United Daughters Honor Confederate Soldier Monument
The United Daughters of the Confederacy of Vernon unveiled a Confederate soldier monument with Judge R. H. Cocke delivering remarks on Southern valor. City and county officials accepted the gift as veterans and Daughters marched to the site, with veterans in blue and wreaths laid amid song and toast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Cocke
Wellington
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Vernon
Judge Cocke
South
North
Camp Cabel
Court House
N. R. Tisdal
Court House Lawn
Daughters of the Confederacy
W. M. Lundy
S. Sewell
Lela F. Albright
W. 8. Ferrell
J. H. Watts
Lela E. Albrights
J. N. Fulcher
Tolbert
Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Judge Cecke
T. Rouse
Judge Berry Speaks at Libers Loan Campaign Rally
Zange W. D. Merry attended in Haskell Saturday to defray the principal address at a Libers Loan rally. Judge Berry has volunteered his services as a speaker during the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zange W. D. Merry
Haskell
Judge Berry
Mammoth Parade Shows People Are for Liberty Bonds
A 20 block mammoth parade in Wilbarger County led by Daniel Bound and W C Anderson promoted the Third Liberty Loan. Vernon Band, 250 students, Red Cross nurses, and about 100 autos followed, before speeches urged citizens to buy bonds to help the war effort.
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Mammoth
Liberty Bonds
Liberty Loan
Daniel Bound W. C. Anderson
Vernon
Wilharger County
Uncle Sam
Columbia
Red Cross
Court House
J. D. Parnell
Commercial Club
America
S. A. L. Morgan
Wilbarger
T. 'T. Marshall
Dallas
Texas
Mrs. Maarshall
E R Greenwood Shot To Death In Fort Worth Pike Ambush
E R Greenwood of Wichita Walls district representative was shot to death near Fort Worth while traveling alone on the Dallas Fort Worth pike. A passenger is suspected and fled the scene as rain fell and witnesses heard two shots. Greenwood had served one term in the Legislature and was running for reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kell
Wichita Falls
Harry Mason
Vernon
Mr. Meson
Europe
Greenwood
Dalais
Port Worth
Fort Worth
East Vernon boys form unified club amid push for members
N BK Visdal visits East Vernon and enrolls nearly every pupil aged ten to eighteen. The club grows to twenty-five with presidents Carrelk Nix and Hoyt Han Hahmer and secretary aran Baker. A $5 Ware Savings Certificate offered by Professor E G Wenderson rewards the winner of the hog contest at the September County Fair as eight members already own a registered pig.
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EG. J. Wenderson
Rainy Revelations From Jackson Springs Farm District
Joseph reports Jackson Springs area saw steady rain Saturday with rainfall around half an inch. He notes farmers in Vernon and nearby neighborhoods busy with fields and livestock as weather improves conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Joseph
Vernon
Jackson Springs
Mr. Joseph
Rev L B Tooley Heads to Oklahoma Revival Meetings
Rev L B Tooley traveled to Oklahoma with Rev E Tooley of Estelling via Vernon yesterday. He will hold a series of revival meetings and was formerly a pastor in Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Tooley
Estelling
Vernon
Oklahoma
Rev. Tooley
Vernon welcomed new public service kitchen and manager arrival
Mrs Marshall of Dallas toured Vernon to promote a war kitchen and cannery under Urban Home Gardens. The plan would offer food preservation demonstrations and allow farmers to process surplus produce for a small fee. A Texas Public Service Company manager, A. B. Sayre from Forney, arrived with his wife to oversee Vernon operations and cooperate with local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Sayre
Texas
Texas Public Service Company
All-Day Meeting and War Savings Drive at Fargo Baptists
Fargo Baptists held an all-day service with Rev. Z. Taylor returning from mission work. He lectured Sunday night, a stereopticon show was given, and supper was served. The committee reports purchases and pledges to buy Thrift Stamps and War Savings Certificates totaling 5,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Farge Baptists
Z. ©. Taylor
Growm
Smith
Red Cross Raises Funds by Selling Gum in Vernon
Vernon Red Cross raised 247 by selling chewing gum during Liberty Day events. Volunteers managed booths with many local young women assisting and a plan to raise 1000 every six months for Red Cross work in Vernon.
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Vernon Red Cross
Batal
Mosdames
Blackman
Beulah Badd
Louie Wil Tins
Helen Pergeson
Anna Works
Georgia
Margaret Castlebary
Thad Edwards
Plelen
Birdie Hiatt
Havel McEjrey
Dresacrap
W. J. Huggins
Plains
Red Cross
Vernon
Hugging
Huggins
Woman Suffers Erysipelas After Automobile Crash
Friends of Mrs. T. Cameron report she is suffering from erysipelas following a Sunday automobile accident. She was thrown forward when the car veered off a culvert and struck her, developing the disease. she was improving by late yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Cameron
Warrol
Cameron
Wilbarger County tops Third Liberty Loan quota before opening
Wilbarger County over-subscribed its Third Liberty Loan quota before the formal opening. At 9 am J A Birdsong filed a telegram announcing the over-subscription and counties across the state matched the early pace. Subscriptions totaled 284 050 against 217 250 quota with many small bonds and several large gifts from individuals and life insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger County
Wilbarger
J. A. Birdsong
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
W. R. Piper
Harrold
Vernon
First State Bank
Sumner
Ine Company
Co.t. Herring
Amar
C. R. Staley
Kell Millitle
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Americ
United Daughters OF Confederacy
France
Grant
Sons of the North
Lee
Sons of the South
Long
Kell
E. R. Greenwood
las-Fort Worth Pike
East Vernon
N. BK. Visdal
East Ver
L. B. Tooley
AL Sayre
A. A
Starshall of Dallas
Gov
Mary Sue Maddox
Mrs. Marshall
Lewes
BE. A. Sayre
P. J. Hayes
Thenryetta
Oklo
Forney
Terrell District
Texas Power and Light
Pany
Brazil
Vernon Auntbiary
Piper
Sumner Estate
C. T. Herring
Kell Mill
Life Insurance
San Jacinto
Beaumont
California State Life
Sacramento
Calif
Liberty Loan Workers
Birdsong
Vernon Banks
C. E. Basham
G. C. Morris
Emory Rhoads
A. H L. Murchison
Oklaunion
Odell
Basham
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