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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1949
Page
4
ClerMont County Boy Scout leaders met for Round Table discussions. A circus in Williamsburg High School Gym is set for December 1 featuring thirteen Scout skills acts and demonstrations. Plans included Fair activity reports, and next year’s fair chairmanship awarded to Dale Forney.
The Batavia Garden Club annual flower show at Fellowship Hall featured 41 exhibitors with high praise for artistic arrangements originality and specimens. Top prizes went to Mrs Russell F Speidel for artistic arrangements and sweepstakes, with winners including Mr Russell Morgan in Men Only and several juniors earning firsts and seconds.
Mrs. Gertrude Titus Hillin of Batavia died September 16 in Columbus Ohio. Funeral services were held Monday at the Moore Funeral Home with the Order of Eastern Star and American Legion Woman's Auxiliary in charge. Interment was in Batavia. She is survived by her husband H K Hillin a Columbus wife Mrs Richard Patton another daughter Mrs Thomas Glaze Indiana. Mrs Hillin was active in Methodist circles.
Amelia beat Loveland 3 to 2 in a tightly fought elimination game as the Clermont County League pressure mounted. Goshen relied on catcher Deller for a clutch homer with one on to edge St Cramer, while Strobel allowed only four hits for Goshen.
The obituary notes the deceased served a term as Deputy Grand Patron of the district for Church and the Eastern Star. She was active in the Women’s Auxiliary of the Frank Weaver Post American Legion and on the Executive Board of the Clermont County Tuberculosis and Health Association.
The third annual Fall Festival in Milford closed at midnight after three festive nights despite cool weather. Mayor A. G. Aiken opened the event and crowned JoAnn Chandler queen, a Milford High senior who won by popular vote. Prizes went to the Milford Cub Scouts PTA Kiwanis Club and Erwin Butler in the parade. The Kiwanis Dog Parade awarded many participants, and features included a fireworks show and high wire acts by The Great Eugenes.
The Daly beef trust is criticized as Cramer allows six hits with eight strikeouts while Strobel fans 10. Goshen schedules Bethel at Goshen school grounds for a decisive battle of the century. Amelia draws a bye and schedules an exhibition at Sellers field to stay sharp for finals. Vic Boles of Bethel vs Ken Strobel of Goshen set to headline the clash determining who faces Amelia in the three game series for the county championship.
Clara Slater and Mrs. B Slater visited Thursday with Mrs. Paul Grossnickle at Edenton. Mrs. John Wolf and children of Blanchester were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. H F Balser. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jas Malott included Addy ston Palmer and son from Middletown and L F Coleman of Marathon. Mrs C E Newton and Mrs Clarence Slater spent Thursday with Mrs Orville Grossnickle at Edenton.
Mrs Margaret Sprague and Mr and Mrs James Kresge announce the birth of a daughter on September 17. Mrs Kresge’s mother Mrs John Winemiller visits. Miss Carrie Williams spent Sunday with relatives in Concord Ohio for the Home Coming. Mr Clarke Wasner and sister...
The note mentions Miss Mary visiting sister Mrs Charles Rhodes and family in Akron Ohio while Russell R Reed travels to New York last Saturday to buy stock for his two drug stores and to attend a retail druggists meeting. He plans a vacation through Florida.
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