Militia Musters In Texas National Guard Unit
The 142nd Infantry Texas National Guard company will muster into state service Monday at 10 AM. Fort Sam Houston official Colonel Faulkner and Captain Caude Adams will represent the government and state. Local officers named are Clyde Watts as captain Lee Baker first lieutenant Tom Lorance second lieutenant and J W Russell first sergeant. The unit nears maximum strength of seventy four enlisted men and will muster in the armory bearer in the steward building on North Main St.
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142Nd Infantry
Texas National Guard
Faulkner
Fort Sam Houston
Caude Adams
Crowell
Clyde Watts
Lee Baker
Tom Lorance
J. W. Russell
Steward Building
North Main St
Caruso Will Leaves Large Italian Lira Fortunes
Naples dispatch reports Enrico Caruso's 1910 will leaves about thirty million lire valued at $1.25 million at current rates, with a larger past estimate. The world famous tenor died in Naples after a lengthy illness following a strained side during an aria and a throat blood vessel burst in Brooklyn. Martinelli will replace him at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Victor dealers to display a draped portrait of Caruso.
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Enrico Caruso
Naples
Pacliaaci
Brooklyn
London
Martinelli
Tyrre
Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Victor
Census Request Seeks Farm and Debt Data from Vernon
A Commerce Department notice to the local Chamber urges citizens to fill out census questionnaires on farms names encumbered and debt amounts. Data are confidential under census law and used for statistics. Few responses have been received in Vernon.
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United States Department of Commerce
Vernon
National Chamber Proposes Federal Turnover Tax Plan
The United States Chamber of Commerce submitted a general tax program to Congress. The national body supports a general Federal turnover tax on all business transactions.
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Congress
United States Chamber of Commerce
Worn insulation triggers alarm at Wilbarger Street home
About 1:30 Tuesday evening a faulty electric light wire at Mrs. Della Houssess residence on W. Wilbarger Street set off an alarm. Fire department arrived quickly but did not extinguish flames as no fire was present, only smoke from the wire.
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Della Houssess
W. Wilbarger Street
Sugar sale and personnel changes in Vernon notices
The notice lists a sale of 11 pounds sugar and 14 pounds granulated cane sugar for 31 with a 1.00 purchase of other goods at STAR CASH GROCERY G21 East Paradise St. Ray Ferguson returns from Bowie to fill in at Vernon American Railway Express. W J Stuckler goes on vacation to Denver with Ferguson taking temporary charge of the Vernon office. Pont Sink visits Vernon then heads to Crowell to open a photograph shop. Lutz and SMehmaker offer Troubleprof tires for cars.
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Ray Ferguson
Bowie
American Railway Express Company
Mr. Ferguson
W. J. Stuckter
Vernon
Mr. Stuckler
W. J. Stuckler
Denver
Colorado
American Railway Express Office
Ray Ferguso
Pont Sink
Mr. Sink
Crowell
McGill and Yarrish Depart on New Mexico Vacation
YT J McGill and Roy Yarrish left Monday for a vacation trip into New Mexico. They traveled by car and expect to return to Vernon within ten days if their plans work out.
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J. McGill
Roy Yarrish
New Mexico
Vernon
Watermelon Feast Amid Surprise Office Party
A Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon surprise feast at the Vernon Abstract Company hosted by Judge J. O. Rouse featured watermelons as the menu. Guests included W. N. Stokes A. Nicholson R. D. L. Killouga J. P. King Cy Long and others as they followed an abstract road to the melon patch after a vote of thanks to the host. A separate swimming party honored Miss Elizabeth Wills of Fort Worth at More's Lake with attendees including Tris Young Madelene Fain Lorene Roberts and Gwendon Staley.
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Vernon Abstract Company
J. O. Rouse
Theos
T Hanks
Judge Rouse
W. N. Stokes
A. ©. Nicholson
J. P. King
Cy Long
J. Verret
Hub Colley
More's Lake
Elizabeth Wills
Fort Worth
Tris Young
Madelene Fain
Lorene Roberts
Tilzabeth Willis
Pauline Goetze
Gwendolyn Staley
Maudelen Goetze
Messrs
Wayne Greet
Rother Moore
Curtis Piver
Buddie Rogers
Theron Staley
Merle Staley
Korrie Goetze
Aubrey Huddleston
Batrenous Bridge Club entertains guests at South Main
Mrs Y H Babasin hosted the Batrenous Bridge Club at her South Main street home this afternoon. A salad course was served and Mrs A N Vernon was substitute. Present were Mesdames M C Culbertson R B W Martin R B Gibson Jed Morrow Christian and Fred Thompsen.
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Y. H. Babasin
South Main Street
Batrenous Bridge Club
A. N. Vernon
M. C Culbertson
R. B W. Martin
R. B. Gibson
Jed Morrow
Christian
Fred Thompsen
Orr Family Returns from Vacation in Red Oak
W C Orr and family returned Tuesday from a vacation spent with relatives in Red Oak. See us for Summerour none y on farms. Davis S7 tfe.
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Davis & Summerour
W.C. Orr
Red Oak
Davis
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Harry Demetral
Hccaston
Texas
Portune
National Chamber
Star Cash Grocery
East
Paradise St
Lutz & Smehmaker’s
Ttife
Oo Eer DeMetral
Young Gotch
DeMentral
Pet Brown
Airdome
J. B. Lutz
Texas and
Fannin Streets
Chase & Sanborn
Parker -Donges
Ser
THE
Waggoner National Bank
Vernon, Texas
J. D. Rouse
Saving
Salon Chee Oy
Rawi
Wm. Cameron & Co., Inc
Thornton
Fannie Phornton
Hoover Club
PGP
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