Death of Bethel Physician Ol’ Doc Thompson at 104
Dr. William Eberle Thompson, 104, oldest practicing physician in the nation, died at his Bethel home in the early hours. A Civil War surgeon, longtime I O O F member, he practiced 77 years and knew General Ulysses Grant. He leaves a daughter and granddaughter. funeral at Bethel Baptist Church with O. F. rites.
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William Eberle Thompson
United States
East Plane Street
Bethel
Thompson
University of Cincinnati
Dr. Thompson
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Ohio
Thopson
Winifred Davis
Earl Hastwood
Baptist Church
Burton Garrett
Kennedy Funeral Home
Bethel Cemetery
Howard Dunham Dies of Pneumonia at 22
Howard Dunham, 22, died Wednesday morning February 14 at his father Elam Dunham’s home on the Bethel Williamsburg pike. Death due to pneumonia after a brief illness. Survived by father Elam, a seriously ill mother, and several brothers and sisters. Funeral Saturday at Kennedy Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Interment in Newtonsville Cemetery.
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Howard Dunham
Bethel-Williamsburg Pike
Elam Dunham
Kennedy
Newtonsville
Death of Mrs. Mettie Lewis in Batavia
Mrs. Mettie Lewis nee Bennett widow of W. W. Lewis of Batavia died February 16 after a long illness. She leaves son Ralph Lewis and daughters Mrs. Helen Hays and Mrs. Parker Adams. Funeral from her residence at 2 PM Monday. She was held in high esteem by all who knew her.
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Mettie
Gas Explosion Injures Local Boy At Batavia Grocery
Last Thursday Harley Brown of near Batavia, an employee at Malott grocery, dropped a lighted cigarette into a rear toilet vault causing a gas explosion. The blast blew him from the house, burning hair on his head and injuring his arm and hand. His father rushed him to a doctor. a readied gas leak under a ground line is suspected.
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Harley Brown
Batavia
Malott Grocery
Laurel Institute Slated for February 23 24
Farmers from Monroe Township will attend the annual community farmers institute at Laurel M E Church on February 23 and 24. State speakers Ruth Steva and Charles Cookson will discuss farm and community topics. Officers include Rice Bolender as president Burton Smith as vice president Mildred Lamb as secretary and Geraldine Painter as hostess.
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Monroe Township
Laurel M. E
Roy Battles
Ruth Steva
Chas. Cookson
Steva
Auglaize County
Ohio Farm Bureau
YPS
Augliaze County
Rice Bolender
Burton Smith
Mildred Lamb
Geraldine Painter
Ringer Pledges Aid to Ohio Pensioners
S A Ringer Republican of Leesburg pledges support to recover 1388000 withheld from Ohio Old Age Pensioners. He seeks aid from Tom Jenkins of the Tenth District and the Ohio State to address the presidential veto and related actions. Jenkins welcomed the effort in a Feb 10 letter from Washington D C thanking Ringer for his willingness to help.
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Congress
S. A. Ringer
Leesburg
Tom Jenkins
Tenth
Ohio
Jenkins
Mr. Ringer
Thomas A. Jenkins
Washington, D. C
Farmers Must Sign AAA Plan By May
Clermont County official urges farmers to sign the Farm Plan by May 1 to qualify for the AAA program. The plan sets allotments and soil building or conserving practices, promoting a shift to soil conserving crops to lower costs and reduce soil loss. Roush cites figures comparing three-year rotations: hay mix yields 10 500 feed units at 0.6 cent per unit with 28 tons soil loss versus 6 300 feed units at 1.3 cents per unit with 75 tons loss.
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Carney Roush
Clermont County
AAA Committee
Mt Carmel P T A Dance Planned For Leap Year
Mt Carmel Glen Este P T A sponsors a Leap Year Dance March 2 in the new Mt Carmel school auditorium from 8 30 p m to 12 30 a m Walter Bollinger and his orchestra provide music Bollinger is well known in the area Admission is 50 cents The committee includes Mrs Jack Cann chairman Mrs A C Holly and Mrs E B Kincaid
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Mt. Carmel
Glen Este P. T. A
Walter Bollinger
Bollinger
Jack Cann
A. C. Holly
E. B. Kincaid
County Recorder Burton Hodges Seeks Re‑Election
County Recorder Burton Hodges announced his candidacy for re election subject to the Democratic primary on May 14. He aims to continue oversight of records and county administration.
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Burton Hodges
Hills of Corn Measure Used in Hyde County Farmland
Hyde County North Carolina uses hills of corn to measure farmland with about 2750 hills per acre. The odd unit links land area to corn field yields and local farming practices in historical context.
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Hyde County
N. C
Grange Masters Meet in Wilmington Discuss 1940 Program
Grange Masters from nine counties met in Wilmington with State Master Kirk presiding to review the 1940 program. Young masters Wayne Schobert and Raymond Anspach were noted for their interest. Readings on the Key, a play at Marathon, and a county wide Home Economics committee meeting were announced with dates in February.
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J. A. Ashton
Mark Atchley
Wayne Schobert
Owensville
Raymond Anspach
Marathon
Wilmington
Kirk
Schubert
Anspach
Bantam Grange Hall
Marathon Grange
Marathon School House
All Grange
Campbell Home in Campbell Is Burned Wednesday
The home of Mrs. Emma Campbell near the northeast Bethel Corporation line was destroyed by fire Wednesday noon. A defective flue is suspected as the cause. Only a few household articles were saved due to rapid flames and distance from water mains. Mrs. Campbell was placed with her daughter Mrs. Frank White in Felicity for residence.
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Emma Campbell
Bethel Corporation
Campbell
Frank White
Felicity
Clermont County Red Cross sets 1940 program details
At a February meeting the Clermont County Red Cross approved the year's program. Batavia office remains with Mrs. Rosanna Hogberg as secretary. Health education, glasses and health services, veteran welfare, disaster relief, foreign war aid, Junior Red Cross, and transient relief funded by a small appropriation are planned. Directors include Rev Vernon P. Martin Jr and Judge Hugh L. Nichols among others. Also notes that the last narrow gauge railway remains in western North Carolina.
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Clermont County
The
Red Cross
Batavia
Rosanna Hogberg
John A. Carter
Home Service Committee
Earl Kincaid
Hugh L. Nichols
Jean Moyer
Ben West
Clermont County Red Cross
Vernon P. Martin, Jr
H. L. Nichols
Edward Stuhlmueller
Margaret Wenzel
H. M. Wymer
Seven Teams Eliminated In Clermont County Girls Tourney
The Clermont County girls basketball tournament opened with Batavia defeating Bethel 50 to 19 and Felicity beating Amelia 44 to 18 at Batavia. Upsets continued Saturday as Owensville beat Williamsburg 24 to 20, Moscow routed Goshen 34 to 13, and Milford crushed New Richmond 39 to 16.
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Clermont County
Batavia
Bethel
Felicity
Amelia
Hewitt
Gallagher
Sullivan
Ada Hewitt
Ae London
Ised
Waites
Glenn Lee Gregg
Topie
Nelson
Owensville
Williamsburg
Moscow
Goshen
Milford
New Richmond
Felicity Cagers
London
Glenna Lee Gregg
Betty Brossart
Virginia
Wade
Betty Greshan
Wlliamsburg
Four Newport men to face trial in Clermont burglary case
Jesse Brown 32 of Newport escapes custody in Cincinnati last Sept. 19. He and Ward Mercer Charles Harley and John Hall, all Newport residents, were extradited June 25 after a Clermont county burglary of two Goshen garages. Mercer Harley and Hall were convicted, Brown recaptured Feb. 9, with sentences of 1 to 15 years on each burglary charge.
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Jesse Brown
Newport
Frank Abbott
Frank Perry
Cincinnati
Common Pleas Court
Brown
Ward Mercer
Charles Harley
John Hall
Kentucky
Frank A. Roberts
Garland A. Auxier
Goshen
Clermont County
Mercer
Harley
Hall
Clermont
Hamilton County
G. G. Ano
Schella
Pearl and
Butler Streets
WPA Load In Clermont County Falls Since January
L A Gillett District WPA Manager in Cincinnati says Clermont County's WPA load has fallen by over 300 since Jan 1 1939. The county now lists 560 employed or awaiting work with 171 awaiting assignments. county quota is 600. District wide 26 352 employed, 28 500 quota. 17 576 fewer since Jan 1 1939 with most workers moving to private industry.
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Clermont County
L. A. Gillett
WPA
Cincinnati
Gillett
Work Projects Administration
Ohio
Former Amelia Girl In Championship Triumph
Margaret Davis of Amelia High School helped the basketball team reach the A A U Championship in Greater Cincinnati. They defeated Patridge 28 to 7 Thursday night atpgp, with Davis advancing to the next round toward the title in Joseph, Missouri.
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Amelia
Margaret Davis
The
Amelia High School
Patridge
Greater Cincinnati
Pgp
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William E. Thompson
Laurel Institute
Ringer
Grange
Eastern
America
North Carolina
Davis
Te Joseph
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