Captain Forrest Ely Named Staff Judge Advocate in South Pacific
Captain Forrest Ely former assistant United States Attorney and Ohio official now serves as Chief of Internal Security and Staff Judge Advocate for the South Pacific General Depot. He resides in Batavia with wife Doris and children Rex and Jean and has ties to Batavia Rotary Club and the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Ely
United States
South Pacific
Army
Ely
Doris G. Ely
Rex
Jean
Batavia
Davis, Ely & Ely
University of Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Vic Billingsley
Jack Andres
Chick Lewis
Williamsburg Girl to Wed Naval Officer
Martha Ann Fuhr of Williamsburg is engaged to Ensign Charles F. Holmes. The couple is announced by Mr J Roy Fuhr. Fuhr attended Wooster and Cincinnati. Holmes attended Cincinnati and Harvard Business School Class of 1943. He is on duty in the Central Pacific. No wedding date set.
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J. Roy Fuhr
Williamsburg
Martha Ann
Ensign Charles F. Holmes
U. S. Holmes
Hyde
Miss Fuhr
College of Wooster
University of Cincinnati
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Ensign Holmes
Omicron Delta Kappa
Phi Eta Sigma
Harvard University School of Business Administration
Central Pacific
Looking Backward Locofoco Principles Detailed
The piece outlines Locofoco beliefs including Texas annexation debt assumption, violating the Constitution, breaking national faith, waging unjust war, sacrificing Northern men to oppose human liberty, and degrading free labor. It notes President Tyler wed Miss Julia Gardner on June 26 at Church of the Ascension in New York.
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Locofoco
Texas
Tyler
Julia
David Gardner
Long Island
Church of the Ascension
New York
Progressive Clermont Ladies Ordain Miss Titus at Avon Church
Miss Margaret Titus, a Lombard University divinity graduate, was chosen pastor of Avon Church and ordained in impressive ceremonies. Her sister Miss Lucy Titus, also Lombard University science graduate, is spending the summer at their Elmwood home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Ladies
Margaret Titus
Divinity School
Lombard University
Galesburg, Ill
Avon Church
Ill
Lucy Titus
Elmwood
Judges Named for Clermont County Fair Officials listed for fall event
Judges for the Clermont County Fair were announced. L. K. Bear of Ohio State University will judge livestock and poultry exhibits. J. G. Hamilton of Greenfield handles poultry and eggs. W. R. Vanlandingham of Georgetown presides over grain a nd seed. J. M. Greene of Xenia handles vegetables and fruits. Marcia Wheeler of Cincinnati judges baked goods and quilts. Mrs Louis Bauer and Miss Marie Henke oversee flowers and plants. 4 H Club exhibits are judged earlier by Mrs D B Phillips of Forestville.
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Clermont County
L. K. Bear
Ohio State University
J. G. Hamilton
Greenfield
W. R. Vanlandingham
Georgetown
J. M. Greene
Xenia
Marcia Wheeler
Cincinnati
Louis Bauer
Marie Henke
Batavia
D. B. Phillips
Forestville
Batavia Marine Recovers from Wounds After Pacific Action
Marine Corporal Verrill Giles Park of Batavia, 25, cited the teamwork and precision timing that helped Marines seize Gebgi Island in the Marshalls. Wounded by fragments from a mortar during a last stand, he praises Navy doctors and recalls enlisting April 29, 1942, after guarding a Federal Reserve bank.
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U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Verrill Giles Park
Batavia
Engebi Island
Marshalls
Pacific
Parks
Navy
Perry Island
Corporal Parks
Federal Reserve Bank
Marine Corps
Charles Robert Parks
Route
Cozaddale Soldier Receives Oak Leaf Cluster Award
Technical Sergeant Jack W. Woodward of Cozaddale receives the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious bombing attacks in support of Allied invasion forces. He served as engineer and top turret gunner with the Eighth Air Force B 17 group under Colonel William B. David. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William C Woodward of Cozaddale and was a North American Aircraft assemblyman in Inglewood California before entering the Air Force in February 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack W. Woodward
Cozaddale
Eighth
AAF
William B. David
Calhoun
William C. Woodward
R. 2
North American Aircraft
Inglewood
Calif
Republicans Will Win in Forty four Says Kansas Governor
Governor Andrew F Schoeppel of Kansas argues that the nation awakens to the need for change in Washington. He condemns the New Deal as government by executive order and directives rather than by congressional action, urging voters to back Republican leadership in 1944.
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Washington
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kansas
Republicans Win New York Beachhead on Invasion Day
Republicans captured the 11th New York district, Ellsworth B Buck defeating Democrat Thomas V Cantwell as a sign of a national GOP upturn. Buck won 14 269 to 10 164 after a 15 percent vote share gain, challenging Democrats on their wartime command policy and signaling momentum in several states.
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New York Beachhead
New York City
Ellsworth B. Buck
Thomas V. Cantwell
Buck
Cant
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Kasas
Missouri
Roosevelt Far From Indispensable Says New Dealers
A Washington survey cited by Look Magazine finds Franklin D Roosevelt considered third most useful in Washington by correspondents. The top two proved General George Marshall and Cordell Hull, while many cabinet members and officials were rated among the ten least useful, including Frances Perkins Henry Morgenthau Jr Claude Wickard and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Look Magazine
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Cordell Hull
Frances Perkins
Labor
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
The
Treasury
Claude R. Wickard
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Francis Biddle
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Harry L. Hopkins
Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Agency
Ohio Republican News
Odd Fellows to Meet Batavia Lodge for Second Degree Work
Odd Fellows to Meet Batavia Lodge No 186 I O O F Friday evening July 7 with second degree work. District Deputy Grand Master Charles Currans reports on Grand Lodge in Columbus Ohio first week of June. Delegation from Cincinnati to attend. Williamsurby Milford Batavia each to present candidates. All Odd Fellows invited refreshments and good time assured.
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Batavia Lodge No
Charles Currans
Grand Lodge
Columbus
Cincinnati
Williamsurby
Milford
Batavia
Not Much Left for Support of New Deal
In a Quincy Illinois Record column the writer argues legitimate labor, farmers, industrialists, and small merchants are deserting Roosevelt and the New Deal. Only CIO labor movement and its backers remain, with cash potential to buy votes, but overall opposition foresees the New Deal as a dead pigeon after the November election.
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New Deal
CIO Radical Labor Movement
Franklin D
Eleanor Roosevelt
CIO
Quincy
Record
Community Notes From Greenberry and Nearby
Mr and Mrs William Smith visited Sunday evening with the jesters and son. Residents attended the John Horan sale last Friday. The Delmar Steward family moved to the Lewis farm. The Fran Waite couple from Norwood visited George Perry's household Sunday. Walter Daugherty and family joined a Burdsall Chapel reception Wednesday night honoring Mr and Mrs Me.
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William Smith
Emerson Jester
John Horan
Delmar Steward
Lewis Farm
Frank Waite
Norwood
George Perry
Walter Daugherty
Burdsall Chapel
Batavia Soldier Reaches Mediterranean Front in B 25 Unit
Sergeant William T. Smith of Batavia has arrived overseas for combat duty after a 5000 mile flight. He serves as engineer gunner in a veteran B 25 Mitchell squadron that fought in Tunisia Sicily and Italy and was the first to attack the Italian mainland operate from Italian bases and bomb the Balkans aiding rail disruption between Florence and Rome. Smith attended Owensville High School and worked for Allis Chalmers before joining the Army Air Forces in 1942.
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United States
Mediterranean
William T. Smith
Clarence E. Smith
Batavia
Smith
Italy
Balkans
Florence
Rome
Army Air Forces
Owensville High School
Owensville
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Norwood
Ft. Myers
Fla
New Members Appointed to Clermont County War Board
The Clermont County War Price and Rationing Board adds two Community Service Panel members Mrs Kate Buerkle and Mrs Emily Moore. Buerkle leads schools and has logged 3000 hours. Moore chairs work through Batavia PTA and her husband William Stirling Moore sits on the board. The panels guide national and local publicity for rationing and price control. The article also notes fuel oil usage, coupon details, and a reminder to return central heating plant applications.
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Clermont County
A. P. Motor Co
New Richmond
OPA
Kate Buerkle
Emily Moore
Buerkle
Clermont Board
Moore
Sabina Christian Service School Opens July 11
Final plans announce the Sabina School of Christian Service of the Methodist Church to be held at the Sabina Camp Grounds July 11 to 14 with 9:30 a.m. registration. Districts Cincinnati, Dayton, Springfield and Wilmington sponsor the event with theme Christians Trails to Peace. Notable staff includes Dean Mrs C C Long and program chairman Mrs E F Andree, with a diverse faculty and district presidents guiding the sessions.
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Sabina
Ohio
Sabina School of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Ohio Conference
Cincinnati
Dayton
Springfield
Wilmington
E. F. Andree
C. C. Long
Ohio Conference Society
Grace Sloan Overton
Adams
N. Y
Glora Wysney
North Africa
Wilbur Ale
Detroit
Mich
F. B. Godfrey
New York
L. S. Norris
Delaware
E. §. Killen
Ola Hanson
C. R. South
Bruce Nichols
Piqua
Frank McCall
Mt. Victory
Frank L. Brown
Milford
Music
E. F. Dickey
Ida Frantz
China
Don Klingensmith
Ponca
Indian Mission
Okla
Lucille Holli
Batavia Summer Concert Band Opens Series Friday
The Batavia Summer Concert Band will give the first concert Friday July 7 at 8 30 P M in front of the Court House under P F Jamieson with H D Nichols as assistant director. Rotary Club sponsors the series and merchants aim. Rehearsals are Thursdays. Citizens invited to join after brief interview. The listing also notes Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in Yellow Rose of Texas screening at Happy Hour Theatre July 13 14.
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Batavia
Court House
P. F. Jamieson
H. D. Nichols
Rotary Club of
Jamieson
King of the Cowboys
Texas
Roy
Dale Evans
Happyhour Theatre
Williamsburg
Gillman Family Welcomes Grandsons Amid Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Wesley Gillman host two Cincinnati grandsons visiting. A message announces the birth of another grandson to Mr and Mrs Merida Hensley born Thursday. Mrs Thurman Trees and her son from Felicity visit the Demaris family. Miss Marlyn Carr visits sister Mrs LeRoy Dwelly in Felicity. Mrs Anna Little spends Sunday with Mr and Mrs D R Little and family.
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Wesley Gillman
Cincinnati
Jean Reed Becomes Bride of George Schickley
Miss Jean Reed wed George Schickley in a bedside ceremony at Christ Hospital Cincinnati. The bride is daughter of Clifford Reed who, recovering from a serious accident, requested the vows be kept as planned. The couple planned to reside at the Reed home near Batavia after the ceremony and reception.
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Jean Reed
George Schickley Clifford Reed
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
I. N. Jenkins
United Brethren Church
Batavia
Clermont Girls Enter Miss Greater Cincinnati Contest
Girls in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana within fifty miles of Cincinnati may enter the Miss Greater Cincinnati preliminary to Miss America. The 1944 war effort contest is open to single women aged 18 to 28. The winner will receive a wardrobe and travel to Atlantic City, plus a 90 day war bond tour and a $1000 War Bond.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Cincinnati
Ata
United States
John B. Rapp Named Director of First Nations Bank
John B. Rapp was elected to the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Batavia at the semi annual meeting. He succeeds Robert J. Wood of Portsmouth who resigned after 15 years on the board to join Carrs Fork Coal Co. in Portsmouth. Rapp is a Batavia resident.
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John B. Rapp
First National Bank of Batavia
Robert J. Wood
Portsmouth
Mr. Wood
Carrs Fork Coal Co
Rapp
Batavia
Williamsburg Bomber Pilot Missing in Action
Lieut. Richard L. Kellum husband of Zetta Wallace Kellum of Williamsburg is missing in action over France since June 24 after a June fight over the English Channel. He and his crew had made several missions over France and Kellum is a Williamsburg native a Williamsburg High School graduate.
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Richard L. Kellum
Zetta Wallace Kellum
Williamsburg
France
English Channel
Lieut
Kellum
Williamsburg High School
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Courier
Clermont County Fair
Batavia Marine
Gov
Thomas E. Dewey
Isabel
George Schickley
Clermont
First Nations Bank
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