Liberty Bonds Rally Evangelizes for War Effort
A crowded Liberty Bonds meeting in Wilbarger County urged citizens to buy bonds, condemning German-Americans and praising patriotic unity. Speakers cited Camp Bowie, urged “go over the top” for the Third Liberty Loan, and pressed support for War Savings Stamps.
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Mr. Mason
America
Mason
Cecil Storey
Exemption Board
Wilbarger County
Camp Bowie
France
Penland
Storey
Willarcer County
Ifts
Judge T J Griffiths Seeks Justice of the Peace Seat
Judge T J Griffiths announces candidacy for precinct No 1 justice of the peace. He held the post for years before losing re election in 1916 and intends to appeal a verdict to a court with women voters having equal voice. He appeals to voters to consider his citizen and justice record when voting in July.
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T. J. Griffiths
Justice of the Peace
Griffiths
Bonham Architect in Vernon Work With Baptist Church
J C Spraggin of Spraggin Peters Architects Bonham visited Vernon today to consult with Baptist Church representatives on remodeling and enlarging their building. He noted his firm drew the church plan about ten years ago.
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J.C. Spraggin
Spraggin & Peters
Bonham
The
Baptist Church
Spraggin
Clureh
Over the Top for Vernon Adams Express Office
The Vernon office of Adams Express Company received a record bulk of express from Denver train 38 last Friday totaling more than four tons. Two and a half tons were whiskey and beer, causing added staff to clear congestion. agent HL McCaulies notes this is the greatest single shipment Vernon has seen.
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Vernon
Adams Express Company
Denver
HL. A. McCaulies
Senator Johnson Aims for Lieutenant Governor Post
Senator W A Johnson of Memphis, en route through Vernon to North Texas, believes harmony between branches spurred a productive last-called session. He predicts strong female votes, criticizes past voting rules, and says a Northwest Texas journalist may win the lieutenant governor race.
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W. A. Johnson
Vernon
North Texas
Memphis
North
Texas
Hobby
Austin
Senator Johnson
Johnson
Rio Grande
The Everything Store Promises Low Prices on Household Goods
Slogan from a local advert touting tabs, suckets, wash boards, wash boilers, clothes pins and clothes lines with claims of saving money for shoppers. See ad copy from the era.
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le Ady
Minikes Receives Commission in Tank Corps
Vernon relatives informed that S. E. Minikes, son in law of D. P. Sink of this city, has been commissioned in the United States Army Tank Corps and ordered from San Antonio to Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
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Vernon
S. E.minikes
D. P. Sink
Tank Corps
United States Army
San Antonio
Gettysburg
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Thomas A. Edison
Tse New Edison
B. & W. Drug Company
Home Science Club
Watts
J. H. Watts
Mary Sue Maddox
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Denton
May Eakle
Dalhart
Mammoth
Liberty Bonds
Bonham Architect
Works Auto & Supply CO
Local Express CO
Old McColloch
C. S. McColloch
New York
Hoosier Cabinets
West Texas
T. J. Youngblood
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