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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1919
Page
6
Scott County School Board elected Miss Elizabeth Lockridge of Mt Sterling as primary teacher of the Oxford schools and re elected her as teacher in the Penville schools. She has not yet accepted either offer and friends hope she remains in Mt Sterling.
The County Board of Education in West Liberty has purchased property to be used as a dormitory. The move aligns with expanding student housing, signaling a commitment to local education and community resources.
Correspondence notes rains improved crop conditions and most farmers expect to harvest wheat this week. Clover hay cutting has begun though hay acreage is small. Community prayers for peace accompany local news as residents share visits and incidents including Jason Richardson’s severe pony accident with a fractured skull and poor prognosis.
Rain in the past week spurred activity and tobacco drying. Mrs. John R. Thomas suffered a severe accident when a broken cow stick struck her eye. A baby boy named Ewell Markland was born to Omer Markland and wife on June 26. Bulah Turley visited Louis Dragoo’s family. Rev J W Pet will preach at the Baptist church July 5 and 6. The county road pike is damaged by rocks. James Thompson has rheumatism for a week. Wm Triplett sold a team of mules harness and wagon to Lee Gibbs. price unknown.
Kentucky Masons start a $1,000,000 campaign to build a modern Widows and Orphans Home on the site of the first such institution in America, Louisville. The project aims for a fireproof new main building with a 9,000 seat chapel at the center.
State Development Committee hears of about 20 counties ready to set dates for farm meetings. Plans call for Southern Kentucky gatherings on the L N early in July, then Northward events along the same line and later in the eastern region. Purchases and the Pennyrile will be addressed after August as meetings extend into September.
Annual inspection across Greenville Russellville Mayfield Paducah and London reports dramatic gains when ground limestone and phosphate are used. Lime phosphate plots yielded lush clover and wheat while untreated plots failed. Full details available from the Lexington Experiment Station.
E R Wade of Clark County near Wades Mill buys from Thomas G Sudduth a 244 acre farm five miles from Winchester for 250 dollars per acre. Possession is set for March 1 1920. The scene includes a bedside quip about cures and bids reflecting small town concerns.
A reflective proverb argues that thoughts as witnesses would expose rogues, and that personal effort to rise is nobler than inherent birthright. It presents a moral view on integrity and self-improvement without specific events or figures.
U S forces crossed into Mexico after Mexican fire killed an American woman and wounded five others in Juarez. Infantry cavalry and artillery supported the border move as U S troops pursued Villa loyalists into the mountains and returned to the U S side. F A Hood of San Diego dies in California on the 26th ultimo.
The first official medal will be issued to President Wilson as commander in chief of the war department and the second to Secretary Baker. The excerpt then shifts to aphorisms about convictions, leisure, and a dog that was killed this morning, ending with a quip about its condition.
A Pittsburg clerk keeps an “error book” to record why sales fail. Entries include customers waiting too long for change, lack of a collar size, stockroom items, customers who won’t wait, or customers who say they will shop elsewhere. The method aims to reduce future losses by correcting weak points.
The local telephone company installed four new switch boards to handle added local and toll traffic. Manager Sharp says the additional facilities will greatly improve service at this office.
Master Commissioner Will Ed. Jones sold the Sam Duff place on the Spencer pike to Thomas Perry for 8600 dollars. The deal includes a handsome home and 29 acres of land.
Mr. J. Green Trimble, deceased, lived through 34 national administrations from James Monroe to the current president's second term, reflecting a lengthy public era.
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