Amusing campaign hoax plus local society notes from Clermont
Town column recaps a playful political prank on Main Street with rival candidates swapping ballot cards. It also reports recruiting news and family milestones from Batavia and Mt. Holly, including doctors starting a new practice, bank interior renovation, civic events, tree planting by Clermont Sportsmen, a May 17 wedding, youth birdhouse contest, and local travel of residents and service members.
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Clermont County
Taft Delegates Rally in Clermont County Campaign
County wide Boy Scout Finance Campaign kicks off with supper meetings in Withamsville Marathon Owensville and Batavia led by Paul Dunn Lyle Sutton Charles Woodruff and Robert Crowe. Activists include L. G. House Larry Layman Edwin Burger Forrest Ely Hi Nichols and many others planning breakfasts and a victory dinner May 17 with spouses.
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Withamsville
Paul Dunn
Marathon
Lyle Sutton
Charles Woodruff
Owensville
Milford
Leonard Harding
Amelia
John
Francis
New Richmond
Meredith Burns
Felicity
Everett
Rigdon
L. G. House of
Batavia
Edwin Burger
Forrest Ely
Orville Halbisch
W. W. Hamilton
L. Larkin
Hi Nichols
Har Speidel
Jack Ritchie
Herbert Hoberg
Ralph Lewis
Robert Dorsey
Doug Alrey
Robert Rice
Robert Ayer
Robert Todd
Bill Stratman
Bud Mosbacker
C. B. Smith
Doctor Proposes Clermont Area Hospital Survey
Dr George E Rockwell urges Clermont County to run a formal survey to determine need for a hospital unit. The Clermont County Medical Society backs the plan and asks the Board of Commissioners to hire a consultant, with Dr A Bachmeyer Dr Russell B Crawford and Lawrence Lepeer named as possible experts. Auditor Earle B Kincaid instructed to contact Bachmeyer for consultation on the hospital situation.
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George E. Rockwell
Despring County Medical ‘Society
The
County Medical Society
Clermont
Clermont County Medical Society
State Department of Health
A. ©. Bachmeyer
Loveland
Russell B. Crawford
Lakewood
Lawrence Lepeer
Washington
Rockwell
Bachmeyer
General Hospital
County Men Meet Defeat In Sixth District Race
In Clermont County the Sixth District saw Robert A Taft favored by Republicans as 4,000 ballots cast across 56 precincts. Bricker carried Clermont with 11,921 votes while Straw and Ringer totaled 2,273, yielding 1,255 combined in the county. Bonds in Owensville passed with 60 percent in favor. Kahle trailed Peebles for State Central Committeeman as Scioto county weighed the results. Unopposed Sheriff Dericks led Clermont votes. Rush and Skeen followed in engineer and coroner races respectively. Over 1,400 Clermont Democrats voted in the election with multiple race results recorded.
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Robert A Taft
John W. Bricker
Clermont County
Strawder A. Ringer
Clyde B. Dericks
Clermont
Carl H. Rush
F. S. Skeen
Charles P. Taft
Ohio
Cler Kefauver
Road Oil Ordered by Clermont County Commissioners
The Clermont County Commission approved buying 50,000 gallons of road oil to dust proof county roads this summer. The project costs $8,000 and will be paid from the gas tax. County Engineer Carl H. Rush requested the action, noting the need to start early due to dry weather.
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Board of
Clermont County Commissioners
Carl H. Rush
Rush
Masons to Meet At New Home Lodge Ceremony
Masons to hold ceremonies May 13 at 8 p m in their newly remodeled home the former Odd Fellows hall William Pommert is
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New Home Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
William Pommert
Moscow Students to Move High School to Felicity
Moscow high school students will attend classes at Felicity next year while the elementary school remains. The State Department of Education says enrollment under fifty doesn’t justify the funds needed to keep them in Moscow.
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Moscow
State Department of Education
Amelia Continues Winning Streak and Local 963 Defeat
Loveland remained undefeated as they downed Local 963 15 to 0. Felicity edged Bethel 3 to 2 with Frank and Dragon on the mound for the winners and Boles for Bethel. Local 863 opened 0 2 while Bethel Felicity Owensville all sit tied with 1 1 at the top of the standings.
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Wilson
Collier
Loveland
Local 963
Felicity
Bethel
Frank
Dragon
Boles
Galt
Local
Owensville
Middletown Couple Injured After Auto Skid on Route 3
Mr and Mrs Russell Sharp were thrown from their car Saturday on the gravel shoulder of State Route 3 between Hopkinsville and Twenty Mile Stand. A passing motorist took the couple to Lever Clinic where their condition was listed satisfactory. Mrs Sharp may have a spine fracture and Mr Sharp a possible neck fracture with multiple bruises.
Batavia PTA Meeting Rescheduled For Tonight At 8
Batavia O h residents of Batavia are informed the Batavia PTA meeting has been moved to the cafeteria at 8 o clock this evening. New officers will be installed and refreshments will be served by home economics students. Parents may inspect all classrooms during the evening.
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Batavia
Batavia Pta
Boy Breaks Arm in Cozaddale Car Crash
Robert Holcomb 17 of Route 1 Cozaddale was taken to Our Lady of Mercy Hospital after his car failed to make a curve on the Cozaddale Murdock Road late Friday. Police reported a broken arm resulted from the crash.
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Cozaddale
Robert Holcomb
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Murdock Road
Bankers Meeting Set at Lebanon
Bankers from Butler Brown Clermont Clinton Fayette Highland and Warren counties will attend a Bankers Conference at the Masonite Temple in Lebanon on Wednesday May 14. Guests of the Federal Reserve Bank will join at dinner. Addison T. Cutler senior economist and Richard J. Anderson assistant to the director will be principal speakers.
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Lebanon
Butler
Brown
Clermont
Clinton
Fayette
Highland
Warren Q Counties
Masonite Temple
Warren County Bankers Association
Federal Reserve Bank
Addison T. Cutler
Richard J. Anderson
Battelle Memorial“nstitute
Columbus
Muriel Erion Engaged to Max Dodds of Chicago
Batavia Ohio Miss Lois Erion announced the engagement of her sister Muriel Erion of Columbus daughter of the late Earl E and Mrs Erion Batavia to Max E Dodds of Chicago son of H E Dodds of Pemberton Elton heads Commercial Training for Farm Bureau Insurance Dodds works as a General Electric salesman No wedding date set.
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Muriel E. Eric
Chicago
Batavia
Lois Erion
Muriel Erion
Columbus
Earl E. Erion
Max E. Dodds
H. E. Dodds
Pemberton, O
Elton
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Dodds
General Electric Company
Ill
Burglars Loot 2 Batavia Firms
In Batavia two Route 74 businesses, Dial's Service Station and Keen Coal and Supply Co., were burglarized Monday night. A rear door enabled entry at the service station, with $20 taken from the cash register. The coal company offices were breached via a rear window, an unlocked safe opened, yielding three revolvers, two .38 calibers and one .32 caliber, with no cash found in the safe.
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Batavia
Thelves
Ed Col- Dial
Keen Coal and Supply Co
New Richmond Valedictorian Wins Reader's Digest Award
Margie Vespie valedictorian of New Richmond High School earned the Reader's Digest Association Annual Award for students showing promise of community leadership. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Vespie Route 1 Amelia and was featured last week in the Courier.
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Margie Vespie
New Richmond High School
Reader’s Digest Association
Vespie
John Vespie
Amelia
Courier
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Sunday Enquirer
Richard P. Fox
Route 3
Frisco
William Mitchell
Korea
Joseph H. Batsche
Navy
Corpus Christi
Texas
Jacksonville
Florida
Anna
Phil Dobert
Main Street
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
Joe
Mark Twain
Twain
Blocher
Market and
Main
Grand Canyon
Ju Rice’s
Batavia National Bank
Cincinnati
Erkenbrecher
Vine Street
Mt. Pisgah
Claude Tarvin
Mt. Holly
Christian Chapel
Claude, Jr
Will
Betty Mac Morgen
Thomas Booth
Herb Renschke
Clermont Sportsmen, Inc
Clarence Lytle
Conservation Committee
Lausche
Clermont Hills and Dales
Herb
Carl Brockman
Ray Fox
Tuscon, Ariz
Cpl
John Brockman
Guaymas
Mexico
Calvin W. Monjar
Elton Monjar
Calvin
Taft
Clermont County Hospital
Board of Commissioners
Lou Wolf
Karl South
Nash Pharmacy
Angela Sanders
J. W. Evans
Harry A. Kahle
Robert Peebles
Kahle
Peebles
Scioto
Earl E. Eastwood
Albert L. Daniels
Joseph I. Williams
Leo Blackburn
Strawder A. Wetzel
Frieda B. McCandless
Kathleen EB. Wetzel
General Assembly
John Hayyden
France Raine
Ray Brandenburg
Forest L. Williams
Beverly Brown
Henry C
Forrest E. Ely
Arch Hicks, Jr
Mittee
Madeleine £. Hoyt
Ernest H. Ruffner
Fred J. Croswell
Clarence A. Ungelheam
Harold L. Windeler
Albert G. Colby
Ezra
Edgar C. Mbsbacker
Ocen
Joseph Remley
Sie Eenes
Inginesr Oath H. Rush
Dr. F
Skeen
Francis A. Hart
C. R. Rader
First Baptist Church of
C. W. Jessee
Middletown
Pioneer
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