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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1938
Page
8
Advertising rates for business manager position and newspaper listings show one year six months and three months terms. The Clermont Courier lists a one year subscription at $1.00 and combined bundles with the Cincinnati Post and Times-Star priced at 4.25 dollars.
Social and personal items include Mr and Mrs A Nash on a southern tour Mrs Seaman and son Thos visiting West Union family updates on Elliott Milott’s stroke and recovery and Ben Owens family in Pellevue Ky Pomona Grange meets Saturday at Bethel with Dr Carter guest speaker Washington and national briefs note Roosevelt era conferences Batavian attendees at Hayles meeting in Columbus and a feature on Edinburgh debtor sanctuaries and Holyrood palace historic jail details
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer cites Henry Howe who says Wyandot Indians called the river Sci-on-to with an unknown meaning. Geographer Gannett argues Scioto from Seeyotah meaning Great Legs due to long tributaries. Other authorities claim Wyandot for deer.
Sun dogs are bright halos near the sun caused by light refracting through ice crystals in high clouds. They can appear any time of year since the upper atmosphere stays below freezing even in warm weather, producing these optical phenomena.
The text notes 1661 as an early era of wager races on the Thames in England and references the 1829 Cambridge vs Oxford collegiate race. It mentions U S boat racing beginning in 1811 with vague references to Harvard and other names. The passage mixes amateur and professional phases of the sport.
When first discovered and valued as a beverage tea cost between 30 and 50 pounds per unit. The report notes wide initial pricing as markets considered its novelty and demand.
The County Athletic Committee outlines the annual high school basketball tournament for ten counties schools with new rules. Girls teams receive equal status this year and games run Feb 16 to Feb 28, with finals at Bethel on Feb 28. Admission is 25 cents, finals and semifinals 40 and 35 cents respectively.
The item notes that America's first beauty parlor was established in Philadelphia in 1858. It highlights the early origin of modern beauty services and marks a historical milestone in grooming traditions.
In regular adjourned session at the Court House on Monday the County Commissioners examined and approved the following bills and authorized the auditor to issue warrants on the county treasury for payment.
OCR fragment shows a shotgun mix of used car listings with make models and prices such as 86 Olds Coupe 295 and 84 Pontiac Trunk 395, plus references to local businesses Clermont Pub. Co. and Bell Tel. Co. It includes refunds, merchandise lines, and several names like Claude S Coyle Nellie Steward and G. C. Steward, with entries on town vendors and an animal claim section listing J. A. Ashton and Spencer Barkley.
Batavia girls beat Owensville 22 to 16 and Batavia boys won 21 to 12 as Batavia used strong defense. Lauretta Rumpke led the girls with 14 points and William Singleton topped the boys with 15. Batavia hosts Williamsburg on January 28 after a previous sweep.
The Presbyterian Church led by acting pastor Rev G fl Simonson offers 9 80 Sunday school 10 45 morning worship and 7 30 Wednesday prayer meeting. The Huntington family extends heartfelt thanks for expressions of kindness during their bereavement noting flowers and tender ministries from Hazel Wood Baddy and William Moore. A note on Cactus Stem Produces explains desert plant food production through stems.
Jascha Heifetz will be soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at Music Hall in Cincinnati for the second Brahms Cycle concert set Friday afternoon and Saturday evening. He performs Brahms Violin Concerto in D major with Brahms Fourth Symphony in E minor and Variations on a Theme by Haydn.
A cautionary note warns that selling a SUBSTITUTE for a small profit is dangerous for business. It argues customers are assets and losing them harms the company, claiming 666 is worth several times a SUBSTITUTE.
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