New Richmond Man Held in Hamilton County on 2nd Degree Murder Charge
George L. Pownall, 42, of one mile north of New Richmond, is jailed without bond on a second degree murder charge after the fatal shooting of Bertha King, 48, at his home Sunday night. King died at Bethesda Hospital around 12:30 A M. Pownall signed a confession and will be observed for mental health before the Grand Jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Pownall
New Richmond
Hamilton County
Bertha King
Pownall
Wfe
Frank A. Roberts
G. G. Auxier
Frank Perry
R. B. Denham
Marshall
Squire H. J. Arnold
Cuvier Press Club
Georgia Tech
School of Engineering
Lawrence R. Lytle
Cincinnati
G. G. Aux
Mail Carrier Charles Jackson Dies at 68
Charles Jackson 68 a retired Batavia post office mail carrier died at home Friday after a stroke of paralysis. Funeral Monday at 2 p m from Second M E church with burial in Union cemetery. Survived by widow a son Elery of Cincinnati post office and a daughter. Esteemed by all who knew him. Member of the Colored Masonic Lodge Eastern Stars and Shriners who held services Sunday night at 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jackson
Batavia Postoffice
M. E
Union Cemetery
Elery
Cincinnati Post Office
Colored Masonic Lodge
Eastern Stars and Shriners
Batavia P T A Meeting to Feature Wilbur Force Glee Club
Batavia P T A meets Thursday night at the school to hear P K Moore describe fire drills and Rev V P Martin speak on Patriotism. A Wilbur Force College Glee Club concert by the Negro students will be presented, followed by a social and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teacher's Association
Garald Iles
P. K. Moore
V. P. Martin
Presbyterian Church
Social Service Bureau
Hamilton County
Glee Club
Wilbur Force College
Institute Officers for 1940 Set for Batavia Meeting
The ten farmers institutes of Clermont County will meet March 15 at 8 p.m. in Batavia to confirm 1940 officers and next year’s program. Newly elected officers from Bethel to Moscow are listed with president, vice president, secretary, hostess, and treasurer roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
New Court House
Batavia
Bethel
J. L. Jordan
Millard Fagley
Pearl Binning
Winifred Davis
Marathon
Arlie Stratton
Alma Glancy
Lucille Duchemin
Erna Atwood
Leredo Busy Bee 4 H Club Holds First Meeting
The Leredo Busy Bee 4 H club met March 4 at the Community House. Elected officers include President Thomas Atwood and Gladys Parker, vice president Loretta Garrett, secretary Raymond Anspach, treasurer Carl Davidson, recreation leader Russell Davidson, and reporter Russell Davidson. Next meeting is April 1 at 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leredo
Busy Bee
Thomas Atwood
Gladys Parker
Loretta Garrett
Raymond Anspach
Carl Davidson
Russell Davidson
Russell’ Davidson
Election in Sight for November Ballots
Last week the first petition for a place on the November election ballots was issued by E S Rush deputy clerk and F M Clutter of Loveland. Additional petitions will be issued to candidates for township village officers and school board members. Sign with ink or indelible pencil and see Rush at the Courier office for petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Rush
F. M. Clutter
Loveland
Rush
Courier Office
Appointments Shifts at Batavia Post Office
Robert Barbeau of Madisonville is named to replace Donald Ansteadt in Batavia post office. Ansteadt succeeds Raymond Ross who takes the place of Mr Male. Mrs Leona Weaver is listed as substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barbeau
Madisonville
Donald Ansteadt
Batavia
Donald
Raymond Ross
Male
Leona Weaver
Rampage Floods Hit East Fork Roads and Bottoms
After an all night rain, the East Fork area experienced a rampage of flooding Sunday morning. The creek bottoms were flooded and roads suffered damage from the high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Fork
Milk Producers Union to meet in Batavia Court House
Regular meeting of the Milk Producers Union will be held in the Court House at Batavia Friday evening March 10 at p m. A W Brinkman chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk Producers Union
Court House
Batavia
W. Brinkman
Mary E. Homan Celebrates 91st Birthday Dinner
Miss Mary Homan hosted a Sunday dinner in honor of her mother Mrs Mary E Homan turning 91. Attendees included Ralph Homan H S Homan Joal Homan from Ashland Kentucky H M Kain Batavia Ruth Kain Harriett Rea from Cincinnati Jack Fuller and daughters Milford Ralph Kain from New Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Homan
Mary E. Homan
Ralph Homan
H. S. Homan
Joal Homan
Ashland
Kentucky
H. M. Kain
Batavia
Ruth Kain
Harriett Rea
Cincinnati
Jack Fuller
Milford
Ralph Kain
New Richmond
Mt. Carmel P T A to host Spring's Madness film
Mt. Carmel Parent Teachers' Association schedules a screening of Spring's Madness at the town hall on Tuesday evening March 14 at 7 pm Tickets available from Glen Este district pupils or from chairwoman Mrs Earl Kincaid and aides Mesdames Kenneth Shearwood Jack Cann and A. C. Roflow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carmel
Parent Teachers’ Association
Town Hall
Mt. Carmel Glen.Este
Earl Kincaid
Kenneth Shearwood
Jack Cann
A. C. Roflow
Quarterly conference at M. E. church on March 8
Visitors expected as representatives from Forestville Newtown Loveland Miamiville and outside the county attend the quarterly conference at the M. E. church on Wednesday March 8. Bring your friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Forestville
Newtown
Loveland
Miamiville
Milford Implements New Village Building Code and Water Plans
Milford Village Council advances the new building code effective now. Robert Shaper is sworn in as building inspector to enforce fire safety and beautification goals. Water service extension to Tyler Subdivision is studied by the surveyor Val Rule, with no immediate water rate cuts expected. Raymond Elion is hired as water plant superintendent, site for a new post office awaits selection, and delinquent taxes are to be collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Robert Shaper
J. K. Buckingham
Tyler
Val Rule
Raymond Elion
Buckingham
Felicity Plans Street Paving and Civic Initiatives
Felicity residents and the Felicity-Franklin Men's Business and Civic Club seek state and federal aid to pave Market Street from curb to curb along Route 133. State Rep John J Hayden, chair of the Highway Committee, is asked to press for the road, a park, and other village improvements. The club proposes a bond issue for fire equipment, urges licensing of transient peddlers, and discusses WPA cistern and well projects. Meetings move to the second and fourth Mondays at the Felicity-Franklin School auditorium with a March gathering and postmeeting dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Felicity
John J. Hayden
Felicity-Franklin Men’s Business and Civic Club
Hayden
Biit Hayden
Felicity-Franklin
Harry
Willy
Distribution Of Funds Announced By State Superintendent
The first quarterly distribution of State Aid School Foundation Funds was received last week in the office of Superintendent Frank Hoggatt. He announced Thursday that the funds distribution details follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hoggatt
Batavia Glee Club Broadcast Scheduled Thursday Night
Batavia High School Girls Glee Club plans a 9 to 9 30 pm radio broadcast on WSAI Cincinnati this Thursday. Director C H Shadwell notes the 30-voice ensemble will perform The Rosary Marcheta Just A Cottage Small Marianina and The Cossack's Farewell with Miss Virginia Kain as soloist under director Gladys Lewis and accompanist Myrtle Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia High School
WSAI
Cincinnati
C. H. Shadwell
Clermont
Ethelbert Nevin
Victor L. Schertzinger
James F. Hanley
Marianina
Johannes Brahms
Virginia Kain
Gladys Lewis
Myrtle. Wilson
Marathon P. T. A. to stage Home Talent Play
School masters met here Thursday and Alma ck spoke at the meeting. Marathon P T A will present a Home Talent Play titled A Poor Married Man at the School House in Marathon on Friday night March 10. Admission 20 and 10 cents. Come.
Ohio voters choose Bricker over Davey in 1938 primary aftermath
The piece trace a democratic view of majority rule citing Andrew Jackson and Roosevelt, then explains Ohio politics. It notes Bricker’s 1938 Ohio governorship victory after Davey and Sawyer contests, arguing voters favored Bricker to clean up Davey era officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
Roosevelt
Ohio
Davey
John W. Bricker
Mr. Sawyer
State of
Fatal Accident Near Perintown Claims Cincinnati Man
One Cincinnati man died from a fractured neck and other injuries after a car left Route 50 near Perintown and hit a rock. His wife and Mrs Wichman suffered cuts and shock. another passenger was injured. The group was returning from Chillicothe to Cincinnati, and they were taken to Bethesda Hospital Milford by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethesda Hospital
Perintown
Milford
Erdman Wagner
Kinsey Avenue
Mt. Auburn
Annie
Charles Wichman
Cedar Avenue
College Hill
Wichman
Wagner
Cincinnati
Chillicothe
Monroe Funeral Home
Most Important Clermont County Schools Meeting Held
Clermont County School masters' Club gathered last Thursday night with about 190 attendees after dinner served by Batavia PTA. President H. J. Badgley praised unity between teachers and boards as Miss Gladys Lewis led the Batavia Girls' Glee Club and Frank Hoggatt noted cooperation between boards and schools. M. J. Almack then delivered the keynote stressing progress and training youth to meet a changing social order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County Schoolmasters’ Club
H. J. Badgley
Badgley
Batavia
Parent-Teacher Association
Lester House
Goshen
Gladys Lewis
House
Frank Hoggatt
M. J. Almack
Department of Research and Public Relations
State Department of Education
Bethel Man Earl Eastwood Addresses Bethel Rotarians
Earl Eastwood Bethel insurance man spoke to Batavia Rotarians and Bethel Round Table Club on democracy and the constitution. He traced the federal framework to the Stamp Act and Articles of Confederation, urging able leaders to uphold constitutional government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Eastwood
Bethel Insurance
Batavia Rotarians
Bethel Round Table Club
Eastwood
Milford Progress Club to Meet at Mrs Radcliff Home
Milford Progress Club will meet Thursday at 2 P M in the residence of Mrs E B Radcliff Those taking part in the program are Mrs S M Spragens Mrs W L Brilmater Miss Rose Day and Mrs J K Buckingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virgil Iles
College of Engineering
Ohio State University
W. D. Turnbull
Institute
Ess
Glennie Linton
Walter Gibbs
Edenton
J. S. Grossnickle
Joe Cramer
Dorothy Goodwin
Mae Charleston
Owensville
Wayne Schobert
George Mull
Mayme Ulrey
R. C. Liming
Perry Groves
Williamsburg
J. A. Ashton
Mahlon Walker
Henry Cobb
W. G. Daugherty
Ora Stockton
Amelia
John Fetzer
Richard Knause
Nellie Mattox
Elizabeth Huling
Newtonsville
J. W. Dumford
Everette Haines
Esther Conover
Pearl Dye
Laurel
Rice Boender
Burton Smith
Mildred Lamb
Geraldine Painter
Moscow
Noble Holton
Roy Houser
Louise Maus
Edna Phillips
P.T. A
Shaper
Amelia Village
Aeoiouess
Eaeeue Branch Hill
Glen Este
Jackson
Miami Rural
Monroe
Neville
Owensville Village
Paxton Rural
Pierce
Wayne No
West Woodville
Williamsburg Village
Withamsville - Tobasco
Batavia Glee Club
Salos
Almack
Courier Comment
Joe Buckeye
Bethel Man Rotary Guest
Milford Progress Club
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!