Ground Is Broken for New Auxier Building in Batavia
Construction begins on a Chevrolet showroom and garage on Main Street Batavia. The 64 by 100 foot brick front with concrete back, steel framework and white painted exterior will house the Auxier dealership with 43 feet of plate glass. Architect M Rees of Montgomery and Murphy Brothers contractors lead the project with staff unchanged including Wayne Preston Gordon Woodmansee and W B Lang. Completion targeted for late Fall.
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Main
Batavia
Gar
Red
Ed Fispter Auxier
Amelia
Clermont County
M. Rees
Montgomery
Ohio
Murphy Brothers
Water Street
Auxier
Wayne Preston
Gordon Woodmansee
Mech Anic
W. B. Lang
Clermont County notes spread across Route 50 and local life
Visitors at Roadside Park enjoy a first picnic in Clermont County with a baby James Woolridge eating a hard boiled egg. Nellie Mattox becomes Clermont County’s first woman Justice of the Peace. Clermont Sun marks 121st birthday, Amelia launches Amelias Star Review, and Batavia Rotary inducts Ralph Chick Lewis as new president. Funeral services for Karl H Williams held in Cincinnati.
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Route 50
Owensville
James Woolridge
Annawalt
West Virginia
Clermont County
Clermont
Madeira
Fred Doer
Nellie Mattox
Amelia
W. Mack
Veterans refunds delayed to aid 1950 election
George H. Bender accuses the current and past administrations of delaying $2.8 billion in veterans' insurance premium refunds. He says the Hoover Commission shows VA funding is heavy and that the postponement until 1950 is a political tactic to influence voters and help Administration supporters in an election year.
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Hoover Commission
The
Mayor Binds Two Men To County Grand Jury
Batavia report shows Mayor A. C. Munden handling four cases over the weekend. Two defendants bound over to Clermont County grand jury. one freed on 200 bond with hearing set tomorrow. Williamsburg arrests for drunk and disorderly and for assault and battery involving Ligud Wardlow. Wardlow fined 50 dollars plus costs on first charge and jailed with 1 000 bond on second. Fireworks offender Fred Richards fined 50 dollars with 40 suspended after shooting firecrackers on the highway at Williamsburg. Cincinnati man Robert Lee Barrows released on 200 bond after an accident on Route 50 near Stovelick bridge. Dayton’s Dudley Dixon bound over for driving while intoxicated. Mayor absent due to unspecified reasons.
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Clermont County Grand Jury
Ligud Wardlow
Williamsburg
Burton Hodges
William McCoy
Wardlow
Firewrk
Fred Richards
Batavia
Robert Lee Barrows
Sierra Street
Cincinnati
Diseases in Clermont County Show Low May Outlook
Ohio Department of Health data indicate a generally low disease rate in Clermont County for May. Reported cases include three measles, one meningitis, three pneumonia, and three whooping cough cases.
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Ohio Department of Health
Clermont County
Fire Department Elects Officers For Coming Year
At the Batavia Fire Department annual meeting held Friday evening June 24, new officers were elected for the coming year. Elected were assistant chief Clark Gregg captain Walter Lytle first lieutenant James Lewis second lieutenant Emil Dial secretary treasurer Karl South.
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Batavia Fire Department
Clark Gregg
Walter Lytle
Leutenant
James Lewis
Emil Dial
Karl South
Local Boy Wins Distinguished Rifleman Medal at 16
Jack H. Channer 16, son of Mrs. Herbert I. Channer of Batavia, receives the Distinguished Rifleman Medal from the National Rifle Association in Washington D C. He began target shooting in 1947, rose through 14 ranks, and now tops junior shooters as a Culver Military Academy student and active Rifle Team member.
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Jack H. Channer
Herbert I. Channer
Batavia
National Rifle Association
Washington, D. C
Young Channer
Culver Military Academy
Bethel Woman Weds Michigan Conservationist
A Bethel woman married conservationist Crawford Lytle Bates of Harrison, Michigan, in a Grand Mefford ceremony on June 30. Bates works for the Michigan Department of Conservation. the couple will reside at Wilson State Park on Budd Lake near Harrison.
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Grand ‘Mefford
Bethel
Crawford Lytle Bates
Harrison
Michigan
Charles Dibowski
Cincinnati
Dibowski
Bates
Michigan Department of Conservation
Wilson State Park
Budd Lake
U.S. Highway 27
No Hit Game By Batavia Pitcher In Clermont Nl League
Chuck Lewis pitched a one hit game for Batavia against Williamsburg on July 3 in Clermont County Baseball League. Batavia won 1 to 0 as Lewis allowed thirty batters with two walks. Batavia had five second inning hits and totaled three in that frame while Harry Rolph and Baird contributed multi hits. Williamsburg pitcher Wilson also pitched well as only one runner reached third in the ninth.
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Chuck Lewis
Batavia
Williamsburg
Clermont County
Lewis
Harry Rolph
Baird
Anstaett
Dick Wuerdemanesch
Wilson
Republican Club Meeting At Mossbacker Farm
The Women's Republican Club meets July 14 at Mossbacker Farm on Centerville Road with Dr. John T. Crone of Milford speaking on Socialized Medicine. The Men’s Republican Club joins the event, a covered dish supper at 7 30 p m, guests bring their own table service.
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Women's Republican Club
Mos
John T. Crone
Milford
Republican Club
Three State Routes In Clermont County Get Treatment
Ohio Highway Director T. J. Kauer announces surface treatment for three Clermont County routes. Route 73 in Wayne Township covers 0.83 mile, Route 122 in Wayne and Madison Townships covers 5.60 miles, and Route 132 in Goshen Township covers 1.72 miles. Completion is set for October 15, 1949. Walter Follmer of Hamilton awarded the road work contract. Mohn Bros. of Lima, Ohio awarded the guard-rails painting contract, finishing by October 1, 1949.
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T. J. Kauer
Ohio
Clermont County
Wayne Township
Wayne
Madison Townships
Goshen Township
Walter , Follmer
Hamilton
Mohn Bros
Lima
Athletic Club To Play Army Team at Riverside Park
A Milford Athletic Club game against a Second Army recruiting corps baseball team from Army will be held at Riverside Park on July 15 and 16. The Army Band will perform a concert each evening.
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Army
Second Army
Milford Athletic Club
Riverside Park
Army Band
Clermont County Scouts Organize Traffic and Fair Exhibits
The Clermont County chapter of the Disabled American Veterans and the Boy Scouts plan traffic control and first aid at the Owensville Fair in August. New commander W. H. Hampton, 80 members, speaker Albert L. Daniels, and multiple Scout leaders and training events were announced. Camporee success noted with 203 participants and new units formed in Mulberry.
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Clermont County
Mt. Holly
W. H. Hampton
Albert L. Daniels
National Adjutant- Treasurer
Boy Scouts
Owensville
Dale. Forney
Williamsburg
Edgar Fried— Lander
Brown County
Edwin Burger
Mt. Carmel
Richard
Erwin Butler
Bethel
John Friend
Mulberry
Harold Kelly
Newtonsville
George Sears
Erwin Butley
Accident Occurs Near Williamsburg on July Fourth
Clermont County Deputy Sheriff Marvin Bissantz was returning from Tunnel Mills near Williamsburg when a car driven by Emile Giglo struck his rear, causing major damage. Giglo, learning to drive, later swerved at the Batavia graveyard entrance on State Route 74 and was booked on a reckless driving charge. He has lived in the U S four years, originally from spare Mills area.
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Clermont County
Marvin Bissantz
Tunnel Mills
Williamsburg
Emile Giglo
Hearne
Cincinnati
Bissantz
Batavia
Giglo
Spare
Nakeetmachtate
Unce
Lost Baby and Dog Found After Community Search
Three and a half year old John Russell Sturgeon disappeared July 4 from Fair Oaks Road near Mt. Holly with his dog.Neighbors and campers organized a search and found the boy asleep in an orchard at the DX Ranch on State Route 125 around 11 p.m., with the dog by his side.Townspeople Clermont County Deputy Sheriff Marvin Bissantz and Batavia Fire Chief Jacob Laffleur responded to the scene.
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John Russel
Sturgeon Iti
John Sturgeon
Fair Oaks Road
Mt. Holly
D-X Ranch
Tom Dix
Clermont Christian Assembly
Clermont County
Marvin Bissantz
Batavia Fire
Jacob Laffleur
Clermont Sportsmen To Hold Picnic
The Clermont County Sportsmen, Inc. will hold a Sunday picnic on July 10 at the club house grounds from 10:00 a m until dark. Weiner sandwiches candy and ice cream will be sold with bait and fly casting contests and prizes. Picnic tables will be available and members may bring families for a day of games and entertainment with food options on site.
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Clermont County Sportsmen, Inc
Stonelick Stitchers Hold July Meeting at Members’ Homes
The Stonelick Stitchers met at Lucia and Camp Evans and Barbara Carlier and others on a rainy year with most projects supported by members. The next meeting is set for 1:00 p m July 12 at Wanda Morris’s home for a sewing session.
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Stonelick
Lucia
Suse
Lucia Evans
Barbara
Carolyn Carlier
Jean
Pat
Ethel Wilson
Wanda Morris
R. E. Scales Receives Special Appointment
R. B. Scales of Mb.O'Carmel is named to a special post as part of church concerns. The move aims to suppress unrest prompted by an energized clergy seeking reform.
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R. E. Scales
R. B. Scales
Mb.o'carmel
Ex Army Chaplain Becomes Pastor of Batavia Methodist Church
The Rev. Fred M. Mark 30 succeeds Rev. A. C. Rainsberger at Batavia Methodist Church. Army chaplain with the 31st Infantry Division for three years in the South Pacific, he is a Capitol University and Drew Theological Seminary graduate. His wife, a former Girl Scout Field Secretary for Dayton and Montgomery County, is mentioned.
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Methodist Church
Fred M. Mark
Batavia Methodist Church
A. C. Rainsberger
Loveland
Mark
31St Infantry Division
South Pacific
Capitol University
Columbus
Ohio
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison
N. J
City of
Dayton
Montgomery County
Red Cross Seeks Help for Daugherty Family Fire Victims
Clermont County Red Cross chapter seeks clothing and bed supplies for the Charles Daugherty family near Bethel after their home burned last Saturday. Contributions may be sent to the Batavia office.
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Clermont County
Red Cross
Charles Daugherty
Bethel
Batavia
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Robert Groh
Amelia’s Star Review
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Batavia Rotary Club
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Chick) Lewis
A. H
Paul
Lewis Motor Sales
Ford
William Massey
William Tait Paterson
Charles Schneider
Washington
George H. Bender
A. C. Munden
Fire Department
Harry Vice
Williamsbun
William Vice
Carlisle
Kentucky
Vico
Clermont Courier
Mossbacker Farm
Backer
Centerville Road
Stonelick Stitchers
Fred M. Mark A
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