Clermont Boy Scouts Hold Largest Camporal in County
Despite heavy rains 170 Scouts from over Cler mont County attended the two day Camporal at Kahle Farm near Batavia. Twelve troops with twenty one Patrols were present representing Loveland Milford Williamsburg Goshen Batavia Mulberry Amelia Williamsville Mt Carmel Miami ville and Owensville. Sixteen Scout Executives said the event exceeded double any prior Camporal in the county with a large campfire and patrol exhibits followed by talks from executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Kahle
Batavia
Loveland
Milford
Williamsburg
Goshen
Mulberry
Amelia
Williamsville
Mt. Carmel
Miamiville
Owensville
Egg Market to Open June 25 in Milford Ohio
The Ohio Valley Egg Cooperative Inc announces its official opening on June 25. Harold Koker, president, says trucks begin pickups on that day across a 30 county area with multiple routes. There are 850 paid members, 750 in Ohio and 100 in Indiana, led by Highland County with 160 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Valley Egg Cooperative Inc
Milford
Ohio
Harold Koker
Ohio Valley Egg Cooperative
Indiana
Highland County
Brown County
Clinton County
Adams County
Clermont County
Arrival of Tay steamer Reports 60 Passengers
Gazette item notes Tay steamer from St Thomas bringing upwards of 60 passengers. It records sickness at Demerara and reports Lieut Bagot dead. Also mentions the Senator with 242 recaptured and the Lord Hungerford with 350 Coolies from India at Demerara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
Demerara
Lieut. Bagot
Lord Hungerford
India
Electric operation to replace steam on railroads
The Courier notes that all railroads will eventually be run electrically. It predicts initial changes on busy suburban lines with frequent trains, then gradual extension to full lines, fostering a new generation of railroad officers more open to electric systems.
Storm Causes Extensive Damage Across County
A violent wind rain and hail storm last Sunday evening damaged crops and repaired lines in the northern part of the county. Early potatoes benefited from rain while corn wheat and rye were flattened but expected to recover. Barn roofs near Newtown were blown off but no serious injuries or livestock losses were recorded.
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Newtown
Court disposes of robbery case from 1943
Walter Fitzpatrick, 24, pleaded guilty after delays and is now jailed in the State Penitentiary. The 1943 Milford Family Theater robbery involved accomplices John Liber, Robert Turner, and Bernard Doerflein. Judge Harry Britton overruled a motion for a new trial and sentenced Fitzpatrick after he had been held in Clermont County Jail. Fitzpatrick has a wife and a 4 year old son in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Fitzpatrick
State
Fitzpatrick
Milford
John Liber
Robert Turner
Mansfield Reformatory
Bernard Doerflein
Joseph Colonel
Cincinnati
Batavia Garden Club Plans June Meeting at Mrs Young's
The Batavia Garden Club will meet June 18 at the home of Mrs Clarence Young. A Civic Project discussion led by Mrs Hoes Nichols and the Civic Committee will follow. Garden corsages will be arranged and Mrs Clarence Young serves as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Clarence Young
Hoes Nichols
Civic Committee
Batavia High School praised after North Central rating rise
Clermont County political action helped pass the Daniels-Cramer educational bill. John Hayden, Clermont County representative, aided by House floor speeches and committee work, earning praise from the Ohio Educational Association for advancing school funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Frank J. Lausche
Miamiville
Monroe
Pt. Isabel
Amelia
Batavia
Bethel
Felicity Franklin
Moscow
New Richmond
Owensville
Williamsburg
Clermont
John Hayden
F. B. Hoggatt
Ohio Educational Ass'n At
Columbus
Hoggatt
Daniels-Cramer- Manahan
House of Representatives
Hayden
House
General Assembly
B. A. Stevens
Ohio Education Association
Petitions to Nominate For Township School and Village Offices
J. M. Wiseman announced petitions for Township, School and Village offices must be filed with the Board of Election by 6:30 p.m. August 8, ninety days before election. So far few applications, interest centers mainly on Township trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wiseman
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Charles M Jordan
A baby daughter was born last Thursday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati to Mr and Mrs Charles M Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M.jordan
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Williamsburg native earns Army second lieutenant rank
John Elton Varney of Williamsburg Ohio was commissioned a second lieutenant after completing Officer Candidate Course at The Infantry School Fort Benning Georgia. He served since August 11 1944. prior assignments included LT RTC Ft McClellan Alabama and private rank. Varney is a Williamsburg High School graduate and basketball team member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elton Varney
Williamsburg
Ohio
Army of the United States
Infantry
Fort Benning
Georgia
Varney
John S. Varney
Army
Lr.t.c
Williamsburg High School
Clermont Sportsmen announce county fishing contest rules
Clermont Sportsmen Inc has announced the annual fishing contest with bass and catfish as targets. The event runs to Nov 15 with first prizes of a $15 and $10 merchandise order for bass and catfish respectively, awarded at the Thanksgiving dance at Lakeview near Amelia. Second place earns honorary club membership. weighers are Edgar Anstaett and Fred Winter. Open to the public, fish must be from Clermont streams and caught with pole and line. A recent Lakeview dance netted over $700, aiding debt reduction on the East Fork clubhouse near Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Sportsmen, Inc
Lakeview
Amelia
Edgar Anstaett
Clermont County
Fred Winter
East Fork
Batavia
Forty Hours Devotions At Trinity Church Batavia
The Methodist Guild holds devotion services this week at Holly Trinity church Batavia with an 8 30 oclock Mass on Friday. A closing procession is planned at 8 oclock Sunday with more than twenty priests from neighboring parishes assisting.
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Methodist Guild
Holly Trinity Church
Batavia
Local social notes from Winchester and nearby areas
Harriett Hutson visiting relatives in Winchester Indiana. Mrs C C Houser and Mrs W J Tabscott attend wedding of Martha Kinser to Charles Hatfield in Logan Ohio. Alice Hutson and Mrs Carlos Hutson spend a week at Grand Lake. Birthday surprise for Mrs Lulla Naégel. Senior Bridge Club hosts house warming for Mrs Donald Williams with many gifts. Minnie Hendrixson homecoming greeted by friends. George and Joseph Haas families enjoy Sunday visits and a Zoo outing. Illness of Mrs Harry Kearns and others mentioned. Daily Vacation Bible School program set for Friday June 15 at 8 pm with map and handwork display in Methodist room. Enrollment exceeded 100.
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C. C. Houser
W. J. Tabscott
Martha
Ann Kinser
Charles Hatfield
Logan, Ohio
Methodist Sunday School Room
Eastern Star Inspection at Batavia Chapter 209
The Annual Inspection of Batavia Chapter No. 209, Order of Eastern Star, will be held June 21 at 8 in the high school auditorium. Worthy Grand Matron Roberta K. Mindling of Beverly Ohio will serve as Inspecting Officer. A dinner at United Brothers Church costs 1.00 per plate. reservations due by Saturday June 16 to Mrs. Bertha Rush. All members are invited to attend.
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Batavia
Order of Eastern Star
Roberta K. Mindling
Beverly
Ohio
United Brethers Church
Bertha Rush
Goshen City Booster Club Meeting Reports Planned
The Goshen City Booster Club opened with roll call and two project reports. A community project was approved and two more reports are scheduled for June 18 at the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen City Booster Club
Batavia District Surpasses War Bond Quota
Batavia District reports $167,500 in war bond sales against a $143,000 quota with two weeks left in the drive. Despite statewide lag, Batavia anticipates nearing double its target as solicitors finalize reports and push to boost totals.
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Batavia
P. F. Jamieson
OPA Caseload Hits Poultry Violations and Egg Prices
Cincinnati area OPA enforcement targets poultry price violations and stock sales. Clermont County board reports farmers selling poultry by head violate rules unless for breeding or egg laying, with certificate on file. Egg ceiling prices rise June 14 for Grade A and ungraded eggs, retail cartons set at 53c and 46c, uncartoned 2c lower. Canning sugar allotments expected soon with use promises and reporting requirements, ration-stamp return for unused sugar.
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OPA
Cincinnati
Clermont County
U.S. District Court
Batavia Girl Scouts Elect Officers
A Batavia meeting at Mrs. Bessie Moeschel's home chose a new scout leader and officers. Marilyn Iles was named president and Mary Ann Moeschel as vice president, with Ruth Ann Smith secretary, Mary Catherine Binkley treasurer, and Lois Joan Tucker news reporter. The group discussed fair projects and a nature exhibition, and $10 from poppy sales was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Girl Scouts
Bessie Moeschel
Fry
Marilyn Iles
Mary Ann Moeschel
Ruth Ann Smith
Mary Catherine Binkley
Lois Joan Tucker
Heirs Sought for Foreign Legacy in Batavia Areas
Walter C. Cox, probate genealogist, searches for heirs of Ida Soderlynd also known as Lind Lynd and her uncle John Odling, emigrants from Sweden who settled around 1890 in a Batavia. The hunt spans Batavias in Illinois Iowa Michigan New York Ohio and Wisconsin with possible lives of Ida or Odling unlikely and not confirmed.
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Batavia
United States
Ida Soderlynd
Lind
Lynd
Dicen
John Odling
Walter C. Cox
S. LaSalle St
Ida
Sweden
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
New York
Ohio
Wisconsin
18 Clermont farms to stock ponds with fish
David V. Fette says 18 farms in Clermont County will stock 20 fertilized ponds totaling 13.5 acres with bass and bream. The plan, organized with the U S Department of the Interior and the Soil Conservation District, aims for pan sized bream and one pound bass within a year. Farmers Bulletin No 1938 provides details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Clermont
U. S. Department of the Interior
David V. Fete
Fette
Farmers Bulletin No
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation District
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Clermont Boy Scouts
The
Courier
Batavia Garden Club
Haydon
Batavia High School
North Central Ass'n. of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Hopping
North Central Ass'n
F. B. Pie Co
Batavia, Ohio
J. Harold Campbell
Nina E. Campbell
Campbell
Germany
3Rd Army
Moosburg
Liquid Carbonic Corp
Jane Campbell
Augusta
Miami Beach, Fla
Dale C. Dorsey
Mary Rapp
Batavian
Production Credit Association
John Rapp
Ellen C. Dorsey
Rapp
Edwin
Dorsey
Seventeenth Airborne Division
War Department
Julich
Alley R. Tussey
United States Army General Hospital
England
Alexei N. Berk
New York City
Pfc
Tussey
Edith Tussey
Norman E. Tussey
Vancouver
Washington
Sportsmans Club
Harriett Jeanne Hutson
Winchester
Alice Mae Hutson
Mrs
Carlos Hutson
Grand Lake
Lulla Naégel
Donald Williams
Minnie Hendrixson
George Haas
Francis Has
Joseph Mager
Zoo
Harry Kearns
Clarence Edwards
Holly
Eastern Star Inspection
Pany
John Willett
Alonzo Davidson
Route 125
Willett
State Auto Mutual Insurance Co
Davidson
James W. Walker
Jichty
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