Personal notes from Bagdad residents and visitors
Local items list Joe Wilson of Bagdad Claude Dunavent visiting Illinois and many others visiting or returning home from trips to Shelby New York Washington Rensselaer Ind Louisa Dayton Pittsburg and Huntington Also mentions Y M C A Overseas service and school picnic plus sales ad for ladies hose at Newmeyer
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Joe Wilson
Bagdad
Claude Dunavent
Illinois
Turner
J. S. Wilson
Shelby
Race for votes continues with four days left
The contest entry warns that four days remain and urges all supporters to win. A final vote standing lists Daisy Rose as 334,825 ahead of Martha Jones and others. The contest manager announces all ballots cast in the remander will be counted and War Savings Stamps program prompts voting and saving.
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Daisy Rose
Martha Jones
Clemma Clark
Mary Belle Monroe
Zora Finney
Maggie Henry
Young Couple Wed in Lexington Ceremony
Mr William R Tipton and Miss Dora S Robinson wed in Lexington with Rev G E Cameron officiating. After a brief bridal trip they will room with Dr J A Shirley on Maysville Street. Tipton is a respected county figure and Robinson a noted county bride.
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William R. Tipton
Dora S. Robinson
Fisher Mark
Lexington
G. E. Cameron
J. A. Shirley
Maysville Street
Tipton
Cavanaugh Tipton
R. C. Robinson
Advocate
Legion of Friends
W. Ss
Local Health and Business Notices Comprise Community Updates
The column reports health updates for several residents including Mrs. Walter Turner Mrs. G Y Triplett and Mrs B Lane noting recovery and improved conditions Dr W R Thompson has returned home greatly improved and Mr Robert Howell is progressing well after surgery in Cincinnati A hospital visit notes Anna Tipton’s asthma treatment in Indianapolis followed by a local shoe sale listing Men s and Boys Low Shoes at 198 per pair by S M Newmeyer
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W. R. Thompson
Lexington Hospital
Anna Tipton
B. G. Saltzgaber
Indianapolis
Religious notices and theatre listing in Athens area
J. B. Wilson travels for meetings with Athens Baptist Church. Rev T Benton Hill preaches Sunday. County Christian Sunday Schools convention set for Spencer church July 12 from 10 am to 4 pm with Miss Lewis coordinating. Table Theatre presents The Kaiser The Beast of Berlin on Tuesday July 9.
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The
Christian Church
Spencer Church
Lewis
Hospital ship Llandovery Castle sunk by Hun
Reports last night say the Red Cross ship Llandovery Castle was torpedoed and sunk by German forces with no warning. The vessel carried 258 medical staff and nurses but few survived. 24 have been saved so far.
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Red Cross
Llandovery Castle
The Kaiser The Beast of Berlin Pro-German Fury Film
A wartime review condemns the propaganda film The Kaiser The Beast of Berlin for stirring anger and urging America to join a global effort to crush the Kaiser and his hordes. It argues the picture shows diabolical acts and convinces audiences that decisive action is needed.
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America
Berlin
Europe
Woman's Club Hosts Chautauqua Lecturer Christine Frederick
The Woman's Club will entertain Mrs. Christine Frederick noted Chautauqua speaker on Household Economics next Saturday at noon at Mrs. W. S. Lloyd's home. A club committee will meet her at the train. Frederick is renowned for home economics writings and city arrival is awaited with interest. A separate note mentions 1000 yards of solid colored dress ginghams at Newmeyer per yard. Sheriff John G Roberts and Patrolman Thomas Scott arrested a man near Ewington Station, suspected escapee. the man gave evasive answers and is held for investigation.
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Woman’s Club
Christine Frederick
W. 8. Lloyd
Frederick
Newmeyer
John G. Roberts
Thomas Scott
Ewington Station
M. Newmeyer
Hail Insurance Ad for Tobacco Protection
Notice urges immediate attention to hail insurance for tobacco crops amid shortages and rising prices. Advertisement promotes protection as inexpensive and stresses urgency and a deadline of January 31. It lists B. Frank Perry & Co with ginghams at 18 cents per yard and signs M Newmeyer.
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B. Frank Perry & Co
Births and local car news from the city
Birth announcements list James Buford to John D. Henry and wife and Bruce Duty Stapleton to Mary Lisle Duty on June 28 and June 26 respectively. Also farm and auto service notes including Black pony for sale and local hauling firms offering prompt delivery. Oldsmobile dealer activity notes include W B Day delivering a roadster to R G Owings and Paul Strother purchasing a five passenger model.
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John D. Henry
Pieratt
James Buford
George Stapleton
Mary Lisle Duty
Bruce Duty Stapleton
W. B. Day
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Michigan
R. G. Owings
Paul Strother
Bernice Clark Heads to Washington for Civil Service Post
Miss Bernice Clark who recently passed the Civil Service examination left yesterday morning for Washington D C where she has a position in the Adjutant General s office at a salary of 1200 dollars.
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Washington
Bernice Clark
Washington, D. C
Adjutant General's Office
LONG FAITHFUL SERVICE OF MR HARRY S BITTINGER
Mr. Harry S. Bittinger, longtime C O depot operator, marks thirty five years with the railroad. He prevented three head on collisions and lost only six days in years for family bereavement. Friends wish him long health. The Kaiser Beast of Berlin photo drama plays Table Theatre Tuesday July 9.
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Harry S. Bittinger
Bittinger
Miss Meta Glass to Lead Red Cross Hut in France
Miss Meta Glass, famed in this city and tied to Randolph-Macon College, reports she will travel to France to oversee a Red Cross nurses hut and rest room run by the YMCA. The notice also advertises 50 dozen ladies white hose at 20 cents by Newmeyer.
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Meta Glass
Randolph-Macon College
France
Red Cross
W. Ss
Honor Flag to be raised in Frankfort for liberty loan drive
The Honor Flag for the State of Kentucky will be raised at Frankfort Thursday in honor of the Third Liberty Loan Drive. The chairman of each county and assistants are invited to attend to enjoy the celebration. Also advertised are ladies Dorothy Dodd and Gold Medal Oxfords in broken sizes at 1.98 per pair.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
W. Ss. S
Dorothy Dodd
S. M. Newmeyer
M. Newmeyer
Mrs Frank P Boyd Hosts Picture Show Party
Mrs Frank P Boyd entertained a number of friends Wednesday afternoon with a picture show party. After the show a delicious lunch was served at the Rest Rooms and the afternoon was passed agreeably by all. 50 dozen Ladies White Hose offered by S M Newmeyer.
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Frank P. Boyd
Soldiers Send Cards From the Trenches
Troops send thanks to the three tobacco warehouses in the city for donated tobacco and handling. Cards include several written in French. Signed by S. M. Newmeyer.
General Crowder Calls 367 961 Men for July Draft
Provost Marshal General Crowder issues a broad July draft call for 367,961 registrants. Entrainment starts July 5 with 27,257 white men. total July mobilizations include 220,000 on July 22–25. White and colored draftees are allocated by week and camp such as Fort Thomas and Camp Taylor in Kentucky.
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General Crowder
Kentucky
Fort Thomas
Montgomery County
Camp Taylor
Fourth of July Picnic At Fair Grounds With Speeches And Sports
Grand Sunday School picnic hosted by C M E Church in Mt Sterling on the Fair Grounds July 4 1918 features music base ball croquet lawn tennis foot races wheelbarrow and bag races a 2 pm program with patriotic speeches on war savings stamps by Prof W N Mayo Sr of Frankfort Ky and remarks on wartime topics. Also announces Capt H Benton Kinsolving an instructor of artillery at Louisville and local price notes from Newmeyer.
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Mt. Sterling
Owingsville
W. N. Mayo, Sr
Frankfort
H. Benton Kinsolving
Fort Sill
Louisville
Capt. Kinsolving
M. Newmeyer
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Frances Lydane
Winer
Ronnie
Gladys Land
Louisa
Aery
Warren Cline
Mills
Virginia
Lettie Bowers
Maude Testerman
Dayton
W. W. Ginn
Gladys McCormick
Rensselaer
Ind
I. F. Tabb
Mattie Littleton
Farmville
Ben R. Turner
Elizabeth Wyatt
Kirk’s
Chas. Darsie
Clyde Darsie
Y. M. C. A. Overseas Service
John Harrison
Isobel Harris
Duluth
Minn
J. A. Vansant
Louise Lloyd
C. T. Derickson
Elise
Huntington
W. Va
D. B. Gwinn
Dan Chenault
Richmond
John L. Coleman
Macon
Maggie Gaitskill
Ae Reong
E. W. Senff
War Savings Committee
Ruth Day
O. B. Clark
Eastin & Harris
Walter Turner
G. Y. Triplett
8. B. Lane
Robert Howell
Cincinnati
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People of the Earth
Tasb Theatre
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J. H. Stephenson
G. D. Sullivan & Co. W
C. W. Kirkpatrick
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Eastman
Lloyd's Drug Store
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