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Newspaper

The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1940

Page

8

Rush and Althaus Terms Listed

The notice lists terms for E. S. Rush and R. P. Althaus offering contracts of one year six months or three months.

Combination Offer for Local Newspapers

A bundled subscription deal lists Clermont Courier, Courier and Cincinnati Post, Courier and Times-Star, and Cincinnati Enquirer at a single dollar. The offer is labeled as a one year package with a quoted price of 4.25 in two places.

Clermont Cincinnati Post Courier and Times-Star Cincinnati

Silent State-House Bell and enduring Independence Spirit

A reflective verse recalls the old State-House bell silenced but its spirit alive. It honors the bell-man who rang Independence as July Fourth sunlight returns, with a vow that liberty shall endure.

Social and Personal Notes From the Community

The C. I. will meet with Mrs. Horn Wednesday afternoon July 10. The sewer on Sixth Street is being repaired. Rev and Mrs Johnson settled in their new Wood Street home. Russell Speidel returned home from hospital Sunday to cheers from friends. Mrs John Shultz of Owensville visited daughter Mrs Lee Miller and family last Thursday. Miss Viola Brown is home for summer vacation. Sewer on Wood Street relayed due to tree roots. Mrs Al Schultz won $90 at the picture show. Nelson Patchell’s new Third Street brick home nears plastering. Hick House and wife of Cincinnati spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Wright Watson. Morris Miller, 62, buried from Moore Funeral Home. interment Citizens Cemetery. Mrs Stanley Ansteadt and daughter visited Mrs Herman Fagley of Bantam Friday. Mrs F A Ireton and son Jack of Bethel spent last week in Huron with the Hartleys. Major F F Fainter, U S Army, spoke to Batavia Rotarians. Carl Lindsey of Cincinnati and Rev Hoecker of Bellevue were recent guests of Henry Horn. Wm Barker, 91, died at Mulberry. buried Moore Funeral Home. Mrs Richard Didday returned to work as court stenographer after a month’s appendicitis leave. H B Frazier of Richmond and Ella Mae Busch of Lansing visited E S Bush and R F Reynolds. Mrs Jack Carley of Memphis visiting mother Laura Meldahl in Neville and sister C A Wile. they stopped at the Courier office.

Population Up in Batavia Census Count

The 16th census taken April 1 shows Batavia population at 1822, up from 1119 in 1930. The gain reflects growth over the nine year period and highlights migration and expansion in the town.

Batavia

A Big Surprise on the Fourth of July

A vivid Fourth of July scene unfolds with guns firing cannons roaring rockets bursting aerial bombs soaring and flags waving as men march by in a festive display rather than war celebrating independence with dramatic pageantry.

Loop Slade

Terrace Park Presents Chevrolet to Rector for Service

Residents of Terrace Park and St. Thomas church presented their rector Rev. John Yungblut with a new Chevrolet as thanks for his service to the church and its organizations. Atlanta, Ga. hosts 350 churches with over 100,000 members across 20 denominations.

Terrace Park St. Thomas Church John Yungblut Religious Atlanta

Willkie The Man Who Can Beat Roosevelt

A profile tracing Wendell Willkie born in 1892, his early years, college work, military service, and rise to leadership at Commonwealth and Southern. It argues his policies cut electric rates and boosted output, contrasting with New Deal economics and asserting Willkie can beat Roosevelt in November.

Willkie Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Akron Commonwealth and Southern Michigan Florida B. C. Cobb Wilkie Commonwealth United States Congress Southern Roosevelt

Picnic Postponed By Clermont Lodge Eagles

Announcement on Monday states the Clermont Lodge of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles annual picnic is postponed to Labor Day. Organizers plan a larger event with added attractions and a 1940 Buick Sedan to be awarded by raffle. Further details will appear in this paper.

Clermont Lodge Order of the Eagles

Beekeepers Gather for Clermont County Picnic

Beekeepers from Clermont County travel to Herman Fagley’s bee yard, two miles west of Bethel on State Route 125, for the annual summer picnic on Friday July 12 at 1 15 PM. Roy Battles, County Agricultural Agent, reports the event and W E Durham from Ohio State University will be guest speaker.

Clermont County Herman Fagley Bethel Clermont County Beekeepers Association Roy Battles W. E. Durham Ohio State Univie Tale

Old Medical Shop Revered in Yorktown Restoration

The historic medical shop in Yorktown’s colonial group preserves eighteenth century character in Virginia. It belonged to Dr Corbin Griffin a noted physician who studied in Edinburgh and served as surgeon in the Virginia line during the Revolutionary War. He later held Yorktown justice and state senate seats before dying in 1813.

Yorktown Colonial National Historical Park Virginia Corbin Griffin University of Edinburgh York State Senate Griffin

Martinelli At Cincinnati Zoo Opener Remakes Summer Opera

Giovanni Martinelli headlines Cincinnati's 1940 summer opera season at the Zoo with three operas including Samson and Delilah. Verdi Rigoletto Tosca and accompanying stars Lucille Meusel Jan Peerce Weede and Pilotto headline alongside conductor Fausto Cleva. Tickets priced 75 cents to 2 dollars with Zoo Garden admission included for 8:15 p.m. performances.

Cincinnati Giovanni Martinelli Metropolitan Samson and Delilah Samson Bruna Castagna Aida Delilah Nicola Moscona Joseph Royer Lorenzo Alvari Lodovico Oliviero Wilfred Engelman Wilfrid Pelletier Lucille Meusel Gilda Jan Peerce Radio City Music Hall Duke Robert Weede Music Hall Tosca Caroline Segrera Mario Armand Tokatyan Per Scorpia Angelo Pilotto Fausto Cleva 8Th & Walnut Heaton’s Columbus Ohio Martens Concerts Inc Zoo Garden

The Churches Sunday Schedule and Anticant Class

The Churches. C. R. Spangler, minister. John Huntington, S. S. Supt. Sunday school 9:30. Morning worship 10:30 A. M. Anticant Class meets with Mrs. Gee. Bernstein Thursday, July 11, evening.

C. R. Spangler John Huntington S. S Gee. Bernstein U. B. Church Rev. Smith Walter J. Bauer

State Exam for Superintendent Announced in Ohio

Civil Service announces a state examination for Superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Identification under the Department of Public Welfare. Chaired by Gertrude Jones and Carl W. Smith, the Civil Service Commission provides full details in the official bulletin. Exams in Columbus on Wednesday July 24, 1940. applications to Columbus, Ohio.

Bureau of Criminal Identification Department of Public Welfare Gertrude Jones Carl W. Smith State Civil Service Commission Civil Service Commission Columbus Ohio

Also Mentioned on This Page

THE Clermont Courier the Clermont Publishing Co Batavia, Ohio E. S. Rush R. P. Althaus C. I Mrs. Horn Sixth Street Rev Mrs. Johnson Wood Street Russell Speidel John Shultz Owensville Lee Miller Miss Viola George Brown F.morrison al Schultz Nelson Patchell Third Street Hick House Wright Watson Morris Miller Moore Funeral Home Citizen’s Cemetery Stanley Ansteadt Bantam F. A. Ireton Jack Huron Lake Erie T. W. Hartley F. F. Fainter U. S. Army 5Th Army Corps Carl Lindsey Rev. Hoecker Bellevue Kentucky Henry Horn Williamsburg Wm. Barker Mulberry Moore Funeral Richard Didday Christ Hospital H. B. Frazier Richmond Indiana Ella Mae Busch Lansing, Michigan E. S.bush R. F. Reynolds Jack Carley Memphis Laura Meldahl Neville C. A. Wile Courier Office Wendell Willkie Franklin D. Roosevelt Elwood Ind Wendell Teddy Roosevelt Bob” la Follette T. R Jack London Wilson Edith Wilk Fort Silt France 325Th Field Artillery Fagley Aoulley Courier Emma Kernohan C. C. Houser O. P. Bat Batavia Methodist Church C. J. McCloy Hamilton Bldg Main Street Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Company Claude B. Smith First National Bank Batavia Building & Loan Co Batavia, O Eaten Fertilizer CO Danville Ap Wilbur Mille & Son Decker Main St E. Orange N. J Milford Fertilizer Co Norris Brock Co Cincinnati Stock Yards Kirby J. B Ireton Cattle and Calf Salesman Union Stock Yards
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