Clermont County 4-H Week Highlighted By Growth In 4-H
Clermont County 4-H Week celebrates youth involvement with 518 local members in 37 clubs. National 4-H Week runs March 5 to 13, as 4-H expands to international programs. County projects include vegetable gardening dairy poultry swine and crafts for boys and clothing and food prep for girls.
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Ohio
W. H. Palmer
United States
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
England
Canada
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Pinlaid
Cuba
Venezuela
Korea
Clermont County
Amelia Basketball Advances to District Class B Quarters
The Amelia team remains alive in the District Class B tournament at Xavier Stadium Cincinnati after beating Higginsport 51 34 and New Richmond 35 32. They advance to tonight's quarterfinal against Wyoming becoming the sole non Hamilton County club remaining in the field of eight. Larry C Goetz of New Richmond signs a contract to umpire in the Southeastern League which spans Florida Mississippi and Alabama with headquarters in Montgomery Alabama.
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Amelia
Xavier Stadium
Cincinnati
Wyoming
Hamilton County
Higginsport
New Richmond
Larry C. Goetz
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Goetz
Bill McGowen
Elusive suspect eludes sheriff team in Batavia chase
Sheriff Clyde Dericks deputies Marvin Bissantz and Frank Hutchinson along with assistants including Charles Whitmer and Kyle Moyer hunted a suspicious man near Batavia. A pickup crash, sightings near the N and W station, and a farm flash followed by a large wooded search failed to locate him.
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Clyde Dericks
Marvin Bissantz
Franki ‘Hutchinson
Charles Whitmer
Kyle Moyer
William Gabbard
Batavia
Joe Winemiller
Bissantz
Upper Clough Civic Club Honors Judge Britton Honorary Member
At a regular meeting the Upper Clough Civic Club unanimously named Judge Harry Britton of Clermont County Common Pleas Court an honorary member. New members Fred Zeller and Donald Berger joined. The club plans its second annual outing July 16 17 with a television set as prize.
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Judz. Britton
Civic Club
Upper Clough
Cincinnati
Bell Telephone Company
Ivey Yates
John Jurgensen
Mexico City
Forney Named to County Health Board in Clermont County
Dale Forney of Williamsburg was elected to fill the term of Dr. Howard Fabin who resigned from the Clermont County Board of Health. Harry Clark of Monroe Township was elected to replace John B. Ginn whose term expired. A resolution opposing the organization of Brown Adams Clermont and Highland Counties into a health district was passed.
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Dale Forney
Williamsburg
Howard Fabin
New Richmond
Clermont County Board of Health
Harry Clark
Monroe Township
John B. Ginn
Brown, Adams
Clermont
Highland Counties
Batavia Junior Civic Club to Hear Miss Reese
The Batavia Junior Civic Club will meet at Miss Ruth Bissantz’s home on Tuesday March 15. Guest speaker will be Miss Francis Reese with co hosts Clara Barbara Remley and Virginia Anstaett. Members have been soliciting Batavia residents for Red Cross contributions.
Evangelist Roy Blackmore to Preach at Mulberry Church
Evangelist Roy Blackmore will preach at Mulberry Church of Christ on March 14 with nightly services at 7 30. He will also lead a Booster Class for grade school children at 6 45 and has held meetings with his partner for years. The pair report over 200 converts in the past year across eight meetings.
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Earl
Amelia
New Hope Methodist Church
Mt. Crab
Georgetown
Brown County
Bishop
M. H. Bishop
Amelia High School
Asbury College
Wilmore
Methodist Church
New Hope
Schools of Religion
Roy ©. Blackmore
Mulbery Church of Christ
Blackmore
Loveland
Ohio
Branch Hill Church of Christ
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Mr. Blackmore
Christ
John Kinner
Mt. Carmel Baseball Team Plans First Practice Session
Mt. Carmel from Clermont County Baseball League schedules first practice next Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Mt Carmel ball grounds weather permitting. Prospects urged to attend tryouts. Harry Didday of 3714 Morris Place Cincinnati will manage the team and is a former catcher on the 1947 championship squad.
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Clermont County
Mt. Carmel
Mt Carmel
Harry Didday
Morris Place
Cincinnati
Didday
Speakers announced for Owensville Farmers Institute
A one day Owensville Farmers Institute will be held Saturday March 12 with afternoon and evening programs. Frank Hoggatt Clermont County schools superintendent will discuss a county library system and Guy Smith county sanitarian will speak for Owensville. Maurice Welling State Farm Bureau will address Your Community and You, James Patchell Clermont County Civil Service Employees' Association president will talk on labor issues, and a County Agent W. W. Hamilton movie will be shown. Owensville Glee Club will provide music and Joe Utter is institute president.
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Owensville Farmers’ Institute
Owensville
Frank Hoggatt
Clermont County
Guy Smith
Sanitarian
Es Cme Om
Maurice Welling
State Farm Bureau
James Patchell
Civil Service Employees’ Association of
W. W. Hamilton
Owensville School
Farmers’ Institute
Joe Utter
Fire destroys Williamsburg feed mill with heavy losses
A blaze swept a two story frame building at Main Street and East Fork bridge in Williamsburg causing about 520,000 property damage. Fire departments from Williamsburg Batavia and Tate Township fought the flames while Emory Clark estimated 14000 in feed 10000 in machinery and 20000 in other property loss.
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W. D. Clark
Williamsburg
Croswell
Violet Williams
Main Street
East Fork
Miami River
Clark
West Virginia
Weak
Batavia Fire Department
Jacob Laffleur
Tate Township
Virgil Camery
Emory Clark
Williams
Hoggatt Discusses Library Finance At Clermont Banquet
At the thirteenth annual Board of Education banquet in Clermont County Frank B. Hoggatt the county school superintendent spoke on how new legislation may affect Clermont County. He quoted the 1948 Directory of Ohio Libraries to dispute library financing figures and noted intangible taxes paid in 1947. The Batavia PTA and the school orchestra provided musical interludes.
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Board of Education
Clermont Schoolmasters Club
Frank B. Hoggatt
Clermont County
Charles D. Vibberts
Ohio State Automobile Association
Allen Griffith
Batavia
American Society of Safety Engineers
Hoggatt
Directory of
Ohio
Batavia Pta
Hugh Nichols
Services Held for Richard Deimling in Williamsville
Services were held yesterday at St. Thomas More Church Williamsville for Richard S Deimling 45 of Clough Pike. The coroner found death by hanging after the body was discovered. Dr Paul Bauhrichter of Williamsville attempted artificial respiration but could not revive him.
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St. Thomas More Church
Williamsville
Richard S. Deimling
Clough . Pike
Skeen
Deimling
Paul Baurichter
G O P Women Plan St Patrick Party
The Clermont County Women's Republican Club schedules a St Patrick's Day party at Owensville School on March 17. A 7:30 pot luck supper precedes a brief business session and a social hour follows.
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Clermont County Women's Republican Club
Owensville School
Lecture Attracts Crowd At Batavia Armory
A free lecture titled Christian Science The Way of Freedom from Human Discords drew about 500 people in Batavia Armory Tuesday evening March 8. Speaker Will B. Davis OSB of Chicago Til, a board member of The Mother Church First Church of Christ Scientist, Boston Mass, presented the talk.
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Will B. Davis
OSB
Chicago
Til
First Church of Christ Scientist
Boston
Mass
Batavia Armory
Man Burned After Fire Near Batavia Freight Yard
Morning report says a man treated for burns by Dr. V. J. Sperling of Amelia after leaping from an N and W freight train at Batavia. He said he heard a fire near Keen Coal and Supply Co to keep warm, then slept. His clothing ignited and his back was severely burned.
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V. J. Sperling
Amelia
Batavia
Keen Coal and Supply Company
Lost Youth May Be In Kentucky
Information reports Everett Lee Cooper a 15 year old from Williamsburg who left home on February 7 may be in Floyd County Kentucky. Sheriff Clyde Dericks was told Cooper has friends in Bainbridge Ohio and may have traveled to Kentucky.
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Everett Lee Cooper
Williamsburg
Floyd County
Kentucky
Clyde Dericks
Cooper
Bainbridge
Ohio
Red Cross Campaign Opens in Clermont County for 1949 Funds
Clermont County Red Cross starts its 1949 fund drive with over half of township chairs active in solicitations. James McNeal, Batavia High School instructor, is County Fund Chairman and veteran, now a member of the American Legion and Ohio National Guard. George Ankermiller, local chapter chair, notes Red Cross disaster service costs average 11 000 dollars yearly in Clermont County over eleven years, with locally retained funds tripling impact. The drive supports numerous services from veteran aid to blood banking and nursing, and emphasizes ongoing disaster readiness and fundraising needs.
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Clermont County
American Red Cross
James McNeal
Batavia High School
McNeal
Army Air Forces
Amercan Legion
Ohio National Guards
Red Cross
George Ankermiller
National Red Cross
Junior Red Cross
William Burker
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Jerry
Earl S. Bishop
Frank
Cecil Ingram
Ingram
Stonelick Baptist Church
Owensville Baptist Church
Courier Shop
Miamisburg
Raymond White
Aston Four
Young
White
John Mount
Forney
County Health Board
Mulberry
Clermont Safety Council
Old County Court House
Monnday
J. A. Ashton
Helen Stanfield
William E. Stuckey
L. W. Hamilton
O. EB. Swanson
Howard Swope
Alpert E. Hines
W. O. Metzger
Frank Heckter
Russel England
Farmers Home Administration
David V. Fette
Soil Conservation Service
A. C. Munden
G. O. P. Women Plan
ST. Patrick Party
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