Well Known Early Settler Dies Near Doans
Jol Miller aged 86 years and sixteen days died at his home near Doans after a long illness. A pioneer prospector and organizer of the county he served as county commissioner and foreman of the first petit jury. He was born in Mill Creek Pennsylvania April 4 1885 and left a large family including ten children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ with Masons at the grave and burial in Fargo cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny” Miller
Wilbarger County
Petit Jury
Hey
S&y
Mill
Mill Whek, Pa. April 4, 1885. In 18638, He Re Married To Miss Clara Ann Anseno
Pennsylvania
Mary McCulley
Osceola
Bert
Miller
Mlllinois
Lore Geisse
Weston
Mare
Samantha J. Switzer
Joh
Ppl McGhee
City
Cora Kirkpatrick
Canyon
J. A. Hood
Claude
John M. Miller
Deans
Oscar Sloan
Amarillo
Mary J. Mentley
Bird R. Miller
Jacksonville
Pla
Jorge McGhee
Wichita Falls
Leila
Alpha McGhee
Dallas
George McGhee
S. Sloan
Church of Christ
T. Cabe
Fargo
The
Christian Church
Masonite Lodge
Three Mudds Die When Train Hits Auto Near Chillicothe
Mr and Mrs J W Mudd and son Will of Chillicothe were killed when their Port touring car was struck by a northbound passenger train at a crossing east of Chillicothe. Mrs Mudd died instantly, Mr Mudd lived about ten minutes, and Will Mudd died after about thirty minutes. The Mudds, longtime Vernon and Wilbarger county residents, were returning from an inspection trip northeast of town. Funeral services were held at the Chillicothe Baptist Church with burial in Vernon. Survived by four children and numerous relatives from Oklahoma to Texas.
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J. W. Mudd
Will of
Chillicothe
Will Mudd
Baptist Church
Vernon
Past View Cemetery
W Mudd
Mudd
Hattie Pmons
Erie
Okla
Ollie Emery
Sterling City
George Mudd
Monte Mudd
Josephine Vick
Yoakum
Simion Vick
Joln McCord
Altus
Ellen Litthebrook
Margaret
Eugene Emory
Lubbock
Pitt Emory
Will Emery
Molly Evans
Telia
J. TL. Emory
Tulia
Navy
Honoliain
Mrs Martha Adams Dies After Paralysis in Vernon
Mrs Martha Catherine Adams age 66 died Thursday at her Vernon home after a stroke of paralysis suffered Monday night. She came to Vernon in 1913 from Jones county with her family and is survived by husband L D Adams four sons and three daughters. Funeral services were held at 5 pm at the Adams home on East Maiden Street with burial at Eastview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Catherine Adams
Verno
Adams
Jones County
L. D. Adams
J. EB
R. PP
Vernon
F. L. Patterson
J. O. Regeon
Ida Adams
L. D. Adams, Jr
East Maiden Street
Eastview
Thelma Basham Weds Tom McDaniels in Wichita Falls
Thelma Basham daughter of Mr and Mrs BF Basham of Wichita Falls formerly Vernon and Tom McDaniels both of Wichita Pally were married at 2 15 pm Tuesday April 19 at the bride’s parents home. Rev Thop Kinickerbocker officiated. The wedding party included Miss Marie Gates Johnnie Albritten Mr and Mrs Liverett Haney of Vernon and Miss Mary Brown Basham. Afterward the couple left for a Dallas wedding trip and will reside in Wichita Falls where McDaniels is in business. The bride is Vernon born and raised and attended by Vernon residents including Everett Haney Jo Napier W R Lane Alice Lane and Jewell Nowlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thop, Kinickerbocker
Methodist
Cheurch
Marie Gates
Johnnie Albritten
Mrs. McDaniels
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Mr. McDaniels
McDaniels
Vernon
Here
City National Bank of Commerce
Wichita
Everett Haney
Phice
Joe Napier
W. R. Lane
Alice Lane
Jewell Nowlin
Legion Auxiliary Names Blackwell Man Delegate to National Meeting
Mrs. Leon H. Brown of Blackwell Oklahoma known in Vernon as Miss Margaret Castlebury was honored by the Oklahoma Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion. At the State Convention she was chosen as one of three delegates to represent the state at the national Auxiliary meeting in St Louis in June. Brown, commander of the Blackwell Legion Post, previously represented the nation last year and is a son of the late Judge G. O. A. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Oklahoma
Leon H. Brown
Blackwell, OkLahoma
Margaret Castlebury
Path
Okt
Jean BE Aer
Ing
Auxiliary
St Louis
Move to Establish an Athletic Club in City
About thirty young men met at the Tailey Hotel to plan an athletic club with gymnasium shower baths and reading rooms. A second meeting is scheduled for next Monday night with officers likely to be chosen. Read in speeches by Steve Marvel A J Sehell and N B L Hirt the group voted on initiation fees and dues and listed seventeen signers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvel
A. J. Sehell
Hirt
Noi Hart
BD Stovall
Morgan Barsey
Eler Thise
Frank Pletcher
Ryymend Gocry
Froggie Starr
V Phillips
Hige Gelhousen
Clifford Sanson
Steve Marvel
Grady Crawford
Y Soffan
A. Cantoleon
Earl Ombup
Bill Hill
Birth of Federation of Central America Reported
Dr. Julio Bianchi the Guatemalan minister to Washington announced the formation of the Federation of Central America. It would include Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras with possible inclusion of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The federation’s three current members total about 4.1 million people and cover 101,164 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julio Bianchi
Washington
Vernon High Students Earn Gregg Artists Certificates
Fourteen of Vernon High School's twenty students who sat the Gregg shorthand contest received Order of Gregg Artists certificates for artistic merit and accuracy. Shirley McLarty won the club prize pin for the highest merit. officials anticipate national prize results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon High School
Gregg School of Chicago
Gregg Shorthand School of
Chicago
Order of Gregg Artists
Violet Louise Arnold
William Manor Cabe
Dorothea Elaine Eakle
James Chess Gann
Frances Irene Garrett
Birdie Kelly Hiatt
A. M. Hiatt
Maudie Ladd
Walter McElroy
Mildred Marie McLarty
Shirley McLarty
Jewell Nowlin
Neta Parr
Hubert Sewell
Gregg School
Vernon
United States
Vernon High Hosts Wichita Falls Team In Saturday Game
Vernon high school meets Wichita Falls high in a Saturday afternoon baseball game at the fair grounds. The start is 2 40 p m with Baird pitching for Vernon and Macahee likely to start for Wichita Falls after their previous dramatic thirteenth inning win. Coach Winston urges strong local turnout to support the team and boost finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon High School
Wichita Falls High
Fair Grounds
Baird
Macahee
Wichita South Paw
Vernon
Wichita Palle
Childress
Winston
Charter Issued Local Rotary Club Gains Affiliation
The Vernon Rotary Club receives international affiliation, charter number 008. District Governor H J Lutcher Stark will mail the charter to Orange Texas once engrossed, then present it in Vernon with a Wichita Falls delegation accompanying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Fetter
Blo
H. J. Lutcher Stark
Orange
Texas
Stark
Wichita Falls
Vernon Club
State Press Association to Meet in McAllen
The State Press Association will convene in McAllen on June 10 and 11. A special Pullman train will depart Dallas and advertising contracts with roads to McAllen will cover transport costs. Additional roads may join. The trip includes a Brownsville visit and a barbecue across the Rio Grande in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Press Association
McAllen
Dallas
Brownsville
Rio Grande River
Mexico
Vernon to Host Fort Worth High on May 6
Arrangements by Coach A. W. Winston set a baseball game between Vernon and Fort Worth high school teams for May 6. The Fort Worth squad will visit Vernon. Both teams remain undefeated this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
A. W. Winston
Vernon
Organ Installation Under Way at Local Methodist Church
The church is installing a new pipe organ purchased from a Vermont factory. G N Bucklin of Freeport Maine oversees the installation and the work should be finished by the end of next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. N. Bucklin
Freeport
Maine
Vermont
Doctor J A Nunn Relocates Practice to Duncan Oklahoma
Dr J A Nunn will move to Duncan Oklahoma to practice medicine. He has been in Vernon about a year serving as city physician. Dr and Mrs Nunn and Mr and Mrs Miner Havis returned Wednesday from a visit to Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Nunn
Duncan
Okla
Vernon
Nunn
Miner Havis
Legion Team Travels to Crowell for Baseball Match
Local American Legion Post team went to Crowell to play a game against the Crowell Post squad. Further games are hoped to be scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Crowell
American Legion Post
Crowell Post
Marriage License Issued for Rudder and Young
A marriage license was issued today to J. A. Rudder and Mrs. Mary Young, recording their formal union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Rudder
Mary Young
New Sanitarium for Vernon in Heart of Town
Blueprints show an 835000 private sanitarium to be built by Drs M J and W R Moore on Marshall and Lamar streets on a 20 by 120 foot lot. The two story brick facility will include twenty rooms with separate wards, a clinical lab, X ray, steam heating and a staff of graduate nurses with occupancy aimed for September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Doe
Swiss Bell Ringers Set for Opera Pose Tonight
The Swiss Bell Ringers will perform at the local Opera Pose tonight under the Albert BE Robinson of the American Legion. Proceeds from the show will fund equipment for club rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert BE
Robinson Vost
American Legion
Fire search fails to locate blaze after alarm
No trace found of a fire on Tuesday evening around T30 as the department responding to an alarm in the southern part of town swept the city edge but could not find any blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porion
Kingsland Twin Bride Weds Viscount in Paris Church
Miss Marjorie Kingsland daughter of Mrs. Ambrose F. Kingsland of New York and Paris married Viscount Robert de Vantage in St. Clothide Church Paris. She wore a white satin gown with pearl embroidery and was escorted by her uncle Walter F. Kingsland. Her train was supported by two sons of Prince Carini. Her twin sister Muriel married Captain Barrington White of the British diplomatic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Kingsland
Ambrose F. Kingsland
New York
Paris
Robert de Vantage
Church of St. Clothide
Walter F. Kingsland
Prince Carini
Muriel
Barrington White
Triangle Well Continues Drilling Amid Mixed Showings
Reports from the Triangle well indicate slow progress after reaching 2018 feet with a hard formation. Builders plan to test rock with a core barrel as crew bails and swabs the hole while preparations for possible shooting remain. At the Pyramid well, casing is set and a packer tested with water troubles noted among drifters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoo
Pyramid
Pyramid Drifters
Half of paving is done on road east of town
About half the paving on the road east of town is laid and finishing is expected next month. Z B Hrdlicka of the McColum Paving Co paid yesterday. The road may open to traffic by late June with about one and a quarter miles left to pave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. B. Hrdlicka
McColum Paving Co
Penn Burk Drillers Start West of Vernon
Work began today on the Penn Burk well west of Vernon after a holiday delay. Crews plan a 1500 foot hole and expect to complete the project on this attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn-Burk
Vernon & Holiday
Three Acquittals in Texas Medical Case
Three acquittals have been returned in the case of the State of Texas v. Dr. M. A. Battendorf. The local physician, a chiropractor, faced indictments for illegal practice of medicine. jurors listed include J. W. Dockery and C. 8. Ballew with others. County court is expected to adjourn tomorrow as remaining charges appear likely to be dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
M. A. Battendorf
Attendorf
J. W. Dockery
J. A. EL
Claude Turley
Ballew
Joe
Pied
L. Hancock
R. A. Buties
B. P. Abston
N. F. Holland
B Blankenship
R. G. Luttrell
Marr
Girl Born to Tolbert Couple in Tusetane
A daughter named Tusetane was born to Mr. and Mrs. T. HA. aang bert. Mother and child are reported in good condition noting a healthy birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolbert
Tusetane
T. HA. Aangbert
Aga
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Doans
Jol Miller
Near
Viele Johny
Isso
PSST
Grayson County
Port
Will Mud
Witharger and
Hardeman Coun
Mroo
Mrs. Mudd
Mr Mudd
Martha Adams
Haring
Congress
Harding
League of Nations
Europe
Coolidce
Gillett
Thelma Basham
Tom Wdanitel
BF. Basham
Tom MecDaniels
Pally
Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary of the American Legion of
Mr. Brown
Blackwell
Vernon Bar
G.oal Brown
Smp Portor
Tailey Hotel
An Ath
Letic Club
Osneh Oan Enterprise
Moevereret
Representa
Tion
Steve
Julio [Pranch
Wichita High
H. J. Luteher Stark
Cal Contractors
Hospital
Marshall and Lamar Sts
Sions
Imel
Ftores
Presents Musical Entertainment
Kingsland
Worle
Crrvs
Thoreday Thorming
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