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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
8
The Batavia Ohio column lists residents and visitors with brief notes. G Menning is ill at home on Sheena street. Dr Mose Griffith left to join the service. Multiple sightings include Miss Helen H Rush at Pantauqua in Williamsburg. families from Cincinnati visiting Batavia. Marjorie Hulick taking a summer drafting course in Cleveland. John Nichols leaving for Paris Island. and various trips to Amelia, Dayton, Felicity, and Hamilton.
Miss Gertrude Thompson visits Clara Johnson and friends and learns of her mother's illness. James Roudebush, son of G M Roudebush, a Pershing army member in France, passed naval service exams and will report to Newport RI training station. Mrs Kate Walker returns to Williamsport after babysitting. Lora Pohl of Pinole Cal suffers a raised arm from a Ford kick. Harley Pohl injured a toe while in Uncle Sam's service. Edgar Mosbacher and wife host several families from Pleasant Hill and Batavia. An article recalls Fred Kline's Batavia fire of June 13 1918, total loss on a car insured by Hugo J King. payment made July 6 1918.
Clermont county women have raised 180 dollars for Camp Sherman Community Lodges as part of a county effort praised by Major General Hale. The report lists local committees and contributions from Batavia, Miami, Franklin, Stonelick, Goshen and Washington townships. The letter from Rebekah Nurton Parrish urges further support to meet the quota and aid Camp Sherman boys.
Partial OCR notice mentions removal action and an office, with garbled text and unreadable details. No clear names, dates, places, or entities remaining to identify.
A jolly crowd gathered at Fritz Buerkle's home above town for a Fourth of July noon dinner and festive activities. Nearby, Mrs. Edward Ansteadt and Mrs. Charles Seyler recovered after operations in Cincinnati hospitals, with friends hoping for their early return home. William Beckett died at his Twin Bridges home after a long illness, aged about 65, survived by his wife formerly Miss Etta Whittaker. funeral at M E B church Williamsburg conducted by Rev. Callon with Orcelia Grange involvement.
County wide Red Cross relief includes Bethel Bantam 50 bed shirts 650 bandages 6 napkins handkerchiefs. Jackson 4 bed shirts. Moscow 18 bed shirts 105 bandages. Williamsburg 40 bed shirts 272 bandages. Union Chapel 85 bandages. Batavia 68 bed shirts 118 bandages. Amelia 14 bed shirts 155 bandages 10 handkerchiefs 10 napkins. Felicity 20 bed shirts 360 bandages. Fair Oak 154 bandages. Mt. Carmel 7 bed shirts 185 bandages. Laurel 22 bed shirts 75 bandages. Pierce township 9 bed shirts 154 bandages. New Richmond Mt Pisgah 6 bed shirts 215 bandages 250 shot bags 25 property bags. Tabasco 4 bandages. Neville 10 bed shirts 105 bandages. Gauze shipment also from New Richmond Moscow Amelia Batavia. Knit goods include Moscow 15 pair socks 3 sweaters Owensville 18 pair socks Mt. Carmel 18 pair socks 2 sweaters 1 wristlets Pierce township 9 pair socks Edenton 18 sweaters.
Multiple church notices list times for Sunday school and worship, with subjects such as Weeds and Tyranny is death by own action. Details include Epworth League at 6 45 pm and prayer meetings Wednesday, missionary meeting Thursday, and services at Holy Trinity Catholic Batavia with Father Evers. Also United Brethren and Owensville services noted with 9 15 am Sunday school and 10 15 am worship.
After June 20 1918 taxes are collected at multiple locations including Bethel Edenton Locust Corner Felicity Laurel Williamsburg Goshen Milford Williamsville Loveland New Richmond and Moscow. Hours 8 am to 4 pm with options to pay in person or send receipts by the collector. W E McKeever treasurer and W E Patton deputy oversee the process.
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