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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1921
Page
11
The View Cemetery Association decides April 21 as Cemetery Day to beautify Vernon’s burial ground and seeks American Legion help. The day will focus on grass planting and sod work as roses bloom, with a fall decision on a new sexton house and mower purchase awaiting the committee. Treasurer reports 31,050 on hand.
Vernon plans to invite the State W C T U for next year’s meeting. 3 to 5 hundred visitors may come if the invitation is accepted. Mrs EB Meliagh is Vernon’s delegate to the Bay City meeting May 3 to 6. The local group re-elected former officers led by Mrs Rena Watts as president.
P Maury of New York and M bh Canfield of Dallas, both Home Insurance Co representatives, visited Vernon Wednesday with S McColloch, local agent. They enjoyed a day of fishing at Spring Lake and returned with twenty six fish. A fish dinner followed in the Bailey Hotel san parlor.
Thomoson departs tomorrow to Clarendon to visit relatives and then proceeds to Canyon as a Vernon Church representative. The Presbytery convenes in Canyon on April 12 with Mar. Thompson among attendees.
Texas Farm Bureau representatives approve community based watermelon marketing associations for 1921. Officers will assist signups across districts while statewide marketing plans for cotton and wool pools proceed. Speakers will explain plans and obtain producer signatures as a large agency considers limiting its watermelon trade to Farm Bureau territory.
Texas Farm Bureau Federation reports completion of organization in 63 counties with about 40 000 members. J F Bagwell, director, notes several counties near two thousand members and 22 additional counties with partial organization.
Local Chamber notes excellent peanut quantities ready for sale at Big Springs. Vernon is seen as a strong market for part of the crop. Klay Youngblood and John Storey visited Wichita Falls on Tuesday to discuss the trade.
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