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Newspaper
Mount Vernon Signal
Location
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
3
Rail schedule listed with arrival and departure times 6 57 pm 3 47 am 11 55 am 12 13 am. James Lanorum is agent at Mt Vernon Kentucky with phone number 8. Notice filed as second class mail matter.
Personal and community news itemizing health updates, visits, travels, and small events across Latonia Winchester Level Green Pine Hill and Mt Vernon. Mentions include W. H. Lewis Grace Taylor Julian Miller and Elza Langford with tuberculosis. school notices, War Savings talks, Fourth of July plans, a murder trial in Paris, and local civic concerns about weeds along West Main.
John Williams of Somer set, son Cecil in New York, and James at Camp Shelby, join three of four brothers in military service. Mrs Meadows and others visit Crab Orchard and Lancaster while Mr Meadows and Wheeler Meadows plan a motor trip to High Bridge and nearby points before returning home.
The once popular thoroughfare is no longer a proper residence for Patriotic citizens as millions are ordered to relocate to Efficiency Avenue. Byrne Optical Service notes this shift, highlighting accuracy and efficiency amid the change.
A Lancaster lawyer commends Dr. J J Byrne optometrist and optician praising years of service and fitted glasses. The piece includes local notices, an obituary for Burton Owens age 85 and list of his six surviving children and burial details in Freedom Cemetery.
The Widows and Orphans Home brass band and orchestra from Lexington will perform at Crab Orchard Baptist Church on July 2. A small door charge of 15 to 25 cents will cover travel costs. Attendance urged, with Odd Fellows families invited.
An advertisement urges the use of Byrnes glasses to improve relations with a wife’s family. It promotes Dr J J Byrne as optometrist and notes a June 25 to 29 appointment window at Mt Vernon. A 1918 automobile headlight and muffler law is summarized, stressing enforcement and safe night driving.
Help wanted for cleaning rags paid at five dollars per pound delivered to Bryant Bros garage. Contact T. C. O'Mara for details.
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