Lion Trainer Stokes Finds Companionship with Wild Beasts
Vernon circus note profiles Warland Stokes alias Craimer Stokes in charge of wild animals with Christy Drothers Shrews. He describes daily danger and bonding with lions and tigers, recounting incidents in films like The Son of Varzan and Tar Babies Quake, plus a riverbank escape with a 200 pound lion.
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Imeuy
Warland Toy
Stokes
W. N. Stokes
Vernon Whurney
Chen
Mr. Stokes
Drothers
Vernon
Kundresds
Tye
Circus
Wil
Son of Varzan
Illness Prevents Judge Huff From Speaking Engagement
Judge I. I. Huff of Amarillo could not fill his speaking date for a Toeat 1 O. O. F. lodge meeting celebrating Odlfelgwshin’s founding. The event was to mark the order’s April 26 anniversary with Judge Pitt once set to speak. Disappointment ran through his many friends as he could not attend. Mrs. G. I. Blackman and daughter Mary joined by Wills Smith visited Dallas over the weekend, and Mrs. Py Slaith arrives from Oklahoma City to visit her parents.
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Forty-Sixth Judicial District
G. I. Bhlickwwn
Mary
Wills Smith
Dallas
Twelve Dead in Wake of Cyclone Ravages Coast
A cyclone left twelve dead and dozens missing as winds battered towns along the coast. Rescue teams searched wreckage and gathered names of those confirmed lost amid the devastation.
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Ie Pass
Windwa
Dallar
President Hurtsketch Opens Baseball Season at Capital
Your President is a baseball fan Warren G. Harding of Marion Ohio shown pitching the first ball at the opening of the season in Washington April 12. The home team defeats the New York Yankees 6 to 5 with Mrs Harding seated at the right.
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Wachington
Warren G. Hiding
Marion
Ohio
Capital
Tenia
New York Yankees
Mrs. Harding
Rainfall boosts crops in Wilbarger County fields
Nearly two inches of rain fell in Wilbarger County this week aiding cotton planting and crop cultivation. Some soggy fields caused temporary work stoppages but moisture improved overall conditions. Vernon gauge recorded inches, and local gardens benefited from rain through Sunday night to Tuesday. Wheat and similar crops look well, with no further rain needed now.
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Wilbarger County
Vernon
R. T. Sherrill
Kahn
Flood Delay Hits South Lands Rail Traffic
Odell reports flood waters in the southern lowlands hamper the Orident Railway. Passengers on PHSSUs and AW trains are hours late from that direction. San Angelo Mary Neal and Bronte have hai trains annulled since Monday night. Traffic is expected to resume soon as waters recede.
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Odell
Orident Railway
Phssus
San Angelo
Mary Neal
Bronte
For Sale Buckram font sacks at Ki Milling Co
Public notice lists sacks offered at ten cents each by Ki Milling Co with no additional terms or dates noted.
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Ki Milling Co
Fort Worth man visits Vernon to view McCaleb well
May Deepen McCaleb well activity in Vernon with M C Robinson from Fort Worth examining the McCaleb well one mile north of Deans. A Canadian firm reportedly stands ready to finance further drilling if the project proceeds. Operations paused after two years as the hole nears 1000 feet deep.
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Gb. M. Robinson
Fort Worth
Vernon
MccCaleb
Deans
Mr. Robinson
McCaleb
Entre Nous Club Meets At Mies Vern Harrington Home
The Entre Nous Club will meet this afternoon at Mies Vern Harrington’s home on W Paradise St. Only members attend and bridge will be played. A plaslic course will be served to guests Miss Geraldine Parker, Charlie Mae Northcratt, Ruth Batche toe, Woody Dixon, BenjamLadd, Andre Cook, Annie and Frances Greever, and Helen Hiatt.
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Entre Nous Club
Mies Vern Harrington
W. Paradise Street
Geraldine Arker
Charlie Mae Northcratt
Ruth Batchetoe
Woody Dixon
Benlain Ladd
Andrey Cook
Annie
Frances Greever
Ainl
Helen Hiatt
Worms in cotton seed misidentified as Doliworm beetle
Report states worms found in cotton seed near Wargo are immature Tenebrionid beetles. The beetle, often found in corn meal and similar products, is considered harmless.
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Wargo
Bridge Club gatherings noted at two homes
Mrs Swartwood hosted the Tuesday Bridge Club at her W Maiden Street home with guest Mrs Joe Parker and a salad course. Mrs Ferrell entertained the Thursday Bridge Club at 8 Nabers Street with substitutes Mrs Hicks and Miss Murchison and served a salad course.
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Clbf. Swartwooed
Tuesday Bridge Club
W. Maiden Street
Joe Parker
Bob Ferrell
KE. P. Hicks
Lillian Murchison
Ferrell
Mrs Harry Colley Hosts Saturday Bridge Club
Mrs Harry Colley will entertain the Saturday Bridge Club tomorrow at her West Vernon home.
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Harry Colley
West Vernon
Local women recover from operations at area hospitals
Miss Estell Plommer of Chillicothe has recovered well after an appendicitis operation at a local sanitarium. Mrs. D. C. Dosett of Breckenridge is also recovering from a serious operation performed here.
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Estell Plommer
Chillicothe
D. C. Dosett
Breckenridge
W. L. Douglas
Edmonds Footfitters
Bates Shoe Company
Hanan & Sons Shoes
Vernon Tea Room Changes Hands to Fred Morris
Fred Morris of Canadian has taken charge of the Vernon Tea Room owned by Mrs. A. B. Stovall.
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Fred Morris
Vernon
A. B. Stovall
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Prainer Stokes
Navie
Hire Estiow
San Diege
Craimer Stokes
Mae Madives
Sambos
Prubuts
Yyainer Stokes
Py Slaith
Oklahoma
PD. Il
Greene
Soo
Xain
Entre Nous
Tarmless
Matertains
C. W. Oliver
Colgate’s Tooth
Kolonos
Tooti
Ferhan
Nat Tet
Ecergy
Fergeson Drug Company
Everything Store
Herring National Bank
Ederal
L. K. Johnson
G. C. Morris
Douglas
H. F. McKibbin
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