Batavia N & W Station Quiet Amid Paint Renewal
The Batavia N and W Railway station undergoes fresh paint while the line’s role as a freight express and passenger carrier remains vital. Coal from West Virginia feeds Cincinnati factories, supporting defense and civilian production. This week Our Girl Friday Shirley Ankermiller is on vacation with her family, as George Ankermiller covers Adams Brown and Clermont Counties for the Times-Star.
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Batavia
Verhead
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Shirley Ankermiller
George
Times-Star
Adams
Brown
Clermont
Bethesda Hospital
Ankermillers
Ankermiller
Rhoda
Shirley
Batavia High School
New Uniform Dog License Law Approved In Ohio County
After September 7 1952 a uniform 2 dollar dog license fee applies to all dogs over three months in Clermont County. Senate Bill 12 approved by the governor June 11 also keeps a 10 dollar kennel license and imposes a 100 dollar fine on anyone who abandons a domestic animal, expanding responsibility beyond the owner.
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Courier
Clermont County
Clermont County Fair
Clermont
Clermont Courier
Earle B. Kincaid
Kincaid
City officials discuss new road through Cincinnati Gas and Electric land
Officials from the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company met Clermont County officials at the Batavia Courthouse on Tuesday to discuss establishing a public road on the company property west of New Richmond. The plan would link Route 52 near the power station to Pond Run Road with the company aiding construction.
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Cincinati Gas and Electric Company
Clermont County
Batavia
New Richmond
Pond Run
Six Clermont Men Inducted Into Army Service
Six Clermont county men left by bus at 8 30 a m yesterday for Cincinnati where they were inducted into the armed forces. Read names Kenneth L Allen Blanchester William W Baird Perrinton Irwin Ertel Goshen Ralph J Flynn New Richmond Ray J Ruhoff Amelia and Oscar L Sontag Felicity.
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Clermont County
Cincinnati
Kenneth L. Allen
Blanchester
William W. Baird
Perintown
Irwin Ertel
Goshen
Ralph J. Flynn
New Richmond
Ray J. Ruhoff
Amelia
Oscar L. Sontag
Felicity
Magicians Entertain Batavia Guests At Picnic
Mr and Mrs Harold Nichols of Wood Street Batavia hosted a Sunday picnic for the Queen City Mystics audience in Clermont County. The event featured magicians performing acts including the oriental guillotine with Mardo from Cincinnati and members of the society, with Miller Lake and Miss Pulliam among the participants.
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Harold Nichols
Wood Street
Batavia
Queen City Mystics
Nichols
Clermont County
Magi
William Miller
Lester Lake
Lady
Cincinnati
Bobby
Miss Pulliam
Georgetown
Private Davis Named Outstanding Trainee at Camp Breckinridge
Pvt James Davis of Batavia Ohio earns the outstanding trainee honor at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky after basic training. Col L T Janda presents the citation noting leadership initiative and inspiration to fellow soldiers. Davis is son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Davis Route 5 Batavia Ohio and attended the University of Cincinnati.
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Camp Breckenridge
James Davis
L. T. Janda
ORASU
Kentucky
Pvt
Davis
Pvt. Davis
Leroy Davis
Route 5
Batavia, Ohio
University of Cincinnati
William Powell Valve Co
Twenty One Candidates File Petitions In Clermont County
James W. Walker and eight others report twenty one petitions for Clermont County offices and two bond issues for November. Listed are trustees, constables, mayors, judges, and several boards of education across Williamsburg Milford Batavia New Richmond Amelia and Monroe Township unions. The August 7 filing deadline precedes the November 6 election and the five mill levy and the 8.6 percent rural levy are on file.
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James W. Walker
L Larkin
Clermont County
Amelia
Roy Battles
Board of Education
Batavia
R. H. Majcewsky
Robert A. Rinckhoff
Milford
Harry Allen Hodges
Justice of the Peace
Miami
William Denham, Jr
New Richmond
J. A. Ashton
County Board of Education
Collard Deik
C. E. Danbury
Williamsburg
Earl Binkley
Everett Dugan
Steward McCollum
John Frey
Dale McKinley
Monroe Township
Raymond Harvey
Monroe Two
John A. Strimple
Union Two
Catherine Smith
Union Township
Neville Rural
Plane Crash Victim Elmer Hilberg Identified
Elmer Hilberg of Silverton is named among two killed when his private plane crashed near Fayetteville early Friday. The report notes other details on page 4. Lewis Kelly, 59, of Milford entered a guilty plea for crossing a yellow line on route 74 and was fined $10 plus costs before Batavia Mayor J. F. Paschal.
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Elmer Hilberg
Silverton
Fayetteville
Lewis Kelly
Milford
Kelly
J. F. Paschal
Batavia
Polio Victim Taken to Hospital
Terry Tolin, 3, son of Sgt and Mrs Thomas Tolin of Knauer Ave Batavia, admitted to Children's Hospital last Thursday as Clermont Countys second polio victim of the year. His father, Sgt Thomas Tol in, is serving in Korea. Red Cross aims to obtain his return. Clermonts first victim this year was Mary Faulkner, five, of Amelia.
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Terry Tolin
Thomas Tolin
Knauer Ave
Batavia
Children’s Hospital
Clermont County
Terry
Korea
Red Cross
Clermont
Mary Faulkner
Amelia
Authority Questions Jurisdiction In Auto Intoxication Case
Clermont County Prosecutor Ray Bradford questions whether a state highway patrolman can arrest a passenger for intoxication when not driving and whether state highways are state property. William Fleming, 24, was arrested by W E Lewis after a collision on route 222 near Nicholsville and jailed on intoxication and resisting an officer charges. Fleming released on habeas corpus. Attorney General William ONeill to decide.
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Clermont County
Ray Bradford
William Fleming
W. E. Lewis
Opening Day at Clermont County Fair Full Program
Premium books for the 102nd Clermont County Fair are distributed countywide. Opening day features a tractor rodeo at 10:00 a.m. and horse pulling at 1 p.m. A white horse troupe and thrill show are at 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Clermont County
Courier
F. W. Schubert
Arthur Peed
Carl Ansteatt
Camp Dennison Farmer Injured In Yard Accident
William Falgner, 70, a Kugler Mill Road farmer near Camp Dennison, was thrown against a tree when his team of horses bolted in the public school yard while mowing for the Boy Scouts. He is hospitalized at Our Lady of Mercy, Mariemont. Not critical.
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William Falgner
Kugler Mill Road
Here
Camp Dennison
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Mariemont
Monroe
Rev Eversale to Lead Services at New Richmond
The Rev. Robert Eversale of Cincinnati son of Rev. Harry Eversale will conduct services at Cranston Memorial Presbyterian Church in New Richmond on Sunday July 23 and again on Sunday July 30. The church is led by Pastor K G McComb.
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Robert Eversale
Harry Eversale
Cincinnati
Cranston Memorial Presbyterian Church
New Richmond
K. G. McComb
Services Held for Charles Mussey
Charles F. Mussey retired attorney and husband of Mabel Hill Mussey died at his Batavia home on Saturday July 14 after years of illness. He leaves a daughter Mrs Louise Westphal of San Diego and a son Maj Wil H Mussey of Batavia. Services were held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at W Stirling Moore funeral home with Rev W T Paterson in charge. Burial followed at Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati.
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Charles F. Mussey
Mabel Hill Mussey
Batavia
Louise Westphal
San Diego
Calif
Maj
Wil H. Mussey
W. Stirling Moore
W. T. Paterson
Spring Grove
Cincinnati
New Deputy Named in Felicity as Assistant Chief
m. Wagner, former Campbell County deputy sheriff, is appointed assistant chief of police in Felicity. He recently moved from Newport to the Coffman property on Main Street in Felicity.
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M. Wagner
Campbell County
Felicity
Wagner
Newport, Ky
Coffman
Main Street
Wayne Township one room school marks centennial celebration
Several hundred former students and teachers gathered at Wayne Township school to celebrate the institution’s 100th birthday. The event featured an all day picnic, horseshoes, and storytelling among longtime alums led by listed participants including Jim Marshal Joe Vogel John Brown Sam Bishop Frank Flichel and Adison Palmer among others.
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Wayne Township
Jim Marshal
Joe Vogel
John
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Charles Mussey
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