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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
6
The Clermont Courier published weekly by the Clermont Publishing Company Batavia Ohio lists Jerald B Fortney as editor and publisher. The note states the paper is entered at Batavia Ohio post office as second class mail matter.
Amelia villagers advance plans for a municipal water system with large, active meetings and public interest. The piece notes improving public dumps near Batavia Williamsburg road and along Route 74, urging continued upkeep and a landscaped approach to the drive-in gravel road.
Marriages announced on the 11th and 2nd by Rev John Brunaugh show Ellbridge Cushman to Sarah Randall and Benjamin Mattox to Ann Trahoo, both of this county. Death report records Hannibal Trautwine, once a Bethel Ohio preacher, dies in Jefferson County Indiana. A notice states teaching will begin in Bata via on the 26th 1847 by Geo L Swing, with interest. Work on the new C P Vi Railroad steel bridge at Hatavia begins this morning.
Fifty years ago Mrs Waits of Afton nearing a century of life was linked to every major conflict. Her father fought in the Revolution, her husband in 1812, and she bore sons in the Mexican and Civil War. She remained hale and talkative for her age.
In Bantam Ohio on September 16 1922 Miss Dora Trost and Wiley Milner of Bethel were joined by wedding party attendees Miss Susan Brown and Philip Swing as Rev G Fisher officiated at the Bethel Methodist parsonage.
Historic notes place the Rankin House in Ripley Brown County as the reputed first Underground Railroad station north of the Ohio River. Eliza’s crossing is tied to this landmark. Nearby Serpent Mound in Adams County anchors regional history.
The note recalls General William Henry Harrison and the Tippecanoe battle cry, mentions Union Village Shakertown in Warren County and its Oterbein Home for the aged, and notes Clermont County's historic county seat Williamsburg plus Dr. David Swing. It includes a poem by Mark Jennings and a verse by Robert D. Abrahams.
A poem by Sheila Stinson and Edna R. Hamilton echoes in memory of a country priest. It recalls the priest whistling to a bird and the birds responding, honoring small wounded creatures of the wood.
Sunday club notes urge a two minute reading of Proverbs chapters 3 5 7 4 23 6 16 19 9 10 14 34 15 1 16 18 21 3 22 1 27 1 2 28 1 29 18 and James 4 17. The aim is to deepen life with practical goodness guiding daily choices.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis cautions that extreme fatigue during June to September increases polio risk. Local chapters urge six health rules while lab studies funded by March of Dimes show exercised animals develop more severe paralysis than rested ones.
An Atlanta shoe manufacturer recounts a life story during a Hosmoassa Florida fishing day. He quotes Proverbs 3 5 7 stressing trust in the Lord over personal understanding and obedience to direct paths, urging avoidance of self reliance and evil.
The piece asks what goodness means citing Mark 10 18 and argues goodness comes from God. It lists the seven deadly heart sins haughty eyes lying tongue hands that shed innocent blood a heart that plans wickedness feet swift to mischief a false witness and sowing discord. It quotes Proverbs and Psalm 127 to urge trust in the Lord and universal ideals like the United Nations.
A three tiered wedding cake marked a Loveland celebration with 20 family members present. Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Burdette Long entertained Sunday with relatives including Mr. and Mrs. James D. Workman and their son Jimmie of Pleasant Ridge. Additional guests from Lebanon attended. Charles Organ died at home Wednesday. funeral at St Columbian Church with burial at Union Cemetery.
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