Batavia Hospital Care drive seeks 50 percent enrollments
Russell Speidel chairs Batavia Hospital Care drive urging at least half of Batavia residents enroll by February 1 for contracts effective March 1. Read to learn plan details, costs, covered services, eligibility, and enrollment period January 15 to February 1 with committee contacts.
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Russell Speidel
Batavia
Speidel
New Richmond
Springfield
Versailles
Cedarville
Morrow
Citizens Committee
Russell F. Speidel
Harry M. Tucker
Kirk
W. D. Miller
John Rapp
P. F. Jamieson
Edmund Parott
Harry Tucker
Charles Rapp
Kirk Hamilton
W. B. Miller
E. D. Parrott
Herbert Channer Dies of Heart Attack
Services were held Tuesday for Herbert Channer who died of a heart attack at the home of his father in law Dr. F. M. Oxley in Batavia and Cincinnati. He was born in Paris Ontario near Detroit and once worked in Cincinnati brokerage and was with the investment firm H. B. Cohle at death. He leaves a widow Florence Oxley Channer and son Jack, four brothers in Chicago, a sister in San Diego, and the Channers had lived at the Oxley home since Mrs. Oxley’s death.
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Herbert Channer
F. M. Oxley
Batavia
Cincinnati
H. B. Cohle
Florence Oxley Channer
Jack
Chicago
San Diego
Calif
Oxley
Channers
Terrace Park
Batavia Woman's Club Sets Meeting at Mrs Rush Home
The Batavia Woman's Club will meet at the home of Mrs. E. S. Rush on Thursday at 2 30 P M. Responses include An Original Verse and guest speaker Judge Charles G White.
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Batavia Woman's Club
E. S. Rush
VFW Clermont County Meeting Held at Batavia Armory
The regular monthly meeting of the Clermont County post 3954 Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held at the Batavia Armory on Thursday January 18 at 8 p m.
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Clermont County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Batavia
Marathon Grange Meet Hears Officers Installed Friday
Marathon Grange will meet Friday evening with installation of officers postponed due to icy roads. Carl Anstaett, County Deputy, will serve as Installing Master.
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Marathon Grange
Carl Anstaett
Widespread World War II notices mark Batavia area heroes
Pfc. Charles W. Adams receives the Purple Heart for Saipan wounds. Maj. Gen. Cates presents. Pvt. Keith Gregory returns home from overseas to spend time with his father. WAVES member Miss Mary Jane Disher on leave. Marines Ker mit Wisby visits grandparents. War Dept plans vast postwar education for troops in the U. S. awaiting shipment from the U. K. Several soldiers and sailors from Batavia and nearby communities are listed with home towns, units, and recent promotions or injuries, including Bronze Star and Navy commemoration notes.
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Charles W. Adams
C. I. Adams
Batavia
Ohio
Saipan
C. B. Cates
Fourth Marine Division
U. S. Marine Corps
Pvt
Keith Gregory
U. S. Armed Services
Thomas Gregory
Mary Jane Disher
The
WAVES
Kermit Wisby
Marines
King Boothby
War Department
U. S
United Kingdom
Sergt
Luther S. Taylor
Joseph N. Taylor
Route 2
Miami University
Oxford
Amelia High School
Amelia
Taylor
Armed Forces
Drew Field
Florida
Eighth Air Force
Patchell brothers news from Belgium and France
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Patchell learned their son Cpl Jack Patchell was wounded on the Belgium front Christmas Eve while serving as a Partrooper in the 101 Airborn Division and was reported in a hospital in France. Their other son Lt Ralph Patchell, with the 9th Air Force, said he shot down a German plane over Belgium on December 18.
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Edward
Jack’ Griswold
Laredo
Tex
Army Air Base
E. E. Griswold
Lorado
Griswold
Air Force
England
Martha Griswold
Harold Applegate
Milford
Lloyd Patchell
Jack
Belgium
France
Ralph Patchell
9Th Air Force
Scouters Dinner Planned at Batavia High School
Clermont County District Scouter wife dinner set for Batavia High School in Batavia Ohio on January 18 at 7 00 p m Reservations due by January 15 1945 Cost 130 per plate includes reservation and meal to be paid with the RSVP Attendees urged to join fellow Scouters and their wives for the event.
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Batavia High School
Clermont County District Scouter-wife
Batavia
Ohio
John P
Milford loses prominent railroader Joseph E. Davis
Joseph E. Davis 73 a Milford Mason and veteran railroad man died last Tuesday after a heart attack while sweeping snow at his home. Services were held Friday at Monroe Funeral Home with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Davis was a 32d Degree Mason and held many lodge and Masonic titles. He began with the C. G. & P. line and later served as yard master and foreman for B. & O. before retiring two years ago from the Ohio Gravel Co. He was born in Indiana and moved to Milford in boyhood. He leaves Charlotte Langhorn Davis his widow two foster sons Walter Strobel and William McCullough a brother Allan Davis and three sisters.
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Milford
Joseph E. Davis
John Huntington
Batavia
Monroe Funeral Home
Greenlawn
Mr. Davis
Cincinnati
Milford Lodge
Eden Park Council
Ohio Gravel Co
Indiana
Charlotte Langhorn Davis
Walter Strobel
Lafayette
Ind
William McCullough
Madisonville
Allan Davis
Oakley
Mary Bickel
Beechwood Road
Clara Eppert
Amelia
Edith Thomas
Oklahoma City
Okla
Felicity Couple Celebrates 58th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles C Armacost celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary last Saturday. Mrs Armacost was formerly Miss Ann Canter. The couple has lived in Clermont County all their lives and enjoy good health. He was a prominent farmer, now retired, and they attend Pt Isabel Christian Church and have long been active in church work.
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Charles C. Armacost
Armacost
Ann Canter
Clermont County
Pt. Isabel Christian Church
Batavia May Be Without Police Force
Detroit wedding of Mary J. White and Frank H. Molloy is noted as Batavia may lose its police department as two officers resign. Wm J. Ritchie cites leaving for business and Fred Moore also resigns, risking no police in Batavia if no replacements are found.
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Batavia
Wm. J. Ritchie
Council
Fred Moore
Ritchie
Clermont County Residents Receive Social Security Benefits
Two hundred forty six men women and children in Clermont County receive old age and survivors insurance totaling 4667 56 monthly or 56010 72 yearly announced by Edwin Baum manager of the Cincinnati Field Office of the Social Security Board The Cincinnati office serves Hamilton Highland Clermont and Brown Counties In this area 7927 people receive benefits totaling 155278 24 monthly or 1863338 88 yearly Clermont County rolls show 128 retired workers 65 or over 2948 80 monthly 38 wives 65 or over 498 66 monthly 16 widows with young children 328 18 monthly 55 children of deceased or retired workers 690 60 monthly plus benefits to aged dependent parents of insured workers who die without a wife or child. That old age and survivors insurance is truly a family insurance plan.
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Clermont County
Edwin Baum
Manger
Cincinnati
Ohio
Social Security Board
Hamilton
Highland
Clermont
Brown
County OPA Board Celebrates Third Anniversary
The Clermont County War Price and Rationing Board marks its third anniversary with six original members remaining in service. The board has grown to 25 members representing all county sections, reflecting ongoing wartime efficiency and local enforcement efforts.
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County
OPA Board
United States
Clermont County Board
Edward C. Saxton
AAA
Clermont County War Board
George W. Gregg
Batavia
J. W. Evans
Owensville
John Houser
H. D. Davidson
Milford
Walter Smith
Nicholsville
Clermont
Ohio to distribute final 1944 auto license funds
Ohio counties and municipalities will receive 2 279563 for 1944 auto license fees under Section 6309 2 of the General Code. C W Wallace registrar of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced the third of four allotments totaling 16 900 000 shared by counties and towns with Clermont County allocations listed for Amelia Batavia Bethel Felicity Loveland Milford New Richmond Williamsburg and the county funds totaling 11 880.
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Ohio
C. W. Wallace
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Clermont County
Amelia
Batavia
Bethel
Felicity
Loveland
Milford
New Richmond
Williamsburg
County
Amelia High School Teacher Recovering From Fall
Professor W. J. Tabscott of Amelia High School is convalescing after a severe jaw fracture from a fall on ice outside his home door last week.
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W. J. Tabscott
the Amelia High School
Mt Carmel Glen Este P T A January Meeting
The Mt Carmel Glen Este P T A January meeting will be in the school auditorium at 8 30 P M. Fourth grade with Miss Elva Whitacre will be the honor guests. Amateur Night invites hidden talent and possible talent scouts in attendance. A business meeting will follow and fifth grade mothers host the social hour led by Mrs Fred J Goff.
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Mt. Carmel Glen Este
Fred J. Goff
Presidential vote tally favors Polk by margin of 38,284
Look back at Courier files from 100 years ago shows the official election results with Polk receiving 1,336,196 votes and Clay 1,297,912, a majority margin for Polk of 38,284. The figures reflect the era's political landscape and the close contest between the two candidates.
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Clay
Polk
Batavia National Bank Elects Officers and Directors
Fifty years ago on January 16 1895 Batavia National Bank elected directors M Jamieson FJ Roudebush RWCC Gregg WF Roudebush and Geo W Hulick. Jamieson named president Roudebush as cashier JF Dial also listed as assistant cashier and PJ Jamieson referenced as assistant cashier.
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Batavia National Bank
M. Jamieson
F.J. Roudebush
R. W. C. Gregg
W. F. Roudebush
Geo. W. Hulick
Pres
F. J. Roudebush
W. P. J. F. Dial
Cashier
P. F. ‘Jamieson
J. Cashier
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Citizen Committee
Batavia Woman’s Club
V. F. W. Meeting
John A. McCollum
Jesse McCollum
Edenton
Gravelly Point
Elton McCollum
George Field
Vincennes
McCollum
Herbert L. Barrow
Clifford Whitehead
Perintown
Sergi
Barrow
Pacific
Lyman Barrow
Kipp Food Market
Miami Beach
Fla
Louis .O. Helmsderfer
Merchant Marine
Baltimore, Md
Frances Robertson
Earl Garman
Clarence C. “Slobe” Garman
Leyte
Jon
Courier
Ben
Garman
Wilders
Newport
Navy
H. Dennett Distributing Corp
Juanita L. Garman
Glenn. Garman
Louise F. Curtis
Fairy Garman
Gladys Garman
Faye Judd
Torpedoman
Raymond Garman
Ted
Everett Smith
Fort Sill
Clarence Smith
Pfc
Jackson Motsinger
Miamiville
Germany
Boston
General Patton
Third Army
Jack Motsinger
Blanchester
Mr. Motsinger
W. Eugene
Bud” Erion
Marine Corps
San Francisco
Mariannas
Wright A. Erion
Columbusesidents
John H. Erion
Europe
Ninth Armies
Edgar L. Kinner
Richard C. Gronberg
Gene Gronberg
Pyote
George Widmeyer, Jr
George Widmeyer
Milford High School
Seaman Widmeyer
Shoemaker
Lieut
Gruber
Mediterranean
Charles de Gaulle
Italy
John Gruber
Front Street
Corsica
Amelia High
Cpl
Jack Patchell
Detroit
Mary J. White
Charles C. White
Frank H. Molloy
Joseph Molloy
Price Hill
Wright Plant
Lockland
Book-Cadillac
University of Cincinnati
Ft. Shelby Hotel
White
Henrietta, Murphy
el Paso
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