Here is what was going on in Ridgeway in November, 1928 as published in the Ridgeway Journal: The city, with the rest of the country, getting ready to vote in the 1928 presidential elections where Herbert Hoover was running against Governor Alfred Smith. Locally, retired ball player Babe Adams was running for Harrison County Sheriff. Hoover won, however, Adams lost his race. Work was completed in late November to plank a large mud hole on the road west of Ridgeway (the old Route A) at the bottom of Witt Hill and travel was back to normal.
Ridgeway residents had a good time at the 4th Annual Corn and Poultry Show, held November 22-24 in the Ridgeway Motor Building. Two hundred thirty-three birds were on exhibit for poultry judging and 105 entries were judged in the corn contests. The highlights of the show were the Mock Trial with members of the community acting out the different rolls and the Ridgeway High School debates. There were also performances by the Show Me Orchestra and the Ridgeway High School orchestra. The crowds were so large that the entertainment had to be moved first from the Ridgeway Motor Building to the City Hall, then to the Rex Theater which was still too small for the crowds. Despite the crowded conditions, everyone still had a good time.
