Clermont County News Highlights And Local Notices
The column notes readers’ poems, contest results, and community jokes. It mentions upcoming Courier Photo Contest placements, local housing concerns with the Downer project, and a Route 74 driving incident near Mt. Carmel. It also reports a $30,000 emergency veterans housing vote and a quip about county commissioners’ sons in service amid a broad assortment of small-town items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Homer Remley
Sons of County Commissioners
George Banghart Marries Mary Morgan in County
From the Courrier files dated 100 years back, August 27 wedding of George Banghart to Miss Mary Morgan took place in the county with officiant Darius Perin, Esq.
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George Banghart
Mary Morgan
Darius Perin
Hand and buzz saw accident injures Williamsburg worker
Howard Connor, employed by the Williamsburg Furniture Company, lost the forefinger of his left hand and sustained severe cuts to thumb and fingers in a miscalculated contact with a saw. The injuries are painful but not expected to severely cripple his hand.
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Howard Connor
Williamsburg Furniture Company
Oil and Gas Company Sees Strong Stock Sale
A oil and gas firm reports success selling stock with ample subscriptions. The company leases 4500 acres and plans drilling with in house machinery starting November 1921. Expected oil at 1300 feet near the Trenton rock, Pennsylvania quality, and field land prices likely to rise as developments loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil and Gas Company
Pennsylvania
Trenton
Veterans housing funds allocated to Clermont County
A maximum of 29627.32 dollars may be allocated to Clermont County for emergency temporary veterans housing. The fund is part of six million dollars appropriated by the 96th General Assembly and will be available upon county commission application. The county commissioners have not yet acted on the proposal.
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Clermont County
Don Ebright
96Th General Assembly
Squirrels Cost Hunters $100 Each In Clermont County
County Game Protector Edgar Anstaett and Ranger M O Griffis arrested Nelson McCoy and Virgil McCoy at Cedar Lake for out of season hunting. Each man faced $100 fines and $4.70 costs set by Mayor W A Sanders of Milford. Authorities say conservationists work to protect Clermont County wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Anstaett
Nelson McCoy
Virgil McCoy
Potomac Avenue
Cincinnati
M. O. Griffis
Cedar Lake
W. A. Sanders
Milford
Anstaett
Clermont County
Rural Fire Protection Meeting Friday in Batavia
All residents of Clermont County are invited to a public rural fire protection meeting in the Court House Conference Room at Batavia. The session begins at 8 p m on Friday September 6 called by A C Munden Mayor Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Batavia
A. C. Munden
Linda Ann Beauty Salon opens on South Main Batavia
Mrs Anna Belle Dordh opens Linda Ann Beauty Salon at her Batavia residence on South Main Street. Previously at Rollmans in Cincinnati she moves with daughter Mylinda Ann and mother Pearl Jackson to operate a full beauty service including permanents.
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Batavia
South Main Street
Anna Belle Dordh
Guy Holmes
Cincinnati
Elmer Kramer
Mylinda Ann
Pearl Jackson
Jerry Jackson
Linda Ann
Swisher Dept Store owners back clothing shortage plans
Lawrence and Elizabeth Daily of Newtown announce readiness to celebrate National Sweater Week starting September 9 as part of a broader effort to ease clothing shortages. Clermont County PTA president Mrs. Fred Truske hosted a summer tea for county unit officers on August 29 at her Williamsburg farm, with many representatives and guests attending. Monthly County Council meetings begin September 18 in the County Court House conference room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Elizabeth Daily
Swisher
Newtown
Clermont County Council
Parent Teachers’ Association
Fred Truske
Williamsburg
Beulah M. Benner
Tabasco
Barbara M. Philhower
Carmel Glen Este
Marguerite Curry
Ethel Bernstein
Denise Malott
Mildred Hornback
Anna Braam
Amelia
Glennie Linton
Goshen
Charles Abbott
Frank Hoggatt
Hazel Toombs
Mt. Carmel-Glen Este
J. S. Young
Elsie Ankermiller
Carmel-Glen Este
O. W. Mc-Bride
Kyle Taylor
Truske
Charles Prager
Walter McKay
Lockland
Hamilton County Council
O. W. McBride
Local Campaign Planned for Ohio Crop Improvement
L P Oberschlake of Hamersville will chair the Clermont county drive for the Ohio Field Crop Improvement Fund. The plan asks a $258 quota across Clermont Adams and Brown Counties to fund research and training at Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station as part of a $56,000 endowment led by the Ohio Seed Improvement Association and related groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Adams
Brown
Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ohio Seed Improvement Association
Ohio Hybrid Seed Corn Producers, Inc
The
Ohio Seed Dealers Association
Ohio State University Development Fund
County Churches of Christ Rally Set for Sept 8 in Clermont County
The 13th annual Churches of Christ rally in Clermont County will be held September 8 at Clermont Christian Assembly. Morning services start at 10:00 with a noon basket lunch, Lord's Supper and preaching in the afternoon. afternoon program begins at 2:30. Don Taylor of Batavia chairs the event with representatives from county churches organizing labor. banners will be awarded for largest attendance, greatest mileage, and highest attendance percentage.
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Churches of Christ
Clermont County
Clermont Christian Assembly, Inc
James Reiman
East Columbus
Indiana
Harold Newtan
Church of Bethel
Ohio
Don Taylor
Batavia
Moscow
Rodeo Draws 2000 at County Fairgrounds Benefit
About 2,000 people attended the Owensville Fairgrounds rodeo over Sunday and Labor Day to aid underprivileged Lake Allyn children. Batavia Rotary Club and Clermont Saddle Club partnered, Rotary in charge of the rodeo, Saddle Club handling refreshments. The Union Gas and Electric Band performed Sunday, Batavia Community Band on Monday under P. F. Jamieson. Harold D. Nichols entertained with magic. State Guard of Clermont County kept order, commanded by Captain William Massey, for the two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensville Fairgrounds
Lake Allyn
Batavia Rotary Club
Clermont Saddle Club
Rotary Club
Saddle Club
Union Gas and Electric Company
Batavia
P. F. Jamieson
Harold D. Nichols
Batavia Red Cross
South Pacific
Clermont County
State Guard
William Massey
Legion Party Set for September 14 at Lake Allyn
The Frank W. Weaver Post and Auxiliary of the American Legion plans a September 14 party at Lake Allyn. A pot luck supper begins about 6 p m with meats provided by the post and attendees to bring covered dishes. Entertainment is planned and members plus friends are invited.
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Frank W. Weaver
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Lake Allyn
RAPP WULFECK CASE APPEALED OVER PRIVATE ROADWAY
Mrs Emma Rapp and her son Allan seek a Court of Appeals ruling to compel Mrs Fay Wulfeck to allow access to a private 20 foot wide roadway on the Wullfeck farm in Stonelick township. The dispute has seen multiple Clermont County suits with Wulfeck prevailing.
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Emma Rapp
Owensville
Allan
Court of Appeals
Fay Wulfeck
Madisonville
Wullfeck
Stonelick Township
Rapp
Clermont
Justice and
Common Pleas
Wulfeck
Rapps
Joseph W. Bagby
Brown County
Harry Britton
New Richmond Kiwanis Festival Ends With Big Crowd
The three day Kiwanis Festival in New Richmond closed September 2 under unusually cool weather. A large Labor Day crowd attended. Prize winner of the 1946 Chevrolet Sedan was Robert Hillard of Twelve Mile Road near New Richmond. A 20 gauge shotgun and shells were also given away, but the winning ticket had not been presented.
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New
Five Clermont County men enlist in U S Navy
The Cincinnati Navy Recruiting Station reports five Clermont County residents have enlisted or joined the Naval Reserve Inactive. Four are from Loveland: Carl Elseworth Shorts Vernon Carl Shurts Charles Edward Hollam Edward Stephen Casey. Harold William Hays resides in Batavia.
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U. S. Navy
Cincinnati
Clermont County
U.S. Naval Reserve
Loveland
Carl Elseworth Shorts
Railroad Avenue
Vernon Carl Shurts
Charles Edward Hollam
O'Bannon St. Loveland
Edward Stephen Casey
Larkin and Speidel Couples Set to Return Home
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Larkin and Mr. and Mrs. Eli Speidel are scheduled to return to Batavia on a Thursday from a vacation in Michigan.
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S. L. Larkin
Eli Speidel
Batavia
Michigan
Man admits threatening Newtown woman bound over
At a hearing before Mayor Geo F Rabe W Wakeman of Camp Washington pleaded guilty to threatening Mrs Ola Walker of Newtown. He denied shooting into her home last week and was bound over to the grand jury on a shooting with intent to kill charge. The incident began with shotgun blasts at the Walker home early August 25 leaving family shaken and prompting threats by phone.
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Geo. F. Rabe
W. Wakeman
Camp Washington
Ola Walker
Newtown
Walker
Main Street
Drivers licenses go on sale in Batavia
Licenses for drivers and chauffeurs go on sale September 9 at the deputy registrar’s office on Spring Street Batavia. Applicants must show a 1946 license or obtain a duplicate and those under 18 must be with a guardian. Chauffeurs need a new 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inch photo with a white bottom band. Fees are 40 cents for operators and 90 cents for chauffeurs. Deadlines run to September 30.
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Vernon Harrison
Spring Street
Second and
Market
Batavia
Vets Farm Training Program to Open in Clermont County
A veterans agricultural training program will be set up in Clermont County with Williamsburg High School as the site. Instructor Wayford Metzger, aided by Randall Liming, will offer modern farming instruction and stipends for trainees, $65 monthly for single veterans and $90 for married, plus earnings from practical work. The committee expects the program to begin within weeks and plans to limit classes to 20 veterans, with more schools planned as demand grows.
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Clermont County
Wayford Metzger
Williamsburg High School
Metzger
Ohio State University
Liming
Williamsburg
Clermont County Sportsmen Meet Reviews Pollution Film
Over 100 attendees gather at the Clermont County Sportsmen Clubhouse on August 29 to view a color film titled Clean Waters about stream pollution shown by Dale Bee of a local gas and electric company. The club plans to buy 500 wildlife protection posters to place along county roads urging careful driving.
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Clermont County
Dale Bee
Gineral~ Nati Gas and Electric Company
Polio Case Reported in Loveland Ohio
Edgar William Jr of Loveland Ohio is confined to a Cincinnati hospital with poliomyelitis. His condition is listed as fair. This is the area's first polio case and precautions are in place. Mrs. Edna Tilton visits Mrs. Leona Weaver after wintering with her son in Miami Florida.
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Edgar William, Jr
Loveland
Ohio
Cincinnati
Edna Tilton
Leona Weaver
Miami
Florida
Local OPA Office Shifts Oversight to Highland County Area
Highland County is added to the Clermont OPA zone with Batavia as the new headquarters effective Sept. 1. The Hillsboro office moves to Batavia and two clerks join the Clermont board. GIs receive appointment preference. Field clerks will cover price ceiling surveys and enforcement paths route through the Cincinnati district office.
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OPA
Highland County Area
Batavia
Clermont
Brown
Highland Counties
Brown County
Clermont County
R. E. Gifford
Clermont Board
Hillsboro
Gis
District Opa
Cincinnati
Civil Service
Clermont County Board
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jerry
Courier
Aeee
Mrs. Little
Clermont Countians
Route 74
Mt. Carmel
J‘onnés
Quintuplet Fame
PTA
Council
Mr. L. P. Oberschlake, Hamers
County Churches of Christ Plan
Red Cross
Coney Island
Catherine Dunnett Nieman
Charlene Green
Charlene
Scrappy” Green
Dayton
Joan Varkony
Betty
Jean Green
Ginger DeRose
Lois Clark
Donna Clark
Sara Buffington
Dona Holt
Legion Party
Rapp-Wulfeck
New Richmond
NAVY
Eastern
Batavia Eastern Club
Rosemary Halbisch
Frank B. Hoggatt
Glen Dafler
Veterans’ Administration Office
W. W. Hamilton
Russell G. England
Farm Security Administration
Byron Ross
Clermont Triple A
Randall Liming
William F. Moore
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