24 May 1959
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1959
Page
1
Public education in Clermont County shows 1958 expenditures of 6 442 256 22 with salaries 2 955 787 14 and receipts totaling 6 131 931 74. Local property taxes provided 2 240 079 40, lunch room income 348 374 36, state funds 111 026 03, federal funds 79 380 48, and bond and loan proceeds 828 541 25. Outstanding debt Dec 31 1958 was 6 067 500.
Wilmington College hosted Hlumination Night and Recognition Day with Clermont County representation. Bettie Miller of Loveland joined the royal retinue of freshmen attendants, followed by Alice Lemar of Moscow, retiring 1958 May Queen and court member, and Barbara Carlier of near Batavia leading the 1959 May Queen court.
Homer Ernst a 63 year old former Milford justice of the peace faced an embezzlement charge. Judge Darrell W. Hottle excused the jury and dismissed the indictment after prosecutors finished presenting evidence.
Chief Ray Riggs of the North Union Township Fire Department renews invitation to a public fire fighting demonstration from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday May 24 at Viking Village Mt. Carmel Tobasco Rd. A barn on the property will be burned to show advanced techniques in combating fire with other departments participating.
A quotation from Chang Times notes that a good sermon is one that goes over the listener’s head and harms a neighbor, reflecting humor about preaching.
Mrs. Milton Schloss will preside at the district's first Council Clinic on Thursday May 28 at Clermont Northeastern high school. The event targets council officers and chairmen across five counties with Mrs. Donald Crockett as guest speaker and Rev. Robert Hayes delivering invocation. Reservations via Mrs. Anna Braam.
The Clermont County council approves a week to week lease of the Batavia dump site to Edmund Parrott and Anne Hensley for 100 per week. Russell Wuerdeman will receive all excess revenue from haulers. The village retains control while pursuing permanent disposal facilities per Engineer Carl Rush recommendations.
Clermont County Democrat chairman Charles Bud Colonel, 42, was named in a $50,000 alienation of affections suit filed by Robert H. Pickelheimer of Batavia. Pickelheimer also seeks divorce on neglect and custody of two children. Colonel denies wrongdoing and cites wife Judith Ann Pickelheimer worked for the Elections Board and that their separation preceded his interactions.
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