Weights and Measures Week Observed in Clermont County
Officials mark National Weights and Measures Week with a county proclamation. The piece highlights a history of standard weights and measures in the United States, from ancient Egypt to 1830s Treasury surveys, and notes inspectors test scales, meters, and packaging to protect buyers and sellers. It also references Ohio museums brochures and Roosevelt's 1935 relief message.
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Clermont County
Arthur Blake
Ralph Houser
Stanley Cann
Arnold Stumpf
Ann Knipp
Board of County Commissioners
Elmo Durbin
Egypt
B.C
Congress
Republic
United States Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
U.S
United States
New York
Washington State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Withamsville Fire Life Squads Report Busy 1967 Year
Fire and life squads in Withamsville logged a busy 1967, with 53 deed home accidents and 110 day runs, 137 night runs, 857 hours contributed, and 8 080 miles covered. Grass fires dominated department activity with 18 calls, while total property loss stood at 3640 dollars and no home contents loss. Batavia Band Boosters announce Early Bird Spring Dance March 8 at Batavia Junior High auditorium 7 30 to 10 30 p m with the Senders providing music and door prizes.
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Life Squad
Batavia
Batavia Junior High
New Richmond Bank Extends Office Hours
The New Richmond National Bank in Clermont County announces new longer hours. From Monday to Thursday it opens 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday hours extend to 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All departments stay open during these times amid measures to improve customer service. The bank pioneered 5 percent interest on Savings certificates in the county.
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New Richmond
Clermont County
New Richmond National Bank
Harsha Pushes felony bill on illegal drugs
Ohio lawmaker William H. Harsha introduced legislation to make illegal manufacture sale traffic and possession of illicit and hallucinogenic drugs including LSD a felony. He argues current misdemeanor penalties fail to deter peddlers and pushers and that prosecuting illegal sales requires making possession a felony.
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William H. Harsha
Ohio
Harsha
50 50 Dance Night At VFW Hall In Afton
A 50 50 square dance is set for Saturday night from nine to one at the VFW Hall on Greenbriar Road in Afton. Proceeds go to community support.
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AFTON
VFW
Greenbriar Rd
Military Rites Today for Amelia Soldier Darrell Sibert
Pfc. Darrell W. Sibert 19 son of Mrs. Sylvia Long of Amelia receives full military honors at Hamilton Cemetery near Lynx Adams County after services at Laf lerty Funeral Home West Union He died Feb 9 of gunshot wounds in Vietnam with Battery C Second Battalion Fourth Artillery Ninth Infantry Division He previously worked for Queen City Millinery Co Cincinnati attended Anderson High School and lived near Coney Island He spent basic at Ft Benning Ga and training at Ft Sill Okla He left for Vietnam Jan 12 after a 30 day furlough He is survived by his mother father a brother Floyd two sisters Sharon and Paula and grandmother Opal Reynolds.
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Darrell W. Sibert
Sylvia Long
S. Kline St
Amelia
Hamilton Cemetery
Lynx
Adams County
Lafferty Funeral Home
West Union
Vietnam
Fourth Artillery
Ninth Infantry Division
Queen City Millinery Co
Cinccinnati
Anderson High School
Coney Island
Ft. Benning
Ft. Sill
Oklo
Leonard Sibert
Chesapeake
Ohio
Floyd
Sharon Sibert
Paula Steinker
Opal Reynolds
John Watson Named GOP National Convention Delegate
John Watson of Williamsburg is selected as delegate to the GOP National Convention from Ohio's Sixth District. Ro Martin of Portsmouth is the other delegate, with notes listing Evert Hammond and David L. Barrett as additional Ohio delegates. The convention begins August 5 and Ohio has 58 votes.
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John. Watson
Williamsburg
Clermont County
Republican Executive Committee
Ro Martin
Portsmouth
James A. Rhodes
Evert Hammond
Piketon
David L. Barrett
Chillicothe
Ohio
City Loan reshuffles executive posts in Bethel and Batavia
Denny Chambers moves from Bethel to Batavia to lead the Batavia office replacing Thomas Middendorf. Middendorf shifts to Mt Washington to replace Rich Parker as president of the Batavia chapter of the American Field Service, while Parker becomes treasurer. Rich Gregory, Batavia, is named a Kentucky Colonel for railroad related Masonic work. The NFC meets March 2 in Batavia Court House Annex with local officials and Rotary Club members. Ralph Smith will replace Chambers as Bethel manager.
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Denny Chambers
City Loan& Savings Co
Bethel
Batavia
Thomas Middendorf
Middendorf
Batavia Business Men's Association
Mt. Washington
Ralph Smith
North College Hill
Chambers
Special 1968 License Plates Reservations Open
Mrs. Marian Carpenter deputy registrar will take reservations for special 1968 auto license plates until March 13 at Metzger Hardware. Plates 51GK to 998GK and 1001GH to 2700GH are assigned. Sale day is Saturday March 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Truck applications run to March 31. Applicants need title or memorandum of title and valid licenses and transfers.
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New Richmond
Marian Carpenter
Metzger Hardware
Jurors Return Guilty Verdict In Fatal Crash
Judge M Dale Osborne schedules April 22 for Harold F Frey Jr to be sentenced after a Clermont County jury finds him guilty of second degree manslaughter in the US 50 crash at Stonelick that killed Donald P Frey. The car overturned after striking a culvert and a tree following drinking by all occupants.
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Batavia
M. Dale Osborne
Clermont County
Todd Christopher Crawford Born in Bethesda Hospital
A baby boy weighing 7 pounds was born at 4 55 p.m. at Bethesda Hospital to Mr and Mrs Roger Crawford of Mariemont. He is named Todd Christopher. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Crawford of Lancaster Ohio.
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Bethesda Hospital
Roger Crawford
Diana Forteney
Mariemont
Todd Christopher
John Crawford
Lancaster
Ohio
AFS Batavia Chapter elects Bucher president
The Batavia chapter of the American Field Service elected John Bucher as president to fill the vacancy from Thomas Middendorf's transfer. Bucher will serve as treasurer and president until new officers take over in July. The next meeting is March 28 at 8 p.m. at Batavia High School. public invited. Letters are being sent to local organizations to appoint a representative. It is a community project and all groups should be represented.
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Batavia
The
American Field Service
John Bucher
Thomas Middendorf
Bucher
Batavia High School
County Opens Bids On Truck Mowers Auto
Clermont County commissioners opened bids for highway department equipment including two tractors and mowers with Wolf Tractor Sales the apparent low bidder for both units. Anstaett Dodge of Batavia led on three truck chassis and Thomson Chey Toledo, Inc. Loveland topped bids for a car for Walt Carter.
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Clermont County
Ralph Houser
Arthur Blake
Stanley Cann
Highway Department
Carl H. Rush
Wolf
Bethel
Wilson Implement Co
Amelia
Anstaett Farm Service
Batavia
Gardner
Cincinnati
Harlow
Anstaett Dodge
Quality Highway Equipment Co., Inc
Carter
Walt Carter
Thomson Chey- Tolet, Inc
Loveland
Frey-Whitmer Pontiac
Tudor Chevrolet, Inc
AP Motor
2800 Countians Get Cards To Reinstate Eligibility To Vote
Clermont County Board of Elections mailed notices of cancellation to more than 2800 voters who failed to vote in the last two calendar years or moved registrations. Director John L. Watson said notices go to the last known address and that voters have until March 18 to reinstate eligibility by voting in the upcoming election.
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Clermont County Board of Elections
John L. Watson
Watson
The
Ohio
Clermont County
Clermont clubwomen adopt service trip gifts for overseas troops
Club members under Mrs. Sigsby Di Lullo and Bading filled eight Santa bags with washcloths, nuts, candy, books, photo holders, and knickknacks to send overseas. January letters from Sp/4 Malcolm Sp/4 Wilson and PFC Lowe Jr express gratitude and morale boosts from the Christmas gifts and Red Cross visit.
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John Sigsby
Tom di Lullo
Guenter Bading
Bob Malcolm
Stephen H. Wilson
Howard L. Lowe Jr
Malcolm
Pfc Lowe
North Vetnam
Red Cross
Sp/4
Wilson
Last Rites For Gregory Iding Vietnam Victim
Sp4 Gregory T Iding was killed in action in Vietnam on Feb 8. A solemn high mass was held at St Thomas More Church Wilhiamsville with burial at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. He leaves parents four brothers a sister grandmothers and a niece. A 1965 McNicholas High School graduate, he joined in November 1966 after training at Ft Knox and Ft Polk and served with the 4th Infantry Division. He was an apprentice plumber with 4H K Lamping Plumbing before service.
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St. Thomas More Church
Wilhiamsville
T. Iding
Vietnam
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
T. P. White Funeral Home
Mt. Washington
Clifford Iding
Mark Ct
Cherry Grove
Dan
Jerry
Jim
Jeff
Cathy
Ann Iding
Hilda Sutter
Christine
Greg
McNicholas High School
Ft. Knox
Ft. Polk
4Th
Lamping Plumbing
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Columbus
Withamsville
Fire Department
Schaerges
Boosters
New Richmond Bank
Pfc
Sibert
John Watson
City Loan
Outi Holopainen
Finland
Kentucky
Melvin V. Gregory
Louis Nunn
Gregory
NFC
Court House
Tom Middendorf
AFS
Clermont Clubwomen
States
America
Gregory Iding
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