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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
6
An associate editor arrangement is entered at the Batavia Ohio post office as second class matter, with mailing handling details for the publication.
Looking back a century to Ohio Township reports two marriages Charles Butler to Caty Ann Duckwall and Solomon Adams to Melissa Hutson. A quarterly temperance meeting at Batavia praised the cause, the Diversion Room, and women’s efforts with superior music. The piece predicts triumphs for 1850 in Clermont County.
Fifty years ago Henry Speidel was appointed by the Commissioners to serve as sheriff of Clermont County. Vice E. W. Buvinger, who died on election day, was inducted into office Monday by Clerk Horace Rice who administered the oath and began his duties. Clermont Library Association formed at bar meeting with P. J. Nichols as president and an executive board including Louis Hicks E Q Crane T P Breeding C H Wood and others.
A Republican Club member presents a lengthy federal budget worth 1534 pages and about 26 million dollars in expenditures. He argues that a congressman would take two decades to sift essentials at one minute per million, highlighting the lack of direct accountability to voters and claiming department heads answer to the President only.
A reminiscence at the Clarion recalls Joe Marsh Scoop Blake’s rise from desk reporter to sheriff. The tale notes how the reporter learned to seek facts firsthand, ending with Blake’s election to the sheriff’s position after challenging readers’ assumptions.
A sermon contrasts the early Christian fellowship with modern church life. It argues the first Christians lived as a close family with shared burdens, not wealth, and stresses the church should foster belonging, mutual aid, and support for lonely, troubled, or tempted members.
A fragmented poetry page notes submission guidelines for The Poet's Nook with names and addresses for contributors. It includes a candlelight themed poem Song for Candle Gold by Gladys McKee from Radio Mirror, and a playful verse Growing, Growing, Grown about Barbara Anne with imperfect OCR text clutter.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Conover and relatives from Cincinnati visited Mrs Emma Jones in Springfield. Leslie Meer, grandson of the Conovers, owns a 1950 Chevrolet. Sunday guests at Mrs Martha Conover’s included Nettie Jones and daughters. The Home Builders Class met at Mr and Mrs Wilson Ross. Birthdays for Dean and Don Tigar were celebrated. Jack Sadler hosted Jane Sadler of Cincinnati. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Colwell. Mrs M Glock has been ill at home.
Helen Powers and Mrs. Thomas Springer prepare to move to Kearny on January 8 as Springer accepts a position with C L Erickson Nursery. Ellsworth Gee is ill in New Richmond. Various guests visit at Mrs Alice McMinn and Mrs Lon Taylor hosts in Covington. Funeral services for Walter Phillips held. he died December 23 at his daughter’s home. The cracked Liberty Bell marked John Marshall’s death knell in 1835.
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