Women Of Russia Slated For Clermont League Session
Clermont County League of Women Voters announces Mrs. David Heusinkfeld of Cincinnati as principal speaker for the September 20 meeting at Batavia Presbyterian Church. Her talk on Women of Russia follows a European tour and shadow of the Kremlin. She also toured behind the Iron Curtain and met Tito and Soviet officials. An evening program on September 27 at Mt. Carmel Glen Este opens the first Clermont County League guest unit meeting. Mothers and pre schoolers invited with babysitting provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Brown
Clermont County League of Women Voters
David Heusinkfeld
Cincinnati
League
Heusinkfeld
Europe
Russia
Kremlin
Tito
Supreme Soviet Council
Clermont County
Brown
League of Women Voters
Presbyterian Church
Batavia
Sumner Powers
Amelia
Mt. Carmel Glen Este
O. W. McBride
Koffee Klatch
4-H Brothers Demonstrate Air-Compressor at State Fair
Mr Holly Thomas and James Rohrich of Hamlet were chosen for a 4-H Tell and Show How demonstration at the Ohio State Fair. Members of the Mr Holly 4-H Club, the boys showcased using an air compressor on the farm and in their home shop built by them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly—Thomas
James Rohrich
Thomas J. Rohrich
Hamlet
Mr. Holly
Locust Corner Civic Club to Meet September 17
Pierce Township civic group gathers at the school for a September 17 meeting at 7 30 p m with a junior achievement speaker introduced by J Richard Verkamp to address the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Corner
Pierce Township
J. Richard Verkamp
Mulberry Milford District Merger Approved by Board
Clermont County Board of Education unanimously approves consolidation of Mulberry and Milford school districts. Effective date set for October 10 after prior approval to Sept. 1 and bond funds, school building sale, and eventual transfer.
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Mulberry
Milford
Clermont County Board of Education
County School Board
Mulberry Board
Wonderland Park to Expand for 1957 Season
Owensville Wonderland Park will reopen the last Saturday in April 1957 after a season with heavy losses but strong attendance. Owner Jim Conley announced plans for a permanent amusement center with new rides and zoo animals, landscaping, profit sharing, and scheduled picnics and special days for nearby towns and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensville — Wonderland
Jim Conley
Goshen
Conley
No News In Grause Murder Probe
Clermont County Sheriff Clyde B. Dericks reports no new developments in the Frank Grause murder probe as investigators are set to meet this morning to review the evidence. Ronny Cross, of the Amelia Knot Hole Club, won the World Series Contest sponsored by the Cincinnati Times-Star after thousands of Clermont County votes.
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Clermont County
Clyde B. Dericks
Frank Grause
Dericks
Ronny Cross
Amelia Knot Hole Club
Cincinnati Times-Star
Ronny
Amelia Lad
Knot Hole
Stanley Anstaett
Ronnie
Courier installs first county automatic press at Batavia plant
The Courier becomes the county’s first to install a Goss Cox-O-Type press capable of 3 500 newspapers per hour. The new Batavia plant on West Main Street will house the operation, with future expansion plans and improved readability featuring wider pages and fewer column rules.
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Courier
West Main St
Batavia
The
Clermont County
County appoints two to Juvenile Court posts
Clarence Slade of Batavia is named attendance officer at Clermont County Board of Education at 1200 dollars yearly plus mileage. J L Lehrer Owensville Fire Chief and village council member becomes chief probation officer. They replace Fred Hoh on three month leave effective Aug 31. Hoh seeks county sheriff seat. Milford Garden Club meets Sept 14 at 2 p m at Mrs. Bradford’s home with helpers and a talk on why gardens resemble flower arrangements titled Red and Yellow Catch a fellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Slade
Batavia
Clermont County Board of Education
J. L. Lehrer
Owensville
Milford
Garden Club
Ray Bradford
Hobby Horse and Lee Lanes
Merrill Rooster
Kash Day
E. S. Judd
Knot Hole Season Closes With All Star Finals
Clermont County Knot Hole season ends with picnic field day and three championship games at Amelia. Goshen Class C beats county all stars 6 4, Amelia Class B defeats all stars 10 5, and Amelia Class A wins 2 1. Twenty five attractive trophies awarded to year winners amid over 500 participants from 38 teams.
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Clermont County
Amelia
Goshen
County All Stars
All Stars
Clermont County Schools Burst at Seams Amid Enrollment Rise
A County report by Superintendent Roy Thompson shows 11 779 students enrolled this year, up 1 236 from last year. Amelia Goshen and Glen Este lead gains while all districts rise except Miamiville with totals for each school listed.
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Clermont County
Roy Thompson
Amelia
Goshen
Glen Estett
Carmel
Miamiville
Batavia
Williamsburg teen places in Ohio Grange youth contest
Williamsburg High School sophomore Darla Bennett won second place in the Ohio Grange youth talent contest at the State Fair with a reading of The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. She trailed Jane Cooper of Richvale Grange Museum County, a college student, who took first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Darla Bennett
Ray Bennett
Half Acre Road
Marathon Grange
Ohio Grange
Darla
Edgar Allen Poe
Jane Cooper
Richvale Grange
Musingum County
Soybean Harvest Demonstration Planned at Urban Farm
Agronomist W. W. Hamilton hosts a soybean defoliation demonstration at the Joe and Pete Urban farm east of Batavia on Rt 74 beginning at 10 a.m. Friday Sept 21. The event contrasts sprayed and unsprayed beans to show harvest timing advantages with fall rains and ground conditions noted. Gordon Ryder of Ohio State University will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hamilton
Joe and Pete Urban
Batavia
Rt. 74
Hamilton
Gordon Ryder
Clermont County seeks teachers amid sales tax shortfall
State Treasurer Roger W. Tracy reports Clermont County weekly sales tax of 12 812.72 down from 21 512.00 the prior year. Roy Thompson, schools superintendent, urges qualified residents to apply as districts face deficits under the State Foundation program starting Oct. 1. Needs span Clermont-Northeastern two, Monroe one, Williamsville Tabasco three, Bethel four, Goshen two, Amelia four, Miami Rural one.
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Roger W. Tracy
Clermont County
Roy Thompson
State Foundation
Clermont- Northeastern
Monroe
Williamsville-Tabasco
Bethel
Goshen
Amelia
Miami Rural
Glen Este Mt. Carmel
Williamsville- Tabasco
Clermont-Northeastern
Woman Appointed National Treasurer of Marine Auxiliary
Mrs. Leon H. Buehler of Old Cedars Farm is named national treasurer of the Marine Corps League auxiliary by outg-going president Mrs. Olive Eakins of Cincinnati. The national post follows the recent Miami Florida convention where the new leadership was elected.
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Owensville
Leon H. Buehler
Old Cedars Farm
Marine Corps League Auxiliary
Olive Eakins
Cincinnati
Miami
Florida
Critchell Scores Hole In One In Club Calcutta
Milford resident Ford B Critchell Jr vice president of Clermont Lumber and Supply Co scored a hole in one on the sixth hole during Terrace Park County Club's annual Calcutta tournament Saturday His foursome included Jack Heimerdinger of Terrace Park Jerry Meyers and George Hay of Mariemont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford —Ford B. Critchell Jr
Clermont Lumber and Supply Co
Water and
Garfield Streets
Terrace Park County Club
Jack Heimerdinger
Terrace Park
Jerry Meyers
George Hay
Mariemont
Report Of Death Untrue Builder Tells His Friends
New Richmond reports circulated that builder Richard Lancaster was killed in an accident in the west. Lancaster and his wife returned from a Colorado trip to visit their son Dr. Kirby Lancaster, an intern at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital, and confirmed he is alive with no trip incident.
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New Richmond
Richard Lancaster
Clifton Drive
Colorado
Kirby Lancaster
Fitzsimmons Army Hospital
Lancaster
West
Talent Booster Night Planned at Bethel Clermont Grange
Bethel Clermont Pomona Grange will host a juvenile talent and booster night at the grange hall on Friday, September 28 at 8 p.m. Open to children and grandchildren of grangers aged 14 and under. A covered dish lunch will be served. Each member asked to bring their own service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Clermont
Pomona Grange
Grange Hall
Miami township water system drive opened
Gillette led a pledge drive to secure 1 500 signatures for a proposed 1 5 million water system in Miami township. Residents were urged to sign contracts promising to accept service if built. Engineer Jack Fuller presented the feasibility plan as County Commissioners Croswell and Ansteatt attended.
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Mulberry
Gordon Gillette
Miami Township
Jack Fuller
Fred Croswell
Zenas Ansteatt
Havenhurst in Clermont County to Open For Public Viewing
Highland Construction Co unveils Havenhurst a 230 acre development on Hopper Hill Road in Clermont County with a six million dollar price tag and a community recreation area including a swimming pool. Homes priced from 15900 to 23900 offer brick or stone exteriors and 28 front elevations on one half acre or larger lots. The project promises to set a high standard for area subdivisions and includes a one year home repairs program.
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Clermont
Highland Construction Co
Mariemont
Havenhurst
Hopper Hill Road
Havenhurst Homes
Pease Design
Clermont County
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Wonderland Park
Grause
Edenton
Felicity
Monroe Township
Moscow
Glen Este-Mt. Carmel
Withamsville-Tobasco
Miss Bennett
Urban Brothers
Marine Auxiliary
Critchell
Calcutta
the Courier
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