Milford High School to graduate 40 in 1945 class
Milford High School will graduate 40 seniors in the class of 1945, announced Superintendent Roy E. Holmes. Graduation is set for May 22 at 8 15 p.m. in the high school auditorium with Dr. F A Watson, president of Wilmington College, as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Claudia Colyer
Marie Day
Daniel Erion
Frances Farley
Atlen Haines
Joanne Hohl
Betty Holmes
Robert Jones
Shirley Langen
Ann Luenne
William McCormick
Eldon Mardis
Barbara Messer
Ruth Muehrenhard
Ona — Price
Robert Quayle
Helen Seiber
Richard Smith
Hanford Thirey
Edda Tucker
Betty Tudor
Virginia van Camp
Jean Vetter
Betty Wiggins
Robert Wiedenbein
Clyde Williams
Howard Wolf
Richard Mitchell
Edgar Bunyan
Harold W
Bill) Easley
Armed Forces
Batavia Students Stage Style Show Friday Night
Batavia High School Home Economics Class under Lillian Dill presents a style show Friday at 8 PM in the High School Auditorium. Each student models her own creation with Louise Shinkle as announcer. participants include Freshmen Mary Catherine Binkley and others, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia High School
Lillian Dill
Louise Shinkle
Felicity mail carrier retires after 30 years of service
Harges Jack Howe a rural mail carrier from Chile Ohio will have served his route 30 years on May 20 Howe began in his teens after the regular carrier Barkley left for a car subcarrier Peck then resigned Howe drove the route his family long staffed the Chile Post Office Howe served in World War I with the Marines his son Edward also a Marine and the Howe family led local postal supervision for over 50 years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harges
Jack) Howe
Chile
Ohio
Howe
John Barkley
Charles Peck
Barkley
Peck
Franklin Township
Wiley-Croswell
Legion Post
Edward
Marines
E. W. Howe
Elsa Groff
Looking Backward May 8 1845 Revolution Patriots and a Bank
From the Courier archives fifty years ago the May 8 1845 item notes that thirty seven signers of the Declaration of Independence included thirty two who supported establishing a United States Bank. General Washington is among those cited.
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General Washington
United States Bank
The
Courier
May social court fines dress code breach in 1895
A historical notice reports a May 8 1895 social event where ladies were fined fourteen dollars for dress code breaches. The report notes many guests failed to attend in proper attire, and the scene highlighted concerns over appearance and etiquette.
Amelia Wins Baseball Championship
Amelia High School captured the High School Baseball Championship by sweeping Batavia High in the playoff series. The team finished undefeated with eight straight wins and will represent Clermont County in the Southwestern Baseball Tournament in Cincinnati this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia High School
Batavia High
Amelia
Bethel
Felicity
New Richmond
Batavia
Clermont County
Cincinnati
Loveland Notes Include Visits and School Play
Miss Peggy Marsh of Cincinnati visited Loveland with Mrs. Betty Wilder. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Coleman visit Clarinda Iowa. Families from Fort Worth and Waynesville stop by, Air Show at Lunken Airport. Loveland High Senior Class to stage Aunt Tillie Goes To Town May 11. Loveland Woman's Club met April 24 with book review by Mary Ellen Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Marsh
Cincinnati
Betty Wilder
Harley Perry
Christ Hospital
J. M. Coleman
Edwin Lisle
Clarinda
Iowa
John Burske
Waynesville
Elizabeth Shuerbeck
E. Gruber
Blue Ash
George Plumly
Sharon Kay
Ft Worth
Texas
C. J. Plumly
Harriett
Eugene Walters
Nancy
Harry Walters
Minnie Staline
Lunken Airport
John Fromm
Melvyn Banta
Charles Matthew
Detroit
Mich
Earl Ridings
Loveland High School
Aunt Tillie
Loveland Woman's Club
Raymound Bunnell
A. D. Brock
Mary Ellen Chase
Edith Dibble
Stanton Brock
Milford Salutes War Service Members in Latest Notes
Seaman second class Thomas B. Robinson visits Milford with family, after enlistment and training at Great Lakes. Corporal George F. Monroe writes from a Germany POW liberation mission with Patton’s Third Army. Several locals, including Eugene Hutchinson and H. William Easley, report wounds and leaves from the Pacific and Europe theaters. Arthur Ward transfers from Salt Lake Field to a West Coast base, while Russell Hair earns Technical Sergeant rank with a Belgium-based Air Force ground unit. Others include Eldred Sarver Jr returning broadcasts from Germany, and POW Stanton Griswold reported missing then found as a prisoner of war in Germany. David Branch joins an Aviation Engineer Unit after Ft. Bragg training, and Batavia’s David Rust recounts a forced landing and homeward trek via C-47 with the 9th and 3rd Army units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ward
Clear Field
Utah
West Coast
John Ward
Milford
Russell A. Hair
W. C. Hair
Air Force
Belgium
Pvt
Eldred Sarver, Jr
Eldred Sarver
WLW
3Rd Army
Germany
Atlantic
Oran
North Africa
England
Sicily
Italy
France
Mediterranean
David Branch
Ft. Bragg
North Carolina
William S. Rust
Batavia
Ohio
Sgt
Rust
Batavia High School
Cincinnati Union Terminal
Army
Clinton T. Rust
Foote 1
Loraine Ann Rust
Milford Center Expands to Include Eighth Graders
Milford youth center Eagles Nest broadens reach to eighth grade students in Milford area due to steady attendance decline. Kiwanis Youth Committee promotes the project as it started last January while the council approves higher pay for Street Department workers and a banquet at Milford High School. Mayor Barrere returns to full activity after two months illness as local notices report a mix of school events health updates and community affairs.
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Eagles’ Nest
Milford
Milford Kiwanis Club
Milford High School
Joseph M. Barrere
Ration Board Faces Charges and Tire Shortage in Clermont County
Clermont County panels pursue four grocers over excess prices while a tire panel faces a May quota crisis. Officials report 1,300 tire applications expected with only 271 tires available, forcing priority grants to war workers and health needs. Sugar rations also tighten to 70 percent of last year due to drought.
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War Price and Ration Board
OPA
Clermont County
Cincinnati
R. E. Gifford
Cuba
Amelia Girl Weds Coast Guardsman
Margaret Garten daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm E Adams of Amelia married Harold Smith Sr c of U S C G at Amelia Baptist Church last Thursday May 3 in a ceremony with close friends and relatives attending.
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Margaret Garten
Wm. E. Adams
Amelia
Harold Smith Sr c
DAV New Officers Elected for Clermont Chapter 63 1946
The Disabled American Veterans Clermont Chapter No 63 elected new officers for 1946 at its last meeting. Cmdr Bernie Bernhissel Milford. Sr Vice Cmdr Geo Raymond West Bethel. Jr Vice Cmdr W A Milburn Chaulin Williamsburg. Officers of the Day Joe Daley Felicity. Sgt at Arms Clifford Kennedy Bethel. Service Officer Red Murry and Brice Hendrixson Batavia. State Cmdr Frank Brown Canton Ohio and Adjt Treas Albert L Daniels to install.
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Disabled American Veterans of
Clermont
Bernie Bernhissel
Milford
Geo
Raymond West
Bethel
Charles Tremper, Jr
New Richmond
W. A. Milburn
Chaulin
Williamsburg
Joe Daley
Felicity
Clifford Kennedy
Art
Red) Murry
Brice Hendrixson
Batavia
Soldiers Relief
Frank Brown
Canton
Ohio
Adjt
Treas
Dept. of Ohio
Albert L. Daniels
Batavia High To Graduate Twenty Four In May
Batavia High announces 24 graduates for the commencement on May 18 in the school auditorium. Valedictorian William Marty Moore will speak and salutatorian Miss Maxine Laughlin will also participate. Moore plans to attend Miami University and Laughlin will study liberal arts at the University of Cincinnati. The class includes Dale Anstaett Othel Earls Margaret Eichenlaub Lois Brion Virginia Wilma-Lewis Harrison Marie Kirker Evelyn Pattison Betty Pringle Lucille Roberts Gene Romohr Dorothy Rumke Mary Scott Shepard Grace Spinelli Thomas Mary J Ava Semones Irvin Allan Zimmerman Ruth Zurmehly Louise Shinkle Joe McCoy Stirling Moore. Dr. R W Edminston, director of extension at Miami University, will be commencement speaker. Rev A C Rainsberger will give the baccalaureate sermon assisted by Rev Chas H McGurn and I E Jenkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia High School
Edmund D. Parrott
William Marty Moore
Maxine Laughlin
Emil Laughlin
Maxwell L. Malott
Moore
Miami University
Miss Laughlin
University of Cincinnati
Dale Anstaett
Othel Earls
Margaret Eichenlaub
Lois Brion
Virginia Wilma - Lewis
Harrison
Marie Kirker
Evelyn Pattison
Betty Pringle
Lucille Roberts
Gene Romohr
Dorothy Rumke
Mary Scott
Shepard
Grace Spinelli
Thomas
Mt Carmel Glen Este PTA Meeting Friday May 11
The Mt Carmel Glen Este P T A will hold its final meeting of the school year on Friday May 11 at 8:30 in the school auditorium with Rev. Laurance Hall as principal speaker and entertainer. Officers to be installed include President G C Ankermiller and others. Twenty nine graduates and teachers will be honored guests as mothers of first graders host the social hour.
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Mt Carmel
Glen Este
Hall
England
Milford
G. C. Ankermiller
V. Press
Eugene Philhower
V. Pres
Alex Ostendarp
Mervyr Keller
Clarence Smith
Mabel Young
Stanley Pattison
VE Day Sunday Proclaimed by Truman Urges Church Services
Clermont County churches plan special VE Day services Sunday May 13 1945 to thank God for Victory in Europe and honor Mothers Day clergy urge attendance nationwide President Truman proclaims a day of prayer calling all Americans to unite in thanks and seek peace.
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Clermont County
Truman
Germany
Europe
Mothers of America
West
Pacific
Harry Truman
United States of America
United Sates
City of
Washington
Community Guests at Amelia Visit
Mr and Mrs Arthur Mattox and family hosted relatives. Mr and Mrs Jos Mager welcomed guests including Mr and Mrs Richard Cost and son and Mr and Mrs Gries of Fairmont for a Sunday visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Mattox
Jos, Mager
Richard Cost and Son
Gries
Fairmont
East Hill Farm Club Meeting Notes
East Hill Farm Club met May 3 at Mrs. Chase's home with sixteen members and one guest. A reading by Mrs Day, Helen Homan, and Mrs Steward was enjoyed. next meeting June 7 at the homes of Helen Holman and June McNeilan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hill Farm Club
Shower Honors Mrs Ruth Hutson At Home
Miss Martha Jean Houser hosted a Sunday evening shower at her residence for Mrs Ruth Elaine Hutson. Guests presented many nice gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jean Houser
Ruth Elaine Hutson
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Mary Catherine Binkley
Betty Clepper
Margaret Glass
Emily Huss
Lois McAfee
Mary Newberry
Mary Belle Shepard
Marie Spinelli
Cornelia Toombs
Ruth Wallace
Anna Belle Wiederhold
Ella Zeller
Maryanna Bender
Ruth Bissantz
Barbara Canter
Adele Conover
Jane Elick
Lois Jameison
Esther Lewis
Alberta Mariott
Colleen Murphy
Gertrude Retzler
Rose Salter
Julia Shepard
Jessie Colter
Ruth Zurmehly
Loveland
Thomas BE
Bud’ Robinson
Clifford Robinson
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
George F. Monroe
George W. Monroe
Monroe
Medical Corp
General Patton
Third Army
Eugene Hutchinson
7Th Army
Eva Noerteker
H. William Easley
Marine Corps
Co. P. Easley
Sergeant Easley
Soha
Stanton E. Griswold
R. B. Griswold
Buckwheat Road
Robert W. Davis
79Th Divison
9Th Army
B. Orin Sobellenger
Oakley
Charles N. Kuhn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Milford School
Margaret Gatch
Elaine Woodmansee
Doris Jean Porter
J. H. Filey
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Milford Board of Education
William Snell
Orlando F. Duckett
Ration Board
COAST
DAV
Mt. Carmel
DAY OF Prayer
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