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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
5
Local families share Sundays with kin in Middletown New Richmond and Amelia. Numerous visits, reunions and small events populate the week from Williamsburg to Withamsville, noting birthdays, weddings, church activities, and storm damage at Greenberry Church.
Miss Rachel Jean Elrod, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elton Elrod, graduates in 1940 from Oxford. J C Fuhr visits the Reppards in Sistersville for several days. Students returning home for summer include Eleanor Jean Fuhr and Margaret Elizabeth Sentman from Mt St Joseph College, Jas White from Delaware, Aliie Marie Rowan Ruth Prine and Mary Smith from Oxford, Martha Puhr from Wooster. Mr and Mrs David DeVore and Betty, Mrs Pearl Long, E L Dugan and Taxon Briggs attend Eastern Star inspection in Ripley. Sunday guests at Lank Smiths include Mrs Mary and Mrs Bill Schuh and children of Dayton, Ky. Lloyd McNair and family recent guests of his parents in Bethel. Gerald Ellis and granddaughter Helen of West Union stay with Mia Noble Vaught. The Pawn County Tuberculosis and Ohio Public Annual meeting of the association at Cleveland last.
Ladies who will sew for the Red Cross plan to meet at the school Thursday afternoon. For information contact Mrs. Nellie Mattox Batavia 4371. Mrs. Lester Heyer of College Hill spent part of last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Herrmann.
Mrs. D. M. Ford hosted Mrs. Beck and Rosemary for luncheon Wednesday before they leave for a new home near Bantam. Clermont boasts sons Victor and Louis Corsi of Bethel and Jack Smith of Amelia who joined the Clermont County Federation program at Batavia last Thursday. Mrs. Landon hosts sister Mrs. Fannie Eastham and children of Jamestown Ky. for a visit. Le Tart party heads to Clinton Iowa to see Mr. La Tart. Stanley Ringel and family plan a Colorado vacation Saturday. Friends recall Julia Glover Ault’s Worlds Fair cards from New York. Nina Behymer of Amelia plans a Kansas-Oklahoma vacation. The Schaffer family of Cincinnati, Stanbaughs, Nicols, Connely of Kentucky, and Howard Brotherton with wife and daughter visited Bertha Gates on Sunday.
Bethel Mrs Clarence Smith and daughters Mary Jo and Virginia of Dayton were guests of Miss Jo Swope. Mrs Fred Shields hosted the Sewing Club Thursday afternoon. Mrs Lola Stephens and son Herold of Cincinnati visited with her son Richard and wife. Seventeen members of the Woman's Club attended Federation at Batavia Thursday. Mrs Dorothy O Neal entertained.
The Bridge Club met Friday night as Mrs J G Richards and her son Graydon headed home to Higgins Texas. Mrs Edwin Wichard hosted a seven o clock supper Monday with 500 for the evening. Billy Hines of Cincinnati visited Perry Hines and family. Mrs Gladys Young of Cleveland visited Mrs Irma Day. Grace Patton and children Graydon and Betty Jean returned to Sandy Lake Pa after visiting sister Mrs E C Manning. Miss Mary Milner hosted Sunday night supper with Mr and Mrs Edgar Milner Mrs Eugene Buchanan and Stanley Grey of Augusta Ky Mr and Mrs B F Swing and Mrs Mattie Brannock attended. Mr and Mrs Clyde Hughes and daughters visited his parents at Mt Olivet Ky.
Mt Holly residents Tom and Mrs Kelly visited relatives in Mt Washington while Woodrow Snyder and wife from Mariemont were guests of his parents. The list mentions several local social visits, a fishing party, a circus trip, and farming updates with a new tractor replacing a horse. Local clubs and cottage prayer meetings continued, and revival services were held at the M E Church in Amelia.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hill attended with Miss Dorothy Buzzard and Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hadley, accompanying the couple at the function in Monterey.
Report notes a Masonic banquet in Williamsburg with Montereans in attendance. It mentions Mrs. Herbert Snell leaving business and best wishes for successors Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Cooper and Mrs. Adrienne Newman who is improved after tonsil removal. Also lists guests including Mrs. ate Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Herbe Williams, Roy Williams and Miss Maud from Cincinnati.
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