Bethel Politician Ed Youngman Arrested After Gun Rampage
Ed Youngman of Tate township armed with a shotgun and forced his 13 year old son to parade the streets in Bethel. He fired at Clyde Kennedy’s home and threatened residents, leading to his arrest by Sheriff Swing and commitment to jail on three charges with $8000 bail.
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Bethel
Ed Youngman
Tate Township
Shotgu
Youngman
Fred Leach
Fred Scott
Swing
F. A. Brown
Clyde Kennedy
Kennedy
Hannah Bros
Store Purchase Shows Millinery Stock Resold to T G Lucas
The stock of Rose D. Smith's millinery and women's furnishings in Williamsburg, sold earlier by an assignee and bought by Chas Curry, has been resold as a whole to T G Lucas of Hamersville and moved there. The stock is new and up to date, in fine condition and ready for spring market, and the store was a credit to the town. Lucas will offer it in sale with other bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose D. Smith
Williamsburg
Chas. Curry
T. G. Lucas
Hamersville
L. Will
Batavia Odd Fellows Invite Team to Chile Lodge Visit
The Batavia Odd Fellows basketball team received an invitation last Friday from the Chile lodge to visit and initiate two candidates. The invitation was accepted and the trip will be made when roads permit. The team is noted for fine floor work.
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Batavia
Chile
Norwood Woman Breaks Wrist in Fall
Mrs Richard Chamberlain of Norwood mother of Mrs EH Long suffered a painful accident last week, breaking a wrist in a fall from a spring peg. The injury will keep her laid up for several weeks and Clermont friends offer sympathy.
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Richard Chamberlain
Norwood
Long
Clermont
Race for county institutes and extension schools
A Batavia courthouse meeting on March 15 at 1 p m will plan next year's farmers institutes and extension schools funded by state aid. F L Allen will attend to hear delegations from Clermont county communities, with five institutes and two extension schools allocated. Stronger pleas and larger delegations improve odds for recognition and aid.
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Farmers’institute
Court House
Batavia
F. L. Allen
Farmers’ Institutes
Clermont County
County Commissioners approve contracts and awards in session
The February meeting records bills and credits including Pike repairs by numerous names, stone and coal purchases, postage, and labor. A contract with W B Hall for steel filing cases totals 460.60 while a bond for Dr J W Mott as coroner is filed and approved. Soldier burial committee members are appointed and a Tate township price petition is filed with the county auditor.
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Bell Telephone Co
Clermont Supply Co
John Custer
Pike
Harry S. Cole
H. Perin
G. Pringle
Pike Repair
H. Robinson
L. M. Rogers
H. M. Rice
Cline Rodgers
Lowell Roudebush
Stone
Rochester Bridge Co
Elton Smith
C. Schmuter
Dale Spence
Cleona Searles
W. Shearer
Shaw Coal Co
Coal
Schmuter
Rock
W. H. Anderson Co
Barnes & Connor
R. K. Belt
J. Davidson
John Dulcan
Lud Evanshine
Chris Kaucher
Geo. Keen
Keely Springfund Co
Thos. Lillick
Frank Leeds
E. Laycock
Spence Leming
Lindsey
John McKibben
Mefford & White
Manning & Meeker
Herry Manning
J. D. Mefford
W. R. Moore
Fred McKay
Chas. Pringle
J. W. Patton
W. J. VanHorn
Woodrow
Fred White
J. W. Wood
Chas
G. White
Stamps
N. Young
W. B. Hall
Auditor's Office
J. CO. Sonas Et al
Tate Township
Brown County Board Cuts District Superintendent Posts
Brown County School Board plans to save money by employing three district superintendents instead of four. Since 1914 rural school supervision reforms reduced districts with 16 closures, the move targets centralized schooling and fewer county officials to reduce tax burden while maintaining oversight.
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Brown County Board of Education
Ohio
Brown County
State solicitors visit Clermont schools to spark club work
W H Palmer and Miss Kauffman tour Clermont county high schools starting Tuesday February 26 to organize boys and girls clubs. Teachers support the effort with Fair Board prizes and free fair week admission. University reps teach pig growing and food preservation. Love land school first, Favrers Hall Owensville hosts final meeting Friday at 1 30 pm with Stone Lick township residents.
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W. H. Palmer
Loveland School
Favrer’s
Owensville
Stonelick Township
S. B. Stowe
C.A
Milford Miami Grange meets with seed corn demo and hog talk
The Milford Miami Grange held a meeting on February 17 in Odd Fellows hall. County agent B. Stone demonstrated testing seed corn and John Wilson of Newtown spoke on what hogs make the best meat followed by discussion. The next meeting is set for March 3 with a six month contest, roll call and varied programs for Brothers and Sisters, concluding with a lecture by Dr Clyde B Terwillegar from the British Army home on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Miami
P. W. Demnewity
Mildred Scott
Milford
Clyde B. Terwillegar
Presbyterian Church Bantam Social Saturday March 8
The oud socity of the Presbyterian Church at Bantam will host a social at the Bantam church Saturday evening March 8. An excellent program by home talent is being prepared with 16 cent admission including a lunch of sandwiches pie salad and coffee. All are cordially invited.
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Presbyterian Church At
Bantam
Fugitive Jack Shackelford Captured in Ohio
Jack Shackelford, wanted in Brethett county Kentucky for house breaking, was captured by Sheriff Bert Swing and held at Clermont county jail. Loveland Marshal Coleman aided the search, and Kentucky authorities were notified to arrange transfer, with Shackelford resisting requisition delays and awaiting transport.
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Jack Shackelford
Brethett County
Clermont County
Bert Swing
Marshal Coleman
Loveland
Sheriff’s Office
Kentucky
Jack
Swing
Washington Birthday Party at Valley Farm Club
The Valley Farm Women's Club of East Fork Valley hosted a Washington birthday party at Mrs. C. E. Wilson home. Guests enjoyed songs readings and contests with Nate Cover winning a button contest and Harry Donalworth and Jesse Kain winning charades prizes.
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Washington
Valley Farm Women’s Club
East Fork Valley
C. E. Wilson
Stella Kain
America
Mary
Mrs. Wilson
J. A. Hilton
Reading
Lizzie Hilton
Velma Kain
Mrs. Meek
Bertha Miller
Nate Cover
Harry Donalworth
Jesse Kain
Irene Morehead
Victor
Arthur Neihoff
Valley Club
Coal Conditions In Middletport Strike High Prices
The Middletport district’s small domestic mines push long hours to feed Ohio and neighboring states. Farmers haul coal from farms miles from railroads, earning up to 80 dollars daily. Each wagon carries about 60 bushels, with some mines sending 18 loads daily, clogging roads and muddying cement avenues.
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Middletport
Ohio
Columbus Monitor
Owensville School Club Meeting in Stonelick Township
The Owensville public schools cordially invite students and patrons of Stonelick township to Favrer's hall on Friday afternoon March 2 for a discussion on Boy Scouts and Girls' club work with two state speakers and others.
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Owensville
Stonelick Township
Favrer
Primary ballot rotation bill sparks reader free vote concerns
The upper house passed on February 21 a bill rotating candidate names on ballots to level the field for all voters. The change may trouble illiterate voters as there will be no party emblem to guide selection. The bill aims to curb alphabetic advantages and promote equal footing among candidates.
Burke Wedding Anniversary Celebrated Near Bethel
Mr and Mrs James Burke near Bethel celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a surprise gathering last Saturday February 24 at 10 AM. Guests listed include E J Fagley of Reading H S Milner of Middletown and many others from Walnut Hills Forestville Ham let Mt Holly Batavia Owensville and more. A noon meal followed a reception of gifts and well wishes from attendees.
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James Burke
Bethel
E. J. Fagley
Reading
H. S. Milner
Middletown
Louise Hahn
Wilson
Walnut Hills
J. R. Barnes
Forestville
Mary Terrill
Muriel
Hamlet
Olin Fagin
Mt. Holly
B. F. Swing
Marie
Batavia
W. E. Leever
Owensville
R. S.fagley
P. D. Milner
Mary
Will Swing
Hazel
Philip
Wilma
Elynor Swing
Will Milner
Chas. F. Davis
C. A. Brannock
Audrey Williams
Chas. Fagley
Albert
Miller Fagley
Anna
Mary Fagley
Gerald
W. W. Burke
Kate Milner
Hassie Crane
Louise
Patriot Club Holds February Meeting at Keach Home
The Country Club met February 22 at Mrs. G. M. Keach's hospitable home for a program of music readings and a paper by Mrs. Innis on developing Girls Home-making Club. Members shared amusing personal stories as roll call. The room featured flags hats and cherry trees. Adjournment set for March 22 at Mrs. John Foster's home.
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G. M. Keach
Washington
John Foster
Agricultural Preparedness Urges Home Garden Planting
A wartime editorial stresses need for mass planting of more crops this spring. It urges every worker to grow a home garden to boost food supplies, foreseeing Europe’s depletion and higher prices, warning food costs could rise by about fifty percent this summer.
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Europe
Batavia Scouts Rout Milford Boys in Armory Clash
Batavia scouts defeated Milford 62 to 12 on Friday night at the Armory. Batavia started slowly but surged to 28 points in the first half while Milford managed 5. Hauck, the Nichols brothers, and Jamieson led Batavia scoring with Coyle, Slade, and Parrott shutting down Milford. Sparr stood out for Milford.
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Milford
Batavia
Batavia Boys
Hauck
Nichols Brothers
Jamieson
Coyle
Slade
Parrott
Sparr
Colonial Tea Supports Local Schools Progress
The Mothers' Club held a colonial tea at Mrs. H. B. Moore's home last Thursday. Attendees dressed in colonial style and presented a well prepared program. A silver offering of about $10 was collected to buy school items not provided by the board of education.
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H. 8. Moore
Mothers’ Club
Board of Education
Eastern Ohio farmers hold potatoes at five dollars a bushel
A surge of farm prices sees Eastern Ohio growers keeping potatoes unsold at five dollars per bushel. A Elm Grove West Virginia farmer with six hundred bushels will not accept less. With the new crop nearing, old stocks risk spoilage. seed potatoes will be cut, and every available acre should be planted in garden truck.
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Ohio
Elm Grove
W. Va
New Funeral Car for Batavia Undertaker
H. E. Moore of Batavia arrived home with his new auto funeral car on Saturday evening. The finely built vehicle is equipped with modern appliances and enhances Moore's undertaking outfit, stated as surpassing any in the county. Also mentions road and street improvements to justify the investment.
Sister of Sun worker suffers fractured hip after fall
Miss Tina, sister of Norman Lee of the Sun office force, fractured her hip when she fell at her home last Wednesday. She lay an hour before friends found her and carried her inside. Eva Leonard nurses her. she rests as well as can be expected.
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Tina
Norman Lee
Sun Office Force
Eva Leonard
Seyler Bros to Train Noted Batavia Farm Stallion
The Batavia Company horse that led the season at Fred Miller farm west of Batavia last year will be in charge of the Seyler Bros at their farm near Red Bridge south of Batavia this coming season. The stallion has gained flesh and is highly admired by horsemen of his class.
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Batavia Company
Fred Miller
Batavia
Seyler Bros
Red Bridge
Not All Women Must Be Sent to Marysville Reformatory
A Friday ruling from Ohio Attorney General McGhee to Prosecuting Attorney Smith of Muskingum County states that women convicted of city or local ordinance violations cannot be sentenced to the Marysville reformatory. Women must be sent there only when imprisonment exceeds 80 days.
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Ohio Reformatory
Marysville
Smith
Muskingum County
McGhee
Kroger Opens New Willmington Store At Small Profit
Kroger Grocery Company expands again with a Willmington store offering goods at a small profit. Rumors of another Bata via location circulate, but no definite plans have been confirmed.
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Kroger Grocery Company
Willmington
Batavia
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T. BE. Young
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