Rotary Erected A Local Honor Roll
The Batavia Rotary Club lists local armed services members to be placed on the Courthouse square honor board. The committee invites corrections for any missing or misassigned names, with contact for chair John F. Paschal Sr. and members Fitzpatrick, Lewis, and White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Township
Batavia Rotary Club
Courthouse
Armed Service of the
United States
Rotary
John F. Paschal Sr
James Fitzpatrick
Addie H. Lewis
C. G. White
Legion Seeks Old Records for Shellac Drive
Earle B. Kincaid Clermont County Commander reports a 13 700 quota of old phonograph records for the American Legion drive. Posts collected their shares to ship the shellac for reclamation funds to buy new records for service members. Citizens should contact their local Legion post commander to donate unused records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle B. Kincaid
Clermont Co
American Legion
State Department of the Legion
Legion
Sterling Club hosts East Fork Progressive at Brown county home
Members of Sterling Club of Brown and East Fork Progressive club met last Thursday at Mrs. Pearl Ashton’s home. After business, a varied program included recitations, readings, piano solos, a flag salute, duets, skits, and contests. A social hour followed with refreshments. East Fork club will visit East Hill club next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Club
Brown County
East Fork Progressive Club
Pearl Ashton
Jesse Lee Rowan
Mary Loughton
Oscar the Mule
Byrna Reynolds
Laura Stratton
Aileen White
Lillie Atchley
the New Maid
Wilma Rowan
Lois Duchemin
Alma Glancy
Lena White
East Fork Club
East Hill Club
Mayor's Wife Injured in Fall at Camp Party
Mrs Harriett Dennison wife of Batavia's mayor fell at the Dennison camp party for former Police Chief Burl Brooks home on furlough from an army camp in Louisiana. She broke her hip after stepping on a loose stone and was taken to the hospital by order of Dr. Ashburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Dennison
Batavia
Dennison
Burl Brooks
Louisiana
War Bonds appeal in Courier-Queries and Comment
The column debates wartime finance and government spending, urging citizens to buy United States War Bonds amid questions of waste and inflation. It argues bonds protect the economy and national effort, urging readers to participate and feel patriotic.
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NYA Veit
Nya
United States
FBI
Germany
America
United States of America
Clermont County Series E Bond Sales Report Highlight
The report shows July activity in Clermont County Series E bonds through July 25 totaling $43 076 75 and last week sales of $14 625 00. Cumulative sales since December 1, 1941 reach $444 457 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Co
Ohio Reports Last Week Series F and G Totals
Clermont County posted last week sales Series F 29600 and Series G 7300. Ohio totals for the same period show Series F 2403705 and Series G 7816900 across two issues.
Society to Meet at Ba Via Methodist Church
The Ba Via Methodist church Woman's Society holds a regular meeting on Wednesday at noon August 5 with a picnic luncheon on the church lawn.
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Bavia Methodist Church Woman's Society
Moon Installed as New Fieldman for Clermont County
R S Moon a former vocational agriculture teacher at Seaman Ohio has been hired by the Cincinnati Producers Cooperative Commission Association to serve Clermont and nearby counties as fieldman. He replaces Robert Bernard who resigned to farm in Clinton County. Moon met with the Clermont County Livestock Committee executive to plan livestock fieldwork with members R S Turner chairman J R Hill vice chairman Heber Marott secretary J L Jordan Bo Christie and John Heywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Robert Bernard
Clinton County
Clermont County Livestock Committee
Clermont County
Clermont Co. Livestock Executive Committee
R. 8S. Turner
Jr 8. Hill
Heber Marott
J. L. Jordan
Bo Christie
John Heywood
Coke production in Canada tops 1940 first quarter output
In the first quarter of 1940 Canada produced 958 200 tons of coke from coal, reflecting substantial activity in the sector and a benchmark for the year ahead.
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Canada
Dim Out Plans and League Round Updates
The Clermont County elimination series concludes with Edenton beating Georgetown 2 1 at Edenton and Williamsburg edging East End with Bure driving in the ninth run. Protests over a postponed Neville game and a dry diamond at Neville are noted as New Richmond previews Georgetown, East End, Mt Crab, Edenton, Bethel, and Williamsburg next Sunday. Civilian Defense in Batavia completes dimout plans with wardens assigned, water sources mapped, auxiliary fire forces enlarged, and property owners ordered to extinguish exterior lights after the warning blasts.
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Clermont County
Edenton
Georgetown
Williamsburg
East End
Bure
Cann
Bethel
Mt. Crab
New Richmond Giants
Neville
New Richmond
Batavia
Dimouth Raig
Ohio
Sgt John Robert Hayden Rejoins Duty After Furlough
Sgt John Robert Hayden returns to Ft. Knox Kentucky after an eight day furlough with his parents in Felicity Ohio He is the son of Rep John Hayden and was inducted November 12 1941 at Fort Thomas He completed basic training at Camp Lee Virginia and was recently transferred to Ft. Knox
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robert Hayden
Ft. Knox
Felicity
Ohio
John Robert
John Hayden
Army
Fort Thomas
Camp Lee
Virginia
Speedliners Win First Contest In Eliminations
Batavia Speedliners defeated Hy Pure Drug of Covington 7 to 1 in the AA Knothole eliminations. Liming pitched seven innings of five scattered hits and drove in two triples and two singles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speedliners
AA Knothole
Greater Cincinnati
Batavia Speedliners
Covington
Liming
Batavia
Miss Kain Sings With Band At Thursday Concert
Soloist Miss Virginia Kain will sing with band accompaniment at this Thursday’s concert performing Love Sent A Little Gift of Roses and The White Cliffs of Dover. The program features Sousa marches Semper Fidelis King Cotton and Stars and Stripes Forever. Next week August 6 guest conductor Mr P F Jamieson leads the band. The band has been engaged for the Clermont County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Kain
Love
White Cliffs
Dover
John. Philip Sousa
Clermont County Fair
Car Truck Crash Kills Isaac Friend Near Erin Town
Monday at 7 30 p m a Kahle Oil Co gasoline truck driven by Earl Huntley collided with a Model A Ford driven by Isaac Friend near Erin Town on Wolf Pen Road. The 62 year old Friend died en route to the hospital. The Kahle truck was badly wrecked and the Friend car was nearly a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kahle Oil Co
Earl Huntley
Isaac Friend
Wolf-Pen Road
Erintown
Bell
Stone Named as CDC Head in Ohio Defense Unit
Ralph H. Stone was named acting director of the Ohio State Council of Defense to lead civilian and industrial protection efforts. He urged local defense councils to boost volunteer enrollment and stressed civilian protection in air raid or sabotage scenarios. Stone, a former American Legion state commander, succeeds Courtney Burton by appointment of Gov. Bricker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Council of Defense
Ralph H. Stone
Conneaut
Stone
American Legion
John W. Bricker
Courtney Burton
Cleveland
Ohio
Stone leads Ohio defense council changes amid war effort
Burton will remain associate director as pressure of business ends his active leadership. Stone, eight months director of men's volunteers, aims to expand training and local council cooperation to protect civilians on the home front. He notes 120000 trained, seeks 300000 more. Bricker commends Burton and schedules the next council meeting for Thursday in Columbus.
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Burton
Cleveland
Stone
Ohio State Council of Defense
Ohio Defense Council
State Council
American Legion
Cowle
Conneaut
Toledo
White House
United States
France
Bricker
State Defense Council
Ohio
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