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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1965
Page
2
Officials and contestants prepare for the third annual Little Miami River Canoe Races to be held June 5 and 6. The event starts at Glenn Island in Fosters and ends at Milford Bridge in Clermont County with Flerlage Marine of Cincinnati as sponsor.
A 11 30 a m luncheon will be held at New Richmond Marina for guests who will take part in the Meldahl Locks and Dam dedication at Chile. The event is hosted by Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co in cooperation with the Clermont County Planning Commission and chaired by J Kermit Smith.
Figures from the U S Army Corps of Engineers describe the Ohio River locks and dam project. Concrete volume 938 570 cubic yards and reinforcing steel 12 103 500 pounds. Main lock can accommodate a Navy Iowa class battleship and fills in eight minutes to move vast volumes of water.
Clermont County alumni of Ohio State University will launch their second annual campaign for gifts to the Development Fund with an organizational meeting May 19 at the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Building Batavia. Campaign chair Ralph S. Windle leads a 17 member committee with area chairs Martyn Smith and Margie Held. Gifts support scholarships student aid and research. The drive targets 139 donors and 73 percent of the goal is met with a Sea 0? or possibly $937. A one year tuition scholarship will be awarded to a Clermont County student if the goal is reached.
The Meldahl locks and dam near Chile will be dedicated Saturday honoring Captain Anthony Meldahl. The surrounding Clermont County area hosts a lineage from Ulysses S. Grant’s early life in a nearby state memorial, antislavery figures, and historic river towns like Ripley Moscow Bethel New Richmond and Maysville.
About 250 savings and loan executives from Hamilton Clermont and Brown Counties are slated for the annual spring conference of the Ohio Savings and Loan League District at the Carrousel Motel in Cincinnati on Thursday May 20. The event opens at 3 30 p m with discussions in the afternoon session featuring Thomas Stainback of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and John Chatrup with a message from the American Savings and Loan Institute. A banquet at 6 30 p m will include several noted speakers.
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