State U B S Met In This City Last Week
The forty sixth annual convention of the State Union Benevolent Society of Kentucky, the oldest fraternal organization among colored people in the state, met in Mt Sterling August 3 4 5 and 6. Grand Lodge officers included Grand President Paul W L Jones of Frankfort and others. The next convention will be held in Frankfort.
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State Union Benevolent Society of Kentucky
Mt. Sterling
Grand Lodge
Paul W. L. Jones
Frankfort
Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute
Kentucky
I. C. Howard
Paris
Mary L. Brooks
James 8. Estill
Residence for Sale in Mt. Sterling on West High Street
Private sale of a brick eight room residence in Mt. Sterling located one block from the Court House. Features include 8 rooms 2 halls kitchen front and back porch in the best residential section. For details contact C. W. McCormick.
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West High Street
Mt. Sterling
Court House
C. W. McCormick
Case Dismissed in Sugar Profiteering Trial
The case of A. B. Mahan and Rife Hodgkin, tried in U. S. court Saturday before U. S. Commissioner W. H. Wood on a charge of sugar profiteering, was dismissed.
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A. B. Mahan
Rife Hodgkin
U. S
W. H. Wood
Hemstitching and Picoting at Elm Street Home
Mrs. Buford R. Boone offers hemstitching and picoting services at her home, No. 5 Elm Street. Contact by phone 695. (86-41)
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Elm Street
Buford R. Boone
Miss Martha Reed Weds Tra W Simmons in Quiet East Main Ceremony
At seven this morning in the home of the bride’s aunts on East Main Street Miss Martha Frances Reed married Tra W Simmons of Halls Tennessee. The Rev M V P Yeaman officiated with a ring ceremony. The couple left for Louisville then will establish a home in Halls after August 15 with a small gathering of family and intimates present.
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Wilkerson
East Main St
Martha Frances Reed
Tra W. Simmons
Halls
Tennessee
M. V. P. Yeaman
Isa Wilkerson Reed
Tenn
Simmons
Louisville
Pangburn Post Elects New Commander at Sunday Meeting
At a Pangburn Post gathering in the county court room Hodge K. Morris resigned as Commander and Stanley Brown was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy. Ratliff H. Lane and Lewis Glover were chosen as delegates to the Kentucky American Legion State Convention in Louisville on September 3 and 4. They support the Adjusted Compensation Bill and urge actions against draft dodgers from the Great War. Regular meetings are the first and third Sundays at 2:30 p.m. in the county court room, with the next gathering set for August 15.
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Pangburn
Hodge K. Morris
Stanley Brown
Ratliff H. Lane
Lewis Glover
American Legion of Kentucky
Louisville
Brown
Man Dislocates Shoulder In Street Collision On Bank Street
Saturday on Bank Street Keller Caywood stepped in front of Perry Swango’s moving car and was struck, hurled a short distance, but avoided serious injury. The man suffered a dislocated shoulder with no blame attributed to the driver.
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Keller Caywood
Bank Street
Perry Swango
Swango
Blue Grass Fair Catalogue Free Distribution Offer
The enterprising firm of Hombs and Heibel announce free Blue Grass Fair catalogues. They invite interested readers to request a copy without charge.
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Hombs & Heibel
Rowan County Votes Elect Prewitt in Circuit Judge Race
The quiet primary across the district produced a large Prewitt lead in Rowan County and the district results point to a likely win. Gudgell edges Rose by about 600 in the Republican contest. W. Barber wins Bath county for Congress. Fields unopposed for Demokratic nomination.
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Prewitt
Rowan County
Bath
Montgomery
Winn
Menefee County
Gudgell
Rose
O. W. Barber
Bath County
Congress
Judge TH
Clay McKee
W. J. Fields
Montgomery County
Cox Accepts Democratic Nomination In Dayton Speech
Gov James M Cox of Ohio accepted the Democratic presidential nomination before 50 000 at the Montgomery county fairgrounds Dayton promising a clearer issue driven campaign. The event drew wide support from farmers labor leaders and educators with enthusiastic reception of his stand on governance foreign policy taxes and education. Dayton residents proclaimed Jimmie's day as trains and bands marked the welcome and turnout across the city.
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America
James M. Cox
Ohio
Dayton
Montgomery County Fair Grounds
Robinson
Arkansas
Sanrancisco
Democracy of America
Wilson
Congress
Jimmie
Buckeye
Judge Prewitt Thanks Friends and Supporters
Judge Henry Br. Prewitt expresses gratitude for his primary nomination in the Twenty first Judicial District and pledges to enforce the law impartially on the bench. He thanks loyal friends and asks for public support to sustain a just administration. August 9, 1920.
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Twentyfirst
James M. Cox
Henry Br, Prewitt
Mrs Thompson Dies After Long Illness at 66
Mrs. Dora Thompson aged sixty six years died Sunday night at 11 o clock at her city home after many months illness. She was mother to Mrs. Clay Miller and had recently moved from Covington. Her funeral and burial will be in Highland cemetery Covington with Mr and Mrs Miller accompanying the remains. Her life was described as a splendid example of Christian womanhood and a consecrated soul.
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Dora Thompson
Thompson
Clay Miller
Mr. Sterling
Covington
Miller
Switch Track Boosts Mt Sterling Freight Efficiency
The Mt. Sterling Commission and Storage Company added a switch track to handle all outgoing and incoming freights at lower cost. Customers will benefit from the savings.
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Mt. Sterling Commission and Storage Company
Shall We Cut Out The 1921 Crop Of Tobacco
At a meeting of 300 tobacco growers from 26 Kentucky Indiana and Ohio counties the group unanimously agrees no tobacco should be raised in 1921. A Montgomery county meeting is set for Mt. Sterling August 14 at 1 30 pm to gauge sentiment and urge growers to decide on 1921 tobacco production.
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Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Montgomery County
Court House
Mt. Sterling
Mrs. Goff Dies in Clark County at 88
Anna Prewitt Goff, 88, died Thursday at 1 PM at her grandson Ben Douglas Goff's home in Clark County. Widow of Ben P. Goff she is survived by son S. D. Goff. Daughter of Nelson Prewitt she linked to Prewitt Reid and Coleman families. Funeral services were held Friday at 3 PM with interment in Winchester Cemetery.
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Anna Prewitt Goff
Ben Douglas Goff
Clark County
Ben P. Goff
S. D. Goff
Nelson Prewitt
Prewitt
Reid
Coleman
Winchester
Owensboro Wagon Company Adds Storage Company Handling
The Owensboro Wagon Company selects Mr Sterning Commission and Storage Company to manage their wagon line. Mr Greenwade is named to handle wagons. They specialize in broad gauge broad tire log, spring, farm, and road wagons. Owensboro wagon reportedly the best.
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Owensboro Wagon Company
Wanted 2 Boys To Deliver Papers At Duerson Drug Store
Help wanted notice seeks two boys to deliver newspapers. Apply to Miss Laura Rooney at Duerson Drug Store. 85-31-pd.
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Laura Rooney
Duerson Drug Store
Liar or Statistician Reputation Depends on Lies
A quip notes that small deceits earn a liar’s reproach while grand fabrications elevate one to a statistician's stature, implying perception shifts with the scale of deception. The remark contrasts moral judgment with the veneer of data-driven authority.
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Mason Thomas
J. E. Freeland
Pangburn Post
Paris Green
Land & Priest Druggists
A. W. Barkley
Miller Hughes
D. H. Kincheloe
Erskine Barrett
R. Y. Thomas
J. H. Gilliam
Ben Jokson
Marshall Duncan
J. H. Richmond
Charles F. Ogden
A. B. Rouse
R. G. Bryson
Republi
J. C. Cantrill
Democrat
L. L. Bristow
Ralph Gilbert
King Swope
Omar Barber
J. W. Langley
J. E. Sampson
J. E. Robison
Gadgell
Camargo
Smithville
Gov. Cox
H. Clay McKee
Judge Prewitt
the Advocate For Printing
R. E. Punch & Co
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