Best Speller in Knox County Honored
Janice Mann of Fredericktown was named Knox county’s best elementary speller for 1920 after scoring 100 percent in a two round contest at the county spelling and oratorical festival held in the courthouse. Pauline Merrin and Ruth Porter tied for second with 96 percent. Ruth Bell won the oratorical contest representing Centerburg with Dorothy Stone of Gambler second.
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Supt
Zomer
Waa
Janice Mann
Fredericktown
Pauline Merrin
Berlin Township
Ruth Porter
Harrison Township
Dorothy Heckholt
Morgan Township
Tuuth Porter
Firla
Knox County
County Institute
Tey
W. H. Shields
P. M. Arcibaugh
L Anderson
Danville
Fern Staats
Highoat
Wenfor Elasson
Centerbury
Gambler
Ous
West
Apelting
Knox County Junior Red Crows Meet To Elect Secretary
A Knox county public schools committee for the Junior Red Crows will meet at 4:00 this afternoon in the County Superintendent J. Marriott's office to elect a secretary replacing Mrs Henrico Long Smith who resigned last month
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Knox County
J. (. Marriott
Henrico Long
Smith
Neyers
Margaret C Stokes Claimed by Death in City Home
Mrs. Margaret C. Stokes died at her home after three weeks illness from neuritis and complications. Aged 84 years 11 months 7 days, she was a devoted mother and faithful Methodist Protestant member. Funeral from 221 North Norton Street Tuesday at 2 o'clock, Rev. D. C. Cobar officiating. interment in Mound View.
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Margaret C. Stokes
Methodist Protestant Church
the Homie
North Norton Street
D, C, Cobar
Miri
Mound View
Bank Swarns to Install Thermoelectric Burgher Alarm System
Knox County Savings Bank completes a modern thermoelectric burglar alarm for vault protection. The system activates at tampering attempts any time vaults are closed and provides daylight hold up response. Vaults are wired with a fine electric network and thermostats guard all access points. Any wire cut during night triggers a sound in minutes until power or system is destroyed.
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Knox County Savings Bank
Alan
Golfers Enjoy Day at Mt Vernon Country Club
Between 26 and 40 golfers enjoyed Sunday play at Mt Vernon Country Club on greens prepared by caretakers. Players report the course should be ready for the Wig match in two or three weeks. Twenty three dinners were served Sunday at the clubhouse.
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Mt. Vernon Country Club
Home Building Co Buys First Lot In Mt Vernon
The recorder’s office records show Mt Vernon Home Building Co purchasing a flat lot for 800 dollars. The transfer traces from Datsie Mt. Tardert and details of the conveyance appear in the deed record amid efforts to obtain more Lomex for Mt Vernon.
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Home Building CO
Recorder
Mt. Vernon Home Building Co
Mt. Vernon
Datsie Mt. Tardert
Mt Vernon Home Building Co
High price paid for three Orpington chickens
April 24 Edmonton reports Samuel Hobrivon of Midimonton Connectint paid 200 dollars for a Bad Orvington trio a hen a pullet and a cock in western Canada. The pulla won second prize in the open china and the cockerel sold for 50 dollars setting a regional record. The trio and related birds earned top cups at Calgary and Edmonton shows.
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Honnor
Ali
Orvington
Samuel Hobrivon
Midimonton
Canada
Madison Square Garden
New York
Robertson
Calgary
Edmonton
Armas and the Mian Will Be Presented
Offensive welcome to a store for the Deveraux Company appears at Rosate till Bryenan ent lege on the elpith wnival tour for a one night engagement on April 28 with Clifford Devereux star and manager Zinita Graf leads ing lady The play will be George Born and Shaw's comedy Arm a and the Mai The provenance of these Dever eotors is a holiday interval whenever they approve the social popularity of Mr Devor ee and Miss Grat and others The organization is verbally recognised as an extraordinary wit of Intelligent performers.
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Fine Deveraux Company
Rosate Till
Brenyan Entlege
Elpith
Members Urged To Attend Rehearsals Ahead Of May Festival
Director William Mt Coup announced four regular rehearsals remain for the chorus before the May festival and urged full attendance. Tickets are selling quickly with only seven left in secretary’s hands, and no more will be sold once they are gone. The program is being assembled and will be published once received from Chicago.
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William Mt. Coup
Chicago
Eli Pealer Dies at Age 94 in Amity Home
The obituary notes Eli Pealer dies at 94 at his Amity home after months of illness. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday afternoon at 2:39 at the Amity tomb and will be conducted by the Amity church. A niece, Mrs. George Kirkpatrick, hosts the wake.
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Eli Pealer
Petter
George Kirkpatrick
I Amity
Hines of
Dixen
Toment Amity
Amity
What Do You Want Most in Life and Money?
A fragmented ad style note from Centerburg Ohio urges savings at The Centerburg Building & Loan Association. It hints at independence gained through frugality and self denial while mentioning a “new school chill han a back so formed” to promote erect posture.
Work Progressing on the Utica Pike
Contractors on the Utica Pike report progress near the Cooksey firm south of the city. County Surveyor Carl Van Voorhis issued a statement Monday morning detailing 400 feet of bricks laid and 70,000 brick hauled to the paving site.
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Mt. Vernon Pike
T He
Cooksey
Carl van Voorhis
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted as Blood Purifier
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a powerful blood purifier and tonic to restore vim and vigor after winter colds. It claims to cleanse impure matter from the system, offers a trial capsule by sending 10 cents, and features testimonials from Mrs Elizabeth Thompson Akron and John McKail.
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Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
Lorain
Ohio
Piorco
Elizabeth Thompson
Uth
Akron
Bovern
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Ruth Bell
Devereaux Company
Rosse Hall Gambier
Pril
Bayiney
Centerburg Building
Centerburg, Ohio
BLUE_ RIBBON
Utica Pike
Otis & Company Investment Bankers
George Israel
Knox County Savings Banks
Public Square
S. A. Williams
Gambier
Belgium
H. & H. Wolf
Hewe Stock Farm
Wabash
Ind
L. E. Hanan
Brandon
Mouton Delsant
Olympien
Julie Delmant
Belle Boote
Reve d'Or
Farceuse
B. F. Dial
Phone
Gambler Gambier, Ohio
Pennsylvania
Dalty
Georgette
Taupe
L.F. Voke
Apel
Curtis Hotel
Ph.g
Rockwell Farm. Land Company
The
Super Heating Boiler & Furnace Co
Black Furnace Co
McKenzie St
Gambier Exchange
Gambier Farmers’ Co-operative Co
Gambier, Ohio
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