Amelia Mourns Two War Casualties
War Department notices confirm Pfc. Arthur Bachelier killed in France on December 13 after earlier being listed as missing in action. Harold Webb is reported killed in action in Belgium on January 10. Both were Amelia locals and former students, marking five Gold Star deaths for the town. mothers plan a public memorial service.
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War Department
August Bachelier
Route 1
Amelia
Pfc
Arthur Bachelier
France
Harold Webb
Ollie Webb
Belgium
Amelia School
Duvall Leads 3rd Annual FSA Meet in Clermont County
The January 24 meeting reviewed 1944 farm activity. Borrowers posted repayments over three times required, paid chattel loans, bought new machinery and livestock. Gardens and canned goods averaged 350 dollars per family. seven borrowers cover about 675 acres. Baskets lunch noted. applications for farm purchases welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
Howard F. Duvall
Duvall
Don Rehl
AAA
Edward C. Saxton
Soil Conservation
Dave Fette
Clermont County
FSA Committee
Thomas S. Hill
Cordelia Baudendistel
FSA
Rationing to be more drastic in 1945
War Price and Rationing Board warns Cler mont County residents to expect smaller civilian shares in 1945. Processed foods, meats, sugar, butter, gasoline, and fuel oil allotments drop due to lower production or higher military consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Batavia Soldier Wounded in Action in Belgium
Mr and Mrs Sydney Sullivan of Batavia learned their son Kenneth H Sullivan was wounded in action in Belgium on January 7 He is a Private First Class with the Airborne Infantry overseas since last July and entered service in April 1942 He attended Batavia school and has many friends in Batavia who are grieved by the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Sullivan
Batavia
Kenneth H. Sullivan
Belgium
Kenneth
Russel Eugene Brown
David Brown
Mt. Carmel
Navy
Sampson, N. Y
Russel
Batavia High School
Cpl
Donald W. Brown
Minnie Adams
Ohio
War Department
Pvt
Marion O. Adams
Adams
60Th Armored Infantry
Wright’s
Lockland
Rollin Adams
Army
Clermont County Appoints Ten New Motor Vehicle Registrars
Governor names ten deputy registrars for Clermont County replacing Bricker appointees. Selected are Francis Savage Milford Betty Davis Amelia Helen Iles Batavia Louise Hall Felicity Clarence Buerkle Owensville G W McMullen Loveland Harold Idlett Bethel Lawrence Goetz New Richmond Mary Weller Newtonsville J Bryan Jordan Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Bricker
Francis Savage
Milford
Betty Davis
Amelia
Helen Iles
Batavia
Louise Hall
Felicity
Clarence Buerkle
Owensville
G. W.mcmullen
Loveland
Harold Idlett
Bethel
Lawrence Goetz
New Richmond
Mary Weller
Newtonsville
J. Bryan Jordan
Williamsburg
Two Large Farms Sold in Jackson Township
Edmund J. Hadley of Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co sold his Monterey farm to Mrs. D Bainum of Shillo Company. He then bought 165 acres on Route 50 between Monterey and Marathon, featuring a seven room modern home and barn and the Hartman schoolhouse remodeled as a residence. The property, with family ties to Caleb Hadley and Revolutionary grandfather Christopher Hartman, has deep local history. Hadley also runs Guernsey cattle with son Donald. he is a shipper of Golden Guernsey milk to Cincinnati. The second farm sale was closed by Milford attorney Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund J. Hadley
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Monterey
D. Bainum
Shillito Company
R. No. 50
Marathon
Hadley
Harriet Hadley Andriet
Cincinnati
Caleb Hadley
Mr. Hadley
Ed Hadley
Caleb
Christopher Hartman
Ohio
County Home Praised for Low Operating Cost
Clermont County Home under Superintendent John Houser posted a 1944 net per capita cost of 198.29 dollars, well below the state average of 300. The Batavia area facility housed 68 residents with daily care averaging 65, including five men and two women over 85. Gross expenses reached 14,348 dollars, offset by farm sales and contributions to net 12,889 dollars.
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John Houser
Clermont County
Houser
Blythe Jones
Board of County Commissioners
Division of Aid For
State Department of Public Welfare
Batavia
Milford Pike
Loveland Man Held in Slaying of Stepdaughter
Frank Kirk, 43, of Loveland, is charged with first degree murder in the slaying of his stepdaughter Louise Adkins, 23, at her home on Railroad Avenue. He was arraigned before Justice J M Wiseman and bound over to the Clermont County grand jury without bond. The shooting occurred as he sought his wife, Roxie Kirk. Kirk denies the shooting. authorities say he was intoxicated. The case, described by Loveland officials, involves a family dispute and remains under grand jury review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kirk
Railroad Avenue
Loveland
Louise Adkins
J. M. Wiseman
Batavia
Clermont County
Robert Adkins
Kirk
Hutchinson
Adkins
Roxie Kirk
Hutchin
George A. Moon
John Fritz
Loveland Police
Tom Brooks
Tufts Funeral Home
Mary Kirk
Nelsonville
Ohio
Lora Russell
California
Machinery setup for GI Bill of Rights training meeting
A January 26 1945 training session in Hillsboro prepared to certify World War II veterans for government guaranteed loans under the Servicemans Readjustment Act. Attendees included Herbert K Lemar and Mrs Cordelia Baudendistel from the FSA County Committee and Hugh N Donovan for the Veterans Administration. The act helps veterans with education hospitalization employment readjustment allowances and loan guarantees to establish a business buy a farm home or capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Clermont County
Herbert K. Lemar
Cordelia Baudendistel
FSA
Secretary of Agriculture
G. I. Bill
Veterans’ Administration
Rotary Club Drives Batavia Hospital Membership Surges
Russell Speidel reports Batavia Hospital Care drive quota of 650 met early Tuesday with enrollment at the Court House indicating total memberships may exceed 700. The effort began January 15 under the Hospital Care Corporation Community Plan with Rotary Club sponsorship. Speidel led a campaign enlisting Boy Scouts and Junior Women to distribute literature and canvass neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell, Speidel
Batavia
S Peidel
First National Bank
Farm Census Underway in Clermont County
Blaine Moore, census enumerator for Batavia Township, reports the agriculture census is in progress in Clermont County. Key data requested covers farm size and value, acreage and crop production, livestock and dairy output in 1944, January 1 1945 animal counts, hired labor costs, and farm input values for 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Moore
Batavia Township
Clermont County
Draft Board No 1 Moves to New Quarters
Clermont County Draft Board No 1 relocates from the Armory in Batavia to new offices in the Gregg Building on Main Street between Water and Second Streets today.
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Draft Board NO. 1
Clermont County Draft Board No. 1
Batavia
Gregg Bldg
Main Street
Water
Second Streets
Bronze Star for Sgt Carl Burger on Italian Front
Sgt Carl J. Burger, son of Mr and Mrs William Burger, earned a Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in Italy. He directed litter bearers through a mine field and helped evacuate 56 casualties across the Volturno River after selecting a safe route during heavy fighting. He is a veteran of African and Italian campaigns and a Williamsburg High School graduate of 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Burger
William Burger
Italy
Burger
Volturno
Sgt
Williamsburg High School
Congressmen McCowan Outlines Deferment Status At Tournament
Congressmen McCowan explains agricultural deferments while Clermont County hosts a 9-team basketball tournament at New Richmond High School gym. Eight games span Feb 20 23 24 and 26 with Amelia Goshen Batavia Bethel Williamsburg Felicity Owensville Moscow and New Richmond competing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Roy C. Thompson
Amelia
Goshen
Batavia
Bethel
Williamsburg
Felicity
Owensville
Moscow
New Richmond
Livestock Producers Cancel February Meeting
Cincinnati Producers Board cancels the general membership meeting set for February 15 as requested by the government. A few delegates will meet with the Board to conduct necessary cooperative business. In 1944 the association dealt with 27,729 farms and 724,806 head of livestock valued at $21,834,898.70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors
The
Cincinnati Producers
Cooperative Livestock Sales
Withamsville Church Social To Aid Parochial School
The Church of St. Thomas More at Withamsville plans a pre-Lenten social on Sunday February 11 to raise funds for adding two rooms to reach an eight grade parochial school. Activities include games in the school, prizes worth 11 dollars in cash a 200 pound pig a fishing rod a coffee pot and a skillet plus a venison supper with a heritage sauce. Father Hunter Heider is noted for a deer shot in Allegheny State Park. A hearty welcome awaits attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of St. Thomas More
Withamsville
Clermont County
Legion Auxiliary Rummage Sale Saturday February 10
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a rummage sale at The Quarter Office Saturday February 10 starting at 1 PM. This annual event showcases the women of the Legion and is billed as one of their outstanding sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Batavia PTA Set Meeting February 8 at High School
The Batavia Parent Teacher Association schedules its February meeting in the High School Auditorium at 8 PM on Thursday February 8. Mrs James Patchell leads the program with an educational film Health of the School Child and a health talk by PTA President Mrs James Ashburn. Comic films will follow the business session during the social hour with refreshments served and full attendance urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia P. T. A
James Patchell
James Ashburn
Hugh Nichols
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