Bowers Wins Second Fight In Electra Bout
Dick Bowers defeated Young McNabb in a ten round bout at the Grand Theatre in Electra, gaining a clear lead from the start and finishing with McNabb groggy after the fourth round. The win marks Bowers' second victory this season and follows a recent newspaper decision over Jack Dalton. Bowers plans further fights including Mickey Savage in Childress and seeks to prove himself as a top southwest challenger.
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Dick Bowers
Electra
Young McNabb
Missouri University
Grand Theatre
Bowers
McNabb
Jack Dalton
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Bowls
Southwest
Antlers
Oklo
Tist Brigade
Austin
National Guard
Simmer
Churches Christian Science Sunday Service at City Hall
Service at City Hall every Sunday at 11 p m with subject Doctrine of Atonement for April 20. Golden Text Hebrews 13:20. A cordial invitation extended to all to attend these services.
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City Hall
Lutheran Easter Services with Communion Next Sunday
Evangelical Lutheran Church announces Easter celebration with Holy Communion next Sunday. Confessional service at 10 a m, regular service at 10 30 a m in German, evening services at 5 p m in English. No services the following Sunday due to North Texas Conference meeting at Michita Falls. Pastor J A Birnbaum.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
North Texas
Michita Falls
J. A. Birnbaum
Sunday school and Easter service plans announced
Sunday school at 9 45 a m in the building once used for the pure food show on North Main street. The house is seated and will serve until the new church is ready. Knights Templar Easter Service at the Baptist Church at 11 a m. The Presbyterian pastor will preach. Come early to get 4 Beat.
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North Main Street
Knights Templar
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church Service and Evening Program
Morning worship at 11 features the vocal solo Palm Branches by Jean Baptiste Faure and Miss Georga Castlebury with a sermon titled The Divinity of Vesus. Evening worship at 8 includes a chorus Up From the Grave He Arose and a stereopticon sermon on the Resurrection by the pastor. Woodmen of America members plan to attend in a body.
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Methodist Church
Palm Branches
Jean Baptiste Faure
Georga Castlebury
Order of the Woodmen of America
Wichita Couple Wed in Wichita Falls Ceremony
Miss Ruth Giddings of Wichita Falls married E. G. Hendrix, a Vernon native residing in Wichita Falls. The noon ceremony was at the First Methodist church on Pease street with Dr. K Dickenson officiating. The couple planned a wedding trip to East Texas and will reside at 9180 Avenue J after May 1.
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First Methodist Church
Hendrix
P. W. Hendrix
Wichita Falls
Wichitta Falls
Fort Worth
Vernon
Ruth Giddings
E. G. Hendrix
K. Dickenson
Pease Street
P. W Hendrix
Carolyn
Texas
Jacksonville
Avenue, J
Z. A. Giddings
Vernon Free Tourist Camp Welcomes Spring Visitors
Spring brings visitors to the free camp west of Vernon. Ten days show eight to twelve cars daily with more expected. The site offers free water mosquitoes free bath rooms cooking furnaces and shaded dining tables. Plans include renovating repainting cleaning repairs after storm damage to buildings and east fence.
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Vernon
Colorado
Gulf
Methodist Missionary Circles Meet Monday
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church meets Monday in five circles. Circle 1 with Mrs J J McGaughy, Circle 2 with Mrs J A Carney, Circle 3 with Mrs S L Porterfield, Circle 4 with Mrs Roy Abbott, Circle 5 with Mrs R D Shive. A program at Mrs Abbott's at 3 o clock includes devotional, missionary sayings, Some We Should Know, Reading, and business. All young women are urged to attend.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. J. MccGaughy
J. A. Carney
LV. Porterfield
Roy Abbott
R. D. Shive
Notice of Sale of Personal Property in Vernon Texas
I, lk. I. More, will on May 5 1924 auction at my warehouse West Wilbarger Street Vernon Wilbarger County Texas sell for cash the Chalmers Automobile Engine No 9100 and No 21 Smith Typewriter No 100254 2 owned by J C Elinger to satisfy my storage lien of 291 67 Fr 30 21 Fr.
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Lk. I. More
Wilbarger Street
Vernon
Wilbarger County
Texas
Chalmers
Smith Typewriter
J. C. Elinger
Vernon school board tests budget against salaries and building needs
A Vernon school board debate assesses next year’s budget of about $60,921 with proposed salaries totaling $57,845 and a $3,076 surplus. Opponents argue to protect teachers’ pay and quality over costly new sidewalks, while supporting use of the old high school as needed. A. F. Winston and W. K. Moore sign the letter urging a strong teaching corps over brickwork and benches.
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Ths
Vernon
Harrold
Fulcher
Yalbraith
High Schoo
A. F. Winston
W. KR. Moore
Mrs J A Puckett Improves After Illness
Mrs. J A Puckett is improving after a serious illness of several weeks. She was treated in a Fort Worth hospital for some time and returned home recently.
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J. A. Puckett
Puckett
Fort Worth
Lanter Attends Vernon District Court
G. W. Lanter of Elliott traveled to Vernon this week to attend District Court proceedings, underscoring continued legal activity in the region.
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G. W. Lanter
Elliott
Vernon
Modern Woodmen to Attend Church Sunday
Members of the Modern Woodman Camp will attend the Methodist church in a body Sunday night for a special service led by Dr. R. B. Dickenson, pastor. All members are requested to be present.
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Woodman
Methodist Church
R. B. Dickenson
Prize Baby Gladys Lacy Wirm Price Miss
Gladys Louise Lacy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E C Lacy, won first prize at the Pure Food Show but was omitted from the winners list. The two year old girl is described as a prize baby.
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Gladys Lacy Wirm Price
Gladys Louise Lacy
E. ¢. Lacy
Bond of Electra Visited Vernon on Business
MH A Bond from Electra traveled to Vernon for business engagements during the day.
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MH. A. Bond
Electra
Vernon
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Don
Sited
Ome
Fou
Mickey Savage
Childress
Christian Science
Wichita
Methodist Missionary
E. L. Dohoney
State Department of Education
West Side Square
Brown's
Fist
the White Rose Cafe
Buick
Vernon Auto Company
Bob Crews
Hancock and Krebs
Vernon, Texas
O. W. Elliott
Pyright
Tsar Vaffner
Mar Hart Shatin & Marx
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Perkins Timberlake Company
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