Commissioner Houser Won't Seek Re-Election
Clermont County Commissioner Ralph W. Houser announced he will not run in 1974, citing eight years on the board as enough. The 69 year old Bethel resident will focus on his realty firm and plans to spend time there after leaving office. He said he will not seek another political post and notified the County Democratic Executive Committee.
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Ralph W. Houser
Clermont County
Houser
Edward Osborne
Democratic Executive Committee
Houser Coneae
Amelia State Bank Merges With Bethel First National
John C. Pommert and Carlton M. Day announce unanimous director approval for Amelia State Bank merger into Bethel First National Bank of Bethel Ohio. The combined bank will operate as The First National Bank of Bethel with about four million dollars in Amelia assets and broader customer services pending regulatory approvals.
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Amelia State Bank
Bethel First National
John C. Pommert
Carlton M. Day
First National Bank of
Bethel
Amelia
National Banking Association
The
Bethel, Ohio
First National Bank of Bethel
Pommert
Day
Ayant
Tee
Amelia Bank
21 Candidates File New Precincts Formed
Twenty one candidates filed petitions with Clermont County Board of Elections for the November ballot. Filing closes at 4 p.m. August 8. Most petitions target township trustee seats with only one village council candidate, Thomas R. Chandler, among the filed. Several trustees named across Washington, Batavia, Franklin, Monroe, Jackson, Wayne, Tate, Pierce, Stonelick and Union townships. Voters in Miami and Ohio Townships will see new precincts as divisions were created and redistribuited to balance numbers.
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Clermont County Board of Elections
Board of Elections
Thomas R. Chandler
Eugene Holland
Washington Township
Curtis Lester
Calvin S. Lewis
Ronald L. Raper
Rodney J. Murphy
Louis H. Moore
Batavia Township
Russell F. Hayden
Franklin Township
Charles R. Ireton
John E. White
Elizabeth Wahrmann
Larry A. McClanahan
Monroe Township
Charles Wiederhold
John M. Freeman
Jackson Township
Edwin R. Cox
Walter Fry
Wayne Township
Robert R. Fryman
Tate Township
Maurice Day
Pierce Township
Donald R. Koester
Jerry L. Carrier
Stonelick
William Paul Herrmann
Union Township
Miami
Ohio Townships
Miami Township
Ohio Township
Ohio 131
Old Gray Mare Needs Major Surgery To Ride Again
A humorous reminiscence on the family car failing to carry the brood to summer programs. The old gray mare received another round of surgery and recovery in intensive care, with hopes she will be fit enough to shuttle kids once more amid limited public transport. A Water Gate joke ties biblical reform to modern headlines and soap operas.
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Yours Truly
Daddy
Water Gate
Jerusalem
Finamore Sues Over Sewer Backups for Damages
Anthony Finamore of 4067 Glen Este Williamsville Rd sues Clermont County Commissioners for 50 000 dollars claiming inverse condemnation due to sewer backups from the PUB system. He alleges 82 floods in six years with emotional distress property devaluation and cleanup costs. Cincinnati attorney John W Dressing represents the plaintiff Agency EPA, while the county cites roof run-off.
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Anthony Finamore
Glen Este-Williamsville Rd
Clermont County
Pierce-Union-Batavia
John W. Dressing
Cincinnati
EPA
Finamore
Ohio to Begin Purchase of Appalachian Highway Right of Way
A Ohio group in Washington was told that the state will begin buying right of way for the western unfinished sections of the Appalachian Highway in the first half of fiscal 1974. About 4 million dollars in state matching funds will be allocated in each half of the year to acquire land from Williamsburg in Germont County to Peebles in Adams County and to start two sections of Corridor D bypassing Athens. Officials noted Ohio lags behind others in ARC program commitments and has not let a highway construction contract since March 1972.
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Ohio
Washington
William Baker
Baker
Srndton
Williamsburg
H. Harsha
Portsmouth
Appalachian Regional Commission
Donald W. Whitehead
Child Development Plans Win Federal Approval
Rep. William H. Harsha announces over 75000 dollars in federal ARC grants for two Ohio Appalachian projects. Fluoride adjustment funds aid the Ohio Department of Health with voluntary equipment and local matching. Newborn health care funds support a neonatal intensive care project run by Maternal Child and Health in Columbus with local match.
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William H. Harsha
Ohio
Appalachian
Appalachian Regional Commission
Ohio Department of Health
Columbus
Former Police Chief Seeks Seat on Township Trustee Board
Paul Hermann, ousted May 23 as police chief of Union Township, seeks a seat on the township board of trustees. He accuses one man of control over the board and says he would make independent decisions if elected. He notes his suit for reinstatement is pending in Clermont County Court of Common Pleas and would not comment while a judge’s ruling is forthcoming.
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Paul Hermann
Hermann Convears
Union Township
Court of Common Pleas
Clermont County
Hermann
East Fork Lake Project Aims to Boost Region by 1977
Plans for East Fork Lake and two dams proceed with Army Corps of Engineers input. Leegan and French outline flood level gains, water supply, and quality benefits while noting zoning needs and anticipated regional growth around Batavia Williamsburg and surrounding communities. Estimated completion and funding figures are discussed along with attendance at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
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East Fork Lake
Germont County
Will Leegan
Army Corps of Engineers
Thelermont County Chamber of Commerce
Clermont General and Technical College
Batavia
Williamsburg
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Jones
Betevia
Brown County
Charles Meyers
Steve Ernest
Hall Miller
Milacron
Bill Wylie
Union
Charles Skinner
U.S
Social Security
New Street
Clermont
Brown Counties
Edwin J. Robinson Jr
Adams, Brown, Clermont
Highland
Pike, Ross and
Scioto
Leegan
French
Surro Ding Park
Easter Lake
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