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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1920
Page
5
Interest in the work of the local Y M C A this year exceeds 1926 levels with 1050 enrollments in November, 1610 class visitors, 165 physical class enrollments, 103 men in indoor baseball, 710 bowling consoles since November 12, and a daily class average of 42 versus 28 last year.
Fragmentary ad copy urges mothers to seek the California brand of a popular child laxative. Mentions purity on the package and implies trusted medical benefit, with reference to directions printed on the container and appeal to children.
Transcripts filed in Knox county common pleas include M F Dudgeon vs Ray Lahman for 563.50 on a promissory note. Willis Van Austrand vs William Rowe from L A Stream Justice of the Peace with $40 judgment. case appeals in Cochran vs Altenburg. Higgin Co. vs Walton answer filed over syrup sale dispute. Leave to plead granted in Parrott vs Daugherty. Frye divorce submitted. estate of John Wilkinson application for extra allowance. Knox county inheritance tax fixed at 193.68. marriage licenses listed for Miller Beach Crow Parsons Mink. real estate transfers noted for Scott and Parsons.
Earl George was arraigned before Mayor Il ger on a non support charge based on his wife’s affidavit. He was released on bond of 500 dollars to support his wife in the future.
The November issue of Telephone Facts published by Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co. highlights Mt. Vernon figures. Frank Van Voorhis details a new Johnstown switchboard installation while Frank L. Beam profiles Mt. Vernon’s involvement in Ohio telephone industry activities.
Dr L B Walton Gambier with F T Huston and Dr N R Eastman caused excitement when they hit a weasel on the Country Club fairways. The rodent preyed on Robert C Jones chickens, eight broilers destroyed, Jones left with two chickens from a hundred after a single night. Church notices follow with Mt. Vernon circuit meetings and Ebenezer and Liberty Chapel schedules.
The Mt Vernon Boy Scouts plan their first real annual banquet at the Y.M.C.A. Priday evening at 6 15. The merit contest winner will be announced and prizes awarded. Readings recount the 14 mile hike to Fredericktown and back while subsisting in winter conditions. Second class certificates go to Merrill Pade dis and Samuel Workman. The evening features stories and songs by the troop.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast, inexpensive remedy for amisty cold. It promises relief within hours with two hourly doses up to three doses, clearing nasal passages, stopping runny nose, and reducing headache fever and sneezing. It emphasizes no quinine, pleasant taste, and easy use at drug stores.
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