Local man in auto accident claims life of city child
William Enoch of Louisville struck five year old James Griffin as he crossed Sixth Street near Chestnut. Griffin died at 4 45 Sunday after fracturing a skull and failing to regain consciousness at the city hospital. Eyewitnesses say the boy darted into the car. the Griffin family declined charges against Enoch.
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Louisville
William Enoch
James Griffin
City Hospital
Earl ‘T. Griffin
Henry Watterson
Sooth Sixth Street
Sixth
Chestnut Streets
Enoch
Mr. Enoch
Miss Princess Whaley Weds John Duvall in Paris
Miss Princess Whaley daughter of H. C. Whaley of Paris and sister of Mrs. W. Hoffman Wood was quietly married Saturday evening to John Duvall conductor for Paris car line. The ceremony occurred at Rev. W. E. Ellis Christian Church home. The couple left for a Kentucky river bridal trip then to Franklin county relatives before establishing a Paris home.
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Princess Whaley
H. C. Whaley
Paris
W. Hoffman Wood
John Duvall
W. E. Ellis
The
Christian Church
Local Draft List and Community News From Montgomery County
Montgomery county registration shows sixteen more men inspected and placed in Class 1 including John Clifton Care George Reed Thompson Johnson Walter Moreland and others with notes on negroes Ernest Johnson and Robert McKinley Oldham. Clyde Brown receives promotion to Sergeant Major at Camp Zachary Taylor. Red Cross egg drive urged for French orphans. D K McNish to leave Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co for Paducah and be Assistant District Traffic Chief. Joel Fesler body recovered and identified from New York State bridge death. Elizabeth Prewitt and Emmett Crump wed in Lexington amid wartime. Crump to report for army. bride to reside in Mt Sterling during war.
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John Clifton Care
George Reed
Thompson Johnson
Walter Moreland
Francis Tilton
Francis Hunt
Elmer Carpenter
Robert Amburgy
Charles Robert Turley
Glenn Stafford
Holley Gillaspie
Peter Strange
Willie Bryan Waters
Harry F. Howell
Robert McKinley Oldham
Ernest Johnson
D. K. McNish
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co
Paducah, Ky
McNish
Mr. Sterling
Mr. McNish
Paducah
Joel Fesler
New York State
Fesler
Montgomery County
City Council Buys Ford Fire Truck for Fire Department
At Monday’s meeting the City Council ordered a Ford fire truck fully equipped. The unit costs $2,000 and is bought from Strother Motors Co as Ford agents. They will service the vehicle and provide fuel oil and tires for ten years at $35 yearly.
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Strother Motors Co
Ford
Bargains Saturday and Monday at RK BE Punch & Co
Advertises sale items for court day including talcum powder two for 25 cents Lenox Soap matches dish pans mason jars and tins. Notes Palm Beach suits broken sizes priced at 6.48 with quantities and prices listed for many items.
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Palm Beach
Be, Punch & CO
Two More Leave Thursday For Pine Bluff Training
Two men will depart Thursday from this city to Pine Bluff Arkansas for mechanical training. The candidates are George Kelsor Strander Jones and Earl Morton. Chas Humphreys leaves Vanarsdell & Co to join Metropolitan Life Insurance Co in the city.
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George Kelsor
Strander Jones
Earl Morton
Pine Bluff
Ark
Chas. Humphreys
Vanarsdell & Co
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Tharp Plans Stayed Put With Western Union
Mr. Lester Tharp will not relocate to Fairmont West Virginia as previously stated. He has decided to remain in the city and continue his employment with the Western Union Telegraph Company.
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Lester Tharp
Fairmont
W. Va
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mary Winn Lockridge Learns Son Harry Lockridge Safe Overseas
On Friday night Mrs. Mary Winn Lockridge received a government notice confirming her son Harry W. Lockridge had arrived safely overseas.
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Mary Winn Lockridge
Harry W. Lockridge
Advertising Year Round Builds Steady Prosperity
The Farm Journal urges advertisers to commit to twelve months of ads for lasting results. The Advocate notes its weekly circulation exceeds 2000 and invites scrutiny of its reader lists. The message promotes sustained advertising in the weekly paper to reach the local audience.
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Wise
The
Farm Journal
Advocate
Montgomery County Fails to Be Called in Camp Zachary Taylor Draft
In a Saturday call Kentucky was to send 4 168 men to Camp Zachary Taylor on August 26 27 but Montgomery County was not asked to furnish any selects. Neighbors quotas include Bath 30 whites 3 negroes Bourbon 23 negroes Clark 20 whites 4 negroes Madison 105 whites 26 negroes Menifee 27 whites Lexington 20 whites 10 negroes.
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Kentucky
Zachary Taylor
Bath
Bourbon
Clark
Madison
Menifee
Lexington
Enlists in Signal Corps Halley Gillispie joins army unit
Mr Halley Gillispie went to Lexington last week and enlisted in the Signal Corps of the United States Army. He was not taken for active service at once but sent home to await a vacancy in the Signal Corps Training School for preparation for active duty. W S S While the selection is large get a panama or straw hat at reduced prices at R E Punch and Co.
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Halley Gillispie
Lexington
Signal Corps
United States Army
Signal Corps Training School
R. E. Punch & CO
Kaiser and Lincoln Letters Compared to Grieving Mothers
Editor notes New York Times released an allied war propaganda comparison of the Kaiser's letter to a German mother who lost nine sons and Lincoln's famous reply to Mrs. Bixby. The piece contrasts German and Christian ideals, urging clipping as a household indictment of the Hun and recounts the Lincoln consolation text and Kaiser’s gesture with a photograph.
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New York Times
Abraham Lincoln
President Lincoln
Bixby
Kaiser
Lincoln
Red Cross Tea Room Sees Great Demand for Dainty Goods
The Red Cross Tea Room opened last Saturday and attracts large crowds. An urgent appeal asks for chickens, hams, beaten biscuits, salt rising bread, pres, cakes and other dainties, to be delivered to the Tea Room or notified to staff, aiding the boys in France.
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Red Cross Tea Room
France
Miss Asena McKee Stricken By Paralysis In City
Miss Asena McKee sister of Judge H. Clay McKee and a beloved city woman fell ill at her Bank Street home Saturday evening between seven and eight. She suffered a stroke affecting the left side while on the steps with her brother. Friends express hope for recovery as she remains in serious condition.
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Asena McKee
H. Clay McKee
Our City
Bank Street
Miss McKee
Mr. McKee
Guthrie Spotts wedding noted in Bentonville ark
News from Bentonville ark reports the marriage of John B Guthrie to Mae Spotts at the bride’s home on Wednesday August 7 They will reside in Rogers ark where Guthrie runs lumber interests Guthrie is brother of the late W P Guthrie of this city and has many local friends Also offered for sale a gentledriving mare a work mare a spring wagon and harness by C B Stephens and Son phone 246
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John 8. Guthrie
Mae Spotts
Bentonville
Ark
Rogers, Ark
Guthrie
W. P. Guthrie
C. B. Stephens & Son
Colored professor seeks Army commissary enlistment
In a letter from Prof. P. W. L. Jones of Frankfort Kentucky he says he is trying to enlist in the U S Army commissary department but has had no success. He notes his strong desire to serve and contribute to his country and is identified as a former Mr. Sterling citizen and a leading colored citizen of the state.
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P. W. L. Jones
Frankfort
U. S. Army
Interesting Paper From Shipboard Atlantic Shuttle Praises Kentucky Troops
Mrs Price Calk forwarded a copy of the Atlantic Shuttle, a daily on board ship, sent by her son Sidney who recently arrived in France. The paper contains many items and pays a compliment to the Kentucky troops.
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Price Calk
Atlantic Shuttle
Sidney
France
Kentucky
Satterwhite Reported for Active Service in Louisville
Mr. G. H. Satterwhite formerly of this city now with a Akron drug firm has been ordered to report in Louisville Kentucky on August 15. He registered and was placed in Class 1 and expects to be called to active service at once.
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G. H. Satterwhite
Akron
Ohio
Louisville
Sunday School Picnic at Fin and Feather Camp
Pupils from the Methodist Sunday School are today enjoying a picnic at the Fin and Feather Camp on Slate Creek.
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Methodist Sunday School
Slate Creek
Auto Delivery Service Introduced by Stephens & Son
C B Stephens and Son announce an auto delivery service aimed at prompt efficient handling of their trade. The firm emphasizes quick response and reliable transport for customer orders.
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C. B. Stephens & Son
Sugar Regs Violations Reported By County Official
County Food Administrator Pinney reported three violations of government sugar regulations to the State Food Administrator. The violators acquired sugar cards at different stores to double their allotment. Officials urge compliance and patriotic duty to support troops abroad.
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Pinney
W S L Accepted as Nurse and Local Notices
W S L accepted as nurse Mary Crawford Lloyd has been accepted for Army Nurses Reserve training. The W S S Limit Club grows to 137 members as Mrs Marjorie Williams and Mr Campbell Gibson join. Ford and Chevrolet cars offered for sale by Griggs Motor Car Co. William Enoch has joined the army and departed for Camp Hancock Georgia. Local war fund street dance announced with aims to aid war efforts. Panama hats and straw hats discounted at Punch & Co.
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Mary Crawford Lloyd
Army Nurses’ Reserve
Marjorie Williams
Campbell Gibson
Griggs Motor Car CO
W. S
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Elizabeth Prewitt
Emmett Crump
Bourbon County
Arch Prewitt
Crump
W. S&s
Tharp
Frau Meter
Letter
Delmenhors-Oldenburg
War Department
Adjutant General of
Massachusetts
Republic
John Guthrie
Sackett
Kentucky Utilities Co
Panama
Wm. Enoch
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Henry R. Prewitt
Kirkpatrick
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