Settlement of Oil Suit Depends on Action of Dodson
Vernon gears up for a building boom as oil discoveries draw firms to 15 lumber yards and a flood of materials. 104 carloads on tracks with 600 more en route, Denver 89 on hand and 443 en route, Frisco 15 on track, locals predict up to 1000 cars in a month if unloading stays efficient to avoid embargoes.
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Dodson
Vernon
Herring-Showers Company
Long-Bell Lumber Company
W. A. Mudgett
Shamburger Yard
Sigler
Bennett-Rogers
William Cameron & Company
A. G. McAdams
Vernon Lumber Company
Bond Lumber Company
W. E Thomas
Denver
Frisco
L. L. Herald
City Adds Paid Firefighter and Shifts Coverage
Mayor Mason announced the city will hire a second paid fireman to join the regular volunteer force. The added man enables shift operation so the department can be fully protected at all times and firefighters can rest at the station without leaving the city unprotected.
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Mason
Harrold Couple Weds and Other Licenses Issued
Irvin F. Allen and Miss Alice Irene Showers both of Harrold secured a marriage license. The groom runs a Harrold business and is a brother of Harvey Allen, a local contractor. Miss Showers is a cousin of J. L. Showers of the Herring-Showers Lumber Co. Other licenses to wed were issued to Henry Haseloff and Augusta Schwede, and Bud Bailey and Jessie McMaster.
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Irvin F. Allen
Alice Irene Showers
Harold
Harrold
Harvey Allen
Miss Showers
J. L. Showers
Herring-Showers Lumber Co
Henry Haseloff
Augusta Schwede
Bud Bailey
Jessie McMaster
Liquor, Guns, Auto and Men Are Held
City and county officials say the liquor mystery appears solved after two men were arrested late last night and held in the county jail. A car used to store the intoxicant was seized with a Winchester rifle Colt automatic pistol and cartridges. Three men were in the party but one fled. A five gallon jug half full and several pint bottles formed the supply. Authorities will await guidance from Federal agents before filing charges.
Texas Congress of Mothers To Meet In Sweetwater
Mesdames Massie Napier Williams Wilhelm Stokes Lutz Heath and Smith named delegates to the Ninth Annual conference on child welfare of the Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers Association to be held May 4 5 in Sweetwater Texas Mrs Farrell attends as district president The two day program features talks on Our Work by Mrs Watters The Educational Crisis by Miss Blanton The Second Seven Years of a Childs Life by Mrs Warner Savings by Dinsmore Hume and child life motion pictures in Texas
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Mesdames F. L. Massie
Joe Napier
B. A. Williams
H. B. Wilhelm
W. N. Stokes
J. FE. Lutz
N. R. Heath
Chas. Smith
Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent- Teachers’ Association
Sweetwater
Texas
C. J. Farrell
BE. A. Watters
Annie Webb Blanton
Phoebe SK. Warner
Dinsmore W. Hume
Government Thrift
Wilbarger County touted as next big Texas oil field
Oil operator Harry E. Oliver asserts Wilbarger County has strong potential for oil, citing favorable investigations and the Sigler discovery. Oliver, tied to Radio Oil Co. and other Gulf region properties, says Tulsa and Shreveport associates share the belief that Wilbarger will soon lead in oil production.
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Wilbarger
Wilbarger County
Sigler
Harry E. Oliver
Texas
Oliver
Radio Oil Co
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Tulsa
Shreveport
Demonstration Agents Attend Canyon Meeting
Miss Chmie Wilcox and Miss Edith Lacy attend a county home demonstration agents district meeting in Canyon. They left Vernon Sunday and will return the first lot next week.
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Chmie Wilcox
Edith Lacy
Canyon
Vernon
Vernon farmers back cotton mill plan in Wilbarger county
A. J. Haney and relatives holding nearly 2000 acres in Wilbarger county express strong support for a Vernon cotton mill. The proposal, discussed by the Vernon Chamber of Commerce with Texas Chamber of Commerce input, envisions local capital and experienced mill operators joining to build and run a cotton wood factory, leveraging a moist climate with steam rooms and skilled labor to attract investment and stabilize farming income.
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A. J. Haney
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Texas
President Coffee
President Caffee
W. ©. Haney
Vernon
P.M. Haney
Wilbarger County
Haney
Kelley-Phelan Abstract Company Formed for Ver non
A fourth abstract company for Ver non was organized Thursday. The Kelley-Phelan Abstract Company names Bernard Kelley and K A Phelan as partners, both bringing Peoria backgrounds in law and title work. Kelley departs for Peoria to finalize arrangements and will return in about ten days.
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Vernon
Kelley- Phelan
Bernard Kelley
Peoria
K. A. Phelan
Peoria Title and Trust Company
Illinois
Kiley
No Relief Found For Shortage Of County Teachers
Jackson Springs school remains closed due to teacher resignations with no immediate reopening. A short summer session may cover work, while 70 pupils are affected. County superintendent J N Fulcher outlines annual teacher examinations across 2019 dates and locations, urging inquiries for details and noting Wilbarger County exams at Vernon courthouse.
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Jackson Springs
Fulcher
J. N Fulcher
Pulcher
Wilbarger County
Vernon
Frisco Freight and Passenger Service Praised by Vernon Dealer
Vernon furniture dealer T J Youngblood lauds the Frisco line between Vernon and Oklahoma City as a top business booster. He notes fast schedules with early arrivals, full- day visits in OKC, and faster packet cars that beat through shipments, urging local merchants to use Frisco to maintain current service levels.
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Frisco
Oklahoma City
Vernon
T. J. Youngblood
Youngblood
Car Tumbles On Maiden Street In Dry County Spill
Stuart and Robert Tisdal sons of County Demonstration Agent N R Tisdal figured in a crash on Maiden street near Vaughn s Wagon Yard around 5 PM yesterday. Their car with a loose steering mechanism struck a brick in the road and turned over. All occupants escaped uninjured though the top and windshield were ruined.
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Stuart
Robert Tinsdal
N. R. Tisdal
Maiden Street
Vaughn
Stuart Tisdal
Vernon Bridge Co Eyes Toll Bridges Across Red River
Vernon Bridge Co plans two toll bridges across Red River one near Red Bluff and another near Doan officials say land surveys are under way and construction could begin soon with strong investor security and expected benefits to Vernon and surrounding towns.
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Red River
de Ro Jones
Vernon Bridge Co
Jones
Mason
Cook
Vernon
Red Binff
Doan
Hnce
Davidson
Frederick
Altus
Burkburnett
Electra
R. F. Coffee
Chamber of Commerce
Train traffic resumes on Ft Worth and Denver line after fire
Denver traffic restored to north Vernon after a small bridge fire on the Fort Worth and Denver bridge across the Med river. Workmen completed repairs at 7:50 p.m. yesterday. Sparks from a passing locomotive are thought to have caused the fire. Trains detoured via Frederick and Altus, Oklahoma during repairs.
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Frederick
Altus
Oklahoma
Parties Ready To Adjust Differences In Wilbarger Acreage Suit
Key figures Sigler Hazeltine Burton Carter and Stripling say differences in suits over Wilbarger county acreage on the Waggoner ranch near the Sigler discovery will be settled once Dr J E Dodson Jr drops his suit. Dodson seeks 4480 acres of oil and gas leases and 5 million dollars in damages. Local principals decline to detail tentative settlement pending Dodson’s stance.
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Sigler
Hazeltine
Burton
Carter
Stripling
Lloyd Sigler
M. B. Hazeltine
W. C. Stipling
A. G. Carter
W. G. Burton
Wilbarger County
Waggoner
J. E. Dodson, Jr
Lloyd Sigler and Associates
Dodson
H. A. Frankel
Sigler Oil Co
Wichita Falls
Dr. Dodson
Vernon Winner Hopes Derrick Up Monday
Announcement to Vernon Winner Oil Company management that the derrick on the southeast corner of Be tion SC Block will be up Monday. The derrick will be 65 feet high and a rotary rig will be used. Operations will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
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Vernon Winner Oi Company
Beetion SC
Chillicothe Farmer Reports Widespread Replanting
Haynes of Route 1 Chillicothe told Vernon residents on Wednesday that many farmers in northwest Witharger County are replanting their corn. He fears some areas in deep sand may need another replanting. He notes a large acreage of corn and grain sorghum likely this season.
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J 8. Haynes
Chillicothe
Vernon
Mr. Haynes
Witharger County
Fourth Two Story Brick on Main Plan Unveiled
Plans for four story brick buildings on North Main and Wanderer streets emerge after Clais Greene acquires the Hawkins Shire lot adjoining his property and others. This creates a quarter block in the northeast corner of the Anderson block.
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North Main
Wanderer Streets
Clais Greene
Hawkins Shire
Afbest Golfers Plead Guilty in Gambling Charge
Five men identified as Afbest Golfers were surprised by Deputy Sheriff J W Carrington on a Sunday afternoon and fined ten dollars plus costs each before Justice T J Griffiths after all plead guilty to gambling charges.
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J. W. Carrington
T. J. Griffiths
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to Dine for Founders Day
More than 2000 Jews and visiting members of the Odd Fellows and their Wives and the Sisters of Rebekah are expected to attend a banquet next Monday night at the Methodist church basement. H J Kinmons Dallas and Mrs M Dale Brown Park will be principal speakers. A 15 piece orchestra has been engaged. The entertainment committee plans a program and will feature some of the oldest members recounting lodge experiences.
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The
Odd Fellows
Sisters of
Rebekah
Methodist Church
H. J. Kinmons
Dallae
M. Dale Brown
Town Park
Texas
Rebekats
Fred Ridgeway
J. A. Baird
L. B. Kramer
Perking Craig
Outdoor Movie Opens Near Vers Non Hotel
Work on the open air movie house across from the Vers non Hotel progresses with completion expected by Monday or Tuesday evening for the opening. The project aims to provide a new outdoor cinema option in the area.
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Versnon Hotel
Elks Meet Tuesday Night at City Hall
The Elks will meet next Tuesday night at City Hall where initiations of new members are planned.
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The
Elks
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Texas Congress OF Mothers
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Wilbarger Coun
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Kelley-Phelan Company
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Vernon Bridge Company
Harry Mason
J. 8, Cook
Thoreday
Ft. Worth
Denver Bridge
River
Derrick
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