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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1930
Page
6
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The column lists numerous holiday visits and greetings across Batavia and nearby towns. Names include J. C. Fuhr Williamsburg Wm Grace and family Norwood families Simpson Griffith and Allan, Belle Houpt, John B. Rapp Jr. and mother, Harry Fuller and family, O. Fuhr Williamsburg, and Ken Wolfe. It mentions party guests at various homes, local repairs ads for furnaces and cement, portraits and enlargements offered by Rice photographer, and a promotional line about automatic electric washers.
Local Christmas greetings mention Frank Walton Deputy Sheriff Harry Buter and families visiting Judge White. Mrs Julia Sullivan Bennett and husband from Cincinnati visited. Olive Ruth Anstead wedding announced for Owensville. residents including Lew Buerkle Homer Buerkle Earl Fish Geo Haney Barbara Rush and others spent holidays with relatives. Radio ad and local notices pepper the page with holiday spirit.
Batavia displayed a white Christmas night with many illuminated trees. The court house community tree and a 40 foot pine before Judge Nichols’ garden, decorated with 150 lights and a top star, drew crowds from hill to town entry. Decorators N. B. Dennison and Geo. Richards organized the display.
Frank Holmes a 40 year old retired merchant of Goshen died Wednesday from a self inflicted gunshot wound after an 18 month illness and nervous breakdown. Coroner Joseph Curtin states death from an accidental crisis occurred in a room on the upper floor at 2 oclock. family heard the gun report. He was unmarried, survived by brother and sisters John Holmes Jr Anna Holmes and Birdie Holmes. Funeral Thursday afternoon. Holmes belonged to a pioneer Clermont county family and was held in high esteem.
The Southern Ohio tobacco market at Ripley Ohio closed with active bidding on all grades. Holiday sales at the Union Warehouse show Dec 18 64 555 lbs avg 21.67 total 18900 . Dec 19 93 835 lbs avg 20.83 total 19460 . Dec 20 67 180 lbs avg 21.16 total 14206 . Season to date 646 980 lbs avg 21.76 total 119600 . The Union Warehouse prepares for market reopening on Dec 20 and will continue daily sales through season end. High basket to date 40.
Carl Rein of Ripley is appointed District Lecturer of the Masonic Lodge in the Sixth District covering Brown and Clermont counties. He serves a third term as Master of Ripley Lodge. Masters-elect gathered in Georgetown to receive the Past Master's degree under his supervision. work praised and attendees from across the district attended a luncheon.
Goshen hosts the Goshen Farmers Institute with State speakers C. W. Peters and Ella M. Haas. The program includes 10 A M sessions, music from the H S Glee Club, epidemiology topics, talks on rural life and soil fertility, a nominating committee report, and a dinner served by the P T A.
Mrs Carrie Hamilton Robinson of Miamiville daughter of the late Harvey Hamilton of Batavia died at her home Monday December 23 after a stroke of paralysis aged 70 five children survive her Also Mrs Nellie Elrod Hutson of Bethel died at Good Samaritan hospital in Cincinnati Monday December 23 after surgery aged 64 Funeral Thursday Names and guests from Cincinnati Dallas Texas and Riverside are listed including Eli Speidel family Virginia Speidel.
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