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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
1
Mt Sterling and Montgomery County leaders hear a call to support a West Liberty via Frenchburg rail connection and an all year hard surfaced road. A 7 30 pm courthouse talk by T W Adams will outline the bond issue, loan repayment, and regional progress with Good Roads.
A Courier Journal May 17 column notes prices easing across many lines as shoes cotton goods and woolens fall. Women's wear leads declines with mens tailored clothing also easing though groceries hold steady. Citizens Union National Bank Louisville confirms downward trend from now on.
One Buick touring car five passenger in A-1 shape with good tires new paint and top. A bargain offered by Sterling Garage. 62 8t pd.
Albert A. Hazelrigg of this city is formally installed as Grand Commander succeeding Taylor M. Estes of Lebanon. Hazelrigg, a Transylvania University graduate, served twelve years as county judge of Mon County and is noted for Masonic leadership in Kentucky.
War Department telegram announces Lt Charles E Blevins son of this county killed in an airplane accident in Winchester England on November 14 1918. Remains to arrive Hoboken May 24 ship to Mt Stirling around June 1 marking first Montgomery county native to be returned.
Announcement explains a rise in the Semi-Weekly Advocate subscription from 1.80 to 2.00 per year due to higher newsprint and labor costs. A prior prepay offer of 1.50 remains valid until July 1, after which the new 2.00 rate applies. Also notes increased advertising rates and cites national newspaper price shifts. Pay Your Subscription Now.
The Mt Sterling Baseball Club meets Versailles at Fair Grounds park on May 23 at 3 PM. Both teams promise a clean, close contest after a tight game last week. Mt Sterling lists Wells and Dunavent as batteries, Versailles with Gribbey Hogg and Carter.
Mrs. Norvell Benton Miss Scrivner and Mrs. Ballard of Winchester have leased the Isola building and will open a novelty store around July 1. Under their management the enterprise appears set for success as remodeling proceeds and new fixtures are ordered for an inviting opening.
The pupils of Miss Minnie Graves present a piano recital in the Sunday School auditorium at the Baptist church on Friday evening May 21 at 7 30. The public is cordially invited.
Strayed aged sorrel mare with bald face and two white hind feet creased and a black mare with creased features. Call Paris 919. Reported by Joe Miller.
Buckley-Geary Realty Co. of Lexington begins at 10 AM Tuesday a public sale of the Bella Vista subdivision on the Winchester pike inside city limits. Fifty lots offered to highest bidder with no reserve and 250 in gold to be given away. A brass band will perform and crowds are expected. Mt. Sterling residents seek homes and the firm touts reliability in Central Kentucky.
The eighth grade commencement at County High School Chapel takes place Monday May 24 at 2 30 PM with Mary C Warrington of Covington Ky delivering the address on Character. The high school music under Alta G Hiatt and an alumni banquet that evening at 8 PM are hosted by the County Woman's Club.
About one hundred Lexington business and professional men visited Danville after a two day Get-together tour aimed at promoting good roads and Central Kentucky fellowship. The group planned no trade solicitation, included a brass band and talks on regional development, with a reception organized by the Pathfinding Committee.
To the good ladies of Mt Sterling the meeting at the courthouse on Friday at 7 30 pm will feature Mr T W Adams speaking on Democracy the Home the School the Church and their relation to good roads. The address aims for a large attendance and interest in civic affairs and state prosperity.
Investigations by the University of Kentucky and the U S Department of Agriculture show the average cost of growing burley tobacco is 26 cents per pound. The report covers 81 farms in Fayette Jessamine Woodford and Scott counties and notes wide variation by farm. It lists per farm averages for land cost acreage yield labor hours and per acre costs as part of the first such survey. The study warns fixed price supports based on average costs would depress supply and raise risks to country needs.
A pithy reflection notes that ignorance can feel like bliss and contentment, contrasting knowledge with a calmer, simpler satisfaction. The saying hints at human preference for comfort over truth, suggesting an ironic view of awareness.
A rousing reception by Chamber of Commerce members and city citizens greeted a tour promoting true Kentuckianism. Lexingtonians traveled through Central Kentucky meeting towns with the kindest spirit, as noted by the Danville Messenger.
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