01
Golden burley tobacco, the money crop of this area, continues to sell strong on the Glasgow market this week with the nine local warehouses posting an average for the still-young season of $43 per hundred pounds.
02
A reorganization plan for the Glasgow Country Club, to bring club facilities to a larger group and to attract younger members was outlined Monday night at a meeting of the board. A membership drive is underway. The membership limit is 150 since facilities are designed for only that number.
03
THE BAKING POWDER SHORTAGE HERE HAS THE LADIES IN A STEW
The baking soda shortage has housewives in a stew again as this important kitchen item entirely disappeared from grocers’ shelves in Glasgow this week. A check Tuesday showed not one box of soda available at Glasgow’s leading grocery stores. There have been numerous tales as to the cause, but the one that is probably accurate is strikes in the plants of the leading brand of soda.
04
The New Clinic Grill owned by Charles G. Payne and located on a lot to the rear of the Payne home on West Washington St. and adjoining the Clinic Hospital, will open today. Mrs. Comer Thomas and Mrs. Alma Goodman will assist in operation of the business. Short orders and lunches will be served at the grill, which will remain open each evening until nine.
05
CHRISTMAS VESPER SERVICE WILL BE HELD DECEMBER 24
The annual Christmas vesper service will be held this year on Christmas Eve, December 24, at the First Methodist Church. The chorus of the Ladies Matinee Musicale will appear on the program, as well as several soloists.
06
Houchens Market No. 20, burned out in a fire Nov. 11, is expected to re-open next Thursday, Ray Beck, manager of the store said yesterday. Mr. Beck said resumption of operations at the South Green St. store is still tentative but if stock deliveries are made promptly and other details are completed the store should open on schedule. The manager said that all previous stock of the store, extensively damaged by the fire, has been sold to a salvage company.
07
Mrs. Lou Chamberlain of the South Fork community, member of the county board of education for 25 years, was honored Monday night at a dinner at the Glasgow High School. Despite snow and icy roads, 92 persons, including teachers, board members and special guests were present. Mrs. Chamberlain was presented with a 60-piece set of silver along with other gifts.
08
Remodeling of the Leech and Davis Drug Store was continued this week as workmen completed the installation of rounded front show windows and were preparing to complete the modern new building front. Interior of the store has also been extensively renovated and redecorated.
09
The Barren Co. Hardware Co., located on East Washington Street, was purchased this week by J. W. Richardson, owner of Richardson Hardware Company, for over $100,000. Possession of the store has already been given. Mr. Richardson said manager of the store, which will retain the same name, will be Joe. B. Richardson. The personnel will continue at the store. Joe Travis, former manage will be associated with the Ideal Hardware Co.
10
WALLACE BUICK COMPANY TO OPEN CAR LOT ON GREEN ST.
The Porter Wallace Buick Company of Glasgow will open a used car lot on the property between the Church of Christ and Hill Service on South Green St. in the next few days. Unfavorable weather has held up completion. It will be operated in connection with the Wallace Buick Company just across the street.
12
DUMPING ILLEGAL BREW HERE CAUSES PUBLIC SQUARE STIR
Despite the fact that Glasgow’s public square reeked of moonshine whiskey Tuesday morning, not still was in operation. In fact, officers were destroying whiskey instead of making it. The odor resulted in the largest dumping of moonshine seen on the square in several months. A large crowd was attracted to the scene as the liquor was poured into the gutters and trickled down the street. Sheriff Jesse Edmunds said 59 gallons of moonshine was dumped along with several dozen bottles of homemade beer.
13
TEN FROM GLASGOW COUNCIL TAKE NEW MASONIC DEGREES
Ten members of Glasgow No. 11 Royal and Select Masons took super-excellent degrees at a Masonic meeting in Bowling Green Saturday. Local Masons taking the degree were William Walbert, Malcolm Smith, Earl Walbert, Frank Renfro, Carl Walbert, Arthur E. Kirby, George R. Lewis, T. G. Layton, O. L. Wheeler and W. A. Huffman.
14
The Christmas mail will move throughout Glasgow even though there was a recent cut back in the number of city deliveries made earlier in the year. Beginning Dec. 15 seven additional employees will be engaged to speed the city mail services. An additional truck will also be placed in service to handle the increased parcel post that is now beginning to pour in.
15
Excavation for the new educational building of the Glasgow Baptist Church is expected to get underway this week, according to Elbert Jewell Myers, chairman of the church’s building committee. Located on College Street, between Race and Green Streets, the structure will be of brick, concrete and steel. Cost is expected to be about $125,000.
17
Billy Beaty Jones of Glasgow, son of William H. Jones, Jr., was one of the two finalists Tuesday in the University of Kentucky College of Law’s 1950 moot-court contest. Aiding him in the presentation of arguments heard before the Ky. Court of Appeals was Richard Robertson, Owensboro. The argument was over a common-law problem involving a farmer who seeded clouds to produce rain and deprived a neighbor of the normal precipitation on the latter’s property.
18
A new building for the Glasgow school, to house a manual arts department, was proposed Monday night at the monthly meeting of the city board of education. The new building would be financed by revenues obtained from the recently increased city school tax levy. It would include facilities for shopwork in wood and Metal allied lines.
19 The first annual Horse Cave Rotary invitational basketball tournament will be held at the Caverna High School gymnasium in Horse Cave on Friday and Saturday nights, Dec. 29 and 30. There will be two games on Friday and the consolation and championship game on Saturday. Team that will play are, Scottsville High School, College High of Bowling Green, Magnolia High School and Caverna High School. Beautiful trophies will be awarded the winner and runner up.
20
Jewell Colliver, agriculture teacher at the Park City High School, was elected president of the Barren County Teachers Association Friday afternoon. He succeeds Mrs. George Disher, first president of the association, which was from in 1949. Miss Lee Smith of the Glasgow school was named vice-president and Mrs. William Hayes of the Caverna school was chosen as secretary.
21
Roy Glenn Warnell, 27, and Rochie Bledsoe, 25, both of Warren County, entered pleas of innocent in the murder of Mrs. Virgie Stone, 52, Glasgow, in an examining trial Tuesday in Bowling Green. Mrs. Stone’s body was found Nov. 26 on a lonely lane in the Oakland community.
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All of Glasgow mourns the untimely death of “Shorty” Hibbitt … the rugged little man who appeared to be all but indestructible. He has helped nearly everyone at some time or another … trimmed trees, cleared lots, put on roofs, restored chimneys … agile steeple jack and prime mover. A giant of short dimensions, Shorth and his sons were all over town, always busy.