Reduction in City Taxes Evident for the Coming Year
Vernon officials predict a 25 percent drop in city property valuations at the board of equalization due later this month. Improvements in fire, water and sewer, plus 250 new houses in 1920, boost taxable value by about 2 million dollars, keeping city revenue near last year despite lower valuations.
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Board of Cqualization
S. H. Hall
Vernon
Board of Equalization
Board of Commissioners
Cemetery Association
Water Works
Joe Parker Builds Bungalow Near Parker Residence
Joe Parker plans a six room frame bungalow behind his J Parker residence on B Street. The new house will adjoin the property once occupied by Mrs Tong and Miss Lora Bop, a landmark long linked to the W F E Naylor era.
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On & Nabers
B. St
J. Parker
Joe Parker
Berry Weds Beaumont Girl in Texas Christian Union
Rube Berry son of WT A Berry of Vernon married Leila Jawle of Beaumont on March 7 in seammont. They met as students at Texas Christian University where Berry excelled in baseball and basketball and served in the Army Training Corps. They plan to live in Fort Worth where Berry works at Stock yards National Bank.
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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Berry
Stockyards National Bank
Vernon
Fiere
8. A.tc
PO. U
Tolbert Easter Sacred Music Service At Methodist Church
Faster Sunday service at Tolbert Methodist featured a sacred program with piano by Gertende Gelhausen Anna Tooley and Dorothy Chances on violin Readings on the Resurrection by Idell Simmonds Oleta Swinburne Monette Brooks and Mrs Mabel Read Augusta Castleberry sang Silently Sleep The choir performed select songs and Pastor R V Tooter gave a short Resurrection talk despite bad weather drawing a large congregation.
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Tolbert
Gertende Gelhausen
Anna Tooley
Dorothy Chances
R. V. Tooter
Paradise Street Fruit Trees Hope for Bumper Crop
Saye Wennie Sol Hook A and 4 Rode of Yrext report on Paradise Street that fruit has not been materially damaged. He manages several trees and remains confident a bumper crop is likely if no additional damage occurs to the yield.
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Yrext
Paradise
Highway markers to plainly mark road from Electra to Chillicothe
The Polorado by the Gulf highway through Wilhorver conney will soon be clearly marked with painted bands. Local Chamber of Commerce funds marker work with Ko 3 Gibson and a town representative. Markers will be placed at quarter mile intervals and visible from towns to guide tourists along the Denver to Galveston route. Vernon serves as a division point along the route with detours in place during pavement work.
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Polorado
The
Highway Association
Etectra and
Chillicothe Chambers of Commerce
Vernon
Amarillo
Raton
Fort Worth
Denver
Galveston
City street grading in progress on West wmuparika and South Tolar
Eight blocks of city streets on West wmuparika and South Tolar are being graded this week. Property owners on the highware are bearing the costs of improvement. Last week McKinney Street from North Main to the city limit was graded to connect with the railroad road.
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Wmuparika
Tolar
McKinney Street
Farm Bureau membership grows in Foard county and Texas wool pool
Foard county Farm Bureau reports over half of local farmers joined the organization, backed by government support and a plan to cover production costs with a farmer controlled financing system. Texas Farm Bureau announces a 2,000,000 pound wool pool with warehouses at Houston, aiming for 45,000 members across 45 counties by February end.
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PL M. Hager
Thalia
Fpaard County Bureau
Phalla
Hanes
Aedding
Haney
Foard County
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
O. Moser
Houston
Elk Ladies Change Friday Plans for Open House Afternoons
Mrs. E. P. Hicks reports Elk ladies will skip Friday club room use and instead host social afternoons on the last Friday of each month with open house for members. A 42 tournament is expected at the April 2 meeting and no hostesses are yet appointed.
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Elk Ladies
E. P. Hicks
Ladies’ Organization
Dodge
Thieves Enter Davis Residence Cellar For Sugar And Preserves
Thieves forced a cellar entry at the U S Davis residence on KB Yampnarika St last night and carried off fifty to sixty pounds of sugar and a quantity of jellies and preserves. The break in followed a prior robbery four weeks earlier during a special job by Mr Davis.
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U. S. Davis
KB. Yampnarika St
Matrance
Will Play Childress This Afternoon at Local Fair Grounds
The local high school schedules a 4 PM game against Childress High School at the fair grounds. A Saturday game versus Iowa Park is canceled at the request of Iowa Park school.
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Bas Hall
Childres# high school
Ig State
Vernon
Iowa Park
Farmer Living At Home In Wilbarger County
A Wilbarger County farmer near Vernon prides himself on living at home despite money shortages. Merc Hurt has sold pork and raised hens, with a growing orchard, cabbage patch, and thriving hogs on alfalfa. A wet land strip limits plowing, yet the rest of his 175 acre farm yields good, valued at about 200 dollars an acre three years ago.
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Mrs. Hurt
Topkins County
Willwrger
Wilbarger Verity
Mr. Wurt
Vernon
Burtie
Double Vernon Weddings Tie Two Young Couples
Two Vernon families reported two weddings on Wednesday night in Electra. Miss Dolly Howard and Miss Adeline Donges wed Marvin Rudd and Francis Brown respectively. Both brides are teens with Vernon roots and local schooling. Rudd works with Chandler Lumber in Mesquite and may move after closing his Vernon yard. Brown recently lived in Vernon and helped at the Vernon Drug Store.
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Rudd
Vernon
Texas Woman's College
Hier
Marvin Rudd
Aanger
Twent
Chandler Lumber Company
Mesquite
East Wikburger
Howard
Tamber
Wicchite Fells
The
Two Men Kill Rats Near Vernon With Dogs and Sticks
Minis AMLagnn Larky of Vernon area killed 607 rats with two dogs and sticks aided by other hunters. The rats were driven from hiding spots and dispatched. The pair reports killing 758 rats over two days at the L. A. Foster place.
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Vernon
L. A. Foster Place
Fifty Eight New Members Signed by Junior Directors
Fifty eight new members were added in the past week as junior directors of the Chamber of Commerce signed on. The drive aimed to boost voter support and strengthen committees with named individuals and company listings across multiple groups. An event is planned at the Talley hotel in Savelock with guests including senior directors.
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Chanber Oof
Addi
WP. Rerey
J. TL Pimberhike Wars
Hon
Roan Pwill
Lecture on Rearing Chicks by Poultry Expert
W. Kaameler, poultry specialist at Tevas A and M College, will present a lecture for poultry raisers on April 9 titled Rearing Chicks Standard Breeding Serbs Marketing of Megs. He will also demonstrate edging poultry and answer questions. The event, held in the library basement, is organized by Lions Gerenstration agents and may include home inspections or a poultry exhibition.
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W. Kaameler
Tevas A. and
M. College
Lions
Kazmeler
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Reed Sign
Veron Grocery Co
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Doe Parker
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Rouse
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TLC
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