Baseball Season Opens Here Sunday in Blue Grass League
The 1922 Blue Grass League season opens Sunday at Fair Grounds Park at 3 pm with the local team facing Cynthiana. Manager Ellis aims for a winning year with a strong, well–rounded lineup and four new Portsmouth players arriving today. President Tom Russell says opening day in Maysville features Mason County versus Winchester, and an immense crowd is expected for a fast season start.
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Fair Grounds Park
Cynthiana
Ellis
Rusty” Wright
Irvine
Portsmouth
Ohio
Charles Ellis
Sterling
Harrison County
Tom Russell
Maysville
Mason County Boys Cross
Winchester
High School Play All of a Sudden Peggy Sets April Show
The senior cast at the high school rehearses daily for an April 27 performance. The school orchestra will provide the music with a matinee and evening show and ticket prices ranging from 25 to 85 cents. The article urges avoiding profiteering and hints at audience anticipation despite not yet hearing the final product.
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Peggy
Treadway Brothers Purchase Risner Store on Locust Street
Change of firm Alice and Charles Treadway buy the Risner grocery stock on Locust street and take possession. They rename to Treadway Brothers and plan to expand stock with fresh meats. The Mt. Sterling firm has prior grocery experience on Court street. They are optimistic about a prosperous future.
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Alice
Charles Treadway
Risner
Locust Street
Treadway Brothers
Mt. Sterling
Court Street
Hotel Directors Elect Officers
At a meeting of the newly elected hotel directors J A Judy was elected president and Harry G Hoffman secretary. The site matter was postponed as prices were deemed too high and could be bought for less money.
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J. A. Judy
H. G. Hoffman
Clark Patterson
J. O. Greene
W. L. Thompson
W. B. White
R. G. Kern
John A. Judy
Harry G. Hoffman
Specials at Cornwell Gro Cery Friday and Saturday
Corn-fed young beef and home slaughtered pork plus choice veal and lamb fries. Fresh vegetables including beans peas and potatoes. Seasonal fruits and canned goods. Tennessee strawberries.
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Tennessee
Mt Sterling High Meets Carlisle at Fair Grounds Park
Mt Sterling High School baseball faces Carlisle at Fair Grounds Park tomorrow afternoon. Coach expects a large crowd to cheer the fast Mt Sterling squad led by pitcher Smiley Davis as the locals pursue the high school championship. Fans may also watch the Blue Grass League team in practice.
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Mt. Sterling
Carlisle
Fair Grounds Park
Smiley
Davis
Walch's ad promises fresh meats and produce
Everything good to eat may be found at Walch's with spring lamb, tender beef, Price's sausage and weiners, bacon, green beans, strawberries, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, salt risen bread, rye bread and yeast bread. J A Walch invites a trial as successor to Greene and William.
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Walch’s
J. A. Walch
Greene & William
Preston Store Fire Destroys Bath County Shop
Fire at the Preston store in Bath County last Thursday destroyed the building and stock of J. J. Thomas. A large part of the stock was saved and insurance covers the loss. Thomas plans an immediate rebuild across the railroad, where 8. V. Johnson’s store burned last year.
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J. J. Thomas
Preston
Bath County
Mr. Thomas
8. V. Johnson
Friday and Saturday Specials at Richardson Bros
Richardson Bros offers choice meats homegrown and home-killed with dressed poultry and lamb fries. Fresh produce includes apples oranges grapefruit strawberries and other market vegetables plus extra good country hams and a full line of heavy and fancy groceries. Local delivery advertised.
All the World as Stage Shows Rise of Bad Actors
A literary maxim notes the world is a stage and calls attention to acting failures. Critics discuss ethics, performance, and the public’s appetite for transparency in public life and leadership.
Burley Opposition Plan Explained
President James C. Stone defends the Burley Tobacco Growers' Association against anti co operative efforts. He argues the new system improves prices, cuts selling costs, and protects growers from warehousing expenses while replacing the old, competitive dumping with coordinated marketing. He urges growers to join or consider neighbors' experiences.
Death claims wife of University of Kentucky president
Mrs. Frank L. McVey wife of University of Kentucky President Frank LeRond McVey died at Good Samaritan Hospital Lexington at 7 15 pm after a brief illness. She had been hospitalized since March 16 and underwent an operation April 11. Survived by her husband three children Miss Virginia Frank Jr and Miss Janet mother Mrs J M Sawyer and brother M G Sawyer now in Africa en route to the United States.
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Frank L. McVey
University of Kentucky
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lexington
McVey
Frank LeRond McVey
Virginia
Frank, Jr
University of Michigan
Janet
Model High School
J. M. Sawyer
M. G. Sawyer
Africa
Choral Club Delights Mt Sterling Audiences
The Mt Sterling Choral Club under Prof Frank M Charlton presented an excellent program at the Christian church over two nights. The group showcased Mt Sterling’s hidden talent with faultless performances and training by Charlton, deserving praise and future opportunities for the town to hear them.
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Mt. Sterling
Frank M. Charlton
The
Christian Church
Charlton
Sterling
Wright’s Specials Friday and Saturday
W. H. Wright announces specials for Friday and Saturday with extra good preserves canned goods and smoked meats. The ad highlights glassware queensware and garden seeds with cabbage onions potatoes and closely prices. Come quickly for low prices.
Miss Elsie Stephens Enrolled At Eastern State Normal School
Miss Elsie Stephens attends a ten weeks teachers course at Eastern State Normal School Richmond. She is noted as one of the district's most competent young teachers and keeps up with advanced methods.
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Elsie Stephens
Eastern State Normal School
Richmond
Miss Stephens
Growers urged to study tobacco co operative system
A writer argues that cooperative marketing ensures growers receive the full price of their crop after association costs, with no profits taken by officers or employers from certificates. He warns against propaganda and urges growers to consult neighbors bankers and merchants before joining.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Child Injured in Collision Near Maysville and Clay
Lodema Drake, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roger Drake, was struck by a car driven by Mrs Morton Faulkner at the Maysville and Clay street corner on her return to school after lunch. An X-ray at Dr Knox’s office showed no broken bones and the injuries are not expected to be serious.
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Lodema
Roger Drake
Morton Faulkner
Maysville
Clay Streets
Knox
Rooms for Rent Advertised in West High Street
Rooms for rent advertised with application directed to 0. BE. Evans on West High street. The short notice provides location and contact for prospective tenants.
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BE. Evans
West High Street
Lexington District Conference to Convene at Local Methodist Church
The Lexington District Conference of the Kentucky annual conference will meet at the local Methodist church next week. The opening service is Tuesday at 7 30 PM with preachers and accredited delegates attending. Women are eligible for all offices and will form part of the delegation.
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Lexington
Methodist Church
Kentucky
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
G. E. Cameron
Madison V. Leach Services for Buggies on Maysville Street
Rubber tireing and repair of buggy wheels offered by Madison V. Leach on Maysville street near the C and O depot. Describes blacksmithing for buggies and moderate prices.
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Madison V. Leach
S. Maysville Street
Wesley Barry Shines in Tarkington Style Film
Wesley Barry the child star returns in Gus Edwards School Days at Table Theatre showing April 24 and 25. The film follows a mischievous boy in schoolroom antics, aiming to be grown up while enjoying boyhood glory and mischief.
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Wesley Barry
Booth Tarkington
Gus Edwards
Table Theatre
Wesley
Jacks For Sale Near Mt. Sterling
A notice from W. H. Bridges offers two mammoth jacks at ten and twelve dollars to insure a living colt, located one mile from Mt. Sterling.
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Mt. Sterling
W. H. Bridges
Courtney Horton Hurt At Post Office Work
Courtney Horton, a Mt. Sterling post office employee, cut off the end of his left thumb operating a cancelling machine. The injury was not thought serious and he is able to be out.
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Courtney Horton
Mt. Sterling
Laundry Service Ad Claims Value in Chinese Laundry
An old classified note advertises a Chinese Laundry promising better work for less, suggesting a value proposition to customers while implying lower costs for the service.
Morgan’s Men To Meet At Lexington
Morgan’s men plan a yearly reunion moved to Lexington at the Lexington Country Club. Captain Horace Taylor and Desha Breckinridge helped arrange the central location inviting veterans of the Confederate command to gather for memories, fellowship, and easy travel near their enlistment sites.
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Morgan
Basil Duke
Steve Sharpe
Doctor Lewis
Ab Sinclair
Henry Holly
Ed Holly
Horace Taylor
W. C P. Breckinridge
Olympia Springs
Park’s Hill
Nicholas County
Morgan’s Men
Olympia
Desha Breckinridge
Captain Taylor
J. W. Stoll
Lexington Country Club
Stoll
Country Club
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Ween
England
Lady Mary Cambridge
Prince of Viole
Cornwell Grocery
Richardson Bros
Burley
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association
James C. Stone
Burley Association
Stone
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
W. H. Wright
Tarkington Terror
Jacks
Babe
Ruth
Jedge Landis
Babe” Ruth
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