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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1921
Page
13
Mt Zion Church dedicates a full day of services on Sunday April 24 starting at 10 am with dinner on the ground at noon. The program features sermons speeches and brief talks by visiting brethren and church leaders including P B Barrett W Adams W T Rouse Pearson McNear Lancaster and Edward Pippen.
Government statistics from the Agriculture Department show 1920 farm products and livestock valued at 19.856 billion dollars, 100 percent above 1914 but over 5 billion below 1918. Despite a declared loss, analysts say much of the decline is a paper loss, and grain leaders defend current marketing systems against proposed legislation.
Austin Texas April 15 Dow T A Paylor reports 439 applicants for June 1 UT Austin degrees. Among them 225 seek Bachelor of Arts, 62 Bachelor of Laws, 39 Bachelor of Business Administration. Thirty three pursue graduate degrees including 30 Master of Arts and three Master of Public Administration.
Operations were performed on patients including A H Crawford of Vernet on Monday afternoon and Mrs J J Thownson of Chillicothe Texas on Wednesday. Miss Billups of Oklainton was operated on Wednesday. Locals travel to Graham and Duncan for errands while Epworth League plans a party in the church basement inviting all.
Home gardeners should prioritize Irish potatoes with rich soil and ample plant food. Prepare by deep plowing, avoid diseased seed, plant four inches deep, and cultivate weekly. Use fertilizer high in potash, plant disease-free seed from stable regions, and manage pests with safe methods such as hand-picking or arsenate spray.
Mrs J F Gossett of Oklahoma is improving after a broken shoulder from a Friday evening car crash on her way home from Thompson school. Miss Effie Couch filled in, and Gossett returns to teaching. The tissue notes mention school visits, a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Jim Stringer, illness of a child, and various local health and family updates in Olkaunion Texas.
The note suggests inspecting plants at dawn when dew is on the foliage. Only dust or spray on infested plants and then monitor potatoes every few days to ensure bugs have not reestablished.
De Shamburger Lumber Co advertises a large stock of screen wire and screen doors to create fly proof homes. Also promotes farm financing through Davia & Summerour with a local notice.
Open north of the post office. When you arrive, change shoes and honk your car horn. I will come out to take your shoes. All repairs done, postage charges paid one way on all shoes sent by mail. Prompt service and guaranteed work.
The local high school baseball squad travels to Seymour on Saturday to face the Seymour team. Seymour has already shown vulnerability to the Vernon lads this season.
When you are ready for that picture see The Clifton Studio successor to Links 27 tie i Hawkins returned Thursday from Spur where he installed a new commandery for Knights Templar.
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