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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1937
Page
8
Clermont area items include farm field day on June 2, inspection of Batavia O.E. 8 on May 20, local visits and entertainments, a 4-H program after a regular Grange meeting, PTA activities, school events, and a note on Arctic cucumber farming experiments using heated fur-lined chambers and wind-powered electricity.
Death notices for William Arch Herget Mary Simpson Burroughs and Louisa Woodruff and Joanna Hines after May events. Funeral arrangements set by T. P. White & Sons with services in Mt. Holly Spring Grove Cincinnati Oakley Church New Richmond Hillsboro Mt. Moriah and Good Samaritan Cemeteries.
Mrs. Knowles visits Mrs. Wolfe in Evansville for an indefinite period. Earl Enger and daughter Rose Carol spent Sunday with Ben Zimmerman at College Hill. Earl Geesner has measles at home. Sympathy goes to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Schuehler on the loss of Mrs. Schuehler’s sister-in-law Mrs. Bang buried last Monday. Dewey Tissander family and Walter Homan family visited relatives near Five Mile. Celia Jordan dined with Mrs. C. M. Atwood. Roland's brother visited near Loveland. Wm. Griffith and Miss Snider from Cincinnati called at the Griswold home.
Congress weighs a 1.5 million dollar relief appropriation as unemployment estimates vary from 6.1 million to 9.7 million. Roosevelt cites 8.65 million while trade bodies place figures higher, and WPA officials cite skilled labor shortages amid idle capacity.
Milford boys totaled 92 points to lead eight schools in the county field meet at Owensville on Tuesday afternoon. Amelia girls topped their division with 36 points, Batavia second with 27, Goshen third with 22. Standout event wins included Milford athletes in sprints and distance races, plus field events led by Goshen and Batavia with overall strong showings across high jump shot put javelin and broad jump.
The Alumni Reunion of Amelia High School is set for Saturday evening May 29 1937 at 8 o clock in the school auditorium. Dancing and cards run 8 to 12. Refreshments and a business meeting follow in the dining hall at 10 o'clock. Dues are 60 cents, guests invited at 60 cents each, no reservations needed. Nellie Coleman 1912 Secretary.
The exhibit of children’s work opens to the public on Thursday May 20 at 7 p m and Friday May 21 from 10 a m to 4 p m. Attendance is welcome on either day. OBITUARY Mrs Louisa Woodruff widow of W B Woodruff and daughter of Benjamin Cord died May 11 in Bethesda hospital Cincinnati at 82 She lived near Amelia until 1918 when moving to Cincinnati She leaves four children Rev Benjamin Woodruff Ada Jeffries Strasburg Colorado Seibert Eppert Madisonville and Earl Woodruff Cincinnati Also daughter Lowell Bennett died earlier Funeral services were held Thursday at Oakley Baptist church with interment at Mt Moriah cemetery.
Frank Lee Schatz of Amelia Schools won first place in the seventh to ninth grade category at the State Farmers Institute Poster Contest. The Ohio State University sponsored event drew about 900 posters statewide.
A new potato variety perfected by the U S Department of Agriculture is named Golden for its yellow flesh. Reports say Americans find it hard to accept the yellow potato, while Peruvians and some Europeans favor yellow varieties.
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Burleigh Grimes leads the Brooklyn Daffiness Boys to Cincinnati for two games at Crosley Field against Charley Dressen’s Reds. The series follows a heated exchange afterDressens National League pennant remark, with Hafey back in Reds gear and new signs of a lengthy home stand as Chicago and Boston visit.
A card party and dance will be held by Withamsville Junior Order No 164 in Withamsville on Friday evening May 21 1987.
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