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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
4
The Mt. Sterling hotel company board elected J A Judy as president and H G Hoffman as secretary after organizing. They postponed site selection due to high prices and pledged careful use of funds to maximize dividends, advertising, and building revenue while addressing foundation, salvaged materials, and construction costs.
A Tuesday issue will reproduce a sermon by Dr. J Pike Powers former Baptist pastor of Mt Sterling delivered after his eightieth birthday. The piece is described as remarkable and will delight many of the pastor's friends.
Postmaster Turner urges holders of the 1918 war savings stamps to keep them until maturity on January 1, 1923. He notes annual gains around 13 percent on cost and compares values, with $11,000 in stamps costing $836 in 1918 worth $926 now and $1,000 at maturity. Treasury savings certificates, available in $1,000 $100 and $25 denominations, pay 4 1 2 percent interest, mature in five years, and are tax free. L E Griggs adds a note about grazing for three more cows.
Dr Koch comments on fairness of a man enduring a bone dry state. J W Swope of Kiddville sells ten small steers weighing about 425 pounds at 26 dollars each. The piece mixes quips on overwork and old fashioned manners with a humorous look at household chores and marital concerns.
A terse proverb warns against tempting fate and urges vigilance against evil. The speaker counsels staying far ahead of danger, implying the futility of direct confrontation with malevolence and the prudence of strategic distance. The message blends caution with a hardened, perhaps rural, folk wisdom tone.
H Clay McKee proposes Mt Sterling Hotel Company land deals in Mt Sterling Kentucky. He offers northwest corner site at South Bank and West Locust streets with frontage on Bank street plus rear right of way for 2500 dollars in hotel stock, and other adjacent plots all with stock payment options and potential buildings near C and O station and Midland Trail.
W. B. Day delivered a handsome Oldsmobile coupe to Mrs. R. G. Owings, of this county.
A Man's Home, hailed as a top screenwriting achievement, debuts at Table Theatre Friday night. The Selznick special features a stellar cast led by Harry T. Morey and Kathryn Williams with direction by Ralph Ince and a dramatic story by Anna Steese Richardson and Edmund Breese.
A notice lists Wildeye Duke 1048611 a roan registered Short Horn service bull dam Wildeye AA 44865 with a $2 service fee due when turned in and a breeder note by L E Griggs. It also mentions Mr and Mrs J D Turley fishing on Stoner creek catching a two pound fish, described as unusually large for that species.
Lafe Risner will demolish the old Kelly property on Queen street near Locust street and construct either a business house or a modern residence.
Richmond resident Miss Virginia Hawkins visits aunt in town. Families including the Johnsons, Turleys, Crumps, and Crump sisters host guests from Friday to Sunday. Lillie Williams returns home from Mary Chiles Hospital after three weeks. Billy Knox welcomed as son to Fred Curry’s wife. Easter egg hunt draws many young folks in local gatherings. Arch Bailey and Walter Bradley with families visit Winchester. Arthur Calvert and George Calvert host guests in Winchester.
Allie Lane, the first colored auctioneer on our court day markets, took out a license and began professional work. He conducted numerous sales Monday and secured satisfactory prices.
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