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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
4
Speedwell high school presented Tony the Con vict last Friday and will repeat the show next Thursday. A steady stream of local figures attended church, visits occurred with kin in Winchester and Berea, and residents shared weekend travels and family gatherings across the community.
The board of supervisors presses ahead with substantial business before them outlining ongoing agenda items and obligations still to be addressed in the county government cycle.
B F Edwards, Madison county superintendent, has an information chart listing every school along with teacher names and addresses. The chart, an Edwards invention, covers both colored and white schools and is praised for its thoroughness and quick accessibility by phone.
London June 9. After six years the International horse show returns to Olympia starting June 16 with a prize fund totaling 50000 dollars. New events include a 12 mile Marathon drive for single harness horses and a military ride for British and foreign officers testing troop horse qualities at Aldershot with about ten jumps on the course.
Jeff Fannin, aged 66, is back from school at Vanceburg and has completed ten weeks of training at Eastern Normal. He is hailed as the oldest student there and a highly qualified Kentucky teacher. He will teach at Quincy this year and his example prompts debate on licensing younger graduates who may still be under 18.
Superintendent B F Kidwards handles changes in assignments as Madison county schools finalize new instructor placements. Many positions filled, with principals to be chosen soon. Board meets to chart personnel, grade papers return soon, and examination results may affect decisions.
Rep H M Dean of Jackson County files as Republican candidate with Secretary Vaughan for the Fifth district Court of Appeals. incumbent Judge John D Carroll not seeking re election. Judge Rogers Clay announces Democratic bid. Dean noted for Madison county ties and a dog law effort once pushed in the legislature.
Cabel Chenault of the William Crutcher farm west of the city visited the town today and shared with friends that he has cleared fifty acres of land.
Roy Show, a farmer near Hickman Kentucky, sold a 200 pound wool clip for 60 dollars at 30 cents a pound. He used the proceeds to buy a suit for his son priced at 60 dollars. He estimated wool could yield five suits, assuming four pounds per suit, regardless of grade.
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