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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1921
Page
3
Vernon city officials served notices to owners of vacant lots demanding cleanup or penalties. The city commission aims to remove filth and trash from vacant property and will enforce the regulation with fines for noncompliance. Wagons and Civic League crews are already working in affected areas to haul away debris.
Mrs. Lloyd Sigler of Vernon, wife of Sigler Oil Company president, is highlighted in the May Green Book with a photo and account of her financial aid to continue oil drilling. The piece notes she sold her diamonds and car to fund operations, enabling the successful Sigler field well.
Home economics specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture describe milk based sauces for creamed dishes. The recipes use milk flour fat and seasonings with three sauces: medium white thick white and a fat serving as a binding for croquettes and loaves. In other news Fred Absolon received a life sentence in Richmond for the murder of R L Kirby during a Blue Ridge bank robbery. Kirby, formerly of Vernon, was a nephew of Mrs Kaama Kirby of this city.
An attractively designed fence about HOO feet long was completed on the J. C. Sumner place west of town. The solid paneled five foot high portion ends with eighteen inches of trellis, finished in ivory. FE M Douthit of Dallas visits Ver nop to promote The Courier and will fill the local church pulpit Sunday night as guest of Gus Ramage and family.
Eric G Scheceder traveled to Wichita Falls on Wednesday. The report notes his arrival and purpose during the day in the city.
Lillian Trimble Bradley stands as a leading theatrical scenic director earning more than 825000 a year. She plans and devises settings that attract audiences, shaping the atmosphere of modern American theater and ranking among the profession's most famous scenic directors.
Abe Brown, described as a powerful Ethiopian worker, lifts 114 sacks an hour for eight hours daily feeding a cement mixer east of town. He handles about 45 tons daily, earning three dollars a day after negotiating with Boss Joe who insists that rates stay low. Abe agrees to the wage, hoping for more later as he endures the monotonous labor.
Real estate transfers list M and Culpepper selling the north half of the west half of the southeast quarter of section 56, block 16 for 1500 to T. FH Carpenter. W. E. BR. Leonard conveys a 60 foot roadway on the east side of section 15, block 12 for 700 to Wilbarger County. R. E. Hanks and Eliade Hanks transfer lots 1B and 14 in lock Street to Mrs Ay McConnell.
Mrs. R L Sellers and daughter Frances of White City visit Mr and Mrs T M Dennis. Chas Schwede returns from New Mexico. The 13 month old baby of Mr and Mrs Bob Moore recovers from Erysipelas as Mrs Ed Mason helps. Vernon visitors include Mrs T M Dennis and Mrs O P Crites. 64 White Leghorn chicks sold to Ester Key. Farmers busy planting cotton. George Hardin couple return from wedding trip.
Historic notes trace scurvy to vitamin C deficiency and credit lemon juice as a partial cure. Modern guidance from the US Department of Agriculture highlights lemons and other citrus as sources of necessary vitamins. Lemons boost meals with fish sauces, eggs, vegetables, salads, puddings, and cakes.
The Rev D Bo Doak educational secretary for the Northwest Texas Conference of the M B Church will preach in Fargo Sunday at 11 00 am Tolbert at 3 30 pm and Farmers Valley at 7 30 pm The schedule notes three sermons in different towns on the same day.
Fathers belonging to the Baptist Church will be honored next Sunday with Fathers Day. Mothers Day has been observed by the local church for some time.
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