Clermont County Grand Jury Returns 22 Indictments
The Clermont County grand jury filed 22 indictments and dismissed two cases after a two day session with 37 witnesses. Notable indicted include Robert Grayson for forgery and multiple others for breaking and entering and vehicle offenses. A separate note highlights William Freeman Jr 14 honored for perfect Bible and school attendance amid church and school ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Ray Bradford
Ralph A. Hill
Robert Franklin Grayson
Milford
Henry Crawley
William Hurt
Jack Combs Jr
Ray Buchannon
James H. Fay
Robert J. Catt
Bonar Tarvis
Arthur Bryant
Harry Knight
Neir
Charles E. Gregor
Charles Craig
Melvin Rudd
250 Students Sign With Employment Offices Tests Open
Seniors from Amelia Bethel and Milford schools took the Ohio State employment general aptitude and achievement tests. About 250 Clermont County students have registered for work with the state employment service. Students not yet tested can take the exam at the Ohio State Employment office in Cincinnati, praised by superintendents J. H. Fley, J. W. Alley Bethel, and James Wooldridge of Amelia for their value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
Bethel
Milford
Ohio State
Clermont County
State Employment Service
Ohio State Employment Office
Cincinnati
J. H. Fley
J. W. Alley
James Wooldridge
Loveland Sister Missing After Seattle Visit
Hugh Covert of Rt 2 asks Cincinnati police to locate his sister Rosemary 23 who did not arrive as planned from Seattle Washington. The platinum blonde 5 feet 8 inches tall weighs 128 pounds with poor vision wears pink tinted glasses. She was visiting a sister in Seattle and was to return to West Union via Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveland
Hugh Covert
Rt. 2
Cincinnati
Rosemary
Seattle
Washington
Covert
West Union
Bandits Take $18,000 From Milford Farm and Home Center
Armed robbers struck the Farm and Home Center near Milford in the early hours, binding watchman William Williamson and fleeing with a safe containing about $18,000. Deputy Charles E. McNutt cited tracks suggesting a heavy pickup used to haul the safe. workers notified sheriff Clyde Dericks and store manager John Veidt. Also noted is a Clermont County highway contract awarded to T. D. Ulrich of Lebanon with work to finish by October 1.
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Milford
Here
Charles E. McNutt
William Williamson
McNutt
Williamson
John Veidt
M. R. Thielman
Clermont County
Clyde Dericks
C. Linzel
State Highway Depart
T. D. Ulrich
Lebanon
Tax Collection May Hit $2 Million
County Treasurer John P. Friend Jr. reports first half tax receipts at $1,035,267 with year total near $2 million if collections continue. Total charge reached $2,124,253 including $126,459 in delinquencies and $21,000 in special assessments. Deadline for payment is July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Friend Jr
Clermont County Gains in State Savings and Loan Assets
Clermont County shows a 25.5 percent rise in building and loan assets in 1955, surpassing the Ohio state average of 15.25 percent and moving up to 13th in per capita assets and 28th in total assets. Loveland Mutual Building and Loan, the county’s largest, attributes the growth to aggressive advertising and notes no city anchor.
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Clermont County
Clermont
Ohio
Ohio Record
Ohio Savings and Loan League
Stan Brock
Loveland Mutual Building and Loan
Brock
Loveland Mutual
Savings and Loan
Heart Massage Fails To Restore Child To Life
Nancy Ellen Fisher seven, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Fisher of Withamsville, died Tuesday night at Children's Hospital after three physicians performed heart massage for hours. She had undergone a tonsillectomy six weeks earlier and suffered a hemorrhage Sunday then again Tuesday during surgery. Survived by sister Mary Katherine and brother William. Funeral at Moore Funeral Home Batavia and burial Mt Moriah Cemetery.
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Withamsville
Nancy Ellen Fisher
William Fisher
Children’s Hospital
Nancy Ellen
Mary Katherine
William
Moore Funeral Home
Batavia
Mt. Moriah
Seven Countians To Get Degrees At Miami U
Clermont County residents named as degree candidates for Miami University 117th commencement include Robert Utter Brown of New Richmond for a BS in business Patrick Tracy Cleaver of Miamiville and Patricia Jane Barney of Batavia for BA Judy Alley Hollon of Bethel and Denver Lee Redman for BS in education Edwin Norman Hopping of Batavia for BS and Carol Ann Wilson of Batavia for BS in education.
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Clermont County
Robert Utter Brown
New Richmond
Patrick Tracy Cleaver
Miamiville
Patricia Jane Barney
Batavia
Judy Alley Hollon
Denver Lee Redman
Bethel
Edwin Norman Hopping
Carol.Ann Wilson
Hey Look at Me details the All American Boy Denny
Robert Goodman profiles Denny Speigel in Hey Look at Me as he learns grown up world from father Carl Sr. The Courier first reported the selection as exclusive. Goodman photographed in Amelia last October for a history of a typical American boy.
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Dennis
Robert Speigel
Goodman
Denny
Pop Denny Speigel
Carl Sr
Robert Goodman
Amelia
Metro Syndicate
Pageant Magazine
Youth Struck In Hand In Home Invasion Incident
Raymond Roe 16 son of Henry Roe Milford contractor was struck in the left hand Monday night by William Buxton 75 of Buxton Road and Clough Pike near here. Deputy sheriffs report Buxton and his sister had been annoyed repeatedly at night by four youths who drove away after knocking on the door. Roe treated by a physician and moved to Christ Hospital. Other youths named are Raymond Murphy 16 Frank Wyebold 16 both of Clough Lane and Richard Haynes 17 of Milford. Donna Lillich naleam West Main Street Amelia is in Children’s Hospital for observation with possible surgery.
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Withamsville
Raymond Roe
Henry Roe
Milford
William Buxton
Buxton Rd
Clough Pike
Red Fuller
Jake Laffleur
Buxton
Roe
Christ Hospital
Raymond E. Murphy
Frank Wyebold
Clough Lane
Richard Haynes
County Mishap Record Shows Clermont County Figures
The Ohio Department of Highway Safety reports 40,132 state accidents in Q1. Clermont County logged 224 crashes with 72 injuries and one death. Property damage reached $106,756 and six pedestrians were injured.
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Ohio Deartment of Highway Safety
Clermont County
Court Upholds Merger Opinion In Clermont County
The Sixth District Court of Appeals sustained Judge John Houston of Georgetown who granted an injunction preventing the Clermont County Board of Education from mergers of Mt. Carmel-Glen Este Amelia and Williamsville Tabasco. The merger carried by a small margin despite opposition from Amelia and Mt. Carmel-Glen Este. The injunction cited that the board met in a special session to place the issue on the ballot. The board was ordered to pay court costs and the case remanded to Common Pleas Court for further action.
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Sixth District Court of Appeals
John Houston
Georgetown
Clermont County Board of Education
Mt. Carmel
Glen Este
Amelia
Williamsville
Tabasco
Common Pleas Court
State Route 125 relocation plan eyed after smooth June 1 hearing
A June 1 hearing on adjusting the alignment of State Route 125 near the Clermont Hamilton line went smoothly. The plan relocates the road southeast from Route 125 and William Drive, adds four lanes, and would join the current road west of Fulton Grove Road. The project advances with August 21 contract sale date contingent on right-of-way progress.
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Withamsville
State Highway Department
Amelia
Hamilton County
Don Ison
Charles Jackson
Committee For
Clermont - Hamilton Line
William Drive
Fulton Grove Road
Linzell
Clermont County
Talking crow greets visitors at Wonderland Park
Wonderland Park adds a talking crow from Kansas that greets guests with the question Whats Charles outside for Its vocabulary spans 20 words and it will keep talking as long as listeners remain. Park spokesman Jim Conley notes positive guest response and forecast cheerful weather to boost local support for the Conley family run project located on State Route 276 near Owensville.
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Owensville — Wonderland Park
Charles
Kansas
Jim Conley
Clermont County
Conley
Conleys
Wonderland Park
Owensville
Clerk Submits Clermont Library Budget Report
Miss Doris Wood, clerk of the Clermont Library Board and county librarian, filed the 1957 budget estimate with county auditor Earle Kincaid. The request shows an increase from 33930 to 55049 with 3600 for an assistant librarian, 7000 for other salaries, 7000 for books, and 10000 to buy a second bookmobile.
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Doris Wood
Clermont Library Board
Earle Kincaid
Budget Commission
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William B. Freeman
J. William Freeman
Billy
Christian Church
New Richmond High School
Amelia Elementary
Loveland Man
Buddy Denny Spiegel
Carl
Ball Park
Russell Shinkle
Miami U
Oxford — Miami University
Withrow Court
Donna Lillich
Donald Lillich
Crow
Charlie
Wonderland
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