Campaign to finance new Mt Sterling hotel gains momentum
An executive committee of Mt Sterling and Montgomery county citizens organizes a stock sale to fund a new modern hotel. Shares cost 100 each with flexible quarterly payments. plan favors no bonds or mortgages and aims for a six percent annual dividend, with site chosen by stockholders.
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Sterling Mary
U States
Citi
Mt. Sterling
Montgomery County
J. O. Greene
John A. Judy
Citizens’ Committee
Mr. Sterling
Judy
Mount Sterling
Cial
Weks
Voters Decide School Bond Issue Next Saturday
Men and women prepare to cast ballots on the School Bond Issue at the polling places next Saturday, urging supporters to turnout for the funding measure.
Lexington to Form First Joint Stock Land Bank
Lexington and Louisville capitalists launched the First Joint Stock Land Bank of Lexington with 150000 capital and 50000 surplus. The bank will loan up to fifteen times its capitalization, about 4800000, secured by real estate, backed by bonds to be sold publicly. It operates under the Federal Farm Loan Act and will be supervised by the Federal Land Bank in Louisville, aiming to start by April 1 with C. N. Maning likely as president.
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Lexington
Louisville
Joint Stock Land Bank of
Federal Farm Loan Act
Federal Land Bank
Ee, Trust Company
Tobacco Growers Club Near Sixty Million Pound Sales
Ralph M. Barker, director of warehouses for the Burley Tobacco Growers Co operative Association, told Adams county tobacco farmers in Manchester that association sales likely total about 60 million pounds. He indicated growers who stayed with the association may earn 25 to 50 percent more than those who sold elsewhere. President James C. Stone declined to disclose details but noted ongoing tobacco sales. Delivery pace appears to match sales activity in the district.
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Ralph M. Barker
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative Association
Adams County
Ohio
Manchester
Barker
James C. Stone
Tuesday Club Endorses School Bond Issue in City Meeting
The Tuesday Club met in regular session at the Rest Room with all members present, quoting Antony and Cleopatra on roll call. Mrs. Walter Bridges presented a paper on the Fascination of Shakespeare's Cleopatra and Mrs. J. W. Jones compared Antony in Julius Caesar with Antony in Antony and Cleopatra. The group endorsed a $30,000 bond issue for improving and enlarging city school buildings to be voted on Saturday.
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Walter Bridges
J. W. Jones
Julius Caesar
Monogram Stationery Display At Lower Prices
Monogram stationery on display with the latest styles offered at prices much lower than former. The Advocate Publishing Co. invites inspection of the new stock.
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Advocate Publishing Co
Hospital Notes From Mary Chiles Scene
Mrs. Theodore Corder and Theo dore Jr were admitted to the hospital Wednesday for treatment. Harry Larson is able to return home after an operation. Floyd Stamper continues to improve. Mrs W T Oldfield was dismissed from the hospital Tuesday following an operation.
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Theodore Corder
Theodore, Jr
Harry Larson
Floyd Stamper
W. T. Oldfield
Local residents relocate to new homes today
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Howell with Miss Jenmel Gatewood move from West Main street to a suburban home on the Winchester pike. Mr. Dan Young and daughter Mrs. Hallie Davis move from Main street to the Fizer apartment once occupied by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cooper.
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Harry Howell
Jenmel Gatewood
West Main Street
Winchester Pike
Dan Young
Hallie Davis
Main Street
Fizer
W. C. Cooper
Hats on display by Mrs A V Jones in March
Mrs A V Jones invites inspection of her line of pattern hats on display March 11. The event offers shoppers a view of fashionable headwear and suggests purchase opportunities with available styles.
Baird Accepts New Post at Montgomery Motor
Ratliff Baird, formerly with Heinrich Printing, accepts a position with Montgomery Motor Company. He succeeds Mary Anderson, who leaves this week to move to California.
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Ratliff Baird
Heinrich Printing Company
Montgomery Motor Company
Mr. Baird
Mary Anderson
California
Mrs A V Jones Announces New Hat Shop Opening
Mrs A V Jones announces the opening of her shop on Saturday March 11 featuring a beautiful line of pattern hats on display.
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A. V. Jones
Beloved Woman Anna Mason Dies After Influenza Illness
Mrs. Anna Belle Mason aged about 68, widow of James W. Mason, died March 1 after a week's illness with influenza at her Grassy Lick Pike home. Survived by five children Sallie, Mae Mason, Shirley, Arch, and Crawford Mason. Funeral at family residence Saturday at 1 PM conducted by Rev J S Ragan. Burial in Machpelah Cemetery.
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Anna Belle Mason
James W. Mason
Grassy Lick Pike
Montgomery County
Sallie
Mae Mason
Messrs
Shirley, Arch
Crawford Mason
J. S. Ragan
Grassy Lick Methodist Church
Machpelah Cemetery
Retail clothiers urge targeted freight rate cuts to aid agriculture
The National Clothiers Association tells the Interstate Commerce Commission that reductions should focus on farm products, machinery, steel, coal and similar basics. They argue a return to normal rates for these essentials will hasten overall economic stabilization, acknowledging industry dependence on agriculture.
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America
National Clothiers Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
March Roars In As Lambs Fear Winter Losses
The article notes March enters like a lion with sleet ice and cold rain. Farmers fear many lambs pigs and chickens may be lost as conditions persist through day and night.
Owe It To Your Children To Vote For School Bond Issue
Mt Sterling citizens vote on a $30,000 school bond Saturday to fund a new building. The issue aims to relieve overcrowding and improve pupil progress with minimal cost to taxpayers. Polls open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday March 4.
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Sterling
Moving Day Prompts March Notices for The Advocate
Mov ers begin work as March is known as moving month with many families relocating. Readers planning a move are urged to notify The Advocate office promptly to avoid missing any issue.
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Advocate
Mt Sterling Laundry offers modern carpet cleaning adjunct
Mt Sterling Laundry advertises a carpet cleaning service using a stain and grease removing method that sanitizes rugs without scattering disease. The note praises local homes and compares equipment to modern Louisville and Lexington plants, inviting housekeepers to call phone 15 for particulars and orders.
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Mt. Sterling
Montgomery County
Louisville
Lexington
Mount Sterling Youth Named Anchorage Police Judge
John R Thom as, a 24 year old Mount Sterling native, has been appointed by Governor Morrow to serve as police judge of Anchorage. He is the son of Mrs. John R. Thomas, Sr., and considered one of the town’s most popular young men.
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Mt. Sterling
John R. Thomas
Morrow
Anchorage
Thomas
For Rent Three Rooms with Garden
Three rooms with garden available for rent at $12 per month. Possession March 1. Contact R. M. Haddix.
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R. M. Haddix
Local Couple Marries at Howard's Mill Home
Lawrence Crouch of Flat Creek and Miss Mary Dragoo of Stoops wed Tuesday in a ceremony conducted by Rev. William Triplett at his Howard's Mill residence. The couple will reside at Flat Creek.
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Lawrence Crouch
Flat Creek
Mary Dragoo
Stoops
William Triplett
Howard’s Mill
Crouch
Real bargain clubbing offer for Herald and Mr. Sterling Advocate
A large advertisement on another page promotes a clubbing deal offering Lexington Herald and The Mr. Sterling Advocate at nearly the Herald price. The note calls it the best clubbing offer yet and urges subscribers to consider it seriously.
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Lexington Herald
Mr. Sterling Advocate
Herald
For Rent 90 Acres of Good Grass Land
Stan ley Thomas at The Advocate advertises 90 acres of good grass land for rent available from the farmer. The notice indicates contact via The Advocate, a twice weekly newspaper, for rental terms and details.
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Stanley Thomas
Truck Runs Amuck on Broadway and Main Street
A large Oil Products Company truck loosens brakes while the driver dispenses oil and crashes into L. M. Redmond’s Overland on Main street, damaging a wheel and axle, then swerves to the Mt. Sterling National Bank curb before stopping with no further injury. For sale sixty bushels of blue grass seed Roy Byrd phone 644 W-1.
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Broadway
Oil Products Company
L. M. Redmond
Main Street
Mt. Sterling National Bank
Roy Byrd
Captain Kitty Conroy Elected Company A Captain
Kitty Conroy of Mt. Sterling, a Kentucky Kernel news editor and Stroller actress, was elected captain of Company A in the University of Kentucky cadet battalion. A junior in arts and sciences, she was named one of the campus’s two most popular girls last fall.
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University of Kentucky
Lexington
Kitty Conroy
Mt. Sterling
College of Arts and Science
Kentucky Kernel
Conroy
J. R. Salmons
Sterling
Lost White Shepherd Dog With Four License Tags
Lost dog description notes a white shepherd with four license tags. reward offered for information. Phone 469.
Farmers urged to use printed stationery for business image
The Advocate Publishing Co urges farmers nationwide to adopt neatly printed stationery. For thirty days they offer special prices to farmers only, arguing farmers are essential businessmen and should advertise to the outside world.
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United States
Advocate Publishing Co
Young Couple Weds in Grassy Lick Frontier Ceremony
Allen Lee Kline and Miss Ella Leach wed by Judge Earl Senff on Monday February 20 in Grassy Lick. Attendants included Mrs. Olivia Wilson Hattie Lilloughby H. F. Kirk Albert Botts and Brynne Kline. The bride daughter of James Leach is admired. groom a successful farmer. they will reside in Grassy Lick.
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Allen Lee Kline
Ella Leach
Grassy Lick
Earl Senff
Olivia Wilson
Hattie Willoughby
H. F. Kirk
Albert Botts
Brynne Kline
James Leach
To Live in Lexington the Dale Family Lease Home
Mr and Mrs Reuben Dale and their daughters have sold their property here and leased a house on Maxwell street in Lexington where they will establish their home.
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Reuben Dale
Maxwell Street
Lexington
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C. N. Maning
Desha Breckinridge
L. G. Cox
George K. Graves
John G. Stoll
Monogram Stationery
Mary Chiles Hospital
Judge
Dragoo
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