Cemetery Reclaims WWI Cannon Loaned For Scrap Drive
The Batavia Union Cemetery again owns a WWI era cannon donated by the U.S. Army from Fort Ord California. State Rep William Massey and Gregg arranged shipping with a crating bill near 300 dollars paid by the Sesquicentennial Committee. Public donations are urged to repay the loan to Batavia Union Cemetery P.O. Box 2 Batavia Ohio 45103.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army
Fort Ord
Calif
William Massey
Gregg
Greg
Sesquicentennial Committee
Batavia
Batavia Union Cemetery
Ohio
Raymond E. Ross
Batavia Village
James W. Gregg
Batavia Union Cemetery Bound
Jack Clark
Woodside Dr
Plainville Concrete Co
Post Offices Closed Monday in Veterans Day Observance
Clermont County post offices will be closed Monday October 25 in observance of Veterans Day. No regular mail service will run that day except for perishable items and Special Delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Campaign Tactics Harass Candidates In Mt Carmel Race
Three Union Township trustee candidates allege campaign poster destruction. Rocco Spinelli’s attorney offers 1000 reward for arrests. Kenneth Zitt adds 500 reward after 200 posters torn or defaced. Julia Boedker reports 25 of 80 signs remain along SR 32 SR 125 Mt Carmel Tabasco Rd.
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MT. Carmel
Union Township
SR 32
SR 74
Tabasco
Kenneth Zitt
Tabasco Road
SR 125
Julia Boedker
Beechwood Road
Appeals Court Upholds Land Price for I-275 Interchange
The First Ohio Court of Appeals upheld a $107,737 award to Omni Development Co for land taken for the I-275 SR 32 interchange. The state claimed $36,000 value while the owner argued up to $136,890. The court rejected errors about testimony on land sales and bias, finding no substantiating misconduct in the record.
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Fermont
Summerside
State Highway Department
Ohio Court of Appeals
Omni Development Co
Carmel
Funeral Services Held For Goebel Barnett Council Candidate
Funeral services for Goebel Red Barnett 55 Milford Council candidate who died last week of an apparent heart attack were held at Craver Hookam Funeral Home. Burial followed at Graceland Memorial Gardens. He resided at 966 Helen Street Milford and is survived by wife Irma two daughters Sherry and Tammy at home two sons Michael Sacramento California and Lowell Ray Florence Kentucky and one granddaughter Kelli Barnett.
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Goebel
Red” Barnett
Milford Council
Craver-Hookam Funeral Home
Graceland Memorial Gardens
Barnett
Helen Street
Milford
Irma
Sherry
Tammy
Michael
Sacramento
Calif
Lowell Ray
Florence
Kelli Barnett
CNE School Board Seeks Levy Renewal Clarity
Clermont Northeastern Board of Education discussed a 2.4 mill levy renewal set for Nov 2, stressing it is a renewal, not a new levy. Supt Miller noted citizen outreach, while the board moved its November meeting to Nov 17 to avoid an event conflict. Members include Tussey Woodruff Minnick Hanley and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Clermont Northeastern Board of Education
Ray Tussey
Charles Woodruff
Walter Minnick
Robert Hanley
John Smith
CECA Plans Remodeling and Auction Sale in Batavia
The Children's Emergency Care Association will auction clothing furniture and appliances on Saturday October 30 at Second and North Streets Batavia. Donations with details to Jim Sanger at 752-3186. Jim True hired to supervise remodeling to create dorm type rooms and emergency shelter for children in need. Volunteers urged to help Saturdays at the Batavia home.
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Children's Emergency Care Association
CECA
Second and North Sts
Batavia
Jim Sanger
Jim True
Union Township
True
Batavia Teachers Back One Day Work Protest
The Batavia Professional Education Association voted October 13 to back a one day work halt to protest inadequate education funding. The action supports the Ohio Education Association convention in Columbus that authorized its executive committee to call a statewide teacher strike unless a tax package is approved. The protest targets the state legislature, not schools or families, and no date is set.
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Batavia Professional Education Association
BPEA
Ohio Education Association
OEA
Columbus
Ohio
Batavia
Clermont County
Clermont County Humane Society Plans Annual Meeting
The Clermont County Humane Society will hold its annual meeting on Thursday October 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. building on Spring Street Batavia. An election of officers and board members will take place.
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Clermont County Humane Society
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Spring St
Batavia
Howard Found Guilty Of Possessing Drug
Howard who was arrested on August 10 was charged with possessing and cultivating the drug. Possessing is a misdemeanor and cultivating a felony. The trial was set for December 7 with a six month jail sentence and a 200 dollar fine suspended except three days and 50 dollars during a one year probation. A stay of execution was granted pending appeal.
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Howard
Ralph A. Hill
Chris Rosenhoffer
CofC To Hear Harsha Elect Directors
Congressman William H. Harsha will headline Clermont County Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at Royal Oak Racquet & Country Club on Oct 28 at 6 30 p m. Seven board seats up for election with polls 9 a m 4 p m at 233 Main Street Batavia and 4 30 p m 6 45 p m at the club. Nominating committee proposes four re election candidates Harry Balke Lee Russell Speidel Angelo Santoro. Other nominees Dolores Daly Kenneth Eppich William Jenike. Terms expiring for D G Lach Robert Atterholt and Frank Stratman.
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William H. Harsha
Clermont County Chamber of Commerce
Royal Oak Racquet & Country Club
the Chamber
Main Street
Batavia
Country Club
Harry Balke
Lee Russell Speidel
Angelo Santoro
Officials OK Afton Plant Bond Issue
Clermont County Commissioners approved $700000 in revenue bonds after CIC recommendation for a Sofco Cincinnati plant at Afton. The 66000 square foot facility on 21 acres along SR 32 will be sublet to Ohio Fabricators Inc and employ 40 to 50 people. Bonds retired over 12 years with no taxpayer cost.
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Clermont County
Regedit
Seohingy
Ipek
Mbichapds
Afton
Sofco
Cincinnati
Ohio Fabricators, Inc
CIC
Cincinnati Milacron
Clermont National Bank
Milford
Milacron
Jackson Two Protest Group Fights Abner Road Landfill
More than 300 signatures supported a petition opposing a landfill on a 200 acre Abner Road tract between SR 133 and US 50, four miles north of the Appalachian Highway. No formal proposal has been filed with county officials yet. Attorney Robert Sachs of Cincinnati will represent the protesters with Wes Widmer as chairman. trustees Ernest Straub Charles Wiederhold and Frank Parker back the opposition.
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Abner Road
Robert Sachs
Cincinnati
Wes Widmer
Ernest Straub
Charles Wiederhold
Frank Parker
Batavia Bridge Opens After Long Delays and Bottlenecks
The Batavia bridge over the East Fork of the Little Miami opened to four lane traffic with no ceremony. Completion ran into delays due to weakened understructure and crumbling end walls, with final touches like striping and railing polishing to follow next year. Traffic patterns had been disrupted since April 22 as roadwork on SR 32 SR 132 and SR 222 caused bottlenecks and detours.
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Batavia
Little Miami
Main Street
East Fork
PTA Council Seeks Bids On School For Retarded
Clermont County PTA Council will meet Monday October 25 at 8 p m in the C G and E auditorium. Mrs William Charles president will lead the session with three speakers addressing drug abuse problems facing schools communities and homes. Dr Steven Katkin psychologist will speak along with an agent from the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Bureau and a Clermont Care Center representative outlining other facets of the issue.
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Clermont County
PTA Council
C.g.&e
William Charles
PTA
Steven Katkin
Clermont County Mental Health and Retardation Board
Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Bureau
Clermont Care Center
Coupon donations aim for second kidney machine in Clermont effort
Local chairman Mrs. Mary Lou Parrott leads a savings drive to fund a second hemodialysis machine at Good Samaritan Hospital. A total of 791 000 General Mills coupon points have been collected toward reaching 600 000 per machine, with closes in December. Coupons may be sent to the hospital or Ruth Barry, project chair.
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Mary Lou Parrott
North St
Batavia
Ruth Barry
Good Samaritan Hospital
Clermont County
General Mills
Cincinnati
Ohio
Victory Parkway
Miss Barry
Clermont County to open new school for mentally retarded children
The Clermont County PTA Council sets a November 16 bid time for a new school for mentally retarded children. The project, funded by a bond approved in 1969, has grown to 1,580,000 dollars with 14 classrooms for 180 pupils. It sits on 20 acres at Benton road and U S 50, donated anonymously by a local family.
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Clermont County
Clermont County Service Center
SR 222
Batavia
Benton Road
U.S. 50
Owensville
Clermont County Commissioners
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Kenneth Eppich
William Jenike
D. G. Lach
Robert Atterholt
Frank Stratman
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Community Improvement Corp
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Kitty Sn
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