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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1920
Page
2
Citizens urged to raise two to three thousand dollars to finish securing the White Way in Richmond before paving, praising local business support and calling for everyone to contribute. Senator Stanley faced a legislative probe over a petty accusation regarding a dog.
Mrs Kate Lee Able of Rossville Georgia recounts her husband an engineer injured by machinery who wasted away to 110 pounds in two weeks. After three doctors failed and castor oil proved useless, he took Thedford's Black-Draught and rapidly improved, crediting it with saving his life.
Ed Walton of the Stanford Interior Journal is near death after his brother Col W P Walton dies. A week later another brother Thomas R Walton, a Atlanta capitalist, also dies. Many friends express sympathy for the survivor.
The poultry movement remains seasonable with no major changes in dressed poultry in large Eastern centers. Egg receipts are rising and prices have softened in major markets, likely until a storage basis is reached. Cream deliveries stay light and foreign butter imports are not heavy, with inadequate makings causing a temporary price uptick.
The March term of the Garrard County Circuit Court convened with Judge Charles A. Hardin presiding. The case of the Commonwealth versus Bessie Padgett for the murder of her husband ended with a manslaughter verdict and a four year penitentiary sentence. The docket is light with about 35 appearances across common law and equity. The week also noted a Woman's Club meeting, a surprise 22nd birthday party for Mrs. William R. Preston, a 9th birthday celebration for Nancy Clark, and obituaries for Mrs. Homer Shears and the 77th birthday of Mrs. Elizabeth Mathews.
A Kentucky women’s group joins a statewide Presbyterian Progressive Program aiming to raise 222,699 dollars for home and foreign missions and educational causes, plus 4,000 dollars for the entire South, to support church extension efforts.
The known roster of officers for Kentucky lists Mrs A C Riggs Ludlow as vice president and Mrs M D Irvin Danville with several others including Mrs Yancey Crittenden Paducah and Mrs Lagae Ney VanMeter Louisville. The text reflects a church group structure with several locations and titles.
A 40 acre farm four miles from Richmond offers a good five room house with bath and essential outbuildings. A scout house sits about 300 yards away near the Assoud station. Possession given at once. The property is advertised as going to be sold at a sacrifice with favorable price.
At Newport Judge Matt Moore presided in police court over his son George Moore and 15 others accused of gambling. The case was dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence after the hearing.
A partial OCR fragment from a Louisville market entry mentions a crossed item and a damaged value figure. The readable words indicate a price or amount tied to a trade or sale but specifics are obscured.
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