Planning Chairman Dies After Tractor Accident
Ralph S. Windle 44, planning commission chairman and Cincinnati Gas & Electric senior sales rep, was killed when his tractor dragged him after he fell trying to board. His nine-year-old son Ralph Jr. was riding with him. both watched a rabbit chased by dogs before the incident on the Moscow area farm. Windle, a Korean War veteran, was active in local fraternal groups and is survived by his wife Roberta, his father Cicero, a sister Wilma Tobin, and brothers George R and others. Funeral services were held at Mt Zion St Paul United Church of Christ Mt. Zion after services in Mt. Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph S. Windle
Clermont County Planning Commission
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Windle
Ralph, Jr
Moscow Lodge
F&am
Scottish Rite of the Valley of
Felicity Hears Expansion of Phone Service Debate
Public hearing before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio drew about 70 residents in Felicity as they urged extended telephone service to Bethel and New Richmond. General Telephone and Cincinnati Bell opposed the expansion citing high costs of 86 601 and 128 156 plus ongoing 30000 annually. The PUCO will study the matter before a decision, no timeline given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicity
Bethel
New Richmond
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Ruth Siegfried
General Telephone Co
Cincinnati Bell
Clermont County
General Telephone
Ralph Houser
Felicity Exchange
Cincinnati
Houser
Grant Vocational Board Discusses Levy Campaign
Members of the U S Grant Vocational School Board of Education met at Bethel Tate High last Thursday to discuss emphasis for informing citizens about the importance of passing the school's operating levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Grant Vocational School Board of Education
Citzzens
Bethel-Tate High
Paul Smith
Bethel-Tate Schools
R.G. Little
Clermont County Board of Education
Bethel-Tate High School
Fireflies and Schools Highlight Local Summer News
The column notes Mrs. Joseph Winemiller’s weedless tobacco field and a new import shop urging patriotic spending. It discusses historical preservation leases, firefly biology and DDT impact, and July through August school programs including Ohio University’s Environmental Economics Workshop and a proposed 2.78 mill levy for vocational schools in Clermont County with details on implications and upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Winemiller
Williamsburg-Batavia Pike
Ohio University
Athens
WCET
Federal Funds Released For NYC Summer Jobs
Federal funds totaling 55 700 dollars were released to Clermont County by court order to support Neighborhood Youth Corps summer salaries for youths 14 to 18 from low income families. The county plans 90 summer jobs and 45 school year positions with CAC funding for Head Start and NYC, while expanding payroll processing may require overtime and a possible night shift to handle disbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Community Action Commission
Community Service Center
Ohio 222
Batavia
CAC
Nyc
Commissioners and Union Eye Pay Rates Before Talks Resume
Clermont County commissioners and union representatives met at the Sanitary Department in Batavia to review current pay scales for sewer system workers. Officials and union leaders agreed to study proposed salary classifications and job descriptions before resuming negotiations, with 250 county employees under the current contract and budget pressures from EPA standards and two sewer systems not yet in full operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Clermont County
Sanitary Department
Batavia
Ralph Houser Stanley Cann
Harold Bissantz
H. Busch
Local 415
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Afl-Cio
L. Monty Erb
Union 415
Ohio Valley Carpenters District
Saniitation Department
Ollie Cohorn
Harry Northcut
Houser
Sewer Department
Vie
Amelia-Batavia
Miami-Goshen- Stonelick
Cann
EPA
Ighli
Water Department
Sanitary
County Water Department
Montgomery
Bissantz
Cass
Eighteen More Candidates File Nominating Petitions
Eighteen more candidates filed nominating petitions for county township and village offices to appear on the November ballot bringing total filings to 39. Names include Paul E. Strosnider Wayne Township trustees Carl E. Ritter Leslie B. Allen Clermont Board of Education candidates Frank Anson Joseph Evans Helen White and village hopefuls Douglas Stacy Worthington Painter Murphy Green Adamson West and E Ross Btavia. Felicity mayoral candidate Robert Humble also filed. Filing deadline is 4 p.m. Wednesday August 8 with petitions still being returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Township
Paul E. Strosnider
Wayne Township
Carl E. Ritter
Leslie B. Allen
Clermont County Board of Education
Frank Anson
Joseph
Board of Elections
Three Batavians Die in S. R. 132 Crash Near Amelia
A July 11 one car crash on S R 132 near Amelia killed Donna Evans 16 Tommy Pierson 19 and Kenneth Gardner 26 all Batavia residents. Passenger Jeannie Wilson 16 of Ironton survived in serious condition at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital. Pierson worked at Deer Park Auto Parts. Services for Pierson and Gardner were held in Batavia with burial in Batavia Cemetery. Survival details and family lists follow for Pierson and Gardner.
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S. R
Amelia
Donna Evans
Taylor Rd
Tommy Lee Pierson
Barricklow Sn
Kenneth A Gardner
Forest Ave
Jeannie Wilson
Ironton
Our Lady of Mercy
Pierson
Deer Park Auto Parts
Batavia
Moore Funeral Home
Joseph
Virginia) Heflin
Otis Pierson
Benjamin Graham
Lee Dumford
Jackie Otis
Diana Heflin
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Wildey
Wildey
Richmond Life Squad
RR. 1
Moscow
Washington Township
James Flora
Grant Vocational Board
By John Perin
Historical Preservations, Inc
US. Corps of Engineers
Pinkham Farm
S.R. 125
James Gibson
Ohio
State Board of Education
Clermont
Arnold Stumpf
Bush
Common Pleas
Ralph Hill
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Otis
David Pierson
Kenneth Heflin
Gardner
Batavia High School
Philip
Jane Gardner
Nancy
Peggy Ann
Philis Wardlow
Janet Weaver
Nancy Lewis
Victor
Orey Gardner
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