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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
6
Mayor Harry Mase and Marshal BR Bratton urge residents to stop sweeping waste paper into streets. They warn property owners to remove on site refuse within 60 minutes or face arrest for public nuisance. Streets are cleared nightly. litter risks health and fire safety.
The market remains quiet with notable trading in Vo. 1. Bark-Cameron is in demand with limited supply. Shares offered at five to six hundred, high bid 465. Figures from the local branch of the Oil Exchange and Board of Trade, Inc, of Fort Worth.
The Woman's Missionary Society will observe Missionary Voice Day at 2:30 PM Monday at the Methodist Church. Mrs. L. E. B. McCurdy leads, with hymns, devotionals, talks on heathenism and missions, and a round-table on tithing.
Vernon leaders backed the open shop movement after a visit by FLO Thomson of the Southwest Cop Shey association and eight Vernon businessmen. The talk emphasized that open shop methods build with lower costs, attract more housing and business construction, and ensure fair pay for all workers.
The open shop is proven in San Antonio and Dallas and moves into Wichita Falls and Vernon. Mr. Coffee and local business leaders pledge support to recruit property owners into the association and favor local men for open shop jobs. Estimated costs range from 5000 to 12060 dollars, depending on management and building needs, with expected savings in costs and construction time.
A notice urges expert cleaning and repair of a neglected sewing machine in Springs. Contact T O Crawford at T J Youngbloods Furniture Store for service. Dated 29 Sep.
City engineer A Robinson warned that extending water mains to homes must be funded by property owners with gradual reimbursement by the city. He noted heavy demand prevents city financing and described steps to install new wells and a pumper to meet growth, with current supply about 800,000 gallons daily and capacity rising to 500 gallons per minute once the new equipment is in place.
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