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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1947
Page
6
A filing indicates the Batavia Ohio post office is designated as second class mail matter for the publication. The notice outlines standard carrier and mailing classifications for distribution within the Ohio region.
A discussion on youth entertainment urges Batavia and surrounding towns to expand options for minors. Projects include a New Richmond teen club, a Loveland recreation hall, and Milford athletic fields with floodlights offering wholesome evening activity for youths and families.
The Clermont County paper notes widespread flood damage across the county after a severe storm. It also reports a new infirmary superintendent Albert Anstaett and wife as matron, the retirement of Slye, and plans for the 100th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant's birth at Point Pleasant.
Fifty years ago a catastrophe left Clermont County farms and homes in ruin. Prosperous districts turned to desert wastes as muddy waters swallowed tenement houses and rich farms lost soil. Bridges became floating wrecks while communities faced drastic economic collapse and disappearance of enterprise.
The Negro population of the United States including full and mixed blood exceeds 12 percent of the total. Growth since the end of the slave trade outpaces every other original American group.
A collage of quips and curios from a 20th century column. Walterlike musings touch on radio listening, a Texas speech, parades, cockeyed headlines, and odd notes about toys, tariffs, water works, and lifespan ideas. The piece closes with a reflection on bird proof benches and North Star light travel time.
Local social calendar lists church events and visits by Bethel residents. Notable items include Supt. John Donaldson speaking at Methodist Church and various hostesses hosting gatherings at homes in Bethel and nearby areas. A Clermont County Brotherhood event is planned in Williamsburg on March 20.
A church lesson on John 14 1 6 12 18 emphasizes comfort from Jesus before the crucifixion. It argues believers need not fear or feel powerless, highlighting the promise of a prepared place and the Holy Spirit as Comforter. It cites abiding in Christ like a vine and branch with pruning for bearing fruit.
Poems by Sheila Stinson and Edna R Hamilton appear in Heritage with verses on home warmth and memory. Reader contributions listed with addresses in Ohio. Missouri mineral wealth noted with a literary quote.
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