Paul Revere Hero of Liberty and Patriots’ Ride
Laura Walker Batavia portrays Paul Revere as a brave patriot who warned Lexington and Concord of British forces before the American Revolution. The narrative highlights his ride, the failed journey, and the impact on American liberty and democracy.
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Paul Revere
Gage
Boston
Concord
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
Paul
Lexington
William Dawes
Samuel Prescott
Prescott
Parker
Laura Walker
Batavia
Sparklers and Fireworks Pose Eye Injury Risk
Ohio Society to Prevent Blindness warns parents that fireworks threaten life and eyesight. In 1981 emergency rooms treated about 11,400 people for pyrotechnic injuries, with 14 percent to the eyes and 56 percent of victims aged 5 to 14.
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The
Ohio Society To Prevent
Ohio Sie
Plains
Virginia Benton
Ohio Society
Clermont County Fair opens July 24 with all-day ride options
Last weekend of July fair runs July 24 to July 31 in Owensville. Tickets: $5 all-day ride daily, $8 up to 5 pm, $3 6 pm to 11 pm. General admission $3, memberships $10, season tickets $8. Gates stay open 24 hours. exhibits close 10 pm, concessions 11 pm, except Fridays and Saturdays to midnight. Memberships available through directors or by mail before July 21.
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Clermont County
Owensville
Society
Ison
Tractor Pulls Headline Fair Crowd Night Events
The annual Tractor Pull and 4 x 4 Pull drew large crowds at the fair with stock and modified tractors. Trucks and 4 wheel drive pulls added excitement, returning after last year’s absence. Truck pulls ran at noon and 6 p.m. on Saturday July 31.
Cheerleading Contest at Clermont County Fair This Year
A new cheerleading contest sponsored by the Clermont County Fair will be held Thursday July 29 at noon. Danny Ilhardt produces the event for the fair and will coordinate entries from area high schools. Details are in the 1982 Fair premium or by calling Danny Ilhardt at 625-8882.
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Clermont County Fair
Danny Ilhardt
High Ohach
Marty Shinkle
Zimmerer Road
Williamsburg
Little Miami River
Blue Sky Park Road
Jackson Township
c/o
Clermont Courier
Main Steel
Batavia
County fair letter urges bans on freak shows in fairs
A reader from Clermont County calls for prohibiting freak shows at county fairs in Southern Ohio and urges fair boards to refuse such exhibitors. He cites disability dignity and asks patrons to boycott, signing as Donald A. Collins, Clermont County Board of Mental Retardation superintendent. The message ends with a patriotic note attributed to John Adams dated July 3, 1776.
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Ohio
God
Donald A. Collins
Clermont Co. Board of Mental Retardation
E. Main St
Batavia
Kermit Smith
Chatfield College
St. Martin
Smith
J.W. Smith Lumber Com- County Hospital Commission
Clermont County Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest of Greater Cincinnati
Evolution of the United States flag as symbol of liberty
Editorial traces the flag from its naval origins to a national emblem, noting key figures like Hopkinson Wendover and Reid. It highlights 1818 design changes, the Capitol hoisting on April 13 1818, and modern echoes in Iwo Jima and Fort McHenry to honor steadfast democracy.
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George Washington
Continental Congress
Congress
Outer Space
America
John Paul Jones
Drake
Francis Hopkinson
Peter Hercules Wendover
New York City
Navy
Samuel Chester Reid
Hopkinson
Wendover
Captain Reid
Reid
Capitol
Iwo Jima
Fort McHenry
Property tax relief costs skyrocket in Ohio budget
A state official cites real estate tax relief as a major budget burden. From 1973 to 1981 the cost rose from 156.3 million to 329.1 million, implying about 660 million over a two year budget. Bills discussed include HB 388 enabling hospital absentee ballots and HB 148 allowing eminent domain for township fire stations.
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Ohio
Board of Township Trustees
Bethel families welcome three newborns and more local milestones
New parents Charles and Robin Jewell of Bethel announce Joshua Wayne born May 12 at Brown County General Hospital, joined by Rodney and Barbara Adamson’s son Alex Ryan same date at the same hospital, and Edith and Steven Pack’s daughter Shanna Marie born May 30 at Brown County.
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Charles
Robin Jewell
Bethel
Joshua Wayne
Joshua
Brown County General Hospital
Rodney
Barbara Adamson
Alex Ryan
Alex
Edith
Steven Pack
Shanna Marie
Shanna
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Sharonville
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Milford
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Sharon Becker
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Loveland
David G. Schimpff
Leroy Spahr Galvin
Mint University
Schimpff
Jerry Hale, Jr
Cumberland College
Renee Ellen Burns
Wheaton College
Wheaton, Ill
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Jack Burns
Evelyn Arthur
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Deborah Ann Keeton
Bootjack Road
Campbellsville
Vicki Oldaher
Linda Wiley
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
Oxford
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D. Russell — Vocational School
Morehead University
Christopher Rolph
Patty Porter
Scott Wise
Raymond Walters College
Linda Campbell
Daniel Fulmer
Donad Forste
Becky Peveler
Deborah Swing
Donna Abbott
Martha Einstadt
Joyce Cooper
Stephen Pullen
Miami University
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Peggy Barber
Das McCue
Kendall Goldschmidt
Floyd
Gail Froelicher
Ronald Grethel Loveland
William Nelson
New Richmond
Donna Gillette
Michelle King
Nancy McWhorter
Christopher Odell
Doreen Schlechty
Eastern Kentucky University
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Wilson
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Karen Woodall
James Gatchett
James Perkins
Bata
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Eric Lloyd
College of Mount St. Joseph
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Harold Faig
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