Eastern Kentucky School Superintendents Convene Convocation
The opening convocation of the County School Superintendents of the Eastern Kentucky District opened Wednesday at 2 PM with all seventy counties represented. George Colvin presided. sessions covered recent legislation and rural education, with addresses by Governor Edwin P. Morrow and others.
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Eastern
Kentucky
George Colvin
T. J. Coates
Colvin
Supt. Jones
Harlan Co
Stucker
Franklin Co
Hall
Shelby Co
Johnson
Laurel Co
Powers
Rowan Co
Hoover surprised by large California vote for delegates
New York May 5 Herbert C Hoover said he was surprised by the large vote in California for delegates favoring his nomination. He claimed a third of the party in California backed him as a protest against Senator Johnsons opposition to the League of Nations, despite Hoover’s weak party organization.
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New York
Herbert C. Hoover
California
J Johnson
League of Nations
Hoover
Democratic Woman's Club Organizing Meeting Called
Court House hosts a Democratic Women’s Club organizing meeting on Saturday May 8 at 2 PM. Women of town and county urged to attend and invite neighbors. Chairman Mrs. C. W. Cobb and committee members Mrs. W. O. Mays and Mrs. Hattie Buchanan announce the event.
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Court House
C. W. Cobb
W. O. Mays
Hattie Buchanan
Fertilizer Carrying Car Load Offered For Quick Sale
A carload of unsold fertilizer items will be available next week on a first come, first served basis. Contact C. M. Embry in Waco or W. W. Greaddus & Co. in Richmond for details and pricing. 1936. Rookwood Coffee ad copy promotes safe, happy living from D. B. McKinney & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Embry
Waco
P. O. Moberly
W. W. Greaddus & Co
Richmond
D. B. McKinney & Co
Cox Gains 21 of 26 Kentucky Delegates for Cox
Joseph T. Griffith of Owensboro announced he would vote for Governor Cox. Kentucky delegation total reaches 21 for Cox with eight district conventions plus eight delegates at large. Charles A. Hardin of Harrodsburg re-elected chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. Former U. S. Senator Johnson N. Camden of Versailles elected National Committeeman to succeed Gen. W. B. Haldeman.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Joseph T. Griffith
Owensboro
Cox
Ohio
Kentucky
Charles A. Hardin
Harrodsburg
Democratic State Central
Rent Jail Space as Hotel Quarters in Louisville
Louisville, May 5 J H Barr Jefferson County jailer says he may use part of the jail as a hotel on Derby Day when city visitors overflow hotels. Regular business has fallen off since prohibition and he would offer dormitory space at 1 dollar per person per night with guests isolated from inmates and protected.
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Louisville
James H. Barr
Jefferson County
Barr
Destroyers Ordered to Mexican Waters from New York
Secretary Daniels ordered a division of the Atlantic fleet destroyers stationed in New York to sail immediately for Key West for possible duty in Mexican waters. They may reach Vera Cruz or Tampico soon while American consuls seek to protect citizens. Disturbances in Mexican ports were not yet reported.
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Washington
Daniels
New York
Key West
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Atlantic Fleet
Hudson
Mexican
Wood Leads In Indiana Presidential Preference Vote
General Leonard Wood continued to gain on Senator Hiram Johnson in Indiana's presidential primary. With about 1,100 precincts missing from 3,300, Wood held a 6,500 plurality.
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Wood
Indiana
Indianapolis
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
Runaway Horse Causes Narrow Escape For Miller Couple
Mr and Mrs M W Miller were returning from a visit near Waco when a frightened horse bolted. He was thrown and bruised while she escaped uninjured. The horse was not stopped until it pulled free from the harness. Also noted: Anderson Agee, a deaf mute, visited the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville since last Thursday and stayed with Roy Pigg of Marksburg. The L and N Railway seeks to discontinue stations O Bannon Louisville and Lexington division Kellers Renick Elkin Fort Estill Arnold Pride division Cave Spring Hadenville on the Kentucky and Memphis divisions.
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M. W. Miller
Waco
Roy Pigg
Marksburg
L. & N. Railway Company
O’bannon
Louisville
Lexington
Kellers
Renick
Elkin
Fort Estill
Kentucky
Arnold
Pride
Cave Spring
Hadenville
Memphis
Welcome visitors flood Richmond for county school convocation
The city opens to hundreds of educators and dignitaries led by Governor Edwin P. Morrow. A flag ceremony and track meet anchor three days of events highlighting rural education, new laws, and Kentucky progress at the State Normal and universities.
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Richmond
Edwin P. Morrow
Blue Grass State
Union
Sue Bennett
Ernest Burnham
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kentucky
Michigan
University Hall
Morrow
Eastern Kentucky
Geo Colvin
State Normal
Richmond City Council Meeting Set for Thursday Evening
The regular monthly council session convenes at City Hall Thursday at 7 30 PM with all members urged to attend. Routine business will be addressed and several minor welfare matters are expected, though no major propositions are listed.
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Richmond
City Hall
Weather forecast notes showers this afternoon and cooler
Thunder showers are possible this afternoon or tonight with Thursday likely fair and continued cooler conditions expected. The forecast notes a turn to cooler temperatures later in the period.
Markets: cattle steady. hogs lower. lambs mixed
Cincinnati hogs drop 25 to 75 cents, tops at 16 dollars as steers trade slow and other cattle hold. Louisville May 5 cattle 150, steady. hogs 2 600, 50 cents lower, tops 15. sheep 100, 10 dollars. spring lambs 18. fall lambs 15.50.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Lost dog Lee a white and lemon hound with no collar
A two year old hound described as white and lemon spotted, named Lee, with no collar, is lost. Reward offered for return to Chas Powell in Richmond. Contact phone 1221074.
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Lee
Chas. Powell
Richmond
Salvation Army a Tower of Strength praise from Helen Keller
Helen Keller extolled the Salvation Army in Pittsburgh calling it a tower of strength for the afflicted. She praised Army women for courage and efficiency as Brigadier Josephine Albright noted Keller spoke in clear, enunciated English during a theatrical tour stop.
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Salvation Army
Helen Keller
Pittsburgh
France
Josephine Albright
Miss Keller
Salvationists
Mrs. Macy
Salvationist
Prisoners Escape From Wyoming State Prison
Bert Loften escaped from Rawlins Wyoming state prison using a needle obtained in the shirt factory. His companion William Smith was captured while attempting to scale the wall. They had been in the death house for their desperate record.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Bert Lofter
Wiliam Smith
Loften
Smith
Death House
Lexington Boosters Visit Planned For May Blitz
Frank B. Jones president and S W Featherston director of the Lexington Board of Commerce plan a May 11 tour for 100 or more members and business leaders. The University of Kentucky band and Transylvania Glee Club will lead the music along the route with a stunt program in each city.
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Frank B. Jones
Presdent
S. Wb. Featherston
Lexington Board of Commerce
Board of Commerce
Blue Grass Capital
University of Kentucky Band
Transylvania Glee Club
Slim” Raines
Richmond
Berea
Paint Lick
Lancaster
Stanford
Hustonville
Junction City
Danville
Harrodsburg
Salvisa
Lawrenceburg
Frankfort
Versailles
Nicholasville
American Clearing Co Shares For Sale In 7 Per Cent Stock
The American Clearing Co offers a few remaining shares of 7 per cent participating preferred stock. Dealers in livestock and farms, land clearers, clearing machine owners, and pine stump by product refiners advertise. See Mr. D. S. Estill or Mr. R. R. Burnam Jr for details. See our notice tomorrow.
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D. S. Estill
R. R. Burnam, Jr
Richmond piano store opens new stock of player pianos
Green's Piano Store on E Main Street announces arrival of 500 new player piano roles, the largest selection yet, inviting customers to browse the updated stock at 1082.
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Just
Richmond
Green
E Main Street
Bluebeard Watson Confesses Burial Site Found
Dixieland California May 5. Watson or Harvey known as Bluebeard returns to Los Angeles after locating in Borgo Valley the improvised grave of Nina Lee Deloney of Louisville. He describes the gorge and gulch where he says the body was buried and admits striking her with a hammer. The body is recovered amid widespread consternation. He is under heavy guard on transport to and from the scene.
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Dixieland
Cal
Bluebeard” Watson
Harvey
Los Angeles
Borgo Valley
Nina Lee Deloney
Louisville
Watson
Here
Full Sunday School Quota Achieved Citywide
Attendance at Richmond churches and Sunday schools exceeded average levels on Sunday. Total county quota about $200 with many collections above average. Methodist church reported 205 attendees and a $40.25 collection. Special music delighted leaders and plans for larger future gatherings were announced.
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M. T. Chandler
Richmond
Newport Teachers Strike Over Pay Increase
Newport Kentucky May 5 the entire public school teaching force began an indefinite vacation to press for a $300 annual salary raise. Three thousand pupils left classes, paraded the streets, and shouted for higher teacher pay.
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Newport
Banjo Expert Marion Underwood Visits Richmond
Marion Underwood, famed banjo player in the region, visited Richmond on Monday with his instrument and ready spirit to entertain friends, the lively presence appreciated by locals.
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Marion Underwood
Richmond
Marion
Uncle Sam Grabs Big Distillery
Louisville May 5 A Times Washington special says the Wathen liquor case was compromised in favor of taxpay ers by the Internal Revenue Bureau. The case involved R E Wathen & Company charged with removing whisky from a bonded warehouse without paying beverage tax. The tax claim was 102599 dollars. The distillery valued at a million dollars was seized. R E Wathen and W F Kneblekamp are held to the federal grand jury. The seizure followed a truck load of whisky near Versailles weeks earlier.
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Associated Press
Louisville
A_ Times
Washington Special Today
Wathen
Internal Revenue Bureau
R. E. Wathen & Company
R. E . Wathen
W. F. Kneblekamp
Federal Grand Jury
Versailles
Watson Helps Locate Body In El Centro Trip
Walter Watson alias Huirt, alleged confessed bigamist and murderer, was carried from a train to a county hospital ward after aiding officers in locating the body of Nina Lee Delaney, a Kentucky woman. The Delaney body likely will be sent to her Kentucky home.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Walter Watson
Huirt
el Centro
Nina Lee Delaney
Watson
Work In Sewers Nears Completion On Main Street
Weather and labor shortages slowed sewer work on Main and West Main streets but contractors say favorable conditions now allow rapid progress. A city street roller levels loose dirt after sewer installation as crews push to finish the project and leave town soon.
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Main Street
West Main Street
Paint Lick Woman Injured In Runaway
Miss Florence Estridge of Paint Lick was badly bruised in a runaway accident when a frightened horse bolted a buggy in the Paint Lick area. A. B. Estridge, riding with her, was uninjured.
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Paint Lick
Florence Estridge
A. B. Estridge
Miss Estridge
First Christian Church Elects New Officers
The First Christian church names officers for the next five years. Elders include T. E. Baldwin G. C. Stocker W. B. Smith R. E. Tur ley E. C. McDougle W. L. Arnold N. B. Deatherage G. W. Pickels. Deacons include S. S. Parks Elmer Deatherage P. M. Pope Joe S. Boggs Lewis Neale D. M. Phelps Geo. D. Simmons Jno. W. Arnold J. W. Hamilton Ballard Luxon J. J. Neale Paul Burnam J. R. McKinney H. B. Cosby. New deacons elected T. S. Hagan H. L. Perry W. A. Todd W. H. Price Ed Carson Edward Stockton Jack Wagers Z. T. Rice.
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First Christian Church
T. E. Baldwin
G. C. Stocker
W. B. Smith
R. E. Turley
E. C. McDougle
W. L. Arnold
N. B. Deatherage
G. W. Pickels
S. S. Parks
Elmer Deatherage
P. M. Pope
Joe S. Boggs
Lewis Neale
D. M. Phelps
Geo. D. Simmons
Jno
W. Arnold
J. W. Hamilton
Ballard Luxon
J. J. Neale
Paul Burnam
J. R. McKinney
H. B. Cosby
T. S. Hagan
H. L. Perry
W. A. Todd
W. H. Price
Ed Carson
Edward Stockton
Jack Wagers
Z. T. Rice
Pressed Suits Available During Short Wait in Town
Booths set up this week as farmers report favorable weather for spring work. While you wait, get your suit pressed for 40 cents with no extra charge. Hill and Mattingly offer the service behind the regular period at 391 near the Western Union.
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Hill and Mattingly
Western Union
Baptist Seventy Million Campaign Gains Momentum Across South
Reports from the first in a South wide series of evangelistic meetings show strong interest with Birmingham reporting 1722 new members. Cities like Shreveport Texas Dallas Oklahoma City Mayfield Albuquerque and Springfield record hundreds of additions as campaigns plan post convention institutes and broad outreach with evangelists pastors and singers engaging numerous associations and churches.
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Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist
Birmingham
Baptists
Shreveport
San Antonio
Texas
Waco
Tex
Dallas
Oklahoma City
County
Franklin, O
Mayfield
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Mexico Mo
Springfield
Washington
Southern Baptists
Richmond Young Church Folk Lead Home Service Appeal
Richmond youths from Epworth League and Christian Endeavor drive the Home Service Appeal for the Salvation Army. They plan to solicit every Sunday school attendee and organize through individual members. The Lexington meeting will set the Richmond quota, with Kentucky at 110000 dollars.
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Salvation Army
Richmond
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Christian Endeavor
Christian Church
Lexington
Kentucky
Funeral Service For Mrs Sloan Of Paint Lick
The remains of Mrs W L Sloan nee Miss Mattie Woods died at Saranac Lake NY were brought to Paint Lick and buried in the Lancaster cemetery. Rev W A Ramsey led the ceremony at the Manse Presbyterian church where many relatives gathered to pay tribute. Mrs Sloan was a longtime member of the Presbyterian church since childhood.
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Sloan
Paint Lick
W. L. Sloan
Mattie Woods
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Lancaster
W. A. Ramsey
Presbyterian Church
Tobacco and corn fertilizer offered for prompt shipment
C. M. Embry of Waco Kentucky advertises immediate shipment of tobacco and corn fertilizer, requesting contact via phone 31-2.
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C. M. Embry
Waco
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W. A. Ganfield
Center College
Danville, Ky
Western State Nerranl School
Malamazoo
Roark Hall
Dr. Myers
County School Administration
Dr. Burnham
F. C. Button
Virgil Chapman
MecHenr Rhoads
State Inspector of
the Wars University
J. T. C. Noe
Department of Education
State University
Myers
Geo. Colvin
W. H. Stouf
Calif
Lexington Boosters
AGAE
THE
American Clearing CO
Agua Prieta
Mexico
Consuila
Nuevo Leon
Tomas Lipas
Uncle Sam
Baptist Seventy Million Campaign
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