Lightning kills Milford Angler at Bell's Lake in Clermont County
A bolt of lightning killed Kenneth Miller 45 of Milford while he stood under an oak at Bell's Lake near Mt. Carmel. His wife Virginia and sons Gerald and John were nearby. Miller had worked for Rich and Son painters in Madisonville. Other survivors include son Robert and daughter Mrs Earl Larthford. The tragedy prompted Sheriff and local responders. Miller was former Plainville resident.
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Clermont County
Kenneth Miller
Happy Hollow Road
Milford
Bell’s Lake
Mt. Carmel
Virginia
Gerald
John
Charles A. Bell
Clyde Dericks
Moore
Newtown
Miller
Friends
Bell
Ruby Brown
Plainville
Rich and Son
Madisonville
Robert L
Earl Larthford
Girl 14 Suffers Forehead Cuts in Ohio Car Crash
A 14 year old Winchester girl, Sarah Katherine Patton, suffered severe forehead cuts when the car carrying her mother, Elder Patton, stopped suddenly behind a bus and collided with another vehicle near Williamsburg. Patton treated and released. Brenda Cupp, 13, was unhurt. The party was returning from Cincinnati.
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Winchester
Ohio
Williamsburg
Sarah Katherine Patton
Richard Carr
Elder Patton
Amelia Village council sets house numbering deadline
The Village of Amelia requires all homes to display three inch high metal or plastic numbers readable from the street by the Sunday deadline in an emergency ordinance. Penalties range from five to twenty five dollars for noncompliance. numbers have been assigned by mail.
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Amelia
Two 4-H Members Attend Conservation Camp
Two outstanding county 4-H members attend the twelfth annual 4-H Conservation Camp at Camp Ohio near Utica Ohio from July 18 to 23. Ruth Ann Kirkpatrick of Williamsburg 4-H Nature Club and William Vastine of Blanchester Wayne 4-H Livestock and Garden Club are the delegates. The camp will feature a field trip to Colville Farm conservation work demonstrations on rain at work tide drainage and terraces and an illustrated talk on The Geology of Ohio. Clermont Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors help sponsor the delegates.
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Camp Ohio
Utica
Ohio
Ruth Ann Kirkpatrick
Williamsburg
William Vastine
Blanchester
Wayne 4-H Livestock and Garden Club
Colville Farm
Clermont Soil Conservation District
Woman Killed In Route 28 Crash
Mrs. Marie Mattencloit fifty employed at Indian Hill died on arrival after a rear end collision on State Route 28 near Mulberry. Her husband John, fifty five, was trapped in the wreckage along with the car. John A. Montgomery forty two directed traffic around a wheat trailer after the tractor had pulled away. Mattendort apparently failed to notice the signal in time to avoid the accident. State Highway patrolman Frank Gibbons investigated.
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Marie Mattencloit
Indian Hill
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Mattencloit
John
Mulberry
John A. Montgomery
Mattendort
Flash Flood Hits Perintown Area
A flash flood from a cloudburst drenched parts of State Route 50 near Milford. Trailer courts and cottages in Perintown Milford were flooded. Water covered Tealtown Road between Perintown and Mt Carmel and the Wolfpen Pleasant Road north of Route 50. About four and a half inches of rain fell in Perintown as the East Fork of the Little Miami River rose six feet.
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Milford
Perintown
Tealtown Road
Mt. Carmel
Wolfpen-Pleasant Road
Little Miami River
County opens bids for tri-township water system building
Clermont County Commissioners opened bids for the administration building on White Oak Road serving the Union Batavia Pierce water system. Ensaco Construction of Sharonville bid 40581 and five other firms submitted offers. award expected within 60 days. More water service possible if enough property owners sign up. information available at Batavia courthouse.
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Ensaco Construction Company
Sharonville
White Oak Road
Amelia
Williamsville
Union-Batavia-Pierce
Clermont County Commissioners
Alfred
Tri-Township
Arnold Beck
Roselawn
Hosea Construction Company
Cincinnati
Dugan Construction Company
Court House
Batavia
Miss Marguerite Garr is Miss Cincinnati 1955
The 18 year old Miss Garr daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Garr from Cherry Grove has been named Miss Cincinnati 1955. She will compete in the Miss Ohio contest August 3 to 5 with all expenses paid. Graser Wolfe Chevrolet of Batavia lends a 1955 convertible for three months. She also receives a $600 modeling scholarship from Patricia Stevens School of Modeling and a Gruen wristwatch plus wardrobe from Lawton Company. The Cincinnati Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event.
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Marguerite Garr
Jack T. Garr
Hopper Hill Road
Cherry Grove
Cincinnati
Garr
Anderson Township High School
Graser-Wolfe
Lawton Company
Wolfe
Batavia
The
Cincinnati Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hayden joins Ohio Water Resources Board appointment
State Representative John Hayden of Clermont County is named to represent the House on the Ohio Water Resources Board by Speaker Roger Cloud. The board studies the Ohio water table and general water usage.
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John Hayden
Clermont County
House
Ohio Water Resource Board
House of Representatives
Roger Cloud
Ohio
Batavia to Host Summer Concert on Court House Square
The Batavia Community Concert Band plans a series of summer performances on the Batavia court house square starting Thursday July 21 at 8 30 p m The band invites local musicians to join in marches novelty pieces and light overtures as one of the area s oldest civic groups continues its tradition.
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Batavia Community
Court House Square
Batavia
Batavia Band
Farmers Picnic Set for August 3 at Owensville Fair
Clermont County farmers and families gather August 3 at Owensville Fair for a Grange and Farm Bureau sponsored picnic. Russell H Hoy, noted for his Ohio Farmer column, leads as featured speaker. Ralph Lemon oversees children’s games. 4H pledge and flag ceremony performed by junior leadership. no lunch served. soft drinks sold by the Junior Leadership Club. a high school band to perform in the afternoon. Herman Weddle chairs the event.
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Grange
Farm Bureau
Livestock
Clermont County
Owensville Fair Grounds
Russell H. Hoy
Ohio Farmer
Hoy
The
Carl Anstaett
Ralph Lemon
Batavia
Jerry Walter
Herman Weddle
Moscow
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Ray Prile
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