Prospecting in Wilbarger County Not Abandoned Yet
Drilling continues around Vernon as Triangle Oil takes over a new site named Triangle number 2. Buron and Pyramid wells were discussed with progress on Texhoma Aetna and Walker Consolidated sites near depths of 1700 to 3200 feet. East of Vernon several crews labor through shale and gumbo aiming for pay land near 4200 feet within weeks.
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Triangle
New Hole
Vernon
Wilbarger County
Strobe
Burton
Pyramid
Triangle Number 2
Texhoma
Aetna
Texowa
Walker
Homer Sparks
Block 28
Waggoner Colony
Walker Consolidated
Allingham Place
R. B. Jenkins
Ex-service men aid funeral of Claud McDonald in Electra
Vernon veterans traveled to Electra to honor Claud McDonald killed in World War I. A firing squad provided military discipline at the funeral, with attendees Bri. O. Youngblood William Russell Leslie Russell Tom Lorance Frank Finley Lee Baker Perry McDonald Tucker J. J Bridges and Charlie Algier among those who went.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Electra
Claud McDonald
Bri. O. Youngblood
William Russell
Leslie Russell
Tom Lorance
Frank Finley
Lee Baker
Perry
McDonald
Tucker
J. J Bridges
Charlie Algier
Marriage Licenses Issued in Clinton District
Marriage licenses issued in Clinton on August 2 to M R B Owsely and Susie B Helm August 8 to Erick G Rich and Katie Barns and August 4 to Brinton Packer and Mrs Clara Sioux all residents of Clinton Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. RB. Owsely
Susie B. Helm
Erick G. Richnow
Katie Barns
Brinton Packer
Clara Sioux
Clinton
Okla
Vernon Band May Conduct Concert at Month's End
A Vernon youth brass band directed by Paul Goetze, with 23 players aged 12 to 16, plans a concert at month’s end to showcase their progress to parents and friends. The group, formed in June, includes piccolo, clarinets, cornets, saxophones, trombones, bass horn, baritone, and drums, with Miss Pauline Goetze as assistant director and Miss Willie Hall Phillips as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
Paul Goetze
Goetze
Therm Mmstructor
Geetze
Res
Arliis Tawkins
Ernest Hawkins
Lois Roberts
Harlow Rouse
Chancey Estes
Theron Statey
Owen Henry
George Goetze
Vernon Reed
Verno Rhee Thomson
Keith Pigg
Emerson Hotcomb
J. B. Parker
Kathleen Phillips
Maud Ellen Goetze
Lorene Roberts
Nune Thornton Fergeson
Willie Hall Phillips
Floy Inman
Robert Taylor
Mss
Pauline Goetze
Harness Thawkins
Vernon Reet
Special Election for Fork County Superintendent
A special election for Wilbarger county superintendent of schools will be held September 10 after a commissioners court decision. The attorney general indicated that appointment by the court would be void and not sufficient until the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger County
Commissioners’ Court
Attorney General
Traveling man J W Fagg improves after Vernon incident
J W Fagg, who was allegedly hijacked near The Vernon Record office Sunday night, has improved and moved to the Hempel residence. He regained faculties but has no memory of the event and cannot explain how he left the Cottage Rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Fagg
Vernon
Hempel
Duncan family relocates to Missouri for new work
J. Duncan formerly with Renfro Hardware Co leaves Vernon for St. Joseph Missouri to resume traveling for Wyeth Hardware Co. Mrs. Duncan and children also move with him and plan to settle in St. Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. €. Duncan
Renfro Hardware Co
St. Joseph
Howard Building Nears Occupancy On North Main
Four brick stores on North Main Street opposite The Vernon Record plant near completion owned by Dr A P Howard. Plans show ready for occupancy before September first with interior work unfinished. Second floor to host militia armory or storage, separated from possible church or shop use. Car access from front to rear, rear wash and sewer, electric conduit, burglar proof doors, and metal ceiling between floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street
Vernon Record Plant
A. PL Howard
Toward
Rayland Picnic Replete with Novel Entertainment
About 600 persons attended the Rayland picnic held last Tuesday. An arbor from Wagon Streets stood near the abandoned Rayland church and the event lasted all day. A sidlers contest riding tournament wrestling boxing and barbecue highlighted the day with plentiful food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayland
Guns Roared In Vernon Business District
At about 4 pm on a Wednesday in Vernon residents heard a fusillade in the business district. The noise was from American Legion members rehearsing for a final volley to honor a deceased comrade later in the day behind the Youngblood Furniture Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Vernon
American Legion
Youngbrood
County Fair Prep By Wilbarger County Girls
Wilbarger County girls are preparing for the county fair at month end. Most sewing is finished and they are busy with canned goods and furniture items for exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger County
Hinds Women to Meet For Pressure Cooker Demo
The Home Bureau of Hinds will meet Tuesday with Mrs. C A Couch to witness a demonstration of a four pressure cooker. All women in the community are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Bureau of
Hinds
C. A. Couch
Wichita Shriners Labor Day Celebration Planned
Vernon prepares for Labor Day with Wichita Shriners arrival. Maskat Terre band to accompany, music and barbecue planned at the Masonic Temple. Hawkins invites all Shriners in Wilbarger county to attend Monday night meeting for preliminary arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Fally
Vernon
Vernon Stirsiers
Maskat Terre
Vernon Oy
Wilharger
Masonic Temple
Augus S
Vernon Elks to Host Tuesday Night Gathering
A Vernon Elks meeting will feature a smoker, a battle royal and a general get together Tuesday night. Negro participants will join the battle royal. Refreshments will be served. Only Elks in good standing with membership cards will be admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Elks
Elks
Little Alice Bradley Joins West Africa Expedition
Six year old Alice Bradley will travel with explorer Carl Akeley into West Africa's goriMa country under the direction of the American Museum of Natural History. She is from Chicago and travels with her father and mother, Herbert and Mrs Bradley, often resting in a hammock carried by native bearers.
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Alice Bradley
Carl Akeley
goriMa
West Africa
American Museum of Natural History
Little Alice
Chicago
Herbert Bradley
Association Seeks Top Sales Agent for Cotton Plan
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association president T M Haney outlined the main hurdle as selecting an efficient sales manager. The group aims to begin receiving cotton for sale by August 1, with about nine million dollars raised to finance roughly 600000 bales. The Farm Bureau Monthly will report on recent conventions.
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Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
T. M. Haney
Fales
Haney
Quade
Plains
Vernon
Thalia
Dallas
Texas
Congressional District
Wilharger County
Farmers Enjoy Rest After Harvest Season
Wilbarger county reports calmer farm work after a strenuous harvest. Wheat land is hard to till and needs little attention. Cotton shows improved appearance with prospects for a good crop, especially in Sandy land. Night land suffers from lack of moisture.
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Wilbarger County
Married at Court House In Macrae Wells Pair Wed
Brick G Richner of Macrae Wells and Miss Katie Barnes of Chillicothe were married Wednesday evening at 6 15 in Justice T J Griffiths office in the courthouse. The bride, daughter of Mrs Mary Barnes, comes from a well known county family. They will reside in Wichita Falls where Richner is in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brick G. Richner
Macrae Wells
Katie Barns
Chillicothe
Pesco T. J. Griffiths
Court House
Mary Barnes
Wichita Falls
Richner
Local Paving Nears Completion in City Streets
Paving finished on N Cumberland and W Pease Streets and continues on 8 Main past city hall. Streets will close to traffic for thirty days to complete the project.
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N. Cumberland
W. Pease
City Hall
Building a Six Room Residence by J F White
J F White of White City is constructing a six room two story frame residence on the site of the former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. White
White City
County seeks voters approval for $600000 highway levy
Judge McHugh states the county will hold an election to permit issuing $600000 to improve highways. Plan calls for paving main routes and $250000 allocated to commissioners for district road building and maintenance. The move hinges on securing funds to complete existing improvements.
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McHugh
Match For Monday Promises Interest
Clarry DeMetral, challenger of Young Gotch for next Monday night, is an unknown quantity to local wrestlers. Gotch is in prime condition and training at the Athletic Club. The match will be held in the Air Dome with preliminaries by club members beginning at 8:36 p.m. A major highway bond project was discussed at the Chamber of Commerce, proposing $600,000 in paving and road improvements across Vernon and Wilbarger County, with funds allocated for bond buyouts and countywide maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarry DeMetral
Young Gotch
Geren
Tin
Gotch
Mencay Wna
Airdome
Chamber of Commerce
Henry J. Cox
Civisian
State Highway Department
Vernon
Commissioners’ Court
B. Ti. McHugh
Versons
Cox
Wilbarger County
I. K. Johnson
Tt. Massie
Daniel Bong
O. A. McCauleb
BE. L. McHugh
John B. Na
Bers
Tt. L. More
W. H
Highway officials plan September inspection tour
A Colorado to Gulf Highway Association communication from Dalhart says the executive committee inspection trip, delayed by weather, will occur in September. The party, led by C. H W Walker and others, will travel from Denver to Waco and through Galveston and Brownsville over twenty days with mass meetings and touring along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado-to-Gulf Highways Association
Dalhart
Executive Committee
Vernon
Colorado To Gulf Highway Association
Tuly
C. H W. Walker
Calhart
Hugh Tl. Small
Fort Worth
Allen Wikoff
Clayton
W. B Estes
Amarillo
A. R Davis
Raton
Ternard S. McMahan
Flag at Post Office Flown Half Mast for Private Williams
The flag on the post office staff was flown at half mast Wednesday in deference to the funeral of Private George F. E. Williams conducted at Fargo.
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Post Office
George FE. Williams
Fargo
Road to Wichita Falls Fans Slow by Detours
Travel toward Wichita Falls is hindered by new detours and rough sections. A traveler must make wide detours before Electra to stay on the highway as commotion and heavy traffic progress between Iowa Park and Electra. The road remains in a woeful state.
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Wichita Falls
Electra
Iowa Park
Flectra
Wossel
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West Vernon
Vernon Band
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Bhi Ridge Mountains
Big Pool
Howard
North Main
Wichita Shriners
Africa
Association
DeMetral
Pet Brown
DeMetrats
Montana
Crowell
Paradise Creek
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