Warren County has had a variety of community newspapers through the years. The Western Star published in Lebanon was the first and is now the oldest weekly newspaper published in Ohio.

This page will be used to record news type items relating Warren Countians from both newspapers and other sources. Your help in expanding the collection would be greatly appreciated. You can Email your images and/or transcriptions to Arne H Trelvik

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1816 (back to top)

• Western Star 15 Mar 1816 contributed by Stefani Evans

1818 (back to top)

• James Rigden & Phebe Shaw Wedding, "Married," Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Saturday, September 26, 1818, p. 3, col. 3
• "General Notice," Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, December 8, 1818, p. 1, col. 3

1819 (back to top)

• "The Knot," Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Tuesday, March 2, 1819, p. 3, col. 4
• "Notice," Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Tuesday, August 4, 1819, p. 4 col. 4

1821 (back to top)

• Western Star 30 April 1821
  • To The Public; Beware of the Swindler
  • Woolen Manufactory; Thomas Kenworthy
  • Adam Sellers Administrators Notice and Public Vendue Sale

1822 (back to top)

• Western Star 29 Jun 1822 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index

1824 (back to top)

• Western Star 2 May 1824 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index
• Western Star 12 Jun 1824 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index
• Western Star 6 Nov 1824 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index

1825 (back to top)

• Western Star Nov 1825 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index

1826 (back to top)

• "Married," (West Union, Ohio) Village Register, Tuesday, Tues. 12 Sep 1826 Vol. IV #168 pg. 3. Extracted from Ohio Historical Society Microfilm #34944 by Martha Richards

1828 (back to top)

• Western Star 10 Mar 1828 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index
• Battalion Orders; Boat Ahoy; Moses McKay Estate - The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Saturday May 3, 1828
• Brigade Orders; Brigade Request - The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Saturday May 3, 1828
• Administrator's Sale [Jonathan Clark Estate] - The Western Star, Saturday August 30, 1828
• Hymeneal - The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Friday November 14, 1828

1834 (back to top)

• Western Star 21 Mar 1834 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index
• Western Star 23 May 1834 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index
• Van Vleet - Hinkson marriage announcement, The Watchman, Connersville, Indiana, 13 June 1834
• Western Star 19 Sep 1834 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index
• Western Star Oct 1834 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index
• Western Star 24 Oct 1834 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index
• Western Star 5 Dec 1834 contributed by Dorothy Wiland. Name Index

1848

• Railroad Meeting. - The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Friday May 5, 1848
• Baptist Meeting in Springborough; Fire!; Died [Eugene Dakin], The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Friday July 14, 1848

1849 (back to top)

• Western Star 11 Jun 1849
  • Obituaries contributed by Judy Simpson on 11 June 2004
• Western Star 6 Jul 1849
  • An Ordinance [forming a Board of Health] contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
  • Proclamation to the Citizens of Lebanon and Vicinity contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
  • Progress of the Cholera contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
• Western Star 13 Jul 1849
  • Day of Fasting and Prayer contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
  • Accident contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
  • Cholera in the Ohio Penitentiary contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
  • Cholera in Lebanon contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
• Western Star 20 Jul 1849
  • Report of the Board of Health contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
  • Obituaries contributed by Judy Simpson on 11 June 2004
• Western Star 27 Jul 1849
• Horrible Depravity—A Whole Family (eight persons) Poisoned—Resulting in Death. contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
• Cholera in Warren County contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
• Western Star 3 Aug 1849
  • Cholera in Warren County contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
  • Obituaries contributed by Judy Simpson on 11 June 2004
• Western Star 17 Aug 1849
  • Cholera in Warren County contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
  • Obituaries contributed by Judy Simpson on 11 June 2004
• Western Star 24 Aug 1849
  • Sickness in Warren County contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
  • Obituaries contributed by Judy Simpson on 11 June 2004
• Western Star 31 Aug 1849
  • Errors Corrected. contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
  • Obituaries contributed by Judy Simpson on 11 June 2004
• Western Star 26 Oct 1849
  • Letter from A. S. Voorhis contributed 13 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
• Western Star 19 Oct 1849
  • Obituaries contributed by Judy Simpson on 11 June 2004
• Western Star 2 Nov 1849
  • Accident—Falling in of the School House Roof contributed 16 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson
• Western Star 7 Dec 1849
  • Letter from Ellis A. Stokes contributed 13 Jun 2004 by Judy Simpson

1850 (back to top)

• Western Star 31 May 1850 - "Union Village" contributed by Chuck Griffen of the Warren County Genealogical Society

1851 (back to top)

• Western Star 10 Jan 1851 - Obituaries contributed by Judy Simpson on 11 June 2004
• Western Star 31 Jan 1851 - Letter from Merit Sweney/Sweny from the California Gold Fields
• Western Star 25 July 1851 - Probate notice contributed by Judy Simpson on 16 June 2004. (a long list of Executors, administrators and Guardians who had filed with the Clerk of the Common Pleas Court)
• Western Star , 14 Aug 1851 - California - Letter from Francis B. Knowlton

1852

• Thomas Bruin, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Friday, August 5, 1852

1853 (back to top)

• Western Star 30 Sep 1853.
  • Ohio State Fair Premiums. Contributed by Vivian Combs Moon 10 Oct 2003
  • Warren County Fair Premiums and Diplomas. Contributed by Vivian Combs Moon 12 Oct 2003

1859(back to top)

• Heoffer-Tharp Marriage, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday August 18, 1859

1860 (back to top)

• The Western Star 31 May 1860 - "Marriages" Thomas Kiphart to Caroline Kirk and Joseph Robinson to Rebecca Stibbs

1862

• "Marriages", The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday January 16, 1862
• News Items, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday January 16, 1862
• "Warren County Boys Prisoners in Nashville", The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday January 16, 1862
• Wounded soldiers at Deerfield, The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, April 24, 1862, page 3, col. 1
• John Clinton Honorably Wounded, unnamed newspaper dated Thursday May 22, 1862
• "More Excitement and Violence at Lebanon, Ohio," Newark (Ohio) Advocate, August 22, 1862

1865

• The Miami Gazette 20 Sep 1865 - "List of Income Tax Payets"

1866

• "The Roosa Murder. The Trial of Samuel Coovert. The Alleged Murderer,” Cincinnati (Ohio) Daily Enquirer, Friday, March 2, 1866, page 2
• "The Roosa Murder. Trial of Samuel Coovert. The Verdict," Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, March 8, 1866.

1868

• The Western Star 2 Jan 1868 - Foster's Crossings - All About the Place

1870

• The Miami Gazette, Waynesville, Ohio, Wednesday 3 Aug 1870 - THE GRAVE OF HENRY CLAY'S DAUGHTER
• The Miami Gazette, Waynesville, Ohio, 8 Jun 1870 - An Old Pioneer [Sylvanus Cornell]

1872 (back to top)

• The Western Star 1 Feb 1872 - "National Normal School Advertisement"
• "Achilles Pugh Family Birthday Celebration", The Miami Gazette, Waynesville, Ohio, Wednesday February 28, 1872

1877 (back to top)

• Miscellaneous Notices, The Miami Gazette, Waynesville, Ohio, Wednesday January 31, 1877

1879 (back to top)

• Josiah & Clarissa Warwick 11 Jun 1879 Golden Wedding Anniversary Newspaper Account and Guest List contributed by Vivian Combs Moon on 31 Aug 2003

1880 (back to top)

• The Valley Chronicle, Franklin, Ohio 11 Feb 1880 - "Obediah Craig"

1881 (back to top)

• Lebanon Gazette 17 Nov 1881 - "Union Village Notes"
  Lebanon Gazette 24 Nov 1881 - "Report of the Ridge School"
• Western Star 24 Nov 1881 - Various Notices
• Western Star 24 Nov 1881 - Silver Wedding and Surprise [David Mulford & Mary Reeder]
• Lebanon Gazette 8 Dec 1881 - "National Normal University Buildings"
• Lebanon Gazette 29 Dec 1881 - "Ridge School"

1882 (back to top)

• Lebanon Gazette 12 Jan 1882 - "J. C. Simonton"
• Lebanon Gazette 23 Feb 1882 - "Social Event - 79th Birthday of Elizabeth (Simonton) Helmick"
• Lebanon Gazette 11 May 1882 - "Normal University Students"
• Lebanon Gazette 1 Jun 1882 - "Elder Cephas Halloway" [recollections of early school life in Ohio]
• Lebanon Gazette 27 Jul 1882 - "Local Notes: Dwight Holbrook, Eliza Simonton, Horace Drake"
• Lebanon Gazette 3 Aug 1882 - "Miss Abbie C. McKeever"
• Lebanon Gazette 10 Aug 1882 - "National Normal University" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 14 May 2005

1883

• Waynesville, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday February 22, 1883

1884 (back to top)

• Lebanon Gazette 23 Jul 1884 - "Golden Weddings" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 2 Nov 2004
• Lebanon Gazette 6 Sep 1884 - "Fort Ancient News" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 2 Nov 2004
• Lebanon Gazette 12 Nov 1884 - "Ridge School Monthly Report" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 2 Nov 2004
• Lebanon Gazette, 26 Nov 1884 - "Loveland" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 2 Nov 2004
• Lebanon Gazette 29 Nov 1884 - Six Venerable [Brown] Sisters contributed by Arne H Trelvik 31 Oct 2004

1885 (back to top)

• "Fort Ancient News," The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, January 3, 1885
• "Ridge School," The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, February 14, 1885
• "Fort Ancient," The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, March 7, 1885
• "Warren County in the War," introduction, The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, October 31, 1885
• "Warren County in the War, I" The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, October 31, 1885
• "Warren County in the War, Part II", The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, November 7, 1885
• "Warren County in the War, Part III", The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, November 14, 1885
• "Warren County in the War, Part IV," The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, November 21, 1885.
• "Warren County in the War, Part V" The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, November 28, 1885
• "Warren County in the War, Part VI,"The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, December 5, 1885
• "Warren County in the War, Part VII," The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, December 12, 1885
• "Warren County in the War, Part VIII," The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, December 19, 1885

1886 (back to top)

• "Warren County in the War, Part IX," The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, January 2, 1886
• "Warren County in the War, Part X," The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, January 9, 1886
• "Warren County in the War, Part XI," The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, January 16, 1886
• "Warren County in the War, Part XII." The Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Saturday, January 30, 1886
• Lebanon Gazette 17 Mar 1886 - "Affairs At Union Village"
• Lebanon Gazette 15 Sep 1886 - "A Dying Soldier's Last Letter"
• Lebanon Gazette 25 Nov 1886 - "A New Authority at Union Village"
• Lebanon Gazette 25 Nov & 16 Dec 1886 - "Elder William Dynes, Shaker from Union Village"
• Newark Daily Advocate, Newark, Ohio 24 May 1886 - Private Formula Co., Lebanon, Ohio

1887 (back to top)

• Lebanon Gazette 27 Jan 1887 - "Union Village" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 27 Dec 2004
• Lebanon Gazette 24 Feb 1887 - "Union Village" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 27 Dec 2004
• Lebanon Gazette 21 Apr 1887 - "Norman Brown Family Reunion" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 26 Dec 2004
• The Lebanon Gazette 22 Dec 1887 - "Burrows & Sage"
• Morrow C. Gustin, Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Thursday, September 1, 1887, p.4, c.2
• “Old Schoolmates,” Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Thursday, August 11, 1887, p. 5, c. 4.
• "The Pioneers of Wayne Twp & the Adjacent Miami Valley hold their Annual Reunion at Waynesville," Lebanon (Ohio) Gazette, Thursday, August 11, 1887, page 5 column 3

1888 (back to top)

• Lebanon Gazette 15 Mar 1888 - "Probate - Vental Waggoner Estate" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 29 Dec 2004
• Western Star 15 Mar 1888 - "Centennial Commissioners For Warren County."
• Lebanon Gazette 5 Apr 1888 - "Various"
• Lebanon Gazette 7 Jun 1888 - "Ridge School" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 29 Dec 2004
• Lebanon Gazette 28 Jun 1888 - "There Is No Death" a poem by Oliver C. Hampton contibuted by Arne H Trelvik 1 Jan 2005
• Lebanon Gazette 12 Jul 1888 - "The University Laundry" contibuted by Arne H Trelvik 1 Jan 2005
• Lebanon Gazette 11 Oct 1888 - "Mary Bowker's new New Millinery Store" contributed by Arne H Trelvik 2 Sep 2003.
• Lebanon Gazette 11 Oct 1888 - "A Glimpe of Greenwood" contibuted by Arne H Trelvik 1 Jan 2005
• Lebanon Gazette 20 Dec 1888 - "Normal University"

1889 (back to top)

• Lebanon Gazette 10 Jan 1889 - "Fort Ancient Public Sale" contibuted by Arne H Trelvik 1 Jan 2005
• Lebanon Gazette 2 May 1889 - "Ministerial Fund" Distribution of Funds
• Lebanon Gazette 21 Nov 1889 - "Shaker Settlement near Cleveland Abandoned" contributed by Arne H Trelvik on 5 Febraury 2005
• 1889 Marriages in the News
  • Lebanon Gazette 21 Nov 1889 - "Marriage of Minnie Nixon and Alonzo Runyan"
  • Lebanon Gazette 21 Nov 1889 - "Marriage of Mr. Kell and Fannie O'Neall"
  • Lebanon Gazette 24 Oct 1889 - "Marriage of Sylvan Williams and Eva Evans"
  • Lebanon Gazette 24 Oct 1889 - "Marriage of Boyd Dilley and Ella Clayton"

1890 (back to top)

• Familiar Faces (brief biographical sketches plus a drawing of their likeness)
  • W. H. Allen - The Lebanon Gazette 6 February 1890
  • A. M. Bower - The Lebanon Gazette 8 May 1890
  • Peter Boyd - The Lebanon Gazette 3 May 1890
  • George R. Carey - The Lebanon Gazette 8 May 1890
  • Charles Clapp - The Lebanon Gazette 10 April 1890
  • Solomon F. Finch - The Lebanon Gazette 13 February 1890
  • J. A. Funkey - The Lebanon Gazette 8 May 1890
  • Mrs. Ann Bartleson Haines - The Lebanon Gazette 20 February 1890
  • Charles T. Long - The Lebanon Gazette 23 January 1890
  • Thomas Millikin - The Lebanon Gazette 1 January 1891
  • Judge George R. Sage - The Lebanon Gazette 16 January 1890
  • Judge James M. Smith - The Lebanon Gazette 30 January 1890
  • George R. Stiles - The Lebanon Gazette 17 April 1890
  • Prof. S. A. Stillwell - The Lebanon Gazette 20 March 1890
  • L. Irene Surface - The Lebanon Gazette 13 February 1890
  • Judge J. L. Wilson - The Lebanon Gazette 9 January 1890
• Lebanon Gazette 13 March 1890
  • "Not Guilty" - Report of the Lee S. Dunham Embezzlement Trial plus drawing of the accused
• Lebanon Gazette 8 May 1890
  • "The Recently Burned South Dwelling at the Shaker Village"
  • "The Ministerial Fund; Distribution of Interest Among the Churches"
• Lebanon Gazette 22 May 1890, Mrs. Martha Anderson"
• The Western Star 6 June 1890, "Births and Deaths in Warren County Last Year"
• Lebanon Gazette 31 July 1890, "Shaker Troubles"
• Lebanon Gazette 11 September 1890, "Wilson Captured"
• Lebanon Gazette 23 Oct 1890, "News items from Maineville, Springboro and Mason"

1891 (back to top)

• The Lebanon Gazette 22 Jan 1891 - "Captain J. W. Burns"
• The Lebanon Gazette, Thursday 12 Feb 1891 - "Our New Postmaster"
• The Lebanon Gazette 5 Mar 1891 - "Jasper N. Thompson"
• The Western Star 10 Apr 1891 - "Senator Oren Will Have Ft. Ancient Made a Permanent Camp for State Malitia"
• The Western Star 23 Apr 1891 - "Various Local News Items"
• The Western Star 25 Jun 1891 - "Various Local News Items"
• The Western Star 22 Oct 1891 - "Various Local News Items"
• The Lebanon Gazette 29 Oct 1891 - "Mrs. Minnie Pease"
• The Lebanon Gazette 12 Nov 1891
  • "A Golden Day"
  • "Too Much Singing and Not Enough Preaching"
• The Western Star 24 Dec 1891 - "Election of the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives"
• The Western Star 31 Dec 1891 - "Bill of Fare at the Soldier's Home at Dayton"

1892 (back to top)

• The Lebanon Gazette 4 February 1892 - "Elder Charles Clapp. What He Did For His Family When He Joined the Shakers"
• The Lebanon Gazette 25 Feb 1892 - "Four Score and Ten; Ninetieth Birthday of Mrs. Ann Haines"
• The Lebanon Gazette 25 Feb 1892 - "Miss Lucille Pease"
• The Lebanon Gazette 23 June 1892 - "National Normal University branch at Knoxville"
• The Lebanon Gazette 11 Aug 1892 - "Coates Kinney; The Author of the Poem "The Rain on the Roof.""
• The Lebanon Gazette 8 September 1892
  • "Alfred Holbrook & Eason Thompson Wedding"
  • "Prof. Joseph H. Drake"
    "Mason"
• The Lebanon Gazette 16 Sep 1892 - "Mason"
• The Lebanon Gazette 6 October 1892 - "Clifford Drake & Mary A. Brown Wedding"
• The Lebanon Gazette 20 October 1892
  • "Will it Go - Proposed Removal of the National Normal University to Columbus"
  • "Union Village; The Little Warren county Hamlet - Gossip About Its Improvements - Some of Its Prominent Characters."
• The Lebanon Gazette 22 December 1892 - "Old Landmarks; A Warren County Road Established in 1826"
• The Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin 30 Jan 1892 - Opium Cure, Dr. J. Stephens, Lebanon, Ohio

1893 (back to top)

• The Western Star 20 Apr 1893 - The Holbrook Normal College at Knoxville, Tenn.
• The Western Star 11 May 1893 -The Normal Fails; The oldest and One of the Largest Normal Schools in the Country
• The Western Star 1 June 1893 -The National Normal University Again on a Sound Financial Basis
• Various Notices, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday August 17, 1893
• The Decatur (Illinois) Daily Republican, September 28, 1893 - Mary Virginia Proctor, The Only Woman Editor in Ohio
• Granville Thurston Post, G.A. R. officers, The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, December 1893, page 5

1894 (back to top)

• Maineville, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday June 7, 1894
• “Taken Home; The Remains of Henry Clay’s Daughter Taken From Lebanon to Lexington,” Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, August 2, 1894, page 5, column 4

1895 (back to top)

• "Joy and Sorrow; The Births and Deaths of Warren County during the past year [by township]"
  f rom the 20 Jun 1895 Western Star contributed by Chuck Griffen of the Warren County Genealogical Society 2 October 2004
• "K. P. Memorial Day," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, June 13, 1895, page 5

1897 (back to top)

• Biographical sketch of Nathan Allen from unidentified November, 1897 newspaper contributed by John Hartsock 25 Aug 2004
• The Western Star 29 July 1897
  • The National Normal University Is in Better Shape than Ever Before

1899 (back to top)

• The Morrow Tribune Friday, 20 Apr 1899 - "Ludlum Coddington Wedding"

1900

• "Reminiscences of Apprentice Days in Germany," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday June 7, 1900, page 1, column 2
• "Probate Court," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday June 7, 1900, page 1, column 1.
• "G. A. R. Reunion, Lebanon Will Entertain Distinguished Guests," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday August 9, 1900, page 2

1901 (back to top)

• The Western Star 20 June 1901
  • "Births and Deaths for the Past Year [by township]"
• The Western Star 12 Dec 1901
  • New Manager for the National Normal University and his name is Stilwell

1902 (back to top)

• Muster Roll of Lebanon's New Militia Company, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Tuesday Aril 17, 1902, page 2
• Levi & Esther (Granger) Griswold Golden Wedding Anniversary , The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, October 23, 1902
• Local News, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, October 23, 1902

1903 (back to top)

1904 (back to top)

• Adair County [KY] News, Wednesday, December 21, 1904 - Approaching Marriage [Elder Z. T. Williams & Miss Mary Smith]
• "Soldiers' Burial Committee," Miami Gazette (Waynesville, Ohio), Wednesday, February 3, 1904, p.4 c.4
• "Waynesville Couple Married at Newport," Miami Gazette (Waynesville, Ohio), Wednesday, February 3, 1904, p.8 c.6
• "Eloping Couple Cannot Return Home," Miami Gazette (Waynesville, Ohio), Wednesday, February 10, 1904, p. 8 c. 5
• "Reunion of the Gallant 79th Regiment," Miami Gazette (Waynesville, Ohio), Wednesday, August 10, 1904, p.1 c.1

1905 (back to top)

• Amos Huffman for Department Commander - The Western Star 40 Mar 1905

1908 (back to top)

• 4 Jan 1908 Daily Republican News, Hamilton, Ohio regarding Bert Robinson, Miss Laura O'Neall and Webster Smith
  contributed by Vivian Combs Moon on 21 December 2003

1909

• Loved Her In Youth [John Benjamin Bryant], The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday, August 19, 1909

1910

• The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, August 4, 1910 - Fifty Fifth Commencement Of Lebanon University
• The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, August 4, 1910 - University Placed on Accredited Lit Through Hawkin's Bill

1911 (back to top)

• Middletown News-Signal, Middletown, Ohio, Monday, January 30, 1911 contributed by Vivian Combs Moon 23 Mar 2006
  • AT SAME TIME - All The Clocks In Oregonia, Ohio, Were Mysteriously Stopped
  • WANTED IN LEBANON - Joseph Carr Goes Back To Answer Charge There
• Middletown News-Signal, Middletown, Ohio, Tuesday, January 31, 1911 contributed by Vivian Combs Moon 27 Mar 2006
• Middletown News-Signal, Middletown, Ohio, Tuesday, February 7, 1911
  • Franklin (byline)
• Western Star 16 Mar 1911
  • Reminiscences - 60 Years Ago and 40 Years Ago
  • Cumberland Presbyterian Semi-Centennial (from Mar. 18, 1886)
• To Close Shaker Colony, The New York Times, May 24, 1911
• Twelfth O.V.I. Reunion, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday September 21, 1911
• Comargo, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday September 28, 1911
• Beautiful Home Wedding at Genntown Makes Miss Hazel Drake and Mr. Lacy Mitchell One, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday September 21, 1911
• Reunion of the 35th OVI; Program, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday September 28, 1911 page 1

1912 (back to top)

• "Hamilton Reunion," Miami (Ohio) Gazette, Wednesday, August 14, 1912, page 8 column 4
• "Hisey Reunion," Miami (Ohio) Gazette, Wednesday, August 28, 1912, page 1, column 5

1913 (back to top)

• Western Star 24 Jul 1913 contributed by Chuck Griffen of the Warren County Genealogical Society
  • "Lebanon University Opens under New Management" which mentions Arthur James, President (1911 graduate of National Normal University) and Rev. Robert Boyd Marshall as Vice President
  • "In Charge of Big Job; Former Lebanon Boy Doing Big Things". Article indicates that Evan P. Bone put in charge of construction of new dam and lock #39 on the Ohio River.
  • "John M. McKay appointed Turtlecreek Township School Superintendent"

1916

• Josiah Holbrook Campaign Advertisement , The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday June 8, 1916
• The Men of Morrow, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday June 8, 1916
• Receives Sad News, The Middletown (Ohio) Journal, Friday June 9, 1916
• New Hope - The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday June 22, 1916
• O.S. & S. O. Home Statistics Given - The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday December 28, 1916

1917 (back to top)

• Western Star 13 Sep 1917 contributed by Chuck Griffen of the Warren County Genealogical Society
  • "What Classical Scholars were Early Teachers in Warren County" which mentions Francis Dunlevy, Rev. Jacob Grigg and Francis Glass
  • "How Were the Early Teachers Paid" which mentions Anthony Geohegan teaching in the brick schoolhouse in Westfield (Red Lion) in 1817
  • "When was the first teachers' institute in the county?" which mentions Josiah Hurty, C. W. Kimball, W. T. Hawthorne, J. S. Morris, C. W. Harvey, L. A. Hine, C. Knowlton and James F. Murdoch.
  • "What were the facilities for high school education?" which mentions Ghauncy Giles and John W. F. Foster plus the formation of the Lebanon Academy in 1844, the Maineville Academy in 1848 and the Lebanon free public high school in 1853.
  • "What are the leading facts in the history of the Lebanon Normal School". Brief history of the old National Normal University. Only named mentioned is that of its President Alfred Holbrook
  • "Women of Lebanon" and "Mrs. McDonald takes a trip to Walnut Hills" The articles mention Mrs. Ed Johnston, Mrs. John A. Blair, Miss Arley Swearingen, Mrs. LaFrance Coryell, Misses Helen and Beatrice Ullum, Mrs. D. C. Meloy plus Mrs. J. J. McDonald and little son, John James.

1918 (back to top)

• Western Star 31 January 1918 contributed by Chuck Griffen of the Warren County Genealogical Society
  • Lebanon University Real Estate Sold at Public Auction

1919 (back to top)

• Western Star 8 May 1919, "Some Items of History" by John A. Jameson. Contributed by Katherine Lollar Rowland on 13 June 2004
• Colt-Wood Wedding - The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday July 10, 1919
• Fite-Marlatt Wedding - The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday July 10, 1919
• Peach Tree Reunion - The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday July 10, 1919
• "G.A.R. Encampment," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, August 14, 1919, page 8, col. 2
• "Signally Honored," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, October 16, 1919, page 6, col. 3
• "Ralph E. Snook Post No. 186," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, October 16, 1919

1920

• "Fourth Ohio Cavalry Regiment" The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, September 30, 1920, page 8

1921

• Commissioner's Proceedings, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday June 23, 1921
• A Surprise Dinner [for Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Pence], The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday, June 23, 1921
• An Old Resident [Geo. F. Harris], The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday, September 22, 1921
• Harmon Hall, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday, September 22, 1921
• Uncle John Perrine Celebrates Birthday, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday October 13, 1921
• Uncle John Perrine, The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday, November 10, 1921

1924

• History of [Stewart] Family Is Reviewed At Reunion, The Middletown (Ohio) Journal, Monday September 29, 1924

1925

• “Peach Tree Creek Vets Gather Here,” Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday July 23, 1925, p. 1 c. 6
• Hayner Reunion, Franklin (Ohio) Chronicle, Thursday, September 3, 1925

1928

• Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio Thursday 5 Jul 1928 - HAND IS BURNED IN HOLIDAY ACCIDENT
• Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio Thursday 5 Jul 1928 - IS HELD IN JAIL
• "Birthday Party," Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, August 30, 1928, page 4, column 3.
• "The Eltzroth Reunion," Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, August 30, 1928, page 4, column 3.

1929 (back to top)

• Franklin Chronicle 12 Sep 1929 - "Bishop-Rettig"
• Franklin Chronicle 17 Oct 1929 - "S. D. Stotler Campaign Notice"
• "Drake-Stephens," [wedding], unnamed & undated newspaper ca. June 1929

1931

• The Franklin Chronicle, Franklin, Ohio, Thursday 22 Oct 1931 - "Seven Graves of Revolutionary Soldiers to be Marked by Patriotic Society."

1933 (back to top)

• Franklin Chronicle 12 Jan 1933 - "He Thinks of Us" contibuted by Kim Stanifer 24 Jan 2005
• The Franklin Chronicle 15 Jun 1933 - New College At Lebanon Formally Opened on Monday
• The Franklin Chronicle 10 Aug 1933 - Enrollments Increase at Alfred Holbrook University

1941 (back to top)

• The Mansfield News Journal, Mansfield, Ohio 23 Aug 1941 - Madam White Cosmetic Company, Morrow, Ohio
• "Mrs. A. C. Fye Dies After Long Illness," obituary, unnamed & undated Mattoon, Illinois newspaper

1943 (back to top)

• "Largest Draft Call Sends 101 Men to Army", The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, January 7, 1943, page 1A & 3A
• "Cpl. Charles Russell, Radio Technician in Air Forces, Reported Missing," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, January 7, 1943, page 1A
• "Capt. Ray Gilby," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, January 7, 1943, page 1A
• The Daily Courier, Connelsville, Pennsylvania 2 Mar 1943 - Fortress Gunners, Who Bail Out, Held By French as Nazis
• Franklin Stripes and Bars, The Middletown (Ohio) Chronicle, Monday 13 Sep 1943

1944 (back to top)

• "Missing Soldier Reported Dead," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, January 6, 1944, page 1A
• The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln Nebraska 21 May 1944 - Alice Fore of Morrow, Ohio

1945 (back to top)

• "Local Casualty News During Past Week Blackest In Several Months," The Franklin (Ohio) Chronicle, Thursday April 26, 1945, page 1 & 6
• Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada 11 Sep 1945 - Beaten, Starved Prisoners Rescued from Enemy Trains by Navy Bluejackets; Privation, Torture Stories Told

1948 (back to top)

• Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio, Monday, 9 Aug 1948 - Two Franklin Men are Knife Victims
• Original Roll of Volunteers enlisted by Oliver H. Parshall for the 35th Regiment O. V. M. at Lebanon, on Sept. 4th, 1861 [Hazel Spencer Phillips, "Our Museum", The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday August 5, 1948]

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