Stonelick Township Leads Red Cross Drive In County
Rev Rainsberger county Red Cross chair says floods delayed the 1945 drive. Eight townships report 13000 raised toward 28800 county quota. Stonelick, led by Misses Jean Whitworth and Mary Catherine Bowman, surpassed quota and finished first. Batavia Township reports 2260 toward 3800. Floodwaters receding, completion expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainsberger
Red Cross
Stonelick
Jean Whitworth
Mary Catherine Bowman
Batavia
New Richmon d Soldier Killed in Action
Pfc. Carl M. Bruce, 19, of New Rich mond Ohio, was reported killed in action in Belgium on January 2. An honor student in the 1943 high school class, he earned the American Legion Medal. He served in the Armored Infantry after enlisting in July 1943 and going overseas in September. He leaves a sister, Miss Marie Bruce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl M. Bruce
A. M. Bruce
New Richmond
Ohio
Belgium
War Department
Amercan’ Legion
Armored Infantry
Marie Bruce
Batavia Legion Celebrates Twenty-Sixth Birthday Party
The Frank W. Weaver Post American Legion celebrated its twenty sixth anniversary at Batavia Armory with a potluck supper and dancing. A pink and white cake served about 100 guests, with committees named from both the post and Ladies Auxiliary. Also included is a Look Backward item recalling a March 23 1845 accident where Stephen Haywood died after a tree accident in Union Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Weaver
American Legion
Batavia Armory
Karl Moyer
Lester Lauber
Pat Hillin
Post
Emily Moore
Gk McCloy
Jacob Laffeur
Harold Nichols
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Black with Ducks in East Fork Flight near Batavia
In a March 20 1895 report two sportsmen Ed Ely and Frank Blasier bagged six waterfowl after a sleet storm paused migrations. The haul included two mallards one merganser one teal and one hybrid. The merganser is a fish duck noted for its capacity to swallow fish including sunfish and minnows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
North Pole
East Fork
Ed Ely
Frank Blasier
Wartime Army Wire Team Leader Honored in Pacific
Tech. Sgt. Ralph J. Brehany of Milford led a winning wire laying team in a 147th Infantry tournament in the South Pacific. Other local servicemen report injuries and recoveries, or reassignment processing after tours in Europe and the South Pacific, with promotions and medals noted for several air and bombardment crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech
Ralph J. Brehany
Milford
147Th Infantry
South Pacific
Sergt. Brehany
Howard. Davis
Andrew Birgam
Army Air Forces
Loveland Sailor Keith Carpenter Killed in Action
Keith Carpenter, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carpenter of Loveland, was killed in the European theater February 28 while serving as an Able Seaman in the Merchant Marines. A Loveland High School 1941 graduate, he had served nearly two years. He is survived by his parents a brother John and many relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Graydon A. Rief
Route 2
Batavia
Stars and Stripes
Rief
Mildred Rief
Fred Topie
Felicity-Franklin Township
Paul Louderback
Errol Louderback
Chile
R. R
Zelma Louderback
Bethel
Louderback
Felicity - Franklin Township High School
Frank Carpenter
War Department
Keith Carpenter
Merchant Marines
Loveland High School
John Carpenter
Batavia Woman Joins Medical WACS
Batavia woman Mrs. Delphia Sanderman joined the Medical division of WACS in Cincinnati last Saturday and will begin basic training April 1 at Ft. Des Moines Iowa She will then transfer to Oglethorpe Georgia for intensive surgical nurse training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphia Sanderman
Guy Sanderman
WACS
Cincinnati
Ft. Des Moines
Iowa
Oglethorpe, Ga
Loveland Plans for Cub Pack Meeting
A meeting of all parents of boys aged 9 to 11 will be held in the Mayor's office on Thursday evening March 22 at 8 PM to discuss organizing a Cub Pack for the area. Cubbing operates under the Boy Scouts of America.
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Boy Scouts of America
Public asked to conserve fuel
Clermont War Price and Rationing Board urges residents to stretch fuel oil to season end amid a critical East Coast shortage. Board notes even 40 to 59 gallons per household adds up across many homes and cites a denied request for 600 gallons. Suggestions include lowering thermostats closing unused rooms checking equipment dressing warmly pulling shades and installing weather stripping storm doors and windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
OPA
War Effort Car Eligibility Narrowed for 1942 Models
With few new 1942 automobiles left the eligibility list drops to a small number. Only workers crucial to the war effort or community welfare qualify. Travel between home and work is not eligible. Used 1942 car eligibility relies on a 200 mile per hour mileage preference.
Corn Prices Set For Clermont County Farms
Clermont County announces flat corn prices for farm sales with No 2 at 1.16 dollars, No 3 at 1.15 and No 4 at 1.15, moisture not over 15 percent. Delivery adds 4 to 6 cents per bushel based on transport and excess discounts.
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Clermont County
Ration Book Loss Surges Prompt Tightened Replacements
Increasing requests for replacement ration books prompt the board to stress greater security in keeping documents. Officials expect stricter processing of replacement applications than in the past.
March Draft Inductees From Clermont County Listed
Clermont County reports 33 men inducted this March, above January and February totals. Names include Wm Roger Davis Hamilton Roy Sandford Whitman Mulberry Sherman Hurst Waynesville Herbert Franklin Jacobs Walton Aloysius Molitor Milford Thomas Frobish Jr Batavia and many others from Batavia Amelia and New Richmond. A county clothing drive runs April 1 to 21 to aid Allied relief, with a March 28 meeting at the Court House Web to form collection teams.
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Roger Davis
Hamilton
Ohio
Roy Sandford Whitman
Mulberry
Sherman Hurst
Waynesville
Herbert Franklin Jacobs
Walton
Europe
U. S
Court House
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
A. C. Munden
John Huntington
John Hartman
Owensville To Sponsor Cub Pack Meeting
Owensville plans a Cub Pack gathering in the public school high school auditorium on March 21 at 8 PM. The event will be discussed and operated under the auspices of the Boy Scouts of America.
Supper Planned by Mt. Holly Chapel Pilgrim Fellowship
The Mt. Holly Christian Chapel Pilgrim Fellowship hosts a plate supper at Amelia school cafeteria on Saturday March 24 from 5 to 8 PM with pie and coffee available.
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Amelia School
Mt. Holly Christian Chapel Pilgrim Fellowship
Easter Flower and Bake Sale at Amelia Kroger Store
The Women's Service Club of Amelia hosts an Easter sale on Saturday March 31 at Kroger in Amelia. The event features baked goods colored eggs and potted plants for purchase and fundraisers.
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Kroger’s
Amelia
Women's Service Club of
Boy Scouts Lead Paper Drive for Eisenhower Medal
Clermont County Boy Scouts join nationwide drive collecting 150000 tons of waste paper during March and April 1945. The War Production Board backs the effort, with General Eisenhower promoting the campaign and a 1000 pound reward earning a General Eisenhower Waste Paper Campaign Medal. A shell case award is also given for daily 1000 pound per unit collections, with a museum-style citation.
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Boy Scouts of
Clermont County
United States
War Production Board
J. A. Krug
Boy Scouts of America
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Eisenhower
Eisenhower
National Tire Inspection Week March 22 29
Local tire dealer Mr Charles Jordan announced cooperation with National Check Your Tire Week sponsored with government agencies and the National Association of Independent Tire Dealers. OPA surveys show lax tire care. the tire check program will issue slips listing tires to recap and urging motorists to maintain tire mileage for war mobility.
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Charles Jordan
National Association of Independent Tire Dealers
Europe
OPA
Japan
Burma
China
ODT
General Somervell
James F. Byrnes
Native Clermontians Return After 24 Years Absence
The L. V. Keister family, long in Texas farming the Rio Grande Valley, move back to Clermont County. They purchase the former Jordan farm west of Bethel and say returning is like coming home. They have re subscribed to The Courier after returning to Ohio.
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L. V. Keister
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Clermont County
Jordan
Bethel
Courier
Junior Woman's Club entertains with Pruden address
The Junior Woman's Club hosted last Thursday at the Presbyterian Church with Penny Pruden of WKRC Cincinnati delivering a talk on How to Get Along With Your Neighbors. Special music by Donald Jamieson accompanied the event noted for Pruden's birthday cake surprise.
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Penny Pruden
Cincinnati
WKRC
Presbyterian Church
Miss Pruden
Donald Jamieson
Rehabilitation committee named for flood areas
Rehabilitation Committee chaired by Mr Wallace Manirman of Clermont County and the American Red Cross selects C L Harrison J M Patchell Batavia Fred Hartsock Milford Lucian Dawson New Richmond W R Frye New Richmond Elda Howe Chile Moosopy Proysny Asap Hugh Donovan Neville Batavia F and A M Lodge to hold a program March 24 at 8 P M in Batavia with a floor show by Pep Golden Dancing Studio Cincinnati Masons urged to attend with families door prizes for men women and children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Manirman
Clermont County
Cha
American Red Cross
C. L. Harrison
Mr. Carmel
J. M. Patchell
Batavia
Fred Hartsock
Milford
Lucian Dawson
New Richmond
W. R. Frye
Elda Howe
Chile
Batavia F. & A. M. Lodge
Batavia F. & A. M
Pep Golden Dancing Studio
Cincinnati
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Stonelick Township
Batavia Legion
The
Stephen Haywood
Union Township
West & Gf
Walter Elliott
Pvt
Orville Potters
England
Joe Patterson
Lew E. Patterson
New Guinea
Air Force
Pearl Harbor
Miami Beach
Fla
AAF
Birgam
America
Jasper Sipple
Moscow
Camellia
Zebulon
N. C
Charles A. Rein
Joseph Rein
Cowensville
Armed Forces Institute
Rein
455Th Bomber Group
Herbert Hicks
Virginia
Hicks
First Army
Cincinnati Milling Machine Co
Freddie
Richard Hicks
Wilbur Ertel
Emma Ertel
No. 4
Ertel
Evelyn
Tucson
Sgt
Cann
Loveland Sailor
Medical
Loveland
Aloysius Albert Molitor
Thomas Frobish, Jr
Lawrence Milo Bodley
Geo
Wm. Chaney
Clarence Leroy Tucker
Pleasant Plains
Raymond Albert Swartz
Newtonsville
Courtenay Davis Wright
Raymond Gordon Nelson
4Th Avenue
Dayton
Navy
John William McMahan
Harold Thryan Nixon
Williamsburg
Maurice McClanahan
Charles Wesley Woods
John Woodrow Pattison
Willis Abner
Mt. Washington
Gerald Charles Schirmer
Albert Henry Kempf
Roy Wilson Pierce
Eugene Wilbur Hazenfield
Vincent Sylvester Meisman
Earl Allen Bee
Donald Humphries
Clarence Earl Davidson
James Edward Shepherd
Georgetown
Earl Caudill
Richard Kenneth Snider
Felicity
John William Drew
John Morton Shriver
Harold Lee Beach
Walter Harold Benjamin
Owensville
Bake Sale
National Tire Inspection
Junior Woman’s Club
Hugh Donovan
Neville
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