Provisions Ample for Soldier Dependents
An excerpt explains wartime protections for soldiers' dependents from the Cincinnati Enquirer. It details monthly support, survivor benefits, disability payments, education for disabled veterans, and government life insurance options to supplement military pay. The piece argues insurance is prudent to ensure adequate family support if a service member dies or is disabled.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Army
Navy
Foreign Service
Perfect Clermont draft board volunteer heads to Chillicothe
Robert Utter of Neville, aged 21, the sole perfect applicant before Clermont draft board in Batavia, seeks to join the first eight who left for Chillicothe. A Campbell Business College graduate and former Baldwins bookkeeper, he embodies soldierly traits, though private life insurance may be costly. School enrollment opens with notable gains, especially in the high school.
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Robert Utter
Orris Utter
Neville
Clermont
Batavia
Uncle Sam
Chillicothe
Campbell’s Business College
Baldwin Piano Co
Cincinnati
Batavia Public Schools Open with Strong Enrollment
Batavia public schools opened on Monday with a first class enrollment and a new building serving as a drawing card for outside pupils. Supt H B Hamilton arrived last week and has the year well planned, with teachers listed for High School Intermediate and Elementary grades. Miss Jeretta Taylor from Ohio State University directs the Normal School aiding Batavia and county schools.
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Batavia Public Schools
County Normal
Hamilton
Batavia
Prin
Cora Stoltz
Shirley Griffith
Elma Smith
Jeretta Taylor
Ohio State University
Normal School
Our New Superintendent H S Hamilton
Our new superintendent H S Hamilton is a polite gentleman and well prepared for the task. He graduates Valparaiso University and Cumberland University and did education work at Miami University Ohio State University and Columbia University. He has rural school experience and was superintendent at Coulterville Illinois for two years and led Felicity schools the past two years.
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H. S. Hamilton
Valparaiso University
Cumberland University
Lebanon
Tennessee
Miami University
Ohio State University
Columbia University
New York
Coulterville
Illinois
Mrs Frank Titus Dies after Illness in Cincinnati
News of Mrs Frank Titus death reached Batavia via Sunday morning. She died in Cincinnati at 2 a.m. Sunday after illness that followed a hospital visit with her husband and son. An operation for peritonitis was performed after midnight in Cincinnati. She leaves a husband and Frederick a son, and many relatives. Funeral held at home Monday. She was a Batavia native and Batavia school graduate.
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Frank Titus
Batavia
Cincinnati
Belt
Xenia
Frederick
Costly Eggs and Rising Meat Prices Dominate Household Budget
The article notes eggs may rise to near 1 dollar per dozen this winter and meat costs have climbed so high that soup bones and cheaper hens flood markets. It blames inflation for strained budgets as housewives stock up and only bankers and brokers can afford pork at 19 cents per pound.
County Officers Retire. New Board Appointed
The county commissioners An stead, Shane and Patchell retire after a two year term. The new board consists of Ross, Lowe and Vander man who will manage roads and bridges. Their first duty is to appoint a janitor for public buildings with several applications filed.
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Anstead
Shane
Patchell
Messrs
Ross
Lowe
Vanderman
Dance at Mt Carmel Promises Big Night at Glen Rose Hall
Mt Carmel and nearby areas look for a large community dance on Saturday September 22 at Glen Rose hall. Shockley and Tieman's Syncopating Four of Olentonati will provide music and likely debut new novelties to entertain guests.
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Mt. Carmel
Glen Rose Hall
Shockley & Tieman
Notice to Clermont County Exemption Board Readers
Citizens urged to present complaints or affidavits to the Local Draft Board in Clermont County Ohio about exemption decisions. Board members claim they base rulings on affidavits and will rehear cases if false affidavits are proven, inviting public input and urging patience before criticism.
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Clermont County
Common Pleas
Batavia
Cincinnati
F. A. Brown
J. Williams
J. L. Fomorin
Ohio
First Lieutenant Campbell Assigned to Duty in Alabama
First Lieutenant Campbell John son, long at Cambridge Massachusetts learning trench warfare from French officers, is ordered to Montgomery Alabama to instruct Ohio National Guard Troops. A Batavia product and nephew of Judge J B Swing, he joins Clermont county’s contingent headed to the front.
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Campbell
Johnson
Cambridge
Mass
Montgomery
Ala
Ohio National Guard
Batavia
J.B. Swing
Clermont
Grange Meeting at Owensville This Saturday
Owensville hosts a Grange meeting on Saturday September 99 at 1 30 PM. The 3rd and 4th degrees will be conferred. All members and candidates urged to attend. Visitors welcome.
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Owensville
Camp Sherman near Chillicothe attracts workers and crowds
A Cantonment visit notes heavy Camp Sherman construction with eight thousand workers, high payrolls, and restricted access. The piece details barracks design for two hundred fifty men, modern utilities, local hotel stays, rising house rents, and the author’s failed pass attempt on a Sunday excursion.
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Chillicothe
Camp Sherman
Maple Grove
Sulphur Lick
Col. Hubler
Uncle Sam
N.C. G
Farm hand dies after alleged train strikenear town
Tom Bailey about 35 a farm hand employed by John Baha south of town was found unconscious near the brickyard beside the N and W tracks on Sunday morning. He suffered a fractured skull, broken jaw and other injuries after being struck by a train during the night. He died about 11 o clock. His body was prepared for burial by Undertaker Moore. Tom Bailey formerly worked for Tom Garrison of Modest and came from Lisbon. His funeral expenses were borne by Tom Garrison.
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Tom Bailey
John Baha
Batavia
J. M. York
Cnas
Belt
Moore
Lisbon
Tom Garrison
Modest
Southward Bound Workers Lured by High Wages and Short Contracts
Canton ment workers attract many mechanics and non mechanics as wages exceed private jobs. Batavia youths plan six month southern contracts with transport and high pay. Men named Gunderley Mahan Hulick Speidel Dewdney Kain consider winter trips, returning in spring when birds migrate. Chillicothe carpenters earn about 52 dollars weekly.
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Batavia
John Gunderley
Elmer Mahan
Lloyd Hulick
Ike Speidel
W. W. Dewdney
W. E. Kain
Chillicothe
Record rainfall drenches Cincinnati region in historic four hour storm
Friday night brought one of the area’s heaviest downpours lasting four hours. rainfall ranged from 3 to 5.18 inches with severe impact in southwestern Hamilton county and flooded cellars and gardens in Fern Bank. basements flooded as sewers overflowed and winter fruit crops were damaged across the district.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Ohio River
Huntington
W. Va
Licking
Kanawha-New River
Little Miami River
Dayton
Ohio
Hamilton
Fern Bank
Teachers Scarce Prompt Wartime Normal School Call
All sections report a shortage of qualified teachers due to many men enlisting for war service. The County Normal at Batavia invites young teachers to begin Normal work now to meet rising demand next year.
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County Normal
Batavia
Pioneer Benjamin Harrison Moyer Dies at 94
Benjamin Harrison Moyer longtime Clermont county pioneer died at 94 after a brief illness at his son Chas Moyer’s Pleasant Hill home. He lived mainly around Afton and spoke on 19th century inventions. Funeral was at Afton M E church with burial in Williamsburg cemetery. Seven children survive him.
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Benjamin Harrison Moyer
Clermont County
Chas. Moyer
Pleasant Hill
Afton
Afton M. BE
Williamsburg
Bloomer Girls vs Felicity Exhibition Ends In Lopsided Loss
Sunday at Felicity the Bloomer Girls faced the home team, crossing paths with a 2 run output while Felicity’s home team tallied 15 runs. A large crowd witnessed the exhibition.
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Felicity
Bloomer Girls
Resignation of Amelia Superintendent Surprises School
Patrons of Amelia schools were surprised when Supt. John Slye handed in his resignation just before opening on Monday morning. The resignation was accepted immediately and Prof. Smiley, a near resident, was employed. Schools were opened and the new work of the year began.
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Amelia
John Slye
Smiley
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