London style scene erupts as two youths face charges
Miss Mar Campbell of Atlantic City sparks a ruckus in Vernon with sharp remarks about English fashion. Deputized Sheriff Carrington catches Edgar Godlom of Davidson Ohio and Charles Carson of Iowa Oklahoma line up for highway robbery with firearms after a car theft near the courthouse. Confessions tie them to hogtied victims and a Red River crime spree spanning Oklahoma and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bobie
Viccadilly
Miss Mar Campbell
Atlantic City
Miss Campbell
Carrington
Vernon
Menr
Oklahoma
Edgar Godlom
Davidson
Ohio
Charles Ary Carson
Towa
Oklahonit
J. Carrington
Wilbarger Street
Red River
Bear Davidson
Hd May
Tillman County
Mr. Gillum
Fort Sill
Pennsylvania Troops Guard Mine District Reach Cokesburg
Photograph shows Colonel bk. 4. stack pole Jr. of the One Hundred and Fourth Cavalry Pennsylvania National Guard on duty near Cokesburg in the coal mining heartland. An order by Governor Sproul sent several regiments into mine fields to ensure mines operate per President Harding edict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stackpole, Jr
Dos C
One Hundred and Fourth Cavalry
Pennsylvania National Guard
Cokesburg
Sproul
Harding
Third Battalion Firefight With Strikers in Military Zone
Lieutenant Lee Baker on duty ordered sentries to return fire during a Sunday night clash at the Katy rail yards near Denison. About fifty shots were fired between bridge snipers and soldiers. no casualties or arrests were reported. Officers named include Baker, Col. Charles Nimon, and Sergeants Stone, Cox, and Corporal Purr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Baker
Vernon
Ipers
Ray Yards
Trent. Baker
Charles Nimon
Hewen
Col. Nimon
Grent. Baker
Tee Baker
Phe Doe Gay
Stone
Fred Cox
Jessie Purr
Seniry Walter
Road improvement effort near Farmers Alley in Vernon
Prost visited Vernon with local business leaders to raise funds for trading and improving the road south of the Fort Worth track linking Vernon to Farmers Valley and possibly extending toward Denver road. No funds were secured yet. estimated need is five to six hundred dollars to bring the road to good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prost
Vernon
Port Worth
Farmers Valley
Denver
Toyns
Pointe County
Jackson Springs Community Preday Fish Fry At Spears Place
The Jackson Springs community held its Preday fish fry Friday at Bill Spears Place. Attendees from Wanders Creek neighborhood enjoyed fried fish, chicken, salads, cakes, and pies. About fifteen people attended, with Arthur Collins and family of Chillicothe and Mr. and Mrs Bill Bourland plus C. M. Blair and family of Vernon joining in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Springs
Billip Spears Place
Arthur Collins
Chillicothe
Bill Bourland
M. Blair
Vernon
Fire destroys house and barn in unexpected disaster
R O P Price faced a double misfortune Thursday as both his house and contents and barn burned. The barn fire started about dawn, reduced to ashes, and the home nearly collapsed before the family escaped at midday. Price began rebuilding immediately and will occupy the garage during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O P. Price
Mr. Price
John Webb
Fire Destroys Nabers Street Bungalow Saturday Night
A four room bungalow on N Nabers street occupied by W B McCaleb and owned by J C Sumner burned Saturday night around 9 Welock. Mrs McCaleb was in California and Mr McCaleb downtown when the alarm was given. Neighbors notified the fire department which arrived quickly but the fire had already destroyed the house and contents. Insurance covered the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Nabers Street
W.B. McCaleb
J.C. Sumner
Welock
Wilbarger unit of Lee Highway Association formed here
The Wilbarger unit of the Lee Highway Association is formed with 124 members pledged and about $1,000 raised after a Monday afternoon canvass in Vernon. Dick Coffee named president, with a board including D L Killough and J L Swartwood. Volunteers worked two hours each, and plans call for eleven Vernon directors and further county representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger
LEE Highway Association
Lower Plains
Dick Coffee
Vernon
Dick Coffer, JR
D- L
Killough
A HY
Peek
Hickerwell
R. Bo Gibson
A. Broanson
J. LL Swartwood
Gassing Christian
Chas. Ladd
Jim Leak
J. ¢. Hickerwell
A. P. Peck
T. L. Rouse
T. VP. Lismin
J. J. Swartwood
R. PD
L Kiltlough
L. D. Terrell
R Ty. Gibson
W. W. Bennett
Dim ‘Townsend
W. N. Stokes
T. M. An
Roads Busters
E. L. McHugh
Poster Company Opens New Produce House in Texas
GOP Foster and Company, successors to White Produce, opened at the White Produce old stand on Main Street with J B Jones of Durant Oklahoma in charge. The venture aims to run a string of produce houses across Texas and Jones will manage stations west of Wichita Falls. A Chillicothe location opened last Saturday, offering all kinds of produce and hides for wholesale shipment to northern and eastern markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP. Foster & Company
White Produce Commany
White Produce Company
Old Stand
Main Street
J- B. Jones
Durant, Ohlo
Texas
Jones
Wichita Falls
Chillicothe
Baptist Revival Gaining Interest in First Week
Baptist revival grows with twenty three additions as L J Mims preaches daily in hot weather. The pastor reports strong attendance and plans to continue daily meetings into the second week with two services each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Mims
Mims
Miss Davis earns third in state clothing contest
Miss Eunice Davis of Lockett won third prize in the state clothing event, receiving a pair of diamond edge shears valued at 87.50 via the Mothers Congress of Texas. She also sang on stunt night and attended the meeting with Miss Eula Goodfellow and P. D. Chaney as Wilbarger County sent a small delegation to the annual farm short course and textile judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Congress of Texas
Wilbarger
Miss Goodfellow
Reater
Board of Judges
Morscon
Goodfellow
Elise Kasper
Mykawa
Virris County
Marguerite Freilly
Kaufman
Sechrist
Hove
Edna Hiburn
Thelma Arnold
Trinity County
Max Michaels
Kyle
Lab
Ell
Williamson
Texas
Chicago
Herman Wright
Edna
Effie Pace
Kennedy
Alline Pace
Clara Bean
Greenville
Alda Cornelius
Waxahachie
Pope Blackwell
Fairy
Aida Cornelius
Waxabachie
Eunice Davis
Vernon
Anna Lou Massie
Palo Pinto
Ella Mae Johnson
Perrin
Gladys Holly
Primary Treachi res Meet and Organize for Work
A Vernon Schools first grade meeting was held Monday to organize work for the new school year. Teachers planned activities at the high school with a volunteer attending a summer session at the state normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
AML
Misslers
Jay
Volunter
Sumtmer
State Normal
Can
Double wedding in Electra names four couples at Presbyterian
Mr J J Hunter and Miss Ruby Blatherwick and Mr John H Batley and Miss Elva Hopkins, all of Electra, were wed in a double ceremony at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 6 o clock. Moore, pastor, officiated. Guests drove to Vernon and returned the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hunter
Ruby Blatherwick
John H. Batley
Elva Hopkins
Electra
Presbyterian Muse
Moore
Pauster
Vernon
Bile
Boy Injured When Car Wheel Squeezes Knee at Denver Stop
Ten year old J. Bakle son of Mr and Mrs C Bakle of 8 Baghetpeeet suffered knee injuries when a rear wheel passed over his left leg as he tried to alight from a moving car driven by C A Kressenberg near Denver station. He received medical aid. no bones were broken and he is recovering expected to walk soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long. Bakle
Mra
C. Bakle
Baghetpeet
C. A. Krressenberg
Deneyer
Kressenberg
Tate
Deans Man Stricken by Appendicitis on Saturday
Will Smith of Deans was taken ill on business Saturday with an appendicitis attack. He was rushed to a local sanatorium where an immediate operation was performed and his condition reported satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Smith
Deans
Ile
Tory
T U To Meet The W PU Local Union
The local union will convene at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Members are asked to wear the white ribbon. those not complying will be fined.
Cotton crop holds up despite extremely dry weather
Farmers across Wilbarger County report no serious damage to cotton despite hot winds and dryness. While shedding has occurred, many bolls squares and blooms remain and most bankers and farmers expect a good yield if rain arrives within the next ten days or so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conside
Wilbarger
Vernon
Farmers Valley
Child Suffers Eye Injury at Home Incident
Gibson, son of Min and Arr uw Ribson, was injured late Saturday afternoon when his eye struck a bed post, splitting the eyeball. He was taken to Wichita Falls and placed under a specialist care. The final outcome cannot be determined for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Gibson
Min
Arr Uw Ribson
Wichita Falls
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Okhumien Ce
Dame of Baker
Prisco Railway
Dodge
South Walk
Ureimgton
Thrust & Gan
M. Ladd
Westerman
Ian
Miss Mareavet Carapl't
Pennsylvania
Lieuenant Koo Baker
Aeuiries
Katy
Denison
Spipers
ISH
ERYEN
R.P. Price
Rayland
L. Killough
Eunice Wilson
Wired
Dr. Johnson
Jim Townsend
Chamber of Commerce
John
Cotteson
Inter
Johnson
Record
Oil Less K. Johnson
Vernon Kell Milling Co
Vernon Cotton Co
Crenger
Davis, Webb & Summerour
Liberty Cafe
Brunson & Williams
ALB
Swartwood
Peck & Hickerwell
Napier Bros
W. A. Dane
McKibbin
Fallis
Miliark
Heath& Thompson
Hub Colley
W. Oliver
Adam Deaves
T. P. Lisman, Jr
Herb Thompson
Im. M. Cato
Munger
J- V. Townsend
Adams & Veteto
KE. F. Piper
R. 1. Shive
Waggoner National Bank
J. W. Wheatley
W. O Anderson
Thos. A. King
J. T. Oates
Richard W. Hix
J.W. Sneath
Terhune-Orr Implement Co
J. A. Birdsong
Joel T. Glover
Ktobt
N. Hall
J. B. Ross
M. K. Berry
Lora Long
C. W. Showers
Vernon Abstract Co
White & Nowlin
RL Freeman
C. V. King
Y. H. Bubasin
BR. D. Flanniken
W. St Antle
A. J. Nixon
T. Warlick
C. M. Blair
O- A. McCaleb
EB. L. McHugh
E. M Haney
J. A. Storey
Geo. Weatherall
Cecil Storey
Peoples Plumbing Co
HS. Stare
F. L. Massie
G. W. Lisenbee
St. R Sherrill
Vernon Electric Co
Harry Maxon
S. H
H B. Farrell
J. Shirley Cook
RB. W. Abbott
Dr. Mims
Miss Davis
Lockett
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