Editorial airwaves echo Grange and Union resolutions
Readers seek details on resolutions criticized by Clermont County Pomona Grange and Clermont County Farmers Union. Officials faulting The Courier Bethel Journal and Cincinnati Post claim no resolutions exist. The papers say they did not write the resolutions and call for clear charges and public answers.
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Clermont County Pomona Grange
Clermont County Farmers Union
the Courier
Bethel Journal
Cincinnati Post
Grange Or
Farmers Union
Fund Drive Set For Heart Sunday in Batavia area
Heart Sunday on February 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. will have women calling on neighbors to raise funds for heart disease research. Batavia Township Olive Branch Mt. Carmel Glen Este districts name chairs. Cub Scouts distributed hearts to Batavia business places under Richard Brown. Edna Hamilton honored at Shillito's autographing of Pocketfull of Stars.
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Heart
David W. Franklin
Batavia Township
Mt. Cammel- Glen Este
Cyril Smith
Bradford Jett
Olive Branch
William Reeve
James Theurer
Mt. Carmel
Glen Este
Charles Brunner
Richard Jamieson
William Parsons
Batavia
Richard Brown
Edna Hamilton
Shillito
Clermont County High School Basketball Tourney Draws Set
Coaches drew pairs for the opening round at Roy Thompson’s office. Varsity games start Friday at Williamsburg with Bethel versus Felicity and Amelia against Williamsburg. semifinals Feb 25 and finals Feb 26. Reserve games follow the same dates. Eyeglasses aid funded by Union Heights Lions Club shown presenting eye charts at Mt. Carmel and Withamsville Tobasco schools.
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Roy Thompson
Clermont County
Bataing
Moscow
Goshen
Bethel
Williamsburg
Felicity
Amelia
Owensville
Union Heights Lions Club
Bud” West
Lions
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans Offered in Clermont County
Residents of Batavia and ten nearby communities may apply for Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans until March 10. Applications are available at local banks and must be received by Hospital Care Corporation. Contracts start April 10 with no age limits or health questions.
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Batavia
Clermont County
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Williamsburg
Bethel
New Richmond
Owensville
Moscow
Neville
Chile
Point Pleasant
Milford
Miamiville
Hospital Care Corporation
Blue Cross Plan
Ohio
New Life In Sight For Scout Troop
Batavia Boy Scout Troop 263 reorganizes with a new scoutmaster and two assistant leaders. All boys registered in 1954 are asked to meet at First Methodist Church Batavia at 7 30 p m on Monday February 21. Boys eleven years old or over are eligible to join.
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Batavia
First Methodist
New Richmond Excluded From Clermont Tourney
New Richmond high school will not play in the Clermont county basketball tournament this year because it assumed exempted status. The squad will join the exempted school district league and open league play tonight against Lockland Wayne at 6 p.m. Matches also include North College Hill vs Green Hills and others at Lockland field house. Flames destroyed part of Monterey Manufacturing and Supply Company and damaged W I Trucking Company roof in Batavia, with two trucks and several machines lost.
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New Richmond High School
Clermont County
New Richmond
Lockland Wayne
North College Hill
Green Hills
Lockland
Georgetown
de Porres
Miford
St. Bernard
Reading
Wyoming
Monterey Manufacturing and Supply Company
W & I Trucking Company
Batavia
BMOP
Gore Carnes
Joseph W. Brown
Delhi Hills
Cincinnati
Camnes
N&w
Batavia Lumber Company
Local Youth Judge of Miami Carnival Appointed
Oxford O-Thomas Nichols of Batavia named director of contests judging for the Spring Carnival at Miami University on March 19. The event, hosted by Omicron Delta leadership honorary, features sorority and fraternity booth judging and a jitterbug contest. Nichols, a senior in Arts and Science, belongs to Phi Kappa Tau.
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Oxford
O—Thomas Nichols
Batavia
Miami University
Omicron Delta Men’s Leadership Honorary
Nichols
College of Arts and Science
Miami
Phi Kappa Tau
Clermont Home Builders meet marks building code briefing
D M Lawson announced the last Clermont Home Builders Association meeting was held Monday February 7 at Amelia High School. Deputy Auditor Manly Hill spoke on the new building code and explained its various parts to members.
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D. M. Lawson
Clermont Home Builders Association
Amelia High School
Manly Hill
Groundbreaking planned in Amelia for water project
Release by Carl Rush and Earle Kincaid states W L Harper Co will start digging in Amelia Monday morning with equipment moving in this week. Amelia chosen as start due to village property easement. Harper contract signed Feb 8 runs 335 days for 1 900 000 dollars.
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Carl Rush
Earle Kincaid
W. L
Amelia
Harper
Harper Company
Red Cross Appeals for Titus Road Guffey Family Fire Loss
The Clermont County Chapter of the American Red Cross appeals for furniture clothing and household items for the Fred Guffey family of Titus Road whose home burned recently. The four children aged six months two three and four years require aid and donations can be arranged by calling the Red Cross at Bataing 3 4111. Local man Ed Fuller of Locust Lake was hospitalized at Christ Hospital last Monday via Moore's ambulance.
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Clermont County
American Red Cross
Fred Guffey
Titus Road
Red Cross
Bataing
Ed Fuller
Locust Lake
Christ Hospital
Moore’s
Knotholers Plan For Coming Year
The Clermont County probate court room hosted the Knot Hole League meeting to map the 1955 season. Thirty two teams entered last year with Williamsburg and Moscow not fielding squads. they are expected to join this year. Officers announced include Dick Cahill president Forrest Herbert vice president E C Eichelberger supervisor Wilbur Osborn secretary Stanley Anstaett publicity and William Funke treasurer.
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Clermont County Probate Court
County Knothole League
Williamsburg
Moscow
Dick Cahill
Forrest Herbert
E. C. Eichelberger
Wilbur Osborn
Stanley Anstaett
William Funke
Chair Factory to Aid Atomic Test of Home Furnishings
Clyne Crawford president of the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers says members will participate in the April atomic test at the Nevada Test Site under Civil Defense. N J White of Williamsboro Chair Factory will take part and Thomas J Lyman director of Furnishings Industry coordinates six fully furnished homes to study nuclear effects on furniture materials.
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Clyne Crawford
National Association of Purniture Manufacturers
Associaion
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Nevada Test Site
N. J. White
Williamsboro Chair Factory, Inc
Thomas J. Lyman
National Association of Furniture Manufacturers
Batavia Heart Fund Solicitations Planned February 20
The Batavia Junior Civic Club will conduct a house-to-house heart fund drive in Batavia on February 20 between 2 and 4 pm. North of Main Street volunteers include Frances Hauck Betty Rice Jane Miller Margar et Jamieson Pat Anstaett Deloris Hamilton Elaine Elston Ruth McCormick Grace Lewis Virginia Anstaett and Grace Wilson. South of Main Street volunteers are Ruth Parsons Betty Pringle Lois Brion Hilda Mandeville Juanita Thornberry Coleen Dutweiller Mae Ruth Brunner and Nancy Sinkking. Main Street team includes Kathy Cassidy and Mary Bissantz with Joan Lewis covering State Route 74 Foundry and Clough Pike. The event caps the Heart Fund campaign with similar drives nationwide on Sunday.
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Batavia
Coleen Dut—weiller
Mae Ruth Brunner
Nancy Sinkking
Kathy Cassidy
Mary Bissantz
Joan Lewis
Foundry and
Clough Pike
Nichols elected governor of Rotary District 231
Harold D. Nichols of Batavia won the post of governor at the Rotary District 231 annual convention held Monday evening at the Sheraton Gibson Hotel. He is a practicing attorney with Nichols Speidel and Nichols and a former Ohio State senator.
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Harold D. Nichols
Batavia
Rotary
Sheraton-Gibson
Ohio State Bar Association
Cler—mont County Bar Association
Nichols, Speidel and Nichols
Batavia Rotary
Ohio State
Four Clermont County Men Drafted by State Board
The State Selective Service Board announced four Clermont County men will be inducted in March. They must be 20 years and one month old on induction day unless they volunteer or are delinquent from a prior call.
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State Selective Service Board
Clermont County
New Lincoln Mercury Auto Agency Opens in Hamlet
Lincoln Mercury dealership opened in Hamlet under Charles Grimes known as Chuck Grimes. Showroom redecorated in knotty pine with tiled floor. Grimes with 13 years in auto business signed the Lincoln Mercury contract January 31 1956. He and wife Martha have five sons. Two salesmen Clay Byers and James Young. Repair shop to offer general work specializing in Lincoln and Mercury with two mechanics Dam Wolfe and Soup Brunk. Wolfe married with five children. Brunk married with two. First car expected in showroom today.
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Lincoln Mercury
Hamlet
Charles
Chuck” Grimes
Chuck
Lincoln-Mercury
Martha
Bruce
Dennis
Brad
Val
Clay Byers
James Young
Grimes
Lincoln
Mercury
Dam Wolfe
Brunk
Wolfe
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