CROP Relief Drive Under Way in Clermont County
The Christian Rural Overseas Program led by Elmer Norris mobilizes rural Ohio farmers to donate corn and milk for overseas relief. Canvassing runs next week across townships with a February 23 deadline. Gifts in kind support feeding the hungry and rebuilding, with local township committees and designated collection points listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Elmer Norris
Clermont County Crop Organization
America
Europe
Clermont County
Catholic Rural Life
Church World Service
Lutheran World Relief
Jackson Township
Raymond Simendinger
Rte. No. 3
Batavia
AN. D. Davidson
Ora Weaver
Stella Weeks
Collis Sutton
Wilbur Smith
Russell Werring
Jane Stewart
Edward Balser
Stonelick
Frank Lehubert
James Voightlander
Robert Lehrer
William Attinger
Clarence Craver
Robert Runyan
Burdsall Bros
Edward Evans
Joseph Yeager
Lewis Bertsenji
George Mull
Lester Conover
Law
Ohio
Rev
I. E. Jenkins
Mike Retzler
Herbert Renske
Walter Bauer
Nelson Patchell
Joe Winemiller
William Brothers
Aaron Anstaett
C. C. Houser
Wayne
Stanley A. Pringle
Newtonsville
Roscoe Pringle
Howard Watkins
Ronald Hastings
Ralph Wolfe
Ethel Watkins
Clifford Brown
Goshen
Albert Hines
Rte. No. 1
Cozzadale
John Heywood
Franklin Township
H. L. Frye
Stella de Vore
Tate Township
J. N. Rice
Bethel Farm Bureau
Goshen Farm Bureau
Williamsburg
Poetry Enthusiast Sheila Stinson Featured in Courier Sketch
The Clermont County poetry contest hosts Sheila Stinson and Edna Hamilton as editors connect with local writers. The feature profiles Stinson, noting her pen name, early influences, children’s poems, and work with Moon River on WLW. Stinson has sold pieces to several children's publications and chairs the Cincinnati Woman's Press Club workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Sheila Stinson
Stinson
WLW
States
Canada
Cincinnati Woman's Press Club
Greater Cincinnati Writers’ League
Bridges Scheduled for Improvement in Ohio Network
Director T J Kauer of the Ohio Department of Highways announced a bridge program to upgrade isolated weak links. Fifty one bridges across 35 counties will receive about three million dollars total with one point six million from the State Highway Improvement Fund allocated over 1949 and 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Kauer
Ohio Department of Highways
Kauer
State
Rev Thomas Coleman to address Batavia junior group
The Batavia Junior Woman's Club meets at Mrs Herbert Hogberg's home Thursday night February 17 with Rev Thomas A Coleman as speaker. Co hosts are Mrs Alfred Hunter Mrs Nell Lansing and Mrs Bessie Moeschl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Herbert Hogberg
Thomas A. Coleman
Alfred Hunter
Nell Lansing
Bessie Moeschl
New Richmond Pharmacy Sold to Robert Berry
Hartman Pharmacy in New Richmond changes hands after 27 years of operation. Robert Berry and his wife Regina will live above the store and work there, while former owners Mr and Mrs Hartman relocate to Amelia to run Hartman Pharmacy in a newly opened building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman’s Pharmacy
New Richmond
William Hartman
Robert Berry
Regina
Salvation Army Drive Reports $325 in Clermont County
John S. More, chairman, and Richard C. Jamieson, treasurer, announced the Clermont County Salvation Army campaign has receipts totaling $325 to date. The fund, active in the area for several years, aids emergencies and powder-line relief, assists unmarried mothers, and sponsors needy children for ten day Fresh Air Camp stays in Gleendale, Ohio. Donations are payable to The Salvation Army through Richard C. Jamieson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. More
Salvation Army
Batavia
Richard C. Jamieson
Clermont County
Glendale
Ohio
Corn Loan Details for 1948 Crop in Clermont County
Byron Ross, chair of the Clermont County Agricultural Conservation Committee, announces corn loans at 1.48 dollars per bushel with a June 30 1949 cutoff for loan and purchase agreement. Loans mature on demand but no later than September 1 1949, with payoff or mortgaged corn delivery per county instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Ross
Clermont County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Charles Meyer On Caribbean Fleet Maneuver
Charles E. Meyer a seaman in the US Navy from Batavia Ohio serves aboard the aircraft carrier USS Sicily a unit of Carrier Division 17 with the Atlantic Fleet. Sicily is slated for Atlantic Fleet exercises in the Caribbean Sea from February 21 to April 1 and will visit Barbados in the British West Indies from March 6 to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Meyer
Seaman
USN
Batavia
Ohio
Sicily
Carrier Division 17
Orhe Sicily
Carribbean Sea
Barbados
British West Indies
Card Party at Muellers Hall Sponsored by Rosary Altar Society
A card party will be held at Muellers Hall Owensville Ohio starting at 8 p m Sunday February 20 sponsored by the Rosary Altar Society. Players can join in bridge euchre five hundred and pinochle with attractive prizes for winners. The Altar Society of Holy Trinity Church Batavia Ohio will sponsor another card party Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muellers Hall
Owensville
Ohio
Rosary Altar Society
Altar Society of Holy ‘Trinity ‘Church
Batavia
Scout Drive In Progress For Clermont County Scouts
Friends of the Boy Scouts in Clermont County launch a drive to support 40 units and 650 boys. Campaign aims include training and supervision, with events in 1949 and a call to donate to County Chairman Charles Schneider at First National Bank Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Friends of the
Boy Scouts
Clermont County
Charles Schneider
First National Bank
Batavia
Ohio
New Voting Precinct Planned in Clermont County
Plans move forward to split South Union Township precinct in Clermont County. Election Board Clerk James Walker announces a Friday meeting at Batavia Courthouse to hear opposition before the change. Williamsville is likely housing the new precinct with a new site for the original precinct, totaling 56 precincts in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Township
Clermont County
James Walker
Election Board
Board of Elections
Batavia
South Union Township
Williamsville
Mrs Nash Suffers Broken Shoulder in Cincinnati Fall
Mrs Ivy Nash of Batavia fell in a chiropodist office in Cincinnati injuring her shoulder in two places. She was taken to St Marys Hospital. The widow of A C Nash former Nash Pharmacy owner, she lives at Spring and Market Streets Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ivy Nash
Batavia
St. Mary's Hospital
Garner to Address GOP Women in Clermont County
Dewey Garner secretary of the Young Men's Republican Club of Ohio will speak at the Clermont County Women's Republican Club monthly meeting at 8 p m Thursday in the Amelia High School Auditorium Fred Milligan of Columbus will install officers The public is invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Garner
Young Men’s Republican Club of
Ohio
Clermont County Women’s Republican Club
Amelia High School
Fred Milligan
Columbus
Club
Cozaddale Postmistress Josie Hill Dies After Illness
Mrs. Josie W. Hill 56 a longtime Cozaddale postal worker died Monday afternoon at Deaconess Hospital after a weeklong illness. Services were held at Craver Funeral Home Milford with burial at Goshen Cemetery. She was wife of A Garvin Hill and former Goshen postmistress for 17 years. She leaves a son Alva W. Hill two sisters Mrs Ray Irwin and Mrs Pearl Massam and two brothers Lute Frey and John Frey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie W. Hill
Deaconess Hospital
Craver Funeral Home
Mil‘ford
Goshen Cemetery
A. Garvin Hill
Alva W. Hill
Goshen
Ray Irwin
Pearl Massam
Lute Frey
Loveland
John Frey
Blanchester
Sheriff to Get New Car for Courtouse Duty
Clermont County Commissioners approved buying a Pontiac sedan from Kerr Motor Sales Bethel. The current sheriff’s office vehicle will be reassigned to the Clermont County Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Dericks
Clermont County
Kerr Motor Sales
Bethel
Sheriff’s Office
New Richmond Kiwanis Minstrels Set Feb 23 24
New Richmond Kiwanis Club sponsors the Mirth Quake Minstrels at the New Richmond school auditorium on February 23 and 24 at 8 15 p m Proceeds go to the Kiwanis building fund The show features Sumner Powers as interlocutor with Virginia Nobis at the piano A large chorus and a Kiwanis Quartet perform with end men Clifford Carter William Graser John Hahn Jacob Rutman Richard Smith Bill Wilmoth and others listed among cast members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond Kiwanis Club
Richmond School
Kiwanis Building Fund
Virginia Nobis
Earl Boyle
Meridith Burns
Vincent Clasgens
Elston Dodge
Gene Donovan
William Frye
Lawrence Goets
Robert Graser
John W. Haussermann
Gerald Howard
John W. Hausssermann
Jr. Wilmer Jones
JL Meeker
Jesse Osborne
William Schilling
Charles Springer
John Taylor
Roy Thompson
Harold West
Clifford Carter
William Graser
John Hahn
Jacob Rutman
Richard Smith
Bill Wilmoth
Kiwanis
Lucian Dawson
Edgar Lukie
Paul Nobis
George Wehmann
County Basketball Tourney In Process At Williamsburg
In the opening Clermont County High School tournament round New Richmond Amelia and Owensville won while Williamsburg fell 43 to 3 to Amelia. Gaskins led Amelia with 14 and Pierce had 11 for Williamsburg. Owensville beat Bethel 51 to 23 in a double elimination tourney continuing last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumpy Lewis
Clermont County High School
New Richmond
Amelia
Owensville
Goshen
Jerry Henderson
Bailey
Williamsburg
Gaskins
Pierce
Bethel
Batavia
Felicity
Medea Visiting Star Henry Brandon in Batavia Brews Local Event
Eddie Valentine nephew of Goshen residents hosts Henry Brandon of Los Angeles in Batavia on a visit tied to the Medea production at Cincinnati Cox Theatre. Brandon, famed for The Drunkard and wartime troop shows, plays Jason opposite Judith Anderson’s Medea. An informal reception for Brandon is planned at the Moore residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Brandon
Los Angeles
Cox Theatre
Cincinnati
Batavia
U. S
Judith Anderson
Miss Anderson
Colchis
Daniels Pushes Ohio School Building Aid Plan
Senator Albert L. Daniels introduces an emergency bill in the Ohio Senate seeking 20 million dollars for new school buildings 3 million for rehabilitating old facilities and 8.5 million for school buses. Funds would come from state treasury surplus with aid limited to districts under bond limits. Daniels notes rural districts lack funding and urges action to address the building needs statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Daniels
Ohio Senate
Treasury
Daniels
Ohio
Independents In Tile Match This Sunday
Clermont County Independent Basketball Tournament advances to a return game between Chandlers Plumbers of Milford and Georgetown after Chandlers defeated Georgetown 65 to 52 in the previous clash. Sunday results list Georgetown 53 Feldmans 36 and Chandlers 56 New Richmond Legion 50 among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Chandlers Plumbers
Milford
Georgetown
Amelia
Chandlers
Feldman
New Richmond Legion
Owensfile
Chandler
Mt. Crab
Williamsville
St Bernadette Mission PTA Card Party
The St Bernadette Mission P T A hosts a card party Saturday evening February 19 at 8 p m. Prizes and games for children will be featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernadette Mission P.T.A
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rev. Coleman
NEW Richmond Pharmacy
Salvation Army Fund
Charles Meyer
Peterbon
Cozaddale
New
Richmond Minstrel
Sumner Powers
Hannah
Ohio General Assembly
Lee Hannah
Director of Public Works
Stonelick Park
Courier
Medea
Moore
Eddie
Chester Valentine
C. H. Blankenship
Harlan County
Kentucky
Jason
Senator Daniels
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