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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1932
Page
5
Towns from Mount Carmel to Monterey and Owensville share social rounds. Residents visit kin in Cincinnati and Springfield, attend picnics, bake sales, and church events. Neighborhood news covers visitors, weddings, receptions, and school productions with numerous family ties and local host notes.
The article recounts a day trip to Clarksville and a Washington, D. C. vacation visit. Families from Bethel, Hamlet, Felicity, and Amelia, including the Jacobs and Corbin clans, hosted and visited relatives.
Owensville 4-H held a July 12 weiner roast at Sroufe’s on Stonelick Creek. Wet wood slowed the fire but Mr. Evans and members kept it blazing. Bacon franks and marshmallows were roasted. swimming preceded the gathering. Next meeting set for Owensville High School July 26 at 7 30 P M with records inspection to follow.
Southern Ohio farmers report very moist ground from recent rains. Only extreme moisture loss could curtail corn, though some flat fields show crust from downpours. Expect similar or slightly smaller stalks with a very satisfactory ear. hog prices near a nickel per pound offer reasonable gains for farmers with corn surpluses.
Columbus Ohio announced by Major E O Braught secretary of the state unemployment relief commission that 8 226 551 dollars have been approved for relief since emergency laws began April 5. Of this total 6 440 562 dollars were bond issues in 25 counties 1 441 507 dollars were transfers of gasoline and motor vehicle license taxes in 32 cities and 335 482 dollars were transfers in six counties.
A Washington Star quote records Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown saying fate wields mysterious power. He notes it can reward the unworthy while punish the just and grants us the privilege of cherishing that belief.
A Tribune editorial from Warren Ohio argues President Hoover will be re elected next November. It credits Hoover with steady leadership during the global depression and World War era, saying the nation will give him a chance to steer recovery and avoid upheaval.
Simeon Workman 14 was bitten on the right foot by a four foot seven inch diamondback near Mineral Springs while hiking with friends. The rattler, with 13 rattles and a button, was killed and skinned at Earl McCoy grocery. the party kept rattles as souvenirs. Workman walked home for treatment, swelling reported but no clear fang strike on flesh.
The Clinton County Fair board announced no fair this year due to general business conditions and economic uncertainties. If conditions improve, the fair may resume in 1933. The 1932 event was planned for Wilmington from August 9 to 12.
A four pound tooth of a prehistoric monster was unearthed near Evansville Indiana beneath the Ohio river bed. It was buried under eighty five feet of earth. Norwegian History notes Norway unified under Harold the Fair-Haired in the late Ninth century and Christianized in the Tenth.
A contention between President Hoover and Speaker Garner over the relief bill is analyzed as a GOP boon to the 1932 campaign. Hoover’s stance centers on supporting the Reconstruction Corporation and limiting loans to regulated institutions, while Garner’s plan to broaden federal borrowing raises fears of politics, unequal access, and vast new federal jobs. The piece argues Hoover’s policy better serves the public and protects the nation’s financial system.
Batavia Presbyterian Church led by Samuel Huecker posts midweek services on Wednesday at 7 30 p m and Sunday July 24 with Sunday School at 9 30 and worship at 10 45 The sermon titled The Man whose Dignity was injured All welcome Monterey Presbyterian invites for regular semi monthly service on Sunday July 24 at 8 p m Church of the United Brethren In Christ led by Lewis G Ludwick holds Sunday July 24 Sunday School 9 30 Junior church 10 15 Morning worship 10 30 with Life's Daily Battles theme Special evening service 7 30 Guests from Moscow Christian church C E program by Moscow Society and Gospel Message by Moscow pastor Public invited Moscow also
The first car of wheat from the current threshing season left Port Williams in Clinton County. Elevators in the region report regular carload shipments with test weights of 58 59 and 60 pounds per bushel. Price for Number 2 wheat stands at 37 cents, near last season, with a Marion county farmer noting 24 bushels per acre this year at 37 cents after averaging 29 at 40 cents last year. Rains caused little damage. yields are lighter but quality remains good. Threshing should finish in southern Ohio within ten days.
Experiments at Ohio State University show slow cooking beef ribs yields less shrinkage and more servings. A 14 pound rib cooked at 230 degrees shrank 11.8 percent and served 40 people at 8 1/2 cents each, while a 500 degree roast shrank 39.3 percent and served 27 people at 13 cents each, costing almost 50 percent more cooked fast.
The text contrasts the necessity of rest with motion, arguing a happy life favors quietness and inner joy. It recounts a seven year old saving his younger brother after a wind swept him toward the canal, then urges forming habits slowly as daily threads that eventually bind us like a cable.
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