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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1950
Page
6
The Clermont Courier announces personnel changes naming the week’s editor and publisher as held by the paper. Details indicate the editor and managing editor positions at the Clermont newsroom with duties outlined for upcoming editions.
The text argues for General George C. Marshall as Defense Secretary, criticizing Truman's diplomacy, Korea unpreparedness, and peacetime spending. It calls for a Republican victory in November to shake up Washington and replace rubber stamps with leaders who think and act for a stronger democracy.
A columnist warns that wartime powers risk permanent federal control over industry and social programs. He argues for temporary, strictly limited authority, congressional oversight, and electing a Republican Congress to curb expansionist use of war powers.
Roberta Lee argues Protestantism centers on Saint Paul rather than Luther. Paul’s missionary zeal, world view, and his meeting of Christ on the Damascus Road shaped a Christian world outlook. The piece urges readers to support a 5 million Bible campaign in Japan and includes a continuing etiquette column and a death notice notice page.
In Nicholsville Ohio on the 2nd inst Mrs Margaret Stewart wife of Thomas N Stewart died of consumption in the 40th year. She had long been a member of the M E Church. On the 12th past James Perrine married John P Tice to Miss Melissa Crane both of this town. On the 5th Rev W S Morrow joined John Adams to Miss Nancy J Turner both of this county.
Fifty years ago the Democratic campaign opened in Columbus with speaker Bryan vibrant but crowd sparse. He warned of dire times under King McKinley. In Williamsburg, Stella Bowers Runyan died after an oil lamp accident while curling her hair, the blast occurring last Sunday.
25 years ago Wm B Applegate aged 85 died at his Branch Hill home on Monday. He was one of Clermonts oldest teachers and had held several county offices. Marriage licenses issued for Leon H Moyer Mulberry to Esther M Ball Loveland Gilbert McElfresh Dayton Ohio to Edith L English Felicity Harold T Howe Chile to Lella H Ellis Felicity.
A reader in Batavia Ohio requests a subscription to the Clermont Courier starting Aug 17. The letter highlights interest in Historical articles by Harry Halbisch and mentions Clermont County genealogical notes including John Brooks Aaron Leonard Joseph Liming and James Rounds. A marriage license note for Aug 19 1911 lists Elsie Pearl Brooks and Wood Wormald.
A brief poem and notices invite submissions to Sheila Stinson and Edna R Hamilton from Lockland and Cincinnati. The piece celebrates poetry and music while praising a country store keeper's simple, joyful life and neighborly love.
A boy was born September 5 to Mr and Mrs Charles Carter of Batavia R3 Ohio. A girl arrived September 7 to Mr and Mrs Oliver Banks of Amelia Ohio. A girl born September 7 to Mr and Mrs Alfred Creamer of Loveland Ohio R3. A boy born September 10 to Mr and Mrs Forest Earl Hawthorne of Blanchester Ohio R1. A girl born September 11 to Mr and Mrs Butler R R1 Milford Ohio.
The 1950 Social Security Act amendments raise monthly benefits for 21,364 Cincinnati field office beneficiaries in Clermont County and four surrounding counties. In September, average retiree checks rise from about 26 to 46 dollars, and a widow with two children increases from 55 to 110 dollars, boosting total local payments from an estimated 467,650 to 839,885 dollars for September.
A Cranston Presbyterian Church called a special session on September 17 to discuss merging Monroe Presbyterian Church of Nicholsville with the New Richmond church. Local social events include entertaining Mrs. D. M. Roberts of Honolulu and a Flotner family reunion at the Rutherford home in Bethel, Ohio.
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