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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
12
The Kentucky State Board of Charities and Correction parole committee met in Eddville on November 23 to review 39 inmates. They scrutinized crimes, sentences, good time lost, and life circumstances before deciding parole suitability and post release supervision.
The American Legion train from Minneapolis to the Pacific coast served giant potatoes weighing two to five pounds with the biggest baked for Marshal Foch. Three French war brides cried as they met him in St Maries Idaho and asked to persist in love for France.
President Harding issued an executive order granting U. S. postmasters a five per cent raise on civil service ratings and credit for service time. The measure, prompted by the American Legion, was recently promulgated.
A report notes that entertainments by the American Legion and Auxiliary are not taxable under the new revenue law. It mentions Boy Scout exams in Minneapolis overseen by Raoul Lufbery post members, a local high school graduate earning an American on medal, and a Toledo Legion restaurant offering meals for ex service men with the difference subsidized by legionnaires.
Marshal Foch touring the United States with the American Legion will return to New York on December 14 and sail for France aboard the liner Paris. He will have traveled 16,000 miles, visited 42 states, and spoken in 200 cities and towns. He delivered his 245th speech in Richmond, Virginia, before heading west.
The American Legion mobilizes 500 volunteers to assist in preserving order following a spree of shootings near Wichita with two dead and four critically wounded. Hanford Mac Nider urges President Harding to deny leniency to traitors. Kansas City seeks a municipal airport spurred by aviation interest from the Legion convention.
An old advertisement notes Mackie’s store stocking 1914 price items including black cake ingredients fruits nuts and candies. It promotes quality service and urges readers to call for details from W. C. Mackie & Co.
A report notes that just over 13 cubic feet of wood are required to produce 100 pounds of paper, illustrating the material efficiency of the pulping process.
Classified notice seeking a few well cured country hams for Christmas sale. Applicants directed to apply at the advertising office. The Advocate features shopping places and house advertisements for holiday purchases.
The Advocate lists Vanarsdell's offering grapefruits oranges and apples for holiday shoppers. The notice highlights seasonal fruit for December purchases and urges readers to consider the advertised goods.
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