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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1919
Page
11
Clyde Brown resigns his position at Trimble Grocery Company to return home at Stepstone and farm with his father Frank Brown. No successor has been chosen yet.
Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts urges continued public support for Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps to fund postwar obligations. He links the victory to the dividends of national effort, emphasizes returning soldiers, economic stability, and national prosperity, and ends with a call to teach children to save.
Under a Montgomery Circuit Court judgment a public auction will be held July 21 1919 at 1 PM at the court house Mt Sterling Kentucky. The sale includes three parcels a house and lot on Maysville Street a five acre tract on the Mt Sterling Winchester turnpike and a Holt Avenue lot with adjacent parcels. Purchasers must post a bond, a lien remains on sold land until all funds are paid, and terms require a six month credit. W E Jones Master Commissioner KE W Senff Atty.
The State Commissioner of Agriculture Cohen reports Kentucky's wheat yield this year at 15,000,000 bushels averaging 14.7 bushels per acre. Corn advances with cultivation lag due to wet May and labor shortage while oats are estimated at 24 bushels per acre. Tobacco and hay yields, grasses, and livestock conditions are noted as largely normal.
Watson Thomas has been appointed Circuit Clerk of Bath County to succeed the late Oscar Broth. Mr Thomas is an experienced circuit clerk.
By virtue of a 1919 Montgomery Circuit Court judgment a master commissioner will sell a half acre house and lot at the Spencer turnpike in Montgomery county. The sale will occur at the courthouse with a replevin bond and approved security. Attorney W. Senff represents the master commissioner. The description covers the lot’s boundaries along the pike railroad and school district No.7.
The case of W. M. Broughton guardian for defendants versus Lutte Broughton Dailey now Rob inson lists a sale of land in Montgomery County Kentucky on Grassy Lick Creek. The described property covers 1 1/2 acres with detailed boundary measurements and references to lot numbers and pins. The purchaser must pay the purchase price as ordered. John A. Judy attorney.
A compact line listing fractions and coin values appears, with mixed numbers and decimals. It reads as a price or measure notation and may reflect an old bookkeeping or catalog snippet.
The Montgomery County Institute of Colored Teachers met at Evergreen Baptist church with Prof. F M Wood as instructor. Fifteen teachers attended along with patrons. Mothers Hour featured Dr Wood showing methods to solve today’s boy problem. The session closed with resolutions praising Miss Georgie Sledd and thanking Rev J C Cross and community supporters.
Mr Sterling offers medical services from the Kentucky office over Geiger's Pharmacy on Maysville Street formerly occupied by Dr F A Millard. Office phone 237. Fees reasonable and work guaranteed.
In Hannibal Missouri the Trades and Labor Assembly with delegates from all unions endorsed the War Savings Campaign by formal resolutions. A letter of introduction with the resolutions was given to J R Blackwood and O G Sanford and Wilson of St Louis appointed Federal Director for presentation to unions. Organizers work this week to build local thrift support as members and their families pledge.
A historical note emphasizes thrift as a core ethical trait shaping personal character and discipline, aligning with prudence and self control.
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