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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1921
Page
5
The Johnstown Building & Loan sues Spurgeon Applerite and others in Knox County Common Pleas Court to recover 8838.68 on a promissory note with a mortgage on land in Hilliar Township. Edward Kibller of Newark is the plaintiff’s attorney.
A fragmented notice lists marriage licenses including Willam W. Bortwick and Bartha M. Pelton from Pieamont Township, with references to Vernon and Cleland. The OCR text is incomplete but indicates a local record of marriage licenses issued in the city.
In the case of Edward Ilford v. the Knox Tire & Rubber Co a receiver was appointed for the company. On Monday morning the common pleas court granted the appointment of three appraisers Hugh S. Campbell Norman J. Dancey and Clyde G. Conley by Judge Blair.
The Rev. Donal Wonders, chosen to be rector of St. Pauls Episcopal Church, will travel from Jersey City New Jersey to Mt Vernon Wednesday for a vestry meeting with parish members. In the evening he will be guest of honor at a vestry dinner.
A flurry of social visits fills the week with kinfolk in Columbus Huntington Zanesville Mt. Vernon and Akron. Guests include Miss Ethel Arnold and Mrs. Paul Loney visiting relatives elsewhere while V. Burns visits Nelson in Chicago. A large crowd attended the Workman reunion at Horn's Grove as Hyatt versus Stralls is tried in Blubaugh's court.
J. J. H. Hornstein of Hamilton became the new manager of the Fit-Rite shoe store in Mt. Vernon arriving Sunday. He succeeds WH B. Kaplan who had been local manager for a year and left Sunday for Dayton to enter the plumbing supply business.Hornstein took charge this morning of the Mt. Vernon store.
Mt Vernon readers watched the Mark Greys of Zanesville defeat Massillon Agathions 5 to 1 at Newark Friday. Carmen Hill, ex-Pittsburg Natl pitcher, hurled for the Greys allowing four Massillon hits while Hoeydler for Massillon gave up seven. Local attendees included Luther Barre James Lamson Jesse Lamson Dale Barre Benton Miller John Parrin Dale Porter George Wisner Virgil Doup Harley Doup and Wilson Fergusson.
K of P team wins by close score as Stadtler stalls Mt Vernon attack. Mans Meld star pitcher held Lexington to 1 run while Barry backed by strong defense secured the win. Next Saturday the lodge team travels to Newark to face Newark lodge No 18.
Charles E DeVault died at his grandparents home on Columbus road from a complication of diseases after a three week illness. Born July 3 1900 in Columbus Ohio he would have turned 22. Survived by father Charles Devault and brother Albert along with grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph L Devault. Funeral held at the Devault home with Rev L G Walker officiating and burial in Mound View cemetery.
The Mt Vernon high football coach announces fall training for candidates. Advice includes no smoking, moderate eating, regular sleep, daily light running, active recreation, and energy building. Listed candidates include Clark Arnold Grubb Fletcher Brnning Cunningham McKinley Mor row Houck Dancey Willett McKown eum Duke and others. A stereopticon lecture on missions and life service will be given Tuesday at 8 o'clock at the First Baptist church by Mesat Cressey and Roadar mel, visiting Denison volunteers.
The Fall term at the Oberlin Business College will open Sept. 6, 1921. Students from Ohio and other states plan to enroll. The school serves high school graduates and is regarded as the region’s most thorough business training institution. It was the first business college in Ohio to be placed on the candida...
Clerk C. C. Leiter announced that by 9 o'clock Monday morning 91 percent of automobile ownership statements had been filed in Knox County. About 100 statements were filed Saturday. A large demand for grain cradles noted as several local plants remain in hilly areas where harvesting with a reaper is impracticable.
The Ohio Valley seeks a through waterway from Toledo to New Orleans via Cincinnati, Defiance, and Chicago with a Lake Michigan branch. The project aims to lower ore and coal shipping costs, link Great Lakes to the Gulf, and supplement existing Illinois River improvements. Field surveys will precede bids, with four to five years of construction after surveys.
At the Knox county surveyor’s office it was announced the Bangs to Mt. Liberty pike will be tied in Wednesday completing the Columbus road from Mt. Verdon to Columbus. Open between Bangs and Mt. Liberty will wait until early October for a bridge near Beulah church.
A touring car driven by Harold Walton of Gambier collided with a taxicab at the corner of High and Park streets Sunday afternoon. One fender on the taxicab was damaged. the Walton car was not damaged.
Meetings announce multiple family gatherings and club reunions in late August. The Clark reunion and several family events occur at Riverside park with dates August 27 and 30, while other reunions include Pipes, Farmer and Staats, Woodruff, Hoar and Fry, and the Blue family at Knox county fair grounds. Relatives are invited to attend all events.
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