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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1949
Page
6
The Clermont Courier is published every Thursday by the Clermont Publishing Company in Batavia Ohio. Jerald B Fortney serves as editor and publisher. The newspaper notes its founding year as 1836 and lists subscription rates: in hand $1.00 per year. It also states it is entered at the Batavia post office as second class matter.
The Courier reports Gov Ford was inaugurated and began duties as state governor. McGuffies Books have been introduced in local schools. Congress Ways and Means Committee is reviewing coinage of gold dollars and likely to recommend it.
Fifty years ago Sam Leever the Clermont baseball star now pitching for Pittsburgh bought the Toman house in Goshen. The Toman family had occupied the historic hotel for 25 years. He paid 1750 dollars for the property.
Two poems by Gertrude W. Robinson and an invocation to God ask for inner sight to divine and develop talents Each piece reflects spiritual longing and perseverance with imagery of winter stars and a bluebird’s call, urging effort toward hidden gifts and moral growth.
Sunday School attendance at Sun day School was 38 with a collection of 2.69. Mrs. Lester Simmons and son spent Sunday in Columbus Ohio. Eva Canter of Salt Air and Alice Lillich visited Greenville and Mrs. Canter's daughter Naomi Born to Mr and Mrs Donak Trees January 19 a seven and a half pound baby daughter Marilyn K. Leslie Shelton and mother Glenna Shelton visited their new granddaughter Shirley Ann born January 12. Ward Corbin hosted Dennick and daughter Herman Corbin and families. Hiroshin hosts Frank Emmons Cincinnati. Leslie Stroub and Floyd Stahl visited near Monterey with A Stahl.
Relatives and friends gathered Monday evening in Moscow to celebrate Mrs. Jewett's birthday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Sipple, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith and daughters from Moscow, and others from Clermontville Beth el Pt Isabel Felicity and nearby towns. Ray Stairs traveled from Louisville for his father's illness, and several locals shared news of visits and arrivals.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church of Owensville met January 5 at Mrs. Lucien Thompson's home. Bad weather and sickness affected attendance. The group expressed appreciation to Pastor Rev. C. W. Jesse for driving them to the meeting. Lunch was served afterward.
A 1949 devotional discusses Jesus facing three wilderness temptations after baptism. It argues temptations target the plan for God’s kingdom and urges adopting God’s truth as personal conviction to resist deceit. The piece urges readers to internalize scriptural truths as defenses.
The Milford Methodist Church will dedicate the new pipe organ installed in the sanctuary next Sunday at 10 40 a m. A recital by John Quincy Bass of the College of Music Cincinnati, a Milford native, will follow at 4 30 p m. New chancel furniture carpeting and refinished floors and pews accompany the project.
Slim shows a touch of color while Doc is clearly involved. The speaker notes the group’s purpose was to seek liberty in thought and action so long as they respected others' rights.
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