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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1940
Page
8
The notice lists subscription terms for Clermont Courier and companion papers including the Courier and Cincinnati Post Times Star and Enquirer options. Rates show one year six months three months at $1.00 and other combinations priced at 4.25.
A literary line from Robert Browning reflects on ambition and aspiration using Andrea del Sarto as the contextual muse. The verse speaks to man's reach surpassing his grasp and the purpose of Heaven as a source of ideal aims.
Social and personal notices list tax books opening January 22. Items include Mr. and Mrs. Jess Anderson on a four week trip to New Orleans, Mrs. Bertha Hellman entertaining relatives from Iowa, New Year visits, and various local gatherings. Also notes on club meetings, holiday visits, and Christmas activities across Batavia and nearby areas. North Carolina bridges count mentions 42 in use, mainly in Randolph county.
The Batavia M. E. Church led by Rev. C. R. Spangler lists Sunday school at 9:30 A M and morning service at 10:30 with Holy Communion. Guild meets January 8 with luncheon at noon. Harold Guard League and Mother's Jewels meet after school. Missionary Society meets January 5 at the parsonage. Home Missionary Sunday January 14.
Batavia Grange installs new officers on January 4 with a miscellaneous luncheon for attendees. Marie Hawke serves as secretary. The county deputy will attend as installing officer. Christmas guests included the Bauers and many relatives from the Bauer and Branch families along with Miss Gladys Bauer from Christ Hospital training school.
Senator Robert A. Taft will present a plan to stop deficits in Chicago on Friday January 5. He will deliver the speech titled Mr President Heres How to Balance the Budget before the Chicago Bar Association and broadcast on the Blue Network from 9:30 to 10:00 P M EST.
Senator Taft criticizes New Deal deficits and urges balancing the budget within about two years. He cites past promises, warns of national bankruptcy and inflation, and argues for reducing government expense while preserving essential relief and services. The article notes fiscal forecasts remain with a substantial deficit next week.
The passage explains that neglecting air resistance, objects of different weights fall at the same speed. It notes Galileo’s experiments from the Leaning Tower of Pisa showing light and heavy bodies reach the Earth simultaneously, overturning the belief that fall rate scales with weight.
A note in Engineering discusses bright nickel coping beneath gold to enhance gold plated objects with intricate shapes. The technique helps cover complex features and improves finish quality.
Ohio Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert ruled that county clerks of court may show motor vehicle title records to the public for copying. The opinion states public records access includes copying unless copying endangers records or disrupts duties, even with a fee up to 3500 under Section 6290-7A.
Hugh Nichols son of State Senator Harold D. Nichols of Batavia broke his leg while coasting on Nichols hill Saturday night. Dr J K Ashburn treated the injury. Rev Don West and family were Sunday dinner guests of Raleigh Church and family.
Miss Henrietta White spent the holiday season in Los Angeles California visiting friends and enjoying time away from home.
Frederick C. Lincoln summarizes early bird migration ideas from Aristotle and later scholars. He notes hibernation myths for swallows and a transmutation theory suggesting birds shed or change plumage to resemble other species. Lincoln cites Aristotle on cranes and waterfowl and recalls a 1703 claim that birds flew to the moon for winter.
The piece reports Alaska offering a $1 bounty on all destroyed eagles due to salmon predation while most states lack protection. Michigan and others protect eagles as non game birds. Pennsylvania designates an eagle sanctuary on Mt Johnson Island. The text notes varied views on the eagle’s economic value across the nation.
Medical essay by William I. Fishbein in Hygeia discusses tics or habit spasms starting in childhood and lasting if unchecked. It advises removing eye irritation, addressing nervousness with diet and rest, reducing stimuli, and cautious use of eye coverings or glasses as possible cures.
A U S. Office of Education survey released last week shows women may qualify for airline hostess roles with salaries from 85 to 135 dollars a month plus expenses when away from home. Although few are employed at a time, openings are frequent as many marry and enter the field part time.
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