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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1932
Page
8
Local Batavia items include lodge activities with the F and A M set to confer the third degree Saturday night and the Batavia Garden Club meeting with picnic lunch at noon on September 19. Church and school notices list gatherings, travels, and students moving to Ohio Wesleyan and Otterbein College.
The excerpt notes the Egyptian goose as the highest flyer with an altitude of about 85,000 feet, compares cranes at five miles, quotes Jud Tunkins on noses to the grindstone, reports average brain weights from 11,000 brains, and suggests India's religions are legion with eight major faiths.
Ohio State University estimates show U S wheat seeding plans for fall about 1 percent below last year and 8 percent under the 5 year average Farmers plan 10 percent more feeding in Ohio but 7 44 percent less than average World wheat outside Russia and China nearly unchanged Russia wheat acreage down about 3 percent from a year ago World carryover unchanged U S production 170 million bushels lower than last year and old wheat carryover up 44 million bushels Southern Hemisphere wheat area likely higher than a year ago
Raymond Weaver of Lebanon and W E Christie of Marathon with wives spent Sunday visiting Frank and Mrs Dimmitt. Loucile Dumford of Milford spent Saturday with Mrs Doss. Mrs Carl Height visited Mrs Emma Watson. Families including Ket-Sarah Doss, Howard Dumford, Omar Watson, and Wi Haynes with spouses visited Emma. Catherine Roudebush and Bert Haynes began Milford high school, while Win and Chas Roudebush started at Oxford College. Mrs Gladys Rosselot of Owensville spent Wednesday with her parents.
Neighbor notes list numerous visitors from Cincinnati Hamilton and Newport who joined Thes Wrigglesworth and others for Labor Day and weekend gatherings. Attendees include Rhein Bartlet Bartlett Reed Demaris and Clark families plus local clubs, fireside meals and a Community Club meeting. The school opened Sept 6 with about 50 pupils. other items record a house fire at Jenkins and family condolences for Percy Myers.
The event at the Gibson Hotel in Cincinnati Ohio features a speaker from Chicago appearing Thursday September 22 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Attendance is free for men to discuss rupture treatment and cautions against wearing trusses.
Owensville and Vicinity 4-H members present their Annual Achievement program at Owensville school Friday September 16 at 8 00 p m. More than fifty enrolled youths will perform and county agent Willson will present prizes from the county Fair and show a new two reel movie. Everyone invited.
H N Wilson urges applying 0-10-10 or 0-12-12 fertilizer per acre as a top dressing now to secure a satisfactory 1934 alfalfa crop. He recommends one acre treated this season and monitoring results next year, noting alfalfa's value and small increases per cutting repay fertilization costs and extend stand life.
The Kay Bros Circus visits Williamsburg for one day with two shows at 2 p m and 8 p m The program includes the Four Millers aerialists led by Miss Mary Allen Captain Walkers troupe of performing animals and a lineup of ponies dogs monkeys camels elephants lions and bears Read and enjoy the big modern motorized circus pageantry.
Representatives from Adams Brown Clermont Clinton and Warren counties will gather at the Batavia Court House Friday September 16. Mrs S W Sprague chairs the Christmas Seal Committee and will preside. Morning session starts at 9 30 with seal sale plans. Afternoon session discusses state health program with Dr Robert G Paterson and Arthur H German attending.
Miss Edith Ayers of Batavia and Miss Martha Lewis of Branch Hill were named the two top clothing club entries in Ohio. Their exhibits will go to the National Club Congress in Chicago to represent the state. Ayers presented a cotton school dress while Lewis entered a complete outfit for a 4-H Club girl. This marks the county’s first national selection and may inspire over 200 county 4-H girls to strive for further national recognition next year.
Batavia Presbyterian Church led by Samuel Huecker announces midweek services on Wednesday at 7 30 p m and Sunday services including Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m with Huecker to preach Invitation to all services. M E Church reports flower shows enhancing Sunday services with 7 80 p m evening worship and guild meeting and officer elections at 2 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m followed by official board meeting. U B Church notes first Sunday of new conference year with Lewis G Ludwick in pulpit Sunday School 9 30 Junior Church 10 16 Morning worship 10 80 Christian Endeavor 7 00 p m Evening worship 7 80 p m All welcome. Bees hum while working and meat easily digested.
A notice restricts hunting on farms owned by Jesse Halbisch and John Winemiller. Mrs. Fannie Reed and daughter Helen have left for Wilmington Delaware to attend college this winter. Their ward John Louis DeM will also attend school there.
All Farm Bureau members are urged to attend the regular meeting on Tuesday September 20 at 8 00 P M at Newtonsville school Officers for the ensuing year will be elected A general program and motion pictures will be shown
County Agricultural Agent H N Wilson reports Hessian Fly damage in Cler mont County wheat fields rose to 2.5 times 1931 levels in 1932. Delaying seeding to the fly free date October 3 is advised to reduce infestation risk. Early sowing invites later losses. tests show 150 to 200 pounds per acre of 0 14 6 fertilizer increases yields enough to pay, making fertilizing important to start strong before winter.
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