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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1950
Page
8
The Ohio River setting of Columbia's romantic comedy Father Is a Bachelor stars William Holden and Coleen Gray. The film was made near Ripley to capture river character for the Batavia Theatre showing.
Alvin C. Hahn son of Mr and Mrs Carl W Hahn of Route 1 Batavia has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington Seattle He is a 1942 Batavia high school graduate and joined the UW College of Engineering in October 1946 He now works for the City of Seattle Department of Engineering on a 4 000 000 mercury vapor street lighting system.
Goshen Methodist Church will broadcast outdoor services with music singing testimony prayer and a sermon by Rev. Clarence L Wamsley. The first service is Sunday evening July 16 at 8 00 p m with later dates July 30 August 13 and August 27 also at 8 00 p m.
At the Town Hall Theatre in Batavia, Holden and a unit led by co-director Norman Forter spent considerable time photographing sequences along the Ohio River at Ripley Ohio capturing local scenery and river activity.
Common Pleas Judge Harry Britton sentenced Harold Ellis of Williamsburg to one to three years in Ohio Penitentiary on Wednesday July 12. Ellis had just returned from Lima State Hospital where he was committed for observation. Lima officials said Ellis showed an anti social attitude when not drinking.
The St Philomena Parish in Stonelick will resume its monthly card parties on Sunday evening July 23 at 8 15. Games include euchre and pinochle with prizes and refreshments offered.
Milford Council approves a new fire alarm setup with Red Star Taxicab Co at 211 Main St to receive calls and sound the siren remotely. The village pays $200 yearly plus telephone line fees, with service slated to start before August 1 as Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Co plans to discontinue operator sounding.
The Marine Corps announces relaxed enlistment rules on color blindness and dental criteria. It also allows sergeants and below in the reserve to volunteer for one year of temporary active duty with the regular force, with rank adjustments for certain former members and a transfer to Camp Lejeune for duty. Extensions depend on existing regulations.
Marriage provisions apply to male applicants for one year temporary active duty. Qualified married men eligible for sergeant may be accepted. other married men not eligible for sergeant are not accepted now. Submit written applications to the Officer in Charge, U S Marine Corps Recruiting Station, Cincinnati Ohio. visit Room 242 of the Cincinnati Recruiting Office for details.
A fragment notes involvement with the Post Office Building or a Marine Corps Reserve Unit, indicating a governmental or military connection in the vicinity. No clear event or dates are provided in the readable text.
Recent births in Clermont County list five families from Loveland and Batavia. Stanley E Carr and wife welcome a girl on July 11. Wm Leon Master and wife welcome a girl on July 10. Donald Thompson and wife welcome a boy on July 13. Charles Moore and wife welcome a girl on July 4. Harold Lee Wallace and wife welcome a boy on July 7.
Dr Philip Dobert of Cincinnati to move to Batavia and partner with Dr A J Mastrapaolo. Mrs Dobert is a Christ Hospital nurse. Dr Charles Simmons of Bethel to share offices with Dr Nicholas Nikow, a LL C graduate. Simmons will reside in the Peltz home on East Plane Street Bethel. Lewis Motor Sales to deliver a new car to Batavia Police Chief Ed Colonel within weeks.
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