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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1930
Page
5
Williamsburg and nearby towns report social gatherings New Year visits and club meetings. Residents welcome guests from Cincinnati Miami University Middlebourne and Hillsboro as churches and the PTA plan events and a district meeting.
A list of visitors and guests from College Hill Elklick Pt Ains and Dayton spent Sunday at multiple local homes including the Brannen and Knowles houses. Attendees included Arch ie Brannen and family, Paschel Wilhite and children, Richard Montgomery, and Aubrey Redfield with mother. A kitchen shower for Porter Moore’s bride was held at the Moore home on Thursday afternoon January 2.
The column lists Christmas Eve cantata attendees at Owensville church including Art Quinby and families, reports Mr Butler in serious condition at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, and a string of holiday visits and meals among local residents. Clermont Publishing Co. annual meeting elected directors P M Offutt Carl S Joseph W H Baum Geo Gregg J C Fuhr Jas R Hicks W C Bishop.
Harry Poe a 20 year old of Chile was arrested Saturday by Sheriff Roberts and deputies charged with cutting with intent to kill Clyde Williamson. Poe is jailed at Batavia awaiting grand jury action and the wounded man’s outcome. The rest of the text covers unrelated anecdotes and notes.
The Peoples Bank of Williamsburg Ohio and another local bank file year end statements for December 31 1929. The records list loans real estate collateral and other credits totaling around 156 702 21 for the Williamsburg bank and 345 861 82 for the larger combined holdings with assets including cash reserve and securities. Liabilities show capital stock 25 000 00 and deposits including checking and savings with large totals and noted unpaid interest. Both banks officers acknowledge the statements as true under oath dated January 6 1930.
Applicants for State Highway Department jobs must take exams conducted by the State Civil Service Commission of Ohio on January 21 through 31. Eligible candidates will be considered for positions including highway superintendent, assistant engineer, inspector, and truck driver. Exams will be held in multiple cities to reduce travel costs, and detailed qualifications and applications are available via a free bulletin from the commission in Columbus.
Nine cases of smallpox are reported in the southern part of Clermont County. The county health commissioner is notified and precautions are taken to prevent spread, with the disease mainly affecting children and no fatalities reported to date.
Sales in Clermont county are about the same as last year with high demand over the past month. Many applicants crowded in during December but crowding never became excessive. Tag offices across the county helped ease the usual rush, though several machines remain without licenses.
A collection notes truth versus carelessness with quotes from Johnson and a Phi Beta Kappa description. The Jelly advising anecdote portrays a child tasting jelly while a three year old watches, with a gentle warning to the jelly.
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