Vernon City Schools under heavy upgrade for fall term
Vernon city schools report more than 5000 in new expenditures ahead of the fall term. W Jf. Lofland states the manual training department gains most with 2500 in new equipment, plus desks, books, and other items. A library expansion includes 400 in reference books and separation from the reading room. A concrete sidewalk will connect the high school to Yamparika street and additional buildings and desks are added to meet expected enrollment.
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Vernon City
W. ‘Jf. Lofland
Lofland
Jwfland
Yamparika Street
Postoffice Reports 50 Percent July Revenue Increase
Postmaster J. Farrell announced July receipts rose about 50 percent from last year to 3282.54, driven by stamp sales and box rent. No other town in the region reports a comparable rise.
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J. Farrell
Aloe
Verney Public Schools Form Fall Calendar
Verney public schools will open the fall term on September 14. Teachers will attend an institute in Wichita Falls during the week of September 7. Holidays are November 11 and 26. School closes December 22 for Christmas, reopens December 30. First term ends January 15, second term starts January 18 and ends May 21.
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Verney Public Schools
Wichita Falls
Headlight law enrollment and testing stations set in Wilbarger County
County Judge Z V Townsend announced the new headlight law takes effect September 1 with six testing stations in Wilbarger County and three in Vernon for vehicle headlight tests costing 21 cents. Tests focus on headlight alignment and beam direction with penalties for violations.
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Wilbarger County
Z. V. Townsend
Vernon
Veron Storage Battery Company
Napier Brothers Motor Company
Southwestern Implement Company
Douglas Garage
Harrold
Hale & Son
Hiw
Lockett Baptist Church Sets Two Week Revival
A revival begins tonight at Lockett Baptist Church led by Pastor Rev. St. B. Cox. The choir will be directed by Rev. A. Threatt of Frederick Oklahoma, who helped last year. The start date was chosen a year ago.
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Lockett Baptist Church
St. B. Cox
A. Threatt
Frederick
Okla
Garage Fire Destroys Oklaunion Structure and Vehicles
EarlyWednesday morning a garage and filling station at Oklaunion burned completely. The fire, of unknown origin, destroyed a five passenger Reo owned by Bourland, a Ford coupe from G F Turner, a delivery truck of Dave Lewellen, and damaged stock and buildings with limited insurance. The adjacent Ira Skinner filling station narrowly escaped. Inadequate water supply hindered firefighting efforts.
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Oklaunion
Bourland
G. FH. Turner
Dave Lowellen
Burkburn
Former County Commissioner Dies in Tacoma
J T Brown former County Commissioner of Wilbarger County died at his Tacoma Washington home July 30 after months of illness. He served two terms as county commissioner from the west side and formerly lived on the Ree ter place west of Vernon. Interment will be in Tacoma. He is survived by his widow and four children two daughters Mrs Scrimshire and Miss Alice and two sons Haigh and Roy.
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J.T. Brown
Wilbarger
Tacoma
Wash
Brown
Reeter Place
Vernon
Washington
Dace
Ocle Scrimshire
Alice
Haigh
Roy
Sheriff Halmonson Improves After Week in Hospital
Hospital reports Sheriff W. Frank Halmonson is improving steadily after a week of treatment. Doctors say he is likely to be dismissed from hospital care in a few days after a serious operation was postponed.
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W. Frank Halmonson
Playsielaus Siy
Family Reunion At Nashville Visit Ends
Mrs W M McCaleb hosted her house guests including sisters Mrs Phillip Sink of Los Angeles Miss Martie Bishop of Rome Go and Mrs C W Akin of Fort Worth along with brother H P Jacobs wife and daughter Virginia Lee and sister in law Mrs M E Jacobs all of Nashville Mrs Sink departed for home today ending six weeks’ visit.
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W. M. McCaleb
Phillip Sink
Los Angeles
Martie Bishop
Rome
C. W. Akin
Fort Worth
H- P. Jacobs
Virginia Lee
M. E. Jacobs
Nashville
Sink
Farm Bureau District Meeting Planned in Plainview
Vernon delegates travel to the district Texas Farm Bureau convention in Plainview in August 2021. W A Walker and Bryan Lovelace will participate as local officials. About 400 county members are expected to attend along with 3 000 visitors for two days of events including a basket social and a community program. Col Clarence Ousley will deliver the principal address with other speakers from Dallas and Texas Farm Bureau Generation.
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Vernon
Texas Farm Bureau
Plaineview
W. A. Walker
Bryan’ Lovelace
VM Hain View
Court House
Clarence Ousley
United States
Plainview
Texans
West Texas
Col. Ousley
John ‘T. Oa
Dallas
C. C. Moser
W. J) Farris
Texas Farm Bureau Generation
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Beeville
Sherman
South Main Street Paving Finished. Next Fannin Street
South Main Street paving was completed Thursday with equipment moved to Fannin Street for paving next. No traffic on South Main for about two weeks while the road is ready. When opened, travel to the oil fields will improve. other streets Faumin Texas Pease and Cumberland are slated for paving.
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South Main Street
Fannin Street
South Main
Gordon Street
Ds Im
Faumin
Texas
Pease
Cumberland Streets
Work Begins On New Band Stand In Vernon
Construction starts on a larger band stand for the Vernon courthouse lawn. The eighteen by eighteen foot structure will be lower than the old stand with no roof for now and no room for a Boy Scout office beneath it.
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Vernon
Court House Lawn
Deine
Boy Scout
Phas
Trade survey started at Vernon meeting
Vernon Chamber of Commerce secretary M. Bielder says a trade survey began at a trade committee meeting. Appointed committees will map local trade to other towns, study need for new industries, and address housing as Vernon plans growth and industrial development.
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Vernon
M. Bielder
Commence
Sewell
R.A. White
W. Bailey
Kelton Groever
Chambers of Commerce
Local teachers fully employed for Wichita Falls institute
County Superintendent Hitemdont TA announces all rurnkaceels teachers are employed. A large delegation is expected at the Wichita Falls institute to be held September 7 12. All tench ore notified.
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Wichita Falls Institute
Fort Worth Man Injured in Car Wreck Near Here
Dy. GR. Willaims of Mort Worth and WON. Moore of Port Worth were riding to Colorado when the heavy car skidded on wet pavement east of Ver non. It rolled twice, pinning both men. Willaims suffered crushed chest and broken ribs while Moore had minor injuries.
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GR. Willaims
Mort Worth
Moore
Port Worth
Colorado
Vernon
Extate
Withemadeff
Vacancy in local high school staff after resignation
Thelma Lockwood resigns from the commercial staff during the early part of the week, as stated by Superintendent W. T. Lofland. This is the only vacancy. efforts are underway to hire a replacement for Miss A Lockwoodl.
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Thelma Lockwood
W. T. Lofland
Miss A Lockweodl
Northside Community House Receives New Piano
Northside Community House was gifted a piano by the Woman's Missionary Society and Mrs. Alf Hills. The society had donated funds toward a musical instrument and Mrs. Hills offered a generous reduction, leaving $25 to buy songbooks. Mrs. HBbh. Witty volunteered as pianist. Over 100 people attended Thursday night prayer meeting as workers moved the piano to the building.
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Northede
Woman's Missionary Society
Alf Hills
Notlety
Wills
Tieaciety
Hbbh. Witty
W. Peden
G. W. Smith
John Jordan
4. Anties
Half Inch Rain Covers Wilbarger County
Nearly half an inch of rain fell across Wilbarger County this morning. Cloudy skies and looming showers persist with forecasts of more rain. Cotton shows fresh growth and fruit, promising a good crop with favorable conditions for the rest of the season.
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Wilbarger
Local officers arrest alleged Jael Brearee fugitive
A man named Kanis, alias Jael Brearee, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies in the Benth Verne Ol field yesterday and handed to Talo Pinte County authorities. He is alleged to have escaped from prison recently.
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Kanis
Benth Verne
Talo Pinte
Carson Family Returns From Viet with Granddaughter
Mr and Mrs J O Carson return from a trip with their daughter Mrs Jack Robinson at Shreveport Louisiana They travel together with their granddaughter Miss Maurine McDonald who will visit relatives here The note ends with the date September 1st.
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J. 0. Carson
Jack Robinson
Shreveport
Carson
Mixa Maurine McDonalt
Family to Visit Old Home in North Carolina
J A Athens and family of Sherwood community will leave Monday for an extended visit with relatives at their old home town of Dopton North Carolina. This will be their first visit to the old town in over eighteen years.
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J. A. Athens
Familly
Sherwood Community
Dopton
North Carolina
Grasshoppers swarm Vernon streets in first major raid
A surge of grasshoppers invaded Vernon late yesterday causing alarm as they covered streets and buildings. County Agent Chaney hopes they move back toward Kansas. early indications show Vernon bears the heaviest infestation in the area with no town joiners yet found.
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Vernon
Deildings
Chaney
Kansas
Tie
Michonney
Falldog
Officers hold man for running over farmer
Dan Tainner of Bone City Ohio is held by authorities in connection with a run over incident that injured farmer DM Goodale near Hatfield. The driver faces charges as a result of the Sunday assault while the victim walked along the road toward his home.
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Dan Tainner
Bone City
Ohm
DM. Goodale
Tibia Ener Flarreld
Bondy Ateht
Gandale
Hatfold
Beont Master Announces New Local Scout Roster Member
Beont Master G. L. Taylor reports a new member added to the local Boy Scouts roster. The young man arrived Wednesday night at his parents home on Peasy Street. mother and scout are said to be doing well.
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Beont
G. L. Taylor
Seout
Doug Nicely
Local Market Prices Reported for Staples
Fragmented local market list shows prices for chickens butter corn and wheat. Prices listed include butter per pound at about 1.60 and No 1 wheat per bushel.
Humble Deep Sand Showings Mark South Vernon Field Activity
Reports from the South Vernon oil area describe Humble’s deep sand well on the east side in the southeast quarter of section 9, block 1, flowing from a sandy lime at about 2800 feet with production near 200 barrels. Numerous other wells from various companies show activity or declines as crews test 2000 foot pay zones and monitor offsets while some rigs shut down during the push week.
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Trumble
South Vernon
Atlantic
Cotelinental
Cmnefoot
Barkley Meadows
Stephens
Bond- Tlankina-Williams
Magnolia D Petroleum Company
Landreth
Beatty
Lense B
Dock
fHlombie Off and Refining Company
Lense KF
Lene
Hinek Th
Whibert
Public Dinner and Revival Services At Church of Christ
Members of the Church of Christ plan a public dinner Sunday at Mincham Park following revival meetings led by Mider W, DD, of San Antonio. Morning services at the tabernacle on Marshall and Deaf Smith streets, lunch at the park, then afternoon services. Officials invite the general public as large crowds attend each service and baptismal candidates have been received.
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Churets of Christ
Mider W, DD
Billa
San Antonio
Ilincham Park
Marshall and
Deaf Smith Streets
Thieves Steal High Powered Microscope in Vernon
Vernon police investigate theft of a high powered microscope and its glass cover from Dr A Rogers office. The instrument disappeared Tuesday night with no clues found as of Wednesday. Authorities urge any information.
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Vernon
Pr A
Rogers
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Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Vearson
A. P. Peck
N. J. Heath
Mielder
Northside Community House
Clubman
Charles Frey
Wilda Pennett
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Humble
Barkley- Meadows
Church of Christ
Phief
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