Clermont County Farms Consolidate Amid Growth in Value
The U S Department of Commerce reports fewer farms in Clermont County from 1945 to 1950, but larger average size and higher value. Total acreage fell while farm values more than doubled, with shifts from small to large operations and gains in tree fruits and legume crops. Urban expansion near Cincinnati drives losses in Pierce Union and Miami townships.
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Clermont County
U. S. Department of Commerce
Cincinnati
O. E. Swanson
Hamilton County
Swanson
Pierce
Union
Miami
Department of Commerce
Indiana
Fire call mixups and safety steps in Batavia dispatch
A Batavia store operator received a fire call about a blaze at an unfamiliar fire house. Dispatcher Karl South traced the alarm to Hamlet's Luther Pollitt, whose garage houses a BMOP engine. Pollitt cooled a overheated stove, no damage. line confusion on party lines ended with a private BMOP line.
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Parsons
Karl South
Batavia
South
Luther Pollitt
Batavia-Monroe-Ohio-Pierce Company
Hamlet
Pollitt
B. M. O. P. Fire Company
B. M. OspPs
Dieckmann Beats Deel for Clermont County School Board
Robert Dieckmann unseated Col lard C Deel to win a seat on the Clermont County Board of Education. J A Ashton was re elected with a clear lead. Dieckmann won Clermont by 34 votes 3015 to 2981 while Ashton totaled 3829 votes.
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Dieckmann
Deel
County School Board
Robert Dieckmann
Collard
C. Deel
Clermont County Board of Education
J. A. Ashton
Clermont County
Clermont
Ashton
Clermont Ashton Deel Dieckmann
Brown
Warren
Hamilton
Farmer Loses Hand in Farm Machinery Accident
Edward Kuntz aged 53 of Williams burg R 2 lost his left hand last Wednesday in an accident with farm machinery. He received treatment from Dr. Ralph Wilkins of Fayetteville and was taken to Our Lady of Mercy Hospital where his condition was reported as good.
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Edward Kuntz
Williamsburg
Ralph Wilkins
Fayetteville
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Letter From Dead Mother Shocks Bracken County Case
In Williamsburg three children receive a letter they believe is from their mother Mrs. Fannie Reed, presumed murdered. A body found near Augusta linked to the case was buried in Williamsburg Cemetery. Sheriff Jett says tests point to involvement by three Bracken County men, amid new testimony from a fugitive witness.
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Williamsburg
Bracken County
Carl
Billy
Diana Reed
Fannie Reed
Tim
Hamer Jett
Richey Wins Trip In Sales Contest
Owen Richey of Batavia surfaced as one of three Kroger store managers to win a ten day trip to Florida as a prize in Kroger's seven week Fall Sales Campaign. The Batavia Kroger store employees also received awards.
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Owen Richey
Batavia
Kroger
Florida
Batavia Kroger
Batavia Blood Drive Surpasses Donation Quota
Batavia exceeded its blood quota with 127 donors during a bloodmobile visit to the Fellowship Hall of the village Presbyterian Church. The quota was 110 pints and 235 people had pledged. Mrs. Victor M Cribbet praised volunteers and donors, noting some cancellations and rejections in physical exams.
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Village Presbyterian Church
Victor M. Cribbet
Area Blood
Inductions and draft quota set for Clermont County today
Three Clermont County men are being inducted into military service today and eleven more are slated to begin active duty Wednesday to fill the December draft quota. On Monday thirty five will undergo pre induction physicals. Inductees today include Calvin G. Thacker Newtonsville Howard E. Milton Fayetteville R 2 and Gordon D. Sloan Loveland. December draftees to be inducted Wednesday include Richard A Hall Loveland R 3 Alvin G Cox Cincinnati formerly New Richmond R 2 Henry C McFarland Georgetown R 1 Robert S McDaniel Miamiville Charles R Boggs Amelia Dana H Shannon New Richmond R 1 Charles M Austin Coraddale William Beiser New Richmond Willard A Jones Lebanon formerly Edenton Elmer D
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Clermont County
Calvin G. Thacker
Newtonsville
Howard E. Milton
Fayetteville
Batavia
Gordon D. Sloan
Loveland
Richard A. Hall
Alvin G. Cox
Cincinnati
New Richmond
Henry C. McFarland
Georgetown
Robert S. McDaniel
Miamiville
Charles R. Boggs
Amelia
Dana H. Shannon
R. 1
Charles M. Austin
William Beiser
Willard A. Jones
Lebanon
Edenton
Elmer D
Two Men Sent to Lima Hospital for Examination
Two men arraigned on recent indictments were committed by Judge Harry Britton to the State Hospital at Lima for psychiatric observation. Frank Dennison of Milford faces a morals charge, Arden Pummell of Loveland on breaking and entering. Otis Pierson pleaded guilty to abandoning a pregnant woman and received a three year prison term suspended on child support payments.
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Harry Britton
State Hospital
Lima
Frank Dennison
Milford
Arden Pummell
Loveland
Dennison
Pummell
Otis Pierson
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Trick
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Parks
Indian Hill
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Stonelick
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Ritter
Vatavia
Andrea Clark
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