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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
1
Van Benton a prominent Madison county stock and cattle dealer and longtime Democrat, announces a bid for the Democratic nomination for sheriff subject to party action next August. Support from friends across the county is strong with expectations he will face no opposition in the primary.
Federal grand jury in Pittsburg returns indictments against Herbert Duepuy and George A Turville of Crucible Steel Co America charging conspiracy to defraud the government of income and excess profits taxes estimated at 1 million dollars.
Geneva December 1 The League of Nations Council drafts a letter to President Wilson accepting mediation for Armenia. Wilson expresses strong satisfaction with the note. Austria is tentatively admitted as a member, subject to assembly ratification.
Governor Edwin P. Morrow named Centre College quarterback Bo McMillin a Colonel on his staff at a Danville Chamber of Commerce banquet. The Dec 1 ceremony in Danville Kentucky recognized the star player for Centre football achievements.
The National Republican Congressional Committee announced a campaign balance of 38653 dollars and an available total of 758544 dollars to the House clerk. The report reflects the committee's financial position as of December 1 in Washington.
L T Wilson states he buys turkeys daily for the Xmas market and asks to obtain prices before selling. He provides a phone number 70.289 and signs his name.
Jackson police report a Bays merchant and local politician William Holbrook shot and fatally wounded by Ambrose Watts. Authorities have not disclosed a motive or full circumstances of the shooting.
Greenup Kentucky Frank Mills, at work in the county since July, was arrested on a murder charge in the Dayton Ohio messenger boy case but fled. Officers recovered a motorcycle they say was stolen from the victim.
The two year old daughter of Mrs. Jewell Sweeney died after playing with a rag near a fire. Her dress caught flame and she suffered fatal burns in Bowing Green Kentucky.
Danville surgeon called to Pittsburg for consultation in Lee Caldwell coal operator's case of blood poisoning from a horse kick. Caldwell is described as in desperate illness and treatment underway.
Today's markets show Cincinnati cattle steady with softer hogs about 500 lower and Chicago lower. Louisville cattle 300 steady hogs 2400 active sheep 50 steady with all categories unchanged overall.
The Eastern Normal School reports a record influx for the second term with enrollment already over 50 higher than before. Dormitories fill as arrivals continue, dormitory capacity promised to be taxed, and a third term start in February expects more rural teachers to enroll.
County Judge Lang dismisses Walter Thornton for marrying his former wife's mother. Kentucky statute barring such marriage not sustained by higher courts.
Louisville turfman J. T. Combs, once a jockey and later a trainer and owner, died suddenly in New Orleans. The death became known upon the body’s arrival in Louisville today. He sent many winners to the post during his career.
In Harrodsburg Kentucky burglars entered W C Rue cashier of the First National Bank and flee when frightened away after last week s bank robbery that yielded 44 000 dollars.
Middletown police search for Mrs. Catherine Gilmore Potter who disappeared after leaving Atlanta for the Ohio city. Authorities request information from anyone who has seen her since November.
A purse was stolen from Mrs. Bessie Arndt at Emmanuel Evangelical Church in Louisville. William Kairsehuble, 17, was arrested on the charge of taking it.
Members of the Ladies Aid of Pond church plan a bake sale and food sale in Muncy Bros. window on Saturday December 4. All area residents are invited to attend.
Neff's offers dressed poultry and rabbits with contact via phone 431. The notice advertises ready to sell meat items to customers seeking convenient prepared products.
Baptist Ladies invite readers to Bazaar Saturday on December 4 at the Masonic Temple. Menu includes oyster soup chicken salad old ham potato chips beaten biscuits hot rolls and coffee. Shoppers can buy Sunday dinners Xmas gifts and visit novelty and candy tables.
Tobacco men report the stripping of tobacco at a peak not seen since harvest began. Wet conditions hinder progress yet more tobacco is handled daily, with owners preparing crops for the upcoming sales. Grading increases to speed buyer evaluations, while rust and blight fears fuel mixed crop quality reports.
A film room fire caused confusion in Times Square as flames broke out in the Longacres Building. Fire crews responded with extra apparatus to control the blaze and prevent spread.
The Versailles inmate known as Hatchet Man who escaped from jail with a hatchet was recaptured in Lexington and returned to complete his sentence for cutting and wounding.
Lexington Kentucky announces gradual installation of an automatic system due to difficulties in securing operatives with prospects of complete mechanical service by 1926.
Lebanon Ky Mrs Elizabeth Purdom celebrated her 81st birthday with a family reunion and read newspapers while continuing her needlework without glasses claiming her vision is as good as fifty years ago.
Examinations passed and Arbor Day program postponed due to snow. A box sale social Wednesday night netted 50.95 for the light plant debt. Kenneth Parke acted as auctioneer. Also notes visitations from Della Williams and family, Thanksgiving gatherings with local families, and a December 4 performance of Mr. Bob at Union City.
Louisville police arrest Curran Johns after he obeyed an order to surrender but was robbed of $46 by a highwayman who then fled. Johns is detained as the suspect in the incident.
Col Ronald C Oldham returns to his boyhood home to open a law office in the Oldham building and will maintain Lexington offices for practice. He has practiced successfully at Winchester for years and wishes to be near his parents Mr and Mrs W D Oldham. His wife and two sons accompany him and will be welcomed.
Washington dispatch reports Senator King of Utah is drafting a bill for a six month halt to immigration to allow Congress to craft a general law for all immigration. He argues admission must be tightened and would bar entrants from foreign countries with red tendencies who have inoculations.
Federal Judge Evans ruled the war was not over and ordered Meade county officials to release Lee Mitchell who had refused road work while serving at Camp Henry Knox. The judge commended Mitchell for staying at his post and called his confinement a great injustice to him the government and the army.
Dr. William A. Brown of Chicago, director of evangelism for the International Sunday School Association, will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist church. He tours Kentucky under the Kentucky Sunday School Association to promote educational and evangelistic Sunday School work and strengthen local organizations. Dr. George A. Joplin, president of the Kentucky State Sunday School Association, will attend.
London Kentucky James Doss an alleged whisky purveyor was caught crawling out of the jail equipped with a saw and a revolver. Local authorities report he possessed a bundle of tools and a pistol as he attempted the escape.
Richmond will send Prof. G D Smith and ten Eastern Normal school delegates to the state Y M C A convention at Berea from Friday to Monday. A report will be given at a union service after return, with speakers including Rev Petite of Boston and Dr Kessler of Nashville.
The Dodds community gathered at the school house for Thanksgiving enriching an old fashioned celebration. A play titled The First Thanksgiving Day entertained 68 attendees by a warm fireplace and a spinning wheel scene. Everett Lanter spoke on What We Have to Be Thankful For and Beulah Lanter hosted a Friday night youth party.
Richmond lodge of Elks holds annual memorial exercises Sunday afternoon to honor departed members. A special program is planned and the Lodge of Sorrow will be attended by local members and visitors from out of town.
Delegates to the National Rivers and Harbors congress to be held in Washington DC December 8 9 and 10 are appointed by Governor Edwin P Morrow and include J B Williams of Richmond He will likely travel from Louisville with a large party.
Purported ad offering a few purebred mahogany colored red cockerels from A C Smith strain at 3 dollars each. Contact or visit Mrs N G Todd in Brassfield Kentucky for details.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Keller of Mt Sterling recently visited Mr and Mrs J J Mearthy after returning from a two weeks bridal trip to New York City.
Vintage ad copy promotes MELLOW coffee by D. B. Mc Kinney & Co urging readers to buy a package and join the line for Rookwood branded coffee praised for natural strength and smooth velvet tone.
Miss Eugenia Elder and her guest Miss Ruth Brown resumed duties at St Agatha’s Academy after spending holidays with Elder’s parents on East Street.
Neff's advertises daily arrival of fresh oysters and assorted fish with phone contact 431 for orders and inquiries.
We are now receiving turkeys for the Christmas market. Call us for prices before selling. Renaker oe Company, Phone 132 289.
McKee's advertises a 9 cent sale with an offer of three articles for the price of two plus 9 cents. The promotion runs now and ends Thursday, offering shoppers a 9 cent impulse for multiple items.
Cel J J Pearson urges December sales featuring dense auction density knowledge from A to Z. Phone 827 for inquiries and bidding details.
A Kentucky weather brief shows a fair spell continuing with slightly colder air tonight in the east and central portions. Thursday is expected to remain dry with continued fair skies and cooler temperatures across eastern and central regions.
Noted speakers including Rev Caleb Campbell former Louisville schools and Irvine principals and State Superintendent George Colvin are booked for Madison County teachers monthly meeting at the courthouse Saturday. The program includes reports from instructors students and schools, pictures of the gathering, music, and insights on school progress and parental cooperation. Representatives from the three new schools will attend and discuss the region’s educational advances.
Madisonville Kentucky November 30 Circuit Judge Carl Henderson permanently enjoined Hopkins fiscal court from issuing 500 000 dollars in road bonds and from loaning county funds to the state under a federal aid project. The case moves to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, affecting all counties adjacent to federal road work including the Dixie Bee Line route.
The new parking rule, already in evidence, is said to be very effective for newly paved streets as the center of the street used for parking receives the required treatment. Further permanent changes are expected within weeks. After initial use the surface gains a permanent condition, reducing attention to parking, and streets show no signs of wear, with belief they will prove satisfactory.
Half unconscious Mrs. Tillie Sinclair, a young matron, crawled to a neighbor’s porch to raise alarm that a Black assailant attacked her in her residence in Lexington Kentucky.
Paris Ky Thomas Bradley a carpenter employed at Ed Simms Zala farm was arrested on a charge of taking lumber from the county job to construct a house in town.
In Glasgow Kentucky Rollie Mitchell was shot and killed. Virgil Geralds, a white former soldier, is charged with the shooting using a Swiss army rifle at about 300 yards after a quarrel over a crap game.
The 9 cent sale at McKee's is underway and scheduled to end Thursday. Hurry in for bargains while the event lasts.
Richmond's fraternal scene expands with rising memberships across lodges and orders after the war. New buildings are planned to house larger groups, and many young men seek to join multiple degrees, boosting local degree teams and exhibitions.
Dr. W. A. Pusey of Chicago and Col. E. F. Martel of Lexington visit Middlesboro to photograph Boone Trail landmarks. They document the Cumberland Valley region including Pineville ford, Cumberland Mountains, Indian Rock, and routes to Cumberland Gap. The illustrated history will cover early Kentucky settlement from first white man's entry.
The Madison County Medical Society will hold its final meeting of the year Thursday evening December 16 with a program and business agenda. The annual dinner will follow officers’ election and is a main feature, with full attendance expected. Next year’s meetings and topics will be mapped out by the new officers, including discussions of special diseases.
More crushed stone is needed for county road work and will be taken from the county quarries. The quarries have been under the control of a street contracting firm for some time and are now again in the hands of county officials.
R. W. Bolling president Wilson's brother in law and Shipping Board treasurer testified before a congressional committee that he never took money to influence contract or machinery dispositions. He said T. K. Sands, former Washington banker, was hostile over a 1916 house Bolling built for Sands.
Granulated sugar advertised at 10.00 per 100 pounds by Richmond Welch Company, location 2873. The notice highlights a bulk price offer and invites buyers to purchase from the supplier.
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