Time Table Entry in Mt Vernon Post Office
Time table notice recorded at Mt Vernon Kentucky post office as second class mail matter.
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Newspaper
Mount Vernon Signal
Location
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
3
Time table notice recorded at Mt Vernon Kentucky post office as second class mail matter.
Local notes show Roscoe Hansel relocating to Harlan County. The item lists numerous community movements including Mrs. Ray Bentley visiting Mrs. Sparks and several residents returning from service or illness, with updates on illness, travel, and social visits across Brodhead and nearby areas.
Miss Pearl Phillips of Winchester was a weekend guest of Misses Mary and Fay McClare. Mr and Mrs W A Cox and their children Annette Geneva and Master William are in Louisville today.
Riders report a lost pair of leather saddles with a paint can and medicine bottle. A reward is offered by Geri Denny. Mercer notes a rigid figure and authorities close schools and order all nonessential businesses to shut pending epidemic abatement.
A local commentator claims Stanford residents could secure a Louisville to Livingston train, aiding Maywood Crab Orchard and South Knoxville passengers who now lack convenient daytime service. The plan proposes a Rowland to Richmond run after No 27 to replace the current Louisville Richmond schedule. The Interior Journal notes Rockcastle County’s Local Board has closed its office per department orders.
The McFarland Memorial Church announces Sabbath School and Senior Christian Endeavor at the usual hour next Sunday December 15. The pastor preaches in Richmond Saturday evening and in London Sunday morning, returning for services at 7 30 Sunday evening. Full attendance is hoped as students depart for Christmas holidays.
The famous Kentucky trio including Miss Em Smith Miss Chelma Crosby of this city and Miss May Bingham of Pineville will sail for France on the 14th to perform for six months under the Y M C A. They will then go to New York for two private engagements on December 11 and 12. The group has given many concerts and earned wide renown, pleasing many friends here.
Residents gather corn and strip tobacco while Leon Houk runs a broom factory for market sales. Mrs Helen Griffin spends winter in St Louis with her son Egbert and daughter Mrs Lou Purcell. Mrs S C Franklin reports fair school attendance despite flu disruption. Thieves broke into a box car, removing 200 pounds of sugar axes harness and more. two detectives visited but found no clues. Mrs J J McCall visits daughter in Brodhead. Mrs J G Soward and Ruby have been on the move.
Notice from M. E. Bourton at his pasture near No 1 tunnel announcing a Jersey bull ready for service and cataloged for registration with a $1.00 due when the cow is turned in. Also a tobacco growers notice stating tobacco will be received starting Monday December 16, 1918 at Rockcastle Warehouse.
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