Ex-Service Men Compensation List Revised in Washington
A revised list of Madison County ex service men eligible for compensation has been completed in Washington. The War Risk Insurance Department reports the aim to close this phase quickly and urges all who have not petitioned for compensation to apply at the earliest period. Names span Richmond and various county towns, listing numerous veterans and a nurse, Mrs. S. G. Meese, among applicants.
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Madison County
Washington
Department of War Risk Insurance
Home Service Red Cross
Stone Norman
Richmond
Walker Bates
Nathan C. Benny
Charles O. Bowman
Robert Lionsley
Benjamin HH. Brown
Parrish Bryant
Forrest Burns
Jesse Collins
Thomas E. Dawson
Clarence Farthing
Ira Foster
Gilbert D. Frost
Charles Tleary Gormley
Owen Walker Hirsle
T. N. Hutchinson
Jesse J. Johnson
Rollie Lamb
Martin R. Matthews
Noel Noland
Noble L. Perkins
Hugh G. Powell
Harry D. Rice
Samuel Salter
Dillard E. Shearer
Kee Smiley
William Spillman
Gilbert Stone
Raymond Tilton
Leslie B. Tudor
Clarence Il Walker
Stewart West
William Witt
William Bates Yates
Fred Applegate
Jesse T. Barnett
Clarence Carr
James Crawford
WK. Fass
Oscar Finney
Jess Gooch
Edward W. Gray
Oman Forrest Jame
W. C. Lanham
Ernest Miller
Silas Tudor
Alfred Williams
John Walker Ballard
Kennedy Baughman
Bertie Coffey
Penneyuer
Lawrencette
Paul S. Griggs
Shelby Jones
William V. Windred
S. G. Meese
Marcus A. Phelps
June W. Wiggins
Joe Abrams
Panola
Charles Chestine
Berea
Robert S. Clark
Edenton
William
Isaac Maupin
Ural W. Moore
Union City
James Marchie McCullom
David Oglesby
John Oldham
White Hall
Wade Owens
John Frank Reece
Duluth
Truguely Shearer
Red Trouse
Dan Short
Albert C. Tevis
Moberly
Fart Walker
Pioneer leaf buyer dies in Owensboro hospital
J. W. Allen a pioneer tobacco buyer in the region who retired on a pension from the Liverpool company he represented died after illness in Owensboro General Hospital.
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Pioneer Leaf
LIN Owensboro
Owensboro
J. W. Allen
Liverpool
Jail official ousted after five prisoners escape
Frankfort J T Royalty who led the Harlan convict camp was dismissed following the breakout. After a hearing he was reinstated and then re sworn in.
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Frankfort
J.T. Royalty
Harlan
Rockwood Coffee Feels Right in Town Homes
Residents call for another cup of Rockwood as the preferred coffee in town. Advertisers note D. B. McKiney & Co. handles Rockwood sales and promotions.
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Rockwood
D. B. McKiney & CO
Best Patent Flour at Richmond Welch Co
Richmond Welch Co advertises Best Patent Flour offered at the price of $1.40 per bag. The notice highlights value for customers and positions the product as a top grocery staple in local trade.
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Richmond Welch Co
Western Petroleum Company to Quit Richmond Station
The Western Petroleum Company plans liquidation of its Richmond distributing station at year end. Ernest Hall, who oversaw local operations, says wind up will occur likely this week. The firm is solvent and will cease gas and trucking service with equipment and agents released. Hall may join another company after returning to Lynch.
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Western Petroleum Company
Richmond
Ernest Hall
Lynch
Hall
Tobacco price outlook uncertain as sales open
The tobacco selling season begins at local warehouses next Tuesday with expected steady trade. Buyers seek price guidance amid no reliable quotations, while producers foresee a good grade price but fear inferior lots may linger and fetch lower values.
Burley Tobacco Growers See Higher Costs Across Kentucky
Kentucky burley tobacco production in 1920 reached about 236.5 million pounds with growers spending around 36.85 per hundred pounds to produce 85,140 dollars per ton. Despite higher acreage, total burley output fell roughly 33 million pounds from 1919 while the average yield dropped from 1150 to 859 pounds per acre. About 29 percent of the 1920 crop was damaged or of low grade.
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Kentucky
Miss Pearlman May Take Government Job
Rose Pearlman, home from Louisville for the holidays, may accept a government post in New York or the Philippine Islands soon. She passed the civil service exam with honors and was offered the top starting salary. she currently teaches at Louisville schools and plans to leave for government work.
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Pearlman
Rose Pearlman
Louisville
New York
Philippine Islands
President Wilson vetoes measure on interlocking directorates
President Wilson today vetoed the joint resolution to suspend the Clayton act provision that barred common carriers from dealing with firms with interlocking directorates. The veto limits any exception to contracts with the carrier.
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Washington
Wilson
Best Tarpaulin Deals at Richmond Welch Co
Readily available tarpaulins at Richmond Welch Co with a wide assortment of sizes and durable fabrics. Competitive prices help customers save money while securing weather resistant coverings for trucks, farms, and outdoor work.
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Richmond Welch Co
Hines Outlines State Institutions Reforms
Edward W. Hines, chairman of the State Board of Charities and Corrections, told Kentucky editors the bipartisan board has achieved notable savings and improvements. Prison wages rise, parole reviews accelerate, corporal punishment ends, and feeble minded inmates are classified for better care. Occupational therapy expands at hospitals. military training lifts morale at reform schools. a top female head for a Pewee Valley girls’ school is sought. convicts work on highways continues.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Edward W. Hines
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Kentucky
Kentucky Press Association
Eddyville
Frankfort
Kentucky Institute For
Hines
Maj. Hickman
Schools of Reform
Greendale
Pewee Valey
Highway Department
State Board of Health
Land Moves From Ruthton to Richmond Residence
Thomas Land, longtime Ruthton resident in Silver Creek, has rented his property, bought a home on Still Avenue, and will make Richmond his future home. A well known farmer, Land has many friends in Richmond and has long visited since boyhood. He now affiliates with the Madison Tobacco Warehouse Company.
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Thomas Land
Ruthton
Silver Creek
Still Avenue
Richmond
Mr. Land
Madison Tobacco Warehouse Company
Visit of Baltimore News Executive to Old Home
T H Pickles of Baltimore son of George W Pickles, will arrive soon to spend time with relatives and old friends. Pickles heads the Baltimore office of the Western Newspaper Union and has prospered since leaving the east seven years ago.
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T. H. Pickles
Baltimore
George W. Pickles
Mr. Pickles
Western Newspaper Union
East Sevcent
Hair Dressing Service Ad by Mrs Arthur on Parrish Street
Hair dressing service available after completing course. Specializes in growing hair and scalp treatment. Mrs. Nannie Arthur advertises at 140 Parrish Street.
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Nannie Arthur
Parrishstreet
Weather Forecast Warmth and increasing clouds
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight with Friday bringing increasing cloudiness.
Markets Report Hog and Cattle Prices Across Cities
Cincinnati market shows hogs generally lower while cattle steady and calves higher. Louisville buyers report 200 cattle slow and unchanged, 2000 hogs 25 cents lower with tops at 10 dollars, sheep steady.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Record Tobacco Arrival Peaks in Richmond Warehouses
Reported record tobacco production from Estill and Rockcastle counties arriving at Richmond warehouses. Garrard county led previously but now Rockcastle Estill crops show high quality, with Madison also well represented. Much is pouring into Lexington headquarter and distant hauls take two days.
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Estill
Rockcastle
Richmond
Garrard County
Madison
Lexington
Chief of Police Devore Praises Public Behavior During Holiday Week
On the sixth day of the holiday week there have been no arrests and Chief of Police Devore praises residents as well behaved. Police have confined operations to investigating several alleged misdemeanors, with occasional reports of alcohol presence.
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Devore
Cain Leaves for Cuba and Southern Islands
J. C. Cain departed last night for Cuba and other southern islands. He will be away for several weeks. Cain has recently done extensive travel including a tour of the west. He says the trip is not due to the wet climate.
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J. C. Cain
Cuba
Mr. Cain
Fire destroys Wilford Copper barn and livestock
Blaze of incendiary origin razed the barn at Augusta Kentucky killing three cows and two horses. Bloodhounds traced the trail to a nearby house but no arrest has been made.
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Augusta
Wilford Copper
Coal price cut in Paducah from new market deliveries
A Paducah coal merchant has reduced coal prices to eight dollars for lump coal and says other yards will lower prices once they receive deliveries from the new market.
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Paducah
Bootleg Operators Slash Prices During Christmas Market Slump
Louisville bootleg operators cut prices due to a dull Christmas market. Speakeasy circles report reduced inventory and whisky bottled in bond now at 70 dollars per case.
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Louisville
Owensboro districts vote to merge schools under act
In Owensboro Kentucky five districts approve consolidating schools by a 32 vote majority. A central building will be erected to house the merged districts.
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Owensboro
Louisville minister and former editor killed in car crash
Reverend J. H. Herndon aged 56, once editor of the Christian Observer in Louisville, died in an automobile accident in Winston-Salem North Carolina.
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Louisville
J. H. Herndon
The
Christian Observer Here
Winston-Salem
N. C
Kentucky Oil Output Falls From Last Year
Barbourville Kentucky December 30 Kentucky crude oil production for the year ending will total about 8 750 000 barrels, down roughly 500 000 from the previous year. New production in Lee county failed to offset decline in older wells, while western Kentucky fields rose to importance but marketing limits kept gains modest. Eastern counties Lawrence Johnson and Magoffin added pools and helped offset losses.
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Barbourville
Lee County
Kentucky
Warren, Simpson, Allen and
Barren
Lawrence
Johnson and Magoffin
Upper
Richmond Masonic Lodge Elects Officers and Honors Treasurers
Richmond lodge No. 25 F. and A. M. elected R. L. Telford W M S S. Myers Sr W C A Keith Jr W Nicholas Harber Treasurer J G Bosley Secretary IF C Gentry Sr Deacon R R Burnam Jr Deacon W C Burnam and Thomas Phelps Stewards A Kunkle Tyler Samuel Parkes resigned as treasurer after 47 years and the lodge adopted a resolution honoring his long service.
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Richmond Lodge
R. L. Telford
W. M. S. S. Myers
W. C. A. Keith
W. Nicholas Harber
J. G. Bosley
IF. C. Gentry
R. R. Burnam, Jr
W. C .Burnam
Thomas Phelps
A. Kunkle
Tyler
Samuel Parkes
Sam Parkes
Richmond Masonic Lodge
Dseires
Alleged Murderer of Mine Owner Returned to Trial
Tom Fendrickson arrived with Bell county officers at Pineville and was jailed in Harlan on a murder charge for killing Steve Lucas of Lynch during a Christmas day brawl. Lucas owned Lucas Coal Mining Co at Island McLean county and was a local peace maker.
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Associated Press
Owensboro
Tom Fendrickson
Pineville
Bell County
Harlan
Steve Lucas
Lynch
Lucas
Lucas Coal Mining Company
Island
McLean County
Stanifers Return From Wedding Trip With Charlie’s Parents
Mr and Mrs Charlie Stanifer are back from their wedding trip and visiting the groom’s parents on North Street.
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Charlie Stanifer
North Street
Oldest Newby resident recalls a century of Christmases
Uncle Woodson Heathman known as Ancite Woodson, a Newby, Kentucky man, says he has heard Xmas bells 100 times in the same house where he has lived since infancy. He recently turned 29, reflects on early Kentucky days, and remembers the settlement and growth of the Newby area with health and strong memory.
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Woodson Heathman
Newby
Woodson
Kentucky
Inauguration Plans For Harding Cabinet Talks in Marion
Marion Ohio December 29 plans for inauguration filed today as President elect Harding holds conferences on ceremony details. E B McLean Senator Philander Knox and Republican National Chairman were among those consulted. Knox hinted at cabinet posts and a Cabinet announcement may follow. Knox said Harding will not use Versailles League of Nations as a basis for his proposed association of nations.
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Associated Press
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Philander Knox
Versailles
Whites Defended At Gensus Hearing
Southern members of the census committee heatedly challenged charges by Walter White of the NAACP claiming many whites in southern communities are lawless. Congressman Larsen urged witnesses restrict to facts and avoid hearsay while Rep Bee criticized the New York witness’s statements about the Negro race.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Census Committee
Walter White
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Larsen
Georgia
Bee
Texas
Richards to Head Military Bureau
Colonel George C. Richards of Oil City Pennsylvania was appointed by President Wilson as chief of the military bureau of the war department. He will supervise the national guard’s employment as an internal part of the U S army under the army reorganization bill.
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Washington
George C. Richards
Oil City
Wilson
War Department
Pennsylvania National Guard
National Guard
United States Army
Ford Plant Closure Put Off Reopening Indefinitely
Detroit, Dec. 29. The Ford Motor Company announced the Highland Park plant will not reopen January 3 as planned after a December 24 shutdown for inventory. The plant will remain closed indefinitely while other Ford assembly plants continue operations. About 50 employees are affected.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Highland Park
OCO
Fresh candled eggs at Richmond Welch C
Fresh candled eggs are sold at Richmond Welch Co with limited supply reported. Local shop advertises farm eggs noting quality and freshness for customers.
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Richmond Welch C
Notice of sale and transfer of Richmond Buick business
Notice to friends and customers thanks patrons for support as Richmond Buick is sold to Mr. Charles Shrewsberry who will take possession on South Third Street starting Saturday January 1. The former owner Burton Roberts will be available at his livery barn or office to handle adjustments or guarantees. The piece also notes a South Carolina octogenarian who married his sister-in-law twice removed.
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Richmond Buick
Charles Shrewsberry
Shrewsberry
Vis
Burton Roberts
Tne
South Carolina
Best galvanized roofing all winning at Richmona
Local tradesman notes galvanized roofing wins at Richmona event where prices hit 7.25 dollars. The report highlights competition results and market response among contractors and suppliers.
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Richmona
Warehousemen Seek Additional Storage for Tobacco
With half a million pounds stored, Home Tobacco Warehouse Company and Madison Tobacco Warehouse Company seek more storage space. Officials say vacant barns can be rented to hold the influx as wagons remain loaded. Early sale days are expected to see a large volume of tobacco, mostly staying local.
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Home Tobacco Warehouse Company
Madison Tobacco Warehouse Company
The
Home Company
Belief the worst is over, urging early buying in 1930
Allen Johnson, president of the Pennsylvania chamber of commerce, told the Boston chamber that business readjustment and deflation are more than half complete and that the worst is over. He urged not to wait too long to restart purchasing and revive industry.
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Associated Press
Boston
Allen Johnson
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Mystery Liquor Seizure Turns Up Colored Water
Prohibition agents in Lexington Kentucky puzzle over 40 cases of confiscated liquor that proved to be colored water. Seals show no tampering and no refill signs. The shipment from Ripy distillery Frankfort to Shenandoah Pa was seized near Lexington last October on a forged permit.
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Lexington
Prohibiton
Ripy
Frankfort
Shenandoah
Pleas For Revolution Discovered In Time
Authorities uncover sensational labor party plans for a revolution in Norway. Proposals included burning lumber stores in Christiania, seizing barracks, and arresting cabinet members at a chosen moment.
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Copenhagen
Labor Party
Norway
Christiania
Best granulated sugar price at Richmond Welch Co
Advertises granulated sugar offered at 9.50 for 100 pounds by Richmond Welch Company with emphasis on bulk pricing.
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Richmond Welch Co
Confederate Home In Pew Valley Report Praises Care
Commissioner W J Stone of Confederate pensions inspected the Confederate Home at Pewce Valley and found attacks unfounded. He reports pensioners well fed warmly clothed and well treated and the institution in excellent condition.
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Frankfort
W. J. Stone
Pewce Valley
For Rent 70 Acres on Red House Pike Near Town
Richmond Welch Co advertises 70 acres for rent on Red House Pike four miles from town. Part can be cultivated while the rest remains in grass. A new eight room dwelling is available. Apply L. E. Barclay or call 3305.
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Red House Pike
L. E. Barclay
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Russia
Department of Laabor
Board of Control
Rockcastle and
Garrard Counties
Chief OF Police
Cain
Newby Man
Gensus
Military Bureau
FORD
Isunson
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