Flying Training in France From An Ambulance Driver
Mrs. Nancy B. McCoun shares a letter from her son Bullitt McCoun stationed at an aviation school in Tours, France. He describes early flight training, daily routines from five in the morning to night, meals with milk and butter, and a growing confidence as he nears twenty five hours of flight time and potential assignment as an instructor or executive in the war effort.
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Nancy B. McCoun
Bullitt
France
McCoun
Ecole d’Aviation
Paris
Department of
Tourraine
Tenas
Manuais Temps
Sud F
Space
Surprise wedding ties Bath county bride to Panama native
Relatives and friends received engraved cards announcing the Richmond Kentucky marriage Saturday of Miss Lillian Shrout of Bath county and Mr. Johnson A Young of Bocas del Toro Panama. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Newton Shrout and popular in Central Kentucky society. Mr. Young, son of Mrs Maggie Young, works with United Fruit Co. in Bocas del Toro. They left for New Orleans then Panama to begin their life together.
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Richmond
Lillian Shrout
Bath County
Johnson A. Young
Bocas del Toro
Panama
Newton Shrout
Central Kentucky
Mr. Young
Maggie Young
United Fruit Co
Tie
New Orleans
Hadden Daughter Engaged to Parisman Clinkenbeard
Mr and Mrs Edward T Hadden of Lexington announce the engagement of their daughter Naomi Anise to Mr Walter Ric Clinkenbeard of Paris. The quiet wedding is set for Wednesday afternoon October 24 with Rev G E Cameron officiating. The couple will travel east then reside in Paris. Both families are well known in Montgomery County and the couple have many friends.
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Edward T. Hadden
Lexington
Naomi Anise
Walter Ric
Clinkenbeard
Paris
G. E. Cameron
Hadden
Montgomery County
Auto hits pole at intersection. minor injuries avoided
A Ford driven by Mr. Greene from Morgan County collided with an electric light pole at the Maysville and High Street intersection Sunday morning after swerving to avoid another vehicle. The pole was snapped near the ground and the car damaged. the other vehicle had minor damage. No injuries. Drivers urged to honk and slow down at crossings to prevent further accidents.
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Maysville
High Street
Big Stock Sale Announcement Delayed by Weather
Local notice promotes a sale by 8 J Conkright with emphasis on missing the event. The sale originally set for last Saturday was postponed due to bad weather.
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8. J. Conkright
Insurance offer for high priced tobacco against fire
Advertisement from B. Frank Perry & Co offering insurance for valuable tobacco stocks against fire. Includes office location at Julian Building corner Main and Maysville streets and date range 17 31.
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B. Frank Perry & Co
Julian Bldg
Main and
Maysville Streets
Local company promotes Luther M. Redmond to city manager
Luther M. Redmond, longtime Kentucky Utilities book-keeper, is promoted to manager for the city and county, succeeding W. P. Hackett and shifting Hackett’s Winchester duties. Redmond, born in the county, pledges best service and accepts patron suggestions, with the change effective November 1. The promotion continues the policy of promoting local employees.
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Luther M. Redmond
Kentucky Utilities Co
W. P. Hackett
Winchester
Sackett
Redmond
Noy
Ist
Fire destroys grocery store near city limits
Fire completely destroyed the small grocery store of Mr. James Letcher just outside the city limits Monday morning. The blaze was discovered about two o'clock in the night. Considerable damage was done to the telephone lines near the house. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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James Letcher
Young People Are Married In Quiet County Ceremony
Miss Elizabeth Little daughter of Mr and Mrs E R Little and Webb Blevins son of Mr George Blevins were married Wednesday at the bride’s country home on the Winchester pike. Rev Clyde Darsie officiated. A brief reception followed. After a bridal trip the couple will reside on the groom’s father’s farm.
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Blevins
Winchester Pike
Clyde Darsie
Christian Church
Winchester
Cincinnati
Mr. Blevins
Automatic Bookkeeper Promises Error Free Banking
The Burroughs Adding-Subtracting Model will soon be installed in four city banks. It automatically posts figures to ledgers, computes new balances, and prints dates, with speed and accuracy. It refuses to process overdrafts and marks them with a red OD signal.
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Burroughs
Death Claims Mr. R. C. Scott
Roy C. Scott, known as Scotty, died Saturday after months of cancer illness. A longtime local business figure with I. F. Tabb and later Star Bakery, he was active in Masonic and Elks lodges. Funeral services were held Sunday at Muncipal cemetery under Masonry.
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Roy C. Scott
R. F. Moore
Mr. Scott
I. F. Tabb
Star Bakery
Scotty
Masonic Lodge
Elks Lodge
Munchpelah Cemetery
Masons
Joe C. Scott
Stray Dogs Kill Sheep Prompt County Action
Mr. Grover C. Anderson reports multiple sheep killed and several crippled by stray dogs last week. County farmers urged to organize and destroy every stray dog or dog with unpaid tax to curb annual losses from mongrel dogs prey on sheep.
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Grover C. Anderson
District Board Grants Exemption for Mr Chenault
The District Exemption Board in Lexington granted David W. Chenault’s appeal for exemption from army service on agricultural grounds and denied William M. Cockrell’s similar exemption claim.
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Lexington
David W. Chenault
Wm. M. Cockrell
Residence Auction Fails to Sell in Public Bid
The home of Mrs. Mary Wood Rice failed to sell at public auction on Saturday. Bids reached $4,100.00 but the agent rejected the offer for Mrs. Rice.
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Mary Wood Rice
First Snow of Season Melts Quickly After Fall
This morning the first snow of the season fell but melted quickly due to wet ground from prior rain. The brief snowfall created damp conditions as temps stayed mild and skies cleared.
Democrats Urge Registration on Special Days
The notice reminds Democrats who missed regular registration to sign up on special registration days October 29 30 and 31. It emphasizes not overlooking these dates and urges participation.
Rumored Lexington Wedding Sparks Local Gossip
Rumors swirl about a popular couple slated to wed in Lexington tomorrow, with residents abuzz over possible guest lists and details as Wednesday approaches.
Burroughs Machine Mirrors Human Error in Calculations
The article notes the Burroughs device illustrating a machine’s limitation in handling long columns of figures with speed and precision, highlighting that no person can match such tasks without error. It contrasts human capability with mechanical assist in processing numbers.
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U. S
Elizabeth Little
Mr. Webb Blevinss
E. R. Little
Webb Blevins
George
the Advocate For Printing
R. C. Scott
Lodge
Democrats, Register
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