Lexington and area residents travel for business and visits
Local news notes numerous residents and visitors: Miss Alpha Enoch returns from Louisville. Matt C. Clay travels to Louisville on business. James Ballard and wife visit Nicholasville. John Wyatt attends County Court in Winchester. Mrs. Roger Spratt visits Lexington friends. Jere W. Coleman returns from Louisville after a Norton Infirmary procedure.
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Matt C. Clay
Louisville
James Ballard
Nicholasville
John Wyatt
Winchester
Roger Spratt
Lexington
Allen Robbins
Morgan County
Clay Cisco
John H. Keller
New York
Keller
Jack Owings
W. J. Reis
Ros, Ratliff
Omer Ratliff
Sharpsburg
Laura Rooney
Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in City
The City Health Office announces three mild scarlet fever cases in the city under strict quarantine. The report notes all infections are confined and being monitored to prevent spread.
Cumberland Telephone Company to Complete Repairs
The report claiming the Cumberland Telephone Company would not fix its plants is unfounded. A large crew works daily and full restoration is planned as soon as possible with an estimated loss of 40000 dollars. Cables will extend to D C Fox on the Owingsville pike H C Ledford and sons on the Spencer pike and M B French on the Camargo pike.
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Cumberland Telephone Company
D. C. Fox
Owingsville Pike
H. C. Ledford and Son’s
Spencer Pike
M. B. French
Camargo Pike
Spring Street Lot Sells for 1200 Per Acre
Mrs. Peter Kelley sold her Spring Street lot containing 212 acres to Mrs. Arnold of Lexington for 1200 per acre. No improvements on the acreage.
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Peter Kelley
Spring Street
Arnold
Lexington
Missionary Rev Joseph Hopper to sail for Korea
Foreign missionary Rev Joseph Hopper and his wife of Louisville visited Prof W O Hopper. They have been accepted by the Presbyterian Foreign Mission Board and will sail soon to Korea to begin their duties.
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W. O. Hopper
Rev. Hopper
Presbyterian Foreign Mission Board
Korea
Orange Meant Life to Him
A wartime note from Modern Hospital highlights how small comforts aid recovery. Red Cross nurses describe sick soldiers behaving like children and needing little wishes fulfilled. An anxious buddy craved an orange, and securing fruit amid shortages helped him recover.
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Red Cross
Briggins Proposes Socialist Property Division Plans
The speaker, identified as Briggins, describes a socialist ideology advocating equal sharing of property. He adds that he would oversee the division and receive compensation for his supervising role, implying self interest in the arrangement.
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Briggins
Ancient Cedar Trees Over Two Thousand Years Old Found
A Missoula logging engineer reports cedar trees in the Kaniska forest in Washington exceed 2,000 years in age, some nearly 3,000. Trees ranged from one foot to ten feet in diameter, with borings confirming ages and noting the wood’s potential for high grade timber.
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Missoula
Mont
Kaniska Forest
Washington
United States
Sparing a friend in a smoky Scotch moment
A quote from the Birmingham Age-Herald recalls a man invited to share whisky with a friend but declines to avoid causing distress. The exchange highlights scarcity of fine Scotch and the speaker’s tender-hearted hesitation when faced with Billfour’s reaction.
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Billfour
Birmingham Age-Herald
Different Now Says Senator Sorghum on Office Seekers
Senator Sorghum notes a shift in trouble from office seekers to finding capable workers willing to accept government wages. He emphasizes the need for able hands despite pay limits.
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Senator Sorghum
Turkish Armenian Cruelty Complaint Noted
The Louisville Courier Journal reports concern over Armenian cruelty allegations directed at Turks. The piece highlights rising tensions and public reactions to the situation.
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Louisvi Courier-Journal
Charged for His Society Demands Higher Wages
A quoted speaker asserts demand for higher wages while admitting no work in the last six weeks. The exchange questions the viability of striking for less work and hints at union or labor activity in the community.
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Y J. W. Baker
Richard Stofer
Huntington
Miss Alpha Enoch
Dorothy Peed
Ollie Knight
Sanderson
Cockrell
Arthur Blevins
Mason County
Elizabeth Coleman
Lawrence White
John Stofer
Cincinnati
Neville Smith
Madisonville
G. B. Senff
Lee Crear
Hardware Dealers
W. W. Wilson
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Albert Bourne
Henry L. Stone
Susan Woods
Stanford
G. C. Anderson
James Horton
Miss Mabel Horton
Jere W. Coleman
Norton Infirmary
J. A. and
C. C. Evans
Mrs
Luke Rupard
Brother
Gilbert Thompson
Charles H. Duty
James H. Wood
Bessie Wilson
J. W. Hedden, Jr
Miss Emily
Emma Beall
Missouri
Owensboro
Frank Craig
Craig
Joe Stephens
Clara C. Bibbs
Middletown
Ohio
Frank Gibbons
Elizabeth Bascom
Charles Bascom
Dudley W. Hunter
R. F. Mastin
Bettie Roberts
Susie Burroughs
Indianapolis
Chicago
Alice Perry
B. Frank Perry
Owingsville
J. R. Brother
Artie Fitzpatrick
Dayton, C
Taylor Fitzpatrick
Artie
Corda Clark
Thomas Clark
Henrietta Coleman
Kathleen Howell
University of Florida
Tallahassee
Carl Cooper
Salyersville
James Sebastian
West Liberty
Frankfort
Mt. Sterling
Sebastian
Kerr’s Perfection Flour
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