Post Office Clicked With Immense May Mail Volume
In May the local post office handled an immense amount of mail with over 200000 letters received and sent. Clerks on duty reported a very busy period as sorting and weighing tasks filled the hours.
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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
5
May Mail Traffic At Mt Vernon Post Office Figures
The Mt Vernon post office logged busy May mail handling with detailed by class counts. Incoming mail totals include first class 120434 at 71.49 per minute, second class 41585 at 52.87, magazines 7902 at 50.13, and other categories with varying handling averages. outgoing mail shows first class 91646 at 39.33 and second class 11554 at 22.6, along with magazines 286 at 11.75 and transaction stamps 1633 at 21.23. Local and county deliveries, foreign mail, and other matter items add further counts and per-minute averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Fragmented OCR Ledger Summary of Averages and Counts
A scrambled list records various averages per minute and counts across multiple items. It mentions numbers 417 and 1641, percentages, and multiple “average number handled per minute” figures such as 19.78 and 16.25, alongside categories labeled Other matter and Registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ldiers
Star Route Discontinued Between Mt Vernon and Jelloway
Dowds announced on Monday that the star route between Mt Vernon and Jelloway will end on June 20. The government plans to replace star routes with rural mail delivery, with Mt Vernon and Dansville carriers handling respective segments after June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portmaster
Dowds
Star
Mt Vernon
Jelloway
Mt. Vernon
Democracy
Dansville
We Work Seventh. Travel funds via savings plan.
The writer notes people saving to travel and earning interest while funds grow. It cites The Buckeye State Building and Loan Company at Rankin Building, 22 West Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio, with assets $4,700,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye State Building and Loan Company
Rankin Building
West
Gay Street
Columbus
Ohio
Asaeta
Schweitzer Joins St. Louis Team After Mt Vernon Visit
Al Schweitzer, famed outfielder for the St. Louis American League team, is touring Mt. Vernon as a guest of friends. He displays a handsome loving cup from a recent Philadelphia athletic meet and reports good health and strong play this season. He expects to rejoin the team in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Schweitner
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Schweitzer
Philadelphia
Fire Threatens Barn On Mansfield Avenue
Fire crews were summoned to Alfred Shutt at 27 Mansfield Avenue on Sunday afternoon after excelsior caught fire in a barn. The blaze was extinguished before the fire department arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Shutt
Mansfeld Avenue
Judge Throws Out Affidavit in Bribery Allegation Case
Presiding Judge Goldaberry today threw out the affidavit of prejudice filed against Judge Kinkead by Rodney J. Delgel sergeant at arms of the Senate. Delger accused of soliciting bribes. he will be pronned before Judge Kinkead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Goldaberry
Kinkead
Rodney J. Delgel
Sudden Death At Old Home In Ireland
Joseph Sproule died suddenly while seated in a chair on the lawn at his brother’s home in Austamuilen Castle Derge County Tyrone Ireland on June 6 after writing a letter of health to his daughter Mrs Iva Baker. Born in Tyrone and an Mt Vernon merchant, he had returned to visit family with his niece Mrs Jane Cope. He had earlier taught, farmed, and run Trott Sproule groceries, and was a prominent member of Gay Street M I church. He leaves wife Mary and daughter Iva Sproule Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Sproule Baker
Joseph Sproule
Ireland
Jane
Austamuilen
Castle Derge
County Tyrone
Sproule
William Beatty Sproule
America
Mr. Sproule
Gay Street
M. I
United States
Vernon
Pike Township
Mit
Bein Sproule & Watson
Mira Maria Craft
Green Valley
Mize Mary Mitchell
Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon Grays Beat Columbus Grays 15 to 10 at Riverside Park
The Mt Vernon Grays defeated the Columbus Grays 15 to 10 at Riverside Park on Sunday afternoon. The home team built a lead early and protected it through the first inning and beyond, while Columbus showed little pitching and fielding edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Grays
Riverside Park
Mt. Vernon
Lins
Memorial Day Observed by Knights of Pythias Lodge
Members of Timor Lodge No. 4 Knights of Pythias honored fallen brothers Walter T Sharpe George W Boon Honey Sraith W Matheney with a memorial service at East Gambier Street Sunday morning. They marched to Vine Street Church of Christ for a sermon by Dr David Francia and then to Mound View Cemetery for short services and flowers on the graves of departed members. There's always something about a wedding that doesn't suit a woman who was not invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timor
Knights of
Pyouian
Walter T. Sharpe
George W
Boon Honey Sraith
W. Matheney
Arler Aermbled
Caste Hall
Weat Gambier
Cret
Vine Street Church of Christ
Werman
David Francia
Theorge
Mound View Cemetery
Johnson elected Clerk Of City Board Of Review
Johnso n was unanimously chosen clerk of the city board of review and assumed duties immediately. Binds deeds in the county recorder’s office are being recovered with canvas by Columbus Book Binding Company. Elizabeth Hartz, guardian of Charles A Hartz, filed a first and final account in probate showing receipts of 201.19. F W Sheffer, guardian of Sarah E Kaiser, filed seventh partial probate account with receipts 791.98 and disbursements 124.41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allendotnenn
City Board of Review
County Recorders Office
Columbus Book Binding Company of
Columbus
Elizabeth Hartz
Charles A. Harts
F. W. Sheffer
Sarah E
Kaiser
Unclear probate ledger items prompt partial record
Fragmentary entry shows guardianship and probate items with amounts and names. Details mention a third partial count, receipts, payments, and various individuals and places, but the readable text is garbled. Further context needed for precise event and entities.
Roots in sewer prompt removal of tree at Monument Square
Workmen uncover a clogged sewer likely caused by roots from a large poplar on the east grass plot of Monument Square. The tree may be cut down and its roots removed from the sewer, with the dig involving substantial portions of the east side. A humorous note follows about preferring a three o'clock Senate session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monument Square
Cooper
Senate
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M.C. Lilley
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Felding
Mondron
Porter
F. Sullivan
Popham
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Lilley Co
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M.C. Lilley Co
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Ripley
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THE
GRAYS
K. O. P. Lodge
Johnson
Recorder's Office
Maerse
FM. Shatter
Guardian of
Cowden
Dottle
Jamon Miry
Mileo Underwout
Nerve
Butler
James W. Conder
Ak — Severns
Tota City
India
Foulard
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