Easter Egg Hunt Set For Batavia Legion Grounds
Arrangements for a large Easter Egg Hunt at the Frank W. Weaver Post American Legion Grounds near Batavia begin with event planned for 3 p m Saturday March 24. Sponsors include Batavia Business Men's Club Batavia Athletic and Recreation Association American Legion and The Clermont Courier. Eggs hidden before start. prizes from local merchants.
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Frank W. Weaver Post
American Legion
Batavia
Batavia Business Men’s Club
Batavia Athletic and Recreation Association
The
Clermont Courier
Legion
Athletic and Recreation Association
Business Men’s Club
Clermont County
Legion Grounds
Courier
Clermont Countian Is Top Circus Artist In the Country
Glen and Mimi Tracy live in a 150 year old Behymer house on Ten Mile Road while traveling with a national circus circuit. The couple create oil paintings of clowns aerialists and circus life from their studio and mobile life, with Glen hailed as the nation’s best circus artist. Their works include portraits of Ward Bell Flyers Dan and White and Conley horses, with some cards being produced by the U S Playing Card Company and paintings shown at the D X Ranch Route 125.
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Ten Mile Road
New Richmond
Clermont County
Glen
Mimi Tracy
Indian Hill
Cincinnati
Tracy
Gibson Greeting Card Company
Ward Bell
Gus
Betty Bell
Betty
Harold Ward
Robert Ringling
Corki Cristiani
Conley
Owensville
Dick Lewis
Harry Dan
Albert White
Dan
White
U. S. Playing Card Company
Mimi
Glen Tracy
D-X Ranch
Route 125
Clermont Countion
Juveniles Apprehended After Amelia House Break In
Three juvenile boys were arrested after breaking into the Ward home on Route 125 below Amelia while owners Arthur and Mrs Ward vacationed in Florida. Entry was through a cellar window. they took jewelry a Parker 51 pencil and two children's banks. The suspects confessed and face a juvenile court hearing scheduled later.
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Amelia
Frank Hutchinson
Arthur Ward
Route 125
Florida
Hutchinson
Wards
Rewards Offered For Recovery Of Body Of Boy
A $75 reward fund is posted for finding Raymond D. Anderson four who drowned in the Little Miami River on February 26. Donors include Lewis A. Silverman and Everett Leadman with Dale Osborne of the Miami Valley News handling the funds. Police, fire crews, and volunteers have searched without success.
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Raymond D. Anderson
Jesse Anderson
Little Miami River
Dale Osborne
The
Miami Valley News
Lewis A. Silverman
West Water St
Cincinnati
Everett Leadman
Camp Dennison
Silverman
Leadman
Osborne
Milford Chief Police Pay Raised by Council
Milford Village Council approved a salary increase for the chief of police from 3200 to 3500.40 yearly. It also granted 375 to the Milford Garden Club for Town Hall and Memorial Park shrubbery. The Chamber of Commerce reported parking lot work at Elm and Water Streets, able to accommodate 40 cars.
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Milford Village
Milford Garden Club
Town Hall
Memorial Park
Chamber of Commerce
Elm and
Water Streets
Two Die In State Route 222 Auto Crash
On State Route 222 near the Nelson Patchell residence two Norwood women died in a late Saturday crash. Driver John Adlich, 30, remains hospitalized in Cincinnati with a skull fracture. Passengers Dorothy Barron and Mary Jane Adlich, both Norwood residents, were killed. Lloyd Moore, 25, also Norwood, suffered a serious leg injury while James Barron sustained only minor injuries.
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Nelson Patchell
Norwood
John Adlich
Cincinnati
Dorothy Barron
Mary Jane Adlich
Norwad
Lloyd “Red” Moore
Batavia
Laura Roth Moore
James Barron
Peace Officers Report Emblems Stolen and Missing
The Clermont County Peace Officers Association reports auto tag emblems and identification numbers stolen and missing from members. Stolen numbers are 17 23 and 30 while missing numbers are 22 29 35 39 and 44. Some holders are ineligible for membership. Return emblems to Acting Secretary John S Woods.
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Ficers’ Association
Association
John S. Woods
Two Drivers Draw Suspended Fines
Mayor J F Paschal of Batavia imposed suspended fines on two drivers found sleeping in a parked car on Third Street. Robert Blanton of Williamsburg and Herman Burris near Mt Crab pled guilty to drunk and disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, with fines suspended except costs.
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J. F. Paschal
Batavia
Third Street
Ed Colonel
Robert Blanton
Williamsburg
Herman Burris
Mt. Crab
Tobasco Man Fined For DUI In Amelia
Tobasco resident Ray F. Shannon was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail on a second driving while intoxicated charge by Justice Nellie Mattox in Amelia. Deputy Sheriff Marvin Bissantz arrested Shannon on Hopper Mill Road Tuesday night.
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Ray F. Shannon
Tobasco
Justice of the Peace
Nellie Mattox
Amelia
Marvin Bissantz
Shannon
Hopper Mill Road
Newtonsville Fire Damages House
An oil furnace flooded and ignited, causing an estimated 300 dollars in damage to the home of G. Callahan on St. Rt. 31 in Newtonsville Saturday afternoon. Fire Chief Jack Dexter of the Wayne Township Fire Department directed the response.
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G. Callahan
St. Rt
Newtonsville
Jack Dexter
Wayne Township
New Auditor Installed in Batavia Amid Festivities
Earl Kincaid assumed duties as county auditor in Batavia on Monday March 12 with congratulations from friends. Blythe Jones, retiring after 16 years, received a wrist watch from office employees. After ceremonies the staff resumed routine tasks including checking books issuing permits and collecting money.
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Earl Kincaid
Batavia
Blythe Jones
Earl
Courier egg drive offers 50 dozen for Easter hunt
The Courier seeks 50 dozen fresh eggs for the Batavia Legion grounds Easter egg hunt on March 24. Pay 5 cents over market price to subscribers, with up to three years prepaid but no cash. Bring eggs to Courier office by March 22. extra eggs go to market. New subscribers receive a free historical booklet.
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Courier
Batavia
Legion Grounds
Clermont County
Will Face Charges In Mayor's Court
Walter McFarland a 60 year old New Richmond farmer and father of six faced drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges after multiple failed attempts to end his life last Thursday. He was scheduled for trial in Batavia in Judge Paschal's mayor's court Wednesday night.
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Walter McFarland
New Richmond
J. F. Paschal
Batavia
McFarland
Ohio River
Andy Painter
Clyde Dericks
Weather Delays Moving At Clermont County Farm Bureau
Inclement weather halts the Batavia Branch moving operations of the Clermont County Farm Bureau. Publicity director Clifford Ward says the 100 by 24 ft warehouse should be moved by week’s end at an estimated cost of 1800 dollars. A new mill structure with equipment and new siding enhances handling.
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Batavia
Clermont, County Farm Bureau
Clifford Ward
Co-Op
Clermont County Church League Champs Honored at Banquet
The New Richmond Baptist Nim rods champions of Clermont County Church Basketball League were honored at a church banquet on Tuesday evening March 6. Harry Snell presented the trophy to Captain Everett McElfresh. The banquet featured a long table portrait of players and supporters with Rev Charles Harrison and others named.
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Clermont County Church League
New Richmond Baptist Nimrods
Clermont County Church
Harry
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Clermont Countian
Mimi and
Council
Milford
Farm Bureau
John Ginn
Mildred Frank
Stanley Wells
Thelma Harrison
John Emmitt
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