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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1929
Page
8
A patchwork of small town notices, events, and ads from Batavia and Williamsburg outlines the Georgetown Fair week, local visits, and shop offerings. Items include Mrs Bertha Rush visiting Middletown, furnace ads, new radio shop openings, looming Christmas weather talk, and parish announcements plus county road improvements.
Clermont County Board of Visitors reports no inmates in the jail but notes rubbish and cleanliness issues. They recommend painting, repairs, and a jailer’s door panel change. At the County Home, 34 inmates aged 71 to 89 are well cared for. call for a female assistant. Farm and supplies are generally strong. sauerkraut and pickles stored. no orchard. kitchen upgrade needed.
Maud Taylor of Marathon sent her horses to the fair grounds late last week where they impressed in fancy and model rings. One of her horses won first in a seven entry Coney Island show with Mrs Taylor riding and handling the horse herself. She owns and manages a fine string of horses in the Marathon area and is renowned as a leading judge of stock nationwide.
The Frank W. Weaver Post of the American Legion in Batavia elected Homer C. Wilson as commander to succeed James Patchell. Clyde Tom was re-elected finance officer and several officers were named including vice-commanders Peter Peterson Ed Fuller and Dr. Charles Fitzpatrick. The post plans to send its delegation to the National Legion Convention in Louisville Ky next week and participate in the Legion Parade. Brice Hendrixson is alternate district delegate.
A Louisville Times quote contemplates reincarnation by describing a belief that souls enter animal bodies after death, imagining pedestrians returning as kangaroo like kungu roo to illustrate the idea.
A bulletin from the Ohio State University poultry husbandry department advises timely culling of hens to optimize flock breeding. July to October focus ranges from removing poor layers to selecting breeders, with emphasis on health, vigor, type, color, and egg production. Ohio State opened fall semester with over 10 000 students including 2 500 freshmen from Columbus. President Rightmire led freshmen week events at the stadium.
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