Reduction in City Taxes Evident for the Coming Year
Vernon officials anticipate a twenty five percent drop in city property valuations at the upcoming board of equalization due to extensive improvements. Despite lower valuations, total city revenue remains near last year as new street paving, fire, water and sewer work boost fixable values, with 1375 property owners assessed annually and key roles held by the city secretary and water works secretary.
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Board of Ecualigation
S. H. Haltwade
TRC
Vernon
Board of Equalization
Fire Department
Cay
Anly
Eaeh
Board of Commissioners
Cemetery Association
RT Water Works
Water Works
Joe Parker Builds Bungalow Near Parker Residence
Joe Parker plans a bungalow on 8 Nabers of the BR near his residence with work to begin soon. The frame structure uses no interior material and is located east of the Parker home now occupied by Mrs. Etta Long and Miss Lora Long, an old Vernon landmark formerly the W. E. Naylor place.
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Nabers
J. Parker
Joe Parker
Ikon
Parker
Etta Long
Lora Long
Long
Vernon
W. E. Naylor
Rube Berry Weds Beaumont Girl
Rube Berry son of FV A Berry of this city married Miss Leila Dawle of Beaumont March 7. The couple met at Texas Christian University where Berry starred in baseball and basketball and served as student body vice president. They will reside in Fort Worth as Berry works with Stockyards National Bank. Berry, born in Vernon, attended local schools and joined the L A P C during World War I. He left TCU last June. his brothers W T and M also live in Vernon.
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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Berry
Stockyards National Bank
Vernon W
Pocat
PC U
Hoe
W. T
Vernon
Easter Sacred Music Observed at Tolbert Methodist Church
Easter Sunday service at Tolbert Methodist Church featured a sacred program with piano by Mixa Gertrude Gelhansen and Anna Tooley, violin by Dorothy Chancey, readings on the Resurrection by Odell Simmonds Oleta Swinburne Monette Brooks, and a well received "Silently Sleep" arrangement by Mabel Read August Castleberry. Pastor RB Tooler delivered a brief Resurrection talk to a large congregation.
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Methodist Church
Tolbert
Mixa Gertrude Gelhansen
Anna Tooley
Dorothy Chancey
Odell Simmonds
Oleta Swinburne
Monette Brooks
Aurg
Mabel Read
August Castleberry
Not Hurt Says Senit A. F. Howe Foresees Bumper Fruit
A. F. Howe of West Paradise street says that fruit is not materially damaged and he expects a bumper crop from his trees if no further damage occurs.
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A. F. Howe
West Paradise Street
Highway markers planned for Colorado to Gulf route
The Colorado to the Gulf highway through Wildarger county will soon be clearly marked from Electra to Chillicothe. Workers lay white bands and paint near the town, the chamber of commerce funds materials, and J B Gibson coordinates marking. The goal is easy tourist travel with marked detours to Vernon and other division points along the Denver to Galveston road.
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Highway Association
Te Pleaight
Nile
Parther
Electie and
Chillleothe Chambers of Commerce
Vernon
Colorado
Amarillo
Raton
Fort Worth
Denver
Galveston
City Grades Dirt Streets on West Yuinterika and South Tolar
City crews grade blocks of dirt streets on West Yuinterika and South Tolar this week. Property owners contribute to most improvements. Last week McKinney Street from North Main to the city limits connected with the railroad road. City financed the work to ease travel due to blockage of the main east road being paved.
Fifty Percent of Foard Farmers Enlist in Farm Bureau
Foard county is organizing a farm bureau movement with over half its resident farmers enrolled. P M Haer of Thulin, president of the Foard County bureau, says the drive has broad support nationwide and ties farmers to government backed finance through notes against future crops. A Texas wool marketing pool is planned to pool 2,000,000 pounds of this year’s clip with 244,000 pounds already allocated to a Houston warehouse.
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Poard County
P.M. Haer
Thulin
Foard County
Phallac
Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Moser
Houston
Elk Ladies Shift Friday Socials to Monthly Lodge Afternoons
Mrs KE P Bicks says Elk ladies will change from weekly Friday club room use to social afternoons at the lodge on the last Friday of each month. Open house will occur for club members. At the next meeting on Friday April 29 a 42 tournament is planned. No hostesses have been appointed yet.
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Elk Ladies
KE. P. Bicks
Ladies’ Organization
Thieves Break Into Davis Home on Yamparika Street
Burglars forced a cellar entry at the U. S. Davis residence on BE Yamparika Street last night. They took fifty to sixty pounds of sugar and various preserves and jetlies, despite a recently installed special lock reportedly in place after a prior break-in weeks earlier.
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U. S. Davis
Yamparika St
Davis
Davis Coke
Vernon to Face Childress in Afternoon Baseball Game
The local high school schedules a 4 o'clock baseball game today against Childress high school at the local fair grounds. Haird is slated to pitch for Vernon. The Saturday game with Iowa Park has been canceled at Iowa Park school’s request.
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Childress High School
Haird
Vernon
Iowa Park
Farmer Living at Home Near Ver non Across Wilbarger County
A Wilbarger County farmer, Roo Hurt, defends his “living at home” policy amid a flood of crops and livestock. He notes 175 acres under cultivation with four mules, four cows, an orchard, cabbage patch, vines, and a recent sale of chickens netting $40.95, with land bought at $200 an acre three years ago.
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Wat Mos Hart
Hopkins County
Wilbarger
Ware
Hori
Nis
Verner
Hurt
Two Vernon Young Couples Marry in Vernon Area
Two Vernon families celebrate weddings of Miss Dolly Howard and Miss Adeline Uhonzes to Marvin Rudd and Francis Brown in Vernon. Rudd, 23, manages Chandler Lamm Lumber Yard and plans a move to Wichita Falls. Brown, 17, recently arrived from Benjamin and works at Vernon Drug Store. Both brides are raised in Vernon with schooling at local institutions.
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Mes
Rudd
Vernon
Texas Woman's College
Marvin Rudd
Bewl
Chandler Lamm
Mesquite
Base Witburger
Howard
Rudd Ia
Wichita
Paris
Mrs. Brown
Holcomb Training School
Francie Brown
Benjamin
Tie
Brown
Two Men Kill 507 Rats in One Day
Mints and John Tarky living twenty miles southwest of Vernon killed 507 rats Tuesday on the L. A. Foster place. All rodents were captured from one crib. The men drove rats from hiding places and dispatched them with dogs and sticks. Mints and Wlarky report killing 758 rats in two days.
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Mints
John Tarky
Vernon
L. A. Foster Place
Wlarky
Fifty Eight New Members Signed by Junior Directors
The Junior Directors of the Chamber of Commerce signed fifty eight new members in the past week. WP Berry had the top contest score, with 8. Phuberhike finishing second. A banquet will honor all joiners at the Baifes hotel dining room, with an attractive program arranged by the committee.
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Newa
Chanber Ai
Oransaation
Rea
Berry
Willeh
Phuberhike
Pater
Baifes
Mini
Lovelock
Conmitte
Pitty
Lecture on Rearing Chicks by Poultry Specialist Kazmoler
Poultry expert Kazmoler of M College will lecture on rearing chicks with topics including standard red vs scrubs and judging poultry. Demonstrations and audience questions expected in the library basement with home demonstration agents organizing morning activities for local poultry raisers.
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Kazmoler
Tua M. College
Het Sinnudard
Verkelie
Kazmeler
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