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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1964
Page
7
A joint resolution proposes amending the U S Constitution to guarantee a state the right to apportion one house of its legislature by factors other than population. The measure challenges court rulings and argues for alternative districting methods.
A Batavia reminiscence blends old and new as long time residents like Mrs Marie Young and Mr James Dial share streets alive with memories of past Batavians. The piece cites local figures from P F Jamieson to Minnie Griffith and notes the town’s people shape its history.
An essay recalls Batavia’s close-knit village life and values while a separate Ohio Farm Bureau Federation statement criticizes a Supreme Court ruling on legislative apportionment. It urges adoption of the McCulloch Amendment to preserve county representation and warns of consequences to the federal system. Clermont County is urged to visit for a bird’s eye view.
A column reflects ten years after the 1954 Supreme Court ruling on civil rights, noting mixed desegregation progress, ongoing regional disparities, and doubts about federal legislation's ability to curb violence. It warns that a civil rights bill may only offer limited reform and could face constitutional challenges.
A humorous meditation on wealth and social expectations raises a lighter view of life. It contrasts large US populations with ideas of fortune, fashion upkeep, and timely reminders about gratitude and family perceptions.
Warry notes on Billy West opening a tent saloon, plus a series of local items. Women cannot sign petitions under Bran nock law, while Williams burg to gain new lighting. Milford burglary yields only $4.50 after safe wreck. Milford coal and ice firm affected. Captain Glancy’s company trains, marches, and enjoys a faultless Coney trip. Catholic St Bernadette church to open on Jenny Lind Road Amelia with music school. Joe Retzler marries Mary Jones and returns to Pensacola. John B. Rapp joins Batavia bank board, replacing Robert J. Wood who resigns for Carrs Fork Coal Co. Captain Forrest Ely, ex US Attorney, now Chief of Internal Securities and Staff Judge Advocate in South Pacific depot, tied to Batavia and Ohio law background.
Parson Jones addresses the publisher railing at presidential Beagle coverage and criticizes public sentiment toward the White House hounds. He mocks campaigns and politics, jokes about beagles becoming presidents, and ends with a quip on rabies shots.
The speech extols America as wealthy and powerful yet misunderstood by Communism, arguing that free enterprise fails the poor and that Communism seeks to redefine humanity. It condemns materialism, praises God-centered morality, and calls for absolute selflessness and love to guide nations beyond freedom’s frontiers. Copies available from Moral Re-Armament in New York for 25 cents each.
A reflective piece urges travelers and Christians to follow laws and live righteously as pilgrims on earth. It contrasts worldly travel with spiritual paths, cites biblical verses from I Peter 2 11 13 Matthew 7 and John 3, and asks readers to consider their true destination.
Miami University announces spring dean’s list with 16 cler monty county students earning grades of B or above. Names include Amelia Timothy Charles Hall, Carole Kempf, Batavia Dennis Byrd, Beverly Fisher, Shirley King, Donna Long, Darry Franz, Timothy Moore, Thomas Schroer, Jeffrey Mossman, Margaret Booze, Carol Botz, Mary Kathryn Williams, Carol Jackson, Phyllis Prewitt, and Daniel Storer.
The column lists submissions to editor Mrs. Edna Hamilton at 2636 Fenton Avenue Cincinnati Ohio. It includes poems titled What A Little Girl Says and Twilight Song by Edna Hamilton from Pocketful of Stars and Edward Shenton from Saturday Evening Post.
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