Conway Pleads Not Guilty in Murder Trial Set
Charles Conway, 69, of Edenton pleads not guilty to a first degree murder indictment in the death of 18 year old Charles Fawley. Trial is scheduled for Monday December 2 after a 75-name jury venue is drawn. defense hints at possible sanity hearing before trial.
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Charles Conway
Edenton
Common Pleas
Charles G. White
Conway
Charles Fawley
Bethesda Hospital
White
Former Batavia Woman Blanche Hodges Dies At 68
Blanche Kennedy Hodges wife of Henry A Hodges president of the First National Bank Batavia died suddenly at her Milford home Saturday at 530 am She entertained Milford Progress Club and belonged to Cincinnati Womens Club and Julia Ward Howe Club She was a Batavia High School graduate born and raised in Batavia Cause of death heart attack Funeral held Monday 2 pm Milford Burial Green Lawn Cemetery
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Blanche Kennedy Hodges
Batavia
Henry A. Hodges
First National Bank
Milford
Milford Progress Club
Cincinnati Woman’s Club
Julia Ward Howe Club
Cincinnati
Batavia High School
J. K
Belle Kennedy
Green Lawn Cemetery
Mrs. Grace Bartlow for County Board of Education
The county voters face two vacancies on the County Board of Education and Grace Bartlow of Felicity is urged as a strong candidate. The piece praises her long school involvement, character, and impartial female perspective to advance local education, urging a vote for progress in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Bartlow
Felicity
Bartlow
Adv
WPA projects surge in Clermont County build up
WPA officials report 170 workers on ten projects with 250 expected by Wednesday and a total of about 300 employees and a $12,000 monthly payroll by week’s end. Projects include Comfort Factory Bethel Riverside park Milford New Richmond retaining walls Clermontville Mt Zion and more.
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WPA
Clermont County
Comfort Factory
Bethel
Riverside Park
Milford
New Richmond
Clermontville - Mt. Zion
County Infirmary
Ash Street
Clermont County Fair
Owensville
Amelia School
County Experiment Farm
Goshen Cemetery
Deerfield Road Improvement
Tata
Township
Burke Park
Corn Huskers Hold Clermont County Contest Near Williamsburg
The Clermont County Corn Husking Contest drew about 400 spectators at Walter Cowdrey farm near Williamsburg. Winners include W. W. Snider 660 lbs in men’s shock, Mrs Florence Campbell 1704 lbs in ladies’ shock, Mirs Snider 1072 lbs in standing corn, with prizes funded by the County Farm Bureau and Grange. State contest hopefuls may enter in Paulding on November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Walter Cowdrey
Williamsburg
W. W. Snider
John Manly
Woodrow Snider
Florence Campbell
Emma Bauer
Catherine Kellum
Carnie Roush
Mirs Snider
Louis Rice
Vic Balzhiser
Opening Day at John Bissantz Sales Room Near Williamsburg
John Bissantz opens a new sales room near Williamsburg with promises of a big sale and many bargains. Parking, floor space, stock room, and even hogs are provided. Eats will be on sale and friends are invited. The piece forecasts less fluent presidential rhetoric on the Forgotten Man in the next campaign due to Republican opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bissantz
Williamsburg
Achievement Program At School Friday Night
Batavia and Olive Branch 4-H Club leaders Mrs Helen Iles Miss Elma Stoddard Mrs Hazel Doughman and Mrs F J Daugherty announce the annual 4-H Club Achievement Program at Batavia School House Friday evening November 1 at 8 00 p m A play is planned for the public and attendance is urged
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Iles
Elma Stoddard
Hazel Doughman
F. J. Daugherty
Batavia
Olive Branch
Girls Sentenced in Chicken Theft Case at Nicholsville
Della Evans Pearl Pittman and Clara M Turner were indicted for burglary in connection with stealing eleven chickens from George Taylor farm Nicholsville. They received 1 to 15 year terms at Marysville Ohio Reformatory Judge Charles G White recommended minimum with good behavior. Evans and Pittman convicted by jury Turner pleaded not guilty. motion for new trial denied. Noah and Oliver Evans already serve terms in Mansfield Reformatory after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Evans
Pearl Pittman
Clara M. Turner
George Taylor
Nicholsville
Marysville
Charles G. White
White
Clara Turner
Noah
Oliver Evans
Mansfield Reformatory
Clermont County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Set at Batavia
The Clermont County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting at the U B Church in Batavia on Friday November 8 at 10:00 a.m. President E L Carter expects over 400 attendees with a prize for the township with the most participants. Numerous reports, discussions, music, and an honorary pin ceremony are on the agenda along with a Farm Bureau exhibit that won first prize at the Ohio State Fair. The public is invited.
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Clermont County Farm Bureau
U. B
Batavia
E. L. Carter
Carter
E. L. Smith
Sec
Y. Walter Cowdrey
Walter Cowdrey
Roy Battles
Farm Bureau
C. P. Becker
Roy Maddox
J. F. Robinson
Robert R. Caldwell
U. B. Ladies’ Aid Society
Roger J. Turrell
Milford Methodist Church
Roy Stoddard
Co. Coop. Mgr
Anthony Lehner
Indiana State Farm Bureau
Lehner
Patchell to Return as Sales Tax Examiner in Columbus
Jim Patchell former sales tax examiner is slated to return to the post soon per word from the Civil Service Board in Columbus He is expected to replace Rollin Coyle of Batavia who has served since the start of the sales tax Patchell placed high in the recent junior examiner civil service exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim” Patchell
Civil Service Board
Columbus
Rollin Coyle
Batavia
Patchell
GOP Rally to Launch Clermont County GOP Drive at Bethel
A Bethel Gym banquet Thursday night marks the opening push to re affiliate Cler mont County with the GOP. Notable attendees include John W Bricker running for Ohio governor among other state leaders such as Harry S Day Roy Williams Ed Schorr Francis Hamilton Simon Ross Myers Y Cooper and Joseph Tracy. Bricker will give the main talk after a 6 to 7 pm banquet with Charles Brannock as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Central and Executive Committee
Clermont County
GOP
Bethel
Bethel Gym
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Harry S. Day
Supreme Court
Roy Williams
Ed Schorr
State Central Committee
Francis Hamilton
Simon Ross
Court of Appeals
Myers Y. Cooper
Joseph Tracy
Charles Brannock
Jacobs Acquitted in Manslaughter Case In Cincinnati
Ralph Jacobs 27 of 1933 Bigelow Avenue Cincinnati was acquitted by a common pleas court jury after deliberating 1 hour 20 minutes on a manslaughter charge linked to the September 1 death of Nicholas Hement a Carmel barber struck beside his home. Prosecutor Frank A. Roberts led the state's case with defense by Russell and Eli H Speidel. This trial marked the first under the new law changing auto death penalties to be tried in this court.
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Ralph Jacobs
Bigelow Avenue
Cincinnati
Common Pleas Court
Nicholas Hement
Carmel Barber
Russell
Eli H. Speidel
Frank A. Roberts
Jacobs
Pew
Three County Wide Issues Up For Decision Tuesday
County Commissioners prepared for a wave of public works projects by approving bids and purchases. Items include 150 barrels of Wabash cement at 2.12 per barrel and hardware orders for paint putty roofing and brushes plus gravel sand and patching material totals and suppliers named.
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Probate Court
S. E. Reed
Farmers Service Station
Felicity
Hannah Hardware Company
Bethel
Sherwin-Williams
Ayer Hardware Company
Batavia
Marietta Color Company
Certainteed Products Company
Legion Officers Installed Across Clermont County Posts
County wide installation of Legion Posts and Auxiliaries in Clermont at the Ohio National Guard Armory Batavia. State and district officials will preside as seven posts participate beginning 8 30 p m with members and families urged to attend. Vincent P Clasgens of New Richmond succeeds Earl Kincaid as county commander.
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Legion
Clermont County
Batavia Odd Fellows Social Featuring Local Talent
Last Friday evening the Batavia Odd Fellows and their families enjoyed a social in the hall. Jess Anderson, chairman, announced the numbers. A trio of Bethel U B quartet and other acts performed with a talk by Past Grand Master J M Fitzpatrick. Refreshments followed.
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Batavia
Odd Fellows
Jess Anderson
Bethel
U. B
J. M. Fitzpatrick
Duke of Kent seeks Ohio voters after year of politics
The piece mocks the Duke of Kent as he campaigns in Ohio after a year of public stunts. It notes his attempts at publicity through a rug story and a self-created newspaper and wonders if the president’s return signals an end to the pause in national affairs.
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Duke of Kent
Ohio
Barnum and Death Rates Through History
A historical aside notes that today the death rate is lower than in the era when a famous phrase was coined, suggesting improved longevity and medical progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
Personal tax deadline set for November 20 in Clermont
County Treasurer James Fitzpatrick announces personal tax deadline at 4 p.m. on Wednesday November 20 in Clermont County. Taxes unpaid by that date become delinquent and tax bills have been mailed to all individuals owing personal taxes.
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Clermont County
James Fitzpatrick
Venice of 75 Jurors Drawn for Off Year Election
Officials draw 75 jurors Tuesday morning for an off year election with polls open 6:30 a m to 6:30 p m. Voter issues include a two mill road levy a $32 600 bond issue to fund local relief and two county board of education seats. Multiple village races and township contests are listed across Amelia Batavia Rethel New Richmond Milford Felicity Williamsburg Owensville Loveland and Washington Township with various mayor marshal council and clerk contests and three trustees per township.
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County Board of Education
Two Mile Road
Clermont County
Sam Ausman
Williamsburg
J. A. Ashton
Grace Bartlow
Felicity
A. F. Kayser
Moscow
E. ©. Saxton
Goshen
Amelia
Bob Flora
George Reed
Batavia
Carroll Spencer
Monroe Wiseman
Marshall
David Gallagher
H. M. Kain
W. C G. Bishop, Jr
Frank Shepard
Harvey Bilby
Homer Seibert
Rethel
Wm. F. Myers
Robert Nelcamp
C. G. Little
Sam L. Roberts
Claude Bushman
Wm. Conroy
John Heath
New Richmond
Joe Colonel, Jr
Jim Davis
Frank Perry
Earl Henderson
Frank Shipp
Elmer Jones
Emory E. Hamilton
Milford
Council
Wm. Brower
D. Emmett Snyder
Marshall Joe Pierson
Clarence Allen
E. E. Houghton
W. G. Johnson
Arthur Landen
Steve McClanahan
E. L. Flora
Peace Play Brothers by Christian Chapel Youth
Young people of Christian Chapel stage a play titled Peace Play Brothers next Sunday night November 8. The event is free and open to all residents who wish to come and see the youth work.
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Christian Chapel
Brothers
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