Five County Bridge Contracts Awarded To Low Bidders
The County Commissioners awarded five bridge repair contracts at a special meeting. Walter Jordan of Milford won three bids, J S Grosnickle won Archer Hill, and W T Ward of Highland County won Snider Road. Total low bids were 696 under estimate. overall cost 1,980.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jordan
Milford
J. S. Grosnickle
W. T. Wardlow
Highland County
Back Run Bridge
Archer Hill Bridge
Clermontville Bridge
Snider Road
Goshen-Dallasburg Bridge
Owensville Wins Opening Game in Clermont County Series
Owensville defeated New Townsville 2 to 1 in 13 innings to take the first game of a three game series for the Clermont County league crown. Girard, Owensville left fielder, hit a decisive homer in the 13th inning. The second game is set for Sunday afternoon in New Townsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensville
Newtonsville
Girard
Flower Show Marks Fifth Annual Batavia Garden Club Event
The Batavia Garden Club held its fifth annual Flower Show with prizes awarded to Mrs. E. S. Rush for first, Frances Burlew taking second and third tied between Mrs. W. R. Kernohan and Mrs. A. B. Nichols. Officers elected for next year include President Harold Nichols and vice presidents John Huntington and Russell Speidel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Garden Club
E.S. Rush
Frances Burlew
W. R. Kernohan
A. B. Nichols
Batavia
Hayden Named To State Highways Advisory Council
On August 29 director John J. Jaster Jr. invoked powers to appoint an advisory council for the Highways Department. He named John J. Hayden of Clermont County to the council, a move approved by Gov. Davey. The appointment signals statewide recognition for Hayden and Clermont County.
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John J. Jaster Jr
John J. Hayden
Clermont County
Davey
John Hayden
Farm Women Plan Annual Federation Meeting
Officers of the Clermont Brown Federation of Farm Women Clubs and presidents of subordinate clubs met at Bethel last Friday and completed plans for the annual Federation meeting to be held at Hammersville Wednesday October 9. A splendid program has been arranged by the committee in charge. Lunch will be served. Clarence Bowman an enrollee of the CCC camp at Bethel was taken into custody last Friday by Sheriff G G Auxier on a warrant charging him with the theft of a mule in Owsley County Kentucky Sheriff Auxier received the warrant from Sheriff A J Creech and held Bowman for his turn there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont - Brown Federation of Farm Women Clubs
Bethel
Hamersville
Clarence Bowman
CCC
G. G. Auxier
Owsley County
Auxier
A. J. Creech
Bowman
89 year old aviation enthusiast travels by plane
Johnthon Johnson, 89, a Batavia resident living with his daughter Mrs. Chas Daugherty, returned Saturday by air from Washington D C where he had visited his daughter Miss Elsa Johnson a Washington D C school teacher. This is his third round trip by plane and he remains active well beyond typical age expectations.
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Johnthon Johnson
Batavia
Chas. Daugherty
Johnson
Washington D. C
Elsa Johnson
GOP Meeting Set With Dinner in Owensville
The County Republicans resume their monthly get together Thursday night September 26 at Snider's Hall Owensville. George Mull from Stonelick Township announced the event with dinner at 730 pm priced at 50 cents. Reservations due by September 28 to George Mull Batavia. The Batavia male quartet will provide the musical portion.
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Snider’s Hall
Owensville
George Mull
Stonelick Township
R. R
Batavia
Objections Filed Over Road Grant Reallocation in Clermont
A Clermont County Farm Bureau delegation led by E L Carter Robert Caldwell and Ed Saxton with County Auditor Blythe Jones and County Commissioners Frank Willis Ezra Seyler and Charles Ross met state highway officials in Middletown to protest the decision to move a 25000 grant from township roads to county roads The conference followed word that the action occurred in Columbus and officials indicated power to reverse lay with the state highway department unless an exception is made the funds would be used to improve Beechwood Road Union Township and Felicity Point Pleasant Road Franklin Township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County Farm Bureau
E. L. Carter
Robert Caldwell
Ed Saxton
Blythe Jones
Frank Willis
Ezra Seyler
Charles Ross
Middletown
Farm Bureau
Highway Department
Willard
Columbus
State Highway Department
Beechwood Road
Union Township
Felicity Point Pleasant Road
Franklin Township
Ohio Conservation Council Tightens Rabbit Bag Limit
Columbus reports the Conservation Council enforces a five rabbits per day bag limit to curb sale and commercialization. Violators face 25 to 200 dollars penalties. Sportsmen say markets and outside shipments have drained local rabbit supplies for years.
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Columbus
Ohio
The
Conservation Council
Potato Growers Overreach Highlighted by National Quotas
A long excerpt details the potato control act setting national and state quotas, licensing, tax stamps, and penalties for mispacked or overquota potatoes. It also reports a separate incident: Martha Stewart, a 23-year-old Dallas native, found dazed near Hamlet, West Virginia, then returned home with sisters after hospitalization and treatment.
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Dallas
Texas
Hamlet
Springhill
W. Va
Martha Stewart
Charleston
New Richmond
Ruth Marshall
Tobasco Man Gilson Bound Over For Hog Pen Theft
Tobasco resident Robert Gilson was bound over to the grand jury on a breaking and entering charge after entering Harry Hall’s hog pen near Tabasco. Bond set at 500 dollars. pigs recovered and returned. Horiato Seymour Kyle was fined 50 dollars and jailed 30 days for petit larceny in theft from Charles Wilfert Jr. farm. produce including corn potatoes and apples taken via Mt. Moriah cemetery fence cut.
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Robert Gilson
Tobasco
Homer Wilson
Harry Hall
G. G. Auxier
Gilson
Hall
Horiato Seymour Kyle
Tabasco
Wilson
Charles Wilfert, Jr
Auxier
Mt. Moriah
I yam what I yam Potato Growers’ Slogan Rise
A tongue in cheek note exposes a push to regulate and tax the traditional Irish potato while the Southern sweet potato remains untouched. Growers adopt a witty slogan claiming jurisdiction over their crop.
South Union Township Civic Association Special Meeting Notice
A special meeting of the South Union Township Civic Association will be held at Community Hall in Wilhameville at 8 pm on Tuesday September 24. All members urged to be present. CO. T Hyser pres.
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South Union Township
Reckless Driving in Batavia Sparks Traffic Call
A Batavia reader urges strict enforcement after a rollover near Male's Drug Store and Miller's corner, noting a driver crashed into a standing car to save a child while a girl was killed in a past crash. The writer calls for a traffic officer and stricter laws.
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Batavia
Miller’s Corner
Mt Carmel P T A Holds First Meeting Friday
The Mt Carmel P T A will meet Friday September 20 at 2 p m to discuss Closer Contact of Parents with School. A reception for teachers follows, and a cordial invitation is extended to all parents and friends to get acquainted with the teachers.
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Mt. Carmel P. T. A
Remembrance of Sister Hattie Lee by Maple Grove M E Church
In loving memory the Ladies Circle of Maple Grove M E Church mourns Sister Hattie Lee a valued helper and hostess. She attended meetings in health and contributed to church and community with culture and reading, leaving a lasting example in their hearts.
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Maple Grove
M. E
Hattie Lee
Bell
A. C
Orchids to Auditor's Office for Balanced County Tax Funds
The auditor's office earns orchids for a flawless achievement. Luther Kestel, tax deputy, traced settlement records back to 1929 to correct the Undivided General Tax fund. The August settlement will distribute exact amounts to every taxing district with no excess or deficit.
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General Tax Fund
Treasury
Luther Kestel
Kestel
Share the Wealth and a Surprising Will Tale
A Bluefield clipping reprints a Depression era will by a former equipment man. Provisions favor his wife for overdraft and a son for equity while naming creditors as pallbearers. He also bequeaths to supply houses and junk men and jokes about dividing assets.
Campaign Slogan Promises Jobs in Mercer Dispatch
The Mercer Dispatch highlights a political slogan stating vote Democratic for a relief job and vote Republican for a regular job. The notice casts the line as a timely campaign expression from local coverage.
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Mercer
Dispatch
A Pennsylvania Editor Sees Roosevelt Collapse Precedent
A Pennsylvania editorial views Roosevelt's 1936 prospects as unlikely, citing party realignment, rising tax burden, and criticisms of New Deal spending. The piece argues the public tire of boondoggling and perceived demagogy, predicting an early reckoning for the administration.
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Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
NRA
Oil City
Huey Long's Filibuster Saved Nation Big Savings Cited
A passage praising Huey Long highlights his late senate filibuster that allegedly saved the country about 100 million dollars. The remark credits his actions with protecting national finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey Long
Senate
Ohio debt limit remark sparks election rights debate
Clarence J. Brown on Monday denounces any plan to bind Ohio to debt over 750000 without a referendum. He calls such moves an evasion of the constitution and a cowardly subversion of the people’s rights.
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Clarence J. Brown
State of
Ohio
Clermont County Court House Bond Issue Planned
Clermont County voters will decide on a 55000 bond issue for a new county court house on November 5. The 17.1 mill levy finances the project with 55 percent local sponsor and 45 percent federal aid under WPA or PWA plans. The projected total cost is about 100000. WPA officials in Cincinnati have shown the most interest.
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Clermont County
Cou House
WPA
Cincinnati
PWA
Court House
Clermont County 4-H Members Named for Congress in Columbus
Five 4-H club members and one advisor from Clermont County were selected to attend the Ohio 4-H Club Congress in Columbus this week. Delegates include Helen Jones Milford Undine Carter Mt. Carmel Nellie Roye Mt. Carmel Jack Cramer Edenton and Howard Altman New Richmond advisor Mrs. Mark Atchley Batavia. The trip is free and the program features tours recreation lectures discussions and entertainment under the theme Making the Most of Living.
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Clermont County
Columbus
Roy Battles
Helen Jones
Marathon
Undine Carter
Milford
Nellie Roye
Mt. Carmel
Jack Cramer
Edenton
Howard Altman
New Richmond
Mark Atchley
Batavia
Ohio State University
Postmistress Mary Knight Dies at 62 in Monterey
Mrs. Mary Knight aged 62 and Monterey post mistress died suddenly last Thursday after duty at the office. She had shown prize chickens at county fairs this fall. Heart attack was the cause. She was wife of Van Knight. Funeral Monday.
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Mary Knight
Monterey
van Knight
Batavia pioneer George W. Gunderley dies at old age
George W. Gunderley, longtime Batavia grocer and longtime Odd Fellows member, died last Wednesday after weeks of illness. Funeral held Friday at Moore Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. Survived by three sons Peter Charles and John.
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George W. Gunderley
Batavia
Moore Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
Peter
Charles
John
East Batavia
Odd Fellows Lodge
Batavian Passes After Brief Illness
Barney Hillen aged 58 years died at his home Thursday after a brief illness. Funeral from Moore Funeral Home Saturday afternoon. Burial in Union Cemetery. Last of the original family, Daniel Hillen, a brother, having died months ago. He lived alone on Water Street. Kenneth Hillen and a sister survive, along with distant relatives.
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Barney Hillen
Moore Funeral
Union Cemetery
Daniel Hillen
Water Street
Kenneth Hillen
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Hayden
Farm Women Plan Annual Federation
GOP
Potato Growers
Ham
Washington
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Courier Comment
Bill
Jake
Bluefield W. Va
Telegraph
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