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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1947
Page
6
The Clermont Courier shows JERALD B FORTNEY as editor and publisher for a paper founded in 1836 with pricing listed as $2.00 for six months and $1.00 for a shorter period. The notice marks Batavia Ohio as the post office of entry.
From The Courier files a century ago the county volunteers join the second regiment under Col. Irwin. They set up tents on the public square and await orders to march. Sworn-in names include T. W. Colwell, Robert Townsley, William Fuller, David Pettis, John Grant, and many more.
Fifty years ago a popular couple, Prof. S. L. Turnipeeed and Miss Josie Burger, were to wed in Goshen at noon and plan a honeymoon to Pittsburgh before settling in Williamsburg. In Batavia, Harriet Hitch, a skilled cyclist, was struck by teamster Ben Corliss but escaped injury. her bicycle was badly wrecked.
The five day session of the C. C. T. S. at Felicity last week proceeded with planned activities and discussions. Attendees included local members and visiting speakers focusing on community service and organizational goals.
A large turnout with 183 teachers attended as Bethel, Loveland and Owensville debated hosting duties. After spirited rivalry, the majority chose Bethel to hold next year’s session, with Felicity praised for hospitable efforts to ensure a top meeting.
The heavy cruiser USS Salem, the 100th vessel built at Quincy Massachusetts since Pearl Harbor, features air conditioning to boost crew efficiency in different climates.
Adams County seat West Union lies off rail lines, unique in Ohio. Clermont hosts Thomas Morris’s burial, Fort Dennison Civil War camp, and treaties by Wayne and Harrison Cass. Edenton marks Daniel Boone trail, Wayne camp site. Warren’s Fort Ancient near Morrow. Georgetown in Brown County ties to Ulysses S. Grant and a standing one room school. Hamilton notes Howells reference in A Boy's Town. Adams County iron deposits and early mining. Jackson County coal era tied to salt wells and fossils. Kenton recalls Simon Kenton’s capture at Eagle Creek.
A Sunday column by William Culbertson argues believers are stewards of wealth. Wealth has limits and dangers. riches cannot buy lasting value. The piece links proper accumulation to righteousness and urges generosity, warning against exploitation and audacious luxury. It cites biblical verses and notes duties to family and the needy.
A Navy PT boat at maximum speed can burn as much as 500 gallons of gasoline each hour, illustrating high fuel consumption during peak performance.
The anchor of the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt weighs 40,000 pounds.
Poem dedicated to Mr and Mrs Hayden Rice about life in Batavia county seat. The narrator describes friendly busy townspeople, a filling station, household duties, quilting and sewing, a screened porch, welcoming neighbors, and a view of East Fork from the kitchen window. The piece ends with thanks to God for blessings on August 30 1947.
A civic committee organized by Eastern Hills residents will sponsor an outdoor fiesta on October 5 for Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Mariemont. General chairman is Charles E. Kelsch of Madison Road. The event takes place at Cambridge Avenue and Plainville Pike in Madison Place with Martin F. Sullivan as public relations chair and John Connolly as grounds chair.
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