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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1921

Page

5

Local residents return home for Christmas holidays

A long list of visitors and returning residents fills the paper as J M Hnntsell from Millersburg Rufus Knight from Sharpsburg W S Smathers from Louisville and others arrive or spend Christmas with family in Lexington Beattyville Kiddville Ward Belmont Nashville Princeton University and Augusta Military Academy are among the locations represented by returning students and relatives.

J. M. Hnntsell Millersburg Rufus Knight Sharpsburg Smathers Louisville Sadie Stiles Elizabethtown Frank P. Boyd Alec Chiles Princeton University R. A. Chiles Mary Ann Young Evelyn Prewitt Ward-Belmont College Nashville de Norris John McCormick David Howell Tennesse Military Academy Sweetwater Tenn Leo Schlegel Carl Boyd Augusta Military Academy Fort Defiance Virginia F. P. Boyd

Card Club Hostess Welcomes Members on West Main

Mrs. B. Frank Perry entertained her card club and substitutes Thursday evening at her West Main Street home. Mrs. Clayton Howell won the high score and a card table cover as the prize. A delicious salad course followed. Guests included Mrs. H. G. Hoffman Miss Lizzie P. Coleman Mrs. Joe Bogie Mrs. A. C. Bogie Mrs. Clayton Howell Mrs. C. T. Hy Mrs. Robert Howell and Miss Mary E. Turner.

B. Frank Perry West Main Street Clayton Howell Perry H. G. Hoffman Lizzie P. Coleman Joe Bogie A. C. Bogie C. T. Hy Robert Howell Mary E. Turner

Local Ladies Named in Event Listings

Miss Hattie Owings and several women including Mrs. Joe Brown Mrs. Paul McKenna Mrs. John Stofer Mrs. Robert Cord Mrs. C. W. Kirkpatrick and Mrs. George R. Snyder appear in the society notices detailing attendees and social events.

Hattie Owings Joe Brown Paul McKenna John Stofer Robert Cord C. W. Kirkpatrick George R. Snyder

Y. W. A. Christmas Program At Miss Orear Home

The Y W A of the Baptist church met at Miss Louise Orear's North Maysville home Friday night. An excellent program featured a Christmas Spirit by M Guthrie, solos by Mary Bratton Morris and Louise Orear, character sketches by Louise Orear and Lucille Johnson, readings by Elizabeth McCaun and Fannette Owings, and recitations on Christmas wishes and strength of will. The program opened with a hymn and closed with Silent Night and benediction.

Y. W. A. of the Baptist Church Louise Orear North Maysville Street M. Guthrie Mrs. Carrington E. Stephens Hazel Mallory Susan Wells Fannette Owings Lucille Johnson Mary Bratton Morris Elizabeth McCaun Lucille_ Johnson Fannette Louise Hardy

New suits at Walshs in Kiddville for Christmas

Eleanor Bowen reports busy preparations for Christmas. Miss Bernice Conlee visited Miss Pearl Pieratt, while Henderson Vivian is ill at home. Shelby Martin of Clay City spent Saturday with Emerson Conlee. Mrs T R Bowen improves after illness. Joel Pace recovered from a recent ailment. Pearl Pieratt visited Mt Sterling relatives. Mr and Mrs Robert Ewen of Stanton spent the weekend here. William Hisle shows improvement from typhoid. A community street meeting at Kidaville Baptist church Saturday at 5 30.

Bernice Conlee Miss Pearl Pieratt Henderson Vivian Shelby Martin Clay City Emerson Conlee T. R. Bowen Joel Pace Pearl Pieratt Mt. Sterling Robert Ewen Stanton William Hisle Ma Street Kidaville Baptist Banch Saterday

Local Health Notes From Lexington and Nearby

The sick C A Lindsay has recovered from diphtheria and can be out. Mrs Lewis Aperson returns home from Lexington much improved. Mrs D C McGuire underwent appendicitis surgery at Mary Chiles Hospital by Dr Woolfolk Barrow and is progressing well. Mrs Woodson Jacobs returns home from Good Samaritan Hospital Lexington after throat surgery last week.

C. A. Lindsay Lewis Aperson Lexington D. C. McGuire Mary Chiles Hospital Woolfolk Barrow Woodson Jacobs Good Samaritan Hospital

Births In this county a son born to Mr and Mrs Howe Thompson

A December 19 birth is recorded in this county for Howe Thompson and his wife. The brief notice notes a newborn son and invites readers to share in the happy event. The remainder of the text shifts to philosophical reflections and a light social aside about Princess Mary and a commoner.

Howe Thompson

New Suits at Walshs and Fry Traffic Rules

The piece presents Jack Fry proposing traffic rules for pedestrians to look out for themselves and motorists to look out for others. It adds a health note about onions and jokes that the trouble lies in keeping it secret.

Jack Fry

Two Heads Are Better Than One Barrel Quip

A Booneville Democrat quips that two heads in a barrel prove the saying two are better than one. The cartoonish remark pivots on a husband’s insistence on credit for good intentions and the idea that persistent effort defeats difficulties.

Booneville Democrat

The Hardest Job He Thinks It Is

A reflective line on the paradox of work, suggesting many men face duties they overestimate or underestimate, with emphasis on the challenge of understanding a demanding role.

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