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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
1
On Wednesday December 21 Mt Sterling plans a festive event with Santa Claus giving free gifts to children and meeting them to discuss Christmas wishes. The town will be decorated with Christmas trees and a Grand Old Gentleman will arrive at 10 30 AM in a motor car.
County High School presents a Christmas program December 20 at 1 30 pm directed by Mrs H Hamilton. The event features a piano duet a Christmas hymn a reading The Other Wise Man a Santa Claus Land play with Robert Mss as Santa and Roxana Hastie as Mrs Santa. Living dolls and costumed choruses appear with folk music from various nations. Admission is free.
Delegates from the Montgomery Bath district of the Burley Tobacco Association in Lexington elected Ben T. Wright of Sterling as director. Wright's selection ended a deadlock between Bath county delegates who backed John Crockett of Sharpsburg and Bath county delegates supporting Clark B. Patterson. Wright, a Sterling resident and prominent farmer, was seen as a compromise satisfying growers in both counties.
Watson Lodge No 32 I C C F marks its 75th anniversary with a social and luncheon on Monday evening December 19. Program includes piano and violin, speeches by Judge E B January Grand Master of Kentucky and Rev Clyde Darsie, solos by Mrs Paul Strother, entertainment by Mrs Lee Crear and others, a ten minute of refreshment, and lunch. Members and wives urged to attend.
A $100,000 blaze swept E. M. I. Lyndon as the fire destroyed four of the five main buildings. The roof origin in the barracks spread to Ormsby Hall and two other structures while students in the chapel saved their belongings. The institute, once operated by Major Fowler, is located in Lyndon.
Local talent from Camargo will present The Little Clodhopper at the consolidated school auditorium next Tuesday evening December 20. Proceeds fund a new stage. Admission is 25 cents.
A blaze began in the basement of United Clothing Store in Lexington around 11 yesterday, destroying stock and spreading to the Steele building housing Meyer & Hinkle. The modern building and stock were ruined, with losses about 350000 largely insured. Smoke and water damaged nearby shops. fire controlled by 3:30 PM. Origin undetermined, likely defective wiring.
Randall S. Stokley III of Lexington, district representative of the Great Southern Refining Co, became suddenly ill at a Carlisle hotel several days ago. He was removed to his Lexington home where his condition has greatly improved. Men's Gladstone Bags at Walsh's.
At a meeting of the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperatives directors in Lexington James C Stone of Lexington was named president and general manager with Ralph M Barker of Carrollton as warehouse manager. The executive committee includes James C Stone James N Kehoe Bush W Allen John B Winn and Judge R W Bingham. The group plans to begin selling tobacco early next year and the session was reported harmonious with a promising marketing plan.
In stock for Christmas gifts special prices on fine pattern buggy robes and comfortable options. Also a stock of extra good horse blankets offered as worthwhile gift suggestions for the season in 1941.
Mary McCann aged about sixty died in Cleveland Ohio at the home of her daughter Mrs Frank Minnard from tuberculosis. She will be buried in Machpelah cemetery with service at the grave conducted by Rev B W Trimble. She was a daughter of the late Dr J P Turner and survived by two daughters Mrs Frank Minnard and Mrs Date Christian three brothers John Turner Everett Turner and two sisters Mrs Crit Richardson and Mrs Alice Johnson. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and died in faith.
Four alleged leaders of a masked band that attacked Breathitt county jail in Jackson last Saturday are trapped in a cave near the Noble home twelve miles from Jackson. National guardsmen and deputies plan to storm the hideout with possible mustard gas to force surrender. An informant led officers to the cave on Leatherwood Creek, a Lost Creek tributary, guiding a 16-member search.
Harry King, a local tailor, eluded arrest after passing many forged checks on Saturday. He reportedly fled via Ashland to Cincinnati, then Columbus and Youngstown. Authorities pursue him and hope to place him under arrest soon.
Ace Pidleton was arrested in Clark County on a warrant from this county for failure to pay alimony in a divorce case and was held by County Judge Senff to appear in circuit court the fourth Monday in January.
A gold pin is missing between High Street and the school. Notify Mrs. Joe Evans. Also left white evening vests at Walsh’s.
The Al G. Field Minstrels drew a mixed crowd with matinee three fourths empty and night show two thirds full yet delivered strong costumes a bright stage setting and high class band. Bert Swor’s black face routines drew many laughs as critics called the 1921 tour the best of its kind in Mt Sterling.
Saturday specials include sorghum, raisins, figs, oranges, mixed nuts, coffee, dates, bananas and pocket knives. A wide toy selection and Velocipedes, chinaware, vases and other assorted goods fill the Christmas store at McGuire Bros Bank Street.
Partridge lard in 50 pound cans offered for 5.50 each by S. P. Greenwade Commission and Storage Co. Also note of a hat sale at Walsh's offering hats at 3.98, with contact listed as phone 7.
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