Worthy Lady Passes Away at 66 in Montgomery County
Mrs. Moberley, 66, lifelong Methodist, died at home on the Pike from heart trouble Saturday night. Survived by six children including Thomas and five daughters, plus a brother and three sisters. Funeral Monday at 2 with Rev. J L West and Rev. E L Southgate. burial Machpelah cemetery.
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Grim Reaper
Thomas Moberley
Roy Greene
Earl Farris
Jno. Royse
Mary
Mattie Moberley
R. R. Whitsitt
Richard Ratliff
Winchester
Eldred Bean
Lexington
B. F. Herriott
J. L. West
E. L. Southgate
Machpelah Cemetery
Pos
Tragic Train Crash Claims Chicago Couple Near Saranac
Relatives in Chicago learned Wednesday that Mr and Mrs Ernest Haughton were killed when their automobile was hit by a train near Saranac New York. Their two children escaped injury and Mrs Haughton is sister of Rev M V P Yeaman of this city. Community sympathy pours out to the clergyman.
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Ernest Haughton
Chicago
Saranac
N. Y
Haughton
M. V. P. Yeaman
Sailor Boy Home From Uncle Sam Navy Visit
Doodle McDonald of Mt. Sterling returned home for a short visit with his parents. He serves on the battleship New Hampshire and reports being well satisfied with his duty and experiences in the Navy.
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Doodle
McDonald
Mt. Sterling
Uncle Sam
Navy
New Hampshire
Dependency Clause Explained by President Wilson
President Wilson approves a revised explanation for the draft rules on married men. A dependent wife or child can grant exemption only if the dependent income comes from the drafted man's labor. income from other sources disqualifies exemption. He aims to minimize hardship while focusing on true dependency rather than marriage.
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Wilson
Crowder
Baker
Sugar Price Reduction Plan Aims for 1 Pct Cut
The Food Administration announces an agreement among top sugar producers to lower prices by about 1 cent per pound and a projected savings of $13 million before year’s end. Wholesale distribution charges will be capped to curb overpricing, with the administration to set delivery prices at major centers. The base price fixed is 7.25 dollars per hundredweight on cane sugar at refining ports.
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Food Administration
Bank Promises Tax-Free Deposits on Sept 1 1917
Exchange Bank of Kentucky announces all money on deposit on September 1, 1917 will be free from all taxes of any kind. The notice appears as a historical banking advertisement urging depositors to act before the date.
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Exchange Bank of Kentucky
Will Open Independent Insurance Office by Miss Lizzie Coleman
Miss Lizzie Prewitt Coleman formerly with the Coleman and Kirkpatrick Coleman agencies will open her own office in the Traders' National Bank building. She plans to handle multiple reliable insurance companies and will write all types of policies. Hazelrigg's advertises fall gingham.
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Lizzie Prewitt Coleman
Coleman Insurance Agency
Kirkpatrick-Coleman Insurance Agency
Traders’ National Bank
Coleman
Off for Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison
A group of young men departed Sunday morning to report to the Officers' Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Those enlisting include R. E B. Toms H. W. Lokridge 8 D Gay R H Lane C T Coleman O W McClure and T B Hamilton. Joe H Conner Jack Winn and Garrett Marshall also went in hopes of being called.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
R. E B. Toms
H. W. Lockridge
8. D. Gay
R. H. Lane
C. T. Coleman
O. W. McClure
T. B. Hamilton
Joe H. Conner
Jack Winn
Garrett Marshall
For Sale Advertisements and Posts Lot
Your Picture Enlarged. All complete oval frame extension glass All for 2.98 by parcel post prepaid Pay on delivery W Ernst 134 W Walnut St Louisville Ky 9-3 pd For Sale Lot of barn or shed posts and rafters 7-41 Pinney Griggs Co
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W. Ernst
Walnut St
Louisville, Ky
James H. Gillaspie Dies in Central Kentucky County
Mr James H Gillaspie dies at home near Stoops after years of illness. He ranches and bred stock and owned Bourbon Chief, famed saddle horse bred on his farm. Funeral at grave Friday with Rev Clyde Darsie. burial Machpelah cemetery. Survived by wife two sons Halley and Kenneth and brother Henry C Gillaspie. For Rent Nice cottage on Holt avenue Applicant O W McCormick 7 tf
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Kentucky
James H. Gillaspie
Stoops
Tie
America
Clyde Darsie
Machpelah Cemetery
Halley
Kenneth
Henry C. Gillaspie
Ladies Union Relief Society Record From Civil War Era
An old record book owned by Mr and Mrs Price Calk details the Ladies Union Relief Society formed October 29 1861 to aid sick wounded and needy soldiers. Mrs William Bridges was president with Mrs Walter Chiles treasurer and Mrs Thomas Calk secretary. Meetings were held every Tuesday with a 10 cent penalty for nonattendance as the group knitted socks bandages sheets pillow cases gloves and similar items in line with Red Cross work. One entry notes sending to a Louisville hospital after the Battle of Shiloh a 70.50 donation and a large box of linens. The book remains a vivid, plain record kept 56 years ago and is open for inspection at the office.
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Price Calk
Ladies’ Union Relief Society
William Bridges
Walter Chiles
Thomas Calk
Red Cross Society
Louisville
Shiloh
Game warden arrests two for out of season hunting
Bath county reports special game warden Bush T. Bishop of the State Game and Fish Commission arrested Warren Stoner and J L Ewing for killing birds out of season and hunting without a license. Stoner fined 40 dollars and Ewing 20 dollars as enforcement efforts continue this year.
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Bush T. Bishop
Paris
State Game & Fish Commission
Messrs
Warren Stoner
J. L. Ewing
Bath County
Stoner
Ewing
Music at the Tabe Theater Delight Guests in City
A traveling man praised Table Theatre after seeing fine pictures and hearing the best music in many cities of similar size. Judy and Gay are putting forth their best efforts to please customers.
Drafted men to depart in staggered five percent increments
New orders reduce the first wave to five percent of white men with military experience from each local area, to depart September 5 in five daily detachments. Aims to form skeleton units and absorb remainder without confusion as cantonments open. Further forty percent on September 19 and October 3, with a final fifteen percent as soon as practicable. Local boards may overlook liability numbers to include experienced cooks and ex soldiers, but should avoid unjustly widening the pool.
Hylton and McGuire Sail to Navy Duty
Albert Hylton Charlie Hylton and William Hylton of this county along with Willard McGuire passed the Navy physical weeks ago and have been notified to report to Louisville for assignment. They left Monday morning and are described as fine young fellows with well wishes from the community.
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Messrs
Albert, Charlie
William Hylton
Willard McGuire
Louisville
Frazer Son Joins British Aviation Board in London
Mr and Mrs John S Frazer report their son Lloyd has been placed by the British Government on the Technical Staff of the Aviation Board headquartered in London. Local friends praise the appointment as a prestigious and promising new field for him.
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John S. Frazer
Lloyd
Aviation Board
London
Frazer
Bootlegger Arrested in Local Option Territory
Policemen Thos. Scott and Jesse Flora arrested Ed. French on Monday for selling whisky in local option territory. In Police Court Tuesday Judge Ben R. Turner fined him $100 and sentenced him to 40 days in jail.
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Thos. Scott
Jesse Flora
Ed. French
Ben R. Turner
Mt Sterling Schools to Open Monday After Back-To-School Cue
Mt Sterling Public Schools will open next Monday at 8 30 with enrollment and room assignments. Improvements completed at school buildings and a full teaching roster listed include First Grade Mrs Sophia Randal and Second Grade Miss Lucile Hardin among others plus Latin History Mrs Ben R Turner and English History Duke Young. Leave and sick leave notes for Mrs F H Priest and Miss Lucy Owings documented.
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Mt. Sterling
Sophia Randal
Lucile Hardin
Flo Shirley
Elizabeth Duerson
L. H. Barnes
Monticello
Duke Young
Carlisle
F. H. Priest
Lucy Owings
Experts Predict Global Food Shortage in Two Years
Experts say two more years of war will reduce the world to the same food shortage now seen in Germany. German officials urge continued warfare, arguing nations at war with Germany would not endure the hardships necessary to defeat it.
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Germany
Wanted to Rent Rooms in Private Family
Classified notice seeks rooms to rent in a private family home located centrally. Applicants must apply at the office and mention advocacy message “Stands for Sood Printing.”
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Sailor Boy Home
TABE
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Paramount
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
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Hearst-Pathe News
Ford
William A. Brady
Ethel Clayton
Helen Holmes
Essanay
Bryant Washburn
Lonesome Luke
Mary Pickford
Hearst-Pathe Film News
Bruce Ee Ona Eee
Mrs. Lace
Teachers’ Club of
Montemery County
Holt Avenue
J. W. Burbridge
County High School
Teachers’ Club
Hazelrigg’s
Pinney-Griggs Co
MR. James H. Gillaspie
O. W. McCormick
Game Warden
Walter C. Hopper
Alice Cassity
Mattie Hoff
Bess Robinson
Mary Welsch
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