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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
2
An editorial argues private schools offer valuable alternatives to public institutions. It defends private curricula, argues against criticisms of inefficiency, and cites Holcomb’s Training School as example of quality instruction and successful alumni in business and letters.
W A Parmer of Canadian Texas, secretary manager of the Dallas Canadian Denver Highway, called four miles of paved road east from Vernon the best in Texas. He praised area highway construction, urged bond issue for good roads in Hemphill County, and noted Vernon’s Tree Camp site and Hill Crest country club as standout local assets.
Rosback is being erected on the local high school grounds for the manual training department. It will be 0 by 40 feet with benches and necessary tools. No power machinery. Efforts are under way to secure an instructor for this line of work.
Thurdays at ELSE featured Annie and Frances Greevet as hostesses with Geraldine Walker scoring high. Jets Woody won a guest prize. salad course served. Assistants included Lint a Fischer. regulars listed include Geraldine Warker, Mozelle Warker, Beulah Ladd, Dorothy Cook, Beryl Dixon, and others.
At the Pietorium Friday and Saturday Mikired Chaplin stars in Pie Women To His Slouse a tale of love and danger. Mahlon Paomillan leads Phe Troan Husband with a six year marriage tested by Vera’s return. Marion Davies stars in Buried Treasure a tale of reincarnation and a yacht voyage. Elliott Dexter appears in The Witching Hour a drama of gambling and romance.
A resident offers a reward for the return of a Blagky and White Spotted Llewellyn horse stolen from a home on a Sunday night in August. Notice asks to return the pony to R. P. Prince in Electra Texas.
A reflective piece extols watermelons as a summer staple in Texas, praising its social value and civic innocence. The essay links the fruit to cleanliness, easing hard times, boosting labor, and uniting diverse groups in shared, cheerful picnics during wartime and leisure.
A former pastor from Nashville Penn reports his wife recovered quickly after using Tanlac. Mrs Sykes had stomach trouble and nervous breakdown, and Tanlac gave her relief, enabling her to assist with household tasks. It is sold in Vernon Odell Harrold by local druggists.
Notice to banks and other bidders to submit sealed bids for city funds depository services to the City Secretary of Vernon Texas by September 15th. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Also references women judging law for qualification purposes in large organizations and legal departments.
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