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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1926
Page
8
Clermont Courier notes threshing is active across the county. Local notices advertise ice chests and stoves at Fuhr's Williamsburg and J O Fuhr services. Many residents visit relatives or travel, with birthdays, visits to Canton, Ashville, Portsmouth, and Los Angeles cited. An all-day Locust Park reunion and an ice cream social are scheduled.
The piece notes tomato wilt with worms harming fruit and warns gardeners to watch vines. It mentions W G Winemiller returning from the East, and reports on beetle damage to crops there along with various local social notes and upcoming parish sermons.
Mad Dog Frank Smith and his children were exposed to rabies after a dog at home bit them following a ride from New Richmond. Smith shot the animal after it bit his second child, sending the head to Columbus for authorities, while the family began serum treatment and recovery.
Arrangements for a new pike from Batavia to Owensville over Backbone hill are set, using Backbone run gravel and crushed stone. The work aims to finish by the Owensville fair and August 18 for the Milford to Perintown road, with the Glen Este bridge nearing travel readiness.
County Clerk R D Gallagher's annual report lists divorce cases reach 67 new filings 69 decided and 16 pending at year end plus 28 indictments 885 civil cases disposed 201141 dollars involved and 124 civil cases pending. Nativity list reveals naturalizations 8 Poland 1 Austria Hungary 1 Czecho Slovakia 1 England 1 Russia 1. Local items note Chautauqua week at Franklin and community events amid harvest activity with wheat cutting and sprouting in shocks and light crop yields.
A letter argues for all street lights to switch off together at a fixed time to save money. The author criticizes lights left on all night in some areas and urges Mr. Brown at the power house to end partial operation and reduce consumer costs.
North Monroe Township Welfare Association hosts an ice cream social on Saturday July 24 starting at 8 p m at Fair Oak School lawn one mile south of Mt Holly. Prizes for several contests include carrot race wheel barrow and tug of war. Come join neighbors for a day of fun.
July 15 field and plot work shows yield variation from 0.68 to 2.07 tons per acre based on fertilizer use in rotation. Late fertility potatoes from Bull Moose seed grown in Clermont County stored 60 days. sprouts starting. July 16 apple spraying uses lime sulfur and arsenate of lead. fertilizer rates 100 lb nitrate of soda 400 lb acid phosphate 100 lb muriate of potash per acre. control of fungi and insects achieved at lower material cost. Dancing at Valley View Farm every Saturday night with music. admission 50 cents.
Borrowers are paid dividends as the low interest loan remains the most attractive farm loan. Apply J A Hartman secretary treasurer Cincinnati National Farm Loan Association 1307 First National Bank Building Cincinnati. Operating under Government supervision.
Porter Quinlan Crane born April 6 1856 near Bethel Ohio died July 13 1926 aged seventy years three months and seven days He was married to Susan Durham and left two children Maude Crane Tuttle and Earl Crane plus nine grandchildren A Bethel citizen he was known for honesty reliability and a cheerful disposition He battled heart disease and deafness yet remained active as a farmer and community member with devout church ties at Bethel M E Church and support for family and neighbors July 14 1926
The Crane family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during husband and father’s illness and death. They thank floral donors Rev. Fisher for service singers for music and LaClede Kennedy for services, Mrs. Crane and Children.
The Newtonsville school grounds host the Fourth Annual Reunion and Home Coming on Sunday July 26. Former teachers pupils and residents are invited to attend with a basket. Music by the Marathon Community and Newtonsville Banda.
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