Tax Hike Sought By Clermont County Commissioners
Clermont County Commissioners seek a five year road and bridge tax hike at one mill per dollar of property value. The measure would raise about 89000 dollars if approved and will be voted on by residents next fall after election board submission. In a separate action the Veterans Housing Unit at Amelia will be rented to World War II veteran Joseph L. Ramsey.
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Clermont County
Court House
Batavia
Board of Elections
Amelia
Joseph L. Ramsey
Bad Intersection Is Scene Of Crash
A crash occurred early Monday at the intersection of Routes 132 and 222 involving a car driven by Alvtred Sirback of Cincinnati and a pickup driven by William Ties of Batavia. Sirback claimed he stopped on Route 132, pulled out after not seeing oncoming traffic, and collided in the obscured view caused by a high bank on Route 132.
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Alvtred Sirback
E. 13Th Street
Cincinnati
William Ties
Batavia
Sirback
Bethel Woman Earns Degree at Ohio University
Marjorie Louise Thompson of Bethel was among 757 graduates at Ohio University's 134th commencement. On June 12 she received a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics. Speaker Louis Bromfield addressed the class with the address titled On Our Way.
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Ohio University
Thompson
Light Plane Crashes in Tree Near Amelia
Mr and Mrs N E Risco of Charleston West Virginia were en route to the Lunken Airport air show Cincinnati when their light plane forced down into a treetop in a rain storm. They escaped injury and were taken the rest of the way to Lunken by Ed Kranz Amelia.
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Amelia
Charleston
W. Va
Lunken
Cincinnati
Ed Kranz
Kiwanis Club Meeting In Milford Adds New Member
The Milford Kiwanis Club met at the Wishing Well in Perintown Monday night. Lloyd Mullett presided. Russell Barnard was named to attend the national convention in Atlantic City from June 19 to 23. Jack McComb of Milford Heating Co. joined the club, bringing total membership to 57.
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Milford Kiwanis Club
Wishing Well
Perintown
Lloyd Mullett
Russell Barnard
Atlantic City
Jack McComb
The
Milford Heating Co
Outstanding Mixed Hay Field In Batavia Ohio
Batavia Ohio farmer C S Smith stands in a field of mixed brome alfalfa ladine clover hay. The Clermont Soil Conservation District and David V Fette note 27.2 acres seeded April 28 1949 with specified forage components and fertilizer use. The stand, pastured portions and seed production plans are described with yield estimates and agronomic notes.
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Hall C. Smith
Batavia
Ohio
Smith
Clermont Soil Conservation District
David V. Fette
U. &Soil Conservation Service
Fette
Blue Cross Eligibility Opened for Clermont County Residents
Blue Cross membership will be opened to thousands in Clermont County during a two week period from June 15 to June 30. Civic groups including the Batavia and Williamsburg Rotary clubs the Bethel Junior Women's Club the Amelia Lions Club and the Owensville Rural Fire Protective Association sponsor the expansion for self employed unemployed and small firm workers.
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Clermont County
Rotary Clubs
Batavia
Williamsburg
Junior Women’s Club
Bethel
Lions Club of
Amelia
Rural Fire Protective Association of
Owensville
Blue Cross
American Hospital Association
Mayors Proclaim Blue Cross Week in Southwestern Ohio
A group of area mayors proclaim June 19 to 25, 1949 as Blue Cross Week to promote the Blue Cross health plan. The notice urges residents to obtain Blue Cross protection, with coupons in newspapers and distribution at banks and drug stores.
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Ohio
A. C. Munden
Batavia
C. C. Danbury
Williamsburg
Allen
W. White
Bethel
Edward Brunk
Owensville
Blue Cross
Two Women Injured in Route 50 Highway Collision
Wet pavement on Route 50 near the Linden Hills Inn caused two injuries and three cars damaged when Helen Craig of Williamsburg spun into a parked Roy Heller auto from Cincinnati. Durbin's car avoided the wreck as he veered into a ditch. Injured Thom asine Craig and Stella Sprague were taken to Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Marie mot by Monroe Funeral Home ambulance. Heller was away fishing. similar crashes have occurred at this spot.
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Linden Hills Inn
Helen Craig
Williamsburg
Roy Heller
Cincinnati
Batavia Sergeant Completes Phase of Aeromedical Training
Sgt. Lawrence N. Inderrieden formerly of Batavia Ohio has finished the first phase of the Aeromedical Technicians course at the School of Aviation Medicine Randolph Field Texas. He will proceed to practical hospital work with the 1100th Station Medical Group Bolling AFB Washington D C for the next training phase.
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Lawrence N. Inderrieden
Batavia, O
School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Field
Texas
Inderrieden
1100Th
Bolling Afb
Washington, D. C
6 Year Old Boy Injured By Auto
James Vernon Carson a 6 year old boy was injured when he stepped in front of a car driven by Arnold Snider 40. The accident occurred on State Route 132 toward New Richmond at 745 pm Monday morning. Carson was treated for cuts and bruises at Dr W J Sperling Amelia and no charges were filed against Snider. Deputy Sheriff Marvin Bissants investigated the incident.
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Lalia Bickett
Charles Bickett
Mt. Pisgah
Arnold Snider
Batavia
Snider
New Richmond
W. J. Sperling
Amelia
Marvin Bissants
Clermont County Poetry Contest Seeks Entries
Clermont Courier invites Clermont County writers to enter the poetry contest before July 1. Editors Shelia Stinson and Edna Hamilton await original, unpublished poems with no entry limit. First prize earns poetry books, best pieces published in a booklet sent to honorable mention writers.
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Clermont County
Clermont Courier
Shelia Stinson
Edna Hamilton
Heart Attack Victim Is Recovering In Amelia
Everett E. Wilson of Amelia is convalescing at home after a severe heart attack on May 30. He is the father of Delbert and Llewellyn Wilson, owners of Wilson Implement Company.
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Everett E. Wilson
Ohio
Centerville Roads
Amelia
Delbert and
Llewellyn Wilson
Wilson Implement Company
County Boy Scouts Hold Spring Camp
Clermont County Boy Scouts and leaders held a Spring Camporee in Bethel over a weekend with 167 Scouts and 24 leaders. Troops camped at City Park outfields, organized religious services, cooked their own meals, and displayed tents from wall to Adironack styles. Participants hailed from Goshen Amelia Loveland Batavia Milford Mt Carmel Newtonsville Edenton Locust Corner Marathon Felicity Mulberry Williamsville and Bethel troops.
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Boy Scouts
Clermont County
Bethel
Goshen
Amelia
Loveland
Batavia
Milford
Mt. Carmel
Newtonsville
Edenton
Locust Corner
Marathon
Felicity
Mulberry
Williamsville
Dam Would Mean Relocation Of Homes In Elk Lick Community
Clermont County officials reveal East Fork Reservoir project plans a 2700 acre lake between Batavia and Williamsburg with an earth dam 750 feet above sea level. The effort aims to curb floods and boost recreation while relocating about 14 homes and farms in Elk Lick. Local residents react with concern and some optimism about land value changes and acquired district facilities.
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Elk Lick
Hugh C. Nichols
Batavia
Little Miami Conservancy District Board
J. L. Person
Corps of Engineers
Louisville
East Fork
Williamsburg
Nichols
Joseph Bauman
Clermont County Easter Seal Sale Nets Over 1500
Clermont Countians bought over 1500 dollars in Easter Seals in the 1949 campaign, up 200 from last year. Sam Ausman chairs the Society for Crippled Children, with John Priend as treasurer and Mrs. Violet Jones as secretary. statewide total nears 369,027.89 with national drive aiming for seven million.
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Clermont County
Sam Ausman
Clermont
John Priend
Violet Jones
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
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Ohio U
Marjorie Louise Thompson
Louis Bromfield
Mrs
N. E. Risco
Kiwanis Club
Hospital Care Corporation
A. C. Mundew
Route
James Vernon Carson
Methodist Church
Little Miami
Myers Y. Cooper
Conservancy District Board
Caesar Creek
Morrow
Cooper
Spring Valley
Todd’s Fork
Floyd Pierce
National
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