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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
4
A railroad center delays unload of 106 cars of perishable fruit vegetables. Grapefruit lemons cherries strawberries cucumbers and tomatoes spoil as onions linger for weeks. Commission men blamed. farmers and public bear losses. Call for federal state and city action to curb spoilage amid summer shipments.
A large wool pile at the Equity Association building in Fredericktown, tied to the Ohio Wool Growers Association, was loaded early this morning totaling about 69,000 pounds. The Equity finished loading roughly 33,000 pounds on Wednesday for storage in Columbus and sale by the Water association at the highest national market price.
Knox county voters set a late filing deadline of midnight tonight for petitions to run in the August primaries. Reported candidates include G. Stream of Mt. Vernon Republican for county sheriff, George Collins Mt. Vernon Republican for charter, Delong Brown Township Democrat for county commissioner, Parker Monroe Township Democrat for county commissioner, and Bermont Mt. Vernon Democrat for common pleas judge.
A birth Saturday morning to Mr and Mrs Charley Trott East Burgess Street is recorded. Also listed are births to Mr and Mrs Bark Lull of Jello, and guests Mr and Mrs Lester Carr and daughter from Worthington, Del visiting Mrs Carr’s parent Dr and Mrs T E Jefferson of Danville. A separate line mentions winter wheat middlings selling at 1.10 at Millwood Elevator.
Complete list of Knox County candidates filed for nomination at the Argant primaries before midnight Friday. Names span offices from Judge of the Court of Appeals to Sheriff, with party designations and multiple candidates for each post.
At Montreal June 12 the United Federation of Labor convention unanimously calls for a congressional investigation into alleged outrages on West Virginia mine workers. The AFL leaders Samuel Gompers and Thomas G. Olney denounce the Republican platform as anti labor while pledging fresh advantages for workers.
The Bulgarian Foreign Minister said Bulgaria has confiscated all arms and munitions by the French and cannot supply arms to anyone. He claimed no knowledge of any planned distribution and that the government bears no responsibility if such arms are used by opposing Bolshevik forces.
New York June 12 Col House sails for England as a private passenger aboard the steamship Lapland from this port. He stated the trip is purely personal and carries no political significance. Maurice Mitchell visits friend Harry Hayes a Denison University student in Granville over the weekend.
Frederick Town June 11 Sylvester Jenkins aged 74 died Thursday afternoon at his home near Chesterville from a stroke suffered two weeks earlier. He is survived by his wife and one daughter Ming Florence Jenkins. Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday at the Presbyterian church in Chesterville with burial in Chowravilla cemetery.
The American Zionist delegation, including Justice Brandeis and Judge Mack, leaves New York on the Lapland bound for London to attend the International Zionist Conference opening July 4 in an effort to discuss the Jewish Homeland and immigration policy for Palestine. Delegates from several countries will join, with aims to advance democracy, land ownership, and public health in Palestine. It is reported a fund of 126 million dollars may be launched to support operations and development.
Answers filed in Knox county common pleas court in Wright v Silas Woodruff et al claim plaintiff has no right to his prequives and seek dismissal. Another answer in Silas Woodruff v A Beers Rinehart et al denies all allegations and asks dismissal. Lunacy affidavit filed against Charles H Jackson Milford township aged 67 with opinion he is demented and may be sent to the state hospital. Taxes coming in as $10,000 expected Friday. tax receipts slow this year. Second and final probate accounts filed for Sarah Evelyn Hollinger and Ida M Garber. real estate transfers and cemetery lot transfers noted in Fredericktown and Mt Vernon.
June 11 Columbus Ohio welfare workers note workhouse closures spread across cities due to prohibition. Governor Cox will convene mayors county commissioners superintendents and others to discuss relief. Dr Garland and state officials urged action amid closures in Kona Cincinnati Zanesville and Canton.
A June 12 report from Jassy, Romania, notes Romania is badly short of iron and steel. Nearly seven years of wartime shortages have drained reserves. War reconstruction aims require hundreds of thousands of tons. German and Transylvanian furnaces have supplied steel, but American development of Romanian iron mines could meet all demand.
Mr and Mrs Pertin and DeJean arrive Friday from Clarksburg and Weaton to spend the summer. Mr DeJean had worked at a glass factory. Mr James Tighe visited Columbus on Saturday. Mrs Garfield Snow stayed with Miss Mary George in Newark for a few days.
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