Population boom drives higher costs for Clermont County election
Clermont County faces a $19,082 shortfall to fund the upcoming general election as population growth boosts registration and requires 16 additional precincts. More than 600 precinct workers will be paid, with increased polling places, supplies, ballots, and salary raises for Election Board members under a new law.
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Clermont County
Miami
Union Townships
Board of Elections
Watson
Election Board
National Figure To Visit County Rally Ahead of Election
James T. O'Connell Under secretary of Labor will address a Republican rally at Milford high school at 8 p.m. Thursday. A Go shen to Milford motorcade departs 6 30 p.m. from Goshen school. State and county candidates attend. refreshments served. George Sidwell of Milford chairs the meeting.
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James T. O’connell
Milford High School
Homestead Inn
Goshen School
Milford School
George Sidwell
Milford
Clermont County Planned Rallies and Motorcades Highlight Democratic Events
Clermont County plans a Saturday motorcade meeting at Mulberry school 11 30 a m with a COPE rally at Batavia school led by Harlan Washburn. A Kennedy supporters motorcade will meet in Batavia Sunday noon. Democratic Club hosts Goshen high school rally Friday to acquaint the public with candidates.
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Mulberry School
Clermont County
COPE
Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education
Batavia
Harlan’ Washburn
Citizens For Kennedy
Democratic Club
New Goshen High School
Clermont County TB Levy Drive Reaches Third Vote
The Clermont County Tuberculosis and Health Association pushes a third levy bid to fund TB control and hospital services. Officials cite delayed care and rising costs without the levy, noting clinics, salaries, X rays, and Christmas Seal funds support the program. Delinquent taxes rose in October, with potential legal action to collect.
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Clermont County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Sterling Moore
Moore
Ohio
Clermont County
Cliff Ward
Association
Dulcie Stevenson
Byron Ross
Ross
Deadline Set for Non-Conforming Use in Union Township
Residents with trailers or other non conforming structures must obtain a non-conforming use certificate by November 5. Certificates allow current use. without one, current use may be barred. Applications accepted 8 to 10 p.m. daily at Union Township Hall 4312 Glen Este Williamsville Rd. call PL 2 1230 for details.
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Union Township
Union Township Hall
Glen Este-Wilhiamsville Rd
Anstaett Demands Immediate Probe Into Missing File Incident
Commissioner Zenas Anstaett urged a thorough and immediate investigation into missing material from the Cherry Grove Plaza records. He called for a review of the commissioners journal and all files, pledging full cooperation with the county prosecutor and stressing public access to records.
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Anstaett
Zenas Anstaett
Ison Bribery Trial Date Set
Clermont County commissioner Ison faces a four count bribery indictment and will go on trial November 28. Judge Darrell Hottle denied moving the trial before November 8 citing need for depositions outside Clermont. Ison seeks a bill of particulars. Judge Britton asked for a different judge to oversee the case.
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Con Ison
Clermont County
Common Pleas
Darrell Hottle
Hillsboro
Ison
Frank Roberts
Milford
Bernard Gilday, Jr
Cincinnati
Ralph Hill
Hottle
Robertson
Gilday
Hill
County Board of Elections
Board of Elections
Editorial on fair comment and voter deliberation
The Courier defends publishing diverse opinions from individuals and groups during campaigns. It explains editors may request changes but will not suppress comments to protect sponsors, urging readers to study all viewpoints and vote after weighing arguments for and against each candidate and party.
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Courier
County Recovers 52000 Shortage From Bonded Former Treasurer
Prosecutor Ralph A. Hill announced at a county meeting that the county recovered 520,000 plus 2,000 in interest from bonding companies for former Treasurer John P. Friend Jr who was paroled after embezzlement. Remaining is 2,217.08 and 610.85 interest. Bonding firms paid varied sums, with 75 percent of funds going to schools and the rest distributed to taxing districts.
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Ralph A. Hill
John P. Friend, Jr
Friend
Ross
Development of Woodward Tract Planned Buyers Say
A 56 acre tract fronting on the new Route 74 near Batavia was purchased by William Parson and William Moore of Batavia and Lee Nordloh of Cincinnati from Velma G Woodward heirs. Wilson Bros Realtors announced the Nov 1 closing. The buyers plan immediate development of the land.
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Woodward Tract
Batavia
Wilson Bros. Realtors
William Parson
William Moore
Lee Nordloh
Cincin
Youth Victim In Wilmington Crash
Funeral services were held for Terry L. Channel 18 of Sa bina Rt. 1 former Mt. Holly resident who died Saturday in a Wilmington traffic crash on S South St The State Highway Patrol said an escapee from Dayton State Hospital driving a truck fleeing officers struck Channel’s car.
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MT. Holly
Terry L. Channel
Rt. 1
Sabina
Fisher
Wilmington
S. South ‘St
Channel
Paul Channel
Mt. Holly Rd
Amelia
Amelia School
Knothole
Wilmington High School
Wilmington College
Robert
Duane
Cheryl
State Highway Patrol
Dayton State Hospital
Missing Plaza Letters. Clark Verifies Loss in Files
A report that letters about Cherry Grove Plaza construction are missing from county commissioners files drew Charles F. Clark to say the situation appears correct. Prosector Ralph Hill found original letters could not be located during a search in the old Elections HQ where files were moved. Clark said letters were received over a year ago and search for them continues. In the Don Ison bribery indictment he is charged with accepting a $1500 check from Cherry Grove to influence his vote as commissioner.
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Charles “Bones” Clark
Zenas Anstaett
Ralph Hill
A. E. Suro
Mattox
Wayne Oney
Ike Shebesta
Carl Rush
John Watson
Board of Elections
Anstaett
Cherry Grove Plaza
County Commissioners’ Office
Charles F. Clark
Commissioner's Office
Clark
Ing
Don Ison
Cherry Grove
Ison
Sheriff Candor Spurs Debate on Clermont County Traffic Arrests
Fred Hoh, a Democrat candidate for sheriff, challenged Clyde Dericks’s record, arguing the sheriff’s office made only 13 traffic arrests from June 28 to Oct. 21, 1960, while the State Patrol logged 713 arrests in the same period. He cited revenue from fines and urged a more effective traffic-enforcement program for Clermont County. Continued on page 6.
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Fred Hoh
Clyde B. Dericks
Sherriff
Clermont County
Sheriff's Office
Ohio State Patrol
State Patrol
Ohio
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Harry Britton
Ohio Supreme Court
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OSP
Nixon
Lodge
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