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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1939
Page
8
An old advertisement lists a one year Clermont Courier subscription with bundled offers. It promotes combinations with the Cincinnati Post, Times-Star, and Cincinnati Enquirer. The pricing shown is around $1.00 to $4.25, reflecting a bygone era of newspaper bundles.
Mrs Elizabeth Banford visits sister in Mt Washington. Several Batavia friends share weekends and visits with relatives in Dayton Cincinnati and Williamsville. Notable items include a tonisill operation recovery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and a Holy Trinity church Requiem High Mass in Batavia.
Reports say a "Matrimonial" bureau for the lovelorn was found working inside the State Penitentiary last week. The bureau offered matchmaking services to inmates and readers were told the warden would answer charges after an accused official resigned.
Jean Williams presided at closing services for Clermont County Young Peoples Camp at Woodland Park on Sunday July 16. Sixteen campers earned credit. awards included Holman Hunt and The Nazarene prints. Louise Humphrey received a gold cross. Martha Ann Fuhr became alumni president, Jack Smith vice president, and Margaret Shively re elected secretary and treasurer.
Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert ruled for Cylon W. Wallace registrar of motor vehicles that improved road status is a fact not a legal definition. He stated that neither the legislature nor the courts have defined it and that size and weight restrictions apply only to improved roads.
Columbus reports the Farm Security Administration will expand the Tenant Purchase program to fourteen additional Ohio counties Ashland Brown Champaign Fulton Gallia Coauga Hancock Highland Licking Medina Morgan Preble Ross Wayne old counties retain operation with fewer loans. The program offers 40 year 3 percent loans to qualifying farm tenants and laborers under the Bankhead Jones act totaling 893 987 for Ohio this year. Through two years 102 loans have been granted to assist buyers in the state.
Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert ruled in an opinion to Perry County prosecutor J. B. Williams that persons who move away from their voting residence for a continuous three-year period lose that residence if they are employed by state or federal government. The rule does not apply to temporary moves by school staff who return home each summer, nor does the three-year clock start until government service ends.
Members of the Bata Via Garden Club visited the garden of Mrs H Laub in Amelia on Friday evening, enjoying a pleasant social gathering and viewing the grounds.
The Batavia Junior Woman's Club will host a rummage sale on Saturday August 5 in the building formerly occupied by Pullen the dry cleaner on Third Street. Home made candy will be sold all day at the rear of the Standard Oil Station.
Clermont Hamilton Dairy Herd Improvement Association members and families will picnic at Lake Allyn near Batavia on Saturday August 5 with Dick Shultz reporting federal administrator of the Cincinnati Milk Marketing Agreement as guest speaker. The program includes games contests swimming baseball and a basket lunch.
County Auditor must publish the delinquent lands list as soon as practicable. Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert issued an opinion to Belmont County Prosecutor Ross Michener stating “immediately” means the earliest date the auditor can prepare and certify the list and duplicate. The process may extend from November to the following July.
An employee of the State Highway Department in Marietta pleaded guilty to making false statements and fraudulently receiving unemployment compensation. He was fined $50 and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
Secretary of State Wm. J. Kennedy ruled fee hikes impact township clerks and trustees raising filing costs to 1.75 per petition from 1.25. The changes affect all candidates for the November county election as they file petitions.
Funeral services for Floyd Fuggett age 26 of Felicity will be held at Felicity Christian Church at 2 30 this afternoon. Burial will be Sewante Cemetery. Survived by parents Norman and Mrs Fuggett a widow Elizabeth and daughter Nancy a brother Carlos and two sisters Melvin Swope and Lee Colbert all of Felicity.
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