Windstorm Hits Mt Vernon With No Major Damage
A severe wind storm swept Mt. Vernon and Knox County Saturday night into Sunday, bringing heavy rain and a 30 degree thermometer drop. Despite widespread gusts, damage was minor with downed signs and a few toppled poles. Mt. Vernon Telephone Co and Ohio Power reported minimal impact and normal service by Monday.
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Mt. Vernon
Knox County
van Voorhis
Mt. Vernon Telephone Co
Fredericktown
Johnstown
Ohio Power Co
Columbus
Zanesville
Chillicothe
Ohio State Telephone
Ohio Bell
Western Union
Bell Company
Delaware
Jackson
Worthington
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
Wythe
Christmas Sign Blown Down Damages Knecht Feeney Co
No injuries were reported after a Christmas sign in front of the Knecht Feeney Roc re Co was blown down and demolished. Additional damage was reported citywide as conditions affected several structures and signs.
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Knecht-Feeney Roc ‘Re Co
Kenyon Players Begin Tour With Marrying Marilyn
Kenyon College Pull & Powder club opened in Rosse Hall with Marrying Marilyn and plan a two week tour of Ohio cities. December dates include Norwalk Detroit Bay City Columbus Cinemati Fiqua Springfield Cleveland Akron Sandusky Minefield Toledo with further stops in Indianapolis Chicago and beyond.
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Rosse Hall
Gambier
Pull & Powder Club
Kenyon College
Storting
Wededay
Ohio
Norwalk
Gliger Theatre
Detroit
Orchestra Hall
Bay City
Mich
Washington Strand
Columbus
Elks Home
Cinemati
Emery Auditorium
Fiqua
Mays’ Opera House
Springfield
Fairbanks Theatre
Cleveland
Masonic Auditorium
Akron
Goodyear Auditorium
Sandusky
Sandusky Theatre
Minefield
Opéra House
Toledo
Indianapolis
Chicago
Rabbit Hunters Out of Luck as Open Season Ends Early
Rabbit hunters lose one hunting day this season because New Year’s Day falls on Sunday. Attorney General Price ruled that hunting on Monday Jan 2 would violate the law, making Saturday Dec 31 the last day. Many sportsmen planned to hunt New Year’s, and the state will miss license fees as hunters renew for 1921.
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Fish and Game Bureau
A. Baxter
Price
Mabel French Pratt Named Soloist at Broad Street Church
Mrs Mabel French Pratt formerly of Mr Vernon has accepted the position as soloist at the Broad Street church in Columbus. This appointment announced by The Sunday Dispatch notes her new role and connection to local church music.
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Sunday
Columbus Dispatch
Mabel French Pratt
Vernon
Broad Street
Columbus
Motor Bus Mt. Vernon to Columbus Fare Info
Round trip motor bus service from Mt. Vernon to Columbus priced at 9.50 dollars. Departs at 7 40 a m from Square. Service details indicate a morning departure window and fixed fare for travelers.
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Mt. Vernon
Columbus
Boys Steal Way Into Local Theatres
Probation Officer Purcell reports two Prominent boys from good families were caught “stealing their way” into the Lyric theatre. No charges were filed as they promised to pay future admission. Vine theatre managers also report similar thefts. Purcell vows arrests and urges parental cooperation to curb city youth misbehavior. He cites past efforts against loitering and improper pastimes by youths.
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Purcell
Lyric Theatre
James C. Platt
Omeer Purcell
Vine Theatre
Provation
Oliver Purcell
Games Break One Tie Make Another in House Basketball
GAMES broke a tie in a Saturday league night at the M. A. gym. U defeated Yale by 22 to 7 and Iowa beat California 12 to 10. Yale and California were runners up with Notre Dame. Iowa’s win created a new tie for second place, Notre Dame and Iowa meet next Wednesday, Yale and California fight for third.
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Jeague
Osme
Yule
Iowa
California
Yale
Notre Dame
When Art Failed in Sunny Spain Adventure of Two Ladies
A quirky tale from the London Town Topics recounts two women artists wandering in Spain seeking milk. They draw a striking cow to signal payment, prompting a boy to fetch two tickets from the inn. The incident unfolds with humor as miscommunication leads to an amusing outcome.
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Spain
London
Mrs Barbara Kent Claimed by Death in Damilaa
Mrs Barbara Kent aged 49, wife of Hart Kent of Loudonville, formerly of this place, died Saturday at Mt. Carmel hospital in Columbus after a long illness. Survived by her husband, two sons, two brothers and four sisters. Body to be brought here for funeral at 10 a.m. Tuesday from St Luke's Catholic church with Rev B Trepe officiating. Burial in St Luke's cemetery.
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Damilaa
Barbara Kent
Hart Kent
Loudonville
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
St Luke's Catholic Church
B. Trepe
Aurial
Bt. Luke's
Industrial Baseball Near End In Industrial League
In the industrial baseball league near end of the season, a game between the Pennsylvania Wood Shops and the Pittsburgh Plate Furnishers will close Monday evening. The outcome will not affect the league championship, already led by Bridge Works. Next Thursday Bridge Works faces the Professors in an exhibition at the YMCA. A nitrates plant near Turin Mali repurposes explosives for fertilizer use, employing two workers and aiming to produce 90 000 fertilizer units with 16 percent nitrogen after gathering wartime nitrates valued at 1 000 000 Hre, per Consul Dana G. Sycks.
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Turin
Maly
Dana G. Sycks
No Santa Claus for City Employees and Odd European Anecdotes
City Auditor H. C. Gates announced there will be no before Christmas pay for Mt Vernon city employees. Pay checks were sent on the tenth and will be issued again on the 31st under the new pay system. Employees have adjusted to the new method and demand for early pay is not present. The item then shifts to a disparate note about Macclesfield England, brake noise lawsuits, and a provincial question about ancient laws preventing rusting.
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Santa Chias
Mt Vernon City
H. CG. Gates
Gates
Macclesfield
England
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