Agricultural Notes on Seed Corn Nitrate Prices and Pork Demand
Urges county farmers to report seed corn germination by testing 100 grains from 60 ears and to help sell surplus seed. Notes nitrate of soda cargo expected at seaport in January with price near 85 dollars per ton including freight to Ohio. Encourages pork production to meet food administration goals and offers help marketing surplus stock hogs amid rising demand. war-time distribution to be announced. By 8 B Stowe.
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Ohio
Bureau of Markets
Washington D. C
Food Administration
Clermont
B. Stowe
Batavia Woman Dies After Long Illness at 78
Mrs. Nettie Nichols widow of P. J. Nichols died Sunday afternoon at her Batavia home after a lengthy illness aged 78. She leaves two sons H. L. Nichols and A. B. Nichols and a daughter Mrs. Anna Tatman. Funeral from the residence Tuesday at 2 p.m. Burial at Union Cemetery.
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Nettie
P. J. Nichols
H. L
A. B.nichols
Anna Tatman
Union Cemetery
Ohio War Savings drive urges thrift stamps to aid soldiers
The Ohio War Savings Committee presents figures showing how buying Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps funds equipment for soldiers. It costs 126.71 dollars per soldier abroad, with clothing 101.62, fighting tools 47.86, eating utensils 7.78, gas masks 12, rifle 19.50, 100 cartridges 5, and helmet 3. The campaign aims to raise 106 million through stamp sales to clothe and equip American armies.
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Ohio War Savings Committee
United States
Sammy
Ohio
United
Asia
Hio
Schools Reopen After Fuel Shortage in Brown County
Brown County schools reopen Monday after being closed by the fuel administrator for weeks. Some districts report coal shortages, while buyers worry about full weight. Officials assure prosecution if short weight occurs.
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Brownounty
Second Home Card Urges Tighter Food Rationing
The Food Administration announces a February supplement to the home card urging Ohio households to observe a porkless Saturday a daily meatless meal a wheatless day weekly and reduce sugar to three pounds per person each month. The drive aims to conserve wheat meat fats and sugar for soldiers families and hungry children.
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Ohio
Letter from Ralph Titus at Leon Springs Training Camp
Ralph Titus writes from Leon Springs Texas about a new training schedule at Camp Stanley involving 8th Infantry Company. He describes barracks life, mess hall dining with Chinese waiters, harsh mud, winds, and the need to study nightly from 7:30 to 9:30 while anticipating possible promotions and drafted-guard duties.
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Leon Springs
Texas
Foulks
Camp Sheridan
San Antono
Old First Regiment
Indiana
Kansas
8Th Infantry Co
Camp Stanley
Walter Eppert Dies At 21 After Illness
Walter Eppert of Locust Corner died at home after several months illness that began last summer following a head bruise from swimming near the Mill Dam while employed at Nash Pharmacy and studying at Batavia schools. Specialists offered little insight. Funeral set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the house with burial at Mt. Moriah. He was 21.
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Walter Eppert
Locust Corner
Mill Dam
Nash Pharmacy
Batavia
Mt. Moriah
War Savings Societies urged in county schools
The county school board met at Supt Aultman’s Batavia office on Saturday January 19. County War Savings Committee chair T G Foster and Agricultural Agent B Stowe advised organizing War Saving Societies in all county schools with Thrift Stamp purchases and Certificates to aid food production and war bond funds. District superintendents pledged leadership and enthusiasm for the effort.
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the County School Board
Supt. Aultman
Batavia
T. G. Foster
War Savings Committee
B. Stowe
Clermont Winners Get Free Trips to Farmers Week
One boy and one girl from Clermont county will win all expenses paid trips to Farmers Week at Ohio State University Columbus January 28 to February 1. Winners are Lester Lever Owensville and Agnes Rutherford Goshen. The prizes are funded by the County Agricultural Society and include special programs for both groups plus lectures, medals, and tours.
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Clermont County
Ohio State University
Columbus
Agricultural College Extension Service
Lester Lever
Owensville
Agnes Rutherford
Goshen
County Agricultural Society
Agricultural College
The
State University
G. C. Creelman
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Ontario
Canada
Carl Vrooman
Ohio
Ohio State
Red Cross
Batavia Light Plant Loses Power After Substation Dynamo Burns Out
The Batavia Light & Power Co. dynamo at the C. G. & P. depot burned last Thursday evening at about 6. The unit, fed from Highland Park power house, supplied Batavia with day and night current. With its loss residents returned to lamps and candles as the town owned plant lacks coal to run the water pumps and light department. Restoration time is uncertain.
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Batavia
Highland Park
Batavia Light & Power Co
Batavians
Snowbound Mails Hit Ohio Pike Towns
Heavy snow drifts last week blocked mail service for days along the Ohio pike. Traction lines were crippled but plows cleared roads. The N and W railroad ran as usual.
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Ohio Pike
Tax information helps residents file 1917 returns
Deputy collector Hunts will be in Batavia for tax help through January 31. Unmarried individuals with net income of $1000 or more must file by March 1, 1918. Net income equals gross income minus allowable business and living expenses. If unsure, write questions for clarification. Husbands must file if combined family income reaches $2000.
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W. H. Hunts
Batavia
Internal Revenue
Complete list of hospital garments sent from Clermont county
Three shipments carried supplies for hospital use including 677 shirts 99 pajama suits 104 pair bed socks 1896 handkerchiefs 66 table napkins 24 wash cloths 12 tray cloths 40 fracture pillows 3146 triangular bandages 8538 abdominal bandages 168 four tailed bandages 847 gauze bandages 482 inches 268 8 inch 124 inch muslin roller bandages 244 inch 368 inch flannel roller bandages 244 inch 868 inch crimelin roller bandages 180 tampons 84 knitted sponges 9 pounds absorbent cotton 6666 gauze supplies.
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Clermont County
Milford and Owensville Clash In Narrow Basketball Win
Milford high school boys faced Owensville in a close game ending 33 to 28. Milford used nine players to Owensville six with one Milford player logging the full game. Owensville scorers included Flischer 14 C. Rosselot 7 Hathaway 8 Harlowg 0 W. Rosselot 4. Milford totals 28.
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Milford High School
Owensville
Milford
Flischer
C. Rosselot
Hathaway
Harlowg
Taxpaying Time Up With December Bills
The December tax deadline passed last Saturday and the 20th fell on Sunday. Weather delayed late payments but overall collection remained steady. Dog license payments were accepted after December 31, adding to county revenue. About $3,800 will be credited to the county board of education from the dog issue.
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County Board of Education
Roads Open From Batavia After Heavy Drags
Roads in every direction from Batavia are now open for travel after being cleared to a width of 10 feet by teams from Newtown Anderson and Union townships. Cecil Lewis Frank Bronk and four horses cleared Owensville and return. Glancy of Afton and Geo Hugo with a truck aided passable routes to the mill.
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Batavia
Newtown
Anderson
Union
Cecil Lewis
Frank Bronk
Owensville
Young Glancy
Afton
Geo. Hugo
Mail Contract Reopened for Batavia to N. and W. Road
The mail contract from Batavia post office to the N. and W. road will be reset after the current carrier resigned citing heavy workload and pay under one dollar daily. Interested parties should contact the postmaster.
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Batavia
Kearns Bill Proposes Higher Civil War Pensions
In the House on December 12 1917 Hon C C Kearns introduced a bill to raise Civil War pensions. The measure would set a minimum of 80 dollars monthly for eligible veterans and boost those receiving 30 to 50 dollars by 25 to 40 percent with age 75+ receiving 40 dollars. The bill seeks to adjust rates while preserving existing entitlements.
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House of Representatives
Hon. C. C. Kearns
Committee On
Senate
United States of America
Congress
United States
Batavia Reverts to Old Times Amid Power Outage
Batavia endures a week of lights by lamps and candles after a dynamo burned out. Stores close at 6 pm to save coal and will stay open only on Mondays until noon for ten weeks. Relief is hoped with milder weather.
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Batavia
Frozen Pipes Upset Batavia Residents
Batavia citizens complain of repeated water pipe freezes and bursts during cold weather. Many homes suffer multiple incidents, with water spraying everywhere and households burdened by repairs. The issue stems from unprotected pipes and underscores the need for proper insulation during installation.
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Batavia
Draft board pay rules tighten expenses for registrants
Local draft boards will be paid 80 cents per registrant with caps of 15 cents per member and 26 cents per member for two members. Clerks and physicians are excluded. Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered changes to curb extravagant expense bills and align payments with the new regulation.
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General Crowder
Sheriff pays dog license for boy and his dog
A small colored boy led a dog into the county building seeking help to license the dog. Sheriff Bert Swing offered to kill the dog if he could not pay, but officials budgeted the license fee. The boy left grateful with license in hand.
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Bert Swing
Dollah
Kaint
Swing
Water Pipe Burst Floods Presbyterian Church Basement
A 2 inch water pipe supplying water power to the church organ burst beneath the floor Saturday evening. Flooding filled the basement as workers struggled to locate and stop the cut off, which was frozen. Many barrels of water were wasted.
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Presbyterian Church
Feed Birds Through the Snowbound Winter
Winter has persisted with deep snow leaving scarce food for birds and rabbits. Citizens are urged to feed birds to help them survive until better weather returns and keep wildlife from starving. Observers note that next year will reflect this winter's hardships.
Agriculture Secretary seeks six million for seed program
Secretary Houston requests Congress appropriations of 6 million dollars to buy seed, contract growers, and store and supply seeds to farmers at reasonable cash prices amid drought and frost. The plan aims to secure seed for next season and address a serious seed corn shortage in the district due to soft corn.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Coal Administrator Garfield’s fuel conservation orders observed
Local shops paused operations from Thursday evening until Wednesday morning under Garfield’s fuel conservation orders. The policy hurt coal hoarders while aiding those needing fuel. Amusement houses received easing to open Monday and close Tuesday, pleasing operators and travelers. Freight congestion might ease if more passenger crews moved freight and operated one train each way daily.
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Garfield
Frozen Batavia Roller Mills Halts Operations
The Batavia Roller Mills operated by the Hugo brothers have been shut down for several days due to a frozen condition, as power derives from water in the East Fork.
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Batavia
Hugo Bros
East Fork
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Ralph
Kearns
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