Inaugural Address Marks Mt Vernon City Switch
Mt Vernon enters a new two year mayoral era as Charles B. Kelgley takes office at midnight with Maya, Charles B. Kelgley and council members pledging harmony. The outgoing council adjourns sine die as Kelgley outlines a nonpartisan administration with each director supreme in his department and vows to seek council cooperation.
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Maya Charles B. Kelgley
Izira
Mt. Vernon
Otter
Tiger
Mayer
Ho Gibom
Keigley
Phillips
Livokway
Tne
Kelgley
Mt Vernon City Council Pays Tribute to Retiring President Weaver
The Mt Vernon council honors President Weaver after 12 years of service noting his remit under multiple mayoral administrations. Ruskings succeeds Weaver, moving to extend appreciation and acknowledge the oath of office for Austings and councilmen Grant White Pharis Mawer and Osborne.
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Oly
Weaver
Clerk Gates
Ruskings
Grant
Hookway
Kelgley Fend White
Porter
Wildiame
Gamuell Weaver
Wir
Hhis
Austings
Grant, White
Pharis
Mawer
Osborne
Mayor Keigley swears in city auditors and officers
The new mayor administers the oath to City Auditors C Gates and Baliditor Barton Blair as bonds for Mrs Anon Baker city treasurer are approved. Service and Safety Directors Phillips and Hookway will begin duties next Monday. Mayer continues this week under old rulings. Next week they join the mayoral cabinet.
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Mt. Vernon
Auaktige
Council
Allekings
Keigley
Kergsley
Phillips
Hookway
White
Kelley
Phillips and
Grant
Kdgley
Mmyor
Board of Public
Kelgley
Crara
Phillipa
Vernon
Charles B. Keigley
C. Gates
Anon Baker
Barton Blair
Hockway
Harris
Aa Bolda
Mayer
Phillige and
Dr Pumphrey Named On City Board of Health
The appointment of Dr. J. M. Pumphrey as a member of the city board of health will take effect at the next board session on January 31. The announcement underscores his selection to public health leadership in the city.
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Dr. Pumphrey
City Board of Health
J. M. Pumphrey
City Churches Welcome New Year and Plans for New Edifice
Local churches observed the new year with sermons and reflections. St Vincent de Paul’s Catholic church reported spiritual and financial data including a building fund of 54 450 dollars, with plans for a rural Gothic limestone edifice possibly starting next spring and an advisory committee to be elected.
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St. Vincent de Paul's Catholic Church
L. W. Muthane
Father Foport
Father Mulhane
St. Vincent de Paul's
Gay Street
M. 1
Ward Mosher
Mabel B. Layfield
Walker
Clergy Plan New Year Messages Across City Churches
Rev J Cleeland spoke on How to Have a Happy New Year at the Congregational church. Rev David Pike delivered A Happy New Year at the morning service. The Ohio State Sanatorium staged The Prophetic Child Christmas pageant. Rev D C Coburn preached What I Want The New Year To Bring Me at the Methodist Protestant church. Rev R E Weadman of Lebanon Ind spoke at Vine Street Church morning and evening services.
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J. Cleeland
David Pike
Ohio State
D. C. Coburn
Vine St. Church of Christ
R. E. ‘Weadman
Lebanon
Ind
Pittsburg Plate 10 Open in February
Improvements progress rapidly at Pittsburg Plate Glass plant and the site expects reopening by mid February. Manager Harry G Stingluff said $150,000 is being spent on upgrades and fires have been started under a tank as the new glass-making process is prepared. Mt Vernon Bridge Co holds the interior steel work contract, and reopenings will create several hundred jobs.
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Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Harry G. Stingluff
Mt. Vernon Bridge Company
Grand jury convenes in Knox county court with Green as foreman
The January term grand jury of Knox county common pleas court reported for duty Monday at 10. Hugh L. Green was named foreman. The jurors retired at 10 30 a m. It was announced at 2 o clock that the jury would likely report late this afternoon.
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Knox County
Hugh L. Green
Court House
Settle Insurance With Kelser-Dowds Company
An adjustment of the insurance on the Toss suffered by the Kelser-Dowds Co. at their fire on Thursday evening last was effected Tuesday. Representatives of the fire insurance companies came to Mt. Vernon and in a relatively short time were able to arrive at a satisfactory basis of adjustment with the company. None of the damaged goods was replaced with new.
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Kelser-Dowds Co
Fwe Insurance
T Mt. Vernon
Keigley Delivers Police Resignations Rumors Confirmed
Mayor Keigley moves to reshape city police with Chief Parker and Patrolmen McElroy and Fisher stepping down. Fisher resigns effective immediately, McElroy replaced by John Shoemaker after three years as a B&O Railroad detective. Parker remains on duty, with no formal resignation yet.
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Parker
McElroy
Fisher
Charles B. Keigley
Hint
Aancey
Mom
Kelgley
Ksier
A. A. Perrine
Mitchell, Ball and Tiger
French
Bow
Keigley
Ficer French
Shoemaker
John Shoemaker
B. & O. ‘Railroad
Coutis
Ratase
Akadee
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Charles B. Kelg
Gates
Sy Morotary
Hamd
Mt. Vermon
Dayton
Ohio
Mt Vernon
Srnonekaerelle
Thomas E. Auskings
City OF
Charles & Keigley
New City
William R. Hookway
Pittsburg
Grand Jury
Settle Insurance
Kelser-Dowds Company
Mayor UK
M’elroy
Perrine
Kelgrey
Lalani Eed Sateen
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