Community Notes From Amel ia and Nearby Towns
Local residents share visits and calls across Amelia and surrounding areas. Families attending church events include members from Russelville, Feesburg, Shink Ridge, Higginsport, Hamersville, Mt. Holly, Mt. Zion, Bantam, and Fairview. A Christian Church Fellowship Day on March 21 features programs, lunch, and youth events.
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Roy Preston
Wayne
Cincinnati
Anna Little
E. A. Collier
Salt Air
Clifford Brannen
Norwood
F. C. Brannen
Lowell Collier
C. L. Collier
Minnie Kinnett
Lilly Kinnett
Geo. Schwab
New Richmond
Everett Hiatt
Louis Woodruff
Roy Woodruff
Howard
Russell Woodruff
Fred Fancher
Jennie Fancher
Erwin Fancher
Laurel
Erwin
R. G. Little
Felicity
Arch Lanham
Barbara
Milford
Fred
Jewell
Kay Stairs
James Liming
Sidney Marksberry
Christian Church
Russelville
Feesburg
Shink
Ladies Spend Afternoon in New Richmond Visit
Miss Bernice Hawkins spent Thursday afternoon with Miss Ella Baker and Mrs. Casper Hesley at New Richmond, sharing a pleasant social visit.
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Bernice Hawkins
Ella Baker
Casper Hesley
New Richmond
Local families host gatherings and community notices
Crosstown social activity includes Mr. and Mrs. Hughes of Ft Thomas and Newport visitors at the Swope home. Norma Lee Constant from Cincinnati stayed with the Constant family. Bingo nights hosted by the John Farino Post at the former I.O.C.F. hall. Sunday callers to the Miller home from Pt. Pleasant Laurel Covington Felicity Longview and more. Measles cases reported with many children exposed. Charles Cummins of Cincinnati spent the weekend with his parents.
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Ray Canter
E. E. Canter
Felicity
Harry Hannah
Bobby
Longview
Fred Croswell
Everett Pangborn
S. Shinkle
Miller
Walton, Ky
Hensen
Claude Brannock
Charles Cummins
Cincinnati
Jesse Cummins
Clermont County Farm Sanitation Program Expands
In Clermont County 68 farm families join a sanitation program led by the Farm Security Administration to screen homes install safe wells and sanitary toilets. The project integrates NYA and health departments with tenant easements and a self help work model aimed at improving health and economics.
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Clermont County
Farm Security Administration
Robert T. Bradley
FSA
Bradley
NYA
Elton Johnson
Owensville
Tom South
Batavia
Virginia McKinney
Hamersville
Harry Allender
Chile
Robert Moore
U.S. Tops Nations in Accidental Deaths
United States leads 28 nations in accidental deaths per 100000 population, with 81.4. Canada follows at 56.2, and England and Wales at 42.5 while Germany records 41.7. Data from the National Conservation Bureau accident prevention division notes improvement since 1989 figures.
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League of Nations
United States
Chile
National Conservation Bureau
Association of Casualty and Surety Executives
Geneva
Canada
England
Wales
Germany
Your Hometown Newspaper and Community Support
A piece urging readers to back the local paper as a reflection of city progress. It argues newspapers boost churches schools businesses and civic events, and that strong support yields a better paper for the community.
Winter Feeding Programs Aid Ohio Wildlife Survival
Snowy conditions stress the need for wildlife winter feeding led by sportsmen clubs and the Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources. Stations are set with clubs aiding, focusing on pheasants two miles out, rabbits farther, and squirrels variable to ensure brood stock survives for spring.
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Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Waters
Ohio
Turkeys in Supply as Christmas Demand Holds Steady
The 1940 turkey production is just below the all time 1989 record, while consumer demand is expected to stay strong into 1941, keeping prices steady despite holiday needs.
The Courier Reports County News for Readers
The Courier carries county news of interest to residents, highlighting local events, meetings, and notices across the area with practical updates for everyday life.
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the Courier
Accidental Death Rate Discussion and Improvements
A speaker notes the U S rate is 71 per 100000 with most nations rising, Chile an exception. He argues 90 percent of accidents are avoidable and urges better future measures without demanding perfection.
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Chile
United States
Three Big 4-H Questions for Farm Families in 1941
The notice urges farm families to start 4-H record keeping by March 1 using simple arithmetic. It describes three focus areas farm home and crop enterprise with 12 month or production-period timelines. It explains confidential judging by Extension Service, with awards including gold medals college scholarships and trips to the 1942 National 4-H Club Congress.
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International Harvester Company
Civil Service Exams Announced With Various Openings
The U S Civil Service Commission invites applications at its Washington office for multiple posts including junior communications operator, home economists, medical guard attendant, psychiatric nurse, physiotherapy aide and more. Salaries range from 1 620 to 8 200 annually, with a 3 percent retirement deduction. exams close on the 20th and details available from Donald Lytle the board secretary or at post offices.
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United State Civil Service Commission
Washington
Colorado
Public Service
Bureau of Animal Industry Department of Agriculture
Donald Lytle
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Christmas Needs In Town And County
A compact note suggests local availability of Christmas needs within the town and county. The author hints at avoiding lengthy editorial arguments and promotes practical solutions in the community setting.
Venus in Our Funny Strip A Steno's Confession
A humorous panel notes Venus from a comic strip is unrelated to mythic Venus and features a stenographer who admits her flaws. Reverend Lundquist emphasizes faithfulness in a Sunday School setting, highlighting moral instruction.
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Venus
Gal
Remember The Rights Of Citizens Remember The Rights Of Citizens
The Walter Logan Bill gains serious congressional attention as a guardian of civil rights and court review against numerous federal agencies. The piece highlights the bill’s aim to protect citizens from rights violations by quasi governmental bodies like the Wagner Labor Relations Board and underscores Congress’s commitment to domestic rights amid wartime.
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Washington
Congress
Tormendous
Wag Wagner Labor Relations Board
News Analysis reveals war outlook and political notes
The issue previews Russia's next moves and air war progress while detailing Italian and Greek actions. Baykhage reports on Washington developments and the Secretary of Agriculture. A Pattern Department dress feature sparks schoolgirl fashion interest. The section invites readers to explore neighborly questions and a Sunday School lesson for the correct answer.
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Russia
Alysis
Baykhage
Washington Digest
Secretary of Agriculture
Ohio conservation commission hearing on fishing regulations
The Ohio Conservation and Natural Resources Commission will hold its annual public hearing on fishing regulations in January. County hearings and a statewide questionnaire gather broad sentiment from sportsmen farmers and others who could not attend, shaping the 1941 42 regulations. The questionnaire plan, begun by Commissioner Don Waters, broadens public input before rules are adopted.
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Ohio Conservation and Natural Resources Commission
Columbus
Army Air Corps Opens Ground Enlistment in Several States
The War Department authorized 2300 three year enlistments for ground units in the Army Air Corps across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia. Openings include 400 at Chanute Field Illinois 879 at Phoenix Arizona 683 at Victoria Texas 25 medical personnel at Kelley Field Texas plus two signal corps slots at Wright and Patterson Fields Ohio and 29 at Patterson Field hospital. Recruits join detachments before activation and then transfer to new units. Applicants 18 to 34 with good character meet standard Army requirements and will receive immediate attention.
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War Department
Army Air Corps
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Fifth Corp
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Air Corps
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Phoenix
Arizona
Victoria
Texas
Kelley Field
Signal Corps
Wright Field
Patterson Field
Two Local Persons In A Cincinnati Hospital
Mrs Silas Bryant of Batavia is a Good Samaritan Hospital patient after surgery in Cincinnati with good condition. Mrs Oscar Sanderson of Batavia is also hospitalized after surgery performed by Dr Jos L DeCourcy with condition reported as re
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Silas Bryant
Batavia
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
Oscar Sanderson
Jos. L. DeCourcy
Ohio Law Enforcement Chief to be named soon
Acting chief of the Law Enforcement Section of the Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources will be named shortly, per Conservation Commissioner Don Waters. Sgt. James C. Ulmer plans to return to active duty with the State Highway Patrol, and the new acting chief will come from the Law Enforcement Section ranks. Major H. H. Grave, longtime Division employee and former Law Enforcement Chief, is retiring with his wife for a Panama visit to their son.
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Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Don Waters
James C. Ulmer
State Highway Patrol
Waters
H. H. Grave
Division
Sgt. Ulmer
Mrs. Grave
Panama
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Amelia
Thurman Barnett
Velmer Dean
Wigginsville
Elizabeth Trees
Angie Preston
Inez Swartz
Moscow
R. S. Phillips
Robert Little
Wayne Preston
U. S
Kroger
NEW Country Club
Country Club
Spotlight Coffee
Pouno Sac
Florida
Boston
U.S. Army Air Corps
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