Four Area Red Cross and Community Chest Unite
Clermont County and northern Kentucky join Hamilton County in the United Appeal drive next October. Rueben B. Hays says the merger will extend metropolitan aid to fight disease, delinquency and despair beyond political borders.
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Clermont County
Northern Kentucky
Hamilton County Community Chest and Council
United Appeal
Rueben B. Hays
Hamilton County Community Chest
Netherland Hilton
Community Chest
Hays
American National Red Cross
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Kenton County
Campbell County
Red Cross
Cincinnati Area
Boone County
Nelson Schwab, Jr
Cincinnati and
al Red Cross Board of Governors
Schwab
Kenton
Campbell
Courier Building Rises On Rt. 74 Edge Of Batavia
Masonry firm John Petri and Sons of Amelia push the new Courier plant walls toward completion on Route 74 at the western edge of Batavia. The ultra modern cut stone and Roman brick front nears finish as the firm also builds St. Bernadette school at Amelia. Publisher Jerald B. Fortney invites locals to watch the work, noting the plant will be Clermont County’s first in years built for publishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Petri
Jerald B. Fortney
Courier
Clermont County
County Salaries Show Decline in 1955 Despite State Trend
Clermont County and 19 other Ohio counties reversed the rise in county official pay in 1955 with a total payroll of 350 117 down 32 255 from 1954 while statewide payrolls rose by about six million. Per capita costs were 8 30 in Clermont and 8 51 in Drake County. The Amelia Golden Needles 4H Club met June 21 with roll call on favorite songs and demonstrations on manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Rhodes
Clermont
Clermont County
Drake County
Amelia Golden Needles 4H
Sara Jane Stewart
Donna Sue Stewart
Gold Mine Firm Is Reorganized
New Richmond John W. Haussermann, president of Benquet Consolidated Mining Co., announced the company has been reorganized and reincorporated as a Philippine law corporation subject to stockholder approval. The new firm will issue 18 million shares, 12 million to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange on a share-for-share exchange, with 6 million kept in treasury for expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
John W. Haussermann
Here
Benquet Consolidated Mining Co
New York Stock Exchange
Haussermann
Driver Escapes Collision With Train Near Milford
Robert Lovins of Tealtown Road escaped injury when his car skidded onto Round bottom Road railroad tracks and stalled as a Norfolk and Western freight approached. He jumped from the vehicle before the westbound train struck it, damaging a flasher signal and demolishing the car.
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Milford
Robert Lovins
Tealtown Road
Roundbottom Road
N &W
Lovins
Clyde Dericks
County Revenues Double From 1947 To 1955 Across Counties
County auditors report revenue receipts across 88 counties totaling 364 million dollars in cash available after a 1947 figure of 114.8 million. 1955 revenues rose over 27 million dollars from 1954 marking the era’s largest one-year uptick. Clermont reported 1.49 million in revenue. Expenditures statewide reached 28.9 million with major shares to operation and maintenance, capital outlay, and non-governmental costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Rhodes
Clermont
Firemen Sign Pact to Restore Town Fire Protection
Newtown township trustees met Tuesday night and renewed a $3500 contract with the Newtown Fire Department to provide fire protection from Clough to the Miami River for about 800 families. The pact retroactive to June 1 1956 also notes plans to form a fire district affecting several plants. A Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co 25 year contract will supply city gas to the village with a high pressure line expected by September. At the council meeting, traffic improvements were approved at the corner of Valley and Church Streets. Lyle Cann was appointed service manager for Dietz Ford Sales Batavia replacing the former shop foreman and will lead a staff of mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown Fire Department
Clough
Miami River
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Stirling Moore
Lyle Cann
Dietz Ford Sales, Inc
Batavia
Louis Dietz
Tony Cappa
Cann
Davis Pike
Amelia
Fuller Ford
Cincinnati
Dietz Ford Sales
Joe Ramsey
Howard Houck
al Lewis
Tony Hall
Dietz Ford
Deputy Auditor Dies In Hospital
Arthur Meinken, 70, of Newtonsville, Clermont County deputy auditor, died early Saturday at Christ Hospital after surgery. A former Clerk of Courts, he served as deputy sheriff and in the engineer's office. He was Owensville Bank vice president and village clerk of Newtonsville. Services held Tuesday at Hannah funeral home in Blanchester. Survived by widow Florence and sister Adele Board of Cincinnati.
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Arthur Meinken
Newtonsville
Clermont County
Christ Hospital
Owensville Bank
Florence
Adele Board of
Cincinnati
Community hears boundary plan for Route 125 sidewalks
A Citi zens Improvement Committee delegation met with engineer Julian Paxton in Middletown to set sidewalk boundaries west of Withamsville Tabasco School to W T Park, including the mile limit for schoolchildren. August 21 is eyed for project contracts. four thousand phone changes completed May 20 to four weeks of field work. two letter prefixes required for all numbers.
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Citizens Improvement Committee
Middletown
Julian Paxton
Division 8
Paxton
Withamsville - Tabasco
Withamsville
W-T Park
Don Ison
Columbus
Ison
Rev
D. G. Lach
Charles W. Jackson
C. C. Ratliff
Walter VanHorn
The
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Woody Hamilton
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Wilderness Road
Lerea
Ohio
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Iowa
Illinois
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District of Columbia
Family Loveland
Shipmates Club
Presbyterian Church
Nicholaus Makowski
Ursula
Virginia
Makowski
Louise Nuxell
Cincinnati Social Security Office
Court House
Roberts S. Tate
Randolph L. Wadsworth
Elmer Kramer
Clermont -Become
Washington, D. C
Red Cross’ Memorial
Sycamore Street
Bell and
Amcinnati
Schirmer
O. H. Sharp
Arnold Schirmer
Bethel
Newtown — Anderson
Cottage Park
Newtown Road
Eight Mile Section
Hermitage Club
Broadwell
Shademoor Park
Esman
Hannah
Blanchester
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Swift
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Pany
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