Cotton Marketing Project Financed by Bureau of Foreign Funds
The Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association reports ample funding for the coming season. Between nine and ten million dollars from the Foreign Finance Corporation plus 2.5 to 3 million from Texas bankers and 2.5 million from a New York firm, with extended credit available. The plan uses Warehouse Receipts to finance cotton, with farmers receiving 60 percent upfront and the remainder at sale. The association, largest cooperative of its kind, has 40 000 Texas farmers as members and plans to market every bale for five years. E. B. Guthrie of Dallas named manager. treasurer selection pending.
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Texas Association
College Station
Association
Foreign Finance Corporation
Texas
New York
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Marketing Association
E. B. Guthrie
Dallas
Lightning Strikes Chillicothe Youth Near Family Farm
Bryan Briggs, 18, was killed by a bolt while plowing at the Forbes place two miles south of Chillicothe around 7:50 this morning. He was a son of D. Briggs. Funeral services are set for tomorrow with burial in Chillicothe Cemetery.
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Bryan Briggs
Chillicothe
Forbes Place
D. Briggs
Houssels Announces Candidacy for County Superintendent
Mrs. Della Houssels formally seeks the unexpired term as County Superintendent after M. Fulcher resigns to become local High School principal. A Vernon native and eight year school veteran active in civic affairs, she is a Trinity University alumna from Waxahachie.
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Della Houssels
Oud Fulcher
Yait
M. Fulcher
Fulcher
Vernon
Eivic
County
John A. White
Rainfall Touts Light Shower Around Chillicothe
About a fourth of an inch of rain fell around Chillicothe this morning, according to E.8 Hendrick and Ed Meharg of that place. Mr. Hendrick and Mr. Meharg spent most of the day in Vernon.
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Chillicothe
Hendrick
Ed Meharg
Mr. Tendrick
Mr. Meharg
Vernon
Gotch Winner In Straight Falls In Middleweight Match
The match at the airdome saw Gotch defeat Ackerman in two straight falls using arm locks after fifty five and fifteen minutes. Ackerman warded off holds, but Gotch’s strength prevailed. A challenge to a rematch was accepted for August while local boxers Abbott and Webb plan a separate event at the Grand House. Drilling at Noble well near Judd farm suspended 3000 feet deep. gas shows but no oil, with continued hope.
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Airdome
al Aexerman
Ce Iattel
Goteh
Willie Abbott
D. Webb
Gnera House
Fire Destroys Car of E L Mecarver
A five passenger Cole eight automobile owned by E B Mecarver was nearly destroyed by fire Saturday night about 8 50 one half mile east of the end of the new stretch of pavement from Fast Wilbarger. The blaze is thought to have started from an overheated engine. The logs are covered by insurance. Several accessories and tires not damaged were stolen from the car during the fire sequence.
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Cole
Wilbarger
New York
J. Sims
Engine II
Military Funeral for Private George Williams
Funeral services for Private George FE Williams who died in France on November 2 1918 will be held Wednesday at 5 PM at Fargo cemetery under American Legion post auspices. Williams son of W H Williams of the county formerly of the Condon place, born in 1897, was 21 at death. Ex servicemen able to attend urged to be at Youngblood Furniture Co Store tonight at Seelock.
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George FE. Williams
France
Fargo
American Legion
Williams
Vernon
Mrs Paul Carpenter Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Paul Carpenter, living south of town, died Monday after a two day illness. Survived by husband and four young children. The Carpenters are well known locally. Burial arrangements to be set pending the arrival tonight of Mrs Carpenter’s father.
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Paul Carpenter
Hill Crest Golf First Flight Results Reported
At Hill Crest Country Club the first flight results from yesterday show A B Swartwood 60 A C Rayxot 62 Emory Rhoades 53 Ted Farrell 56 R H Coffee 95 E Rogers 57 L E Piper won over L K Johnson.
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Er Hill Crest Country Club
A. B. Swartwood
A. C. Rayxot
Emory Rhoaes
Ted Farrell
R. H. Coffee
E Rogers
L. E. Piper
L. K. Johnson
Snake Clubboys Pledge Ambitions at Father Sons Banquet
Eleven Snake Clubboys, ten to twelve, shared future plans at a Central Christian Church banquet. They named careers from doctor to banker while Miss Sallie Allinghaime and Mrs Hy Rogers ran sewing lessons for girls.
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Sallie Allinghaime
Hy. Rogers
Ramage
Vernon Flour Ships Export to Belgium and Britain
The Kell Milling Company of Vernon ships Hercules brand flour to Antwerp Belgium and Great Britain as extra shifts run to meet rising demand. Local Belmont flour consumption has nearly doubled per A C Rhayzor sales manager.
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Kell Milling Company
Britaln
Belgium
Vernon
Elgium
Great Britain
Antwerp
Hercules
United Kingdom
Belle of
Bread making demonstration by Wildcat Home Demonstration Club
The Wildcat Home Demonstration Club met today led by Mrs. H. M. Brooks. A bread making demonstration was conducted showcasing techniques and recipes for home baking.
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Wildcat
H. M. Brooks
Vernon man robbed and attacked near Record office
Fogg a traveling man from Wichita Falls was badly injured near The Vernon Record office on Monday early morning in what he claims was a hijacking. He says he was robbed of 470 and struck on the head with a blunt instrument. He lies at Cottage Rooms in East Texas Street in critical condition.
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OW. Fogg
Wichita Falls
Main St
Vernon Record
Page
East Tesas Street
Wade Grows Giant Melon At Bourland Farm
J R Wade grows a musk melon near 23 pounds and 20 inches long on A M Bourland's farm east of town. A second melon weighed 14 pounds. Seed bought three years ago at a cost of 1. Wade believes the variety superior to his previous crops. Mr and Mrs Jack Ellis of East Pease street welcomed a daughter born Sunday morning weighing 9 pounds. mother and baby doing well.
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J. R. Wade
Mr. Wade
A. M. Bourland
Jack Ellis
East Pease Street
County Girls Capture State Poultry Judging Title
Miss Ramat Butler of Ordinalton and Miss Wynette Little of Harvelin led a county team to first place in the statewide poultry judging contest at College Station. A silver loving cup will be kept for a year. three consecutive wins will make it permanent. Butler and Little also topped in dress and canning events with Butler earning a Burpee hand seater and Little placing high overall.
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College Station
Ramat Butler
Ordainton
Wynette Little
Harveli
Miss Butler
Miss Little
Wilbarger Count
Dallas Tatr
Edith Lacy
Mula Goodfellow
Local couple Winnie Tennyson and Chancey Puckett wed in St Louis
Miss Winnie Tennyson and Chancey Puckett were married Saturday at 11:15 in St Louis Missouri. The couple, now in Dallas, are expected to return home later this week. The bride is a Vernon area native with musical training in Sherman Southern Methodist University and Chicago. The groom and his brother operate a Vernon Vernon North Main Street grocery business after World War II service in Washington DC.
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Winnie Tennyson
H. D. Tennyson
Chancey Puckett
J. A. Puckett
St Louis
Dallas
Sherman
Southern Methodist University
Vernon
Chicago
Prickett
Tyler
Washington, D. C
Guy
North Main Street
Sheep on Hill Crest course found only mildly indisposed
Golf committee members from Hill Crest Country Club were summoned to the course by golfers who reported a serious sheep injury. The animal was only slightly indisposed and recovered after treatment, with Coffee and Jongh leading the examination.
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Hill Crest Country Club
Coffee
Jongh
Girl Born to Webb Couple in Lockett Community
Mr and Mrs W R Webb of Lockett announce the birth of a daughter on Monday at their home. The infant joins a family circle and both mother and child are reported in good health.
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W. BR
Webbeut Oat Lockett
Mr. Webb
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Big Bend
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