Natty Altman to Begin Local Feature Writing
C P Natty Altman of Felicity will start a Clermont County feature for The Courier. A well known writer in the Valley area he will bring sideline notes about local folks and events, drawing on his long career in journalism and community service.
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C. P. Natty Altman
Felicity
The
Courier
Mr. Altman
Clermont County
Valley
Natty
Felicity- Franklin High School
Clermont Normal
Batavia
Board of Trustees
Natty Altman
Republican Party
Altman
Goat Stray Reclaimed by Owner in Williamsville Case
A black nanny goat that strayed to Fred Steinmetz's property on Route 125 Williamsville is held awaiting its owner. The owner may reclaim by calling Mr Steinmetz who picked up the goat about two weeks ago from the fourth house from the public school in Withamsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Steinmetz
Route 125
Williamsville
Mr. Steinmetz
Withamsville
First Dance Planned for Legion Home Near Batavia
The inaugural dance at the new American Legion home near Batavia is set for 9 p m Saturday February 11. Post 237 members get first pick of 300 tickets on a first come basis. Tickets are on sale at Stratman’s Jewelry Batavia. Music by Charlie Simons Vagabonds from Cincinnati. After February 1 the general public may buy tickets. Members may invite guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Batavia
Frank W. Weaver
Stratman’s Jewelry
Charlie Simons
Vagabonds
Cincinnati
Iles Trucking Company
Amelia
Theater To Give Show For March of Dimes
Batavia residents will attend a benefit movie at Town Hall Theatre to aid the Clermont County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Randolph Scott film Coroner Creek and cartoons will be shown with all receipts to the March of Dimes. passes not honored.
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March of Dimes
Clermont County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Batavia
Town Hall Theatre
Coroner Creek
Randolph Scott
Marguerite Chapman
Andy Panda
Woody Woodpecker
County March of Dimes Committee
Benefit Party Set At Milford School Auditorium
A Polio Fund benefit will be held at Milford School auditorium on Saturday night. The event opens with 45 minutes of entertainment by Will Lenny radio star Marion Spellman and Robert McSpadden of the Music Drama Guild. Music by Allan Shumard's Miamians will follow plus dancing and games. The committee is led by Mrs Loring M Myers.
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Milford
Man
Robert McSpadden
Music Drama Guild
Allan Shumard
Loring M. Myers
Williamsburg Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs George Moore of Concord Road Williamsburg celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at the family residence They were born in Clermont County and have lived in Williamsburg 44 years Mrs Moore nee Luella Ashton born June 20 1881 Mr Moore born Jan 12 1877 married at Pet Town Jan 28 1900 Mr Moore a retired farmer They are joined by three children and five grandchildren Everett Moore Learnard Moore and Russell Moore with families from Williamsburg and Goshen
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George Moore
Concord Road
Williamsburg
Clermont County
Mrs. Moore
Luella Ashton
Mr. Moore
Pet Town
Moore
Everett Moore
Learnard Moore
Russell Moore
Goshen
Damage Suits Filed Against Local Man By Man and Wife
Roy N. Ayer and the Ayer Hardware Company of Batavia are defendants in two damage suits totaling about 15 000. The suits stem from a June 25 1949 explosion and fire that destroyed a three room Patterson road Tate Township house owned by Thelma Daugherty. The Daughertys claim gas escaped from faulty pipe connections installed for a bottle gas stove. Mrs Daugherty seeks 3 000 for loss of the house. her husband asks 11 600 for lost household equipment and rent. she alleges 10 000 for statements attributed to Ayer as false and malicious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy N. Ayer
Ayer Hardware Company
Batavia
Tate Township
Thelma
Daugherty
Charles O. Daugherty
Daughertys
Daughtery
Ayer
Services Held for Veteran Pharmacist
Funeral services for Herman J. Wiemeyer, veteran pharmacist of Mt. Carmel Pharmacy, will be held at 2 p m this Thursday at Fredway Funeral Home Norwood. He died Monday at his home 3400 Erie Avenue Cincinnati. Survived by his widow two children and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman J. Wiemeyer
Mt. Carmel
Wiemeyer
Erie Avenue
Cincinnati
Fredway
Norwoolig
Jury Fails To Reach Verdict In $1,000 Damage Suit
In Clermont County, Charles W. and Thelma R. Bryant sue Bethel village over water shutoff errors causing $1000 damages. A prior trial favored Bethel village. a new trial was granted. The jury could not agree on damages after testimony about a waterworks employee misturning a valve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Bethel Village
Harry Britton
S. N. Leonard
Bryant
Prominent Batavian Dies After Short Illness
C Quinlin Leonard husband of Elsie Pettie Leonard died at his Batavia home after several weeks illness. Services at William Sterling Moore Funeral Home Batavia Thursday at 2 30. Burial Batavia cemetery. Common Pleas Court closed all day. Leonard served as court bailiff and was a Spanish American War veteran, last member of a prominent Batavia family. He lived at the head of Main Street and was long associated with the Clermont Courier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
William Sterling Moore
Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
Harry Britton
Leonard
Mr. Leonard
Main Street
Clermont Courier
Local farmers meet at Williamsburg on soil conservation district
More than 300 county farmers attended Clermont Soil Conservation District’s first annual meeting January 18 at Williamsburg High School. Elected to board unexpired terms were E. C. Saxton, Ralph Wehrum, and Bernard Caudill. Speakers included John A. Slipher, Cliff Whittmeyer, Robert Hildebrandt, Ross Villars, and Lester Dunn, who described terracing, storage barns, and home‑grown lumber initiatives to boost productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Board of Supervisors
Thomas Hill
Cozaddale
Elmer Norris
Williamsburg
Albert Kistner
Pt. Pleasant
E. C. Saxton
Ralph Wehrum
Bethel
Bernard Caudill
Batavia
John A. Slipher
State Extension
Columbus
Cliff Whittmeyer
Hamilton County
Robert Hildebrandt
Butler County
Ross Villars
Warren County
Lester Dunn
Dunn Brothers
Clermont County
Dunns
Five Basketball Games Tonight In Clermont League
The Clermont County Basketball League moves to final rounds with Bath Distributing, Chandler's Plumbers, and Steele's Drugs tied for first. Thursday’s schedule lists Hillsboro at Rath's Distributing, Miami Gas at Moscow, Steele's Drugs at Bethel, Chandler's at Mt. Crab, and Batavia at Owensville.
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Clermont County Basketball League
Bath Distributing Company
Amelia
Chandler's Plumbers
Milford
Steele’s Drugs
Georgetown
Hillsboro
Rath’s Distributing Co
Miami Gas
Moscow
Steel's Drugs
Bethel
Chandler’s
Mt. Crab
Batavia
Owensville
Edu-Rec Club Schedules February Square Dance
Clermont County Edu-Rec Club held a January square dance with fifty five attendees. A film titled The Shortest Way Home was shown by Greyhound Bus Company. Refreshments were provided by Bert Matthis and Herbert Borgert. Officers include Bernard Caudill president Roberta Wildey vice president Jean Lamb secretary Herbert Bogert treasurer Mary Evelyn Wildey news reporter. Next event set for February 18 at 8 30 p m Williamsville Tabasco School.
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Clermont County
YMW Edu-Rec Club
Greyhound Bus Company
Bert Matthis
Herbert Borgert
ORY
Jackson's Mill
YMW
Edu-Rec
UMW
Bernard Caudill
Roberta Wildey
Jean Lamb
Herbert Bogert
Mary Evelyn Wildey
Williamsville- Tabasco
Local Man Dies Of Broken Back In Milford Work Accident
Frank G. Stagge Jr. of Woodville Pike near Milford died last Friday at General Hospital from an on the job accident in which his back was broken by a falling tree. He was 41. Services were held Monday afternoon at Monroe Funeral Home Milford with the Fruit Hill Presbyterian Church and burial at Greenlawn Cemetery. He is survived by his parents six sisters and one brother.
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Frank G. Stagge, Jr
Woodville Pike
Milford
General Hospital
Lack
Fruit Hill Presbyterian Church
Monroe Funeral Home
Greenlawn
Frank J. Stagge
Snapshot Winner Betty Cross Moonlight Gulf Catch
Miss Betty Elaine Cross of Lindale wins a one year Clermont Courier subscription for a photo showing a moonlight Gulf of California catch. She poses with a Stingcree and Grey Shark reportedly caught near Guaymas Mexico on November 28 in natural light at 9 PM.
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Clermont Courier
Betty Elaine Cross
Lindale
Gulf of California
Guaymas
Mexico
Baseball Club to Hold Meeting in Batavia
The Clermont County knothole baseball organization meets Monday evening at the Court House in Batavia to plan the coming season and consider a new age class for players 17 and under. All teams are urged to send a representative. Officers elected last month for 1950: Dick Cahall supervisor, Lyle List president, Peter Hector vice president, Kyle Taylor secretary, Sam Bateman treasurer, Stanley Anstaett publicity chair of Rules Committee. A five man protest board was appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County Knothole Baseball
Court House
Batavia
Dick Cahall
Lyle List
Peter Hector
Kyle Taylor
Sam Bateman
Stanley Anstaett
Tragic Bethel Area Auto Crash Claims One Life
Edward Elmer Bowen, 30, dies from compound skull fractures in a two car collision one mile west of Bethel. Six others including Bowen’s family and Budd McKinney’s group are treated for injuries. coroner calls the death instant. Funeral services held for Bowen. survivors include widow Florence and three children.
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Edward Elmer Bowen
Clermont
Bethel
Charles Carnes
Budd McKinney
Route 1
Newtown
Clermont County
F. S. Skeen
Clermont County Grange Officers To Hold Conference
The Clermont County Grange Officers Conference will meet at the Batavia Court House on Tuesday January 31 at 8 p m All subordinate officers urged to attend for a general discussion of projects and activities for 1950 Group meetings for Secretaries Masters Lecturers Youth and Home Economics Chairmen will follow a brief session to form plans for each group's projects and activities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County Grange Officers
Court House
Batavia
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Cincinnati Times Star
Cincinnati Post
WHBD
Legion Home
John H. Schultz
Batavia Route 1
Milford School
Ditorium
Will le
Nny
Radio Star
Marion
Ion
Amelia Village
C. Quinlin Leonard
Elsie Pettie Leonard
Clermont Soil Conservation
Kennedy Funeral Home
Edward Bowen
Florence
Donna
Alice Ann
Larry
McKinneys
Dan Gordon Carter
McKinney
Christ Hospital
Kennedy Ambulance
Carnes
Carnes Auto
Dallas West
Cecil Stacy
Glene Stacey
Wiggonsville
A. A. Gruber
Clermont County Grange
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