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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
2
A. W. Allen editor and publisher, weekly Friday issue. Subscription one dollar fifty cents per year, prepaid. Entered as second class mail matter at Lexington post office. All communications to be printed.
C L Kenney seeks the office of assessor of Lafayette County subject to Democratic primary action on August 5 1920. J B Hereford of Odessa runs for State Senator Seventeenth District subject to the August Democratic primary. Leslie Mitchell seeks Lafayette County sheriff with August 8 1920 Democratic primary. W D Meng for Lafayette County treasurer with August 5 1920 Democratic primary. J C Shelton for Lafayette County treasurer with August 9 1920 primary.
The text notes the next U.S. president will be notified of his nomination on August 9. It references Harding's acceptance speech and Penrose, with a satirical nod to political figures. Also mentions the Federal Farm Loan Bank’s Missouri loans totaling about 10 million dollars and a Thirty-fifth Division reunion in Topeka on September 26 to 28.
The Chamber of Commerce plans renewed street sweeping and sprinkling with city cooperation to make Lexington the cleanest city on earth. Campaign statements praise Democratic candidates Mayer and Long for governor and Breckinridge Long for U S Senator, while implying mixed endorsements and editorials from various political figures and newspapers.
Senator Harding acted true to form upon notification of his presidential nomination. His remarks repeated familiar Republican lines, yet he introduced a new term, "International Court of Arbitration," and criticized the League of Nations in a style reminiscent of Reed and Lodge.
Reports from across the state indicate a steady rise in Judge Charles H. Mayer’s strength as contest momentum grows. Analysts expect Mayer to sweep counties from the Missouri River to the Iowa line, with the Southeast yielding votes between Atkinson and Farris as home candidates from that region back Mayer.
The Jefferson City Democrat Tribune endorses Judge Charles Holt Mayer of St. Joseph as the unifying Democratic candidate for Missouri governor. Mayer is portrayed as a straight, broad based campaigner favored by insiders in Kansas City and St Louis business leaders led by Festus Wade. The endorsement claims Mayer’s open, clean record in the Senate and on the bench makes him unbeatable against Republicans, arguing Democrats should rally behind Mayer to win the general election.
A periodical note urges normal appetite through meal spacing and outdoor exercise, mentions constipation as a cause treated with Chamberlain's Tablets, and cites a W Telegraph ad. It also reports Chillicothe Business College wage increases for railroad operators to a minimum of 140 dollars monthly and praises Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for summer complaints with a testimonial from W. G. Campbell of Butler Tennessee.
The Richmond Chamber of Commerce begins a membership drive aiming for 300 members, with over 200 already secured. Chillicothe Furniture Company files articles of incorporation showing $100,000 capital stock, planning a fall factory start with 150 operatives.
The Supreme Court held the Missouri rule barring under 16s from machinery work unconstitutional in a Lawrence County appeal. Eight billion eight hundred eleven million dollars marks U S exports for the year ended June 20 1920, the highest in foreign trade history, up from seven billion two hundred thirty two million in 1919 per the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. New classes open at Chillicothe Business College August 2, giving entrants an advantage over September starts.
White's Island Sporting and Wishing Resort opens offering fine fishing and weekly Sunday dancing events. Visitors can enjoy evenings of dancing every Sunday night at the new resort frontier.
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