Allie W. Young Scrapbook

OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN KENTUCKY MT. STERLING,==-=---- KENTUCKY---- --- ---THURSDAY,------- -FEBRUARY-,------ 21, 1935. DEATH REMOVES ONE OF OUR MOST DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS ; Judge Allie W. Young, Ex-Circuit Judge, Pres4 I ' ent Democratic National Committeeman From Kentucky, And State Senator From His District Died Monday In Louisville . Was One of the Most Popular and Influen tial Men in Ken tucky. BURIAL IN MT. STERLING THURSDAY The stars look down on a vacancy in ~en tucky t oday-a vacancy that , Death Removes Dis will be har d t o fill. Death, thro~gh I tinguished Citizen I_- --- whose valley all of us must pass at I 1 (Continued f rom page one) the end -of this ea rthly existence, has overtaken o'ne of our most dis I leaves our body revere his memor y tinguished, honored and best belov and thank the God of us all for the ed citizens-Judge Allie W. Young st erling and constant ' friendship of -and Kentucky is immeasurably ihis ideal gentle man and profound poorer. I , statesman. As did his myriad of Judge Young went t o Louisville 1 I other a dmirers we ever f elt a warm early in January for _medical treat- ~ aff ection for him. So we feel a deap ment and while ther e caught a se- : loss in his going away. vere cold, followed by other compli- '"I JUDGE A. ~LI E W. YOUNG . 'I While he gave much time and deep cations that developed into mastoid- ' _____--., _,--_________ thought to all important 'questions itis. ,It here, an d many other worthwhIle of the day, he had in addition the I He entered St. Joseph's Hospital i improvements. While a self-made I faculty of absorbing wisdom as a , Febr uary 5, for an operation, but ! Rn d se lf- ~u c a te d man, he took much I sponge absorbs water. ' due to heart and kidney affections : 'd . th d I t f th I Judge Young was indelibly iden I . , prJ e In e eve opmen 0 e ;:;=- I hIS condItIOn was so weaken ed that M h d T h C 11 f h' I tified with the best tradit ions of . ore ea eac ers D ege, 0 w IC 1 (Continued from page one, IhiS phYSICIan was unable to operate. h h d b f th R t' Kent ucky, and as lawyer, judge, poli- , e a een one 0 e egen s smce leaves our body revere his men, Although everything possible was . tabl' h t N I ticiart, neighbor and friend his life done t o save his life he sank slow- Its es IS men . 0 man ever breathed who did more for his town and thank the God of us all for J was well interwoven with the' lives Iy and f or several days his death a nd count y, and a large majority of ~; t e,' rIing a nd co nstant friendship )\'1 of us all. His public life was char had been momentar ily expected, and the citizens of Morehead and Rowan this ideal gentlema n and profoulJ acterized by scrupulous fidelity, im came at 2 :45 o'clock Monday after- count y appreciated his efforts for statesman. As did his myriad ( partial fairness and pronounced abil n oon as a relief to his' tired body. the 1IPLli lding of their community, ! other admirer s we ever felt a wan ity. Ris career was an eventful one- . a na sho Ned their gratitude therefor aff ection f or him. So we feel a dcap Judge -X£ung possessed a brilliant Indeed a remarkabl.e one- as .'he. b y s tan' 'l ,t 'mg b e hIn' d 'J u' d ge Y oung, loss in hi s going away. mind, constructive an d r esourceful, n ever met' def eat hl~ s elf , ~nd was polit ieall ' or otherwise. As a gen- Whil e he gave much time and deep c· ne that could grasp and analyze generally successful In landIng as a tl Y 'd d ' M the IuOSt intricate questions in a I eman W h 0 once r esl e In ore- thought to all important questions 1 political winner any man whose I h d 'd ea sr i to us - "He is a king of the day, he had in addition the ShOl:t space of time. cause he espoused. among his people a nd has ' their high fa!! ulty of a bsorbing wisdo m as a H e also , had a strong, incisive in His fi rst polit ical office was that confider ~ e and esteem t o the fullest sponge absorbs water. tellect, a r emarkable capacit y f or of County Attorney of Rowan coun- extent." Allie Young not only put Judge Young was indelibly iden work, and a strong mental grasp ty, to which position he was elected Morehea d on the map, but more, he tified with the best traditions of that n ever r elaxed, and these quali on the Democratic ticket when yet kept it there. Kentucky, and as la wy~ r, j udge, poli ties wer e r esponsible for the r emark a very young man; he discharged The State of KentuckY h as hardly tician, neighbor and f riend his life able recor d he made in public life. the duties of this office in a manner ever known a man who'I ha d more was well interwoven with t he lives Such a ma n has gone from among that reflected h is legal ability and I f riends and f ollowers, and, never one of us all. His public life was ehar I us, and we are wonder ing if we shall I presaged his advancement to a h i gh~ whose passing, which came only too I adeHzed by scrupulous fidelity, im soon see his like again. I er post. He next served as Master Judge Young was born in Flem . ~ soon, v, ill be mourned by a larger partial fairness and pronounced abil Commissioner of t he Montgomery number of people. Since early man- , ity. ing county, but most of his life was Circuit Court by appointment of hood he has been a power in poli- I Judge Young possessed a brillia nt spent in Rowan and Montgomerv Cir cuit J udge John E. Cooper. Lat er tics of his section and of his State, II mind, construct ive a:nd resourceful, counties. He was Democratic N;- ' he was elected Circuit Judge of this tiona l Committeeman f rom Ken and his strength and influence with I one that could grasp and analyze district, a position he filled with an I the voters always had to be reckoned the most intricate questions in a tucky and tock great interest in t he ability Qf a distinguishing char acter short space of time: ' success of his party's candidates and and with full faithfulness. After with by any man who sought politi principles. Judge Young joined the I cal preferment in a Democratic pri- He also ha d a str ong, incisive in serving two years of his second term t ' B'd h' tellect, a r emarkable capacity' f or Catholic chur ch last Satur day in I . mary or conven IOn. eSI es IS I he resIgned to become General 'Coun-. work, and a strong men tal grasp private services at the infirmary and : 1 f th C l'd t d C I C popularIty WIth the people, he was se 0 e onso I a e oa orpor- I " • that never r elaxed, and these quali I died in full faith of eter nal life be I · h d ' 1 d an orgamzer WIthout a peer, whIch a t IOn a t a an some sa ary, an was l . ties wer e responsibl e for the remark yond. He was twice married. At · b th gave added Influence to hIS support. I I succee d e d on th e b enc h b y h IS 1'0 - . able r ecord he made -in public life. , the age of 19, he married Miss J ~ W'll' A Y I We doubt If ther e IS a man m the I • I er, u~$e I Jam . oung. n S h d Such a man has gone from among F lora Johnson, of Morehead, who I 1923 h - . d I f th I tate to w om as many men an wo- e r eslgne a s counse or e us, and we are wondering if we shall died a short time after their mar Ime n owe theIr. success In. attamIng. I corporatIon. to answer the m..Sls tent I bl" ff' All' Y H soon see his like again. r iage, and in 1902 he was united Idemand of the Democrats of his diS- I pu IC 0 Ice as. Ie oung. e Judge Young was born in Flem in ma-rriage with Miss Mary Foley, . t th t h k th f St t never f altered In the support of a : t rIC a e rna e e race or a e . ing county, but most of his life was of Bath county. · h 't' h frIend and that support In most Ill- S ena t or, t 0 w hIC POSI IOn e was t d ff t ' spent in Rowan and Montgomery His survivors a re his widow; two . : s ances prove e ec Ive.

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