24 Feb 1926
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1926
Page
1
Preparations are complete for the Boy’s County Basketball Tournament to be held in Williamsburg next Saturday with finals set for Monday evening. Teams from across the county have shown strong improvement this winter and the committee promises ample room and smooth events.
The Woman's Club met at Mrs. Anna Ferguson's home with a paper on Historic Homes of America by Mrs. Horn and a colonial play George Washington's First Defeat performed by Mrs. Monroe Wiseman Mrs. 8 W Sprague and Mrs. J B Scott in colonial costumes. A lunch followed with colonial day foods and candy. The group also noted a trophy from a spelling match won against Business Men's Club during Lincoln Day at the armory. In Hamilton County Ohio Court Decree No 197568 Rebecca West Breeding vs Carl Leo Breeding granted divorce on gross neglect of duty. Mrs Breeding awarded beneficiary status on two life policies, defendant enjoined from changing beneficiaries. Costs and $50 attorney fees taxed against defendant. No alimony awarded.
Farmers' Community Meeting at Owensville High School on Wednesday March 3 at 7 30 p m features an old fashioned spelling bee and talks by Representative Edgington on Taxes and County Agent on Baby Chickens and Boys and Girls Club Work. A Batavia meeting Monday March 1 at 7 30 p m includes fertilizer orders and Cow Testing plan with Boys and Girls Club Work. Refreshments follow. oysters advertised by Murphy's Place conclude the notice.
The Department of Education sets 1926 27 requirements for County Certificates. Four regular exams occur on the first Saturdays of April May and June and the last Friday of August. Details cover Original Elementary Special and High School certificates including prerequisites hours in education and teaching experience and renewal rules with specific semester hour thresholds and required examinations.
Batavia schools receive support from a three act community play titled Flapper Grandmother. Local performers of all ages star in scenes at Spriggins home and Bingville. Auditorium decor by Paul Smith adds to a lively night of music and humor.
Bethel resident James Fitzpatrick narrowly failed to win Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in January's election. He totaled 38 134 votes to his opponent 8 164, missing by thirty seven votes despite strong local support from Clermont County and a well drilled team. New officers include Samuel N. Young as Grand Master and John N. Gledhill as Grand Warden.
The paper corrects an error from last week naming Aaron Hutchinson of Jackson township in the delinquent land list. The notice then outlines education certificate renewal rules including degree or semester-hour requirements, examination subjects, and credit evaluation procedures through the Ohio Department of Education.
Champion player Newell W Banks performed a blindfold exhibition at K of P hall Williamsburg on February 19 with a chess game and three blindfold checkers matches all won. He then moved to Cincinnati for a week of demonstrations at the Chamber of Commerce Gym YMCA and Business Men's Club and may visit Batavia in June.
Bethel Bluestein Department Store was broken into last Wednesday night and goods worth several hundred dollars stolen including men suits trousers and ladies dresses. Charles Keys of Cincinnati was arrested wearing an oversized suit and claimed it came from robbers. Hayes of Harrison and Orley Herman also implicated as partners. authorities plan hearings as Sheriff Croswell coordinates with Cincinnati and Harrison officials. A parallel note reports upcoming church sermons and a charity bake sale at Nash’s Pharmacy.
A call to stop heavy hauling on public roads to protect road surfaces. Overloaded trucks damage wells used pikes from Williamsburg to Mt. Carmel and Hamlet to New Richmond, with repairs costing hundreds. Authorities urge restraint for at least six weeks to preserve highways.
Wm. G. Winemiller county agent urges crowding prevention in brooder houses to reduce losses from fright and heat stress. He details measures such as proper heating, confined spaces for cold weather, rounded corners, roost training, and staged access to new houses. Coccidiosis prevention hinges on sanitation, proper feeding, and a corrective medicated plan using kino and Epsom salts with milk and water, plus isolating sick birds.
Bethel adopts an ordinance requiring all dogs at large to wear muzzles following a mad dog scare. Six dogs were killed last week in one day as marshal enforces the rule. The measure aims to protect both people and animals.
County baseball fans met in the County Clerk's office to discuss forming a County Baseball League for the coming season. Eight teams were eyed and a committee was named to locate suitable grounds. next meeting tonight invites all sport lovers to attend and support the venture despite expenses. Also a note about Buckeye broody coal usage and keeping pigs warm from J. O. Fuhr of Williamsburg.
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