Amelia Girls Win LL C Scholarship
Dr. Raymond Walters president of the University of Cincinnati announced a scholarship awarded to Miss Mary Catherine Schatz daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Marvin Schatz R 1 Box 420 Amelia Ohio The 1944 Anderson Township High School graduate from Mt Washington has been on the honor roll for two years and active in the Masque and Gavel Club and Cincinnati Actors Guild. She plans to enter the universitys College of Liberal Arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Walters
University of Cincinnati
Mary Catherine Schatz
Ralph Marvin Schatz
Box
Amelia
Ohio
Schatz
Anderson Township High School
Mt. Washington
Cincinnati Actors’ Guild
Owen Phillips
Miss Schatz
College of Liberal Arts
Owensville Soldier Promoted in England
Wayne A. Schobert of Owensville Ohio promoted from second to first lieutenant in the ETO. Flying Fortress pilot, Lt. Schobert is 22, son of Frank W. Schobert and husband of Dorothy Utter. A 1939 Owensville High School graduate, he was a farmer before enlisting January 28 1942.
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England
Wayne A. Schobert
Owensville
Schobert
Frank W. Schobert
Dorothy Utter
Owensville High School
Armed Forces
Community Service Appointments Made to Board
Mrs L G Donaldson Mrs Kate Buerkle and Mrs Emily Moore named as Community Service members on the board. Buerkle has already given efficient service and contributed to smooth operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Donaldson
Kate Buerkle
Emily Moore
Buerkle
Cerinto
Contracts Let for Little Miami Railroad to Xenia
From Looking Backward June 29 1844 the article notes contracts for finishing the Little Miami Railroad to Xenia are signed at under the engineers estimates. The company is funded to proceed and aims to complete to Xenia within the next year. It also reprints the Newark Gazette call to action for the 1844 Whig political contest urging active effort and vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Miami
Xenia
Newark Gazette
Speeding at Bantam fair and Clermont educator dies
The item notes a Fourth of July speed event at Bantam Fair Grounds with L P McBeth showcasing a string of race horses. It also reports the death of Prof. James K Parker of Clermontville, a prominent educator who founded Clermont Academy over fifty years ago and shaped many local citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bantam
Bantam Fair Grounds
L P. McBeth
Hamersville
James K. Parker
Clermontville
Clermont
Clermont Academy
Ald - Aa
Neighbors Rally to Till Reed Farm After Tractor Crash
Neighbors from a few miles gather at Clifford Reed’s Davis Pike farm near Batavia to plow harrow and plant 32 acres in one day after a tractor accident left Reed critically ill in Cincinnati. Eleven tractors seven horse teams and a truck were used with fuel supplied from on-site tanks. Twenty-eight locals, including eight women, work from 8 AM to 4 30 PM planting 22 acres of corn and 10 acres of soybeans. Reed remains in Girls Hospital on oxygen. outcome unsure weeks after the ditch rollover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Reed
Cincinnati
Reed
Davis Pike
Batavia
Reed Farm
Joe Anderson
Harold Bissantz
Bert Blair
Allen Boles
R. W. Church
Harold Hayes
Elza Harris
Humphries
Joe
Donald
Junior
Ray
Virgil
Charles
Lewis
Bill
Leo Langes
Lester Taylor
Richard Fritz
Sam Ausman
Williamsburg
Charles Nussbaum, Jr
George Schickley
Charles Hamer
Charles Pride
Fred Ungelhaem
George Webb
Conchise Girls Hospital
Auto Crash Damages Tony's Place in Mt Carmel
A Saturday night collision at Tony's Place tore a hole through the cafe wall and hurled concrete blocks. The Sams car rammed the Braig vehicle parked outside, injuring Dora Kelch and prompting Ralph Sams to face a reckless driving hearing with a $300 bond set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Willowville
Olive Branch
Braig
Sams
Frank Abbott
Clermont
A. C. Munden
Miss Kelch
Miles Scott
Batavia
William Ritchie
Social News From Glen Este and Surrounding Areas
Local residents from Glen Este and nearby communities were noted visiting friends and family in Cincinnati and Mt. Carmel. Visitors included Stella Barber Alma Fitzgerald Lee McGuire Byron Patterson and several families sharing meals and social greetings. The column mentions illnesses, family visits, and theatrical card games at various homes.
Social visits and local travel through Bethel area
Miss Helen Belle Hill of Bethel visited Barbara Lanham with Barbara staying at the Hill home. Mrs. Ella Hughes visits relatives in New Richmond and Cincinnati. Many families hosted guests from Felicity Dayton Memphis Cincinnati Germantown Ky Batavia and Maple with upcoming nurses training in Cincinnati. Hayride for twenty one local youths and various Sunday visits mark a busy week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Belle Hill
Bethel
Barbara Lanham
Barbara
Hill
Ella Hughes
New Richmond
Cincinnati
Claud McCane
Gertrude Fields
Felicity
Gladys Liming
Larry
Lela McCane
Chef
Stors
the Louis
Bulow Home
William Dunaway
Virgie Gaul
Dayton
Harold Wilson
Memphis
Tenn
Blank
Elizabeth Nickell
Jeannine Lanham
Jacob Groppenbacker
Ralph Schwab
Anna Browning
Germantown
Elmer Jones
Batavia
Jones
Jennie Fancher
Ella Wendell
Lou Bulow
Bethesda Hospital
Ray Marksberry
Fred Fancher
Wm. Daugherty
Maple
Samson and Delilah Opens Second Week at Zoo Opera
Cincinnati Opera opens week two Sunday July 2 with Saint-Saens Samson and Delilah led by conductor Fausto Cleva. Star contralto Kerstin Thorberg debuts as Delilah opposite Raoul Jobin as Samson and John Brownlow as the High Priest. The series features Met Opera principals in major roles across Aida Carmen Rigoletto Il Trovatore and Martha through July 8 with Beecham and Cleva conducting. Reservations at Opera Office 115 E Fourth St Cincinnati.
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Opera
the Zoo
Cincinnati
Delilah
Samson
Metropolitan Opera Association
Aida
Rose Bampton
Anna Kaskas
Amneris
Sydney Rayner
Rhadames
Angelo Pilotto
Amonasro
Thomas Beecham
Carmen
Lily Dianes
Martin Parrell
Micaela
Raoul Jobin
Don Jose
John Brownlow
Escamillo
Rigoletto
Alexander Sved
Mr. Cleva
Leonore
Azucena
Manrico
Count di Luna
Martha
Josephine Antoine
Harriet
Thelma Altman
Ad’ Philip Witfield
Plunkett
Cleva
E. Fourth St
Community Notes From Deer Park And Surrounding Towns
Amelia Miss Thelma Davis visited her sister at Deer Park. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hutson spent Saturday with relatives in Mt. Washington. Miss Viola Miller and Mrs. Albert Lewis called on friends in Bethel Sunday. Rev and Mrs. Shirer visited Miss Woltring at the Methodist Home in College Hill Friday. Donald Williams is now able to go out again. Several locals have letters from their sons overseas. Mrs Bernice Evanshine hosted Miss Ethel Kienkle and Robert Evanshine and family from Cincinnati along with Mr and Mrs Arthur Evanshine of Withamsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Barber
Alma Fitzgerald
Cincinnati
Phil Sperry
Clyde Wilvens
Fayetteville
Charles Merice
Philip Lail
Lee McGuire
Boston
Mass
Charles Horstman
Emma Horstman
Jesse Beagle
Lee Altmaier
John Duncan
Ed Hughey
George Nash
Henry Thomas
George Patterson
Culverton
Anderson
Chas. Widmeyer
Will Kurtinis
Mt. Carmel
Will Isaack
Frances Snell
Harry Snell
Thelma Davis
Deer Park
Walter Hutson
Mt. Washington
Viola Miller
Albert Lewis
Bethel
Shirer
Bernice Evanshine
Ethel Kienkle
Robert Evanshine
Arthur Evanshine
Withamsville
Mt Carmel Glen Este PTA Lawn Fete July 4
The Mt. Carmel Glen Este PTA will hold its annual lawn fete at the school on July 4 starting at 3 PM. Supper, from 5 to 7 PM, features fried fish and grilled bratwurst, with homemade ice cream and cake. There will be a fish pond pony track music and entertainment for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carmel
Glen Este
Glen Este P.T. A
Farmers Warned of Milk Subsidy Payments
Edward C. Saxton of Clermont County Agriculture warns dairy farmers about the Milk Subsidy Program pay period covering May and June, starting July 1, 1944, through August 31. Payments run two months per period with rates for May–Aug at 35 cents per ewt for milk and 6 cents per pound for butterfat, and 60 cents per ewt and 10 cents per pound for Sept–Mar. Saxton urges timely applications with supporting evidence to the A A A Office to avoid missing subsidies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Saxton
Clermont County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Saxton
New Harmony 4-H Club Meets at Jones Home
The New Harmony Clothing Club of Marathon Ohio met at C L Jones residence on Friday June 25 at 1 30 PM. Eleven members attended and pledged to bring books and complete two pieces of work by July 6 with next meeting set for Jones home on July 6 at 1 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harmony Clothing Club
Marathon
C. L. Jones
Deaths and funeral notices from Nicholsville and Williamsburg
Obituaries list McMurchy E A died at home in Nicholsville June 25 1944 with funeral at T P White New Richmond June 28. George Long died near Williamsburg June 24 with funeral at Bloom Rose Church June 27. Includes a Congressional quote by James W Mott on government by law versus government by men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
George
Minnie Long
Snider
Williamsburg
Bloom Rose Church
Clermont Grocers To Display OPA Cost-of-Living Exhibit
Clermont County grocers join the Price Panel of the Clermont War Price and Rationing Board to show a cost-of-living exhibit during the week of June 238. The displays compare WWI prices with today and highlight OPA price control. Judge Charles G. White notes grocers’ patriotism and cooperation, with posters distributed to stores to inform customers and build goodwill.
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Clermont Grocers
Clermont County
Clermont War Price and Rationing Board
OPA
Charles G. White
White
Amelia Girl Scouts Scrap Drive on July 8 Saturday
The Amelia group announces a Girl Scout Scrap Drive for July 8. Scouts will collect fats paper broomsticks scrap metal and tin cans with paper tied in bundles and cans mashed flat. For details outside Hamlet and Amelia Corporation limits call Rose Willis or Myrtle Evanshine in Batavia. The Scouts thank contributors from the last three months.
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Hamlet
Amelia Corporation
Rose Willis
Batavia
Myrtle Evanshine
Summerside Methodist Women to Meet July 6
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Summerside Methodist Church will hold a covered dish luncheon on Thursday July 6 at noon. President Mrs. George Nash will lead the business meeting after lunch and the study topic is Medical Work in Africa led by Mrs. V N McGraw. Hostesses are Mrs. Mildred Gray and Mrs. Gladys Lang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Summerside Methodist Church
George Nash
Africa
V. N. McGraw
Mildred Gray
Gladys Lang
All Farmers Urged to Mow Weeds in Pastures
Weeds sap moisture from pastures and reduce forage available this season. Edward C. Saxton, chairman of the Clermont County A A A Committee, urges farmers to mow weeds to conserve moisture supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Saxton
Clermont County
War Bond Auction and Premiere for Fifth War Loan
Williamsburg hosts a bond auction on July 6 at 7 15 p m on Third Street in front of the Happy Hour theatre with J A Bissantz as auctioneer and Cola Kahn Grotto Band providing music. At 8 00 p m the Happyhour theatre opens for the premiere of Dianna Durbin’s Christmas Holiday for War Bond buyers only. Tickets available from Williamsburg agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
I Happyhour Theatre
Dianna Durbin
War Activities Committee
Jerry Jackson
War Finance Committee
Happyhour
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Amelia Girls
LL. C
Community Service
The
Courier
William Sturm
Chicago Sun
Treasury Department
Isabel
Samson and
Zoo Opera Sunday
New Harmony 4-H Club
Congress
James W. Mott
Oregon
Amelia Girl Scouts
Summerside Methodist
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