01 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Mount Vernon Signal
Location
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
1
A candidate pledges a clean campaign and vows to serve as honest efficient and businesslike officer. He asserts Republicans will nominate and elect him and promises to meet the people's demand for responsible governance in Rockcastle County.
Arrangements for the first annual Band Day in Brodhead announce a fifty piece band to be augmented by Kentucky Band School members. The event includes a baseball game, races, a free movie, a chance to win a car, and tickets priced at fifty cents for adults. Proceeds support the boys band fund.
The latest date for candidates to register in the August 6 1921 primary is July 7. This deadline applies to all participating candidates and stakes the election filing period.
The petition notes a candidate for County Court Clerk filed in the Clerks office on June 25 1921. She swore she voted the Republican ticket and was a Republican, with two witnesses who believed her oath.
A reader notes the individual was never a candidate for county office and was not sought for any county role before birth and upbringing in the area. The remark highlights a local debate over qualifications and ties.
Lam, the Commonwealth's Attorney for the 28th district, writes he has tried all criminal cases before Judge Bethurum and finds him fair and impartial. He asserts no merit in criticisms in the Green and Mixe cases and notes ordinary instructions were given. Somerset, Ky. June 25, 1921. I. W. N. Flippin Commonwealth Attorney.
Broadhead Bettie Carter visits Louisville while Ethel Weldon remains critically ill in Louisville. Grant Baker and daughter June visited Lynch with Mr Baker who works there. L N Bowling in Corbin. Mary Susan Newcomb dies at her daughter Loucretia Roberts home and is buried in Christian Church cemetery. Survivors include four daughters. Many short notices of visits and travel. Chautauqua by Continental Lyceum Company. J F Watson visit to Nicholasville with granddaughter Mildred Robins.
A local ballot card urging John Clontz to be elected jailer. It notes he has lived in the county all his life and has consistently voted Republican, calling him an honest and efficient officer. Primary date August 6, 1921.
Community items recount a miscel laneous housewarming on Maple Street for Rev Terrill's vacated home and gatherings from Mt Vernon to Neon. Attendance at a ball game in Moreland, visits to Louisville and Nicholasville, travel to Cincinnati, and a traffic accident near Paint Lick are noted along with family illnesses and civic chatter.
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