Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1941 - Rockcastle Co 

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Mount Vernon Signal
November 13, 1941

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effort has been made to preserve the English usage and spelling of that period.)

    
MT VERNON LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. R. C. Ferguson and children spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. 
H. D. Padgett at Shepherdsville. Miss Berna Rose Ferguson, a student at Eastern 
Ky. Teachers College, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. 
Ferguson. – Mr. and Mrs. Ed Henry spent the weekend with friends in LaGrange. – 
Mrs. Thomas Gore of Clinton spent the weekend with her daughter, Miss Mary 
Catherine Gore. – Mr. and Mrs. Brown Bodkins and children, Barbara Sue and Roger 
Wayne of Maysville spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy. – 
Mrs. C. W. Miller and son Harold are spending two weeks in New York City. – Mrs. 
Nannie McClure and Alma McClure left Monday for Middletown, Ohio to visit their 
sister, Mrs. Bob Doan. --  Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Davis went to Lexington Saturday 
to visit Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hoper and sons. Sunday they all drove to Latonia to 
visit Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Thompson. Mrs. Thompson returned home last week from 
the hospital and is improving nicely. – Mrs. Louise Hunt and daughter, Margaret 
Bele of Louisville are visiting Mrs. Daisy Hunt this week. – Mr. and Mrs. Allie 
Allnutt and son, Richard, of Covington spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. R. I. 
Adams and family. – Word comes from Sloyd Murphy of Lynch, son of Mr. and Mrs. 
George Murphy that he is recovering satisfactorily from an appendicitis 
operation that he received three weeks ago. – J. S. Helton of Benham spent the 
weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wash Helton. He was accompanied home by 
his wife and children who had been visiting here. – Miss Nancy Helton and Miss 
Elizabeth Helton spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Howard McKeehan in Berea. – 
Miss Yvonne Dillingham of Louisville spent this weekend with her parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. T. B. Dillingham. – Miss Lorrine Thompson and little Clarice Lemons 
have returned to their home in Dayton, Ohio after spending a month with their 
grandmother, Mrs. W. H. Owens. --  Miss Laverne Owens spent the weekend in 
Dayton, Ohio with her sister, Mrs. Claude Lemons and Mr. Lemons. – Mrs. A. L. 
Roby of Lebanon Junction and Mrs. Vess Moore of Pontiac, Mich. were guests of 
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Roby last week. – Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Roby visited their son, 
Jim Bob, student at the Louisville Medical School Sunday. 
FAMILY REUNION at Robert Cox’s: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox were very happy to have 
all of their children with them over the past weekend. Mrs. C. K. Fisher and 
son, A. B. of McDonald, Kansas are here for a two-week visit. Miss Jane Cox of 
Berea College, Charles Cox of Louisville and Dr. Robert Cox of Murphy, North 
Carolina and Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Cox of Mt Vernon were at home Saturday and 
Sunday. They all returned to their respective places Sunday afternoon.
SUNSHINE CLASS MET The Sunshine class of the Christian Church held their 
November meeting Tuesday evening in the church basement. Mrs. N. M. Smock, Mrs. 
W. R. Champion, Miss Lollie Davis and Mrs. Pearl Hall were hostesses. The 
business was called to order by the president, Mrs. D. C. Craig and after 
discussion it was decided that a fish supper would be held and that the date 
would be announced later. Twenty members were present to enjoy a social hour of 
games and the refreshment of hot chocolate and cakes
BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. Nathan Fred entertained her bridge club, Thursday evening at 
her home on West Main Street. Dessert of individual ice cream and punch was 
served to two tables. Club Members and guests present included Mrs. E. R. Denny, 
Mrs. Fritz Krueger, Mrs. W. G. McBee, Mrs. D. C. Craig, Mrs. Alex Milan, Mrs. N. 
M. Smock and Mrs. W. L. Simpson. Mrs. Fritz Krueger had the high club score with 
Mrs. W. L. Simpson second. Mrs. D. C. Craig held high guest score and Mrs. W. G. 
McBee won the draw prize. 

LIVINGSTON LOCAL NEWS by J. T. Pike
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hysinger and little son Douglas of Mt Vernon were the 
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Linville. – Mrs. R. G. Webb was in London 
Monday on business. – Mrs. J. W. Mullins and daughter Dorothy of Mt Vernon spent 
Sunday with Miss Lida Cook. – Mrs. Gilbert Bales of Louisville is visiting her 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Owens. – John Truett Bass, George Wesley Ball and 
Larney Durham who have been working in Covington spent the weekend with 
homefolks. – Mrs. Ester Hill is visiting relatives in Paris this week. – Mrs. 
Walter Chestnut took her son, Raymond who was stricken some time ago with 
Infantile Paralysis to Louisville Friday for medical treatment. Raymond is much 
improved and no longer has to wear his brace. – Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Griffin of 
Cincinnati, Ohio and Mrs. G. S. Griffin of Mt Vernon spent the day Sunday with 
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Griffin. – Miss Lorianne Black who is attending business 
college in Louisville spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. 
Black. – J. T. Pike and Clyde Linville represented the Livingston Lions Club at 
a banquet Monday evening at Renfro Valley sponsored by the Louisville Lions 
Club. – Miss Wanda McClure who has been quite ill is much improved. – Aunt Mary 
Cole who has been suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia is much better. – 
Mr. C. B. Pike of Terre Haute, Ind. is visiting relatives here. – Emmett 
McDaniel who was injured in an automobile accident in Hamilton, Ohio and who has 
been unable to walk for several months is now able to move around with the aid 
of crutches. – Services were conducted at the Christian Church Sunday by the 
Rev. Marion M. Miles of Kimberland Heights, Tenn.

BRODHEAD LOCAL NEWS by Miss Lillian Wallin
Mrs. H. A. Hall and son Byron Brooks left Sunday for Falls Church, Va. to visit 
her daughter, Mrs. James Ray Edwards and Mr. Edwards and to see her new 
granddaughter, Linda Ray Edwards who was born on Wednesday Nov. 5. – Mrs. John 
Sowder and Mrs. DeAlva Robbins were in Lexington Saturday to see Miss Meda 
Barton who is seriously ill at St. Joseph’s hospital. – Mr. and Mrs. Leslie 
Elder were in Lexington Monday. – Mr. Charles Shivel was at home over the 
weekend from Fort Knox. – Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cass took their son Owen Ryland to 
Berea Hospital Tuesday to have his tonsils removed. – Mr. Sam Hoskins is at home 
sick from eating too much fresh pork. – Mr. John C. Lewis (Uncle Tuck) is on the 
sick list this week. – Mrs. Orvill Bullock is reported better at this time. – 
The Homemakers Club will hold a food sale on November 13. – Mr. Andrew Taylor is 
able to be back on his job at Singleton’s store after being sick for several 
days. – Mrs. W. O. Yadon and Mrs. Bernard Riddle were in Lexington to see Miss 
Meda Barton. – Mr. Earl Mullins returned home from the Hazelwood Sanitarium. – 
Mrs. Henry Morgan and son Henry Brooks spent the weekend in Corbin with Mr. 
Morgan. – Mrs. Cossie Lunsford announced the arrival of a baby boy. – Misses 
Magdaline Selvey and Lillian Wallin were in Mt Vernon Monday on business. – Mr. 
and Mrs. Chas. Smith and Mrs. Jack Garrett were in Somerset Monday. – Mr. and 
Mrs. M. F. Allen left Tuesday for Chicago where he will stay until Saturday on 
business. – Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Payne and son Jerome of Covington were the Sunday 
visitors of his brother Dr. G. T. Payne and Mrs. Payne enroute to her parents 
home in Jamestown. – Mr. and Mrs. Herman Singleton and Mr. Andrew Taylor were in 
Louisville Tuesday on business. – Mrs. Charles Machal and son Billy were in 
Berea Tuesday. – Miss Dorothy Hensley of Asheville, N. C. is the guest of Mr. 
and Mrs. Luther Dodd. – Mr. D. H. Gray was in Cincinnati last week on business. 
– Mr. Roscoe Colyer of Preachersville was a caller in our town Monday. – Miss 
Victor Burnham of California is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johnson. 
This is her first visit to Kentucky in seventeen years. – Mrs. P. M. Padgett has 
been visiting her sisters, Mrs. Loutisha and Mrs. Mattie Roberts. – Mrs. B. H. 
Helm was in Louisville Tuesday shopping. – Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hendrickson were 
in Lexington Saturday. – Mrs. K. J. McKinney spent Friday in Louisville on 
business. – Mr. Denver Belcher was here from Covington to spend Tuesday with his 
wife. – Mr. and Mrs. John Lunsford were in Lexington Tuesday on business.

QUAIL NEWS by Mrs. R. B. Albright
Mr. and Mrs. Casper Owens spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Thompson. – 
Miss June Brown visited Mr. and Mrs. Olney Sutton Sunday night. – Mrs. Arthur 
Bustle and son Jimmie of Ohio are spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. N. I. Gibbons. – Miss Mae Gibbons and Mr. Carl Eldridge of Ohio were 
married last we at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Gibbons. – Mr. 
and Mrs. Grover Bullock and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brown. 
– Mr. and Mrs. Russell Albright and family and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ponder and 
Miss Elizabeth Brown were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Albright Sunday. – Mr. 
Olney Sutton is spending this week with relatives in Indiana. – Mr. Jessie 
Reynolds the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reynolds of this place was killed 
instantly when his car hit a fast mail train in Ohio on Nov. 1. He was laid to 
rest in the Providence Cemetery. We extend our deepest sympathy to all his 
relatives.
 
OTTAWA NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sanders of Bee Lick spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. 
Wallace Proctor. – Mrs. Ambrose Albright and daughter spent last Sunday with Mr. 
and Mrs. Albert Hayes. – Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Whitt and daughter of Cincinnati, 
Ohio spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Laswell. Mrs. Laswell accompanied 
them home for a two weeks visit. – Mrs. Amanda Tyree is visiting her daughter 
Mrs. Wayne Frisby and Mr. Frisby in Cincinnati, Ohio. – Mrs. J. S. Cash is 
visiting her sister, Mrs. Anna Warren in Pittsburg. – They brought little Miss 
Ruth Mae Hamm here from Cincinnati for burial Sunday. She had been sick for only 
a short time. She was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hamm. She was as 
pretty as could be and so sweet we don’t understand why such things happen, but 
they do. Rev. Roy Mast preached the funeral. The flowers were beautiful. Much 
sympathy is extended.

LOUISVILLE LIONS AT RENFRO VALLEY
Monday evening the regular meeting of the Louisville Lions Club was held at 
Renfro Valley and over seventy-five club members and their wives attended. A 
banquet was given at the Lodge and after the regular business meeting, the group 
adjourned to the big barn, where, through the courtesy of John Lair, a regular 
program of the Barn Dance was enacted. At 10:35 WHAS picked up the proceedings 
which were broadcast for twenty minutes. Several prominent Lions of Kentucky 
were present including G. C. Perrone, of Lexington, District Governor. 
Rockcastle County’s Lions Club from Livingston was represented by Clyde Linville 
and Jim Tom Pike. 

Dr. R. G. WEBB ILL AT HOME
It is kind of a rarity to Rockcastle citizens not to see the dynamic figure of 
Dr. R. G. Webb on the streets, in the country or wherever his fancy dictates, 
and to those who have missed Doc, we impart the information that he is 
convalescing at his home from overwork. Many, many times Doc has told his 
countless patients that all was wrong with them, was overwork and a sure cure 
was to stay home and rest up. He always gave those patients a big bottle of 
medicine and the largest pills he had, knowing full well, that they wouldn’t 
stay home and rest. However, this time, Doc has had to slow down, and a few 
weeks at his home should make him good as new, and capable of performing his 
many duties. Hurry up and get well Doc. We all miss you.

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