South Vernon Field Sees Five Completions In Week End
Five completions in the South Vernon field over the weekend extend the field in places and include Gulf Production wildcat in section 50 block 14 producing 100 barrels at 1787 to 1792 feet. Bridwell Heydrick two wells No 7 Stephens producing 8000 barrels and No 5 Dill at 650 barrels in the 2800 foot sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vernon
Gulf
Athietic Production Company
Levy
C.F. Rolp
Waggoner
Bridwell-Heydrick
Stephens
No. 5
Dill
Atlantic
South Vernon No
Section 24
Block 4
Atwood and Reeves
Noe & Stephens
T. A. Key
Waggoner Holdings
G. C. Woods
Streit Holdings
Zipperle
Scouts Awarded Fifty For Finding Dewie the Police Dog
Miss Adele Sumner offers a fifty dollar reward for the return of the German police dog Dewie. Scout Carroll Sutherland located the missing dog on Pease Street after Scouts searched yards across the city. The dog had been kept in a pen by residents who knew its value, and Dewie was brought home to rejoicing in the Sumner household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Sutherland
Pease Street
Dewie
R. B. Judd Builds Seventh Modern Home
R. B. Judd of Southwest Vernon has let the contract for his seventh house near the city pump station. All Judd homes are described as modern bupgelorns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Judd
Vernon
Mr. Judd
Vernon Schools Win Literary Meet Laurels Again
Vernon High dominates the interscholastic league meet in Vernon with wins in senior boys and multiple declamation events. Harrold, Crescent Cove and Fargo place in various divisions as Vernon collects cups donated by Tierring National and Waggoner National banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helt
Vernon
Vernon High Way
Tierring National
Waggoner National Banks
Harrold
Clint Castleberry
Vernon High
Oscar Hale
Andrew Willoughby
Fargo
Ashley Little
Clarence Bobo
Vernon Junior High
Fay Brantley
Bryan Lawlis
Elliott
Leslie Smith
Crescent Cove
Joseph Turner
Joe Clynch
el Reno
Date Smith
Sherwood
Maurine Doss
Ellott
Beulah Hardage
Maurine Knapp
Haulk Hill
Hazel Whipps
Jesse Morris
Red Valley
Shire School
Central School
Juanita McDonald
Oleta Swinburn
Tolbert
Lillian Oliver
Verlena Stringer
Bessie Rhea Vaught
Arma Vena Stringer
Odell
Vernon High School
Oklainton
Vernon Band To Give Open Air Concert Friday
The Vernon Concert Band will hold an open air concert Friday evening at 8 o'clock on the courthouse lawn. The public is invited to attend these weekly Friday programs featuring Stars and Stripes Forever, American Federation Overture, Bull Trombone, Radium King, The Gypsy Festival Overture, March Gloria, and other items as listed on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Court House
Sere
Huffine
Skuggs
Bull
Fil
Wesley class bazaar at White House Market Saturday
The Susanah Wesley Class of the Methodist Sunday school will conduct a bazaar and market at the White House Market Saturday. All fancy work for the bazaar should be sent in by Friday morning to the class president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susanah Wesley
Methodist Sunday School
White House
Local man dies suddenly at home on West Maiden Street
W. C. Dunlap, near 65, collapsed at his West Maiden street residence yesterday afternoon from heart failure. A brief service was held at noon by Rev. A. Bickley, after which the body was sent to Fort Worth for burial. Survived by wife, son James Dunlap of Fort Worth, and daughters Mrs. J. T. Ladd and Mrs. J. Majors, all also of Fort Worth. He had lived in Vernon over fifteen years after moving from Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Dunlap
West Maiden Street
A. Bickley
First Methodist
Fort Worth
Vernon
Fowler McCormick
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago International Harvester
Milwaukee
Wis
The
Harvester Company
Edward Gerke
Young McCormick
Elizabeth Rosche
Anne A. Stillman
James A. Stillman
National City Bank of New York
Vernon Man
Pulaski Street
J. W. Ber
Mr. Allen
Decatur
Flo
C. 7. Herring Banking Company
Herring National Bank
Bankers Proust Company of
Leon Gross
W. W. Birdsong
Bull Tiefel
Jerome Blount
W. B. Townsend, Jr
Marl Vernon
J. 11
A. B.C
Thaul T. i Caen
Ypallhearers
John Pape, Jr
Unger
J. W. Mitchell
Herman Gardner
Harry Wilton
Willi Bowing
J. 2. Mitchell
Gus Bar
Two New Wells Add 80,000 Gallons Daily to Supply
Two wells completed on city property west of town last week will boost the city water supply by about 80,000 gallons daily once connected to the meter system. A test last week showed 46,000 gallons daily per well using a temporary pumping setup. Mayor Harry Mason estimates full operation will deliver 80,000 gallons daily.
Car Victims Recover From Accident Near Pecatur
Miss Essie McLarty recovers slowly from injuries after a wreck near Pecatur on Thursday and plans to be out soon. Amon Hitt remains in a Fort Worth hospital with a broken collar bone requiring two operations. Missoul McKee, another occupant, was able to enter Fort Worth school shortly after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie McLarty
Pecatur
Amon Hitt
Fort Worth
Ooul McKee
Mrs Boyd McClendon and granddaughter visit Fort Smith funeral
Mrs Boyd McClendon and Mary Louise Pilgreen traveled from home to Fort Smith Arkansas where Mrs Mellendon attended the funeral of her father W F Rainey aged 80 He is survived by his widow and ten children This was the first death in the family She also visited a son Roy B McClendon in Camden Arkansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd McClendon
Httl
Mary Louise Pilgreen
Fort Smith, Ark
Baseball plan changes at meet here
A Vernon Electra Chillicothe delegation at the Chamber of Commerce discussed Sunday school baseball league plans. They decided a four town start is best due to travel distances and may add towns later to form eight teams if feasible. All local Sunday schools will cooperate to sponsor a single team per city to reduce friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Vernon
Electra
Chillicothe
Chilliso
Oklahoma
Texas
Quanah
Childress
Sheriff Forces Crowds Jail With Prisoners Monday
Sheriff Frank Edmonson and deputies crowded the county jail with thirty six inmates for the first of several months. Eleven arrests were made Monday five for gambling and six for drunkenness. Deputies returned from Throckmorton with Steve Skimer, whose appeal was denied and who is to begin a three year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coungy
Frank Edmonson
Sheriff's Force
Bob Walker
Boyd Metlendon
Dast Misat
Throckmorton
Steve Skimeer
Boy Scout Band To Give Public Concert
The Boy Scout band will present its first public concert of the year at the band stand Thursday evening at 7 15. Thirty boys have rehearsed three nights weekly under E W Shepherd and a good program is promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
E. W. Shepherd
Local Delco Rep Turner Heads to Dayton Convention
Men Turner, a Delco Company representative, traveled to Dayton Sunday to attend a Deleo and Frigidaire convention. He earned the trip by winning a giveaway run by the Deleo group. This marks the third contest Turner has won for his company this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men Turner
Delco
Dayton
Deleo
Frigidaire
Turner
Delegates Attend Fort Worth Federation of Clubs Week
The Federation of Clubs of the Firet district gathers in Fort Worth this week with delegates Mrs. Leon H. Brown of the Delphian club, Mrs. M. C. Culbertsson of Home Science, Misa Robble Castlebury of Home Economics, and Mrs. I. L. Terbune of Wousan's club attending events and sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Clubs of the
Firet
Fort Worth
Leon H. Brown
Delphian Club
M. C. Culbertsson
Misa Robble Castlebury
I. L. Terbune
Wousan’s
Vernon Electric bolds big engine order in power plant upgrade
The Vernon Electric company on North Main Street Fort Worth area placed a 575 horsepower internal combustion engine order with McIntosh Seymour for the central plant. It will connect with a 400 kilowatt generator and exciter, boosting total generation to 1400 horsepower for electricity and ice production. Foundation work starts immediately with delivery in four weeks and an overall investment near 9000. Ben Allen, a former Vernon banker, dies at 65 in Fort Worth with services held there and interment in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street
Fort Worth & Denver
Rh. H W. Smith
Boy Scouts to Open Local Information Bureau Next Week
The Boy Scouts will open an Information Bureau under the bandstand where a scout on duty will deliver messages and run errands across the town free of charge until 10 pm. The bureau, previously operated last summer, resumes due to increased tourist flow in Vernon with warm weather. Tag week will aid the annual encampment drive as organizers plan a record event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Equipment Upgrades at High School Home Economics
Equipment added to the domestic science program this week includes two stoves and a kitchen cabinet locker to modernize the home economics department. Screens are being installed in all three rooms of the department.
Vaughn Filling Station Takes Over Tourist Park
The Vaughn Filling Station on West Wilbarger Street has leased the west end of the fair park for its camping grounds. A cook shack has been installed for visitors and further improvements are planned. Vaughn aims to make the tourist camp among the neatest and cleanest in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn
Wilbarger Street
Fair Park
Local Market Prices For Common Commodities
Readable fragment lists chicken price per pound and butter costs, with other items like eggs and wheat showing figures. Cotton prices in middling and other terms appear. text is garbled and partially illegible but indicates commodity prices in a local market ledger.
Toll bridge franchise granted for Red River link
Tillman County Oklahoma Commissioners authorize J A and J J Staley of Wichita Falls to build a creosoted piling toll bridge over Red River on Tee Highway between Davidson and Oklahoma with a 15 foot roadway. The project costs 125000 to 150000 dollars and aims for completion within a year after Lee Highway Association approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okla Unson
Davidson
Red River
Lee Highway
Tillman County
Okla
Commissioners Court
Frederick
J. A. and
J. J. Staley
Wichita
Thman
Lee Highway Association
Washington
Messrs. Staley
Red Rtiver
United States Supreme Court
Texas
Pure Food Show Set For North Main Street
Vernon hosts its annual Pure Food show in the Bennett building on North Main Street. The publicity committee of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church reports limited rental space for displays but notes ample room in the 110 foot long building. Special programs are planned for both afternoon and evening performances as leading merchants showcase pure foods of every description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Bennett
North Main Street
The
Presbyterian Church
Hugh Hood Builds Residence in Bourthwest Vernon
Hugh Hood plans a new home on his Bourthwest Vernon property. The project details describe a residential building effort by Hood on land within the Vernon area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Hood
Bourthwest Vernon
Thieves Loot Local Store Burglary at Brunson and Williams
Burglars entered Brunson and Williams clothing store via skylight and carried off about 250 dollars in goods Saturday night or Sunday morning. Two suitcases, two suits, two pairs of boots and other menswear items were stolen. Police suspect two men acted, with evidence suggesting a ladder or rope aided the break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunson and Williams
Bailey Hotel
Williams
Methodist Revival Begins at First Church for Two Weeks
A revival at the First Methodist Church started Sunday and will run fifteen days. Rev. A Bickley preaches with I J Kenedy of Dallas directing singing and youth services. Services occur twice daily, weekday mornings 9 30 to 11 30, Sunday 9 30, evenings 7 45, children 4, and young people 7. Attendance is good as leaders urge citywide invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
A. Bickley
I. J. Kenedy
Dallas
San Angelo
Countywide School Trustees Election Results Reported Saturday
In the countywide election for school trustees held Saturday, districts report a list of candidates including Ted Valley, W. F. Belt, Cass Shaw, Edd Stephens, Grady Kingham, S. B P, Hite, Wells Valley, W. W. Stanley, Gus Rape, Saunders, Roy Blanchard, EK. Hf. Baldwin, Parsley, Homer Wright, West Vernon, Roy L. Ferguson, Lockett, O. M. Pigg, Baker Consolidated, W. J. Baker, A. K. Lee, Tom Walker, B. A. Baker, Bourland, T. D. Farrell, Elliott, A. P. Mason, R. G. Goss, Guyer, M. T. Gardiner, Hinds, M. FB. Taylor, A. K. Castleberry, Barrett, Mack, Wilkerson, Oscar Bates, Deans, R. Harrison, J. P. Richardson, Kinchnétive, D. W. Sylvester, M. H. Lewis, Sherwood, J. A. Ammons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Valley
W. F. Belt
Cass Shaw
Edd Stephens
Grady Kingham
S. BP
Hite
Wells Valley
W. W. Stanley
Gus Rape
D. W. Sylvester
M. H. Lewis
Sherwood
J. A. Ammons
H. I. Killett
Former Citizen Here. January and Son Visit Plains Country
Former Citizen A. January and his son Alvin travel from near Plainview where they recently moved from Odell. January lived for years in Wilbarger County and sold out last year to relocate to the Plains country. He notes the drought is severe throughout that area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
January
Alvin
Plainview
Odell
Wilbarger County
Plains Country
James Jordan and A. J. Nixon Build Fifth Home in Vernon
James Jordan and A. J. Nixon are constructing a residence on their Southeast Vernon property marking the fifth house built by the pair in the past several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jordan
A. J. Nixon
Vernon
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Boy Scouts
Loving Cups
Tripp
al Hayes
N.C
Bigelow
Gloria
Losey
Chenette
LC. C
Thomas F Woodrack
Thomas F. Woodlock
Mount Vernon
New York
Interstate Commerce
Woodlock
Coolidge
Senate
West Maiden
Mrs. McClendon
Meet Here
League of Texas
BOY Scout Band
Fowler McOrmick
MPF
Ewiz Rosche
Mey Anne Sit Man
Vernon Electric
McIntosh-Seymour Manufactur
Ing Company
Ben F. Allen
Herring Bank
Yesterady
Bureau of Information
Vaughn Filling Station
Tillman Coun
Jordan and Nixon Building
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