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Newspaper
Mount Vernon Signal
Location
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1920
Page
3
Cas Cox from Corbin visited Sunday while Mulins stayed a few days in Hartford. Mrs P Griffin is on the sick list. Casper Hayes came from Lebanon Junction during the week. Mrs Oltie Baker of Pine Hill spent Sunday with Mrs Grant Banks.
Mists Clementine Mullins of Livingston visits Miss Ruth M. Parhem has taken the Nash car agency for Rockcastle county. William Frereh, a Brodhead farmer, was in town. D. M. Harper visits family in Lockland Ohio. Mrs Effie Ballard and son Ros visit niece Miss Ven Hizel Myers and Raymond of Winchester. Earl Cox to housekeeping on Main street. Mrs J S Rowe and son of Livingston visit Tom Pennix's family. Ida Mae Adams, formerly Mt Vernon, elected professor at a Los Angeles law school. Mrs G M Bullard and mother visit Jarvis Cook in Western Kentucky. H Adams Jr from Flemingsburg attends Chautauqua with Miss Blanche Crawford. A B Stewart returns to Landgow School after postgrad at Columbia University. Friends welcome Miss Stewart back.
RH Miller visited from Frankfort last week while Miss Winnie Falin helped with the Chautauqua here. Numerous locals including Miss Alice Kidd from Frankfort and Miss Martha Sparks hosted visitors. Frank Baugh from London works at Rockcastle Garage. several residents traveled to Louisville and Mt. Vernon for events. C D. Sutin and V. G. McBee shopped for Central Milling in Brodhead. a road supervisor noted county progress with prison labor. Low shoes at low prices at Fish's.
Mrs W G Campbell of Butler Tennessee says Chamberlains Colic Diarrhoe Remedy used with castor oil and proper diet is safe and that ninety nine out of every hundred recover in summer complaint cases among children. She praises the remedy as far ahead of anything she has used.
A roundup of community items from Livingston Kentucky mentions a baby born to Mr and Mrs W R Gott a small child of Mr and Mrs Other Bullock died Tuesday and a bumper berry crop in Rockcastle. It notes Chautauqua visits by London residents and local teachers assignments at Chestnut Ridge Clark County and Oak Hill with Mullins Price as school book suppliers. The Bank of Mt Vernon undergoes renovations and there is talk of stockholders getting free tickets.
The Christian Church Sunday School of the county will meet at Rose Hill church on Sunday July 18 for their annual County Convention. Dinner will be served on the ground. A representative meeting with a pre planned program aims to involve each Sunday school. W H Fish is County President and C C Davis is Secretary. The state worker will attend and all Sunday schools are urged to support the convention.
Short health advice notes urge rest between meals and light outdoor activity to improve appetite and note a remedy with Chamberlain's Tablets. Local industry update reports Bryant Bros. expanding the Cleveland plant for painting and trimming Cleveland Six models. Littlejohn's Carnival of Shows advertises at Mt. Vernon Fair with Italian Band. Obituaries and notices reference Uncle Joel Pitman 93, Civil War veteran. Neighboring items warn against hunting trespass on J J Smith and co. land, plus lost shoe and stray hog notices from Mt Vernon area.
Mt. Vernon, known as Eastern Kentucky champions, lost to Stanford 5 4 on Friday with Drew’s pitching and a Taylor shoe string catch highlighting the game. Sunday Corbin defeated Mt. Vernon 6 3 as Hicks from Houstonville, a forty side hurler, appeared in Mt. Vernon uniform for the first time this season.
The message praises Chautauqua shows for their educational value and community unity while condemning cheap vulgar carnivals that drain local funds without lasting benefit. It argues spending on Chautauqua tickets elevates public culture, music, and daily life, contrasting it with fleeting, low-value entertainment.
Citizens argue that Carnival success should not override residents' interests. They call for protecting children and households, demanding measures that reflect real values and proper oversight by authorities.
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