North Union Firemen Host Ninth Annual Fere Festival
North Union Fire Department announces its ninth annual firenews festival set for Friday through Sunday, July 31 to August 2 on the firehouse grounds Summerside. Chairman Summers and 32 volunteers organize rides games booths and food including Jack Salmon dinners Friday and meatballs and spaghetti Saturday and Sunday. Cash prizes of 300 200 and 100 will be awarded to festival winners and proceeds fund the new pump and house maintenance with plans for an addition within months. The department organized March 12 1955 and has since expanded to a well equipped fire and first aid squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerside
North Union Fire Department
Surners
North Union Township
Dayton Firm Low Bidder On Plants
Adrian Construction Co. of Dayton submitted the low bid of 444 245 for two treatment plants and a laboratory in the 3.1 million Union Township sewer project. The bid was 97 525 below the engineer’s estimate after a prior withdrawal over new wage scales. Other bids ranged to 501 000. work is set to begin by August 15 with government financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Construction Co., Inc
Dayton
Union Township
Byron Barbeau
Adrian
US Dept. of Labor
W. L. Harper Co
Cincinnati
Countians Begin Special Schooling
A group from the area left for special schooling under Ohio State Employment Service coordination. Participants include Odie Williams Spring Street Felicity Thomas Sizemore Route 1 Felicity Jerry Lilze 4419 Tabasco Road Mt. Carmel David Coonse Route 2 Batavia Jimmy Hicks Route 1 Batavia Jerry Conn Cincinnati Batavia Pike David Ballard Clermont Lane Batavia George Berry Ripley. They will take tests to determine 29 available courses for about a year of schooling arranged through the state employment service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odie Williams
Spring St
Pring
Thomas Sizemore
Rt. 1
Felicity
Jerry Lilze
Tabasco Rd
Mt. Carmel
David Coonse
Rt 2
Batavia
Jimmy Hicks
Jerry Conn
Cincinnati-Batavia
Pike
Tavia
David Ballard
Clermont Lane
George Berry
Riptey
Ser
Bethel Tate bond and levy win for district
Bethel Tate school district secured a state grant of 703629 with a 59000 bond issue and a 50 cent per thousand levy. Voters approved 528 to 260. Bethel village turnout favored the measures 183 to 121. The package funds a 1025000 high school and a 424754 nine room elementary, plus 30000 contingencies.
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Bethel
Bethel-Tate
Demon Balser
Township
Bethel Village
J. W. Alley
Sesqui Celebrates Batavia Sesquicentennial End
The Batavia Sesquicentennial celebration closed Sunday with a band concert by the Sesqui Band and a six day event marked by a parade, a camp meeting, and a county fairground program. Notable incidents included a machinery accident injuring Wesley Roush and the death of former Clermont County Sheriff Garland G. Auxier. The parade drew about 25,000 spectators with bands, floats, and awards presented by county judges.
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Batavia
Sesquicenten API
Sesqui Band
Clermont County
U.S. Army
Ft. Knox
Charles W. Jackson
John D. Erhardt
Rt 125 improvement planned for 1966
A planned upgrade on mileages along Rt 125 from Aa to Bethel costs 3 427 000 dollars funded by a 500 million bond issue. J R Cooke deputy director says public hearing will follow alignment approval with construction drawings by a consulting engineer and pre construction in 1966. O H Sharp Bethel mayor leads relocation push as patrol notes accidents at Bantam Mt Holly and Dead Man's Curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
Bethel
J. R. Cooke
Division 8
Ohioment of Highways
Columbus
Cooke
Cooke Con
Pas
Sinate Et
O. H. Sharp
State Patrol
Bantam
D-X Ranch
Former Sheriff Auxier Rites Held in Batavia
Services for Garland G. Auxier 60 former Clermont County sheriff were held at Moore Funeral Home Batavia with burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. He died after collapsing while at the Batavia Sesquicentennial. He led the county sheriff office 1933 to 1941 and later ran Auxier Chevrolet Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland G
Red) Auxier
Cherry Grove
Clermont County
Moore Funeral Home
Batavia
Mt. Moriah
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Auxier
Auxier Chevrolet Agency
Auxier Gas and Appliances
Mar
Amelia Wins Grand Marshal Award In Parade
Amelia Batavia celebrates Sesqui centennial parade with a flower bedecked float themed Honoring Our Heritage. Barb ara Guynn and David Pommert ride in colonial and Union soldier attire as town officials, families, and volunteers orchestrate the entry. About 1500 cut gladiolas and 48 geraniums decorate the float.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameétia Batavia
Barbara Guynn
Lester Guynn
Lewis Rd
Amelia
David Pommert
Williezm. Pommert
Pommert
John
David
John Pommert
Nancy Kayser
Cherylene Bissantz
Kathy Ayers
Revival Begins August 1 At Mt. Carmel Church
Mt. Carmel Church of God in Carmel schedules a revival starting Saturday August 1 at 7 30 p m and continuing nightly for a week Special singers for the Saturday service will be the Gospel Trio Reverend Henry Howard of Middletown will deliver the sermon The Clermont County Humane Society meets Tuesday August 4 at 7 30 p m in the courthouse to discuss fair plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensville
D. E. Cooper
Carmel
Mt. Carmel
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North Union Firemen
Fere
Department Y
Ben Ramson
Ohio State Water Pollution Control Board
Barbeau
Commissioners Office
Ramson
Bate
Federal
Zachman Construction Co
Miller-Beckman
Ohio State Employment Service Office
Raymond W. Black
Batavia Township
United Appeal
Wanda Murray
Tate Township
Black
Mary
Brookside Dr
Batavia Church of Christ
Murray
Hospital Care Corp
Clark St
Larry
Bethel - Tate
Sesqui
Wesley Roush
Williamsburg
Cliff White Motors
West Maine St
Roush
Batavia Life Squad
North- South Skirmish Association
Main St
Russell F. Speidel
Iyootie
Batavia Rotary Club
Calvin. Lewis
George W. Gregg
Rainbow Girls
the Brewer Co
Ted Hagiage and Friends
Jim Haney
Clermont County Humane Society
Harry Beil
Milford
The
Humane Society
Marie Bell
Jim Begley
Neville
Paul Lewis
Susan Neal
Virginia Dr
Judy Miller
Ann Massey
Booby McCown
Shore St
Sam Wallace
St. Rt
Doyles
Paul Buerkel
Batavia- Williamsburg Pike
Batavia’s 150, Inc
I. Tor
Robert K. Slade
Kirk K. Hamilton
Richard C. Jamieson
Ralph L. Clyburn
William Dowdney
Sue Lewis
Guerite
Clifford R
Sonny
Thomas J
Mary Rapp
Hubert Lemon
Howard Tucker
William D
Bun
Vincent and
Porter
Batavia High School
U. S. Army Band
Mt. Carmel Church
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