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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1950
Page
6
The Clermont Courier urges citizens to vote, arguing past GOP losses came from inactive regulars not turning out. It credits the Clermont County Republican Central Committee for mobilizing voters and stresses duty and privilege in voting to select leaders more focused on government than party politics.
A look at Franklin Township census results shows White citizens 3029 and Colored 21, Felicity population 830, and a 104 year old colored woman. Local finance news notes a bank planned in Hutchinsons block by John Bundy and Boyd Ruthgeber. Lyman Maham opened a hotel with a fine supper. Marriages recorded include Oliver Duckheimer and Maggie Vance. J H Wigglesworth and Libby Belle Bartlett. George Applegate and Bertha Brunk. George Keller and Mary Ernst. Clermont County Federation of Farm Women Clubs met in Williamsburg with officers elected. Amelia Women's Club opened with a two course dinner and performances by Nellie Coleman and Jessie Keell.
The piece argues inflation stems from Administration policy that expanded credit after World War II and the Korean War. It criticizes Treasury and Federal Reserve for keeping low interest rates, urges tax increases and restraint of credit to curb rising prices, and warns that price controls alone cannot fix root causes. It calls for decisive action before a broader economic regimentation.
The fragment cites verses from Matthew Mark and Philippians with a brief note on woe and references to First John. It appears as a devotional script outline for biblical instruction and spiritual reflection.
A 1950 sermon excerpt urges purposeful living through commitment to Christ. It contrasts aimless self focus with giving oneself to music, study, family, or community, and cautions against selfish or extremist loyalties. It argues true growth comes from devotion to the living Christ and his cause.
The piece presents submission details for Sheila Stinson and Edna R. Hamilton and features an original poem Along a country road. It describes a man with a road in his mind and a seven year old observer within a country setting.
A woman from Wicken, Lois V, recalls a woodland walk that reveals how trees’ vivid colors outshine her plain green dress. She flees the brook, ascends a hill, and finishes in scarlet, capering with the season’s mood.
Revival services begin October 2 at Batavia Church of Christ and continue to October 15 with John Kimmer of Mulberry as evangelist Roy Beringer is the local minister Evening services start at 8 p m each night.
The body of Alvin Cohen aged 26 from Reading Road Cincinnati was found in the Ohio River. Cohen disappeared last Thursday and a letter postmarked Neville was received by his family two days later. He reportedly suffered from a nervous disorder.
Advice column by Roberta Lee discusses penny pinching ring shopping solo then with fiancee, purse placement at meals, handling waiter checks, who buys wedding rings, proper introductions, and whether a woman should walk or wait for taxi fare.
A reader asks who a bride should prefer as maid of honor. The answer: she should appoint her sister. otherwise, choose another close sisterly relation.
A Q and A notes it is improper to seat a husband and wife side by side at the dinner table. The reply states it is customary to separate spouses during meals.
A flurry of show business tidbits covers Sinatra settling a maintenance suit with Frankie, Frankie selling California property and moving to New York for a TV show, Audie Murphy nearing retirement and potential reentry limits, Bing Crosby expanding into family acts, and Errol Flynn planning a Paris wedding. Colleen Townsend shifts toward ministry studies, Ingrid Bergman TV rumors swirl, and Universal expands studio grounds. Mickey Rooney is honored by Mexico. Jack Benny’s TV debut nears. Danielle Darrieux returns. Marilyn Monroe receives a peroxide gift from Bob Hope.
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