Batavia News Roundup of Local Happenings
A collage of items from Batavia and Clermont County includes public improvements with Cincinnati Gas and Electric lighting upgrades, new lamp posts, and illuminated block centers. Local commerce shows Christmas displays evolving, New Richmond’s mimeographed Messenger school paper, and a new 96 gallon ice cream cabinet at Kerr's Dairy Bar. Administrative notes cover Edgar Mosbacker’s recording machine, Armistice Day photo contest delays, and veteran affairs with National Service Life Insurance premiums payable at Columbus.
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Kerr’s
Batavia
Kerr
Eveland Dies At Age Of 96 In Clermont County
George H. Eveland 96 of Miamiville died of a heart attack at home. Services were at Miamiville Methodist Church with Masonic rites and burial in Miamiville Cemetery. Survived by five sons Miles F. Eveland Harry H. Eveland Arthur P. Eveland G Raymond Eveland and John E Eveland. former Milford National Bank president and Clermont County treasurer republican postmaster for Miamiville. active farmer businessman and community figure. Funeral arrangements by Craver Funeral Home Milford.
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Clermont County
George H. Eveland
Miamiville
Eveland
Clermont
Milford National Bank
Emery Lodge
Loveland
Craver Funeral Home
Miles F
Harry H. Eveland
Terrace Park
Arthur P. Eveland
Wilmington
G. Raymond Eveland
Elmwood Neb
John E. Eveland
Civil Service Exams Announced With Closing Dates and Pay
The U S Civil Service Commission lists examinations for Regional Veteran Employment Representative with closing date November 25 and salary 7102 in Cincinnati Ohio. Positions in Forest Service and Interior close December 10 with salaries 3397 to 7102 in Washington DC and nationwide. Engineer Field Examiner and Examiner Trainee close December 3 with salaries 2644 to 5905 nationwide. Junior Professional Assistant closes December 3 at 2644 nationwide.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Cincinnati
Ohio
Forest Service
Department of Interior
Washington
D. C
U. S
D.C
Voters approve most special issues in Clermont County
Clermont County townships and villages passed most special issues in last week’s election. Goshen school bond failed 311 to 186. Felicity Franklin school bond carried 547 to 235 after May defeat. Fire hydrant rental in Bethel 608 to 122. Batavia School 560 to 220. several other levies across Miamiville Branch Hill Wayne Bethel Tate and Williamsville-Tabasco key results include margins and some defeats.
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Clermont County
Goshen
Milford Village
Felicity-Franklin
Bethel
Batavia
Miamiville
Branch Hill
Wayne No. 8
Williamsville-Tabasco
Miami Rural
Perritown
Tate
Obituary notices for Lena Seibert and Margaret Lohrer
Lena H Seibert died after a stroke at 86 in Cincinnati living with her daughter Mrs Minnie Staigle. Services were at Craver Funeral Home and buried in Spring Grove Cemetery. She leaves two brothers and two sisters and a daughter Clara Steinway. Margaret A Lohrer died at 67 at her son J L Lohrer Owensville after a long illness and Requiem High Mass was held at St Louis Catholic Church.
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Lena H. Seibert
Minnie Staigle
Craver
Spring Grove
Mt. Carmel
Seibert
Lena Hick
Cincinnati
Christian Seibert
John Hick
Salt Lake City
Charles Hick
Clough Pike
Carrie Hayes
Sarah Neville
Clara Steinway
J. L. Lohrer
Owensville
St Louis Catholic Church
St. Louis
Local Junior Polio Unit Formed by Hamilton County Students
Miss Joan Maddux of Forestville and peers from Mt. Healthy Western Hills Ursuline Academy Mount Notre Dame College Prep form a Junior Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The group aims to parallel senior unit efforts and is believed to be the first in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Maddux
Joan Maddux
Mt. Washington
Anderson Township
Forestville
Hamilton County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
James Pfriem
Mt. Healthy High School
Charles Williams
Western Hills High School
Marjorie Ru
Dolph
Ursuline Academy
Marilyn Schneider
Mount Notre Dame Academy
Kenneth R. Mitchell
Walnut Hills High School
Dorothy House
St. Mary High School
Carl Gross
Elder High School
Caroline Stanley
College Preparatory School For Girls
Batavia Considering Taxi Service For Town
Batavia may soon see a taxi service as Harold Med lender Route 2 Amelia and Er nest Morrell Bethel secured permission to run two taxis one day one night. Service would start after a location is found with a 25 cent fare for up to four riders within Batavia and 25 cents per mile elsewhere. Further details and applications are available from the Commission's local secretary Mrs Moore at Batavia Post Office and Civil Service regional offices in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Harold Medlender
Amelia
Ernest Morrell
Bethel
U.S
Sharonville
Ohio
Dayton
Commission
Moore
Civil Service
Cincinnati
Offices of Vital Statistics
Georgetown
Hillsboro
AAA
Catholic Book Week Observed at St Bernadette School
At St Bernadette School November activities included Catholic Book Week from November 3 to 9 with the slogan Christian Books Pillars of Peace. Freshman posters depict reading themes and each member presents a report. A spaghetti dinner and card party on November 23 under Mrs Fisch and Mrs Mager aims to fund a new school addition with dinner served 5 to 8 pm.
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St. Bernadette School
Max Fisch
Joseph Mager
Lindale Baptist Church Holds Meeting and Sunday Service
All members and friends are invited to a Saturday evening meeting at 8 o'clock in Bible School. On Sunday at 10 a.m. Bible School resumes and Rev. Maurice L. Bates will preach at 11 o'clock with the sermon titled Faith Is the Victory.
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Lindale Baptist Church
Maurice L. Bates
Owensville Woman Margaret Lohrer Obituary Noted
Lifelong Owensville resident Mrs. Margaret Lohrer formerly Apgar, widow of John F. Lohrer who died in 1943, survives with her son, two sisters Mrs. William Marshall and Mrs. Walter Massman of Oakley, and two brothers Galeh Apgar of Owensville and Monas Apgar of Norwood.
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Owensville
Lohrer
Margaret Apgar
John F. Lohrer
William Marshall
Walter Massman
Oakley
Galeh Apgar
Monas Apgar
Norwood
Clermont County Boy Scouts Plan Full-Time Field Executive
Clermont County District Boy Scout Committee met at Batavia Court House with over 60 attendees to map the 1947 program. Russell Speidel chaired as John P. Friend noted shared field service with Brown County. only one third of the county is covered, with 593 Scouts and 340 yearly entrants. A full-time field executive was approved, with funds to be raised, to better support Troop units and Scouting aims including reverence, citizenship, personal development and outdoor programs.
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Boy Scout Committee
Clermont County
Court House
Batavia
Russell Speidel
Wally Maw
John P. Friend
Brown County
Clermont
Harold Nichols
Frank Schubert
Fair Board
First Food and Nutrition Meeting in Union Township
The first Food and Nutrition meeting for Union Township will meet in the Summerside Church basement on Thursday November 21 at 10 o clock. Miss Joy May Warner Home Demonstration Agent will demonstrate using home grown food in meal preparation. The all day meeting invites all homemakers. Please bring your own dinner service.
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Union Township
Summerside Church
Miss Joy
May Warner
Milford League installs officers
In a public meeting at Milford Town Hall last Friday evening new officers of Victor Stier Post American Legion and the Women's Auxiliary were installed. Installing officers were Fourth District Commander Bill Smith and Fourth District Auxiliary president Mrs. Robert Catterman. Legion officers installed were Lesley Franke Commander Clifford Robinson First Vice Commander Ed D. Gade Second Vice Commander Willard Meerse Adjutant Forrest T. Hill Finance Officer Wilbur Stroup Chaplain Ben H. Clark Sergeant-at-Arms. New Auxiliary officers are Mrs. Ben Bernheisel President Mrs. M. A. Bancroft Vice President Mrs. R. R. Riehle Secretary Mrs. J. B. Lota Treasurer and Mrs. Orin Schellenger Chaplain.
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Ford Town Hall
Victor Stier Post
Women’s Auxiliary
Bill Smith
Robert Catterman
Legion
Lesley (Tinker) Franke
Clifford Robinson
Ed. D. Gade
Willard Meerse
Forrest T. Hill
Wilbur Stroup
Ben H. Clark
Ben Bernheisel
M. A. Bancroft
R. R. Riehle
J. B. Lota
Orin Schellenger
Mrs Buerkle Heads Seal Sale Campaign in Clermont County
Mrs Kate D Buerkle of Batavia Ohio named chairman for the Annual Christmas Seals sale in Clermont County opening November 25 to Christmas. The Fortieth anniversary marks return of hope after war with lamplighter 1946 Seal issue and proceeds funding tuberculosis work. seals available via Courier office.
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Kate D. Buerkle
Batavia
Ohio
Clermont County
United States
Portrate
Jacob Riis
Emily Bissel
Wilmington
Delaware
E. A. van Valkenberg
Philadelphia North American
Leigh Mitchell Hodges
Miss Bissel
The
Tuberculosis Association
Margaret Sprague
Clermont County Tuberculosis and Health Assocation
Courier
County Basketball League open season November 21
Clermont County Independent Basketball League will start with four games on Thursday Nov. 21. Nine teams participate with a nine week schedule and league standings. Prizes total 50 30 20 for top three. Cincinnati referees will officiate all games.
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County Basketball League
Clermont County Independent Basketball League
Stanley Anstaett
Cincinnati
Anstaett
Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Chi Meet in Russellville
Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Chi held a November 9 meeting at the Presbyterian Church Russellville with Ethel Stitt as hostess chairman. Grace Blake was absent. Rachel Perin presided. Alice Gray delivered Blake’s convention report and poems.
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Alpha Chi
Delta Kappa Gamma
Russellville
Ethel Stitt
Presbyterian Church
Stitt
Grace Blake
Greenfield
Rachel Perin
Alice Gray
Miss Blake
Canton
Alice Leslie
Louise Krum
Isabelle McCorry
Hillsboro
Turkey Shoot and Social at St Thomas More Mission
Sunday November 17 will host a Turkey Shoot and social at St Thomas More Mission Williasville Ohio. The event includes a moose meat luncheon prepared by Rev Francis J Heider and turkey options with proceeds aiding the parish toward a new school building.
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Turkey
St. Thomas More Mission
Williamsville
Ohio
Francis J. Heider
Kipawa Lake
Quebec
Canada
Church School Opens to the Public
The church school opens its doors to the public, inviting parishioners and neighbors to tour facilities and learn about programs offered. Officials emphasize community access and educational outreach during the event.
New Clerion Lodge Instituted at Milford
Clerion Lodge No. 881 of the Rebecca Assembly was instituted at Milford School Auditorium on Thursday night November 7. Grand officers led the ceremony with Norwood Lodge providing degree work. Officers include Clara Mundhenk N G Alice Fisher V G Velphia Bateman secretary and others. Members listed include Marjorie Bateman Delphim Bateman Dessie Lorenz Dora Hermann Viviene Wiggins Ray Erion and many others. Lodge named Clermont Lodge No. 49 and will meet first and third Tuesdays at the Odd Fellows Hall.
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Clerion Lodge No
Rebeccas
Milford School
Rebecca Assembly
Cora Dunlap
Anna Henderson
Charlotte Scott
Janet Straley
Millie Woods
Norwood Lodge
Grand Lodge
Clara Mundhenk
N. G
Alice Fisher
V. G
Velphia Bateman
Dolly Erion
Bessie Liming
Eva Achor
Dessie Lorenz
Marjorie Bateman
Dora Hermann
Viviene Wiggins
Elizabeth Steelman
Beula Snell
Lucille Dumford
Dan Elion
Ray Erion
New Lodge
Delphim Bateman
Ester Brown
Ruth Brunner
Lulagan
Beatrice Coffee
Charles
William Snell
Carrie Sater
Jeanetta Wiggins
Mary Williams
Clermont Lodge
Erion
Actor
Mundhenk
Albert Hunt
Odd Fellows’ Hall
50 50 Dance for Miami Volunteers at Loveland Road
A 50 50 dance will be held at the Joe J Marks Community House formerly the Old Casino on Loveland Road near Twightwee to benefit the Miami volunteers. Proceeds aid local service efforts and community support.
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Joe J. Marks
Loveland Road
Twightwee
Miami
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Jerry
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
New Richmond
the Messenger
Bryant
Cook
Edgar Mosbacker
Clermont County Recorder
Veterans Administration
South Starling St
Columbus
Jennie V. Eveland
Louis J. Bosch
Lena Seibert
Margaret Lohrer
Zation
A. C. Munderw
ST. Bernadette
Clermont County R. FC
Boy Scouts of America
Milford League
Mil
Mrs. Buerkle
Health Office
OPA
J. W. Evans
Price Control Board
Brown
Highland Counties
West 7Th Street
Cincinnati 2
Wade Hutchinson
Kentucky
Felicity
Williamsburg
Milford
Batavia Pta
Batavia P.T.A
Ruth Cobler
Wallace Maw
Batavia Presbyterian Church
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