since 1919 with 1922 and 1928 figures showing surplus funds. February distributions increase the reserve, prompting trustees to consider tax levy reductions as taxpayers question keeping a large Treasury balance and high taxes.
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Batavian Township
Batavia Hi to play East Night Hi at Batavia Armory
Tomorrow evening December 27 the Batavia Hi meets East Night Hi at the Batavia Armory in the second game of the season. Admission is 2 cents as a likely large crowd is expected due to growing interest.
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Batavia Armory
Batavia Hi
Four-year-old burns to death from gasoline on stove
Burdsall Robert Fomorin, four, of Marathon, died after his gasoline accident in the kitchen. He threw gasoline on a hot stove causing a blaze that burned his body from the knees up. He survived 48 hours before death in agony. burial followed Saturday.
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Burdsall Robert
William Fomorin
Marathon
J. L. Fomorin
Daugherty Rites Honor Life Of Owensville Woman
Obituary recalls Adalaide Roudebush Daugherty of Owensville Ohio born November 10 1849 on the family farm spent her life there with husband Thomas Daugherty to whom she was married October 16 1873 She died December 17 1923 at age 74 after a peaceful illness She left a husband two brothers and two sisters and cherished the old home and its memories She wished to die in the old home and her wish was fulfilled with a farewell full of sentiment and faith from friends near and far.
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Adalaide Roudebush Daugherty
James M. Roudebush Sr
Paulina Medaris
Thomas Daugherty
Owensville
Ohio
Leonidas Roudebush
St. Louis
Missouri
James M. Roudebush
Minerva
Mary Hill
George Hill
Loveland
Emma Richard
William Richard
Mitchellville
Iown
Richard
Florida
Cantata at Batavia School Draws Crowd
The Batavia school pupils performed a cantata at the town hall on Friday night. The chorus and bright costumes impressed the audience as each number showed care in preparation. A neat sum was realized.
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Batavia
Odd Fellows Banquet Honors Henry Rau at Batavia Lodge
Batavia Odd Fellows conferred the Third degree on Henry Rau with many members and visiting brothers present. Oysters were served after the work and the evening was enjoyed. Installation is planned for January with a full attendance hoped for.
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Batavia
Odd Fellows
Henry Rau
Batavia Business Men's Club Announces 1924 Election slate
The Batavia Business Men's Club will hold its annual election of officers on Friday night. Candidates include S L Larkin and W B Miller for president. Wallace Carroll and William L Grace for vice president. E K Parrott for secretary. A C Nash for treasurer, plus a seven member board. The results will be announced after dinner at the Presbyterian Chapel. Mr Meyers Y Cooper from Cincinnati will speak. plans include monthly dinners and invites to the ladies. Fifty seven Batavia men have joined for 1924.
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Batavia Business Men’s Club
Committee On
S. L. Larkin
W. B. Miller
Wallace Carroll
William L. Grace
E. K. Parrott
A. C. Nash
Edwin C. Ely
Earl Fishback
R. D. Gallagher
H. M. Kain
J. L. Larkin
Ed Peterson
A. E. Price
Charles Pringle
Rush
Clyde Tom F. L. Walker
G. R. Wilke
J. M. Wiseman
Presbyterian
Batavia
Meyers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
Ohio
Farmers urged to attend Owensville meeting on seed corn and tobacco
Notice to Stonelick and nearby townships announces a December 29 1923 meeting at the new Owensville school at 1 30 pm. Instructors Mr Pekuri and Mr Hart will teach seed corn selection to boost yields and tobacco grading to raise prices. Bring an ear of corn and tobacco sample for demonstration.
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Stonelick
Owensville
Pekuri
Hart
Bethel School
Flemingsburg
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
Batavia
J. Whitmer
H. 8. Elliott
J. W. Walton
J. P. Hughes
Missionary Society Sends Boxes to Kentucky Hills Mission
Williamsburg Presbyterian Church missionary society rented several Christmas boxes to a Kentucky hills mission and received a gracious letter of thanks from the minister in charge.
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The
Missionary Society of the
Williamsburg Presbyterian Church
Kentucky
Poultry Demonstration Farms Show Higher November Egg Output
Fifteen county farmers in Clermont, cooperating with the Farm Bureau and County Agent Clyde F. Tom, report November egg production higher than last year. White Leghorn flocks lead, with four of five top producers, and improved care and early hatching cited as key factors.
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Farm Bureau
Airoas
Rhode Island
Clyde F. Tom
Holiday Fox Drive to Center at Mathias Neiser Farm
Fox drive outlines four hunting lines with captains for each, set to begin at 1 p.m. on Nordyke road and surrounding pikes, centered at 8 p.m. at the Mathias Neiser farm. No dogs or guns allowed. participants urged to help capture foxes.
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Mathias Neiser
Cherry Grove
Nordyke Road
Forestville
Tobasco
Ohio Pike
John Dennison
Clifford Reed
Shirley. Johnson
Nine Mile Pike
New Richmond Pike
Charles Behymer
Victor Gaskins
Emerson Gaskins
Chris Bergman
Claude Behymer
Seven Mile
Milton Zeter
Ed Speigel
Elmer Henderson
Ed Sullivan
Asbury Pike
Frank Ludlow
Chas. Lucas
J. L. Henderson
Frank Coomb
Blacksmith Ed Ansteadt Buys Perkins Homestead Batavia
Ed Ansteadt purchases the W. W. Perkins homestead in Batavia from Edwin Perkins of Washington D C and will assume charge in March. The landmark home, destroyed by fire years ago, will be remodeled into a residence for Jess Halbisch and wife with the blacksmith shop converted to a garage.
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Ed Ansteadt
W. W. Perkins
Edwin Perkins
Washington, D. C
Batavia
Jess Halbisch
Davis Family Holiday Guests From Washington and College Ties
Mr and Mrs Frank Davis and Robert of Washington DC, and Miss Amy Dean Davis of Vassar College are holiday guests of relatives. Mrs E S Rush attended the Birthday Club last Friday at her sister Mrs Charles Frazier's home in Williamsburg.
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Frank Davis
Gon. Robert
Washington D. C
Amy Dean Davis
Vassar College
Rush
Charles Frazier
Williamsburg
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Ford
R. D. Haynes
Kain-Hankins
D. Ky Parrott
Birthday Club
Commissioners’ Proceedings
H. J. Arnold
Rock
Bennett Behymer
Pike Repair
P. A. Light and Water
Harry Britton
Barret Bros
Bell Tel. Co
A. Badgley
Pike
Citizens’ Garage
E. O. Denham
R. E. Eveland
Columbus
Edwin O. Bly
H. B. Floyd
Eweens
W. W. Franke
Sylvester Gaskins
Elmer Leslie
Frank J. Lewis
Milford Planning Mills
O. H. Mott
Geo. Maxfield
T. W. Moorehead
Bert McKibben
Norris
Lloyd Patchell
Harry Patchell
Stakalta Mig. Uo
Qdas Neues
W. H. Stanage Co
James Cartright
Law
Elizabeth Applegate
ODD Fellows Banquet
Clermont Farm Bureau
Holiday Fox Drive
Ed Ansteatt
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