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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1933
Page
5
Milford area reports visits to Deaconess Hospital and homes, birthdays, anniversaries, and a range of community activities. Residents highlighted include Laura Linke Milford Clarence Bateman Ed Clutter and Marjorie Markland. Fire department saves a house after a roof collapse from a faulty flue. Community groups Kiwanis and church activities are noted along with travel and family updates.
Mrs Haase hosted a Thursday bridge luncheon with high scorers named as Mrs Helen Edwards Mrs Furman and Mrs Gates Vernon Nelson received emergency care after a wrist injury while a Dr Mott from Amelia tended to the family. Guests traveled from Ashland Ky to spend a day with Bertha Gates and family.
Community updates list a March seventeenth dance at the school house with admission licensed. Various local residents visit or dine with neighbors including Geo and Ray Blick with Mrs Philip Sperry, the Beagles, the Smmthes and others visiting in Amelia Newtown Cincinnati and Norwood.
Geo Larkins and family spent Sunday with Ed Browns. W L Gray and family of Madison Place were Sunday guests of G Bee. Harold Pattison and friend Rena Kash visited. Jeff Howard and family from Middletown joined H H Pattison. Rose Alice Huff visited Geo Huff. Nelson Calon ill in Christ Hospital Cincinnati. Sewing Circle meets Mrs Jos Steward Thursday. Church school 1:80 then preaching at 2 on Sunday the 19th. Wind storm on Jackson Pike caused damage Thursday. Lloyd Loderer and family with Miss Egan at Wilmington. Rebecca Marsh and Mary Gill of Toronto School with J L Marsh Friday and Saturday. Paul Ahert and wife hosted Sunday dinner. Sam Ehret and wife of Bond Hill. G Ehret wife and daughter of Norwood. Lou Griffith and Mary Coler of Milford visited Perry Groves. Alice Goudie visiting family. Ladies Aid plans two plays at Snider's Hall Friday evening March 17 The Obstinate Family and Bride Maid. Adm Adults 15 cents Children 10 cents. Sue Spiedie of Batavia weekend with Helen Ann Snyder. Attended Seeoe James Leming at Ps of Waverley. H Smith and wife entertained relatives Sunday. Rev Jos Wernke of St Louis Church granted leave. Rev Regan to take his place. Frank Schobert and families spent Saturday with George Mull. Charles Barnest and wife of Mt Holly visited R S McKay and family. Flicker feeds on ground more than trees.
The Bureau of Animal Industry notes the gazelle hound is an ancient Asiatic breed used in hunting gazelles in the Near and Middle East. The Boston terrier, though tracing ancestry to Roman times, emerged as a distinct American breed developed in the United States from English bulldog and English terrier lines.
Pathfinder Magazine traces the nickname Tuckahoe to an old term for the poor class in southern Virginia. The word, from an Indian term meaning globular, described bulbous roots such as golden club, Virginia wake robin, and Virginia truffle. Indians and early settlers used hogs to locate these edible tubers. the name came to denote residents who fed on Virginia truffles or Indian bread due to poverty.
The article traces Halloween origins to pre Christian times with bonfires as a core feature. It notes Druids held autumn festivals around November 1 and believed wicked souls could roam on the eve. Bonfires persisted in Scotland and Wales, while Roman influences added Pomona practices like apples and nuts.
The article recalls the prominence of tall top hats in a century past. It notes gray fuzzy and black silk designs in California’s gold days, showing hats as status markers that signaled social standing despite other fashion flaws.
Detroit Free Press notes Moses as the first great health officer teaching sanitation and bathing to the Israelites. The piece frames Moses as a theocratic leader who made holy laws like city ordinances to ensure obedience and promote regular washing as a symbol of spiritual cleansing.
In Germany a new form of oxygen, sold in glass jars as aquarium bricks, is marketed at about 15 cents per brick. The chemically bound oxygen claims to yield 350 times its volume of gas, with no pressure and no explosion danger. Test rifle shots pierced containers without exploding contents.
The item veto lets a chief executive strike single items in appropriation bills without killing the whole bill. Unlike the U S president who signs or vetoes entirely, governors commonly possess the item veto aiding riders control in state budgets.
The article lists 19 chemical elements comprising both plant and animal matter. It notes these elements occur in varying amounts in all foods, with some present in infinitesimal quantities. The elements named include carbon oxygen nitrogen hydrogen calcium magnesium potassium iron phosphorus manganese chlorine sodium silicon aluminum boron iodine arsenic and flux avine.
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