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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1931
Page
5
Local social roundup lists numerous visits and gatherings across Newtonville Amelia Gleneste and nearby towns. Guests include Katharine Boggs Owensville at Harry Losey s, families of Long Gorman Norwood and Mollie etc. Several households host relatives from Madisonville Middletown Norwood Batavia and Mt. Holly with dinners trips and weekend stays. Torso of notes on club meetings church activities and trips round out the segment.
Hugh King of Batavia set up a free courthouse yard radio listen in for the public to hear the World Series games. Many residents attended from start to finish as Clermont Courier notes the event.
Community mentions in Nicholsville and Owensville highlight visits and gatherings. Names include Maude Shannon M H Brannen Gilbert McMurchy Virginia Collier and numerous local families with church services and hospital stays noted.
Sunday visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and Joe from city to Theo Witt and wife. Mrs. Parker Adams injures wrist cranking a machine near Chas Houser's store. Teegarden and others attend Van’s Bible Class at Mt Holly with Mrs. Muzzy. New Richmond and Amelia Odd Fellows host social at Day's Garden with music by New Richmond band and refreshments by Amelia Rebekah lodge. Elizabeth Teegarden visits before Canada vacation. Witt family visits infant son born Sept 28 at Good Samaritan hospital. Rickert trades Charles Hays property for Huntington home. movers into former Stix residence. The ark wood debate notes gopher wood likely Cypress. Windsor Castle village houses for St George’s chapel clergy. Uncle Eben quotes rural dialect about bossy women. English Wars of the Roses noted as 30 years. Attorney H L Nichols listed with Cincinnati practice.
H C Reed cashier of the New Richmond National Bank was reelected to the executive committee of Group Number 1 of the Ohio Bankers Association at a Hamilton meeting. Hampshire Buckley president of the New Richmond Bank accompanied Reed. Reed is ex auditor of Clermont County and has many congratulators.
Farmers report silo filling largely done and cows on pasture as the season brings good grass. Wheat seeding progresses and will end soon. Tobacco cutting nearly finished with a fine crop housed and curing well. Good old carp sold in Indiana last week for 119¢ per bushel.
R. C. Fisher of Miamiville was arrested by Sheriff Roberts and Deputies Meinken and Kain. Before Judge White he faced liquor charges and was fined 200 dollars plus costs. A large quantity of liquor was seized: 178 quarts and 23 pints of beer and 12 gallons of wine.
Henry Hodge of Milford added another farm to his holdings by purchasing the Brown farm below town. The property had been willed to Mrs. Frank Hamilton and, after the deaths of she and her husband, sold with proceeds divided among her brothers and sisters. The sale brought nearly $10,000.
State Route 74 from Batavia to Williamsburg is reopened to the public after extensive repairs by a large team of state workers. The road is described as a real pike with smooth surface and ample width. Next, the bridges at Williamsburg and Batavia require attention.
Attorney General Gilbert Bettman states the proposal to merge the probate court and the court of common pleas of the county cannot be put to voters at the November 1931 election. The opinion was issued to Cedric W. Clark, Pomeroy, Meigs County prosecutor.
The season favors everbearing strawberries and garden crops with late corn for roasting ears, lettuce, and radishes thriving. Demand remains strong for the late garden, matching the early crop, though many people miss optimal planting times.
Stock and dairy farmers report reduced milk flow and slower weight gain due to flies this fall. Tar applied to cattle is suggested as a quick remedy to help the animals recover.
County commissioners stall on the infirmary plumbing project despite health board demands. A compromise is reportedly in sight, but details remain unavailable. The dispute centers on funding and the scope of work, delaying essential repairs.
The Louisville Times notes the irony that many women enforce rules yet few pursue legal careers. The remark questions gender roles and the rarity of women in law, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
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