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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1947
Page
6
The Clermont Courier is a weekly Batavia Ohio newspaper published every Thursday by the Clermont Publishing Company and entered as second class mail matter at the Batavia post office for six months.
The Ohio soldier bonus proposal, costed at 330 million dollars, would add about 87 cents per thousand dollars of property value annually for 15 years. Veterans would receive 10 dollars monthly for state service and 15 dollars for foreign service, up to 400 dollars, with an average around 350 dollars. The Courier endorses a yes vote, urging Clermont County to approve the measure.
On the 19th Ints Rev Mr Rowe officiated as N A Hitch wed Miss Caroline Hammond and John Needham of Stonelick to Matilda Morris. On the 17th Inst Rev Thomas Harrison united John Collins Swing of Bethel to Lorinda Shotwell of Williamsburg. Brown and Clermont counties plan annual medical meeting October 30 at Batavia with papers and essays and address by Prof John P Harrison.
The old Presbyterian Church once used as a J. H. Hamilton stable is slated for demolition. It is famed for Beecher preaching his first sermon, and a stable will replace it, leaving residents to remember the ground that held the church and its congregation.
Fragmented poems by Erma Shepherd Griffith and Earley B Kincaid sit beside a Batavia county league meeting report. Officers elected Harold Gallagher president Russell Bietsch vice president Richard Hyser secretary treasurer. Teams listed Batavia Williamsburg Legion New Richmond Legion Milford Clermont Springs Dairy Williamsville Loveland Owensville Georgetown Mt Crab Amelia Bethel Felicity. Schedule to start Nov 6 with most games Thursday nights. End of season tournament in February with trophy donated by Batavia Aerie of Eagles. Bake sale by Women’s Aid Society of Perintown Methodist Church Nov 4 at J A Reed’s Gas Station.
A reader outlines selections from James 3 to 5 and Acts 4:1-10 paired with Proverbs 13 to 22, noting themes of wisdom, conflict, and community leadership across the cited chapters. The collection invites reflection on faith, speech, and early church adversity.
The lesson stresses Christ's standard over human judgment and warns that the tongue reveals character. It cites James 3:1 and 4:11, Proverbs 11 7 11 25 11, and Psalm 19 14, illustrating how truthful and kind words build trust while envy and falsehood drive others away. A playground incident shows turning wrong words to right.
County Superintendent Frank B. Hoggatt J A Donaldson Bethel Tate principal and L G Hause Goshen principal attended a Conference of Elementary Education at McGuffey Auditorium Miami University last week. The all day meeting focused on how the elementary school can provide worthwhile experiences for children.
Sam Abernathy quipped that marriage benefits from fewer open mouths and more open minds, offering a concise observation on relationship dynamics. The remark stands as a sharp, humorous comment from a local observer.
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