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News Tidbits October 29, 1936
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Monroe Co. News October 29, 1936
Mr. S. L. HILL was passing out cigars at the WHITE-HILL Motor Co Monday, a 10- 
lb baby boy arrived at his home, his first, named Frank Thomas HILL. Mr R C 
COPASS, for some years Sanitary Inspector in Monroe Co is leaving T'ville 
shortly to open a dry goods business in Franklin TN. He was for 4 yrs an 
employee of the FOWLER Dry Goods firm in T'ville and for 7 yrs worked for the J 
S DURBIN Co in Bowling Green. In Franklin, he will be associated in partner- 
ship with Mr. C H WILLIAMS. Both experienced dry goods men.  ELY Drug Co to 
open a new store in T'ville abt 9 Nov. L C LISMAN will be the manager, now 
living in the BARLOW-BRYANT property. He and his wife come from Wheatcroft KY 
where he was in the drug store business. Ely Drugs already operates in Glasgow 
and Cave City. 

Akersville news: Elmer BOGESS of Greenville KY visiting Mr and Mrs. Elmer 
BROOKS. Mr and Mrs James MARTIN and Mrs Arcie MARTIN will leave next week to 
winter in FL.
Mr and Mrs Elmer BROOKS were in Nashville Sat. Mr and Mrs L H HORN and Elmer 
COOK of Louisville spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Joe HORN. Mr Clean SHAW 
returned from the hospital; had received a severe injury on the head in 
attempting to catch a mule. Mrs Lizzie BRAY had a fine mule to stab itself to 
death. (How???) Mr and Mrs Gib SHORT to move near Fountain Run Wed. Wiley 
DOTSON and Ola B JONES married Sunday.

Rock Bridge news: Farmers taking advantage of the nice weather. Hut BUSHONG is 
crushing lime for Jim MILLER and sons. Stokes BOWMAN is improving. Clada 
GERALDS bought a nice mule recently. Fowler PITCOCK motored Mr and Mrs James 
MILLER and Miss Effi MILLER, Mr and Mrs Frank MILLER and family, Mr and Mrs Doe 
MILLER and fmaily, Mr and Mrs Josh MILLER and family, Mr and Mrs William HOWARD 
and daughter, Mr and Mrs Hubert CHAPMAN and family to Campbellsville. Stopped 
at Mr and Mrs John WILLOCKS, a niece. They and their families and a nephew, 
Will PARROTT from Cincinnati joined us. Then to another nephew's, James 
PARROTT's. His entire family waited with us as a dinner was served on the lawn. 
Went to the cemetery and decorated our brother-in-laws and sister's graves. 
Also visited Miss Eula WOODS, now a "Mrs." Went to a protracted meeting. Bro 
CARTER from Scottsville and our pastor, Bro SWANN conducted. Two deacons were 
ordained - Hezzie WALDEN and James NORMAN.

Mrs Escoe WOOD lectured at the courthouse Sat eve, talked about foreign lands 
etc; she is an evangelistic preacher and previous to her marriage lived in 
T'ville. Baptist Missionary Society met, the following were named: Mrs Lizzie 
EVANS, Mrs Lucy WILSON, Mrs Mary MARTIN, Mrs Annie CARTER, Mrs RAMSEY, Mrs Ezra 
MAINES, Mrs Fred SPROWLAND, Mrs Vera RICH. TVA coming to Fountain Run. S B EAY 
pledged money; Gamaliel pledged $1500, might come to T'ville. Old Mulkey 
Committee met at Hotel Monroe. Those cited were Dr C C HOWARD, Judge J C CARTER 
Sr, S T HAGAN, L P HAGAN, Attorney Heb LAWRENCE, Rev W E THOMAS, Robert REECER 
and L M HOPPER. W F THOMAS elected chairperson, L M HOPPER secretary-treasurer. 



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