Covington Votes 2.00 Tax Rate and Pumping Plans
City Commissioners set the year tax rate at 2.50 per 100 of value a 7 cent reduction from last year. An amendment to 2.17 failed. The group debated repairing the Water Works pump with bids from 68 000 to 118 500 for a dry well. They will award a contract Monday. An electric pump was approved for the Ft Thomas plant and the old Seventh Street market house will be razed with bids to be opened next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnelly
Water Works
Kluemper
John Kingsley
Ft. Thomas
Seventh Street
house Tang@ing
Newport church plans for seventy fifth anniversary
First Baptist Church of Dayton Kentucky prepares an old fashioned home coming in May to celebrate the churchs 75th anniversary. The observance is planned for the last week of May lasting six days with all living former pastors and members invited. Committees cover finance program invitation publicity and entertainment with many local residents named on each roster. Pastors listed include A J Harris Preston Blake Wray Tolle N Jones E L Marriner Floyd Parker and current pastor R Lee James.
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First Baptist Church of
Dayton
Nelson Guy
Walter Tucker
Belle Tieman
John Vaughn
Frank Lichtwacht
J. M. McArthur
J. Smith
Vernon Jones
Mayme Struble
Hubbard Schwartz
Ohn Meyers
Charles Heidrich
Besse Miller
Loretta Hand
John Greife
Edward Joslyn
Harry Koenig
Bower Tieman
Charles Anschutz
Nelson Applegate
William Gray
Robert Kinney
Florence Griese
W. H. Thomas
James Jones
Virgil Young
M@rie Harvey
Clara Alverson
W. T. Holmes
A. J. Harris
Preston Blake
Dr. Wray
Eagles Memorial Service Planned for Sunday Afternoon
Covington Lodge of Eagles holds its annual memorial at Eagles Home 16 East Eighth Street at 2 pm honoring 136 members who died since installation. Samuel Furste presides. Charles Eugene Clark delivers the memorial address. Memorial program includes orchestra, band, solo numbers, and religious readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Covington Lodge of Eagles
East Eighth Street
Samuel Furste
Lodge
Charles Eugene Clark
Covington
P. J. Carroll
Fréd, Roth, Wedebrink
George Langley
Willian Bailey
Edward Biggs
Gies
al Schild
Sam Furste
Cuening Poayot Ee
Ben Biedenharn, Jr
Brthes Ol Ce Dmr
Albert Marks
Isle of Somewhere
A.w. W. Stewart
Legionnaires in Covington eye $8000 endowment goal
Legion workers in Covington and Ludlow push a fund drive for the American Legion endowment, reporting $2000 already raised and plans to continue until the $8000 goal is met tomorrow night. Former Mayor George E. Philips joined the effort as Rodney G. Bryson led the campaign as general chairman. No authorized dances or entertainments were approved despite offers. Mayor Woolford监督
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnaires
American le Endowment Fund
Covington
Ielure
George E. Philipps
Rodney G. Bryson
Legion
Ludlow
Woolford
Covington Notes Highlight Local Court Actions
John Leahy 50 of 15 Martin street fined 100 dollars and 30 days in jail for liquor possession by Judge Manson in Police Court. Augusta Gass 29 of 704 Pike street filed for citizenship in District Court, having emigrated from France in 1915. Everett T. Martin Harrodsburg laborer filed for voluntary bankruptcy in Federal Court with assets 147 dollars liabilities 957 dollars. James convenes the District Court at Frankfort Monday. he is holding court this week at Jackson Kentucky. William Madden 28 shoe merchant elected Exalted Ruler of Covington lodge of Elks, youngest ever for the local post. Police probe possible burglaries at two grocery stores at Twelfth and Holman and at Sixteenth and Holman. no valuables taken, suspected entry via bread-delivery chute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
John Leahy
Martin Street
Manson
Augusta Gass
Pike Street
District Court
France
Everett T. Martin
Harrodsburg
Jameeeshran
Frankfort
Jackson
William Madden
Covington Lodge of Elks
Cme
Twelfth
Holman Streets
Sixteenth
Eit
Pfitzer files for divorce and name restoration in Kenton Court
Sallie Lillian Pfitzer sues for divorce from J. W. Pfitzer charging abandonment and seeks restoration of her maiden Swartz name. Bergman Bros. are sued for 430 dollars in truck damage from a February 21 collision. Harry Holland adoption petition by Charlie H. and Mrs. Powell with consent from Helen Holland. Johnson and Green plead guilty to grand larceny in an automobile theft and receive fifteen months each.
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Kenton Circuit Court
Sallie
Lillian Pfitzer
J. W. Pfitzer
Swartz
Brown
George L
Louis
G. Bergman
Bergman Bros
Charlies H
Mary Powell
Harry Holland
Helen Holland
William Johnson
George Green
Judgespelonates Court
Boehmer Will Probes Estate For Three Children
The will of Mrs Eleanora Boehmer was probated by Judge Buren. She leaves the home and property at Tenth and Boone streets to her three children Eleanora B Lickert Mary Katherine Boehmer and Joseph Boehmer with 2500 to Mary Catherine and 10000 to each child. The remainder goes to all four children and Louis Boehmer. Eleanora B Lickert named executrix without bond. Will dated January 22 1926.
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Eleanora Boehmer
Buren
Tenth
Boone Streets
Eleanora B. Lickert
Mary Katherine Boehmer
Joseph Boehmer
Mary Catherine Boehmer
Louis Boehmer
Lickert
James W. Rickels
Dayton
William L
Florence
Hattie
James A
Birdie
Logan Rickels
Logan
Newport mayor leads Legion Endowment Fund drive in Newport district
Mayor A. J. Livingston appointed major in the American Legion Endowment Fund campaign and named district captains John Hurley Jacob Herman Joseph Muehlenkamp Peter Schmidt John Kruechten Joseph Tiger Edward Bartle Elmer T. Gray. A planning meeting will be held at the mayor’s office tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Livingston
Newport
American Legion Endowment Fund
John Hurley
Jacob Herman
Joseph Muehlenkamp
Peter Schmidt
John Kruechten
Joseph Tiger
Edward Bartle
Elmer T. Gray
John Shepard
United States
Covington
Shepard
Wallace and
Astern
Lickingpike
Campbell County
George Ebert
Thomas
Hanley
Edward A. Weber
Claremont
Aubrey Cossar
Louisville
Newport Lodge of Elks
David Richards
Richards
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati
George Oodsen
Thomas Flynn
Arthur Daley
Paul C. Graham
George Dickert
Harry Dilts
Edward H. Pille
Arthur C. Roth
Grand Lodge
John A. McCarthy
Lulu Roberts
East Second Street
Matt Moore
Realty Transfers Reported For Overlook Newport Dayton
John Erb transfers a lot in Overlook to George Ritzie for 500 stamps. George Simms conveys a Newport lot to P. J. Yung for 22000 stamps. George Rice sells a Dayton lot to A. M. Garrison for 5000 stamps. Ames Wise transfers a Dayton lot to George Rice for 6000 stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Erb
George Ritzie
Overlook
George Simms
P. J. Yung
Newport
George Rice
A. M. Garrison
Dayton
Ames Wise
Marriage Licenses List From Ohio and Ohio River Areas
A roster of couples receiving marriage licenses includes Amber M Hood of Hamilton and Wee Kinissacre of Cincinnati. Carrie Williams of Cincinnati weds Gustav Pfafflen of Richmond Indiana. Shirley Sims of RichmeaAnd and George Schlereth of Dayton are listed with Pearl Dragon and Thomas Woodward of Dayton. Dorothy Sherry of Dayton and J Robert Driver of Bradford. Treba Shepherd of Palestine completes the listings.
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Hamilton
Amber M. Hood
Kinissacre
Cincinnati
Carrie Williams
Gustav Pfafflen
Richmond, Jnd
Shirley Sims
RichmeaAnd
George Schlereth
Dayton, O
Pearl Dragon
Dayton
Thomas Woodward
O. Dorothy Sherry
Robert Driver
Bradford
O. Treba Shepherd
Palestine
Installment Purchases Reach 3 Billion a Year
The Administrative Committee of the National Association of Credit Men reports installment purchases total nearly three billion dollars. Experts warn that excessive personal credit could become dangerous in an emergency, urging prudence even as they see potential for business growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CC. F. Hughes
New York World News Service
New York
National Association of Credit Men
J. H. Tregoe
Man seeks lunacy to ruin wife over arrest for support
Dr. Benjamin Simmons tried to have his wife declared insane in retaliation for her arrest of him for failing to provide. Judge Lueders in Probate Court refused to issue the lunacy warrant, calling Mrs. Simmons a very nice lady and stating the court would not be part of such a proceeding. Judge Hoffman postponed domestic relations action pending lunacy results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lueders
Probate Court
Benjamin Simmons
Colerain Avenue
Hoffman
Domestic Relations Court
Helen E. Simmons
Simmons
Dr. Simmons
University of Chicago president rues education quality in talk
Ernest D Witt Burton in Cincinnati urged focus on improving educational facilities over expanding enrollment. He cited a 14 000 student figure and discussed changes in college life from the past emphasizing teacher influence, student companionship, and the university's 17 5 million development plan. He spoke at a Women's Building event and at Hughes High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest D.witt Burton
University of Chicago
Cincinnati
Chicago
Women’s Building
University of Cincinnati
Burton
William Rainey Harper
Harry Pratt Judson
American College
Hughes High School
Clifton Avenue
Marriage Licenses Reported in Ohio Entries
Li William R Wright and Ida Tooker appear among marriage notices for Middletown while Orr J Siuneds and Velda Walker are listed alongside Constance Magoulass Virginia Walken with residences in St Marys and Cincinnati indicating local marriage license activity in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Wright
Ida Tooker
Ae Orr J. Siuneds
Velda Walker
Constance Magoulass
Virginia ‘Walken
Bootlegger label sparks debate at furniture dealers meeting
At Music Hall the Ohio Valley Retail Furniture Dealers Association scored “furniture boot leggers” for selling household goods from homes without licenses. President Isidor Silverman led elections, naming officers and directors across Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Kentucky as the 1926 meeting planned for Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Valley Retail Furniture Dealers’ Association
Music Hall
George H. Bricker
Columbus
Bricker
Cincinnati
Isidor Silverman
Toledo
James Knapp
Zanesville
W. D. Davidson
Huntington
W. Va
Milton Marx
Newport
C. C. Hicks
Indianapolis
Mr. Bricker
W. O. Frohof
E. M. Voorhees
Estas
Ohio
Harry F. Cappel
Dayton
A. H. Frank
Akron
James R. Distel
Portsmouth
Wilbur Heslop
Martins Ferry
R. F. Shawhan
West Virginia
W.S. Todd
E. W. Exley
Wheeling
Indiana
Samuel Mueller
John McGuinness
Evansville
Kentucky
M. F. Fields
Ashland
H. O. Keach
Hopkinsville
Tawney urges intelligent living to end war and poverty
University of Cincinnati philosopher Dr. Guy A. Tawney told a Woodward High School audience that war is stupid and humanity should pursue knowledge to live without poverty disease or filth. He argued wealth should improve living conditions, not fuel conflicts, and civilization rests on cooperative living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy A. Tawney
University of Cincinnati
Woodward High School
Labor
Central Labor Council
Tawney
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
United States
Smallpox scare in New Richmond tied to reporting failures
New Richmond and surrounding areas face a growing smallpox scare three months into an outbreak. Marshal Harry Ireton and Dr. F A Ireton report four active cases locally with several others recovered, urging vaccination, quarantine, and timely reporting to prevent wider spread.
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New Richmond
Erdman
Tarvin
Bushman
Ireton
McMillan
Reton
Laurgl
Bethel
Pleads for Rotary Principles in Industry
Charles E. Watkins General Motors personnel director Muncie addresses Cincinnati Rotary at Linton stressing mutual understanding between employer and employee as key to industry success. He cites President Coolidge’s call for peace as applicable to labor relations. Clifford Marsh, club president, received an ovation returning after illness.
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Rotary
Charles E. Watkins
Muncie
Coolidge
Clifford Marsh
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Krause Pure Drugs
Madison Ave
Covington, Ky
Henry Eichler
Richard Dix and
Jacqueline Logan
Peerless Coal
the Sun
Montgomery Coal Co
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Newport Notes
College Today
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Censes
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the Commercial Tribune
G. A. Tawney
Harry Ireton
F. A. Ireton
Batavia
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Laurel
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Telephone Valley 370
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