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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1920
Page
11
Fred Smalley, an aged Black man, was released by a county court jury after being questioned by the jury and attorneys. He was found not sane but slightly delayed by illness he believed he had killed a man and two women, fled Vernon by train to Frederick, and asked for police protection upon return to Vernon.
Mrs L I Gaines rents her house for a tidy sum and plans a summer visit to her children in various parts of the state before Colorado Springs. Mrs Ames boards many guests and seeks new lodging for a large family as the new occupant will not take boarders. Dr. Howard Reger returns from government service. Advertisements for office and cleaning need, with contact details.
Thalia will add a concrete foundation for an improved gin house to hold five SO-saw stands, boosting capacity to 75 to 100 bales daily per Dr. R. E. Main who spoke in Vernon last week. Work crews moved sand and gravel for the project. Nearby, Garland Burns and A. G. Neill completed homes, and Charles Wood of Thalia Route 1 is building a new house, signaling local prosperity.
Wanted notice from Jyhies Bros requesting clean rage at the Record office. Five cents per pound offered for the material or items specified.
Mrs. G. A Brown of Vernon has been invited by the National Federation of Women's Clubs to lead the Prison Reform conferences at the federation's Des Moines meeting on April 21. She is Oklahoma's former Social and Industrial committee chair and ex Thrift Chairman, widow of Judge G. A Brown, and long-time Vernon resident. The piece notes Leon Hart Brown's marriage to Margaret Castlebury of Vernon and local business moves by Hub Peek and R. J. Bomar of Crowell joining Massie-Vernon Grocery Co.
On farms and ranches vendor's lien notes are purchased and extended with low rates and liberal terms for pre payments. See me for quick service by JACK SIMMONS.
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