County Lottery Allocates Army Truck For Road Aid
The state surplus army trucks were allotted by lottery at the capitol with Montgomery County winning a three ton heavy artillery truck valued around 5000 dollars. Trucks stored in Jeffersonville Ind will go to the county under strict use conditions and cannot be loaned sold or exchanged. County officials E W Senff W A Samuels and R G Kern represented Montgomery at the drawing with R Wiley supervising.
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Floyd
Hon. R. Wiley
International
Nash
Montgomery
Jeffersonville
Ind
Washington
Montgomery County
E. W. Senff
W. A. Samuels
R. G. Kern
Mt Sterling High School Alumni Banquet Planned
The Mt Sterling High School alumni banquet will be held at Ringo's Hall on Friday night June 6. The Country Woman's Club women will serve the banquet. One hundred places are guaranteed and a full attendance is hoped for. The Class of 1916 will oversee the evening's entertainment. Alumni are urged to attend and renew old acquaintances.
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Mt. Sterling High School
Ringo’s Hall
Ladies of the Country Woman’s Club
Child narrowly escapes injury in runaway car incident
Tommie Douglas, son of Mr and Mrs L R Douglas, started a car at Harve Knox's home and was stopped by Knox before it rammed the curb near the Catholic church corner. Strawberries at Vanarsdell's.
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Tommie
William Oldham to Wed Miss Charlotte Mudgette
The engagement and forthcoming wedding of William Oldham, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Oldham, to Miss Charlotte Mudgette of Petoskey Michigan, is announced. No date yet. planned for late summer or early fall. Oldham, a U S Marine veteran and Mt Sterling High School graduate, will reside with John B Frazer after marriage.
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William Oldham
A. B. Oldham
A. B. Oldham & Son
Charlotte Mudgette
Petoskey, Mich
Pam
John 8. Frazer
Montgomery Circuit Court Wraps Up May Term
The Montgomery Circuit Court adjourned after a brief session due to farmers busy season. Will Ferguson colored was fined 60 dollars and jailed 20 days with bond forfeiture. John R Kidd false swearing case continued. John Allen Hall colored sentenced to life for killing a colored boy. Jim Coffee colored awaiting counsel. trial postponed. Several minor cases disposed of.
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Montgomery
Will Ferguson
the Commonwealth
John R. Kidd
John Allen Hall
Jim Coffee
Graduates Named for UK Commencement
Among those who will graduate at the University of Kentucky during the June 18 exercises are Miss Mary Beall daughter of Mrs Emma Beall of this city and Mr Dillard Hazelrigg Turner son of Judge and Mrs C C Turner of Frankfort but formerly of this city.
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University of Kentucky
Mary Beall
Emma Beall
Dillard Hazelrigg Turner
C. C.turner
Frankfort
Memorial Day Observed with Out-of-Town Visitors
Memorial Day was observed here Friday with many visitors from out of town to decorate graves. A wreath of flowers adorned a grave in Machpelah later noted for its serene cemetery. Local produce such as kale and new onions were offered by Vanarsdell in the area.
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Machpelah
Mt. Sterting
City of
Mt Sterling High holds 29th commencement with Terhune address
Commencement exercises at Mt Sterling High feature a Baccalaureate sermon by Dr M V P Yeaman and a Full program led by Senior Edward Prewitt and Irene McNamara. The Twenty ninth Annual Commencement will host Rev Thomas B Terhune D D of New Albany Ind as speaker on The Backstairs of Success.
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Mt. Sterling High School
M. V. P. Yeaman
Presbyterian Church
L. Z. Turley
Louis Barnes
Martha Coleman
Katherine Conroy
Emma Cooper
Elizabeth Guthrie
Alice Griffin
Mabel Henry
Frances Henry
Ruth Kelly
Irene McNamara
Thelma Pierce
Margaret Turley
Abner B. Oldham, Jr
Edward Prewitt
Louise Barnes
Thomas B. Terhune
New Albany
Ind
Thos. B. Terhune
City High School
Florence “Shirley
Virginia Duff
Christine Ramey
Billy Reid
Evelyn Prewitt
Suit to Annul Hamilton Will Faces Bitter Contest
Mrs. R G Stoner with lawyers Kern Franklin and Talbott files suit to set aside the last will of Col A W Hamilton valued around 10000. Miss Bessie Lane and Miss Ida Hamilton are named beneficiaries. Judge R H Winn named executor with Ed C ORear from Frankfort to represent. case promises a hot battle.
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Winn
Ed. C O’rear
Frankfort
Supreme Court Upholds War Time Telephone and Rail Rates
The Supreme Court sustained increased railroad telephone and telegraph rates ordered by the Railroad Administration and the Postmaster General. It held that Congress granted the President broad war powers including control over rail and wire networks with supreme authority to set intrastate rates.
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Railroad Administration
Postmaster General
Supreme Court
Congress
Property Sale Nets Over Fourteen Thousand Dollars
The estate of the late U. S. Fizer sold three houses and multiple lots on Saturday with spirited bidding. The total reached just over fourteen thousand dollars. Also advertised are rolled oats hominy grits and other cereals at Vanarsdell's.
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U. S. Fizer
Vanarsdell’s
Engagement Announced for Martha Frances Strode and Clay Sutherland
Mr and Mrs Clayton Strode of Winchester announce the engagement of their daughter Martha Frances to Clay H Sutherland of Paris The wedding is planned for summer The couple are well known in Montgomery county and Paris where Miss Strode is a charming talented young lady and Mr Sutherland a Swift Co representative and Kentucky graduate with broad regard locally
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Clayton Strode
Winchester
Martha Frances
Clay H. Sutherland
Paris
Miss Strode
Montgomery County
Mr. Sutherland
Fannie Belle Sutherland
Swift & Co
Sterling
University of Kentucky
Narrow Escape Near Pond In County
Sarah Nancy Bridges, young daughter of Mr and Mrs Marion Bridges, nearly drowned last week while playing beside a pond at their home in the county. Her older brother alerted a servant who panicked and failed to act, prompting Mrs Bridges to reach the bank and pull the child to safety. The mother became stuck in mud on return and required help from farm hands, but both mother and child are now well.
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Sarah Nancy
Marion Bridges
Cream Checks Now Cashable At Local Bank For Patrons
Messrs. W. T. Hunt & Co. introduce a home banking method for cream payments. Checks are payable at the local bank, eliminating cross city issues and delays. Duplicates can be issued instantly if a check is lost or destroyed, avoiding month long waits.
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Messrs. W. T. Hunt & Co
Parishioner Farmer Bingham Anderson Dies After Illness
Mr Bingham Anderson a longtime farmer from the Sideview area died at his home Sunday afternoon due to paralysis. He had been an invalid for years and his death was not unexpected. Funeral services were held at 11 AM led by Rev Clyde Darsie, with burial in Machpelah cemetery.
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Bingham Anderson
Sideview
Anderson
Clyde Darsie
Machpelah Cemetery
New Restaurant to Open After Lease Deal
Capt. C. H. Perry closes long lease with J. C. Jarboro of Youngstown for the former Ringo’s cafe building. Jarboro will take possession July 1 and open a restaurant and lunch room within days.
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C. H. Perry
J. C. Jarboro
Youngstown
Ringo
Oldham Buys Dry Goods Store in Nicholasville
Mr. A. B. Oldham buys the dry goods business from J. H. Boner at Nicholasville. It is reported his sons William Oldham and A. B. Oldham Jr. will assume charge of the store.
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A. B. Oldham
J. H. Boner
Nicholasville
Messrs
William and
A. B. Oldham Jr
Veal Specials Announced By Vanarsdell’s
Fresh veal available daily at Vanarsdell's with a steady supply described in local notices. Caption references a pastry display and a seasonal menu item titled SEtie.
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Vanarsdell’s
S W Evans Passes Away In Local City
S W Evans aged 81 prominent retired farmer died at his High Street home after ten days illness. He moved from Bethel area to this city years ago and joined the local Methodist church. Funeral at Bethel 11 Wednesday conducted by Rev Jeff Redd and Rev J L West. Survived by wife and four sons Oscar Elgin D D Evans Lewis Evans M W Evans.
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Bethel
Jeff Redd
J. L. West
Oscar Elgin Evans
D. D. Evans
Lewis Evans
Hartford City
Ind
M. W. Evans
Sherburne
Narrow escape as motorcycle crash damages car near Lexington
Mr 8S English Anderson visiting his daughter at Hamilton College was returning home when a motorcycle collision at a Fayette County intersection knocked the car across the road. One rider suffered a bruised leg while Mr Anderson and the other rider escaped injury.
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English Anderson
Lexington
Hamilton College
Fayette County
Anderson
Fresh Produce At Vanarsdell’s Market
Vanarsdell’s offers new beets radishes onions and lettuce for shoppers seeking seasonal vegetables and crisp greens.
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Vanarsdell’s
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