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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1922
Page
7
The Record announces a contracted series on radio history and progress, aiming to inform readers about the Intracades of this invention and its development in the modern century, with articles to appear periodically.
An introduction to radio wave concepts covers frequency and wavelength, electromagnetic waves, the ether medium, carrier and modulated signals, and how tuners and detectors in radios select and decode broadcasts. It explains resonance, receiver tuning, and crystal detectors with simple analogies.
Heavy rains drive the Mississippi and tributaries to the third largest flood in the lower valley. Forecasts predict rises to 42.5 feet at Memphis by late March, with levels near 52.8 feet at Helena and about 20 feet at New Orleans by mid April, delaying normal river operations and risking continued high water along the Ohio and lower Mississippi.
An isolated northwest editor leverages radio to stay current. An amateur friend in a distant city buys fresh city editions, reads top news into a transmitter, while a country office typist copies the broadcasts. The plan keeps the town “First With the Latest.”
Forecasts issued one to four weeks in advance enable safeguarding crops and property valued in hundreds of millions. Weather Bureau alerts inform engineers monitoring threatened levees. Thousands work daily as flood danger persists.
Wilbarger County Court orders a May 11 1922 election to issue 50000 for a county hospital and permanent improvements. polling sites listed with presiding officers, qualified property taxpayers only, ballots say for or against bonds and tax levy. notices to be published, official certified copy filed by Verna Lucky County Clerk Vernon Texas.
Notices detail two distinct sheriff sale actions by Wilbarger County Sheriff W A Use. First, J W Southerland and Vander Willis face sale of 41 feet of Lot 4 in Block 564 Robinson Addition Vernon after a 1922 judgment for 200 plus interest and costs. Second, S J Watson and Louise Lee sue McClendon. a 1922 judgment for 167.70 with interest and costs triggers a May sale at the Vernon courthouse.
Highest bidder to satisfy a judgment for 167 dollars and 70 cents plus costs. Property includes 80 acres the south half of northeast quarter in section 57 block 15 and 47 acres from survey No 2 along Red River. Sale conducted by Sheriff Wilbarger County to creditors S J Watson J S Watson and Mrs Louise Lee.
Clerk issues sale in a pending case where TL A Poster sues J Dove. judgment entered February 7 1022 in favor of the sald party with sale to follow in a defined order of sale this March.
Plaintiff L A Foster sues J O Dove for debt of 11818 and 33 dollars with 7 percent interest. The sale of J O Dove's property, including a described tract in Block 7 Townsite Addition Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, is set for the first Tuesday of the month at the courthouse door to satisfy the judgment and costs.
A statewide Texas notice announces a special direct election on May 16 1920 in Wilbarger County voting precincts to fill the U S House seat left by the death of Lucian W Parrish. County Judge J McHugh provides the county office.
By virtue of a writ issued by the Clerk of Wilbarger County this 27th day of May 2022 a sale is levied on property to satisfy a judgment in favor of Showers Lam against A Works Hicks and Gicks for forty four hundred and sixty eight dollars plus interest and costs. The sale will occur on the first Wednesday in June at the county courthouse.
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