Popular Society Couple United in Marriage
Stewart C. Sharp and Miss Eliza Lockhart were married at the Methodist church parsonage at 9 o clock with two attendants. After the ceremony they drove to Winchester and then to Atlanta for a honeymoon visiting the groom’s sister in Moultrie before returning to establish a home on High Street.
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Stewart C. Sharp
Eliza Lockhart
Methodist Church Parsonage
Methodist Church Parere
J. L
Elizabeth McCaun
Claude Killpatrick
Winchester
Atlanta
J. B. Meacham
Moultrie
J. F. Lockhart
John R. Sharp
U High Street
Meeting Postponed By Illness Of Promoters
The business men's meeting at the Delicious Cafe on Wednesday was called off due to illness among several promoters. A new date will be announced in upcoming columns.
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Delicious Cafe
How the business grows Ford keeps up its own machines
The Ford business has expanded to large proportions, prompting Ford Motor Company to focus on maintenance and upkeep of its own machinery and fleet. The article notes increased scope and in-house servicing as a response to growth.
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Ford
Ford Motor Company
Fire damages country home near city
Mrs. Caswell Prewitt’s country residence, about five miles from town, caught fire Tuesday with attic flames. The origin remains unknown but H. C. Prewitt and family occupied the home. Quick discovery limited potential loss to a small amount.
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Caswell Prewitt
H. C. Prewitt
Mrs Adolph Moses Dies in Louisville
Mrs Adolph Moses widow of Rabbi Moses longtime leader of Adath Israel Temple died of influenza Tuesday at ten in the Greens Apartments Louisville. Age sixty nine she is survived by three sons Rabbi Alfred G. Moses of Mobile J Garfield Moses of New York Fred Moses of Louisville and four daughters Beatrice Octavia Moses Mrs Edward D Lochman of El Paso and Mrs S M Newmeyer of this city. She was well known here and had recently visited her daughter Mrs Newmeyer.
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Adolph Moses
Moses
Adath Israel Temple
Greens Apartments
Louisville
Bottling Bourbon Stock for Medicinal Use Near City
The Sunny Brook Distilleries will bottle 1100 barrels of whiskey from the McBrayer warehouses for medicinal pur poses only. Leahy leads a large bottling force, with completion required in six weeks.
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McBrayer
Sunny Brook
Leahy
Influenza Reports Grow Across Mt. Sterling and Montgomery County
The dreaded influenza is raging in Mt. Sterling and Montgomery County with hundreds of cases reported. The illness is not as severe as in the 1918 fall, but precautions are urged to prevent spread as physicians stay busy and outbreaks are monitored to avert pneumonia.
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Mt. Sterling
Montgomery County
Forged Check Suspect Freed After Local Settlement
Ted Black of Huntington was arrested by Chief J C Tipton for forgery. Huntington authorities were notified and Detective Rose came to identify the man. A local friend paid the forged checks and Black was released.
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Ted Black
Huntington
J.C. Tipton
Rose
Black
Illness Reaches Huntington As Charles Miller Dies Noted
NEPHEW III W A Samuels received a message that his nephew Charles Miller is critically ill with influenza at his Huntington home. Mr Samuels left at noon to be at his bedside.
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W. A. Samuels
Charles Miller
Huntington
Mr. Samuels
Cottage sale on Holf Avenue to Mrs Walker Turpin
W Hoff man Wood sold a modern cottage on Holf avenue to Mrs Walker Turpin for 3750. Possession is to be given March 1. The deal was finalized Tuesday with J W Langston involved as the seller’s party.
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W. Hoffman Wood
J. W. Langston
Holf Avenue
Trotzky Lucky Escape From New York Rent Rise
Trotzky escaped New York before landlords began hiking rents, avoiding higher living costs. He left while conditions were still tolerable.
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Trotzky
New York
Beginning March 1920 Terms Change to 30 Days
A historical notice states all purchases after March 1 1920 must be paid within 30 days with shipment then due 10 days after, pricing at a small profit and one price, and 8 percent interest added if not settled on 30 day terms. The note is signed by H B Ringo.
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H. B. Ringo
Menefee County Oil Field Rapidly Expands Pool
Menefee County in Eastern Kentucky grows as Cumberland Pipe Line Co completes a pipeline to the field. Twenty pumping wells ready to deliver oil to carriers, with three new wells producing 75 to 100 barrels daily and expected output around 500 barrels per day. R A Chiles of Mt Sterling cites strong prospects and Lexington firms hold holdings.
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Menefee County
Kentucky
Cumberland Pipe Line Company
Menefee Pool
R. A. Chiles
Mt. Sterling
Lexington
Groom disappears after Canton (Ohio) marriage to fortune seeker
Mrs. Wm Hoffman once Ida Hinton wed after three hours of courtship then finds fiancé missing six days later. Hoffman, who advertised for a wife claiming a $75 000 fortune from his mother’s estate, must wed before Feb 1. The newlywed bride waits at a Canton hotel as authorities search for him.
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Wm. Hoffman
Ida Hinton
Miss Hinton
Hoffman
Canton
Golfers Turned Ball Jokes Highlight Poor Play
The remark teases players as “human golf balls” who are coaxed from one hole only to land in another, satirizing repeated mishaps on the course.
Whisky Tax Bill Approved by House in Landslide Vote
The House passed the Vance bill 78 to 4 to levy 50 cents a gallon on about 38 million gallons of whisky in Kentucky bonded warehouses. Estimated revenue reaches 19 to 20 million dollars with 75 percent for roads and 25 percent for general funds. The measure includes an emergency clause and, if Senate and governor approval follow, becomes operative immediately.
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House
Kentucky
Senate
Fat hens climb from fifteen to twenty eight cent limbs
A quirky note describes fat hens roosting high and advancing from 15 cent limbs to 28 cent limbs, with 28¢ wholesale pricing indicated.
Man’s impulsive spending fuels endless humor
A curmudgeonly quip contrasts a man’s need to spend with a steel trap in his pocket catching his fingers fifty times an hour, illustrating the comic nature of compulsive spending.
Checkers Comes to Table Theatre February 23
A personal letter touts the Fox studio film version of Checkers as surpassing the stage hit. It highlights Richard Stanton directing, star lineup including Tom Carrigan and Jean Acker, and dramatic horse races, train wrecks, and aerial scenes to entice theatergoers.
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Table Theatre
William Fox
Richard Stanton
Chinatown
Tom Carrigan
Checkers
Local nuptials link Kentucky bride to West Virginia groom
Miss Josephine Howard eighteen of Quick Sand Kentucky married Saturday in the city to Mr. James W. Haddix of Kenova West Virginia. The ceremony was at 4 o clock at the bride’s aunt Mrs. Frank Gee’s Richmond avenue home and was performed by Reverend L. Clark. The bride is described as attractive and musical and Haddix as a prominent young businessman. They will reside in Kenova.
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Josephine Howard
Quick Sand
James W. Haddix
Kenova
W. Va
Frank Gee
Richmond Avenue
Rever. L. Clark
Mr. Haddix
Meat Prices Falling to Prewar Basis
The American Packers Institute says meat prices are dropping toward prewar levels due to low exchange rates and reduced foreign orders, reflecting a market adjustment by major packers.
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American Packers Institute
Selling Dodges by J. D. Wren Auto Co
J D Wren Auto Co sold Dodge Brothers touring cars to D Summay Howard Mee F R Friel of Preston and John Cecil of Morehead. The firm has 30 signed orders for the Dodge with delivery beginning March 1.
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J. D. Wren Auto Co
Dodge Bros
D. Summay
Howard Mee
F. R. Friel
Preston
John Cecil
Morehead
Dodge
Founder of Star Planing Mill Dies in California
Andrew Montague a Civil War veteran died at his Long Beach California home February 17 1920 aged 79 He served in the 21st Kentucky Volunteers He was born in North Middletown Kentucky and worked in the lumber business across the state before moving to California 15 years ago Survived by his widow and three daughters Ida Clayton Alice Montague and Mrs J W Bratton He founded the Star Planing Mill later Mt Sterling Lumber Co remembered by longtime Mt Sterling residents
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Andrew Montague
Long Beach
Cal
Kentucky Volunteers
North Middletown
California
Montague
Ida Clayton
Alice Montague
J. W. Bratton
Winchester
Star Planing Mill
Mt. Sterling
Mt. Sterling Lumber Co
Lecture by Prof Tuthill at Women's History Club
Prof Tuthill of Kentucky University delivers the fourth University lecture in the Women’s History Club series on Saturday at 2 30 in the club rooms. The talk titled The Trend of the Times explains social change. Admission is twenty five cents for nonseason ticket holders.
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Tuthill
Kentucky University
Women’s History Club
Franklin Klane to join Pan American Petroleum as executive
Franklin Klane, retiring secretary of the interior, will become an executive of Pan American Petroleum and Transportation and Mexican Petroleum Company at a salary of $50,000 per year. He will serve as legal adviser and vice president after relinquishing office.
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Franklin Klane
Secretary of the Interior
Pan American Petroleum and Transportation Company
Mexican Petroleum Company
Ford Service Emphasized by Strother Motors Co
Strother Motors Co advertises full time Ford car repair with up-to-date shop equipment and factory trained mechanics. They invite Ford owners to bring cars for any adjustments and promise genuine Ford parts and complete attention to each job.
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Ford
Strother Motors Co
President Wilson Warns Allies Over Adriatic Settlement
President Wilson informs the Allies in a memorandum that the United States may withdraw support for the Versailles treaty in the Senate if the Allies proceed without U S consent. The Advocate for printing.
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Wilson
United States
Senate
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