Rotary Club Opens Camp for Crippled Children at Highland Park
The Rotary Club of Cincinnati held a formal opening Sunday afternoon for a camp for crippled children on a 40 acre tract bought from C. G. P. Co. An audience from Cincinnati and the countryside attended a program by the children with club member assistance. Refreshments followed and a movie crew filmed scenes of the event. The Botany Club is praised for aiding 85 Cincinnati children enjoying the outing with a well kept camp and decorated grounds.
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Rotary Club
Cincinnati
Wighland Park
Country Side
Amn
Botany Club
Union Church to Resume Sunday School After Honeymoon
W. Wimemillee Return from Honeymoon expected to lead Sunday school next Sunday at U. B. Church. Visitors from Toledo anticipated. Miss Anna Unger reported on the Chicago C. E. and S. S. convention. Outdoor union service planned if weather allows with Rev. Banffam delivering the sermon and chairs provided for non parked autos.
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W. Wimemillee
Toledo
Anna.Ungethuem
C. E
Chicago
Raymond Ross
M. EB
Banffam
Cobb Family Reunion at Otis Walker's Yard
The Cobb family held its annual reunion at Otis Walker's on Sunday July Sth with 85 seated under shade trees. Attendees included Mrs Fannie Cobb and many relatives from Mason Cincinnati Washington Norwood and others plus numerous children grandchildren and a great grandson.
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Cobb
Otis Walker
Fannie Cobb
Elmer Cobb
Henry Cobb
Charlie Cobb
Mason
George Cobb
Cincinnati
Joseph Berger
Roy Cobb
Washington, D. C
John Cobb
Norwood
Jane McKeever
Harry Parnell
Clarence Stockton
Clermont County Camp Opens With Fifty Youths
The Clermont County Young People's Training Camp at Beechwood Lodge near Batavia started Monday with about fifty young people and adult leaders. Visitors day is Sunday July 15 with a basket lunch, a Sunday School service, and a pageant by campers. The camp closes Friday July 20 with expected parental attendance and picnics.
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Clermont County
Beechwood Lodge
Batavia
Carey M
Wop) Young
Primary Ballots and Voting Instructions Highlight Ballot Format
The piece explains separate Republican and Democratic primary ballots with party stance required before voting. It notes two nominees for commissioner and one vote per other offices, requiring an X mark for each chosen candidate. It urges voter turnout with a August 44 primary date and calls for participation.
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Commissioner's Office
Curfew Discontinued by Town Council
A town council meeting last week approved ending the curfew that guided residents for years and warned youth to be off streets by 9. The siren used as a fire alarm costs taxpayers 375 dollars and 3 dollars weekly to operate. Noon curfew may sound after August 1 and possibly after September 1, with a plan to sell the siren to fund needed repairs.
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Folke
Willi
Batavia Council Weighs Road Repairs Amid Cash Shortage
Batavia town council met with Mayor Winter. Funds are scarce as streets and oil need repair. The main bridge road is in disgraceful condition and may require borrowed money. officials urge state and county help as an emergency measure.
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Batavia
Winter
Fourth of July Celebrations Need Community Effort
The piece laments Batavia’s lack of town events for the holiday, recalling memorable parades speeches and dances in 1888 1889. This year only a lawn fireworks display at A B Nichols pleased attendees, urging a town committee to fund a countywide celebration next year. It notes storm dangers on trips to Coney Teland Sharonville and the Zoo.
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Batavia
A. B. Nichols
Coney Teland
Sharonville
Hatter T J Wingfield Secures New Williamsburg Location
Batavia hatter T J Wingfield, who has spent months here proving mastery of the craft, has leased a shop in Williamsburg and will begin remodeling immediately. Both Batavia and Williamsburg will be served by this skilled workman.
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T. J. Wingfield
Batavia
Williamsburg
Manchester Village bans sale and use of fireworks
The Manchester village council passed an ordinance forbidding the sale or shooting of fire crackers or explosives on the 4th of July. Batavia towns endured a week of celebrations with lingering finds of explosives as reminders of past revelry.
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Manchester
Batavia
Local 4 H and club meeting notices from Williamsburg area
A compilation of brief reports from Williamsburg area clubs dated July with multiple groups hosting meetings at schools, homes, or parks. The notices record event dates, hosting members, activities such as salads or sewing, and upcoming meeting plans for the listed clubs. The items include Jolly Feed Club, Lucky-H Food Club, 4-H Thimble Club, Moscow Sewing Club, Lettuce Cook Cooking Club, Whitaker Live Stock Club, Happy Helpers Sewing Club, Amelia Peppy 4-H Clothing Club, and a visitors’ welcome picnic for Mrs Frye in Mason.
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Batavia
W. W. Dewdney
Alene
Sesson
Gregg
Helen Wolf
County Seat Boys Keep Form In Basin League Standings
Baseball notes show Mt Carmel 8 2 and Milford 5 4 amid standings. Batavia defeats Owensville 3 2 with Anstaett pitching. Milford beat Mt Carmel 5 2 as Batavia defense shines. Mt Carmel top Oakleaf Park 9 7 9. Williamsville beats New Richmond 6 5. Owensville routs Oakleaf Park 7 1. Upcoming Sunday games include Batavia at Salem and New Richmond at Oakleaf Park.
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W.L. Pet
Mt. Garmel
Bhatt Sjee
New Richmond
Batavia
Salem
Oakleaf Park
Mt. Carmel
Milford
Owensville
Withamsville
Ith
Anetaetti
S. Anstaett
Fishback
Lefty Grace
S. Ansteatt
Anstaett
Williamsville
Carter Grimes Wedding Blessing for Odd July Ceremony
Dennis Grimes urged a last minute wedding date change to July 3 1928 after a holiday and a probate license scramble. The groom rode with Judge White to fetch the license and the Rev E Burdsall officiated the ring ceremony at the home of Miss Nellie Carter and Mrs C N Young. Attendees included Judge White and daughter Mrs M R Young James N Lewis Mrs Minnie B Bath and Mrs Burdsall. The couple will reside in Batavia and receive warm wishes from friends.
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Dennis Grimes
Nellie Carter
Common Pleas
White
OC. N. Young
E. Burdsall
Auto accident injures Cleo Carter and brothers on July 4
Cleo Carter and her brothers were driving on the Grant Highway when their car skidded after the first rain and overturned, trapping the boys beneath it. Cleo suffered a severe cut over the left eye and other bruises but the eye is expected to be saved. Expert piano tuning by W O Kirk.
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Cleo Carter
Grant Highway
Cleo
Band Concert Set List for Friday Night
The program for Friday night features March-Rhoda Royal and Overture Sweet Brier with Fox Trot Sweet Sue Mexican Serenade Rio Verde Caprice Watch the Baton March of Victory intermission then 40 and 8 Overture Encore May Ray and Jay Fox Trot Ice Cream Reverie Meditation and Finale El Caption with 8:15 start and July 13 date noted.
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Ray
Jay
Recalling the Donner Tragedy by Elmo Scott Watson
The Clermont Courier features an illustrated article by Elmo Scott Watson titled Recalling the Donner Tragedy. It revisits the Donner Party saga, highlighting the lone survivor and the epic hardships endured by Illinois emigrants in the Sierra Nevada during the gold rush era.
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Illinois
High
Clermont Courier
Elmo Scott Watson
Camp Edgar Friedlander Opens for Scout Summer Season
Camp Edgar Friedlander the Boy Scout reservation on the Little Miami River near Miami ville opened for the summer season last Friday despite heavy rain. The opening week saw good attendance with permanent wooden facilities ensuring comfort and safety for the boys. A large Fourth of July celebration featured Scout contests demonstrations a water carnival and a camp fire ceremony attended by parents and friends.
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Edgar Friedlander
Little Miami River
Miamiville
Township Board Allocates Time Amid Light Session
The township board of trustees met last Saturday in the auditor's office back room by consent of county commissioners with little business. The township board of education also held Saturday sessions in the county superintendent's office. Tax budgets are now due from all taxing boards.
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Township Board of Trustees
Auditor’s Office
Township Board of Education
Farm Bureau Aims at Cheaper Fertilizer Through Cooperation
The text describes farmers facing higher costs for plant food as they expand crop sizes. It notes margins depend on cheap fertilizer and introduces the cooperative approach of the Farm Bureau, organized in 1920 to unite buyers. A Tennessee Copper and Chemical co op offered sulfuric acid, a key fertilizer component, enabling cheaper supply amid market domination.
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Farm Bureau
Tennessee Copper and Chemical Corporation
Tennessee Copper and Chemical Company
Farm Bureau News and 4-H Club Activities
The Williamsburg Live Stock Club met June 23 at Kermit Henning’s home for a radio party about 4-H Clubs with several speakers and lemonade. A July 2 meeting was planned. The Hoover Food Club met June 27 at Owensville School, with lunch served and a July 11 meeting planned at the same location. A Coney Island Day trip for 4-H members is offered July 20 with a 10 cent round trip fare and 15 cent pool rate. A Farm Bureau Community Meet is set for July 17 at Pleasant Hill M E Church with a movie, an outside speaker, and the Girls 4-H Club handling part of the program. May include adds for ticket sales and family invites.
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Whitaker Live Stock Club
Williamsburg
Kermit Henning
Hoover Food Club
Owensville School
Dorothy Brothers
Coney Island
Broadway
Farm Bureau
Reau
Batavia
Farm Bureau Community
Pleasant Hill M. E
Musberry
C. C. Preston
Miami
The New Economy in Farming Advances and Fertility Needs
Seventy-five years ago a bushel of wheat required hours of labor. Now under fifteen minutes with machines and higher yields. The piece argues for soil fertility, nitrogen, potash, and phosphorus to restore productivity, noting annual losses and the value of lost soil nutrients and the need to balance labor saving with sustainable yields.
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San Francisco
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U. B. Parsonage
Semrau
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Lucie Crowswell
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Eleanor Ashton
C. Ragland
É. Grace Ragland
Moscow 441 Sewing Club
Irene Redman
Amna
Happy Helpers Sewing Club of
Tona Cobb
Happy Helpers Sewing Club
Severh
Iona Cobb
Amelia Peppy 4-H Clothing Club
Mrs. Winspear
Manon
H.F. Stafford
B. L. Frye
Tampa
Florida
Staffords
Base Ball News
Carter-Grimes
W. O. Kirk
Donner Party
Farm Bureau News
Donald Hutchinson
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