Harsha notes rural mail delivery feasibility amid road work
The letter from Rep. William H. Harsha to Page Dawson discusses a Post Office Department study on adding rural mail routes along State Route 125 between Hamlet and Bethel. Completion of highway construction in October 1968 delays implementation, but Harsha offers to help and cites safety concerns for the elderly.
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William H. Harsha
Ohio
Page Dawson
Ohio PLC
Dawson
Post Office Department
Hamlet
Bethel
Batavia
Ma Dawson
Former Amelia resident lands chance of lifetime abroad
Terry Shivner son of Mr and Mrs Wendell Shivner 2425 Beechmont Ave en route to the French Riviera with The American Sounds Tour 68 Performers Prospectus He will lead guitar with Salvation and His Army Cincinnati band Auditioned in New York Luxemburg St Tropez five weeks at Voom Voom room appearances in Holland London New York prior to home He started drums at 15 played trumpet in high school band formed his own group and won three battles of the bands He cut two records and served 19 months in Germany He later declined offer to stay abroad for more work A Poly of events includes a police memorial dance and a tax sale summary
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Terry Shivner
Wendell Shivner
Beechmont Ave
Washington
Amelia
French Riviera
Prospectus
Shivners
Boone County
Terry
Salvation
Army
Cincinnati
New York
Luxemburg
St. Tropez
Bridgette Bardot
Holland
London
WCIN
Baetavia
Harris Rosedale
Kenny Price
WLW
Barber College
Germany
France
Final Services Held For Area Vietnam Victim
Requiem High Mass for Pfc. Richard Weaver 19 of Camp Dennison was held at St Andrew Church Milford. Burial followed in Camp Dennison Cemetery Craver Funeral Home in charge. Weaver son of Mr and Mrs Everett Weaver and brother of Mrs Marilyn Pusateri. He died of wounds from combat patrol with A Company Fifth Marine Regiment First Battalion in Vietnam. A 1967 Indian Hill High School graduate he played in the school band and wrestled and ran track. He joined the Marine Corps July 11 and had been in Vietnam since January.
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Indian Hill High School
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Tigers Draft Tom Breving
Tom Breving of Xavier University who batted over 400 this season has been drafted by the Detroit Tigers. The left fielder played in the National Collegiate League last summer and hit .287 for the Bloomington, Illinois club. Detroit officials expect to contact him soon to sign a contract.
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Tom Breving
Locust Corner Rd
Detroit Tigers
Breving
Xavier University
Bloomington, Ill
Detroit
Brewing
Adult Training Program Cuts Welfare Costs in Clermont
County officials report the Welfare Department Work Training Program helped 58 families and 220 people gain steady jobs with 163000 in taxpayer savings in the first five months. Participants moved into roles with schools villages and the county after skills matched to jobs. About 50 attended basic adult education alongside the program.
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Batavia
Welfare Department
Clermont County
MIG Wwagat Lvlde County
Raymond Evans
Richard Brower
Walker To Join Batavia Law Firm
Lawrence Walker, graduate of Salmon P. Chase College of Law Class of ’68, will join his father’s firm Walker Bradford and Hill in Batavia Ohio after admission to the bar later this year. U S Court of Appeals Judge John W. Peck gave the commencement address in Cincinnati. Walker, head of Midland Guardian accounting department, is married with an infant.
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Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Lawrence Walker
James W Walker
Batavia
Ohio
John W. Peck
U.S. Court of Appeals
Pavillon Caprice
Netherland Hilton Hotel
Cincinnati
Larry
Batavia High School
University of Cincinnati
Midland Guardian
Walker, Bradford and Hill
Batavia Names State Patrolman as Assistant Police Chief
Mayor Jamieson and council confirm duty shift for Ward a 39 year old patrolman from Fayette County currently at Washington D C He will lead Batavia police as assistant chief by July 8 and may succeed Colonel Edward H as chief Ward brings years in vehicle inspection riot control and police training to Clermont County service The Shipman Miss native is married with four children and has taught as a substitute instructor for nine years
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Batavia
Richard C. Jamieson
Council
Ward
Washington D. H
Fayette County
Wilmington
Clermont
Edward H. Colonel
Highway Patrol
Red Cross
Ohio Police Officers Training School
Shipman, Miss
Moss Point
Miss
Perkinston
Ohio State University
Clermont County
Kilgore Named Clermont County's First Black Public Official
Alvin W. Kilgore 68 of Batavia becomes Clermont County's first African American appointed to public office. He joins Council to fill the seat of Paul Blocher, who resigned. Kilgore, a Batavia pharmacist and former school custodian, is active as a church deacon and trustee. He will face election when Blocher's term ends. Council also cancels sewer extension to Clark Glenn and Ely streets due to resident opposition and pending bids. Kroger beer and wine fees reportedly went to the township. council considers recovery. Zoning for a Clark Street garage storage area may be resubmitted after parcel owner action.
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Alvin W. Kilgore
New St
Batavia
Clermont County
Paul Blocher
Blocher
Frances Ann Kilgore
First Baptist Church
Kilgore
Clark, Glenn and Ely Sts
Glenn Rhoades
Telephone Company
Clark St
Ralph
Myrtle Murphy
Clermont County Draft Board Expands to Five Members
Batavia career board expands to five as Judge Dale M. Osborne adds two members to the Clermont County Selective Service Board. The three person committee, chaired by Osborne, recommends new members, with current members Dr. G. V. Howard Frank R. Summers and Dorsey Holden continuing service.
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Batavia
Common Pleas
Dale M. Osborne
Clermont County Selective Service Board
G. V. Howard
New Richmond
Frank
Service Director Minton Comments on Local Draft Boards
Heber L. Minton, director of the Selective Service, wrote Judge Osborne that federal courts have attacked the service's decisions from two member local boards after the third member died or resigned. The note cites recent court actions affecting draft rulings and seeks consideration of the matter.
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Ector
Heber L. Minton
Osborne
History Volumes Honor Memory of Paris Benton
Family and friends of Paris Benton fund a memorial for him at the Clermont County Public Library. The library will purchase the 15 volume set The Pageant of America from Yale University Press, plus subjects like American Spirit in Literature. Additional items include film strips and Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton from the University of Missouri.
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Paris Benton
Clermont County Public Library
Benton
Yale University Press
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