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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1922
Page
4
A fragmentary news item surveys political races in Texas and Arkansas. It notes James Vojuk’s narrow plurality for judge, a runoff with Hankie, Governor Thomas McRae’s re election, and cross state transport and labor issues including the Lee Highway, railroad disputes, and strike tensions. It also mentions baseball influence in Mexico and local population chatter in Fort Worth and Dallas.
A historical piece urges building the Lee Highway as a continental paved route from Vernon through Wilbarger county to connect the nation’s capital with gulf states and the Pacific coast. It emphasizes cooperative federal state aid, local action, and the Vernon campaign to secure Wilbarger routing with community, business, and agricultural support.
In Wilbarger county the Orient railroad saw tax valuations cut from 61 650.00 to 1 233. The county commissioners reduced 12.58 miles of road bed in the northern part of the county to a fixed 100 dollars per mile, acknowledging they could not waive taxes but aiming to aid the struggling line with a nominal valuation.
A proposal to pave a road through farmland raises questions of benefit to farmers versus town frontage. In Henry County Iowa a Lamb Club survey shows most original members farming and many purebred ewes with one grand champion. State extension work reports 11,000 home management demonstrations and substantial farm improvements including homes, kitchens, water, and lighting systems.
A three year old boys club in Niobrara County Wyoming has introduced nearly 200 pure bred Poland China pigs including a top state boar. It helped form a county Poland China association, created county standards for the breed, and boosted community and state fairs through exhibits and stock judging efforts.
The Texas Oklahoma fair at Wichita Falls runs September 30 to October 4, 1922 with livestock and agricultural exhibits from Texas counties Jones, Baylor, Wilbarger, Montague, Knox, Hardeman, Childress, Clay and two Oklahoma counties Tillman and Cotton. Featured displays include petroleum products, auto equipment, household furniture, hardware and office supplies, clothiers, typewriters, dogs through the Wichita Kennel Club, poultry by the Wichita Falls Poultry Club, and art and women’s departments with prizes. The Worthath Show, De Carno feats, Windham rides, and Pageant of the Progress attractions travel from Iowa with rail fare over 6500 dollars.
Vernon Theatre presents Friday and Saturday showings of The Unknown in which Dick Talmadge plays a dual role as Parker Talmadge’s son. The story follows a calm, sleep loving heir who, stirred by profiteers hoarding for profit, awakens as a dynamic force while a love interest provides drama.
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