Decoration Day Observed Nationwide with Graves Decorated
Decoration Day was observed across the country with flowers laid on soldiers' graves. In Batavia the Navy dead were saluted at the bridge, then Union Cemetery for Joseph W. Homan's grave, with Supt. J. W. Evans giving the day’s address. The procession featured color bearers, band, National Guards, Legion members, Auxiliary, and children.
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Batavia Bridge
Union Cemetery
Joseph W. Homan
J. W. Evans
Owensville
Batavia
National Guards
Legion, Auxiliary
James Patchell
Williamsburg man bound over on burglary charge
Stanley Colvin of Williamsburg is bound over to the grand jury on a burglary charge by Mayor Harry McKeever. He was arrested by Sheriff Auxier and deputies. Puton Tot? Waits of Brown County was sentenced from 1 to 7 years in the penitentiary for burglary by Judge Bagby. Colvin has confessed to the sheriff and remains in jail.
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Stanley Colvin
Williamsburg
Harry McKeever
Auxier
Puton Tot’? Waits
Brown County
Bagby
Colvin
Term Extended to Four-Year Prosecuting Attorney Terms
Legislation in Ohio extends Prosecuting Attorneys terms from two to four years. Frank A. Roberts starts a four year tenure begun this year after last election. The move follows extensions for County Recorders and Clerk of Courts, with bills expected for Sheriff and Treasurer to reduce election costs.
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Ohio
Frank A. Roberts
Traveling Jury Drawn in Clinton County for Fayette Case
Clinton county draws its first traveling jury by order of Col. R. Fisher and A. M. West. Twenty jurors report to Fay ette county Judge Harry M. Rankin on Wednesday May 31 at 9 a m to hear the case of John Miller as administrator of Elizabeth Miller deceased versus Fayette county commissioners for damages. The move uses an old Ohio statute to select a jury from outside Fayette county marking a historic first. Attending the funeral of J W Homan were Ralph Homan W V Harry Homan Stone Ky B B Winbish Portsmouth A H and Jack Fuller and wives Mrs Rowena Moore Mrs T Gregory and John LeBlond of Cincinnati Mr and Mrs Buckmaster of Mariemont Miss Ann Wyatt of New Richmond and Harry Lakemire and wife of Hillsboro.
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Clinton County
R. Fisher
A. M. West
Fayette County
J. W. Homan
Ralph Homan
Twin Branch
W. V
Harry Homan
Stone
B. B
Winbish
Portsmouth
A. H
Jack Fuller
Rowena Moore
Baseball results and upcoming games in Bethel Acres league
Bethel Acres lost to Batavia 10 to 2 as Miller pitched for Batavia and Thompson and Paver relieved for the visitors. Amelia defeated Williamsburg 6 to 3 with Coombs holding Williamsburg to five hits. Laurel clinched its first win at Laurel defeating Nobis Supply 8 to 5. Williamsville shut out N R Tramps 8 to 0. Neville game postponed by wet diamond. Next Sunday Neville meets Batavia, N R Merchants visit Williamsburg, New Richmond features two New Richmonds on the park, Amelia visits Williams ville, Lindsey starts for Withi amsville, Coombs to oppose. Laurel travels to Bethel.
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Bethel Acres
Batavia
Bethel
Miller
Thompson
Paver
Amelia
Williamsburg
Coombs
Laurel
Nobis Supply
Williamsville
N. R. Tramps
Neville
Felicity
Moscow
Chile
N. R
New Richmond
Park
Tramps
Wilhamsville
Lindsey
Withiamsville
Clover Progressive Club Meeting Notes May 17
The Clover Progressive Club met May 17 at Mrs. Marie Burgett’s home. The program included opening song When You and I Were Young, Scripture reading and Prayer of Spring, secretary report, roll call with Mother's Day verse, readings by Addie Walker, Wilma Jordon, Liven good, Bogart, piano solo by Carmen Henning, readings by Wilma Jordon and others, vocal duet Wilma Jordon and Marie Burgett, piano duets Carmen Henning and Marie Burgett, contests by Mrs. Bogart and Wilma Jordon. A delightful lunch was served.
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Clover Progressive Club
Marie Burgett
You
Addie Walker
Carmen Henning
Wilma Jordon
Bridge Bids Due Soon for Timber Span in Clermont County
Columbus Ohio May 27 bids will be received May 81 by the purchasing agent of the highway department for materials to erect temporary timber bridges. A bridge 180 feet long and 24 feet wide will span the east fork of the Little Miami River at Batavia on State Route 74 to replace a damaged structure until a permanent bridge is built.
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Columbus
Ohio
Highway Department
Clermont County
East Fork
Little Miami River
Batavia
Samuel King found dead in bed at Afton home
Samuel King aged 60 was found dead in bed Monday morning by his wife Mary at their Afton farm home. He had been in his usual health. A coroner ruled heart trouble. He previously worked in Cincinnati in the City Engineers department and is survived by his widow. Funeral arrangements with Moore Funeral Home.
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Samuel King
Afton
Mary
Cincinnati
City Engineer’s Department
Colburn
Sam White
Felicity
Moore Funeral Home
Clermont County Bar Association Meets at Terrace Park
The Clermont County Bar Association held a joint outing and meeting at Terrace Park Country Club on May 26. Members golfed in the afternoon and enjoyed a steak dinner at 6:30 followed by a meeting where a committee presented and adopted constitution and by laws.
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Clermont County Bar Association
Terrace Park Country Club
Charles G. White
Batavia
C.G. White
H. L. Nichols
C.N. Young
Eli H. Speidel
Allen B. Nichols
Forrest E. Ely
Edwin C. el
Frank A. Roberts
Daniel W. Murphy
Geo. D. Murphy
Russell F.speidel
Harold D
Public Hearing on State Route 132 Change in Clermont County
State Highway Director O W Merrell to hold a public hearing on proposed change of State Route 132 in Clermont County. Meeting at the Batavia Bank Building resident engineer office on Tuesday June 6 at 2 pm. The plan locates about 1000 feet south of the west corporation line of Batavia with abandonment of part of the former route between its start and new endpoint.
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O. W. Merrell
Clermont County
Batavia Bank
West Corporation
Batavia
Batavia Sees Multiple Business Changes and Openings
Batavia experiences several business changes. E W Neuman Grocery joins Reggie Grocery Co. New hotel management at Batavia Hotel by O F Oehler with improvements and soft drinks. Carl Stander firm represents Connecticut Mutual and Aetna Fire Ins. Tom Danbury upgrades billiard parlor and lunch business. Jettie Doughman opening dress making shop around June 15. Amel Dial opens garage station. Stewart Quality Shop closes.
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Carl Stander
Connecticut Mutual Ins. Co
Philadelphia
Aetna Fire Ins. Co
Tom Danbury
Jettie Doughman
Stewart's
Harry Doughman
Roadwork Blooms as Rain Worsens County Roads
County commissioners and township trustees face heavy tasks from recent rains with washed out roads and bank slips endangering traffic. The situation creates job demand and adjustments to relief lists while offering farm property loan options through 8 W Sprague, Attorney, Batavia, O.
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W Sprague
Batavia
Algt
Fall Election Petitions Available For Local Offices
The county clerk announces petitions are available for November races including county and township offices, rural and special school boards, townships and villages, justices of peace, and amendments. Signers required vary by office. circulators must certify signer authenticity and fill all blanks before filing.
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E. S. Rush
Batavia Clerk Praised by State Auditor
Batavia village clerk Dr. W. C. Griffith received praise for implementing a new, orderly records system. The auditor highlighted neat, accurate records, a voucher payment form, and orderly filing by invoice number and funds, noting easy access to invoices and papers.
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Batavia
W. C. Griffith
Tobacco Acreage Booms As Beds Flourish
Tobacco raisers were busy last week with plentiful plants and a good season. Beds are watched to protect against insects while demand stays strong. Money is seen as quickest to come, and large averages are promised.
First Concrete Poured on A. and P. Highway Near Neville
Barbeau Ashburn and Barbeau contractors poured the first concrete on the A. and P. Highway near Neville last week. Work began last fall and resumed after spring thaw. Weather floods and rain hindered progress, but contractors plan to push ahead.
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Neville
Barbeau
Ashburn
Clermont County Youths Join Army of Reforesters
Clermont County selects boys to represent the county in Uncle Sam's reforestation corps. They must pass a physics exam before muster and will depart by bus on Monday June 6 at 8 AM. All are single and must send $25 monthly to dependents. Names listed by town include Amelia Hampton Burn and many others across Batavia Bethel Coraddale Felicity Goshen Loveland Moscow New Richmond Owensville Pleasant Plain Williamsburg.
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Clermont County
Uncle Sam
Postoffice
R R
Amelia
Hampton Burn
Batavia
Joseph Spaulding
Edgar Spaulding
Harold Gallagher
Frank Weiss
Raymond Riggs
John E. Davis
Harold Carter
Charles Woods
Bethel
George Welborn
Petr Paian
Thomas Plank
Charles Tremper
William Boyle
Edwin Thomas Maxfield
Carl Stamm
Howard Taylor
Bennie Haas
Roland Boys
Owensville
Joseph Emery
Pleasant Plain
Ray Gibbs
Williamsburg
Adria Klinger
Clifford H. Jones
The Fairy Bird and the Path to Life's Best
A poem by Margaret Nichols Dominy speaks of a delicate sprite seeking sweetness among flowers. It portrays perseverance amid frailty, finding treasure in blossoms and challenging darkness. It urges readers to seek life’s beauty through friendship and service, promising rest in the end.
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Margaret Nichols
Dominy
Heavy Rains Delay Farm Work and Crop Growth
Persistent rainfall last week hampered field work with much plowing still to do and some bottom ground needing replanting. Potatoes rot in waterlogged soil while corn germination lags. Strawberries and blackberries look promising though cherry crop is unusually fine. Garden vegetables are late with tomatoes not yet blooming.
New Subscribers in Clermont County Local Exchanges
Clermont County residents with new telephone service are listed by exchange. Batavia names Wylier S. Jones Frank G. Hamer Fred J. Theler Gordon Jackson. Bethel includes Myrtle Bauer. Loveland lists W. G. Wilshire Albert F. Stoll Harry H. Vanlandingham J. W. Kehoe John C. Miller Milford shows Mrs. Mary Roslow Kenneth Rigber Emma Gatch New Richmond notes Mrs. J Estelle Barnett L. E. Samples.
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Clermont County
Batavia
Wylier S. Jones
Frank G. Hamer
Fred J. Theler
Gordon Jackson
Four-H Club Leaders Meet for 1933 Annual Training
More than 120 4-H leaders and officers gathered at Owensville School on May 25 for the annual training. Sessions covered group discussions led by Lang of Ohio State and Bibbee of Hamilton County, with elections to the county executive committee and reports predicting record enrollment for 1983. The Merry Modelers club restarted activities with Sue Speidel as leader and officers attending a full-day meeting in Owensville.
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Owensville School
Frances Smith
Nicholsville
C. C. Lang
Ohio State University
C. R. Bibbee
Hamilton County
J.W. Evans
Ralph Lemon
H. N. Wilson Co
Lucille Jones
Francis Smith
Eugene Audrey Harris
Helen Stoddard
Virginia McHenry
Lang
Bibbee
Ray Stoddard
J. W. Evans
Thomas Wildey
Homer Johnson
Sarah White
Clara Rosselot
Grace Ann Ellsbury
Anna Bereiza
Wesley Long
Wilson
Merry Modelers
Sue Speidel
Rosanna Rice
Betty Moyer
Helen Wolf
Treas
Margaret Kinner
Betty Colburn
Owensville
Wedding of Prof Russel Heft and Mildred Marshal
The Batavia Union B church hosted a wedding last Wednesday morning uniting Prof. Russel Heft of Bucyrus and Miss Mildred May Marshal. Rev. Ludwick officiated.
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Batavia U. B
Russel Heft
Bucyrus
Mildred May Marshal
Ludwick
Unknown China Mob Doused by Fire Hose Test
A historical report notes that a Chinese crowd can be subdued quickly with a steady cold-water blast from a fire hose, contrasting fears of water and fire.
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China
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Clermont and
Brown
Clermont
Wilke ‘Coal & Supply Co
Batavia, Ohio
Bar Asso
Terrace Park Country
E. W. Neuman Grocery
Reggie Grocery Co
O. F. Oehler
Madisonville
Amel Dial
Krekeler
West Batavia
Stewart Quality Shop
Clermont Boys
Field of Labor
Grange News
Bantam Grange
The
Grange
Felicity Lodge
Bantam Granger
Clermont Grange
Newtounsville
Edenton
Goshen
Milford
Marathon
Sardinia
Wayne Grange
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