Circular Object Sighting Near Owensville Reported
Mrs Grace Speidel wife of Batavia attorney Russell Speidel reported to Times Star correspondent George Ankermiller in Batavia that she saw a circular object hovering near Owensville on Monday. The object circled slowly then shot north at terrific speed forcing her near collision on State Route 132.
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Grace Speidel
Batavia
Russell Speidel
George Ankermiller
Times- Star
Owensville
Speidel
Three Injured In Auto Truck Collision West Of Felicity
Three persons injured Friday on Route 756 two miles west of Felicity after a car and gasoline truck collided. James Napier 21 of Bethel Route 3 suffered arm knee and facial cuts Edward Lanham 62 of Felicity driver of the truck sustained a shoulder and hip injury Donald Larrison 19 of Felicity Napier’s vehicle suffered a severe elbow cut Lanham reportedly lost control at a narrow bridge causing the crash He was fined 15 dollars and costs for reckless operation by Mayor Foster Altman of Felicity.
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Felicity
James Napier
Bethel
Edward Lanham
Donald Larrison
Napier
Lanham
Foster Altman
Contract Set For Pierce Road Work
The Glenn Rhoades Construction Company of Mt Crab has won a Pierce township project on Late E Route 749 Section 3.38 with a bid of 40 496 10 and estimated cost 45 700. The job includes tie grading draining asphalt paving on crushed aggregate and a 15 ft 10 in by 9 ft 10 in corrugated metal structure. Completion is due by June 30 1956.
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Glenn Rhoades Construction Company
Mt. Crab
Pierce Township
Young Girl Shot in Miami Ville Hospitalized in Critical Condition
Frieda Richardson, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs Orville Richardson of Miami Ville, is in poor condition at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital after a 12 gauge shotgun wound to the stomach. Surgeons removed a kidney and part of her intestines to save her life. She is a Milford High freshman and one of ten children. The Edu Rec Club meets Saturday evening Oct 15 at Bethel Grange Hall with visitors welcome.
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Frieda Richardson
Orville Richardson
Miamiville
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Frieda
Milford High School
Bethel Grange Hall
Route 4 Project Hearing Set as Plans Progress
Survey crews on Route 74 toward Mt. Carmel finished work and plans for the Mt. Carmel Hill project include an extra uphill lane for trucks, curve realignment, and resurfacing. A public hearing is scheduled Oct. 26 at the Hamilton County commissioner's office with contracts set for Dec. 6 in Columbus. Estimated cost is 350000 dollars.
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Mt. Carmel
J. F. Paxton
Middletown
State Highway Department
Mt. Carmel Hill
Clermont County
Hamilton County Commissioner’s Office
Columbus
Courier
Bank and Station Store Robberies Linked. Suspect Sought
Sheriff Clyde B Dericks and deputies seek a lone bandit who robbed Owensville Merchants and Farmers Bank of 567 dollars last Thursday during a rainstorm. The suspect wore khaki trousers, a black slicker, and a blue cap and escaped after threatening employees with a gun. A second robbery at J Chisman gas station near Williams Corner yielded checks, watches, and necklaces totaling about 567 dollars, with two accomplices waiting in a blue 1940s Chevrolet.
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Merchants and Farmers Bank
Owensville
Clyde B. Dericks
Owensville Merchants and Farmers Bank
Ollie Long
J. Chisman
Williams Corner
Evergee Ee
Bechtel Tosses Club To Victory
Bechtel fired a pitching gem as Salt Air beat Owensville 10 to 2 in the opener of a two out of three Cler mont County title series. Bechtel allowed 2 runs on 4 hits with 13 strikeouts, while Owensville’s Grimes faded after a solid start. Salt Air leads the series and could clinch the 1955 league title next Sunday at Salt Air.
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Dave Bechtel
Salt Air
Owensville
Clermont County
Sast Air
Mt. Carmel
Bechtel
Jack Patchell
Grimes
Owensvilie
Snoppy
Amburghey
Calloway
Carnes
Farrill
Shebasta
County JP Association Sets Up Officers Named
Nellie Mattox of Amelia was elected president of the Justice of the Peace Association of Clermont County at a Batavia meeting. Officers include J. F. Paschal as vice president and Homer Ernst as secretary treasurer. Directors are Sterling Brown, John Ed White, and John MacKeever.
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County JP Association
Nellie Mattox
Amelia
Justice of the Peace Association
Clermont County
Batavia
J. F. Paschal
Smuggling Saw Blades Sparks Jail Escape Plot
Two Clermont County prisoners Earl Hunter and William Sillett were found sawing bars in their cell and again caught at it. Investigators report blades were smuggled to them by an unknown person as Sheriff Clyde Dericks keeps them under close watch in the jail.
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Clermont County
Earl Hunter
Cincinnati
Motour-In
Milford
William Sillett
Amelia
Peron March
New Richmond
Clyde Dericks
Dericks
Hunter
Sillett
Marriage and Family Course Arrives at New Richm d High
A new senior course at New Richmond High School covers marriage and family living for both boys and girls. Topics include dating, choosing a partner, engagement, age to marry, marriage in war and peace, and planning a home with input from a minister and a real estate agent. Films will illustrate lessons.
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New Richmond
New Richmond High School
One Thousand Workers to Launch County Boy Scout Fund Drive
Nearly a thousand volunteer workers will open Clermont County's biggest Boy Scout fund drive Tuesday October 18. The campaign will be duplicated in Brown County to raise money for a stronger scouting program. A film Civilian Defense presented by Mr and Mrs William Burker will be shown at the Pierce township school PTA meeting at Locust Corner Thursday October 20 at 8 p.m.
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Clermont County
Brown County
William Burker
Pierce Township
PTA
Locust Corner
Owensville Forms Kiwanis Club and Scout Drive
Owensville organizes a Kiwanis Club with 26 signers in a second meeting at the Old Boston House. The third dinner meeting is set for Oct 13 and the fourth for Oct 20. Clermont and Brown County Boy Scout drives launch Oct 17 with local leaders calling on families to contribute.
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Owensville
Old Boston
Old Boston House
Kiwanis Club
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Charles Whitmer
Bank
Nelson Whitmer
Frank Schwemberger
OH Sharp
Pierce
Meey
Alice Snider
Whitmer
Batavia Bank
Helen Rosselot
First National Bank of Batavia
Robert Griffin
Rosselot
Dank
Batavia High School
Bethel Elementary School
Walter H. Gregg
Extension Division
Miami University
The
American Red Cross
Charles Simmons
Holmes Hospital
Defense Film
St. Martin Deanery
Clermont County Fair Grounds
Clermont
Brown, Clinton
Highland
Adams Counties
Leonard L. Harding
Clermont Townships
Clermont Drive
Edwin Burger
Robert Martin
Lyle Sutton
Leroy Herbst
Williamsburg
Victor Stone
Simmie G. Alley, Jr
Goshen
Robert Moran
Loveland
Lou Penn
Fred W. Stairs
Pt. Pleasant
Paul Flood
Robert Frame
D. G. Lach
Williamsville
Ross Blackburn
Neville
Eugene Welker
Newtonsville
Floyd M. Rath
Walter L. Brooks
Harding
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