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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1920

Page

5

Local residents visit friends and family across Kentucky

A long list details Mrs. David Howell and Miss Henrietta Howell in Louisville, others in Lexington and Ashland visiting relatives, and several trips for Thanksgiving or winter stays. Notable names include Walsh, Cooper, Dwyer, Owings, Rogers, Chiles, Doyle, Yeaman, and Duff among many.

David Howell Henrietta Howell Louisville John J. Walsh Lexington W. C. Cooper Ashland H. B. Stafford Chester Arthur Dwyer J.C Joe T. Leon Bagdad George Owings Jack Owings Owings W. J. Rees Wesley Rogers Hanly C. Ragan Sherman Goodpaster Frankfort

Thanksgiving Visits and Travel Dinners Across Kentucky

Martin Ramey travels to Chicago to visit J. C. Ramey's family while Clay Miller of Somerset stays for Thanksgiving with relatives. Mrs. R. F. Martin visits Versailles for a short stay with Mrs. Robert McConnell before returning to Louisville. A. B. Hart and Robert B. Tipton of Fayette County plan a Monday trip to Chicago for the International Stock Exhibit.

Martin Ramey Chicago J. C. Ramey Clay Miller Somerset R. F. Martin Versailles Robert McConnell Louisville A. 8. Hart Robert B. Tipton Fayette County Hart Tipton

Dinner Hosts Charles Thompson At High Street Home

Mr and Mrs Charles G Thompson hosted a dinner at their High Street residence. Pink sweet pea decorations graced the table and a multi course menu was served. Guests included Mr and Mrs George B Coleman Mr and Mrs Charles T Coleman Mrs Mary C Ayres Miss Lizzie P Coleman Miss Virginia Ayres and Miss Elizabeth Anne Coleman.

Mary Frances Shaffer Cardome Georgetown F. J. Shaffer Mary Catherine Dinelli Winchester Miss Shaffer R. T. Judy John Robinson John Judy Alfred N. Crooks J. W. Prewitt Will 8. Sanders Millersburg Charles G. Thompson High Street Thompson George B. Coleman Charles T. Coleman Mary C Ayres Lizzie P. Coleman Virginia Ayres Elizabeth Anne Coleman

Club Entertains Mrs Kirkpatrick Card Club at Baumont Hotel

Mrs. Charles W. Kirkpatrick hosted a Tuesday night card gathering in her Baumont Hotel apartments. Bridge continued late, followed by supper. Suzette Johnson posted the top score and won a prize of novelty pencils among a group including Mrs. H. G. Hoffman and Miss Clara Nelson of Fort Scott Kansas, and others.

Charles W. Kirkpatrick Baumont Suzette Johnson Katherine Rice Goodpaster Mary Coleman Ayres

Preacher Horton to Speak at Methodist Morning and Evening

Rev B C Horton will lecture at the Methodist church Sunday on The Christian Education Movement and Spiritual Life. Thanksgiving Day services featured Rev B W Trimble with music and a sermon urging gratitude for the year past and hope for the future. The message emphasized Christ as companion and Savior to improve life and the world.

B. C. Horton Methodist Church Christian Education Movement B. W. Trimble Christ

Mt Sterling City High Seeks Local and District Activities

Mt Sterling City High School closes for Thanksgiving November 2 and resumes Monday. Cawein and Halleck literary societies host a joint program. The Older Boys Conference of Paris district meets December 3 4 and 5 with about 100 visiting boys. A banquet December 3 at 6 pm followed by a basketball game at Trimble's Hall. The school fields teams coached by Prof. Cox aiming to be champions with strong town support.

Cawein and Trimble’s Cox Mildred Cisco Shirley Tout Cupid

Family narrowly escapes blaze at Bourbon county farm

A home on H. S. Caywood’s farm near North Middletown suffered total destruction by fire on Sunday morning. Boone Williams, his wife and three children barely escaped as the roof collapsed after they fled. The haystack shed housing purebred hogs burned. total loss estimated around $4,000.

H. S. Caywood North Middltown Bourbon County Boone Wiliams

Illness Updates From The Sick List

Col. S. M. Newmeyer is improving and will be out in a few days. Duke Duty shows improved condition after typhoid fever and is on the road to recovery. Howard Greene, six, is improving and now considered out of danger.

Col. S. M. Newmeyer Duke Duty Howard C. S. Greene

Market Prices in Lexington and Maysville District

Weekly market list shows Sugar at 12 dollars per hundred pounds cash. Lexington Maid Flour priced at 6.50 dollars per ewt. Mixed nuts at 35 cents per pound. Applegarth oysters marketed as best in can. Choice steaks from home-killed corn fed beeves at 30 cents per pound. Seasonal vegetables and fruits noted. Richardson Bros. and Cornwell, Maysville, St.

Lexington Maid Richardson Bros. and Cornwell Maysville

Bowling Alley Opens in East Main Street Building

Robert Stoner rents the East room of the N. H. Trimble building on East Main street and opens a bowling alley there.

Robert Stoner N. H. Trimble East Main Street

Farmer Versus Tractor Value in Horse Trade Dilemma

A farmer argues for selling eight work horses as tractors and trucks would greatly increase productivity. He admits keeping the horses is costly while a tractor can plow eight acres daily and harrow twenty five, and a truck can haul far more than eight horses’ wagons.

NEW ERA FOR FARMER Fordson Tractor Aids Plowing Milestone

The Fordson tractor proves a farmer helper replacing horses and men. It plowed 900 acres in 40 days and nights without repairs, marking a notable efficiency record for field work.

Fordson

Mrs M Swiney Sails for Testimony in Ireland Inquiry

Mrs Muriel MacSwiney widow of Cork's Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney and her sister Many MacSwiney sailed quietly from Queenstown aboard the Celtic to testify before the Committee of One Hundred on the Irish question. They were accompanied by Mrs MacSwiney's brother-in-law and Mrs MacCurtain widow of Cork's late Lord Mayor MacCurtain, who was murdered last March.

Queenstown Muriel MacSwiney Terence MacSwiney Cork MacSwiney United States Celtic MacCurtain

Bank Statement Snapshot From Kentucky Montgomery County

The document presents a bank statement with figures for capital stock paid in surplus funds undivided profits and other reserves. It lists deposits cash balances and loan amounts with details on interest charges and taxes. J H Conner signs as cashier with notary public approval dated November 26 1920.

U. S Federal Reserve Bank United States U.S Onown Bank State of Kentucky County of Montgomery J. H. Conner John J. Winn

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Victor Bryan & Robinson Jewelers Ella Harper Owingsville Sallie Brother Mamie G. Satterwhite Nannie Baume Macie Biggerstaff Florida Howell Hunt Sarah B Drake George F. Doyle Elizabeth Coleman Norton Infirmary Howard Anderson Laura Hart J. C. McNeal Flemingsburg George Stapleton J. H. Wood Samuel L. Greene Lucien Greene M. V. P. Yeaman George Yeaman D. B. Gwinn Huntington, W. Va Robert Marshall Alfred Pulaski Leila Pulaski Cincinnati I. F. Tabb Virginia Duff University of Kentucky C. E. Duff W. Caldwell Clay and Sons William and Albert Martinsville Ind J. Will Clay William Moore Lafayette Hotel A. B. Ratliff Belle Crockett Katherine Ratliff Halley Gillaspie Sharpsburg Elsie Chenault Pearl McCormick Lexingotn Christine Thomas Lucille Caywood Evelyn Prewitt D. Adler & Son S. Upper Lexington, Kentucky City High School News Willie B. Ringa Blanche Clark Mt. Sterling High School the Ladyes Specialty Shope Mrs. M’swiney Reserve District No Montgomery National Bank Mt. Sterling Ebi G. H. Strother Pierce Winn John G. Winn
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