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Newspaper
Mount Vernon Signal
Location
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
3
A Livingston civic inquiry notes a deputy mayor’s remarks and a two week illness. Reports claim Mt Vernon residents donated to YMCA and Red Cross funds, with other local fundraising mentioned. Community updates include personal moves, farm sales, a hunting accident, and hospital news abroad.
Note states Lovreviller and Nasavince Railroad Company mail matter entered at Mt Vernon Kentucky post office as second class mail matter under new postal regulation.
Emmet Bryant is reported doing nicely. Miss Edith Moore visits with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moore. C. D. Sutton was in Cincinnati buying goods. Miss Pat Perkins stays with her sister Mrs. W. G. McBee. Dr. Denny of Lancaster is considering locating here. R. Gentry at Y M C A Building 158 Camp Taylor. Aunt Jennie Smith returns from Harlan county. Mrs. Er. R. Gentry travels in Wolfe and Lee counties for Canning Club work. Sam Maharg Ed Smith families visit J. C. Moore. Chester Landrum to Crestview Florida for heart issue. works for L and N. Jimmy Griffin new operator at Wildie. Mrs. Mayme Blick with Judge and Mrs. G. M. Ballard. tebrochvery joined U S Army. Lt. B. Thompson home for a few days. assigned to Ft. Sam Houston with report due December 15. Red Cross meeting in Lexington attended by several. Minnie Anderson and daughter Mattie Chesnut plan move to Hamilton, Ohio. Miss Sproule leaves Langdon Memorial home for Pittsburg health. Mrs. W. G. McBee returns from Stanford after brother Bryan Perkins’s illness. C. L. Davis, Willie Davis, and Virgil Mullins go to Louisville to join the navy. two Davises in hospital department, Virgil Mullins to apprentice seaman.
Local Mt. Vernon and Livingston school notes will appear next week. J M Craig ships a car load of 109 bushels buckwheat at 1.50 per bushel to Penn Sylvan. Prize winning essays deserve more than passing notice. Martha Kickels of Hamilton Ohio, formerly Mt Vernon, had appendicitis surgery and is recovering at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. Dr M Pennington, Fuel Commission chair, was in Louisville consulting Federal authorities on Rockcastle prices and will report next week.
The Junior Endeavor Society of the Christian church hosts a Sock Social at Masonic Hall this evening at seven. Proceeds fund Christmas benevolence. An earnest group of young workers, seeking adult support, invites community participation.
R L Thomas and the estate of his brother W I Thomas as executors and trustees under their father s will must share with sister Mrs Mary T Ireland and nieces and nephews children of Mrs T Moore about 5000000 profit from 20000 acres in Jackson county after expenses and 5000 already paid for sisters shares. Attorney C C G Williams was one of the plaintiffs attorneys. Christmas Bazaar scheduled at Miss Kate Moore store room Friday and Saturday December 14 and 15 with donations requested Thursday to allow arranging. Proceeds aid church needs.
The notice warns registrants to keep addresses current or risk loss of exemption. Questionnaires will be mailed to those registered June 6 and must be returned within seven days. A President appointed committee in Mt. Vernon offers help to complete forms accurately, urging consultation before filing.
The correct sale date is Monday December 24 1917, not Tuesday January 1 1938. The notice calling for Tuesday January 1 1918 was a printing error. This notice supersedes the previously printed date at the head of the list of sales.
The McFarland Memorial Church announces regular preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Sunday School and Endeavor will be held in the chapel at usual hours. The furnace has been thoroughly repaired and we hope to make friends comfortable during severe weather.
The community gathered at Oak Hill for a Thanksgiving service hailed as the first worship in the area with Rev M G Fish delivering a strong talk and neighbors sharing joys and plans. Resolutions called for a community organization and cooperative effort to improve the neighborhood. Local reports note new cars for L Smith and Henry er, a Missouri purchase by H C Jones at Phillips farm for 2750, and the Hiatt store closing for Thanksgiving. Bill Wren recovers from a past fight and Chesnut couple helped organize the event. Thrift stamps promotions begin through carriers, post offices, or banks with projected funding via Uncle Sam.
The article explains buying thrift stamps to fill a card for 16 stamps, totaling 4 dollars, then exchanging for a war savings stamp that matures to 5 dollars on January 1, 1923. It covers interest accrual, early redemption, and options to reinvest, plus a school campaign to promote thrift stamps among children.
John White and Co of Louisville Kentucky advertises liberal assortment and full value paid for furs hides and goat skins offering prompt payment to sellers in the local market.
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