Ex Court Star Dies In Crash
John Frey Jr. 20 of 211 Center Street was killed when the car he rode in struck the Twelve Mile Creek bridge abutment on US 52 Monday at about 11 p.m. Driver Alfred Randolph received cuts and bruises. charged with reckless driving. Frey, a former New Richmond basketball star and mail carrier, died at the scene. He is survived by his parents a brother and a sister. Also notes a separate 4H Tractor Maintenance Club meeting at Amelia Tractor Sales with a discussion on tractor air cleaners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
John Frey Jr
Center Street
Twelve Mile Creek Bridge
US 52
Don Powell
Alfred
Pete) Randolph
New Palestine
Virgil Marcum
Karl Zoller
Frey
New Richmond High School
John Frey Sr
Robert
Frances
Hamlet
Amelia
Earl Wolfe
Bethel
Wonderland Park Opens Saturday Run by Circus Family
Wonderland Park opens Saturday under the management of a circus family. Earl R. Stewart promoter and Hamlet Motors owner announces the Teen-age Safe Driver Club as part of the park�s community program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderland Park
Circus Family
Earl R. Stewart
Hamlet Motors, Inc
Williamsburg mother earns Courier Driver Club honor
Mrs. Anna Lee Hall of Williamsburg received Courier recognition for aiding five welfare children while her family joined a Mother’s Day visit to Coney Island. The piece notes her letter praising the Teen Age Drivers Club origins in Springfield and the club’s safety contest with prize money from local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Hamlet Motors
Stewart
Chas E. Ernes
Anna Lee Hall
Williamsburg
Courier
Coney Island
David Chance
Carol Chance
Hall
Rickey Lewis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Courier Day
Haney
Susan
Bataviani
Kathleen
Mike
Carol Smittle
Gerry Sizemore
Lonnie Martin
Joanne Bilby
Zeak Wilson
County Librarian To Speak At OLA Meeting May 18
Yellow Springs Ohio report notes two new county libraries and OLA district meeting on Antioch College campus. Doris Wood of Cleermont County’s first library and Paul Bixler of Olive Kettering Library will headline sessions with a tour, luncheon, and talks on extension services and new library work. State Librarian Walter Brahm will address the morning session, with Elizabeth E. Baker chairing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Ohio Library Association
Southwest
Antioch College
Doris Wood
Cleermont County
Paul Bixler
Olive Kettering
Bixler
OLA
Miss Wood
C&emont County Library
Columbus
Walter Brahm
Elizabeth E. Baker
Greene County
Dietz Opens New Dietz Ford Outlet in Williamsburg
Dietz Ford Sales opens a new outlet in Williamsburg on Route 74 near the bridge with refreshments and souvenirs for attendees. Louis E. Dietz president and Tony Cappa vice president GM lead the Batavia unit, with George Fritz sales manager and Eddie Hughes service manager.
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Dietz Ford Sales, Inc
Williamsburg
Route 74
Batavia
Louis E. Dietz
Tony Cappa
George Fritz
Eddie Hughes
Fritz
Amelia
Hughes
Voter League Provisional Status and May Meeting
The Clermont County League of Women Voters gains provisional status as of May 7 1956. The Batavia Presbyterian Church hosts a May 25 meeting at 1230 PM with lunch and a guest. film Cloud over Ohio promotes water conservation as part of a national study. May 19 opens Wonderland Park in Clermont County with zoo rides and free admission. Conley family runs the park and plans landscaping and a June golf range opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters of
Clermont County
National Board of the
League of Women Voters
Ohio
Owensville
Williamsburg
County Farm Tour Set for May 25 in Clermont
Ohio State University extension specialists led by W W Hamilton announce a Clermont County farm tour on May 25 to study agronomy dairy and engineering practices. Stops include urban barns at Batavia, a Williams burg area dairy silage operation, spittlebug spray results, a new pond and pasture setup, and a bulk milk tank drainage project with guided observations by Matthis Hutchinson and Widdmeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.W. W. Hamilton
Clermont County
R. R. Starbuck
Joe Buckle
Gordon Ryder
Ohio State University
Rt. 74
Batavia
Fred Matthis
Rt. 276
Williamsburg
Matthis
Bernard Hutchinson
Rt. 133
Hutchinson
John Harvey Hutchinson
J. W. Widdmeyer
Rt. 50
Monterey
Marathon
Doctor Returns To Local Office In Batavia
Dr. Phillip R. Dobert resumes medical practice on Main Street Batavia after two years on active Navy duty at Key West Florida. Mrs Dobert and children joined him there at his submarine base posting. A photo shows President Eisenhower waving goodbye as Dobert left for Washington. Dr Albert Ryan now covers the practice before moving to Hollywood Florida for general work.
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Phillip R. Dobert
Batavia
Dobert
Main Street
Naval Reserve
Key West
Florida
Eisenhower
Asue
Washington
Albert Ryan
Hollywood
Ryan
Champion Speller Heads to Capital for National Bee
Owensville takes note as Carol Franc is champion speller from southern Ohio and her coach Greta Thirey depart Sunday for Washington DC to compete Friday May 18 in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. They attended a Willard Hotel welcome party and enjoyed sightseeing before the spelling contest at the Commerce Department auditorium. Carol is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Watson Francis of near Monterey and attends local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensville
Carol Francis
Southern Ohio
Greta Thirey
Washington, D. C
Carol
Scripps- Howard
Williard Ballroom
Department of Commerce
Carol Is
Mrs. Watson Francis
Near
Monterey
Morser Hearing Set For May 23 Court of Appeals
May 23 has been set for a Court of Appeals hearing on a decision invalidating the consolidation of the Amelia Williamsville Tabas co and Mt Carmel Glen Este school districts. Attorney Harold Nichols of Batavia represents taxpayers who filed suit challenging consolidation. Judge John Houston said the county board of education met in a special session rather than a regular session when it moved to place consolidation on the ballot. Prosecution Ray Bradford and Robert Jones represent the county and local boards in defense of the consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Amelia
Williamsville
Tabasco
Mt. Carmel
Glen Este
Harold Nichols
Batavia
John Houston
County Board of Education
Ray Bradford
Robert Jones
Schoo Boards
Co ’ Dation
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Safe Driver Club
Driver Club
Kay Dorsey
Nancy Martin
Dayton
Christ Hospital School of Nursing
Chicago
Diana Fortney
Patty Ellis
Mike Chafin
Fritz Retzler
Robert Carter
Marilyn Duchemin
Beverly Ellis
Billy Hines
I. Tor
Ronald Mosbacker
John Fortney
Jimmy Hines
Dietz
Wonderteater
Land Park
Batavia Presbyterian Church
James L. Brown
Man
Little Miami
Newtown
John Harper
Bernard St
Little Miami River
Here
Howard Davis
Charles
Harper
General Hospital
Wonderland
Conley Circus
Garry Moore
James Conley
Conley
Steve Stith
Claire Rudloff
Anita Woods
Dick Price
Beverly Barnes
Carl Reed
VFW
Hamilton
Capital
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