Ohio Soldiers Urged to Buy $10,000 Insurance Policy
The 87th Division Insurance Section at Camp Sheridan asks the Chamber of Commerce to help insure every Ohio soldier with a $10,000 government policy before February 12. Lieut. Arthur W. Gordon stresses the policy costs $6.50 monthly and pays $67.50 monthly for twenty years to families, with life coverage if disabled or death in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sheridan
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Arthur W. Gordon
Substitutes for Food Rule Reaches Retail and Wholesale
County Food Administrator warns grocers to enforce a strict fifty fifty rule for white flour and substitutes. Permitted substitutes include cornmeal cornstarch cornflour hominy corngrits barley flour rice flour oatmeal rolled oats buckwheat potato flour and soy and feterita flours. Substitutes may be combined for equal weight with white flour without raising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Croxton
State Food Admr
Automobile standing in Clermont County compared with neighbors
Article compares automobile registrations across seven counties, noting Clermont trails five others in total machines. It provides 1916 and 1917 figures for Forsy, Greenes, Fayette, Verport, Brook, Highland, and Clermont, highlighting increases and relative ranks.
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Clermont County
Clermont
ST Forscia's Ve Seley
Greeness O
Severe Ice Rubs Town After Rain and Snow
Weather turned sleet heavy, creating a solid ice sheet on streets and sidewalks. Birds skated on trees while few ventured outside amid travel danger and fuel shortages. Snow recedes leaving eight weeks of intermittent cold from zero to 80 degrees and a building need for about 2,000 workers for dam construction under the Sami conservancy directorate.
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Secon
Sami Conservancy Directorate
Ohio Woman's Auxiliary to Camp Sherman Organizes Clermont
The Ohio Woman's Auxiliary to Camp Sherman mobilizes Clermont County to aid soldiers. A chairman, vice chairman, and treasurer were chosen to organize townships, with $1 dues and card signing for membership. A community house at Camp Sherman will host soldiers and visitors, funded by dues.
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Ohio Woman’s Auxiliary
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Clermont
Marathon couple wed at M E parsonage in January ceremony
John B. Ireton and Miss Alber tine Hutchinson of Marathon were married at the M E parsonage Sunday January 20 at 8 PM by Rev EB Shambaugh. The bride, a popular Marathon musician and teacher, and the groom, son of Dr E C Ireton, left for Chillicothe for the groom’s employment after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Ireton
Albertine Hutchinson
Marathon
M.E. Parsonage
EB. C. Shambaugh
E. C. Ireton
Chillicothe
Preliminary seed germination report prompts farmer action
Agricultural notes from Clermont county urge farmers to test seed corn germination, warn of concerning conditions, and offer to send testing kits. The item outlines nitrate of soda recommendations for apples, corn, tomatoes, and wheat, with plans for carload nitrate distribution and a postal application option. 8 B Stowe.
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Clermont County
Batavia
Hense
M. A. Bachtell
B. Stowe
Soldier Letter From Camp Sheridan Reflects Daily Life
Private E. L. Rutherford of Co. M, 148th U. S. Infantry at Camp Sheridan Alabama writes home about camp size and 40,000 men, cooking for 178 men including a Christmas dinner with 18 turkeys, health issues, band retreats, and rough local pricing. He notes bad weather, sickness with a facial poison, and plans to write again.
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Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Ala
Billy
Jack McKeever
E. L. Rutherford
148Th U. S. Infantry
Income Tax Depreciation Rules and Taxpayer Guidance
A notice explains the requirement to file returns for payments of 800 or more in a year, details depreciation methods and reasonable allowances, and outlines how to compute annual deductions. It lists depreciation lifetimes for buildings machinery and vehicles and notes how repairs affect depreciation. The memo also assigns W H Hunter to provide instruction at listed bank locations on specific February dates through March 1.
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Board of Trade
W. H. Hunter
New Richmond National Bank
Moscow State Bank
Milford National Bank
Goshen
Conover Hotel
Owenaville
M. & F. Bank
Marathon
Dr. Ireton
Loveland National Bank
Williamsburg F. & M. Bank
Bethel National Bank
Felicity
Hurdle
Batavia
Auditor's Office
Food price cuts proposed for Cincinnati grocers
Hamilton County Food Controller Dr. R B Blume will ask the National Food Administration to cut supplies to Cincinnati grocers charging excessive prices. An inspector survey shows less than a third comply with maximums. many prices are double the set figures. The doctor released a list of maximum cash prices for common foods and stressed no credit or delivery at these prices.
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R. B. Blume
Hamilton County
National Food Administration
Cincinnati
Hamilton County Food Committee
Blumers
Blume
National Bureau of Fisheries
Final Classification Card Mailed by Local Draft Board
Notice to registrants from the Local Draft Board of Clermont County Ohio that final Class 4 classifications are being mailed. Registrants must keep and carry the card as they would their Certificate of Registration. Batavia Ohio.
CHAS SCHWAB LETTERS FROM TRAIN TO CAMBRIDGE
Charles Schwab writes from a train en route to Cambridge reporting travel details. He describes meals on board, a planned Niagara Falls stop, and arrival in Boston and Cambridge Massachusetts. He notes detention with gymnasium duty and naval radio school routine aboard trains and at Cambridge.
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Chicago
Illinois
Cambridge
Monon Station
Niagara Falls
Boston
Chatam
Ontario
Maple City Club
Mass
Chas. Schwab
U. S. Naval Radio School
Business Changes Hands in Batavia Garage
The Batavia garage in the rear Hamilton building transfers ownership from Kyle Moyer to William Tiles, effective February 1. The business has operated about 18 months with solid patronage. Mr. I. from the Quality Sales Garage repairs joins the new venture, bringing expertise and popularity to the updated quarters.
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Hamilton
Batavia
Kyle Moyer
William Tiles
John F. Hartman
Main Street
Wood coal crisis spurs public aid in West Union and Manchester
During a deep freeze with temperatures from 1 to 80 below zero wood replaced scarce coal. West Union citizens distributed 200 cords of wood at 2.60 per cord, while Manchester prices reached 6. Public spirited citizens absorbed the extra costs to help the community.
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West Union
Manchester
Resignation Tenders Vacancy at O. S. & U Home Xenia
Brian Monahan, longtime tractor and blacksmith at the O. S. and U Home in Xenia, resigns effective at board's convenience. He made a good record and the management regrets his departure. The position is described as good and applicants should review required qualifications.
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Brian Monahan
O. S
8. O
Xenia
Country Club No. 60 Holds New Year Meeting
A Country Club No. 60 gathering at Mrs. Mina Keach’s home featured Mrs. Ida Davidson presiding, roll call responses, New Year resolutions, installation of officers, and a club song by Mrs. Brown Hibbs and Medary. A brief business talk and current events followed, with a delicious lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club No. 60
Mina Keach
Ida Davidson
Batavia Schools Resume After OC G&P Outage
Batavia schools reopen after eight weeks of heating trouble caused by the OC G P road outage and fan failure. The buildings had been closed since last Wednesday and could not be heated adequately without the electric fan.
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Batavia
Fuel conservation ordered across Clermont county
The Clermont County Fuel Administrators Advisory Committee forwards a U S Fuel Administration order restricting fuel use on Mondays from January 21 to March 25 1918 except to prevent property freezing. Businesses public venues and certain offices must close or limit heat while essential services and some stores may operate to noon.
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Fuel Administrators Advisory Committee of
Clermont County
U. S. Fuel Administrators
Clermont Co
United States
P. F. Jamieson
Ohio
Washington
Garfield
EB. D. Leach
Asst
Columbus
Fuel Admi
Homer H. Johnson
Ohio Fuel Adr
P.A. Pathe
Jas, McKever
Fred Edgington
L. A. Walton
War Savings Stamps Rally for Democratic Investment
The article urges all Americans to buy War Savings and Thrift Stamps as a democratic investment in liberty. It frames widespread participation as the people’s answer to defending democracy worldwide against German autocracy and tyranny.
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America
Germany
Still Raging Epidemic Limits Gatherings in Waynesville
The district sees persistent small pox with no local cases, while Waynesville bans public gatherings to curb the outbreak. Adama County reports several cases but moving toward control. most infections are mild and no deaths reported.
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Waynesville
Adama County
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Ireton Hutchinson
Agricultural Report
Food Proposition
Local Board
Batavia, Ohio
F. D. Blair
Ferdinand
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mr. B
Georgetown
Tom Dustin
Dayton
WAR Savings
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