Twenty Five Inducted to Meet February Draft Quota
Twenty five men were inducted on February 6 to fill Cler mont County's February draft quota. Eight came from Board 1 and seventeen from Board 2. Inductees include Erwin Maxwell Coffman Madeira Ohio Phillip Allen Kirker Winchester Ohio and others from Bethel Batavia Moscow and Milford towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Erwin Maxwell Coffman
Madeira
Ohio
Phillip Allen Kirker
Winchester
Harry Albert Hill
Williamsburg
Paul Arthur Eagan
Ft. Meyers
Florida
Robert Leroy Pray
GoGshen
George Earl Faul
Milford
Francis Xavier Klug
Second Street
Loveland
James Andrew Ventus
Marathon teacher hurt in fall on ice
Mrs Lula Anstaett sixth grade teacher in the public schools suffered broken ribs and bruises when she fell on the ice at her home in New tonsville Ohio recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Anstaett
Newtonsville
Ohio
Senior 4-H Girls to Receive Awards
Senior 4 H Girls Club will meet at adviser Mrs. Charles Hurdle home next Monday night February 19 at 8 P M. Pins will be presented to members. Ruth Zurmely will receive a special award for winning first prize on her Dress-up Dress at the County Fair last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hurdle
Ruth Zurmely
Plank Road Proposal Afoot From Newark To Mt Vernon
The Newark Ohio area debates building a 25 mile plank road to Mt Vernon. Proponents cite Canadian trials as proof of success and say such a road offers a durable option where gravel foundations are poor and frequent repairs are unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Ohio
Mt. Vernon
Canada
Damages Assessed in Milford Bridge Case
Fifty years ago a Milford livery stable owners Hill and Motsinger sued Clermont County Commissioners for 1200 damages over Milford bridge fill. A jury awarded 600, citing blocked doors and earth banks four feet high flooding the stable and hindering access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill & Motsinger
Milford
Clermont County
Milford Bridge
Batavia Starts Refuse Collection Amid Low Public Support
The Batavia mayoral report notes the first waste pickup last Monday drew little public backing due to few curbside cans. A 60 day trial begins this week with weekly collections on Mondays and ashes on Thursdays, urging housewives to place refuse at the curb the night before for early collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Forestry School to Be Held at Williamsburg
A one day farm forestry school will be held near Williamsburg on Saturday February 17 at 9 A M. Anyone wishing to attend may contact Norris Chairman Clermont Soil Conservation District and Supervisor for Tate Jackson and Williamsburg Townships. Owensville and Williamsburg Vocational agriculture classes will attend under Randall Liming. Mr K Lehotsky forester for the Soil Conservation Service will lead sessions on using and caring for woods tools woodlot management timber measurement and related topics for farmers with woodlots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
See Norris
Clermont Soil Conservation District
Tate, Jackson
Owensville
Randall Liming
K. Lehotsky
The
Soil Conservation Service
Lehotsky
Shrine Circus Comes to Taft Auditorium February 16
The sixth annual Shrine Circus arrives at Taft Auditorium February 16 to 21 excluding Sunday with the Polack Brothers' Circus featuring 40 acts and wild animals. Free matinee admissions will be offered to orphans veterans from RAF Convalescent Hospital Ft. Thomas and servicemen. Advance sales indicate sell-out attendance and the event is directed by Irving J. Polack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft Auditorium
Syrian Temple
Mystic Shrine
Polack Brothers
Ralph T. Crosthwaite
RAF
Ft. Thomas
Leslie W. Cors
Shrine Potentate
John R. Lewis
Bobo” Barnett
Lillian
America
Powers’ Elephants
Jack Huntley
The
Anteleks
Polack
American Eagles
Saxons
Raymond
Eugene Randay
Hubert Castle
Johnny Bagunggui
Irving J. Polack
Local Heroes Report on Wartime Valor and Loss
War front highlights include Sgt Herman A Masters earning his 35th combat mission with a B 4 Liberator unit in Italy and a string of family service members. Relatives in Loveland Batavia Milford and Blanchester report missions, escapes, Bronze Stars and missing in action declarations across Europe and Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman A. Masters
Ralph C. Masters
Box 59
Felicity
Ohio
Italy
Europe
Balkans
Masters
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve seeks enlistments in Cincinnati
Major John He Stillman announces the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve is enlisting again for replacement duties. Eligible women aged 20 to 36 who are U.S. citizens with no dependents under 18 and at least two years of high school may apply at the Cincinnati recruiting office. The effort stresses training for essential duties while avoiding disruption of critical war work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John He Stillman
USMC
Marine Corps
Cincinnati
Ohio
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Post Office
United States
Stillman
Major Frank Morrison Speaks at Batavia Dinner Meeting
The Batavia Woman's Club and Rotary Club held a joint dinner at Batavia High School last Tuesday. Major Frank Morrison, former Batavia High School faculty member now back on active duty in England and Normandy, described England and France and his role in D Day, drawing praise from more than 100 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Batavia Woman's Club
Rotary Club
Frank Morrison
Batavia High School
England
Normandy
France
Williamsburg Community Institute Meeting Notice
The Williamsburg Ohio Community Institute will convene at the Williamsburg schoolhouse on Tuesday February 20 starting at 9 30 A M. Speakers include Miss Carrie Wilson Mr Don Rehl Mr Sam Ausman Mr Eli Speidel and Mr Dale Bee. door prizes donated by local businesses and musicians will provide entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Community Institute of
Williamsburg
Ohio
Carrie Wilson
Don Rehl
Sam Ausman
Eli Speidel
Dale Bee
Raymond Amiott
Guy Jenkins
Guy Smith
Stewart McCollums
Kroger’s Grocery & Baking Company
Williamsburg Furniture Factory
Williamsburg Chair Factory
Homer Ashton
Collard Deal
Oscar Dumford
Batavia Grange Schedules White Elephant Sale Thursday
The Batavia Grange women will hold a white elephant sale Thursday night at the Grange Hall open to the public. Items come from Grange members and include a variety of pieces too numerous to list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Grange
Grange Hall
The
Grange
Batavia Elects Harold Barber Police Chief and Forms Poultry Co op
Harold Barber named Batavia police chief after a council meeting, effective immediately. Batavia also organized the Ohio Valley Egg and Poultry Cooperative with Batavia president Batavian, Vawter Irwin vice president, Verle Doty secretary, and Mrs. Geo. Johnson treasurer, drawing poultrymen from several southwestern Ohio counties and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Koker
Batavia
Ohio
Ohio Valley Egg and Poultry Cooperative
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Indiana
Milford
Ohio State University
Koker
Vawter Irwin
Madison
Ind
Verle Doty
Harrison
Geo. Johnson
Russellville
Batavia Youth Center Plans Finance Drive Next Saturday
Harmony Hangout in Batavia Masonic Building readies for formal opening. Officers elected and charter memberships sought in schools. Members to canvass homes next Saturday for funds to secure a permanent youth meeting place in the Batavia area. Sponsored by the Woman's Club last fall, a committee led by Kahle Parrott and others have toiled to establish the center. Newly elected officers are Miles Elston president Robi Nichols vice president Betty Pringle secretary Lois Jamieson treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony
Batavia’s
Masonic
Batavia
Woman’s Club
Harry Kahle
E. D. Parrott
Earl Kincaid
L. V. Nowlan
H. R. Cobbler
Hugh Nichols
Grace Speidel
James Ashburn
M. K. Elstrum
Wm. Parsons
Chas
Milford Flier Freeman Inducted Into Sea Squatters Club
Captain Herman K. Freeman, a Milford airman and Med theater fighter pilot with 149 missions, was among five inductees into the Sea Squatters' Club in New York last week. He earned the Purple Heart, Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross and now teaches at Mitchel Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Eddie Rickenbacker
New York
Sea Squatters’ Club
Milford Flier
Herman K. Freeman
Emma K. Freeman
Captain Freeman
Mitchel Field
Matt R. Freeman
Hotel Netherland Plaza
Girl Scouts Entertain Mothers at Valentine Party
Batavia Girl Scouts hosted their mothers at a Valentine Party on Wood Street at 4 P M Mrs Hugh Nichols home. Misses Shirley Shinkle Ruth Ann Smith and Peggy Patchell led the event with tea and cookies baked by the Gif Scouts. A program followed with a choir performance of Beautiful America as a tribute to mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Girl Scouts
Hugh Nichols
Wood Street
Shirley -Shinkle
Ruth Ann Smith
Peggy Patchell
Beautiful America
Batavia Fire Department Plans First Instruction Meeting
The Batavia Village and Batavia Township Fire Department will hold their first instruction meeting at the school house on Friday evening February 16 at 8 P M All members are urged to attend State Instructor Captain James Hasset will be present to arrange for a program of fire drills Captain Hasset has five years in this role and is a former Cincinnati Fire Department captain whose expertise will aid the Batavia force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Clermont Aerie 2289
Order of Eagles
William B. Hyer
Washington D. H
Harold Gallagher
Local Aerie
Mr. Hyer
Aerie
Barber
Cincinnati
Batavia
Wm. J. Ritchie
Florida
Cincinnati Force
Adams County
Batavia Village
Batavia Township
James Hasset
Hasset
Cincinnati Fire Department
Mt Carmel Glen Este PTA Meeting Friday
Mt Carmel Glen Este PTA meets at the school Friday February 16 at 8 30 P M Founders Day observance with Mrs O W McBride as chairman Guests will include Ferne Masons fifth grade class Ruth Nash will read violin music by Elva Whitacre a Founders Day play and a history of the PTA by Mrs J O Elliott A birthday cake will honor past presidents and mothers of fourth grade pupils will be hostesses The local association marks its 16th year with listed honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carmel-Glen Este
Ruben Shor
O. W. McBride
L. G. Jones
J. C. Elliott
George Ankermiller
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ARMY
NAVY
Harold Cephas Hill, Jr
Chile
Joseph Bernard Haas
New Richmond
Robert Emanuel Vinson
Bethel
John William Smith
Junior Randolph Bell
David Charles Clare
Arthur Lewis Utter
Moscow
Jake Taylor
Batavia Ohio
Charles William Peters
Lester William Bauer
Lawrence Milton Scott
Joseph Conrad Schnatz
Shriners
Taft
F Ofenees
Alice Tucker
Robert F. Tucker
Third
Amarillo
Texas
S-Set
Eugene Tucker
Ronnie
Willow Run
Mich
Minnie Adams
R.F. D
War Department
Pvt
Marion O. Adams
Belgium
Adams
Sixtieth Armored Infantry
Williamsburg High School
Earl Binning
M. Holly
Farl Binning, Jr
811Th Tank Destroyer Division
Corp
Jackson J. Boone
Neville
15Th Air Force
Boone
AAF
Scott Field
Illinois
Edith E. Boone
Republic Street
Howard FE. Garrison
Garrison
Millard Pobst
Marjorie Kinner
Edgar L. Kinner
Mabel Garrison
Mr Mord
Blanchester
Edgar Runyan
Great Lake Naval Training Station Hospital
Robert Runyan
Perintown Pike
Edwin C. Hackmeister, Jr
Edwin C. Hackmeister
Perihtown
38Th Infantry
Hackmeister
Kermit J. Shumard
San Diego
Calif
Gulfport
Miss
Francis O. Shumard
Milford High School
Chicago
Pat Montgomery West
Vona Ruth West
West
Fine Owens
Ted
Sergi
Isaac A. Leaf
Ambrose Leaf
Louis Eigher, Jr
Louis Eigher
Katherine Linke
George Linke
Eigher
Linke
Frank P
Coler
Frank P. Coler
Swing Line
Carl
Pete) Fisher
Amelia
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Clermont Eagles
Williamsburg Community Institute
Ohio Poultry Co-op
Batavia Youth Center
Girl Scouts
Party
Batavia Fire Department
Mt. Carmel
Glen Este
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