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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1921
Page
1
Readers urged to secure subscriptions before 6 P M next Monday July 25 to earn triple votes on all subscriptions. The notice outlines campaign strategy, bonus votes, and how increased or new two year plans boost counts, with a final call for rapid submission before the deadline.
At a meeting of the election commissioners Sheriff John G. Roberts Clay G. Fogg and C G Pangburn named officers to preside at the August 6 primary. Each ward precinct lists four officers with the first two as judges the third as sheriff and the fourth as clerk. Names cover First Ward Second Ward Third Ward Fourth Ward and numerous precincts including Aaron's Run Sideview Grassy Lick Beans Levee Camargo Jeffersonville Spencer Howard's Mill Smithville Harts.
In Lexington on Saturday Miss Patty A. Thompson married Carl A. Robinson of Washington D C. The ceremony was by Rev D Clay Lilly at his home with no attendants. The bride, in navy blue, with pink roses and lilies of the valley, is from a prominent local family. Robinson, a New Hampshire native, holds a government post in Washington and they will reside there.
The notice warns candidates they must itemize every expenditure for campaign accounts under election laws. It urges settling outstanding advertising and job printing charges with The Advocate to be clear for state expense filings, implying all items must be included.
Robert T. Bean aged 78 a longtime local business leader died suddenly in his Wichita apartment from heart disease. He leaves two sons Richard M. Bean and Robert C. Bean one daughter Mary C. Bean and three half brothers. Burial was in Wichita cemetery. He served in the Confederate army and was a deacon and treasurer at Mt Sterling Baptist church.
Word reached here of the death of Mrs. Ernest Hadden Wagoner in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. She was a niece of L E Griggs a former Grassy Lick public school teacher and described as a bright woman.
Pearl buttons and long Good Night shirts by Faultless offered at 98e this week. Walsh Company advertises quality clothing items with a $1.50 retail reference in its sales pitch.
Stanton Sam Stedham aged 78 died Friday from cancer. He was a brother of Mrs. Henry Williams formerly of this city.
The E. K. Junction depot is closed to passengers and both inbound and outbound freight. It will operate only as a flag station per the board’s ruling.
A concrete foundation for a new Presbyterian church house has been completed at Stanton and the brick building is expected to be dedicated before January 1 1922.
The Walsh Company offers Pearl buttons at 98 cents this week highlighting quality and value.
The Greater Montgomery County Fair begins tomorrow in Mt. Sterling with hotels full and visitors arriving daily. The opening program promises interesting races and wildlife, with Lexington boosters visiting and Floral Hall expected to excel. Krause Greater Shows arrives on a special train and stands as a major Midway attraction for the week.
Miss Florence Wallingford of Maysville arrives to serve as visiting nurse for the city and county. She is highly recommended and brings substantial training and experience in public health nursing.
The July County Court sale drew about 1,000 head of cattle in good condition but slow demand. Steers 600 to 800 pounds sold 5 to 12 cents. culls 4 to 5 cents, stockers 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 cents, fat cows 4 to 4 1/2 cents. Horses varied from 75 to 125 dollars per head. a Shelbyville car yielded similar prices. Mules sold 125 to 150 dollars each.
An educated horse at the Fair Grounds can accurately tell about yourself. He is a wonder.
A large Chamber of Commerce group plus local boosters toured the blue grass in twenty cars Friday ahead of the Montgomery County Fair opening tomorrow. About 80 travelers visited Winchester Lexington Paris and Carlisle with Boy Scouts, receiving warm welcomes. The trip is credited with boosting fair attendance and strengthening Mt. Sterling’s ties with sister cities. Pres. H. G. Hoffman and organizers J. G. Roberts and Warren Hatton led the effort.
Notice from H L Greene that a red heifer about 600 pounds strayed to his property on Grassy Lick Pike. Owner may claim by proving property and paying charges and advertising costs. (80-31)
W. K. Prewitt bought Miss Nannie E. Reid’s colonial residence on West High street for 11075 and assumed a brick street assessment of 271. Clayton Howell conducted the sale, one of Mt. Sterling’s best this year. The Prewitts take possession in the fall to make their future home. bidding was spirited.
The Big Tree Club of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance honored R L Coleman by electing him president for the coming year. The annual meeting July 6 7 and 8 drew more than 1 000 agents from across the United States, with Mr Sterling General Agency sending five representatives including Mrs Coleman and Miss Pangburn. Future plans add district meetings in San Francisco Washington DC New Orleans Chicago and Denver with Coleman presiding alongside company officers. Cinderella Foote resides in Loveland Colorado.
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