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Newspaper
Mount Vernon Signal
Location
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
2
Four names appear in OCR string without clear context. The fragment lists individuals William Arnold Jr Wade and Th Livesay Isom Bosaylaor Johnny Clont with unclear relationships or events.
Somerset Commonwealth reports that voters back Judge Bethurum as opponents unleash mudslinging. Papers Mt Vernon Signal and Commonwealth back him, while editors deny bias and say the rival will face him in November.
The Mt. Vernon Fair Association directors voted to make this year’s Mt Vernon Fair a strictly Rockcastle County Fair. Entries must be Rockcastle owned and prizes paid to Rockcastle residents to boost county agriculture and stock. Dates are August 10 11 12.
Princess Te Ata and her Company present Indian songs dances legends and lullabies at our Chautauqua. She is a noted dramatic reader and interpreter of Red Man dances. Dowan win is highlighted as a leading Indian contralto. Thurlow Lieurance arranged the program. The artists are college graduates with costly costumes.
Conway notes Mr and Mrs John Wood of Irvine Kentucky visiting homefolks from Saturday to Monday. Miss Lottie Dalton returns from Berea. A wedding occurred last week with Mr Russell Linville and Miss Emma Wynn in Richmond then to Battle Creek Michigan. Others visited Berea London Mt Vernon and Disputanta with various locals and travel updates.
Hopewell residents share weekend visits with relatives including the Barnes, Baker, Kirby, and Hood families. Looming preaching at a Grove near Jesse Livesay on June 26 invites all. Farmers cope with drought as they hoe and dig hoping for rain, while illness reaches Pineville as Mrs Owens is reported very sick.
Residents and visitors frequent Mt Vernon Crab Orchard and surrounding towns with reports of trips, illnesses, family visits, and church events. Minor sports results show Brodhead teams defeating London and Crab Orchard with standout hitting by Haggard and Drew. A July 1 church meeting and a new clothing line entry are noted.
A roundup of visits and greetings across Rockcastle shows many relatives from Berea Danville and Broadhead stopping by homes of the Lear family and others. Uncle Joe Smith improves after a Danville operation and Charley Griffiths of Berea recovers post tonsil surgery in Berea.
Arber C Towery son of Cor acius Towery of Berea and formerly of Wildie county appears among the four officers and forty nine enlisted aboard the lost tug Conestoga. The ship left Mare Island March 25 for Samoa via Pearl Harbor and has not been heard from after a thorough Pacific search. FOR SALE: John Meclary property near street with seven acres, barn, orchard, dwelling six rooms, porches, drive way, hen house, corn crib, smoke house. G V Owens 34 41.
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