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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1928
Page
5
Williamsburg notes show visits from Cincinnati and Bethel residents, church and lodge activities, and social gatherings. Articles mention officers installed in Rebekah lodge 203, a Sunday school Blues vs Reds contest, a Batavia priest parlor wedding, local moves, funerals, and local business updates.
Ed Boggess of Carthage visits his sister and family. Davis hosts a Saturday card club. Montgomery and daughter attend a funeral in Shelbyville Indiana. Mrs. Love of Hamersville dines with Mrs. Wilson. Embroidery Club meets with Mrs. Maxfield. Mrs. Harlow visits Batavia relatives. Mrs Calhoun of Detroit visits William Johnston. O K 8 to demonstrate work at Georgetown School of Instruction on January 19. Brock family hosts guests including Kilgore and DeSotel. Haas family visits Franklin. Broise family and Ruth visit Georgetown. Kearns family guests include Ray and wife. Richardson and family from Pleasant Ridge visit Jennie Black. Edwin Wichard and wife visit Bellevue Kentucky. Richard Hicks and family from Mt. Washington Sundays with relatives. Methdist Missionary Society held winter picnic. Body of Charles A. Ford recovered from submarine wreck and buried in Arlington. Ford formerly resided locally and worked as submarine inspector. Ford was daughter of the late James Archer.
Wm Clemons and wife hosted Merrick Glancy Alma Hunter Orella Hunter Mrs Anna Schooley and child Walnut Hills W H Jones and daughter Miss Pearl Hutchinson W A Reed attended games and charades with ice cream and cake. Charley Simpson Leta return from California after 18 months. Samuel Hawley and wife from Carthage visited their farm. Mrs Hughes hosted Hyde Park visitors. Codling family hosted sons and wives for Sunday. Charley Slye and wife visited daughter Gladys Ansteatt and family.
Georgetown Ohio tobacco men discuss deliveries to the Maysville market Sat night with Parker of Burley Tobacco Association estimating about 16 million pounds for this season. He notes last season’s 31 million and a potential 36 million if 1927’s crop matched past averages. Prices rise as shortages hit other markets and growers prep crops, with speculation that speculators capture much of the gains.
Local notice repeats that the large Stonelick township dam, washed out by heavy rains four weeks ago, will not be rebuilt. It formed a major artificial lake once touted as a potential summer resort. Information credited to A. E. Hoffman.
Tobacco is moving through the season with crops in the field and in the sales room. Prices are very good and farmers report strong returns across grades, though wet weather last season hurt some crops. More acreage is expected next season as growers anticipate favorable markets.
Thief entered the Brunk residence while the family shopped Saturday night, breaking a window to steal a radio and a suit of clothes, plus $40 in bills and a near full savings bank. The burglar knew the home well. police are urged to secure money safely.
Billy Weimer heads toward recovery. Wm. Bender and wife were city shoppers last week. C. C. Bruner and wife visited F. W. Jones. Oscar Meyer family and others were entertained at Homer Malott's Saturday. Ruth Bender from Cincinnati returns home. she works as a nurse in Dr. Jones’s private hospital.
Centerville residents Mr. McFeeters and W B Wilister called on Thursday while Fred Patten and wife visited Mara thon relatives. John Warr stayed with his uncle Volney Malott in Union Plains last week. O W Harlow did business in Williamsburg Monday. The pastor Rev. Anderson ministers at Williamsburg U B church and Doyle Malott plans to return to his farm this spring.
Mr and Mrs John Grossnickle and family shared dinner with Hallie Grossnickle. Fraser and Stewart visited Aubie Bigham and wife. Eunice Hill called on Tom and Mrs. VanCamp. J W Washburn and Ida Button visited Ida Pringle. Aubie Bigham shopped in the city. Roy Watson and Lucille Donley spend a week in Dayton Ohio.
Ohio poultrymen will soon have access to authentic pedigreed male birds without buying from Canada. The Ohio State University poultry department started a 1926 performance project, with 80 flocks and 12 226 birds under supervision, allowing trap nested birds to be linked to strong egg records and quickly purchased by state growers.
When flocks of ducks and geese travel far they form a triangle to cut air resistance. The lead bird bears the forward angle and fatigue soon shifts to another bird as the exhausted leader is replaced.
The Arctic tern breeds far north and winters near the Antarctic, covering about 11,000 miles between seasons. It enjoys more yearly daylight than any other living creature, marking its long migratory life with extreme distances and abundant sun.
Reading Matter for Every Member of the Family offered at one price. Lists include Ohio Farmer, Poultry Tribune, Breeders Gazette, American Magazine, McCalls, Pictorial Review, Youth's Companion, and more with yearly subscriptions. Strong emphasis on gifts and year-long access.
A historical note explains that a lady was deemed fully dressed only if she wore a small oval mirror at the breast, about four inches wide. The artifact reflects fashion practices of the era and the emphasis on personal appearance.
Awrson B Bradley attorney at law advertises services for the National Bank. The text shows a legal professional promoting representation and may reference banking clients and legal work.
The boll weevil crossed the Rio Grande in 1892 and has migrated 40 to 100 miles annually, now spreading through most cotton producing states. The statement frames the pest as an unwelcome immigrant from Mexico altering cotton agriculture.
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