Clermont County Commissioners Approve September Bills
Clermont County commissioners met in Batavia with Ezra Seyler and Frank Willis. They read and approved minutes and authorized warrants for extensive payments across WPA projects, roads, equipment, and payroll. Low bidders were announced for several road contracts with firms including Clermont Construction Co and Gerald Iles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Batavia
Ezra Seyler
Frank Willis
Clermont Construction Co
Swope Road
E. C. Armstrong
F. D. Sadler
Lloyd Andrews
C. L. Rosselot
John Sontag
Bell & Nash
A. C. Pickelheimer
Estel Pringle
John Gaul
J. S. Grosnickle
Same
Clarence Haney
C. V. Chism
Ohio Corrugated Culvert Co
Ora Manning
Bethel - Maple Road
Burdsall & Brazie
Olive Branch Road
General
Gerald Iles
John D. King
Tate Township
Fred Hazenfield
Calb Crouch
Wilhelm Bauman
Union Township
Wm. Lauderman
J. J. Davis
N. LeFeber
Miami Township
Chas. Potts
Frank Lohr
General Fund
Dayton Blank Book and Printing Co
Brice Hendrixson
Et. al
John Friend
J. I. Holcomb
Athens State Hospital
Clark County
George Rosemeier
Clermont Courier
W. B. Miller
Fred Procter Co
Jas. H. Matthews & Co
Underwood Elliott Fisher Co
Clermont Publishing Co
R. S. Tyler
G. A. English
A. S. Abbott
Earl E. Erion
Patty Lutz
Rose Stevens
Howard Moffett
Louis Hoefler
Crippled Children
Bucktown Road
Laurel-Nicholsville
Whitmer Road
Woodland Park
Withamsville P.T.A. to Meet Monday
The regular monthly meeting of the Withamsville P.T.A. will be held Monday evening October 4 at 8 00 p.m. at the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Withamsville P.T.A
Men’s Bible Class Meets in Batavia
The monthly meeting of the Men’s Bible Class Association of Clermont County will be at Batavia U B Church on Thursday October 7 at 8 00 p m A program is planned with speaker H C Drake of Ft Thomas Ky He is superintendent of Ninth Street Baptist Sunday School and teaches the class His subject will be Men Wanted Howard Snell is president and George Manning is secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men’s Bible Class Association
Clermont County
Batavia U. B
H. C. Drake
Ft. Thomas, Ky
Drake
Ninth Street Baptist Sunday School
Howard Snell
George Manning
Bethel
Our Sycamore Tree Remembered by Batavia Garden Club
Mrs P Gunderley documents Batavia centennial tree planted in 1820 by Benjamin Hopkins. The Sycamore stood through 1828 courthouse scaffolding and 1986 rebuilds. 1847 Clermont Boys of Ohio Volunteers formed nearby under its branches, with Captain Lowe and officers sworn in. Tree listed by Archaeological and Historical Society and American Forestry Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Ely
Batavia Garden Club
P. Gunderley
Batavia
Benjamin Hopkins
Court House
Regiment of
Ohio Volunteers
Batavia Band
Clermont Boys
United States
James Perrine
John W. Lowe
James P. Fiffe
Milton Jamieson
Wm. Howard
Lowe
Howard
American Forestry Association
Project list and juvenile judge bond approval
Project 95 Lucas Road Roger Ward? Not sure. The list shows projects with names like Lucas Road B L iordan and Gerald Iles with various dollar amounts. A motion by Mr. Willis and seconded by Mr. Seyler fixes the juvenile judge bond at 1000 dollars with votes Willis yea and Seyler yea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas Road
B. Liordan
Burdsall
Gerald Iles
Ralph Hodges
Brazier-Olive Branch
Swope
Clermont Construction Co
John Sontag
Antioch Road
Willis
Seyler
Yea
Squirrel Hunter Fatal Shot During Opening Season
The squirrel hunting season opened with many hunters in the woods. Merriam Ludlow, 14, of Withamsville was shot in the back at 6 15 am on Route 125 by an unknown hunter. The bullet pierced a kidney and a doctor from Amelia was summoned. No arrest reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriam Ludlow
Withamsville
Grand Jury Meets Oct 5 in Clermont County
The Clermont County Grand Jury will convene in Batavia on Tuesday October 5 to hear evidence in eight cases five of burglary assault and larceny and criminal attack. Defendants include Alonzo Davidson accused of stealing a dog from Victor Carter Batavia Oliver Bremer charged with criminal assault Sadie Seymour James Davis Delmar Brooks Frank B Miller accused of assaulting Herbert Boehm G Whitt Hartwell charged with assaulting Bernard Schulte Robert Johnson charged with robbing the H B Grany Store Batavia and John Binkley Williamsburg burg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County Grand Jury
Batavia
Alonzo Davidson
Victor ‘Carter
Oliver Bremer
Sadie Seymour
James Davis
Cincinnati
McNutt
Williamsburg
Delmar Brooks
Edenton
Frank B. Miller
Herbert Boehm
G. Whitt Hartwell
Amelia
Bernard Schulte
Robert Johnson
Cincinnati Negro
H. B. Gransy
John Binkley
Burg
Lary
Hutchinson Slow Recovery From Dental Surgery
Clermont County commissioner J M Hutchinson of Marathon remains in a Christ Hospital room for ten days after a jawbone operation linked to an infected wisdom tooth. Doctors believe overexertion after August surgery contributed, but latest word notes he is convalescing as expected with visitors Ez r a Seyler Frank Willis Earl Kin Bald and Carl Bush stopping by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hutchinson
Clermont County
Marathon
Christ Hospital
Mr. Hutchinson
Ezra Seyler
Frank Willis
Earl Kin Bald
Carl Bush
Drunken Driver Charles Thompson Arrested and Fined
Charles Thompson of near Bata via was arrested Saturday night for operating an auto while intoxicated for a second time in two weeks. Sheriff Atxier processed him after ditching his cat. He faced Squire Wise map Monday, fined 100 dollars plus costs, and jailed 30 days with sentence suspended and driving rights revoked for one year. He is a father of several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Thompson
Batavia
Igor Mr. Carmel
Atxier
Squire Wise Map
Aber Chosen School Head for Hamersville Schools
Bertram Aber was selected by the Clark Township Board of Education to head the Hamersville Schools for 1937-38. A Mt. Orab native and Miami University graduate, he comes from Troy where he taught mathematics. He succeeds H. D. West, now county superintendent, and will assume office immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram Aber
Clark Township Board of Education
Hamersville
Aber
Mt. Orab
Brown
Troy
Miami University
Oxford
H. D. West
West
Delayed Checks To Be Released Soon
The Ohio division of aid for the aged plans to mail September pension checks by October 10 after hiring eighteen more workers under Governor Martin L. Davey. Chief Examiner George Harris says delays were to conform to Federal Social Security laws, with the federal government paying half the pensions. He notes the delay has caused hardship and that efforts are underway to speed payout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin L. Davey
George Harris
Ohio
Mr. Harris
Forger At Work In Batavia Warrent Out
Batavia saw a man signing as Earl Benge pass a ten dollar pencil check to Rice's Grocery. Rice alerted Deputy Brooks who chased a false tip toward Cincinnati. Benge allegedly fled, with a warrant issued in Batavia on Monday. He previously served time for murder in Ohio Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Earl Benge
J. M. Walker
Howard Rice
Rice
J. W. Walker
Tom Brooks
Cincinnati
Benge
Crab Orchard
Wiseman
Ohio Penitentiary
Ante Up Jim Farley Signals Local Anxiety
A Courier column mocks post office rent hikes and national politics. The piece cites F D Roosevelt and Farley, notes Ohio Democratic tensions, and lampoons media and public reaction with a mix of satirical observations and local calls for future details on events such as a Batavia corn husking contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Farley
F.D.R
W C T U Holds Annual Meeting in Batavia Ohio
Clermont County W C T U met in Batavia on September 22 for its annual meeting and officer elections. Delegates from Batavia Bethel Branch Hill Amelia Felicity and Milford heard speeches by Viola Romans of Columbus and Anna K Davis of Hamilton County. The retiring president Norman Schoeffler served ten years. The group exceeded its National Education Fund quota and reported a membership gain. New officers were President Anna Meyers Amelia Vice President Jessie Carley Felicity Recording Secretary Joy Canter Felicity Treasurer Emma Wolfer Milford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
National
W.C.T.U
Batavia
Bethel
Branch Hill
Amelia
Felicity
Milford
Viola Romans
Columbus
Anna K. Davis
Hamilton County
Cleremont County
Norman Schoeffler
Clermont
Anna Meyers
Jessie Carley
Joy Canter
Emma Wolfer
Milford Marshal Joe Pierson Found Guilty in Assault Trial
A Clermont County jury of twelve found Joe Pierson the Milford marshal guilty of assault and battery after a May 31 stone throwing incident near the Newell home in Milford. Sentence was deferred pending his appeal filed Friday with the Clerk of Courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pierson
Milford
Pierson
Clerk of Courts
Clermont County Grand Jury
Newell Home
Chester Sherman
Martha Sherman
Ruth Anderson
List of College Bound Growing Adds Goshen Students
The Courier adds Bernard and Clair Elizabeth Simms of Goshen with Leslie Ferree of Northwestern University Chicago Mary Louise Holmes of DePauw University Greencastle Ind and Kathryn Stagge of Miami Ralph Hulick of Batavia to its growing list of Clermont County youths bound for college The Courier apologizes and wishes them smooth sailing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Courier
Bernard and Clair Elizabeth Simms
Wilmington
Leslie Ferree
Northwestern U
Chicago
Mary Louise Holmes
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Kathryn
Stagge
Miami
Goshen
Ralph Hulick
Batavia
Miami University
Ely Butler Vows Sealed Saturday in Bantam Wedding
Miss Jessie Butler 32 daughter of the late Abner Butler of Bantam and Dale Ely 40 of Bantam were quietly married by Rev C N Fisher at 2 p m Saturday in the Bethek Methodist parsonage. The couple plan to reside at Bantam after the first of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethek
Jessie Butler
Abner Butler
Bantam
Dale Ely
C. N. Fisher
Flora Mattox
Bethel High School
Milticolor Type Co
East End
Cincinnati
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GRAND
J.M. Hutchinson
H. D. Weet
Clark Two
Rice’s
Courier ‘Comment
Davey
Washington
Roosevelt
Farley
American Legion
New York
Black
U.S.A
Mr. Roosevelt
Alice Gomien
Ely-Butler
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