Clermont County approves 1938 road building program plan
County commissioners Frank Willis Ezra Seyler and J M Hutchinson approved a 1938 road program presented by County Engineer Carl Rush. The plan allocates 44 miles of new Black Top surfacing 35 miles of traffic bound stone 10 miles of surface treatment and five bridges to be rebuilt across Batavia Franklin Goshen Jackson Miami Monroe Ohio and other townships with numerous specific project lines and mileages. At the end Dr A J Mastropaolo Batavia physician was visiting patients as a 7 pound baby girl Mary Jane was born at Good Samaritan Hospital Mother and baby are said to be well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Willis
Ezra Seyler
J. M. Hutchinson
Clermont County
Carl H. Rush
Batavia Township
Clough Pike B. T
Elklick-Afton
Grade & Stone
Harold Stone
Elkirk
Franklin Township
Felicity-Cedron B. T
Franklin B. T
Richey, Grade & Stone
North End
Creek
Isabel
Mt. Olive
B. T
Felicity
Goshen Township
Cozzadale
Woodville Pike
Dallasburg
Ccss
Goshen-Hills Station
Jackson Township
Marathon
Jackson Pike
Lerado B. T
Lerado
Edenton
Miami Township
Milford
Loveland
Branch Hill
Miamisville
South Milford
Loveland Branch Hill
Wolfpen
Pleasant Hill
Monroe Township
Lindale
Laurel B. T. L
Dale
Laurel B. T
Laurel
Franklin-Laurel B. T
New Rich
Ohio Township
Twelve Mile Stone
dale-Fair
Stone Close Gap
Pierce Township
Centerville
Fackson, B. Ty
B. T. Jackson Pike
Miamisville-Loveland B. T
Love
A. J. Mastropaolo
Batavia
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mary Jane
Bethel Residents Vote Down 3 Mill Tax Increase
Bethel residents rejected a 3 mill levy for current expenses by 182 to 168. The tally missed the required 65 percent by a wide margin, with unfavorable weather and indecision blamed for low turnout. Voters acknowledged the need for more revenue but balked at higher taxes.
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Bethel
Marathon PTA March Meeting At Schoolhouse
The March meeting of Marathon PTA was held March 8 at the school house with good attendance. County Superintendent Frank Hoggatt spoke on Character and Religion. After business, a program and refreshments followed. Next meeting will elect officers.
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Marathon P. T. A
Frank Hoggatt
County Supt. of Schools
Stella Weak
Florence Jones
Evelyn Grosnickle
Dance and Card Party at Locust Corner
A dance and card party is held at Locust Corner on Saturday March 19. Pierce Township PTA sponsors with good music prizes refreshments and a door prize. Everyone is welcome.
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Locust Corner
Pierce Township P, T. A
Milk Producers to Gather March 24 at Cincinnati Hall
Annual meeting of the Cooperative Pure Milk Association set for Thursday March 24 in the Hall of Mirrors Hotel Netherland Plaza Cincinnati. Sessions include president’s address secretary and treasurer reports and financials with other talks in the afternoon. Free lunch for attendees.
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Cooperative Pure Milk Association
Hall of Mirrors
Hotel Netherland Plaza
Cincinnati
Paul J. Betscher
Consolidated Financial
Griffiths sell Batavia home to Order of Eagles
Dr and Mrs W C Griffith and Major Isaac Titus sold their Batavia residence after 89 years to the Order of Eagles last week. The house will serve as a clubhouse for the organization which now has 107 members.
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W. C.griffith
Isaac Titus
Batavia
Order of Eagles
Kroger at Amelia Robbed of Cigarettes and Goods
A Kroger store in Amelia was robbed Monday night with about 200 dollars in cigarettes and groceries taken. A suspect reportedly entered, escaped, and fled the scene.
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Kroger
Amelia
Batavia Woman's Club to Meet Saturday Hostess Mrs Nichols
The Batavia Woman's Club will meet Saturday with Mrs Harold Nichols hosting. The program features guest lecturer Mrs Walter Noe presenting Some Good Bad Women and Some Bad Good Women. Tea-Chairman Mrs Rush.
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Batavia Woman’s Club
Harold Nichols
Walter Noe
Mrs
Rush
Batavia Garden Club Meets March 21 with Programs
The Batavia Garden Club will meet March 21 with Mrs. D. K. McDonald as hostess. The program covers Responses to flower enemies, indispensable perennials, lawn care, and a Japanese arrangement of forced branches presented by Mrs. Gifford and Mrs. Laub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Garden Club
D. K. McDonald
Gifford
Laub
Merger Opposed by Clermont County Board of Education
At a Batavia meeting the Clermont County Board of Education heard district objections to a state plan reorg. A petition with 351 Mt. Carmel area electors seeks a Mt. Carmel School District from Union township. About 98 percent of local electors support the plan. Reorganization for Mt. Carmel was tabled for later action.
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Clermont County Board of Education
Court House
Batavia
Clermont County
State Department of Education
Mt. Carmel
Union Township
Auto Crash Injures Batavia Men Near Moscow
Vincent Garner and Howard Duckwall of Batavia were sideswiped on the A. & P. highway below Moscow. Garner’s car rolled three times into a ravine and was wrecked. he suffered a scalp wound while Duckwall sustained a severe cut to his right ear. The other vehicle was from Russellville.
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Vincent Garner
Howard Duckwall
Batavia
Moscow
Garner
Duckwall
Russellville
Newtonsville PTA Presents Rubber Tires Picture Show
The Newtonsville PTA sponsors a picture show titled Rubber Tires to be shown at the school house on March 18 at 8 pm. Admission is 10 cents. Refreshments will be sold in the lunch room including coffee, sandwiches and cake at 5 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtonsville Pta
Death of Mt. Carmel woman at home this Saturday
Mrs. Mary Ellen Oliver age 87 was found dead in her Mt. Carmel area residence on a Saturday by her daughter in law Mrs. Marie Burke. Coroner 8 M White filed the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Oliver
Mt. Carmel
Marie Burke
M. White
Republicans to Meet at Amelia High School Auditorium
The next Republican county meeting will be held at the Amelia high school auditorium on Thursday March 31. A chicken supper will be served. Reservations may be made with Joe Brock in Amelia. A speaker will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia High School
Joe Brock
Amelia
Judge Overrules New Trials in Forgery Cases
Judge Charles G. White of the Common Pleas Court overruled the motion for new trials of Ed Houston and George Murphy for forgery and passing fraudulent paper. Houston received 1 to 20 years. Murphy 1 to 20 years on two counts concurrent. They are now serving time in the Ohio penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. White
Common Pleas Court
Ed Houston
George Murphy
Houston
Murphy
Ohio
Farmer George Nelp Ends Life At 67 Near New Richmond
George L Nelp a 67 year old farmer from near New Richmond died by self inflicted gunshot Saturday His son Carl on an adjoining farm discovered him He lived with son Oscar Coroner S M White ruled death by own action
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George L. Nelp
New Richmond
Carl
Oscar
S. M. White
Youths Arrested in Tire Theft Case at Franklin
Donald Brown and William Smith, both of Mr. Carmel, arrested Friday by Sheriff Auxier and returned to Bata. Brown pled guilty before Squire Wiseman. Smith released. They may enlist in government service and have the charge dropped. Brown bound over to the grand jury.
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Donald Brown
Wm. Smith
Carmel
Franklin
Batavia
Auxier
Brown
Squire Wiseman
Smith
Batavian Passes
Joseph B Fairman elder son of J H Fairman longtime Clermont Courier editor died Friday morning after a brief illness at the Lutz home above town He was born here lived part of life in government service in Washington and is survived by two sons David and Joseph and a brother Corbin Funeral from Moore Funeral Home Sunday afternoon with burial in Union cemetery
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Joseph B
J. H. Fairman
Clermont Courier
Lutz
Town
Washington
David
Joseph
Corbin
Joe
Moore Funeral
Union Cemetery
Batavia groups unite to aid dependent children
The Batavia Boy Scouts and Batavia P T A join to collect clothing and shoes for dependent and indigent children. Gently used garments of all kinds are welcomed and remade at Bethel Sewing Center. Scouts will pick up or arrange drop offs via Mrs. Emily Moore or Scoutmaster Orville Halbisch.
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Batavia Boy Scouts
Batavia P. T. A
Boy Scouts
Batavia
Bethel Sewing Center
Halbisch
Emily Moore
Orville W. Halbisch
Amelia P. T. A. Met Last Monday
The Amelia P. T. A. met Monday evening March 14 in the Music Room. The program featured health topics with readings and a nurse’s talk on the county Board of Health. Committees were appointed for nominating, pre school round up, and the school masters banquet.
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Amelia P. T. A
Music Room
Elizabeth Huling
Maurice Pollitt
Nellie Coleman
Chas. Klausing
Carl White
Parker Adams
Edgar Fiscus
Cathrine Smith
Mildred Love
Geo. Reed
Bricker Declares Candidacy for Ohio Governor
Columbus attorney general and 1936 Republican nominee John W. Bricker announced his bid for the GOP nomination for Ohio governor at the August primary. He cited endorsements from county committees and pledged a militant drive for honesty, efficiency, and decency in state government.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Ohio
Hiss
Republican Party
Roosevelt fires and family profits buzz in political chatter
Courier column riffs on Roosevelt era politics as Congress stalls, Garner and Farley factions contend for 1940, TVA scandal looms, and Roosevelt kin face accusations of profit and power. The piece mocks maps, media, and postmaster politics while weighing Ohio governor hints. Primary talk hints at Davey challenge.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Garner
Jim Farley
TVA
Atlas and Map
Jimmy
Clermont County Students Return From OSU Spring Vacation
Clermont county students home for spring vacation include Batavia names James Borland Donald Hutchinson Virgil Iles John Kramer John Paschal Betty Wilson Bethel Grace Althaus Ruth Read and others from Branch Hill Felicity Milford Milford Milton McCullough Arthur Davis Richard Fullen Merrill Rusher Glenn Scott plus Neville Donald Cannery Williamsburg trio Carl Foster Betty Hoffman C Harris Hoffman Daniel Prewitt Robert Prewitt Ruth Moss chosen as one of two Links spring dance chairmen at OSU. Charles Wildex Moscow is the lone new Clermont enrollee at OSU for winter quarter.
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Batavia
James Borland
Donald Hutchinson
Virgil Iles
John Kramer
John Paschal
Betty Wilson
Bethel
Grace Althaus
Ruth Read
Branch Hill
Ruth Hoffman
Felicity
Frank Harman
Milton McCullough
Milford
Arthur Davis
Richard Fullen
Merrill Rusher
Glenn Scott
Neville
Donald Cannery
Williamsburg
Carl Foster
Betty Hoffman
C. Harris Hoffman
Daniel Prewitt
Robert Prewitt
Ruth Moss
Ohio State
Links
OSU
Charles Wildex
Moscow
Clermont County
Annual Mt. Carmel Protective Association Meeting
The Mt. Carmel Protective Association held its annual meeting in Mt. Carmel on Saturday afternoon. Officers elected were J. V. Cameron president E F Nash vice president Clarence Perin secretary F Aicholtz treasurer C H Ludlow captain Oliver Fowler Homer Hunt Odus Lykins and Fred Zellars assistants. Brief talks by Judges Charles G. White and C W Halbisch of Batavia followed, then a fish fry for all attendees.
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Mt. Carmel
Amelia Women Club Names 1938 39 Officers
The Amelia Women’s Club met March 12 with hostess Mrs. John Pommert. Roll call cited favorite games. New officers elected for 1938 39 include President Mrs. R A Cropper First vice president Mrs. Vernon Coombs Second vice president Mrs. Chas Klausing Recording secretary Mrs. Fred Topie Corresponding secretary Mrs. John Pommert Treasurer Mrs. Henry Reed Critic Miss Louise Perin Program committee includes Mrs. John Pommert Mrs. Fred Topie Mrs. Albert Steurer Mrs. Claude Houser and Mrs. W A Williams.
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Amelia Womens Club
John Pommert
Henry Reed
Louise Perin
Fred Topie
Albert Steurer
Claude Houser
W. A. Williams
Birthday 70th Celebration for Mrs Nannie Ferris in Amelia
Friends and relatives surprised Mrs Nannie Ferris on her 70th birthday at her daughter Mrs LeRoy Gaskins home in Amelia. Guests included Mrs Mort Smith Floyd Roth Charlie Nash Alice Freese Carry Beckler Marie Hastings Wm Smith Addie Beard Nora Gaskins Joan Roth Kenny Hastings and Janet Lou Smith.
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Nannie Ferris
LeRoy Gaskins
Amelia
Mort Smith
Floyd Roth
Merwin
Charlie Nash
California
Alice Freese
Mt. Summit
Carry Beckler
Marie Hastings
Covington
Wm. Smith
Addie Beard
Nora Gaskins
Wilhamsville
Joan Roth
Kenny Hastings
Janet Lou Smith
Evangelist Rev. La Verne Taylor Leads Springfield Revival
The Rev. La Verne Taylor of Springfield Illinois leads special evangelistic services nightly at Monterey Church of Christ. The meetings close Sunday night March 20 and an invitation is extended to all to attend.
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la Verne Taylor
Springfield
Ill
Disciples of Christ
Monterey Church of Christ
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Garden Club
SI. Patrick
Courier Comment
Ohio State University
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