Red Cross fund drive praised for $3,000 rise in gifts
The Clermont Courier notes the township chairmen for the Red Cross fund drive are to be commended for an excellent campaign that raised $3,000 more than last year. Chairs listed include Mrs. Hugh Nichols, Mrs. Elliott Compton, Mrs. Velma Marriott, Mrs. Charles Blankenship, and many others across Batavia, Franklin, Goshen, Union, Stonelick, Union N., and Wayne areas, led by Edward Evans and Richard Moyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Hugh Nichols
Elliott Compton
Batavia
Velma Marriott
Franklin
Charles Blankenship
Goshen
Miami
Fred Gatch
Harold Bhinkle
Ohio
Arch Wrigglesworth
Pierce
Imo Hutson
Stonelick
Edward Evans
Tate
Margaret A. Culley
Union N
R. L. Budd
Union S
Lucille Myers
Washington
Margaret Wenzel
Wayne
Chester Hall
Williamsburg
Richard Moyer
Clermont Album identifies Clermont County butter queen Minna Spencer
Vernon C Monjar of Amelia first identified Mrs Minna Spencer in the Clermont Album. Adde Davis of Batavia submitted another identification of Col William Howard. Spencer gained fame in 1890 when she won a carriage at Owensville butter fair by presenting five pounds of butter. She and ninety others impressed the judges, winning a Davis Carriage Co. prize. Spencer came from Adelphi in Ross County around 1775 and lived with her physician husband near Goshen on the Dickerson farm. the butter came from two Jersey herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon C. Monjar
Amelia
Minna Spencer
Clermont
William Howard
Addie Davis
Batavia
Spencer
Clermont County
Owensville
Davis Carriage Co
Adelphi
Ross County
Dickerson
Can You Identify This Man Clermont Album Contest Rules
A contest invites readers to identify a pictured man described as a school teacher, judge or state senator. The fastest correct entry earns 2.00 dollars, while up to five runners up receive a free copy of Clermont County An Anniversary Etching. Entries must note the time from Courier’s arrival to identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Clermont County
Suppression of Gambling Bill before New York Legislature
A historic note recalls a New York Legislature debate on a gambling suppression bill with a provision to hold building owners liable for losses. It also reports marriages in small towns and the surprising 40 year absence and return of Thomas Pegg, a former Army dentist, from California to Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Pegg
Samuel Pegg
Los Angeles
California
Army of the Cumberland
Ohio
Burnet House
Cincinnati
Mr. Pegg
Chester Hamilton Is New Cubmaster
Chester Hamilton is selected as Cubmaster of the New Richmond Cub Scout Pack effective immediately. Den Mothers remain Mrs. Elmer Edwards and Mrs. Wilber Hedrick, with Mrs. Hamilton added as a Den Mother. Pack met at Cranton Memorial Church Educational Room under Carlton Hyde Field Executive. Scouts earned Wolf and Bear ranks. several members were cited for completing ranks and others promoted. The monthly theme was Things that Go with Cub crafts such as scooters and a pushmobile featured by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Hamilton
Richmond
Elmer Edwards
Wilber Hedrick
Hamilton
Cranton Memorial Church
Carlton Hyde
Bob Calpins
Jimmy Reiser
Bobby Knox
Dick Ware
Jerry Ginn
Roy Hedrick
Billy Hamilton
Wolf Cubs
Jerry Edwards
Joe Lee May
Jerry Powell
Billy Hedrick
East Hill Farm Club July Meeting At Mrs Estella Moore’s
Twenty five years ago the East Hill Farm Club met at Mrs Estella Moore’s home with six members and two guests. Mr Barker led the discussion On the Shelves and two papers were read by Mrs Buerkle and Mrs Defrates with a reading by Mrs Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hill Farm Club
Estella Moore
Barker
4-H Camp Week Ends With Tribal Victory at Lake Allyn
Ninety six 4-H members spent June 17 to 23 at the Cincinnati Rotary Camp on Lake Allyn Clermont County. Campers from across the county took part in woodworking metal modeling luster lacing and leather craft earning keepsakes. Four Indian tribes competed for points in activities such as camp cleanup softball volleyball dining hall duty flag ceremony and swimming tests. The Beneca tribe led by Dale Keeler and Elaine Matthis won the tribal competition under junior director Nancy Ross. Camp staff included W W Hamilton as Camp Director and 14 beginners 6 intermediate and 4 Red Cross swimmers qualified under William Townsley. Junior Camp Directors Paul Carlier Nancy Ross Patty Wilson and Betty Raye Ross assisted. Numerous nature hikes dances and craft demonstrations highlighted the week with extended learning in Indian lore and crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Lake Allyn
Clermont County
Beneca Tribe
Dale Keeler
Firelight Dancers
Branch Hill
Elaine Matthis
Williamsburg
Sagamore
Nancy Ross
Felicity
Blanche Vance
Mulberry Girls Club
William Sickman
Guinea Lew and Sews Club
W. W. Hamilton
William Townsley
American Red Cross
Bert Matthis
Dairy Club of
Paul Carlier
Patty Wilson
Betty Raye Ross
O. E. Swanson
Plant inspection required for berry plants fined 50
Milton Hultz of Upper Clough Pike faced Justice A C Munden after Horticultural Inspector H Young charged he produced and sold strawberry and raspberry plants without license or inspections. He was fined 50 with 40 suspended plus costs. The Ohio Department of Agriculture urges plant inspections in Columbus. Two inspections are needed before sale, with the second in late summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Hultz
Upper
Clough Pike
Justice of the Peace
A. C. Munden
Cc. H. Young
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Industry
Columbus
Camp staff and activities highlighted at 4-H gathering
The text lists 4-H camp staff including Miss Lindsey Ralph Lemon Mrs Rose Sawyer Dale Bee and Miss Helen Stanfield. It notes their roles from recreation and folk dancing to nursing tent inspections wood craft dining hall supervision and menu planning. The Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company and Clermont County Farm Bureau Co op supported some services. The Grant Memorial Church Women’s Society held a fried chicken and ham dinner on the fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsey
Ralph Lemon
Stonelickers Club
Lemon
Clermont County Farm Bureau Co-op
Rose Sawyer
R. N
Dale Bee
Bethel
Bee
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Helen Stanfield
Edith Bauer
Matilda Lewis
Batavia de Cafeteria
Efe
Women's Society of the
Grant Memorial Church
Point Pleasant
Poet's Nook submission details and editors
The piece describes The Poet's Nook accepting original and reprint poems. It lists submission contacts Sheila Stinson, Box 144, R. R. 16, Lockland Ohio, and Mrs Edna Hamilton, 2636 Fenton Avenue, Cincinnati Ohio, with editors Sheila Stinson and Edna R. Hamilton.
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Shiela Stinson
R. R
Lockland
Ohio
Edna Hamilton
Fenton Avenue
Cinecinnati
Sheila Stinson
Edna R
City Dreams and Quiet Memories Across Streets
The speaker walks city streets amid dreaming eyes from passersby, recalling Clover-bloom memories and whispering trees. A contrasting meditation on beauty contrasts the flower with the pot and frames urban life through nostalgic imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Daniel Kramer
Milford mill church to run two week vacation bible school
Milford Methodist Church will conduct a Daily Vacation Bible School for two weeks starting July 16. A committee led by Mrs. Charles Bautenheimer, president of the Woman's Society of Christian Service, is arranging the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Norbert S. Koch
Laurel Avenue
Bethesda Hospital
Craver
Deaths and Obituaries From Williamsburg Area
Obituaries note the death of William F Stroup a Penn Central car inspector found on railroad tracks in East End Williamsburg. Survived by widow Florence and daughter Nancy. Other notices include deaths of Josephine H Frazier Henry C Friend Miles Deal Mattie Henrich Clifford Swing Marie Werk Griswold and others with funeral details and survivors. Local injuries reported from a car crash near Oakland Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Nancy
Obituary notices list survivors and burial details for several locals
The notices honor Anna Worstell Rei ther 68 widow of Joseph J. Rei ther who died in Neville with services at Lew F White Memorial funeral home and burial in Vesper Cemetery. Anna Molitor 85 widow of Joseph W. Molitor died Saturday at St Theresa Home with Requiem High Mass at Our Lady of Loretta and burial in St Andrews Cemetery. George Szabo 72 retired railroad worker died at home on Fair Oak Road near Lindale with burial in St Joseph's Cemetery in Price Hill and survivors Eva Rose Baron Pauline Dirr Stephen. Burial details accompany each obituary entry along with service locations and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Friend
Craver
Milford
Phillip Stang
Indian Hill
Friend
Cincinnati
Jacob
Martin
Greenlawn Cemetery
Anna Clan Worstell Reither
Joseph J. Reither
Neville
Lew F. White
New Richmond
Vesper
D. of A
Lucy Reither
Otto, Emery
Taylor Worstell
Hattie Buxton
George Szabo
St. Bernadette Church
Amelia
Fair Oak Road
Lindale
Szabo
Eva
Rose Baron
Pauline Dirr
Stephen
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Price Hill
Sumner Powers
Anna Molitor
Joseph W. Molitor
St. Theresa
Our Lady of Loretta Church
St. Andrews Cemetery
Batavia Needlepoints Plan County Fair Float Booth
Batavia 4 H clubs held a joint meeting at Mrs. Ross's home on Wednesday June 27. Committees were formed for the county fair float and booth. Members emphasized home safety during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Needlepoints
Ross
Bible Faith Amid Atomic Age Fear and War
A brief essay draws parallels between Psalm 46 and Romans to claim biblical faith can steady a world shaken by atomic anxiety. It argues Old and New Testaments share themes of courage against war threats and personal danger.
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God
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Gerald B. Fortney
Thomas Fortney
Clermont Courier
Clermont Publishing Company
Batavia, Ohio
Jersey Herd
D. C. Bryan
William Giles Patterson
Indianapolis
Maria Jane
Art
New Boston
T. D. Hartman
Charles McKinney
Elizabeth Hadley
Jackson, Township
The
Sally Bryan
4-H
Camp Lake Allyn
Edward Stroup
Harold Nichols
John McCormick
Epworth Height
McCormack
Lafayette Culbertson
Happy Chums
Shaler Point
Felt
Anna Marie Lindsey
Olive Branch
Edger
Main Amelia
Poet’s Nook
Samuel Schielroh
Joseph Allender
Jane
Joan
Hampstead Md
Judd
Roger
Lucy Strickler
Judds
Allenders
Maryland
Kenneth Eigher
Forest Avenue
Christ Hospital
Robert Critchell
Verne Sellers, Jr
Bob Scott
Julian Hardoerfer
William F. Stroup
Josephine Frazier
Josephine Hardwick Frazier
Z. T. Frazier
Covington
Daughters of America
Williamsburg Methodist Church
Miles R. Deal
Iva Deal
Docie Hauck
Burbank
Marjorie Bulcher
Edna Peters
Charles
Kennedy
Concord
Mattie Henrich
Western St. Barnabas Church
W. Stirling Moore
Clifford J. Swing
Swing
Glenn O. Swing
Phil B. Swing
Guarantee Gas and Coal Co
Cleveland
Mrs. Marie Griswold
Marie Werk Griswold
Lorado
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Mariemont
Ft. Knox
Camp Pickett
Joseph Wessel, Jr
Judy
Chester Green
Madisonville
Charles Beckler
Plainville
Oakland Road
Monroe
Edward
Irma Kramer
Jack
Griswold
Anna Reither
Bible Comment
Lota
Amelia, Ohio
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