Clermont County Caravan Heads to Hamilton for Citizenship Day
A Republican caravan of 50 plus vehicles from Clermont County will meet at Milford Bridge on Wednesday July 31 at 5 p m and travel to the Butler County Fair Grounds Hamilton for the Governor's Citizenship Day rally. Governor Bricker will speak at 8 p m on Citizenship as part of an all day program with sports games bands and entertainment. The event aims to boost Americanism and civic spirit with participation invited from eight southwestern Ohio counties.
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Clermont County
Milford
Little Miami
Butler County Fair Ground
Hamilton
Clermont County Republican Club
Robert §. Beightler
Ohio Department of Highways
Blythe Jones
Ohio
Preble
Montgomery
Greene
Butler
Warren
Clinton
Clermont
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Ohio Department ‘of Highways
Butler County Fair Grounds
Clover Progressive Club Hosts Profit and Pleasure Club Event
Clover Progressive Club members enjoyed an entertaining program by the Profit and Pleasure Woman's Club at Mrs Theodore Marksberry's home. Guests and members alike savored a refreshing lunch in the hostess's cool shady yard.
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Clover Progressive Club
Woman's Club
Theodore Marksberry
Batavia 4-H Club To Hold Lawn Fete At Court House Corner
The Batavia 4-H club sponsors a lawn fete on Wednesday July 24 at 5 30 PM on the Court House corner. Cakes candy and ice cream will be sold.
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Batavia 4-H Club
Court House
Masons from Yeatman Lodge Visit Felicity Lodge
About 50 Masons from Yeatman lodge in Cincinnati motored to Felicity Friday night and conferred the eighth degree. Visitors from other places attended. A nice lunch followed the meeting at the School Auditorium. Walter Krekeler William Bender Charles Shinkle and E S Rush attended from Batavia.
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Yeatman Lodge
Cincinnati
Felicity
Walter Krekeler
Wm. Bender
Chas. Shinkle
E. S. Rush
Batavia
Batavians Remember Two Local Residents in Obituaries
William Halbisch longtime Batavia resident died Sunday at 71 at his son Judge Orville Halbisch home. Survived by son Charles in Amelia and another son. Funeral at Moore Funeral Home Wednesday 10 30. Gustave Wilkie a respected Batavia citizen died Thursday night funeral Sunday 2 30 at Moore Funeral Home. Burial at Fort Washington Wisconsin. Emma Wilkee sister mourns. Surviving relatives include 3 sisters 2 brothers 8 nieces 4 nephews 1 grand niece 2 grand nephews. Member of Masonic Order and Grange. Foundry business veteran in Batavia.
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Wm. Halbisch
Batavia
Orville Halbisch
Orville
Charles
Amelia
Moore Funeral Home
Gutave Wilkie
Moore Funeral
Fort
Washington
Wisconsin
Emma Wilkee
Rothers
Masonic Order
Clermont County farms count 1940 census update
The preliminary 1940 Census of Agriculture count for Clermont County Ohio shows 3477 farms as of April 1 1940, down from 4007 on January 1 1935 and up from 3022 on April 1 1930. Figures are preliminary and subject to correction. Wray Bevens, Supervisor of Census.
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Clermont
Ohio
Wray Bevens
TB Death Rate Shows Higher Tuberculosis Fatality Among Negroes
The death rate from tuberculosis is five times higher for Negroes than for whites, highlighting a stark racial disparity in mortality from the disease.
Coca Cola Day at Coney Island Aug 7 1940 at Cincinnati
Anticipated attendance reaches about 35000 for Coca Cola Day at Coney Island amusement park Julian August 7 1940 Visitors from Ohio Valley areas will join the event with 45000 free ride tickets and rides priced at five cents Special features accompany the outing including shuttle service and steamship Island Queen departures from Broadway dock at 8 30 AM and 11 AM with continued trips throughout the day and night Tickets available from July 29 at participating outlets
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Coney Island
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Elas
Broadway
25 Year Members Honored At Carmel Grange Covered Dish
Carmel Grange hosts a covered dish luncheon and program on August 3 at 7 pm honoring its 25 year members. Roy Battles County Agent praised Soil Conservation. A Juvenile Grangers musical program entertained attendees. Mark Atchley of Marathon will present silver certificates to Ellis Guynn F Nash H A Jones and Chas Ludlow. All Grangers invited.
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Carmel Grange
Mark Atchley
Marathon
Ellis Guynn
F. E. Nash
H. A. Jones
Chas. Ludlow
Roy Battles
Taxable Sales Rise in Clermont County First Half 1940
Taxable sales in Clermont county rose sharply in the first six months of 1940, outpacing Ohio's state totals. State collections reached 24,472,878.70 dollars, up 10.4 percent, while Clermont county reported 55,080.95 dollars, a 24.9 percent gain. The county's six month total increased 366,504.00 dollars compared with 1989.
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Clermont County
Don H. Ebright
Ohio
30 Years Service Milford Man Celebrates 80 Years With CGE
Milford Ohio veteran Charlie Neihaus marks 80 years with the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company. He has overseen Batavia area power distribution since 1910 and recently enjoyed a Coldwater Michigan fishing trip.
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Milford
Ohio
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
Batavia
Charlie Neihaus
Coldwater
Michigan
Neihaus
Body recovered from Ohio River after drowning incident
The body of 14 year old Jack Van Winkle was recovered Monday morning from the Ohio River below Dam No 35 at New Richmond after a drowning the previous Saturday. George Schomberg of Cincinnati aided in the rescue and the body was taken to T P White and Son Funeral Home.
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Jack van Winkle
Ohio River
Dam No
New Richmond
George Schomberg
Cincinnati
Floyd Craycraft
van Winkle
T. P. White and Son Funeral
Williamsburg Radio Debuts Reds Talk From Sportsmen's Cafe
A Cincinnati area radio feature titled You're The Manager airs from Williamsburg at 12 15 noon Eastern time with WKRC hosts George Sutherland and Mike Hunnicutt. Coca Cola Bottling Works sponsors the talks inviting local fans to share Reds and league views during baseball season. The program runs six days weekly from Greater Cincinnati origins, using Cincinnati station time. After each show listeners receive a free bottle ticket.
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Williamsburg
WKRC
Sportsmen’s Cafe
George Sutherland
Mike Hunnicutt
Dawn Patrol
Coca-Cola Bottling Works Company
Cincinnati Reds
Greater
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Physician Dr H E Cover Dies After Long Illness
Dr H E Cover 68 a Bantam physician died at home at 8 A M Monday after months of heart and kidney illness. Born in Clermont county he practiced about 44 years in Bantam and remained active in office work despite illness. Funeral from Mt. Washington T P White and Son on Wednesday July 24 at 2 30 P M with Rev Burton Garrett officiating. He leaves his mother Mary 90 and his wife Mary Alberta who died two years ago. Interment in Green Lawn Milford.
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H. E. Cover
Bantam
Cover
Clermont County
Ohio Medical College
University of Cincinnati
Greenlawn
Milford
Driver's Safety Clinic at State Fair Aug 24
Ohio's first comprehensive Driver's Safety Clinic will join the State Fair Road Show on August 24. The clinic offers free tests of driving ability using more than a dozen apparatus. Governor Bricker addressed a luncheon of the Ohio Traffic Safety Council where plans were announced.
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Ohio
State Highway Department
Charles A. Wendorf
Ohio Department of Highways
Miss McKay
Cleveland Automobile Club
John J. W. Bricker
Ohio Traffic Safety Council
Speakers Set for Washington Township GOP Meeting
The Washington Township Citizens Republican Club will host an open air meeting Monday evening July 29 at 8 in Pt Isabell School yard. Principal speakers are Katherine Kennedy Brown national Republican committee member and Mayor Harold H Burton of Cleveland. They will attend after addressing the Hamilton County Woman's Republican Club at the Ballinger estate. The meeting is open to all Clermont Countians.
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Washington Township
National Republican Committee
Harold H. Burton
Cleveland
Brown
Burton
Hamilton County
Woman’s Republican Club
Chile Estate
LeRoy Ballinger
Pt. Isabel
Clermont Countians
Amelia Youth Takes Oath at U S Naval Academy
Wayne Nichols Fitzpatrick of Amelia passed his physical and took the oath as midshipman at the U S Naval Academy Annapolis on July 17 1940 at age 18 and class of 1939. He earned two scholarship medals and was on the dean's list at the University of Cincinnati. He ranked first among Sixth District of Ohio candidates in the 1939 designation exam and previously worked as Junior Inspector at Glenn Martin Aircraft Plant.
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Wayne Nichols Fitzpatrick
J.C. Fitzpatrick
Ella Nichols Fitzpatrick
Amelia
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Amelia Business Men’s Club
Frank B. Weaver
American Legion
College of Engineer
Ing University of Cincinnati
Naval Academy
Ohio
Coi Gman
J. G. Polk
Ares
Glenn Martin Air Plane Factory
Middle River
Farmers from 4 counties meet in Batavia August 5th
Several hundred farmers from Clermont Highland Adams and Brown counties are to attend a district farm program planning meeting at Batavia United Brethren Church on August 1 led by H A West. The gathering will feature five Ohio Farm Bureau officers and focus on economic policy Farm Bureau goals education legislation and cooperative services with district recommendations sent to a state aide committee for action.
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Clermont
Highland
Adams
Brown Counties
United Brethren Church
Batavia
H. A. West
Leesburg
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Board of Trustees of
The
Ohio Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureaus
Farm Bureau
Murray D. Lincoln
L. J. Bennett
Rol J. Elliott
John M. Hodson
Farm Bureau Legislative Committee
Carl Hutchinson
Education Department
Goshen Man Arrested for Dis orderly Conduct in Ohio
Charles Austin of Goshen, 45, was arrested early Sunday at Weaver's Tavern on Route 28 by Sheriff Garland G. Auxier on charges of dis orderly conduct and assault and battery. He, in a intoxicated condition, struck at his wife and then struck another woman when the first blow missed.
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Goshen
Charles Austin
Weaver's Tavern
Garland G. Auxier
Austin
Bible Lecture at Batavia on Armageddon War Questions
Evangelist Robert L. Boothby will keynote a Batavia Armory lecture on America and Armageddon July 24 at 7 30 PM. Boothby, famed Bible lecturer from San Francisco, leads a Cincinnati campaign with radio staff including Leslie R. Mansell and Giles N. Roberts. The free event coincides with Boothby’s summer series and WCPO radio broadcasts.
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America
Europe
Armory
Batavia
Robert L. Boothby
San Francisco
Cal
Emery Auditorium
Cincinnati
Mr. Boothby
WCPO
Leslie R. Mansell
Giles N. Roberts
Evangelist Boothby
Motorcycle crash kills John Glancy in Ohio
John Glancy 29 of Afton was killed when his motorcycle crashed head on into a 3 ton gravel truck at Ohio Sand and Gravel Co on Route 74 near Newtown. The truck driver Walter Stewart of Cincinnati was reportedly turning left as Glancy’s speed prevented avoidance. Glancy’s body burned in the wreck. fire extinguished by responders before removal. Stewart faces manslaughter charges. Glancy was en route to Cincinnati for work.
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John Glancy
Afton
Oscar Glancy
Ohio Sand and Gravel Company
Rt. 74
Newtown
Glancy
Richter Transfer Company
Walter Stewart
Cincinnati
Stewart
Glance
Foley Construction Company
T. P. White and Son
Hamilton County
Fred Sperber
Frank Perry
Batavia
Dorothy. Beetz
Newport
Drivers Licenses List From Bata Office Saturday
A roster of applicants for driver licenses last week at Bata includes Carl Weiss Jack Spinell Jack Roslow Mildred Estes Olive Curliss John Dalah Tommy Popp Batavia Raymond Clepper Glen Este Virgil Bickel Newtown Harry Donaworth Walter Josephine Victor Ellis Williamsburg Arthur Armstrong Milford Ralph Siler Chile Sylvia Reitenbach Loveland Vera Beave New Richmond Clifford Miller Coraddale Frank Schatz Amelia Jacob Wahl Clyde Riley Felicity Edward Martin Mulberry Frank Goodnough Paul Charlton Loveland David Nobis Amelia Christ Holland Marathon Audrey Pattison Bethel Joe Harvey New Richmond.
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Batavia
Carl Weiss
R 6
Jack Spinell
Jack Roslow
Mildred Estes
Olive Curliss
John Dalah
Tommy Popp
Raymond Clepper
Glen Este
Virgil C.bickel
Newtown
Harry Donaworth
Walter
Josephine
Victor Ellis
Williamsburg
Arthur Armstrong
Milford
Ralph E. Siler
Chile
Sylvia
Reitenbach
Loveland
Vera Beave
New Richmond
Clifford
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Coney
State Fair
Katherine Brown
H. H. Burton
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Will
U. B Church
Haley Boy
John Haley
J. Carl Haley
Hillsboro
Pierce
Haley
Route
Edward, Fern
10 Mile Road
Kenneth Gregg
Paul Fletcher
Charles Cummins
Fern
Virginia
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Karen
David
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