American Legion 44th Birthday Celebrated Worldwide
The American Legion marks its 44th birthday in 1963 with an enrollment surge despite 55 000 deaths yearly among WW I veterans. National Commander James E Powers promotes the American Legion Showcase highlighting four programs Americanism child welfare rehabilitation and national security. Posts nationwide urged to invite nonmembers to join and host Special Initiation Parties to grow the organization.
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Jegion
Korea
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Guam
American Legion
Legion
James E. Powers
Clermont County
Powers
Clermont County LWV to discuss world economic policy
The Clermont County League of Women Voters hosts February unit meetings on foreign economic policy and regional growth, chaired by Mrs. John Gatch. Attendees will review Great Britain’s Common Market rejection, with background from Life magazine and a report on South American development by Mrs. Palmer after eleven weeks in Brazil.
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Clermont County League of Women Voters
Batavia
Mabel Massey
N. Market St
John Gatch
Gatch
Wyatt Turner
Mervin Palmer
Frank Roberts
League
Great Britain
Life Magazine
Turner
Palmer
Brazil
South America
Mississippi River flood control and the Corps of Engineers
Dr George S Benson praises federal efforts to tame the Mississippi River highlighting the Corps of Engineers role since the 1920s. He notes the river drains 31 states, carries 406 million tons of sediment yearly, and that flood control costs exceed 22 billion dollars over 135 years, with dams levees riprap and soil conservation easing damage.
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Minnesota
Gulf
Corps of Engineers
River traffic expands as riverfront industry grows
The article describes rising barge and tug activity on the Mississippi, with cargos from Gary to Memphis and Louisiana. It highlights diesel tugs, long barges, and shifts in industry along stabilized banks. It notes billions invested along the lower river and praise for the Corps of Engineers work to shape the river for safer, more economical commerce.
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Great River
Mark Twain
Gary
Osceola
Memphis
Michigan
Louisiana
Cape
Queen Mary
Esso
American Cyanamid
Olin Mathieson
Mississippi
Auto Crash Sparks Fire After Chain of Collisions
Amelia Kay Dorsey 17 of Batavia escaped injury when a crash on Route 125 near Oasis Cafe started a chain reaction. Her car struck a parked vehicle, burst into flames, and collided with another parked car and a truck. Damages were estimated at 2100 with Dorsey’s loss about 600. Joseph Marck of New Richmond valued the burned car at 1200. Walter Zeiger of Amelia estimated 300. Edgar Daugherty of Bethel owned the undamaged truck. Also noted is a separate Cincinnati money-find case where Bennie Byrd seeks to match a torn bill found in a trash pile with money lost from his desk. The report also recalls past local items and a note on 5 Years Ago Feb 13 1958 about Lester G. House and a Goshen PTA scholarship.
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Kay Dorsey
Robert’ Dorsey
Batavia
George Chase
Miss Dorsey
Route 125
Oasis Cafe
Joseph Marck
New —Richmond
Walter Zeiger
Route 2
Edgar Daugherty
Bethel
Dorsey
Cincinnati
Bennie Byrd
Summerside
Eastern Ave
Byrd
Year of Decision for Moral Re-Armament in Italy
Italy on the threshold of a new era as Moral Re-Armament gains traction amid East West tensions and domestic splits. The 1963 horizon sees Italy’s political and economic classes facing unrest in Bari Naples and Rome while public opinion shifts toward a unifying national purpose and a global role.
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Italy
Europe
Rome
Ecumenical Council
Washington
NATO
Moscow
Peking
Communist Party
Naples
Moscow Radio
Bari
Clermont County Senator Reports Highway Hearings In Columbus
Representing Clermont in Columbus Senator Charles Jones discusses the circle freeway plan with Ohio Director of Highways Mas keter and staff. Hearings will be held with local clubs associations and committees before final route decisions. The piece notes 88 Republicans and 49 Democrats in the Ohio House at session start and a vacancy in Cuyahoga County replaced by sheriff appointment.
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Ohio
Clermont County
Masketer
Clermont
Ohio House of Representatives
Cuyahoga County
House
Chris Rosenhoffer
Elmo Durbin
Capital
Old-Timers Reflect On Harsh Winter And Modern Inventions
The author recalls record cold spells with minus ten outside and fifty inside, noting automatic heat failures and a late repair. They compare old winters to today’s crews who clear roads fix wires and prevent ice damage, while wondering what future generations will face and noting a brief thaw with jonquils appearing.
Batavian to Start Intern Teaching in Florida Schools
John Tim Kahle of Bata joins 110 Florid Southern College seniors as they begin 10 weeks of intern teaching on February 25 in public schools across the state. Kahle is assigned to Meadowlawn Junior High in St. Petersburg. his parents are Mr and Mrs Harry Kahle of 326 Broadway. The class marks the largest spring intern cohort in the college’s history.
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Bata
Florid Southern College
Public Schoo
Meadowlawn Junior High School
St. Petersburg
Harry Kahle
Broadway
Ollege
Poets Nook Poems and Submissions from Edas Hamilton
A fragment from a Poets Nook column prints poems and notes on submitting work. It includes a sonnet about youth and time by B. Y. Williams and verses by Edna Hamilton, with addressing details for contributions. The piece evokes a vintage newspaper feel and highlights a poetry section in Times Star Hearts.
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