Fire at Rollie Bros. Feed Mill Causes Heavy Loss in Loveland
A Tuesday blaze at Rollie Bros. Supply Co. in Loveland caused about 25000 dollars in damages and threatened the business district before Loveland Miamiville Madeira and Indian Hill fire crews controlled it. Fire Chief Julius DeFosset said the fire started in a cab bin from a spark. Forrest Betz saw the fire while operating a corn sheller. Lost equipment included two mixers a grain cracker a grinder a sheller and feed. Henry Rolke owned the business.
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Loveland
Rollie Bros. Supply Co
Miamiville
Madeira
Indian Hill
Julius DeFosset
Forrest Betz
Henry Rolke
Long Steps To A Higher Education In Clermont County
Louis Wildt of Williamsville will receive a UC Evening College degree in industrial management on June 9. A 1946 Amelia high school graduate, he studied nine years while starting a family and building a home, making the dean’s list several times with his wife Marjorie assisting as part of his job study at Proctor and Gamble.
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Clermont County
Louis Wildt
McMann Dr
Williamsville
University of Cincinnati Evening College
Amelia High School
Wildt
Proctor
Gam
Beckford Unit Work Moving On Schedule
Walter C. Beckford Station advances toward the 240000 kilowatt unit set for late 1962 with substructure near completion and boiler room steel partially erected. A second seven million gallon underground propane storage cavern and gas plant in Kentucky are under construction for peak day gas sharing, service expected December 1961.
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Richmond
Walter C. Beckford
Walter C. Backford
E.S. Fields
Kentucky
Union Light, Heat and Power Company
Population Overlap Among Ohio Towns Across Counties
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown reveals that 32 of Ohio’s 936 municipalities lie in more than one county. Loveland has 1 465 residents in Clermont and 33 in Warren. Milford has 4 045 in Clermont and 86 in Hamilton. The Ohio Population Report summarizes census data and notes 27 villages in two counties, two cities in three counties, and three cities in two counties. Rep. Harsha to visit Batavia May 27 from noon to 2 p.m.
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Ohio
Milford
Loveland
Ted W W. Brown
Clermont County
Warren County
Hamilton County
Brown
Mrs Wright Seeks Election As Batavia Township Trustee
Amelia resident Mrs Charlie W Wright was appointed Batavia township trustee to fill a vacancy caused by her husband’s death. Her term ends this year and she announced plans to run in the next election with other trustees Mrs William Brothers and Clarence Lytle serving the current term.
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Amelia
Charlie W. Wright
Judd Rd
Batavia Township
Wright
William Brothers
Clarence Lytle
Clermont County Welfare Office Closes for Move to Batavia
The Clermont County Department of Welfare will be closed Wednesday May 31 while relocating to 333 Main St Batavia. Director Wits WE Donnie oe oversaw the move and new office setup.
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Clermont County
Department of Welfare
Main St
Batavia
Wits WE Donnie Oe
Group studies Union township incorporation in Ohio
Citizens for Self-Government continues fact gathering trips to Columbus and Cincinnati to probe incorporation options for Union township. The group, led by Dick Neu and Bob Herron, plans public findings and invites local residents to help collect information. Bond set at $10,000 for felon from Felicity extradition waived after false loan statements.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Government Research Bureau
Citizens For Self-Government, Inc
Union Township
Dick Neu
State Highway Department
State Board of Health
Department of Industrial and Economic Development
Ohio Municipal League
Citizens For Self-Government
Kenwood
Forest Park
Plymouth
Herron
Countian
Jack Reiter
Felicity
Chris Rosenhoffer
Las Vegas
Nev
Carl Zoller
Reiter
Williamsburg Farmer & Merchants Bank
Policy change on medical costs for county pensioners
A Friday commissioners resolution shifts medical expenses for 20 old age pensioners at the County Home to the Division of Aid for the Aged, saving the county 2000 to 2500 dollars annually. Residents with hospital or medical insurance must rely on those policies rather than county payments. Larry Bush, 16, Batavia High student, was seriously injured when his car lost control on Clough Pike Wednesday.
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Division of Aid For
Larry Bush
John Bush
Batavia
Clough Pike
Batavia High School
Rites Wednesday For Victim of Auto Crash
Milford service details for Nathan Rosenzweig 60 of 526 Cooper Road held May 24 at Craver funeral home with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Victim died of multiple fractures from May 16 crash on Route 28 near Branchester. Passenger Lucien Barat also died. Rosenzweig formerly ran a Batavia department store and lived at Meadowbrook Drive 145. He was a World War I veteran and Mason. He leaves widow Lucy Jo Rosenzweig daughter Charlene mother Anna Effron Rosenzweig brothers Morris Joseph Charles and sister Esther Michaelson.
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Tavia
Meadowbrook Dr
Batavia Business Men's Association
Milford
Lucy Jo Rosenzweig
Trapp
Charlene
Anna Effron Rosenzweig
Morris
West Virginia
Joseph
Charles
Esther Michaelson
Terrace Park
Colonel Elected President of New Tri-County FCP
Raymond Pratt of Cincinnati led the Fraternal Order of Police drive for a Tri County FDP Lodge here Sunday. Ed Colonel, Batavia police chief, was chosen president with Robert Kelly of Georgetown as secretary and Sam Rouvier of Clermont County as treasurer.
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Bethel
Raymond Pratt
Cincinnati
Fraternal Order of Police
FDP
Ed Colonel
Batavia
Robert Kelly
Georgetown Post
State Highway Patrol
Sam Rouvier
Clermont County
Randall Mell
Clermont
Ohio
Harsha Pushes DC Police Staffing To 3000 Officers
Rep. Harsha introduces legislation to raise District of Columbia police strength to 3,000 at the request of Metropolitan Police Chief Robert V. Murray. He cites rising crimes and argues Congress must provide manpower to aid the district. Harsha and several Ohio Republicans have produced a pamphlet titled Your Capital Guide available by writing to his Washington office.
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William H. Harsha, Jr
District of Columbia
Robert V. Murray
Metropolitan Police Department
Rep. Harsha
Congress
Ohio
New House
Washington
D. C
Display Flag On Holiday Parade Plans At Batavia
Memorial Day parade in Batavia co sponsored by the Frank W Weaver American Legion Post and Clermont County VFW Post urges residents to display the flag. Parade steps off at 11 30 a m moving from East Fork bridge up Main Street with veterans units Western Saddle Club Ohio National Guard Boy and Girl Scouts and other groups. Batavia and Williamsburg high school bands drill teams Amelia high school band and BMOP North Union Township Fire Department participate alongside multiple area organizations.
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Batavia
Frank W. Weaver American Legion Post
Clermont County
VFW Post
Main Street
East Fork Bridge
Clermont Western Saddle Club
Ohio National Guard
Boy and
Girl Scouts
Williamsburg
Weaver Post
Victor Steier
Milford
Mt. Carmel
Amelia High School
Eugene Dugan
BMOP
North Union Township
McFarland Earns Honors At Oberlin
Andrew S. McFarland son of Mr and Mrs John H Mc Farland Batavia Rt 3 earned junior honors at Oberlin College as a history major He also earned class honors as a freshman and sophomore
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Andrew. S. McFarland
John H. McFarland
Batavia
Oberlin College
Barn Fire Disrupts Telephone and Power Service
A barn fire at a property owned by Paul Nobis near New Richmond caused damage to telephone and electrical facilities affecting 363 customers in New Richmond Moscow and Pt. Pleasant area. The fire damaged guy wires and a joint pole. Cincinnati Bell and Cincinnati Gas and Electric crews restored service by early afternoon.
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Paul Nobis
New Richmond
New
Richmond
Moscow
Pt. Pleasant
Cincinnati
Suburban Bell Telephone Company
The
Telephone Company
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Electric Company
Keith Reinhardt
Fatherhood topic to headline Mt Moriah meeting
Mt Moriah Methodist Men present the second in a 12 part series Christian Subdivisions on June 2 at 7 45 p m in the Fellowship Hall speaker James V Gradolf head of the Hamilton County board of education Child Psychology Department topic A Fathers Responsibility Relationship to his child Gradolf is married with one child and holds Miami University degree plus a University of Cincinnati master's Dinner at 7 05 Reservations via Dick Beck or Robert Rumble before 6 p m on June 1 Business meeting 6 30 to 7 p m.
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Withamsville
Mt. Moriah
Fellowship Hall
James V. Gradolf
Hamilton County Board of Education
Grandolf
Miami University
University of Cincinnati
Dick Beck
Robert Rumble
County approves Planning Commission budget increase
The county commissioners raised the Planning Commission budget from twenty thousand to twenty five thousand dollars after discussions with planning executives William Frye C Richard Stevens and E Ralph House. They denied appointing Otis Camery and kept J Ker mit Smith and Joseph Urban on the commission with a unanimous vote.
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Planning Commission
Planning Executive Committee
William Frye
C. Richard Stevens
E. Ralph House
J. Kermit Smith
Williamsburg
Joseph Urban
Batavia
Yeates A. “E. Suro
Otis Camery
Neville
Smith
Suro
Court House
Hook
Clark
Zenas Anstaett
Three Ohio Students Earn State Honors in Scholarship Test
Clermont County figures Diane Cates Amelia Beverly Nut ter Amelia and James Stevens Milford placed in the top state ranks in the May 6 District-State Scholarship Test. With 859 high schools represented and 21 subjects tested, participants were chosen from preliminaries conducted for over 210 000 students.
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Clermont County
Ohio
E.e.holt
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Diane Cates
Amelia
Beverly Nutter
James Stevens
Milford
Courier notices early deadline for holiday week
The May 20 holiday forces a Monday noon deadline for news and advertising copy. The Courier office will stay open all day Saturday May 27 to help submit copy early. This week The Courier combines both editions to meet the holiday burden.
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Courier
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Marjorie
Beckford
Harsha
William Harsha, Jr
Kahle Building
Bob Herron
New Tri-County Fcp
Clermont County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Clermont County Medical Society
Health Department
Phillips Greene
Harry M. Breuer
Charlie Ginn
James MacMillian
TB Association
Dulcie Stevenson
Emma Kimball
PTA Health Committee
Shirley Thompson
Robert Mead
Rep
VFW
Legion
McFarland
Oberlin
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