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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
5
Milford Garden Club plans its annual tulip show Friday afternoon at the Universalist Church at 2 pm with guest speaker Mrs. O P Sticksel of Newtown and music led by Mrs. Earl L Boland. Hostesses include several local women and Circle 4 of the W S C S held a luncheon at Mrs Guy Rhodes home.
Mrs. Stroub and Mr. Stroub hosted relatives and friends with a Silver Tea for Mr. and Mrs. C Stroub to aid furnishings lost in a fire. The Stroub family plans to move into a new home by June first and thanks supporters. Gladys Donnelly of Carthage visited Ward Corbin. a church showing of Mother and Home featured Rev. Owens and Roy Proud of Cincinnati.
Mayme and Aley Owensville families share news of a new baby girl born May 1 to Ray and wife live near Owensville. Mrs. Allen French hosts a new baby. church events include a well attended song service and district W S C S meeting in Wilmington.
Miss Betty Hahn of Batavia visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coleman and Carol Jean over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. C. EB. Newton and Ruby were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis and family at Bethel.
Russell S. Moore of Columbus will speak at an all day New Richmond PTA meeting on May 4 at Cranston Memorial Church. Civic Club bake sale on May 7 at Clyde Tomlin’s shop funds Civic Hall. Mrs Daisy Corton visiting from Hamilton, Ohio.
Clermont County Ohio invites sealed bids by May 16 1949 10 00 AM for three mowings of county roadsides six feet wide totaling 221.26 miles in six projects Franklin Washington Monroe Ohio Pierce Union Batavia Tate Tate Williamsburg Miami Stonelick and Miami townships. Bond of 10 percent of estimate or certified check required. Bid forms available from County Commissioners or County Engineer. The county may reject any or all bids.
Mrs Malcom H Cox hosted the May meeting of the Newtown Garden Club with Mrs Samuel B Taylor as guest speaker on Gardening. Mariemont Garden Club held a brief session then toured local gardens led by Mrs Joseph Christie. Carl Coykendall named Postmaster at Newtown offices succeeding Mrs Robert Arnold.
Martha J. Conover attended Sunday School last Sunday with a 33 attendance and 3 dollars collected. Mr and Mrs Wilson Ross joined the Quarterly Conference at Zoar Methodist Church on Tuesday. Home Builders were entertained by Mr and Mrs Ralph Applegate Sunday evening. Clyde E. Conover of Loveland had a birthday dinner last Sunday with Mr and Mrs W H Conover and others. Russell and Edith Schultz hosted their grandmother Mrs Riley of Cincinnati. Donald Tigar and son visited Blanchester last Thursday. Gerald Wallace spent a few days with his family in Cozaddale.
Bethel board of education offers new contracts to many faculty members for next year. Two more teachers may join Bethel grade school as high attendance is expected. Named on the contract list are administrators, principals, and dozens of teachers across the high school and grades.
The April births include a boy for the Harry Lorentz family in Amelia and girls for the Denver Johnsons in Blanchester and the Robert Whiteacres in Pleasant Plain. Additional births include Mr. and Mrs. Charles O Connor of Midland and the Wolffrum family in Blanchester, plus babies for William Lyle Williamsburg and John Boggs Batavia. The Easter Monday arrival for the Ford family and a daughter for Walter Haglage are noted at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Mariemont.
Handy Peterson and Easy Roberts mend a stone wall between farms each spring. They stroll, reminisce, and share beer, agreeing the wall is a neighborly custom kept up though it unnecessarily divides people.
At Mariemont Hospital on April 24 a fifth child was born, the second daughter. Dr. F. S. Skeen attended. Mr. Walter Haglage distributed cigars to friends. Smith performed with Farber, adding to a program of mixed sweet and hot numbers.
The Batavia Armory hosted the Spring Dance drawing about 400 guests. NBC musician Burt Farber headlined with his first Clermont County appearance, while Amelia singer John Chester Smith provided the main vocal showcase.
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