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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1930
Page
5
Community updates from Williamsburg highlight dinners, bridge parties, visits by relatives from Cincinnati and Dayton, travel plans of residents to Buffalo and Canada, and church events. Notable mentions include Shrine entertainment in Cincinnati, a Halloween fundraiser, and a drive to attend the Southwestern Teachers Association. Local residents and guests include the Fuhr, Britton, Frazier, Walker, and Johnson families among others.
Mr and Mrs D M Edwards celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an afternoon and evening reception last Friday attended by more than 60 relatives and friends from Cincinnati Bethel Batavia and nearby. Gifts included an electric floor lamp from the Sunday school class.
The column lists numerous local social happenings including Gladys Patton hosting bridge on Monday, the Dolen Edwards wedding anniversary in Amelia, Baptist Circle all day meeting led by Mrs. K R Beck, and various Sunday visits and trips to Lexington Columbus Newport and Bethel. Names include Mr and Mrs G C Anderson Allan Harris W A Taylor M R Beck Elton Taylor Allan Harris Heller Roger Coombs Mary Crane Valintine.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention W. Snell and family of Harveysburg hosting Sunday guests including Elizabeth South and Dick Fomorin. Other names appear tangled with Miss Lou Etta Thyrey Lida Var atte Ya Pe fe Bilveland and Dorothy Treber of Glen Bate, with unclear attributions to Thirey and spouse.
West Union visitors included Wm Fomorin and wife and Lyman Treber and wife. L W South buys an Evanston barber shop and will start work soon. Many visits from Hillsboro, Cincinnati, Walnut Hills, Madisonville, Newtown, and Seattle noted along with a quiet wedding at the M B E parsonage and a high mass funeral for Mrs. Mary E Freschard. Community events include a school meeting, a Philathea Halloween social, and a golden wedding anniversary for C M Edwards.
The Ladies Helping Circle hosts a Hallowe'en social at the school house Friday evening with refreshments. A number from here attended the golden wedding reception of Mr and Mrs O M Edwards in Amelia last Friday. Miss Mary Bissantz of city was a weekend guest at home. Children of Gilbert Hancock, once ill, are much improved. Ulis Ross buys 10 acres from Richard Fritz to build a bungalow soon. Olin Fagin and wife return from a visit to relatives in Peru City. Fooser of Fayetteville spent Sunday with Mrs Belle Follow. Marie Henke attended the Southwestern Teachers' Association in Cincinnati Friday. Rev Babb of West Union preached at Christian Chapel Sunday morning. Rev Babb and wife and R Myer and wife dined at J Lytle's Sunday. Vote for Ray Irwin.
Mr and Mrs Walter Roger ville hosted Sunday guests, with Mr and Mrs Chas Ireton visiting friends last week. Van Motsinger departed to visit their father near Poplar Bluff, Missouri. J P McClelland and wife from Hyde Park spent Sunday here, and Miss Freda Smyser visits her brother in Kentucky for several weeks.
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