Batavia Underpass Starts With Major Detour Plan
Batavia begins a $200000 underpass project at the western corporation line where Norfolk and Western tracks cross Route 74. William Jenike reports about 20000 cubic yards excavated of 48000 total. right of way cost share split 50 25 25 with N W State and County.
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Batavia
Western Corporation
Norfolk and Westren
William Jenike
State
Finance Corporation
Cincinnati
Hamlet
Tabasco
Nine Mile Road
Mt. Carmel
Rt. 125
Jenike
Batavia Main Street
State Highway Department
Parker S. Bookwalter
Division 8
Middletown
Nifty Stitch and Hearts O' Gold Club Ice Cream Sale
The Nifty Stitch and Hearts O' Gold 4 H Clubs will serve home made ice cream and cake at Marathon school grounds on Monday evening August 5th.
Delegates and alternates named for party state conventions
County Central Committees announced selections for Republican and Democratic delegates and alternates. Names for the Republican group include Mull Owensville Brock Hutson Fuhr Ashton Bell Taylor and others with alternates Agin Phillips Daughters Hill Ludwig Shumard Haywood. Democratic delegates listed Hannah Myers Bartlow Harley Speidel Day Colonel and alternates Gaskins Livengood Morris Lotz Snider Davis Bettle plus others.
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Repulican
J. M. Wiseman
Board of Elections
Republian
George Mull
Owensville
Joe Brock
John Hutson
Amelia
John Fuhr
Homer Ashton
Williamsburg
Harley Bell
Newtown
Chas
Taylor
Bethel
Mack Agin
Milford
New Richmond
Elwood Gaskins
Russell Livengood
Earl Morris
Jos
B. Lotz
Wm. J. Snider
Geo. Davis
J. E. Bettle
Former Hamersville Girl Dies in Auto Crash
Nellie I. Hanlon an 18 year old daughter of Mrs Isabella Hanlon of Cincinnati died after a car driven by Harvey Conover crashed into a tree on the E A Harris farm Rt 125 three miles west of Bethel at 2 30 Sunday afternoon Conover 27 sustained back injuries a possible broken leg and head cuts and was taken to Bethesda Hospital Funeral services for Miss Hanlon were held Tuesday at the Hamersville Christian Church.
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Nellie I. Hanlon
Isabella Hanlon
Dayton Street
Cincinnati
Harvey Conover
Cedar Street
Elmwood
E. A. Harris Farm
Rt. 125
Bethel
Conover
Miss Hanlon
W. H Culley
Bethesda Hospital
Kennedy Funeral Home
Miss. Hanlon
Hamersville Christian Church
Dogs Quarantined in Batavia Township for Rabies Control
Clermont County Health Commissioner orders thirty day penning or tying of dogs in Batavia Township after a Beagle from Afton tested positive for rabies. Any loose dog may be seized by the dog warden or peace officers. Stonelick Township has been under quarantine since July 10.
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J. A. Carter
Clermont County
Batavia Township
Health Commissioner
State Health Department
Health Department
Afton
Stonelick
East End Merchant Injured in Self Inflicted Leg Shot
John Davis a local east end merchant accidentally shot himself in the leg when his revolver fell to the floor Monday night. Dr Mastrapola attended him.
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John Davis
East End
Mastrapola
Batavia Grange Schedules Single August Meeting
Batavia Grange will hold only one meeting in August due to the Fair. At the regular meeting on August 1 refreshments will be served and attendees are asked to bring sweetened fruit juice. Marie Henke, Sec'y.
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Batavia Grange
Marie Henke
Sec’y
Boy Drowns in Little Miami River Near Lake Isabelle
Leslie Schulte, youth from Branch Hill, drowns in the Little Miami River behind Lake Isabelle. Julius DeFosset of Loveland Community Fire Dept finds the body after the boys enter the water without removing their clothing.
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Loveland
Leslie Schulte
Dan Schulte
Branch Hill
Little Miami River
Lake Isabelle
Julius DeFosset
Nifty-Stitch Clothing Club Meets at Monterey and Marathon
The 7th Sewing Club meeting at Monterey schoolhouse July 22 reviewed exhibit plans for the fair and heard minutes read by secretary Bertha Puckett. Miss Peggy A. Solz visited. a demonstration on care of home and play dresses was given. An ice cream social is set for August 5 at Marathon schoolhouse. Next meeting is July 30 at 7 30 pm reported by Martha Wallace.
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Monterey School House
Bertha Puckett
Peggy A. Solz
Marathon School House
Martha Wallace
Grand Jury Meets Next Wednesday
Clermont County Grand Jury summoned by Prosecuting Attorney Frank A. Roberts to meet Wednesday August 7. A large number of cases to be considered. Jurors include Eileen Gullett Hattie Swope John Bleving Bethel Margaret Curry Harry Connor Glenn Leach Williamsburg Archie Manning Mrs Clem Busch Lonzo Moore New Richmond Charles Chapman Chile Delbert Martin William Conover Edenton Carrie Nelson Elsie Carter Amelia Minnie Whitt Batavia.
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Clermont County
Frank A. Roberts
Eileen Gullett
Hattie Swope
John Bleving
Bethel
Margaret Curry
Harry Connor
Glenn Leach
Williamsburg
Archie Manning
Clem Busch
Lonzo Moore
New Richmond
Charles Chapman
Chile
Delbert
Martin
William Conover
Edenton
Carrie Nelson
Elsie Carter
Amelia
Minnie Whitt
Batavia
Marathon Grange Lecture Hour At Blue Sky Park
Marathon Grange enjoyed Weiner's roast at Blue Sky Park during their lecture hour at the last meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for August 2 with the greens in charge of the lecture hour. Members are urged to attend as the committee has planned a pleasant evening.
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Marathon Grange
Blue Sky Park
Greens
Citizenship Day at Butler County Fair in Hamilton
Governor Bricker will speak at 8:00 PM during Citizenship Day at the Butler County Fair grounds in Hamilton. The event runs all day with a 10:30 AM golf tournament 12:30 PM softball, a Highway Patrol gymnastic demonstration, contests, band, vaudeville, and prizes for winners. County and state employees from multiple counties attend. public invited.
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Butler
Clermont
Clinton
Greene
Hamilton
Montgomery
Preble
Warren
Butler County Fairgrounds
John W. Bricker
State Highway Patrol
Our America Film At Bethel School Auditorium
A color travel film titled Our America will be shown at Bethel School Auditorium on Thursday August 8 at 8:00 PM under the Pal Class of the Church. The three year project covers thousands of miles with adventure and comedy and features Bertha Leonard and accompanying explorers who will appear in person with their pictures.
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Our
America
el School
Pal
Bertha Leonard
Travelae
Unusual Mandamus Case In Clermont County Courts
Sheriff Auxier was ordered by Clerk Lee Hannah to compel Commissioners Manly Hill Sam Ausman and J M Hutchinson to allocate 422 50 for jail matron Marguerite Auxier’s salary covering Jan 1 1939 to Oct 1 1939 though Clermont County had no jail. The suit, brought by Mrs Auxier, questioned the sheriff’s authority during the period and the commissioners’ failure to fund the salary.
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Garland G. Auxier
Lee Hannah
Manly Hill
Sam Ausman
J. M. Hutchinson
Marguerite Auxier
Clermont County
Auxier
Hugh Gilmore
Tealtown man bound over on $200 bond in shooting
George Faught, 40, of Tealtown Road, was held on a charge of shooting with intent to kill or wound after he fired at Harold Eisenbrey at a Willowville gas station. Eisenbrey and his family were nearby. Faught surrendered Sunday and was bound over to the Grand Jury on a $200 bond.
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George Faught
Tealtown Road
Glen Este
Perintown
George Davis
Faught
Willowville
Batavia
Harold Eisenbrey
Eisenbrey
J. M. Wiseman
Cincinnati man charged with cutting former wife
Roy Scott, 31, of Cincinnati, is jailed in Clermont County on two counts of cutting with intent to kill after attacking his former wife Mrs. Bessie Scott at her Williamsburg home with a butcher knife. Jacob Grisham, 40, was cut on the forehead. Scott waived exam and was bound over to the grand jury under bonds of 500 each. he remains jailed after failing to post.
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Roy Scott
Lock Street
Cincinnati
Clermont County
Bessie Scott
Williamsburg
Jacob Grisham
Hi-Port
Garland G. Auxier
Scott
Grisham
Auxier
Batavia
Davis Pike
Carl Minning
J. M. Wiseman
Dean's List Student Mary White Named at UC
Mary White of Batavia appears on the University of Cincinnati Dean's List in the College of Education indicating she ranks in the upper ten percent of the junior class.
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University of Cincinnati
Mary ’ White
Batavia
College of Education
Amelia Boy Delbert Leslie Throws No Hit No Run
Delbert Leslie, former Amelia boy now with Fargo Mooreheads in Fargo NC, pitched a no hit no run game last week to keep his team in the Northern league pennant race. He allowed only two baserunners on International League walks and had not pitched since June due to injuries. Leslie, 19, 6 ft 6 in, 208 pounds, previously played for Mansfield Ohio and Cleveland Indians farm system.
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Delbert Leslie
Amelia Boy
Fargo Mooreheads
Fargo
N. C
Leslie
Mansfield
Ohio
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
American Legion
Frank Weaver
Amelia School
Fargo Daily
S. Y. Anstaett
Goshen Township Club to Host Aug 2 Meeting
Goshen township Republican campaign kickoff planned at the school auditorium Friday August 2 at 8 pm. Geo Heywood township committeeman says all county candidates invited. program promises able speakers entertainment and home made ice cream and cake.
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Goshen’ Township
Geo. Heywood
Goshen Township
Mother dies of long illness in Bantam
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Cover 90 mother of the late Dr H E Cover were held at T P White Son Funeral Home Mt Washing ton Monday at 2 30 pm. She had been an invalid in her son's Bantam home for years and died Wednesday night shortly after his funeral. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery Milford beside her son and wife.
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Mary Cover
H. E. Cover
T. P. White & Son Funeral
Mt. Washington
4-H Club Meeting Minutes Highlight Community Service Plans
The 4-H Club and Lady Luck 4-H met at advisor Mrs. Mark Atchley's home on Friday July 26. Members discussed community service ideas and gave demonstrations on bean bags Draper dress finishes and even hems for tea towels. Articles and dresses were judged and a finance committee was formed with a next meeting set for Friday August 2 at the advisor's home.
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Lady Luck
Mark Atchley
Virginia Lakemire
Georgia Danberry
Margaret Shaw
Marjorie Macdonald
Marjorie McDonald
Luck Prize Wins Cash Over Plane Trip for Mrs Ollie Wood
Mrs. Ollie Wood won a prize of a free round trip by plane from Chicago with all expenses and a $10 purse but chose cash instead. The value of the trip was $75 and she received many congratulatory messages from friends. The Petroleum Oil Retailers' Association of Cincinnati Ohio and secretary Peter F. Duffy are noted in the item.
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Ollie Wood
Chicago
Wood
Petroleum Oil Retailers’ Association of Citeinati
Peter F. Duffy
Burton Courts Autocracy and Prosperity at Pt Isabel Talk
Nearly 400 residents gathered Monday at Pt Isabel to hear Mayor Harold Burton advocate defense, prosperity through private initiative, and opposition to Roosevelt policies. Katherine Kennedy Brown and local Republicans followed with calls to support Wendell Willkie, while the event included social refreshments by the Ladies Aid.
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Pt. Isabel
Harold Burton
Cleveland
U. S. Senate
Burton
America
Clermont
Ohio
Job
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Carl Rich
Hamilton County
Katherine Kennedy Brown
National Republican
Miss Moore Recovering After Appendicitis Operation
Miss Anna Lou Moore of Rural Route Two Batavia is recovering in Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati after an appendicitis operation.
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Anna Lou Moore
Batavia
Good Samaritan
Cincinnati
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