Quiet Rural Notes With Ills and Births
Howards Miss Lena Staten correspondent reports Elmer Botts in Mary Chiles Hospital with pneumonia and appendicitis improving slowly. Lena B. Wyatt sick with diphtheria. C Combs shipped a carload of cattle to Cincinnati. Mrs Tom Keller has typhoid pneumonia. Elizabeth Barnes and Emma Conn improving after illnesses. Rock spreading started on our road. Farmers cribbing corn though fodder is dry. Rev Noel Hodges to preach at Baptist church Sunday. Born to Robert Berry and wife a son Robert Burnon on October 10.
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Elmer Botts
Mary Chiles Hospital
Noel Hodges
The
Baptist Church
Robert Berry
Robert Burnon
BE READY FOR THE FIRST COLD SNAP
Storms may howl outside but your home will glow with warmth and cheer if you have the right heating equipment. A portable heater gas or oil warms a chilly corner quickly. Practical economical for saving coal between seasons. Visit us for heating needs. Ensure equipment is ready before winter weather arrives.
Local Visits Highlight Rural Social Roundup
Miss Edna Crowe visited her cousin Emma Crowe at Bowen on Friday night. Gladge Lowe has been visiting her sister Mrs Bert Kinkead near Furnace. George Wizenor is very ill with a heart ailment at his niece Mrs Dana Martins home. James Williams of Winchester and wife visited relatives here. Several Benningfield family members and friends visited Mrs M F Benningfield and daughters Tuesday evening.
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Edna Crowe
Emma Crowe
Bowen
Gladge Lowe
Bert Kinkead
Far Furnace
George Wizenor
Dana Martin
James Williams
Winchestehter
Williams
J. M. Conlee
Miss Mina
A. R. Benningfield
Miss Maude
Maria Holder
Otis
Todd County Youngsters Organize New Calf Club
Fourteen charter members form the Todd County Jersey Calf Club to buy purebred heifers and develop them as projects under dairy extension specialist EB M Prewitt and County Agent Lt. Graddy. The club will build a dairy herd under college extension supervision. Don't think people don't notice. They always do.
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Todd County Jersey
Promised Paris Styles Fall Long Skirts Go Missing
A clipped social note jokes that longer fall skirts promised in Paris are delayed in transit. It quips about a young girl marrying an old man and cautions the topic is not our business.
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Paris
Kentucky to Observe Cancer Week Across State
Kentucky medical societies will hold a symposium on cancer during October 30 to November 5 as part of Cancer Week. Dr. Irvin Linderberger said early detection saves lives and urged vigilant self examination for lumps or persistent enlargements, especially in the breast, abdomen, lips, and mouth, with emphasis on those over 35. He urged prompt professional evaluation and treatment when needed.
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Courtly Medical Society
Kentucky
Irvin Linderberger
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Louisville
Congress Skirts Restrictions on Appropriations
Lawmakers appear to loosen controls as debates over funding release intensify. Analysts warn unconfined appropriations could affect oversight and fiscal discipline.
Marion County Farmers Lead Scrub Sire Replacement Drive
Marion County farmers in Kentucky have completed a drive to remove scrub cattle, replacing them with registered sires. The county now reports 92 registered sires and 34 with good breeding, with a coordinated effort by farmers, the county agent, and the extension division of the College of Agriculture.
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Marion County
Kentucky
Childress
College of Agriculture
Money Always Loose and Raking In the Family
A fragmented note claims money is ever loose and constantly flowing to the family, with emphasis on earnings and a carefree, roving approach. The tone suggests casual wealth and shared benefit among kin.
Hopkins Farmers Plan for Feature Farm Fair
Hopkins County Agricultural Fair and Exposition in Madisonville will be more elaborate than last year. Madisonville Chamber of Commerce and County Agent Morris Gordon coordinate with Hopkins County farmers and groups to promote agricultural and stock breeding interests. Events include colts, garden and orchard items, grains, needlework, canned goods, poultry cattle sheep and hogs plus a poultry show and a 250 White Wyandotte pullet auction. The sale is part of twenty one auctions under the College of Agriculture’s poultry standardization effort.
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Hopkins County
Madisonville
County Poultry Association
College of Agriculture
Frank Head Uses Archaic Term for Stage in Auditorium
Frank Head, manager of the auditorium, refers to the legitimate stage as the "speakies" in a quirky remark reflecting old fashioned theater jargon. The comment highlights a local figure embracing humorous terminology within a cultural venue.
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Frank Head
Speakies
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L. B. Shouse
Lexington
Congress
Winn Street
Jennie Henry
Admix
Clayton Howell
Royal Baking Powder Company
William Street, New York
Tomaas
Marion
Hopkins
Nashville Times
Mtn
HEA Ano
Arime Asp
Michler Bros. CO
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