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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
4
State survey crews wrap up highway inspections in Madison County and prepare to move into Beechcastle County. Reports to state officials will provide definite condition details of local roads.
Mesdames Ansil and Charlie Miller of Eustislla arrived Tuesday for a visit to Mrs Jepthia D Chenault. They are cordially welcomed by their host of friends in Richmond.
Church leaders report favorable progress on plans and fundraising for a new Second Christian church edifice. Campaign work proceeds well with encouragement and support. date of construction decision not yet fixed but expected without delay.
Coal sits at 15 dollars a ton or three quarters of a cent a pound and moves as fast as production allows. Dealers fear future supply and warn this price may not be sustainable while producers hold orders for entire output. They cite limited car supply and red tape in direct mine access, predicting eventual relief if more rail cars and shipments arrive.
In Murray Kentucky on August nineteenth six children were born to three women at the home of Bunk Jones within two hours. Mrs Jones assisted by her daughter-in-law and later Mrs Jones Jr. and the third woman all delivered. The daughter-in-law then sought additional help outside the family circle.
The city and county press forward with plans for substantial growth next year. Three new churches are planned plus the existing Presbyterian church under construction, with funds being sought for two, while schools and fraternal organizations expand. Improved streets and county roads receive attention as more building material arrives for Richmond projects.
A health watch monitors Madison county schools amid a diphtheria outbreak. Owingsville closes the school due to epidemic disease. Measles and related illnesses are reported in several schools but overall attendance is affected only slightly. Teachers remain vigilant for rapid illness signs.
Marriage licenses issued by County Clerk Maupin include Boyd Sandlin 26 and Mamie Hunter 21 of Richmond with Charles Dalton 19 of Kirksville and Mamie Tussey 22 daughter of L T Tussey of Richmond.
Eldridge Wagers bought cattle from R. C. Westfall at Mt. Sterling and helped in Westfall's later apprehension. Westfall allegedly used a ruse to gain possession of the cattle and had them moved to his Richmond area farm. The sale to the Richmond owner involved shady dealings ending with Westfall’s arrest and return to Mt. Sterling.
Two of the largest apples seen in years were brought to the Daily Register office by W H acmuei of the Tate's Creek pike. Mr Kanatzar has a tree bearing heavily and many limbs might have broken if kept picking. He sold a couple of bushels at two dollars per bushel.
Warsaw reports three Bolshevik divisions annihilated and about 1000 Soviet soldiers captured, per official figures from the battlefield briefing.
Senator Harding said suffrage for American women would be welcomed by Republicans in the coming election. He argued voting women would back the GOP for leading social reform, contrasted with Democrats for failing to enforce platform policies, and likened enfranchisement to independence and wartime achievements.
Honf H N Dean of Clover Bottom in Jackson county, Republican candidate for judge of the court of appeals in this district, visited town Thursday greeting friends. A former legislator and prominent lawyer, he opposed the dog tax law and was known as friend of Old Dog Tray. He declared his race won, sure and certain.
The Freeman Realty Company sold a 50 acre farm on Jolly Ridge near Round Hill for $4 000 to J A and T M Chandler of Garrard County. The sale was conducted by manager L W Dunbar to the satisfaction of all involved.
Federal agent James Shevlin and a second investigator attended Arthur Hammerstein’s Manhattan theatre opening to test claims of liquor in souvenir bottles handed to the audience. Performers distributed bottles labeled whisky during an encore, audience members sniffed and tasted, prompting official scrutiny and a vow to pursue enforcement if laws were violated. Local press coverage noted the agent’s warning to avoid trivializing the law.
It is claimed that Kansas crops are even greater than anticipated a month ago when a ten year high was predicted. The report also notes that five thousand immigrants are entering New York daily.
Oil driller Robert Fulton of Moberly Missouri died after his clothes caught fire while a gas eruption ignited on Whitaker ledge seven miles from Bowling Green Kentucky. He ran toward a pond, shouted a warning, then collapsed and died before reaching the water with his associates arriving as he faded.
Lt. Chambers representing the Superior Woollen Mills of Louisville opens an office here and will make Richmond a weekly visit for two or three days. Branch agencies for the clothing establishment are at Paris Winchester and Richmond.
From Brussels to Camp Zachary Taylor, 23 year old Mlle Marie Louise Vandenhoegen sought to wed the American soldier she loves but discovered her fiancé was jailed on charges filed by another woman. The revelation comes as she expected a warm welcome rather than a courtroom confrontation.
Mrs. Tobe Broaddus of Irvine had an appendectomy Thursday at Pattie A. Clay Infirmary performed by Dr. D. O. F. Hume. She was seriously ill before admission. Dr. Hume foresees a rapid recovery. Mrs. Broaddus has many relatives in Richmond and is well known there.
Langley and Wells, both of Hay Maysville, divided 13 stacks of hay equally but the split left an odd stack. A lightning strike later destroyed one stack, ending the dispute.
A boy was found in a refrigerator, unconscious at first but soon revived. Doctors report his condition is not serious and he is recovering.
In Kathowicz Upper Silesia a clash occurred as French occupation troops closed with civilians. Ninety French soldiers and civilians were reported killed and fighting involved Germans and Poles as well.
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