Former fiancé kills Higginsport woman then dies
In Higginsport Ohio near Maysville an ex soldier Charles Brookbank 26 fatally shoots his former fiancée Patricia Waterfield 20 as she exits a restaurant with Capt. Raymond Fleig then shoots himself. Waterfield’s family and Brookbank’s parents survive. coroner rules murder and suicide.
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Lebenert
Charles
Buster” Brookbank
Patricia Waterfield
Hayswood Hospital
Maysville
Dwight Clemmons
Brown County
Brookbank
Chimney Corner
Miss Waterfield
Raymond Fleig
Ripley
Clemmons
Armed Services
Waterfield
George
Clermont Baby Dies of Partial Asphyxiation
Cincinnati Children's Hospital officials notified the Hamilton County coroner of the death of 16 month old Ivanleau Cordee early Saturday. The infant, from Batavia R. R. 4, reached the hospital at 12 15 a m and died fifteen minutes later. Cause listed as partial asphyxiation due to diphtheria or bronchitis.
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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Coppock
Hamilton County
Ivanleau Cordee
Batavia R. R
Dr Scott Moves Office In Batavia
Dr Miles J Scott relocates his practice from Main Street Batavia to a new residence on lower Main Street, previously the office of the late Dr Jas Ashburn.
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Miles J. Scott
Main Street
Batavia
Jas. Ashburn
Lower Main Street
Common Schools to Open in Batavia New Building
From the Courier files 100 years ago dated January 2 1846 the Common Schools will open in a new Batavia building on the Sunday of January 1846 with three teachers employed. One half of the expense to be paid from public monies and the balance apportioned among scholars not to exceed 75 cents per quarter per student. Dist Clerk A Dart notes plan to continue in the year.
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Batavia
A; Dart
United States Offered Four Hundred Million in Gold
A New Year report notes Russia extends a proposal of 400 million dollars in gold to the United States. The item suggests strong international credit for America though domestic funds appear tight.
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Russia
United States
Uncle Sam
Batavia Power and Light Names Directors in 1921 Meeting
The Batavia Power and Light Company held its stockholders meeting on January 3, 1921 and elected directors W. H. Baum A. C. Nash J M Wiseman E J Jones Charles G White H B Glancy and P F Jamieson. The company declared a 7 percent dividend.
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Batavia Power and Light Company
W. H. Baum
A.C. Nash
J.,m. Wiseman
E. J. Jones
Charles G.white
H. B. Glancy
PF. Jamieson
Weinmann Winemiller Nuptials On Christmas Night
Rosa belle Weinmann daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Weinmann of Cincinnati Ohio married Robert L Winemiller son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Iller of Batavia Ohio in a candlelit church wedding at 8 30 Christmas evening December 25 1945 The ceremony featured a trellis arch roses and bells with organ music by Mrs David Branch The couple plan to reside in Dayton Ohio after a brief wedding trip and were welcomed by relatives and friends of both families.
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Rosabelle Weinmann
Fred Weinmann
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert L. Winemiller
Joseph Iller
Batavia
David Branch
Eugene Winemiller
Jerry Jenkins
Freda Hemple
Reta Weinmann
Wanda Martin
Ethel Burwell
Cincinflati
Rosanne Hahn
Donald Winemiller
le Roy Brunner
Donald Jenkins
I. E. Jenkins
United Brethren Church
Winemiller
Dayton
Bethel Grange Installs Officers for 1946
The Bethel Grange held installation with Allan Ashmore presiding. New 1946 officers include Master W. R. Owen Overseer Olin Hutchin Lecturer Ilene Canter Steward Rolin Corbin Chaplain Loontine Fagley Treasurer W. N. Wolf Secretary Mildred Wolf Gatekeeper Robert Frazee Ceres Mary Stroup Pomona Anna Thumaker Flora Lucy Stroup Lady Assistant Steward Hortense Fagley Exicommander J. L. Jordon Legal Agent Guy Halvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Grange
Allan Ashmore
W. R. Owen
Olin Hutchin
Illene Canter
Rolin Corbin
Loontine Fagley
W. N. Wolf
Mildred Wolf
Robert Frazee
Ceres
Mary Stroup
Pomona
Anna Thumaker
Flora
Lucy Stroup
Hortense Fagley
Exicommander
J. L. Jordon
Guy Halvey
Fire destroys home at Laurel on Christmas day
Fire caused by a family member disposing of waste paper in a furnace destroyed Lloyd Smith's one story frame home at Laurel on Christmas day. Neighbors said the house and contents were quickly lost with only a few minor articles saved. Smith works in a Cincinnati industry. Junior Minstrels at Mt Carmel Glen Este Friday
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Lloyd Smith
Laurel
Smith
Cincinnati
Clermont Saddle Club Hosts Lovely Christmas Party
The Clermont Saddle Club held its Christmas Party on Saturday December 22 with full membership present. Guests Mr. and Mrs. Walter Disch of Mishawaka Ind were honored, gifts included Prayer of a Horse cards, and Santa Claus aided by Mr Backscheider provided entertainment despite a no show by other acts.
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Clermont Saddle Club
Walter Disch
Mishawaka
Ind
Lena Ludlow
Ditsch
Lewis
Girl Hurt in Christmas Day Crash Near Mt Crab Cemetery
Norma Jean Ranson a 13 year old of Williamsport R R 2 sustained head injuries bruises and knocked out teeth when the car she rode in collided with another driven by Julius Long Jr at the Mt Crab Cemetery entrance Christmas afternoon Sheriff Dwight Clemens investigated and the vehicle was driven by her father Frank Ranson.
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Norma Jean Ranson
Williamsburg
R. R
Mt. Crab Cemetery
Frank Ranson
Julius Long, Jr
Mt. Crab
Dwight Clemens
New Richmond Woman Promoted at Fort Des Moines
Lt. Margaret Fay Boys, daughter of Mrs. Edith B. Boys of New Richmond Ohio, has been promoted as one of the new officers at Fort Des Moines Iowa. She joined the Women's Army Corps in September 1943 and trained at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. In June 1945 she served at the Athletic and Recreational School in Lexington Virginia and entered Officer Candidate School at Des Moines in August 1945.
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Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Margaret Fay Boys
Edith B. Boys
Hamilton Street
New Richmond
Ohio
Women’s Army Corps
Fort Oglethorpe
Lexington
Des Moines
Clermont Saddle Club Riders Hit the Show Circuit
Clarence Ungelhyem and Jake Laffleur of Batavia ride as Howard Lewis guides Top-Rail, a 17 hands high horse. The trio owns four horses and competes as Clermont Saddle Club members.
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Clarence Ungelhyem
Jake Laffleur
Batavia
Howard Lewis
Clermont Saddle Club
Paul Herbert Withdraws from Governor Race Spawns Split Primary Hopes
Former Lt. Governor Paul M. Herbert says he will not run for governor but may seek the Lieutenant Governor nomination. Milligan says Herbert promised not to enter the race. Herbert denies commitments. Endorsements favor Bricker for U S Senator as others weigh bids for governor and lieutenant governor.
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Thomas J. Herbert
Paul M. Herbert
Columbus
Paul Herbert
Fred J. Milligan
Milligan
Herbert
Don H. Ebright
Akron
Ebright
Robert L. Beightler
Marysville
John W. Bricker
Coumbus
U. S
Prospects For 1946 Farm Labor In Ohio Not Encouraging
Ohio State University labor supervisor Guy Dowdy reports limited supply of experienced farm workers in 1946. Counties show variation but most applicants favor winter homes over farm work. few veterans apply and prisoners of war are unlikely to return. Jamaican workers largely left. one county notes 41 workers earned 15084 in summer. weather plagued corn husking efforts with many applicants failing to husk an ear before snow ended field work.
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Ohio
Guy Dowdy
Ohio State University
Mexico
Parole Hearing Set for Brown County Sheriff Slayer
Willie H. Wilson, confined for life in the Kellum murder, becomes eligible for clemency review by the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission on or after Jan 1 1946 under legislative change. His case follows a 1925 trial in which he killed Sheriff George P Kellum, fled to Kentucky, was captured near Augusta, and later imprisoned in Ohio.
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George P. Kellum
Brown County
Willie H. Wilson
Ripley
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Lausche
Ohio
Wilson
Kellum
Georgetown
Bald Point
White Oak
Ohio River
Kentucky
Augusta
William Remley
Hamilton County
E.R. Young
C. A. Linn
Harley Pulse
Lynchburg
E. B. Stivers
Common Pleas
James W. Tarbell
Jie
Kelfunnie
London
Common” Pleas
J. Walter Bagby
Arch Hicks
Withamsville Fire Dept Stops Early New Years Fire
The Withamsville Volunteer Fire Department saved the Fred Dietrich home from a 3 am blaze caused by a defective flue. Fire Chief Gregory estimated damage at under $50 and praised the department’s prompt response.
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Withamsville Fire Dept
Withamsville
Batavia Man George W Wolf Dies in Cincinnati Hospital
George W Wolf 76 of Batavia Ohio died late Friday in Christ Hospital Cincinnati where he had been confined since December 13 police said he had been ill for some time and his death was reported by hospital officials arrangements were pending with local mortuary connections
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George W. Wolf
Batavia
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Milford Woman Dies After Holiday Visit
Mrs Mary Gatch Leopold 49 of Milford died Wednesday after visiting friends on Pasadena Plate near her parents Mr and Mrs S S Gatch. She worked at Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati and active in the Methodist Church Here Am I Girls and Milford Library where she served as assistant librarian.
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Mary (Gatch) Leopold
Craver
Milford
Leopold
Pasadena Plate
S. S. Gatch
Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
Methodist Church
Here Am I Girls
Felicity Rural Water Plan Gathers Civic Backing
Felicity plans a united civic effort to study a water works and sewage system. 300 residents have shown interest and officials are being approached. Past attempts failed by a narrow margin, but federal help may revive the project though local finances cannot bear a $75,000 to $100,000 tax burden.
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Felicity
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Federal Works Administration
Noted Sports Writer Ching Fuller Ton Dies at 72
Hugh S Fuller ton known as Ching was a Hillsboro native and famed sports writer. He died in a Dunedin Florida hospital and was buried in Hillsboro Cemetery after services held Monday. He began as a newspaper apprentice at 15 and later rose to edit Liberty Magazine while exposing the 1919 baseball scandal.
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Hillsboro
Hugh S. “Ching” Fullerton
Fullerton
Dunedin
Florida
Ching
Liberty Magazine
Retired Banker Sir James McMurchy Improves in Cincinnati Hospital
Retired banker Sir James McMurchy, former Felicity Bank president, is reported to be improving while confined in a Cincinnati hospital.
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James McMurchy
Felicity Bank
Cincinnati
Funeral Services for Milford Man Hopping
Funeral services for Charles A. Hopping 79 were held in Milford on Monday. The retired farmer and later shrubs and nursery plants salesman died Friday at 628 Lewis Avenue. Born in Harrison, he lived in Milford over a decade. He is survived by his widow Bessie G. Hopping and children Lt. jg. George H. Hopping Navy Philip F. Hopping Paul L. Hopping and Mrs. Alice Khoury.
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Charles A. Hopping
Milford
Hopping
Lewis Avenue
Harrison, C
Bessie G. Hopping
Covered Dish Dinner in Owensville Church
The Woman's Society for Christian Service of Owensville hosts a covered dish dinner at the M. E. Church on Wednesday January 9 at 12 30. Mrs Mundy of Terrace Park will be guest speaker at the event.
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Woman's Society For Christian Service of
Owensville
M. E
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