City Commission Reverses Rate Request Action
The city commission rescinded its prior action asking the Texas Public Service company to implement advertised rates. Mayor Harry Mason sent the resolution to the company in Toledo, Ohio. The vote was four to one with Mayor Mason dissenting. The commission also fixed the tax levy at 10.00 per 100 valuation and approved Nabers Street widening. Five Granite penitentiary convicts escaped, with authorities fearing they may head toward Vernon.
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Texas Public Service Company
Harry Mason
Paredo
Ohio
L. P. Bonner
J. J. Tull
PL. Pierce
Texas Public Ser View Company
Vernon
Texas
Toledo
William Blackwood
H. Pendleton
Rogershaven
Nvoud
Peandleton
Harry Musson
Public Servic Corporation Company
Mason
Spto
Personnel Officer Due in Vernon Sunday Afternoon
Captain Clyde Watts of Company 1 12nd regiment Texas National Guard wired Lieut. J. V. Russell that Captain S. M. Hawkins field staff officer of the 42nd regiment will visit Vernon Sunday afternoon to meet all company members at the armory at 2:80 o'clock. Men must have doctors certificates if not available for duty at Denison. Recruiting good men for duty with the company at Denison is ordered, with ex service men and the American Legion and local barbers invited to assist.
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S. M. Hawkins
Vernon
Denison
Wats
Russell
American Legion
Barbers of Commerce
Company I
Company II
Hawkins
Hiney
Masons
DeMolay
Haney
United States
L. G. Hawkins
General Council
BE. Mulaney
Allingham and Teel in Electra for field work
Allingham and Clarence Teel visited Electra this week on business. Mr. Allingham planned to complete a smother well in the South Electra field during the week.
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CA. Allingham
Clarence Teel
Electra
Mr. Allingham
Bonds Voted For School Building In Arg o District
The Arg o school district held a bond election Saturday to decide issuing bonds of SS 000 and raising the school tax from 40 cents to 1.00. The bond issue passed but the tax increase was defeated. Funds will build a new two story schoolhouse to replace the burned building last winter. Insurance covered the cost of seats furnishings and equipment. The 200 pupil school was among the county’s best and local women's clubs contributed to playgrounds and pianos.
Night flight sets cross country record in 1930
Lieutenant Clayton Bissell of the U S Army Air Service completes the first airplane night flight across the country. Departing Bol Ling Field near Washington at 9 30 p m he reaches New York at midnight and returns to the capital by 2 a m using directional wireless to navigate.
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Ling Field
Washington
New York
Hie
Virlie Hal Wins 2 10 Pace at Anthony Kansas
Virlie Hal a half mile track pacer owned by A Allison of this city won the 2 10 pace at Anthony Kansas Friday in 2 41 The mare trained and driven by Peter McBride of Vernon beat a grand circuit mare The owner witnessed the race and praised the pacer The mare once considered an outlaw has become a top racer on the local circuit A Allison�s hamburger stand on North Fannin Street sustained slight fire damage Tuesday night No insurance covered the loss
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Vernon
Peter McBride
Virlie Hal
A. Allison
Anthony
Kansas
Villie Hal
Allison
Sam Lee
North Fannin Street
Refloored Bridge Closures Prompt River Detour
Announcement by Judge EL McHugh states the north bridge over Pease river will be closed for a few days to refloor the Fargo road bridge. A four way detour exists to reach the upper bridge while work proceeds rapidly.
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EL. McHugh
Pease River
Fargo Road
Illness During Operation Miss Hazel McElroy
Submits to Operation Miss Hazel McElroy became very ill Wednesday night from an attack of appendicitis. An emergency operation took place yesterday afternoon, and her condition is satisfactory today, it is stated.
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Hazel McElroy
Ferguson Speaker Here Tomorrow
Local Ferguson supporters were advised that Luther Nickels, formerly Assistant Attorney General of Texas and Bailey's campaign manager, will speak at the courthouse tomorrow at 2 p.m. Nickels is a well known figure in Texas Democratic politics and is reputed to be an able speaker in support of James E. Ferguson's run for the U.S. Senate.
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Ferguson
Luther Nickels
Texas
Bailey
Court House
James E. Ferguson
United States
Mr Nickels
Local oil men strike pay in Hirsche No 1 near Electra
Hirsche No 1 of BF L Keltz and associates drilled to 145 feet, reached pay sand after five feet further, establishing a record for the area. Located fourteen miles northwest of Electra along the Redo river in Wichita County, the well shows strong gas flow and plans to standardize tomorrow. Promoters R M Waggoner, B F L Keltz, J Pigg, A Murchison and R M Waggoner’s Vernon/Wichita Falls ties recall the Burk-Waggoner pool fame.
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Hirsche No. 1
BF. L. Keltz
Dixon Dry Goods reports fall winter stock. rail strike worries north east
J A Dixon of the Dixon Dry Goods Company returned from eastern markets with a fine fall and winter assortment. He notes plenty of merchandise but says a railroad strike is causing uneasiness in the north and east.
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J. A. Dixon
First of Dixon Dry Goods Company
Mrs. Emory Rhoads Undergoes Sanatorium Operation
Mrs. Emory Rhoads underwent an operation at a local sanatorium yesterday morning. Her condition this morning is reported as satisfactory and it is thought she will soon be out of danger.
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Emory Rhoads
Turner Reportedly Seriously Ill at Home in Raton NM
Friends of R B Turner a former resident regret to learn he is seriously ill at home in Raton New Mexico.
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R. B. Turner
Raton
New Mexico
Landmark well stages comeback on courthouse lawn
The old oaken bucket well at the county courthouse yard is being reopened after years of bricking up. A new electric pump will be installed to supply drinking water and lawn care, reducing costs and reviving a historic landmark.
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Court House
Verne
Temple of Justice
Young Girl Enters Governors Race in Kansas City
Miss Helen Pettigrew, a 21 year old Kansas City woman, has entered the governor race on the Republican ticket in the primaries. She leads the antiwar movement and will base her campaign on that issue amid twenty nine other candidates.
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Helen Pettigrew
Fair Citizen
Kansas City
Ini
Petigrew
Frisco An nals two passenger trains north
Frisco shortens service by suspending two Oklahoma City bound trains effective Wednesday due to a railroad strike. Announced by agent J L Herald. Trains GIS and 61% to Oklahoma City from Vernon are discontinued until further notice. Passengers will travel 6:40 p.m. and 6:26 a.m. from Vernon with Snyder layovers possible.
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Frisco
Vernon
Prisco
Agetmt
J.L Herald
Frisco Road
Oklahoma City
Snyder
Okla
Blackwell Farid and Southweat
Oklaunton Park Fair Set For September 14
Extensive preparations are underway for a community fair at Oklaunton on September 14. Agricultural and livestock exhibits will be shown, with Mr. Glazener of the Oklaunton schools directing vocational agriculture and managing the event.
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Oklaunton
Glazener
Post Office at Harrold Robbed in Night Break In
Burglars entered the Harrold post office Wednesday night, removing the safe combination and taking cash about 71 dollars. They used tools from a garage to force entry, visited a grocery store, and took a shotgun and five dollars. Sheriff Inn investigated Thursday morning, noting the attackers fled as evidence pointed to a quick getaway.
Kenneth Fleenor Killed In Hold Up Recalled Here
A newspaper trace identifies Kenneth Br. Fleenor, killed in an attempted Los Angeles hold up, through letters found on him. The inquiry ties Fleenor to Tolbert area cotton picking and a correspondence with a young woman, with hints about his Louisville, Kentucky roots and timing before his California visit. Local residents recall his time near Tolbert and the hidden letters that linked to the California incident.
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Tolbert
Louisville
Kenneth BR. Fleenor
Los Angeles
Calif
Vernon
Dee Company
Pleenor
Fleenor
Thompson Family Returns Home from Colorado Trip
Mr and Mrs Fred Thompson recount their long trip back from Colorado with a late Tuesday night return via Lubbock. They praised the Ragland to Vernon stretch for scenery and cited better crops along that road than elsewhere on their journey.
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Fred ‘Thompson
Colorado
Lubbock
Ragland
Vernon High School Football Team Begins Practice Under New Coach
Vernon High School starts preseason drills with seven letter veterans as nucleus under Coach R B Galbreath who will arrive September 1st from Bowlin Missouri. The squad, hampered by prior graduations, aims to build around Captain Jesse Hollar and end Clarence Justin with a schedule likely to include Texas and Oklahoma teams. Several 1921 players leave gaps at halfback center and tackle while replacements such as Hugh Bourland Reed and Owen Baker show potential. The team plans early passing drills and track suit workouts as they prepare for a season that could mirror or differ from last year’s results against Memphis Quatap Paducah Mountain View and Mangum.
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Galbreath
R. B
Vernon
Boulwim
Missouri University
Texas
Galbreath Wil
Wil
Chen
Gates
Okeona Berms
Jesse Hollar
Prank Pare
Clarence Justin
Thornton Ferguson
Bruce Reed
Andy Thompson
Small
Bramblett
Coltzer
Bourland
Blackwood
Morris
Baird
Sara
Hugh Bourland
Canufas
Reed
Owen Baker
Bowman Brothers
East Vernon
Matls
Kaufman
Ca Snally Oool
Vernonhi
Memphis
Quatab
Padweah
Mountain View
Mangom
Wichita Falls
Chiltress
Chickasha
Ceorge Coltzer
D. Morris
Rice Institute
Wathach Baird
TC. C
Horna Frogs
GOLPERS PREP FOR LABOR DAY GOLF TOURNEY AT HILLCREST
The golf committee plans to stage a Labor Day tournament at Hillcrest on September 4. It will add three greens to the country club course and collect score cards in box at green No 11. Committee members include R BR Gibson, A Rayzor, Bronson, JL Johnson, and E M Janey.
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Hillcrest
Labor Day
Country Club
Toe Cal Golf
R BR Gibson
A . Rayzor
Bronson
JL. K. Johnson
E. M. Janey
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City Commission
Texas Public Utilities Company
Nabers Street
Luther Andersen
White City
Granite
Oklo
Verden
Fire Department
J. V. Russell
Clyde Watts
12Nd Regiment
Texas National
Guard
BONDS
Pargo
Argo
Lieutenant Clayton Bissell
The
U.S. Army Air Service
Bol
Treut Clayton Bissell
Dallas
Wilbarger
Ers
Redo River
Wichi
Ta County
Mrs. Rhoads
Helen Reb
Frisco Annals
Oklahoma
Ort
Oklaunton Park
Harrold
Sheriff Inn
Kenneth Fleenor
Sons OF Master Masons
RE. M. Haney
Sam I. Cochran
Golpers
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