Logan Letter Critiques Tax Law Shifts and Calls for Resignation
The author reprints M. M. Logan's letter from the State Tax Commission chairman. He argues the Jesse James tax law shifts burdens from personalty to realty, cites past inflated assessments, and urges Logan’s resignation to stop ongoing increases on farm lands and city lots. The piece ends urging support for War Savings Stamps and Liberty Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Logan
State Tax Commission
Logan
James T. Barnes
R. L. Greene
Ben Marshall
H. F. Howell
Montgomery County
Warning to Employers Over Child Labor Laws in Kentucky
Local notices report children employed against state statutes as labor shortages strain districts. Provisions ban under fourteen and restrict fourteen to sixteen with certified employment. penalties include fines for parents and employers upon officer notice, certificates issued by the local superintendent. Also reported: J F Richardson and B Frank Perry sold the Cowan farm in Clark County to O S Sanderson. terms not public, but a profit is understood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Messrs
J. F. Richardson
B. Frank Perry
Cowan
Clark County
O. S. Sanderson
Messrs. Richardson and
Perry
Mission Circle Organized By Local Church Women
The Christian Church women formed a Mission Circle with Miss Catherine Hadden elected president and J W Hedden Jr as vice president Frances Hazelrigg as secretary H B Turner as treasurer and Fanny Maybeth Pinney as literary secretary Twenty one members joined and the group plans monthly meetings beginning the first Wednesday of each month to accomplish much good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Catherine Hadden
J. W. Hedden, Jr
Frances Hazelrigg
H. B. Turner
Fanny Maybeth Pinney
Fall Trots At Lexington Draw Large Crowds
The annual Fall Trots meet in Lexington attracts large local crowds with a top program headlined by the Kentucky Futurity and Transylvania trotting events. The association promises a standout series each day and a huge fall meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kentucky
Transylvania
Furnishings Ad Listing Nine Items for Sale
Dining room table and six chairs folding bed and mattress kitchen table and two chairs folding bed and mattress 13 21 MRS ALLIE HENDERSON Phone 710.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Henderson
Community Fair Raises Funds for War Relief
The Woman's History Club stages a fair with canned goods sales a supper and cabaret to raise money for Belgian relief and hospital funds. Premium lists include crops crafts and baked items with entries open to all and judged only if there are at least three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s History Club
Local Colored Notes and War Letters From Bath County
Misses Gertrude Hamilton and Stella Magowan leave for Lincoln Institute to resume normal studies. Byron Bowen, now 1A, is proud as Porter at the Advocate Publishing Co. Visitors include Langston Bate of Cincinnati and Charlie Roberts of Danville. The Moonlight School grows with about thirty five pupils who can read and write their names. A soldier’s letter from Elliott M Shoemaker in France describes farm work by women, longing to return home, and daily life. Public notices include a pony for sale and a stray steer ad from White Bros in Bath County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Hamilton
Sharpsburg
Stella Magowan
Malinda Judy
Lincoln Institute
Byron Bowen
Bowen
The
Advocate Publishing Co
Messrs
Langston Bate
Cincinnati
Charlie Roberts
Danville
Tfl
Fannie ‘Mae Botts
Jeanette Reeves
Winchester
Roberta Hammonds
Otis Smith
Clifton Prewitt
Detroit
Mich
Claudia Settles
Montgomery County
Standard Life Insurance Company
Ramey Hamilton
Washington City
Howard University
Lincoln Institute of Kentucky
Liberty Theater
Uncle Sam
Harris
Louisville
Moonlight School
Magowan’s Hall
O. K
United States
England
Eldred
Cady
Anderson
Trophy train visits city amid crowds and war trophies
Thousands gathered as the trophy train arrived Monday morning and stayed until afternoon. Spectators crowded the sections to view German war trophies including planes cannons and trench mortars. the famous tank could not be secured. A cider vinegar sale and Liberty Bonds appeals also appear in the item.
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Logan
France
Liberty Bones
Mission Circle
Miller’s Creek Coal
McDonald Bros
Mt. Sterling, Ky
Riv Neerty
BoNns
Alma Cox
Rogers Co
A. Sidney Johnson
TJ. A. Shirley
Montgomery County Medical Association
Medical Reserve
J. A. Shirley
Liberty
Ueerty Bones
Gny DS
Neale Cox
U. S. Marines
Paris Island
8. C
Lilly Belles
Salt Lick
Amanda Magowan
W. H. Brown
L. J. Rankin
Bank Street
Elliott M. Shoemaker
51St. Infantry
Bath County
White Bros
Mt. Sterling
You
W. T. Tyler
the Advocate For Printing
L. W. Hackney
Howards Hill and
Preston
Montgomery County Line
Howards Mill
T. Foster Rogers
WM. Cravens
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