28 Jun 1945
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
1
The Kan Legion Auxiliary will hold its monthly meeting at the Armory on Monday July 2 at 8 P M Members are asked to bring toothpaste toothbrushes shaving cream odds and ends of yarn magazines rayon pieces and toilet articles for rehab
Florida just held its election under the new constitution. The governor member of Congress and a majority of both legislative branches are Locofoco, boosting two more Locofocos to the U S Senate. Prohibition speakers in Springfield condemn professing Christians voting with either major party amid renewed church tensions.
A severe hail storm last Thursday damaged crops in this locality and beyond. Tobacco and corn suffered greatly with some replanting needed as blades were shredded and large plants damaged. In Miami township hail covered ground for an hour and reports from North Carolina cite multi million dollar losses.
Summerside Methodists meet Holy Trinity S S at Batavia High School grounds at 2 PM in a 9 to 8 thriller. Capt Robert Moore leads a Veterans Hospital Chilli cothe colored team against Dave Gallagher’s Batavia Eagles all stars.
Milford launches a community wide hospital care enrollment drive led by a Kiwanis committee headed by Louis M. Klenne. A. M. Hauefle of Hospital Care Inc spoke at Town Hall with PTA Progress Club Garden Club American Legion and Boy Scouts present. A 50 percent enrollment is required for the program to take effect. Residents from Milford and nearby areas qualify, with those insured through Cincinnati employers credited to Milford’s quota.
Lieut. Louis H. Speidel Jr. and Miss Ann Offer wed June 15 in Chelmsford England. The bride lives in Chelmsford and the couple will honeymoon in Scotland before Speidel returns to France with a B 26 Marauder squadron as supply officer. He has taught English and mathematics as part of the post Day Army education program after training at British and French universities. Overseas 20 months, he is a Miami University graduate and was a Cincinnati chemist before joining the Air Force three years ago.
Harmony Hangout will hold its regular monthly business meeting on Monday in the Canteen. Treasurer Miss Roudebusch has resigned and Lois Jamieson was appointed to fill the vacancy. a future plan includes more sandwiches, picnics, and social hours.
All members and friends invited to Amelia School on Thursday evening July 5 at 8:00 to hear boys returned from European and Pacific theatres share experiences in a round table discussion. Election of officers will be held.
Dairy farmers in Clermont County will receive increased dairy production payments starting July 1 as the summer rate schedule takes effect. The new July to September rates are 45 cents per hundredweight for milk and 13 cents per pound for butterfat, with previous months at 60 and 25 cents respectively for April through June. Applications for April to June payments must be filed by August 31, 1945 at the County AAA Office.
Batavia Grange plans inspection of degree work on July 5 at 8 15 P M. Members and attendees are expected.
The article lists veterans from Batavia Ohio and surrounding areas returning from World War II service. It highlights Harold Brothers Clifford Lawrence Jr John Foote Carroll Anstaett Kenneth Sullivan Dwight Maddox and Dwight Maddox with details on duty locations medals and homecomings.
The Wilhiamsville Tabasco P.T.A. will host a Friday dance on July 6 with music by the Stardusters. An amateur show from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. will award prizes. entrants should call Mrs. Jack Garr Batavia 3964.
Mrs Amanda S Hill 71 wife of Milton S Hill died last Thursday at her Route 131 home after a two week heart ailment. Funeral services were held Monday at Craver Funeral Home with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. A life long Belfast area resident she was a daughter of the late Byron Shields and Mrs Shields pioneer Clermont settlers.
The War Bond Drive in Clermont County receives a boost with $100,000 allocated to the county committee from state purchases. Ohio Treasurer Don H. Ebright says $55,000,000 in United States Certificates of Indebtedness were bought from Treasury surplus funds, with Brown, Warren, and Clinton counties credited specific amounts. The state also reports $192,509,600 in War Bonds held in other trust funds.
The new Federal crop insurance program, praised by Clermont County AAA Chair Edward C. Saxton, offers 50 or 75 percent coverage of average yields to wheat growers. It protects against weather risks, applies to landowners tenants and sharecroppers, and requires pre-seeding applications by September 15, 1945.
The Home School Community Club will hold a homecoming dance at the School House Saturday night June 30, welcoming several boys recently discharged and men home on furlough.
Mr and Mrs E E White formerly of Marathon now residing in St Petersburg celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary last week and in April. They are survived by two daughters Mrs Ada Fender and Mrs Cecile H Shaw and a son Pfc Clarence K Hill now serving in Germany.
Mr P F Jamieson announced that starting Friday night at 8 15 PM the Summer Band Concerts would be conducted from the Court House Square. Formerly they were on Saturday nights and now will be on Friday nights for several weeks to test reception.
The Cler mont County War Price and Rationing Board reports shoe inventories are severely depleted after two years of over buying. In 1943 civilians bought 53 million more pairs than produced and 50 million more in 1944, leaving inventories down by over 100 million pairs. Repairing shoes is urged before shortages become irreversible. The notice also covers tires easing, furlough gasoline increases, farm slaughter permits, and a call for volunteers to handle peak workload.
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