Police Chief Threatened With Court Injunction Over Coupon Book Scam
Police chief Ed Colonel reports Walter Raschick owner of Queen Bee Advertising threatens a court injunction to stop police interference with his coupon book sales. For two weeks officers warned residents against solicitors selling books claiming $45 value for $4.95. A Batavia salesman was stopped and released after stating intent to quit. Colonel warns arrests for solicitors in Batavia or Batavia township and says the Cincinnati Better Business Bureau records numerous complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Colonel
Walter Raschick
Te Queen Bee Advertising Co
Colonel
Batavia
Raschick
Cincinnati Better Business Bureau, Inc
One League Tilt This Week in Clermont County
The Clermont County Basketball League features Amelia at Northeastern Batavia at Williamsburg and Bethel at Felicity Friday. Goshen hosts Georgetown. Saturday Amelia hosts New Richmond Bethel meets McNicholas. Tuesday February 9 Western travel to Ripley Williamsburg at Felicity. Bethel beat Georgetown 104 81 lone win last week.
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Amelia
Northeastern
Batavia
Williamsburg
Bethel
Felicity
Goshen
Georgetown
New Richmond
McNicholas
Rocket
Ripley
Dill
Gaines
Jodrey
Haubner
Georgtown
Batavia Bulldogs
Stewart
Bulldogs
Real Estate Tax Bills To Be Mailed About March 1
Byron Ross county treasurer announced the first half 1959 real estate tax statements will be mailed about March 1. Half the statements are prepared and the other half is being printed. After printing, special taxes and delinquencies are added before mailing. Ross thanked taxpayers for their patience and invited questions at the treasurer’s office.
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Byron Ross
Ross
Clermont County
Looting Suspected at McAlpin's Cherry Grove Store
A well organized gang is suspected in stealing 800 dollars from McAlpin's Cherry Grove Plaza Saturday night. No fingerprints found on registers. glass panel entry and damaged cash registers noted. Sunoco station in the center also broken into but nothing missing. Airman Charles R. Brath of Batavia has completed basic training at Lackland AFB and to attend radio radar maintenance training at Keesler.
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Cherry Grove
McAlpin
Cherry Grove Plaza
Clyde B. Dericks
Dericks
Sunoco
Charles R. Brath
Andrew Brath
Brath Rd
Batavia
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Texas
Keesler Afb
Miss
Northeastern High School
Owensville
Lackland
County To Maintain Roads In Township Work Authorized
At the request of Wayne township trustees, county commissioners authorized County Engineer Carl H. Rush to maintain roads in the township. Trustees may use available equipment for four days or longer if needed until work is finished.
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Wayne Township
Carl H. Rush
Horse Thief Unit to Mark 68th Birthday Anniversary
The Clermont County Rangers Mulberry Unit will celebrate its 68th anniversary on February 13 with a ham and covered dish dinner for members and families. Walter Raidt invites former members and their families to attend as special guests and provides contact numbers for information. The group began as Mt. Repose Horse Thief Protective Association in 1892 with Mark A. Norris as agent and later became Clermont Rangers Mulberry Unit. The organization recently filed a continued existence statement naming Raidt as agent, with Ted Brown noting the corporation remains in good standing.
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Mulberry
Clermont County Rangers
Walter Raidt
Raidt
Roy E. Carter
Mark A. Norris
Rt. 1
Milford
Mt. Repose
Norris
Ted Brown
Brown
Rangers
Two County Girls To Be Honored At Western College
Miss Susan Elliott and Mrs Constantin Ettlngher will join fellow seniors at Western College for Women Oxford for Senior Day on Saturday February 13. Activities include a breakfast by the alumni association a convocation featuring Senator Margaret Chase Smith and a noon Senior banquet. The two young women daughters of Mr and Mrs J Opie Elliott of Batavia are elementary education majors.
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Western College
Susan Elliott
Constantin Etlngher
Judith Elliott
Western College For Women
Oxford
College Alumnae Association
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Miss Elliott
Mrs. Ellngher
J. Opie Elliott
Shaler Road
Batavia
Permits Issued In January For 30 One-Family Homes
Clermont County building inspector O. O. Mattox reports 30 permits issued in January for one family houses with an estimated construction cost of 351000. For January 1959 there were 25 permits for single unit residences at 299300. Areas for which the permits were issued are:
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O. O. Mattox
Clermont County
Cavanaugh Motors hires former Wilson employee Darrell Lillich
Darrell Lillich, previously with Wilson Implement Company in Amelia, joins the sales force of Cavanaugh Motors at Bethel to expand their auto sales team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Lillich
Wilson Implement Company
Amelia
Cavanaugh Motors
Bethel
Traffic Lights Planned for Western County Areas
Traffic engineer Robert C. Hanselman announced four signals and studies for two more in the western county. Proposed sites include Amelia and St Thomas More schools, Nine Mile Tabasco Rd with Rt 125, and Rt 74 with Tobasco Rd near Mt Carmel school. Completion of Williamsville Tobasco and Cherry Grove Shopping Center studies is about two weeks. May include attendees from Rep. Charles Jackson to local civic groups.
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Cherry Grove
Robert C. Hanselman
Division Eight
State Highway Department
Middletown
McAlpin
Cherry Grove Plaza
Hanselman
Columbus
Amelia School
St. Thomas More School
Nine Mile-Tabasco Rd
Rt. 125
Rt. 74
Tobasco Rd
Mt. Carmel
Williamsville-Tobasco School
Charles Jackson
Don Ison
Alex Vaughn
Corp. Cornthwaite
State Highway Patrol
Marvin Dorothy
McAlpin’s
Mary Beck
Williamsville-Tebacco
Youths Fined After Crashing Teenage Dance at Armory
Mayor R C Jamieson of Batavia ordered fines for six Cincinnati youths arrested Saturday night after crashing a teenage dance at the National Guard Armory. The seventh offender was to appear in juvenile court on intoxication charges. Walter Kidd 19 and James Kidd 19 were fined 40 dollars and costs for drunk and disorderly conduct with an additional 50 dollars for resisting arrest. Morris Keaton 18 Danny Hamack 18 Robert Huesman 21 and Donald Caldwell 24 each faced 20 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Jamieson
Batavia
Cincinnati
National Guard
Walter Kidd
Eastern Ave
James
Morris Keaton
Columbia Parkway
Danny Hammack
Feemster St
Robert Huesman
Donald Caldwell
May St
Prominent County Farmer Dies in Clermont County
Joseph D. Baumann 73 of Elklick, a noted Clermont County farmer and Grange member, died Monday night. Services Friday at 1 30 p.m. at Batavia Evangelical United Brethren Church with Greenlawn Cemetery Milford interment. Survived by widow Ida B Wiederhold two daughters Mrs James Hulick Mrs Emil Retzler two sons Ezra J Ralph B Baumann brother Wilbur and three sisters Mrs Bertha Hahn Mrs Beatrice Wiederhold Mrs Virgil Bickel Sr.
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Joseph D. Baumann
Elklick
Clermont County
Grange
Evanglical United Brethren Church
Batavia
Greenlawn
Milford
Moore Funeral Home
Ida B
Square Dance At Summerside Church For Scout Badge Work
Mt. Carmel Girls Scout Troop 1029 hosts a square dance February 12 in Summerside Methodist Church scout room. Sixth grade Boy Scouts attend as guests. Melvin Knear will teach and call. Mr and Mrs Knear are noted professional square dancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Carmel
Summerside Methodist Church
Melvin Knear
Twelve Clermont men report for draft physicals in Batavia
Twenty two year old men report to the Clermont County draft board headquarters in Batavia for pre induction physicals. Two more are scheduled for 8 a m February 9. Names include Danny Pres ton Scott Homer Cordes Jr Charles Brent Morris Jr Frank Anthony Fischer Jr Gerald Earl Behymer Richard Carl Naegle Edward Petri Robert Harold Schellenger James Cruey Jr Billy Walters Harvey Washington Powers Jr and others. Reportees come from Batavia Cincinnati Amelia Williamsburg Green ville Bethel Marathon and Plain locations.
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Clermont County
Draft Board
Batavia
William McManus
Danny Preston Scott
Box
Moscow
Homer Cordes, Jr
Rt. 3
Charles Brent Morris, Jr
Rainbow Lane
Cincinnati
Frank Anthony Fischer, Jr
Clough Pike
Gerald Earl Behymer
Mt. Carmel- Tabasco
Richard Carl Naegle
Lewis Rd
Amelia
Edward
Robert Hayman Pickelheimer
Lloyd Bauer Pride
North Charity St
Bethel
New County Unit Elects Officers
Clermont County forms Economic and Industrial Development Commission electing Edward H. Kuster as chairman Wilbur G. Stroup as vice chairman James E. Conover as secretary and Thomas Edelen as treasurer Other members include Harold Seipelt Harry Lee Hannan Harry Bell and A H Merkle A E Suro advisers from the county planning commission aided the formation with Don Ison serving in an advisory role The next meeting is set for February 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
New Economic and Industrial Development Commission
Court House
Edward H. Kuster
Batavia
Wilbur G. Stroup
Milford
James E. Conover
Williamsville
Thomas Edelen
Bethel
Harold Seipelt
Williamsburg
Harry Lee Hannah
Harry Bell
Mulberry
A. H. Merkle
A. E. Suro
County Planning Commission
Don Ison
Council Approves Sewer Resolution in Williamsburg
The Williamsburg council passed a resolution of necessity for a $550,000 sewer project after citizen requests. A parallel referendum petition ended in a 201 to 201 tie in a recent special election. Vice mayor Ralph D. Fuhr reported a local survey showing 90 percent of nonvoters favor the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Council
Ralph D. Fuhr
The
Williamsburg Times
Beechmont Players Reveal Next Production The Tender Trap
The Beechmont Players announce their second show, The Tender Trap, a Broadway comedy adapted into a film and song. It will be staged February 1920 at Eastern Hills Junior High School 6421 Corbly Rd Mt Washington Ohio.
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Beechmont Players
Mt. Washington
Clermont County
Eastern Hills
Corbly Rd
Wright’s long career in insurance profiled
Wright built a notable insurance career serving as manager and general agent for two leading life firms and later led his own agency. He studied at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and served four years overseas in the U S Navy. He led the Cincinnati Alumni Club of Phi Delta Theta and belongs to the Masonic Lodge and several life underwriters associations.
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Wright
University of Cincinnati College of Engineering
U. S. Navy
Cincinnati
Phi Delta Theta
Masonic Lodge
Cincinnati Life Underwriters 'Association
Associated Life General Agents and Managers Association, Inc
Bus Driver Speaks Out on Moral Breakdown and Rules
Clermont County bus driver Vivian Franz profiles a driver complaining about student behavior and sharing how he corrected a problematic situation and set rules. The column portrays a harsh view of today’s youth and reflects a strict, opinionated education segment in The Courier.
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Clermont County
Vivian Franz
Courier
Junior Women Elect Officers in Batavia Club
The Batavia Junior Women's Club met January 21 at Mrs Sjean Laffleur's home for officer elections and a members hobbies exhibit. Elected for 1960 61 were Mary Homan president Mary Lou Gordon vice president Jeanne Helsel treasurer Janet Kadle secretary Betty Tilbury corresponding secretary Roberta Trotta program chairman Dee Scholl project chairman Ada Burger finance chairman and Jean Laffleur social chairman.
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Sjean Laffleur
Mary Homan
Mary Lou Gordon
Jeanne Helsel
Janet Kadle
Betty Tilbury
Roberta Trotta
Dee Scholl
Ada Burger
Jean Laffleur
Town Seeks Planning Unit Help in New Richmond
Suro executive director of Clermont County Planning Commission asked by council to aid in forming a planning and zoning commission for the village. Building inspections to be extended to the village, with an ordinance to authorize Clermont Building Inspection Department services. Council also plans to authorize life squad members as special police with radio facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
A.E. Suro
Clermont County Planning Commission
Clermont Building Inspection Department
Life Squad
Patrolman Hired On Full Time Basis In Felicity
Herman E Howell a 24 year old patrolman in Manchester for two years has been hired by Felicity council as a full time policeman. He will start today under Police Chief Keith Gregory with salary paid from funds expected from parking meters. Council also plans to install 80 parking meters and has approved steps for annexing two acres to Felicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicity
Herman E. Howell
Manchester
Council
Keith Gregory
Engineer Carl H. Rush Returns to Courthouse Office
Ill county engineer Carl H. Rush returned to his courthouse office Tuesday after an absence of several days due to flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Rush
Junior Finals Set in Williamsville Tournament
Batavia beat Goshen 30 to 19 Felicity defeated Bethel 42 to 29 Williamsville beat Moscow 46 to 43 Mt Carmel led Amelia 52 to 34 Williamsburg won 40 to 28 over Batavia Semifinals were Feb 3 at Felicity Williamsburg vs Felicity Williamsville vs Mt Carmel Finals set Feb 6 at Williamsburg Consolation game precedes title match Trophies awarded at final session.
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Batavia
Goshen
Felicity
Bethel
Williamsville
Moscow
Mt. Carmel
Amelia
Williamsburg
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Whalen
Bill Simms
Barons
Knauer
Reynolds
Rockets
Terwilliger
EHL
Stiles
Canter
Couzins
McNichols
Ackman
Miami
Pierce
Union
Jackson
Cavanaugh
Earl R. Hoover
Gilbert Bettman
Common Pleas
Cuyahoga County
Ohio Supreme Court
New County
George L. Wright
Ridge Avenue
E. W. Lukie & Co. General Insurance
Carew
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