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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
6
The Clermont Courier announces Jerald B. Fortney has served six months as co editor and publisher. He is entered at Batavia Post Office as second class mail matter.
The Courier records mail schedules: Bethel West Union mail comes Mon Wed Fri at 3 p.m. and departs Tue Thu Sat at 7 p.m. Felicity mail runs Mon and Fri at 4 p.m. and leaves Tue and Sat mornings for Cincinnati. Point Pleasant mail leaves Saturday 7 a.m. and returns the same day at 4 p.m. An old verse notes four life stages.
Fifty years ago Clermont cadet Thomas Q Ashburn son of Dr A W Washburn Batavia graduated from West Point last Thursday standing well in his class Clive K Hulick our cadet at Annapolis started last week for the annual cruise the voyage including a stay in the Madeira Islands
Residents from across the region gathered Sunday night to join a united effort in what locals described as a major community showdown. Details remain scarce as the effort extended into the late hours with volunteers coordinating from central meeting points.
A disastrous blaze swept Olive Branch destroying J. M. Motley general store post office and a two story school building. Through strenuous effort the Methodist Church was saved from the flames.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Davis of Oakland visit relatives in Batavia. Mrs Byron Barbeau hosts a party on Main Street. Dr F M Oxley and Florence Channer attend a medical convention in Atlantic City. Mrs Kate Buerkle and Florence Ashburn visit Portsmouth Ohio. Cyril Smith and Marie Laffleur announce the birth of a son at Good Samaritan Hospital. Laura Pegg returns from Dayton. Bertha Rush hospitalized at Good Samaritan. Local families host guests from Toledo Dayton and surrounding areas.
A telegram to Mrs. Nina Studer announced the death of M. E. Duckwall at his Abelene Kansas home on June 4. A former Clermont County resident, he moved to Kansas with his brothers and was connected with the A. L. Duckwall Chain Stores. Interment was at Abelene.
About 30,000 cows in Ohio are being tested for milk and butter fat production. Testing occurs through dairy herd improvements associations or county dairy service units, aiming to gauge production efficiency across the state.
Poem excerpts explore romance and ambition with lines about a hopeful girl choosing a perfect suitor and the value of a father’s guidance. The pieces, including Try a Courier Wanted, present sentimental vignettes from a 20th century charm. Amherst, Ohio, figures appear as a locale touch.
Lesson notes discuss Jeremiah’s call to Judah under Josiah and the people’s refusal to heed God. It details Jehoiakim burning a scroll, the drought of reform, and God using providences and chastisement to turn Judah back, urging repentance and blessing.
Mrs H B Smythe and Mr and Mrs Lee Altmaier visited Ed Hubeey family. Mrs Carter Combs and child left for Kentucky to visit her mother Mrs Sparks then Williamson West Virginia before returning aspen guests at James Morrison home. Edgingtons Morgan and Smythe families appear in multiple visits and weekend gatherings. Sympathy sent to the ill and bereaved Mrs Oliver Malott. Sue Smythe visited her family. Kyle Taylor Paul Taylor and sons joined zoo outing. Walter Sperry Manchester visited Phil Sperry. Wallace Morgan returned from visits with Mrs Frank McGuire and others.
Milk Producers Union will hold a regular session Friday evening June 13 at the Court House in Batavia. The meeting invites members to attend and discuss union matters.
A public appeal invites readers to purchase U S Savings Bonds and Stamps, highlighting patriotic support for national defense and investment opportunities. It outlines how to buy, the eligibility, and where to obtain the bonds through post offices and banks.
A Woman's Column reflects on how housewives serve as keepers of the flame in homes. It celebrates comfort, warmth, and small satisfactions amid a world of strife and change, saluting the tolerance and understanding of housewives.
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