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Wills, Georgia (Marchant) 1910-2003: See: People/Individuals/R-Z
APRIL 11,1935: The Semper Fidelis Club met at the Lutheran Church and traveled to the Methodist Church for Lenten service.
APRIL 12, 1891: Nell Davis was born in the original toll house that was located at the intersection of St. Rt. 177 and St. Rt. 73.
April
"Hover here for a tip."
WHO AM I?
For some hints to my identity, hover your cursor over the following icons.
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Here is the answer...
My name is Clarence Dees.
If you would like to nominate someone for a future "Who Am I?" game, contact the webmaster.
Even if you are unfamiliar with the person who is the object of the question, you may learn some Darrtown history, by playing the game.
This activity is designed to recognize people associated with Darrtown.
NEW CONTENT has been added to this person's family page.
Information about the early years of the Fisherman Press has been found and uploaded to the website.
Beginning as an idea in the mind of an Oxford man, the business flourished, while located in Darrtown's former high school building.
Click the following link to see the Fisherman Press Early Years article.
It was late April 1901 and a group of gypsy families gathered at a campground near Darrtown to celebrated the coronation of a new queen - according to two newspaper accounts.
To read more about this event, which drew an estimated 300 to 500 attendees, visit: Gypsies Convene Near Darrtown.
Two news stories about the loan closet have been found and one of the stories cited the small number of drugstores in Butler County - in April of 1925. See the news items at: Loan closet established at Darrtown.
QUESTION:
Excluding Hamilton and Middletown, HOW MANY drugstores existed in Butler County in April 1925?
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he Mothers' Club of Darrtown began a project in April of 1925 that was designed to help community members with medical needs - at no cost to those in need of assistance.
Described as a "loan closet," the club members contributed time and money to establish a place where community members could acquire free medical supplies.
The number of drugstores in Butler County in April 1925 was part of a newspaper article about a “Loan Closet” being created in Darrtown. The next item (below, in this newsletter) provides background info about this benevolent act of the Darrtown Mothers’ Club.
...the Darrtown newsletter included a story about an airport that was planned for construction north of Darrtown.
The plan fell through - perhaps because it was introduced, just before the onset of the Great Depression.
...we have ANOTHER "north of Darrtown" story ... about a tavern near Jericho. Taking the approach of "Ripley's Believe It or Not" from the past century ...
See more about this story at: Fire destroys landmark
...do you "BELIEVE IT... OR NOT," that a tavern once existed near Jericho?"
ANOTHER DARRTOWN DOCTOR HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED
Dr. John McMechan has been added to the list of physicians that once served Darrtown.
This website has previously reported the search for gas fields at Darrtown.
Recently found newspaper articles have more than doubled the amount of information now available.
SEVEN newspaper articles that describe the pursuit of natural gas at five confirmed locations around Darrtown now appear on the LaDarr Gas & Oil Company web page. A MAP OF THE FIVE LOCATIONS is included.
There is an eighth newspaper item that describes an 1894 "social gathering" near Darrtown's "gas springs."
To see the new info, visit the La Darr Gas & Oil Co.
Click the following link to see how Darrtown would be better connected to breaking news.
The DECKER Family page
Genealogy content has been updated... along with two new items about Clinton Decker. Click the following link to see: The Decker Family page.
If YOUR family is not listed in the Darrtown Families section and you would like to have it included...
...contact the Darrtown webmaster.
If you know the two men in the photo at the left, please inform the webmaster.
Currently, they are two unknowns who accompanied Paul Goneau to the Hitching Post in 2012 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Miami University Class of 1962. See the rest of the story at:
To enlarge your view of this photo...
Conrad Darr founded Darrtown on the FOURTH day of the FOURTH month in 1814
and includes this SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
APRIL 17, 1869: Charles Otto became the owner of the Hitching Post saloon.
APRIL 17, 1930: Darrtown area woman died in a Darrtown Pike house fire, north of Davis Corner.
Thanks to the generosity of John Morrow (who paid the past year's fee) and James Ditman (who paid the upcoming year's fee), the $229 membership is covered through April 2025.
Ancestry.com is the Internet home of our Darrtown Family Tree.
Seems like a good time to give another "Tip of the Hat" to John and James!
If you would like to access the Darrtown Family Tree, send a request to the Darrtown webmaster.
Bowker, Thomas Harold "Jake" 1938-2024: See: People/Individuals/A-C