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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1920

Page

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Popular Young Couple United in Marriage

A quiet wedding occurred yesterday at the bride Emma Cooper’s home with Miss Cooper and Joseph Chenault Bogie uniting in marriage. Rev J L Marke performed the ring ceremony as illness kept many family members away. The bride wore a blue tricotine traveling suit. The couple departed by motor for Winchester then Cincinnati and will visit the groom’s sister at Seven Gables on Lake Erie.

Emma Cooper Joseph Chenault J. L. Marke Methodist Church J. 8 Bogie Sty Winchester Cincinnati

Price drops hit flour corn meal and wheat

Yesterday flour fell 60 cents a barrel and corn meal 26 cents per hundred. In the past few days wheat prices declined 10 to 12 cents per bushel.

Women's Union Suits Featured At The Fair

Readable copy notes women garments on display at THE FAIR with prices listed at 48c per union suit.

Farmer Is Injured By Vicious Sow

Everett, a prominent local farmer, was injured near his home after driving a sow and her litter from a pasture. He kicked a pig to pass through a gate, provoking the sow to attack and throw him to the ground. Passersby arrived with rails and clubs to drive off the animal and prevent fatal harm.

G. Catlett Everett Mr. Everett

Former Resident Weds Col. Ferguson in Columbia

Mrs. Margaret Trimble McKee, formerly of this city and daughter of Judge G. W. Trimble of Columbia Missouri, married Col. Henry Thornburg Ferguson at Parker Memorial Hospital Columbia Missouri. The ceremony occurred while Mrs. Ferguson recuperates from appendicitis. Ferguson a West Point graduate who served 32 years in the Army will move to an orange grove near Arcadia Florida then return in October with his wife and stepson Duncan McKee to Arcadia Florida.

Margaret Trimble McKee G. W. Trimble Columbia Henry Thornburg Ferguson Parker Memorial Hospital West Point Orange Grove Arcadia Fla Duncan McKee

Barker Hart Returns After Several Days Missing

Barker Hart, 14, son of Mr and Mrs A S Hart, was located in Lexington by Chief Tipton after being missing from his home in the city for several days. His parents and friends express relief and happiness at his return.

Barker Hart A. S. Hart Lexington Tipton

Mt Sterling High to Offer Home Economics for Girls

The Mt Sterling High School will introduce a Home Economics department this fall. Miss Elsie G. Potter, a University of Kentucky graduate, will teach cooking sewing and related subjects in a modern laboratory space with four girl desks per table and full kitchen facilities.

Elsie G. Potter Somerset Kentucky State University ,S Miss Potter Mt. Sterling High School Lexington High School

Tobacco Growers To Meet at Lexington

A 1920 Carrollton meeting drew over 500 tobacco growers from seven counties to discuss curtailing tobacco and boosting corn and wheat. A mass meeting is planned in Lexington on Wednesday August 4 to decide on coordinated action and county delegation participation.

Carrollton Lexington Burley

Local Marriages Tie Popular County Pairings

Elmer Kincaid a 22 year old farmer and Miss Josephine Rol aged 21 were married in this city yesterday by Rev. J. L. Ragan. Also Will Harvey 23 and Miss Rena Hiler 16, well known here, wed at the Court House yesterday by County Judge E. W. Senff.

Elmer Kincaid Josephine Rol J. L. Ragan Will Harvey Rena Hiler E. W. Senff

Ladies vests on sale at a quarter by The Fair

A small advertisement notes samples of ladies vests priced at 25 cents each. The notice underscores bargain offerings and invites readers to visit The Fair for purchases.

Girl Hurt In Fall From Automobile

Fourteen year old Lillian Wallingford suffered serious injuries after jumping from a moving car driven by Lee Trimble on the Howards Mill Pike near Mitchell Skidmore’s home. She fell while hanging on the running board as her hat flew off, was treated at the Skidmore residence, and the incident is viewed as an unavoidable accident with Trimble cleared of blame.

Lillian Wallingford Howards Mill Pike Mitchell Skidmore Lee Trimble Wallingford Skidmore Trimble

Truck Route May Come to Mt. Sterling

Co. P. Smith of Louisville promotes Union Transportation lines with $350000 capitalization serving Louisville to Bardstown Bloomfield Elizabethtown and Shelbyville. Plans extend to Frankfort Versailles Lexington Winchester Richmond and Mt. Sterling with operation this year.

Babbs Buy Johnson Heights Residence From Balls

Prof and Mrs H A Babb purchased Mrs Nannie E Balls modern Johnson Heights home and will take possession August first. Price paid not disclosed.

H. A. Babb Nannie E. Balls Johnson Heights

Election officers named for primary election duties

Election Commissioners named election officers for the primary to be held Saturday August 7. Each precinct lists four appointees with the first two serving as Judges, the third as Sheriff, and the fourth as Clerk.

Miss Nettie Prewitt Joins The Table As Soda Dispenser

Miss Nettie Prewitt a former Sanitary Meat Co saleslady accepts a soda dispenser role at The Table succeeding Miss Stella McClain who resigned. Prewitt is noted as an efficient young businesswoman and The Table earns commendation for securing her services.

Nettie Prewitt Sanitary Meat Co Stella McClain Miss Prewitt

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