Four men held for auto theft in Wilbarger County
Four white men jailed Saturday by Wilbarger County deputies following a farm theft stakeout near Electra. Officers seized tools to alter engine numbers and forged bills, and secured a confession linking the men to an automobile theft ring connected to two stolen Ford cars. Suspects identified as J. T. Elston, Menor Carroll, Robert Brown, and John Reid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wong
Iar
Denver
Wichita Falls
Beaver Creek
J. T. Eliston
Menor Carroll
Robert Brown
John Reid
Great Interest In Revival Services At Lockett Pavilion
Revival services at Lockett Pavilion draw large crowds from Vernon and nearby areas. Rev. Edgar Pippin of Chillicothe preaches with Mr Greek of Fort Worth directing song. meeting lit by farm-plant electricity. A fifty-voice choir, two pianos, long-table dinners, and snowsers fed attendees. Four persons consecrated for special service as the revival continues through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Pippin
Chillicothe
Greek
Fort Worth
Snower
Vernon
Machinery On Way Here For Modern Creamery Plant
Vernon Lee Cream Company announced machinery is en route to install four creamery units. The plant should be ready to operate by early September with a 250 pound churn capacity. The modern equipment includes a butter cutter and other special devices. An ample cream supply from local dairy herds is expected to sustain continuous operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Lee Cream Company
Film Star Victim Of Plot Menace
Mary Miles Minter, dubbed Dresden Doll of the Movies, is said to be in danger from a shadowy plot linked to William Desmond Taylor’s murder. Actress Sigrid Holmquist, resembling Minter, reported revolver shots and intruder searches at her Cal home while entertaining friends. Minter postpones a $1,000,000 suit against her mother amid the family operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Miles Minter
Hollywood
Cal
Sigrid Holmquist
Miss Holmquist
Min Mary Pickford
Miss Minter
William Desmond Taylor
Death of Boy Probed by Jury
Death of 11 year old Johnny Walker sparks murder case against 13 year old Ermon Ivy re arrest, bond set at 1000 dollars. Grand jury convenes amid calls for full investigation while locals discuss the case. Northwest Texas Press Association meets in Wichita Falls with officials elected and next gathering slated there.
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Grand Jury
Court House
Young Walker
West Texas Press Association
Wichita Falls
R. H. Nichols
Vernon
E. L. Covey
Goree
ID. M. Johnston
Dallas
Harry Koch
Quanab
Ralph Shuffler
Olney
Committee Seeks Aid for Family In Distress After Fire
A nine member family lost their home and belongings in an early Saturday fire. Mrs A F Hope, 1427 West Paradise, heads a relief drive. the mother and seven children, oldest 16, escaped with only night clothes. Call 343 or visit Mrs Hope to help.
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A. F Hope
West Paradise Street
The
Fam
Hope
Bowie
American Legion Banquet Set for August 28 at White Rose Cafe
The American Legion boys of Vernon will hold a banquet at the White Rose Cafe at 8:30 p m on August 28. Ex service men are invited. Cost is 75 cents per plate. W W Duke chairs arrangements and reservations are to be made with him at the cafe. Doors will be closed during dining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Boys
Vernon
White Rose Cafe
E. M. Haney
Legion
W. Duke
District Court Opens Amid Busy Docket For September Week
District court convened Monday for a heavy term with a grand jury already meeting. Judge James V. Leak and District Attorney John Storey led Tuesday sessions as criminal and civil dockets fill. First week jurors include J. J. Blanchard, S. B. Bruster, K. Castlebury, R. D. Nay, A. P. McCelvey, J. G. McCarroll, J. H. Lowe, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Blanchard
B. Bruster
Boone Martin
C. S. Smith
L. C. Adams
J. W. Hodges
G. A. Creager
F. A. Wright
Marvin Rhoads
T. R. Cooper
G. W. Lisenbee
J.T. Davis
Frank Bilstein
J. Spears
A. 8
Davis
D L. Lovelace
J. B. Inman
W. A. Lane
Cliff Jarvis
Boosters Ready for Elliott Trip
Pully 25 car loads of Vernon business men are expected to go to Elliott Thursday night. As many cars as can be secured are being sought to carry the crowd. Those going gather at the Chamber of Commerce Thursday evening at 7:30. Ashenhurst chairs the Trade Extension Committee and leads the trip. The King Tut club plans stunts and the Vernon Concert Band will provide a program. Talks are planned and Elliott residents are invited to Vernon to showcase hospitality.
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Vernon
Elliott
Chamber of Commerce
Ashenhurst
King Tut Club
Childress Boosters Visit Vernon for Fair Boosting
More than 100 Childress boosters and their brass band arrived in Vernon just after 2 pm to rally support for the Childress fair. They shared lunch with locals before returning home on the midday trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Vernon
Childress Fair
Floyd Grissom Vacationing at Medicine Mound
Floyd Grissom of J. D. Robinson Company is spending his vacation at Medicine Mound, a noted local site. He plans to return to work after the holiday period.
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Floyd Grissom
J. D. Robinson Company
Medicine Mound
Bourland School Set to Open September 1
September 10 has been set as the opening date for Bourland School with C. C. White as principal, Mrs White as intermediate teacher, and Miss Jessie Scott as primary teacher. The school house is ready and grounds will be cleared of weeds and growth from vacation.
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Bourland School
C. C. White
White
Jessie Scott
Warlick Named to Succeed Whugh in County Office
O T Warlick was appointed County Judge in a Commissioners Court session to fill the vacancy from Judge Eli I McHugh resignation. Warlick to serve unexpired term. McHugh shifts to county auditor. oath of office and bond posted.
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Torney
Commissioners Court
Warlick
Mellugh
Judge McHugh
Leak
Wartick
A. M. Bourland
J. 8. Archer
Cobb
Bourland
Archer
O. A. McCaleb
Dallas
Boy Victim Buried Saturday Morning in Local Cemetery
Johnny Walker, 12, died from a head wound inflicted the previous Saturday night at his parents home on South Lexington street. He never regained consciousness. The funeral was held at 10:30 Saturday morning at the residence with Rev. Edmondson officiating. Interment followed at East View cemetery.
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Johnny Walker
Lexington Street
Mr. Edmondson
East View
Howard Wilson Buried Sunday in Quanah Cemetery
Howard Wilson prominent Paducah business man and Vernon native died Saturday at 5 25 PM after an appendectomy in Quanah. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Methodist church with burial in Quanah Cemetery. Survived by Winnie Malone wife, four brothers and four sisters. Services attended by many Vernon residents and local lodge members.
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Mr. Wilson
Winnie Malone
Quanahi
Dewey Frunice
Homer
Venon
Robert
Clarendon
May
Violet
Quenah
Th Brown
Sweetwater
Howell
Ice Cream Supper for Buckner Orphans Home
An ice cream supper will be held Friday night at the Baptist church to benefit the Buckner Orphans Home. The Vernon band will provide music for the occasion, and a short program is planned. The public is invited to attend as churches statewide respond to the fundraising call.
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Orphan Home
Baptist Church
Vernon
Vesdhon Ha
Rainfall Helps Wilbarger County Cotton Crop
Rain fell across parts of Wilbarger County Saturday and Sunday, with communities like Farge Odell Deans Farmers Valley reporting good rains while other areas saw little. Totals ranged from under an inch to nearly two inches, affecting roads in Archer County oil fields and leaving a mixed outlook on cotton yield with estimates around a 20 percent potential increase.
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Wimbraur County
Farge
Odell
Deans
Farmers Valley
Counery
Amarillo
Chillicothe
Fort Worth
Archer County
Five Burns Home Burns on West Paradise Street Fire
Early Saturday morning a fire destroyed the Jeff Trayones home on the extreme west end of West Paradise street. Neighbors report residents were awakened by smoke and escaped in night clothing. Firefighters arrived promptly but the frame structure burned quickly in the four room Mason home.
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Five Burns
Weet Paradise
Eaid
Jeff Trayones
West Paradise Street
Tfownes
Wiese
Presbyterians Buy Large Pipe Organ For New Edifice
The First Presbyterian Church purchased a pipe organ from M. P. Moller Co of Thigerstown Maryland. The factory representative H B Toenies closed today. The organ will have 1128 pipes, be electrically operated, and touted as one of the best in the region with tones described for a concert harp.
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First Presbyterian Church
M. P. Moller Co
Thigerstown
Maryland
Dou Wce
H. B. Toenies
Silver Plae
Committee Invites Student of Baylor University for Review
George Truitt Adaing of Warn, a student at Bartoy University, was in Vernon and conducted the song service during morning and evening worship at the Baptist church. He was not invited here by the church committee which oversees the pastor assessment. No final selection has yet been announced by the committee.
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George Truitt Adaing
Warn
Bartoy Unlversitx
Vernon
The
Baptist Church
Ford stolen in Wichita Falls recovered in Vernon
Constable Frenk Morgen of Wichita Watts arrived in Vernon Saturday afternoon and recovered a stolen Ford that had been taken from Wichita Falls. The occupants had abandoned the vehicle and fled. A woman was found in Electra, but the man remained at large as of the latest reports.
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Frenk Morgen
Wichita Watts
Vernon
Wichita Falls
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Boyd McClendon
BR. J. Bailey
Lowing A Reid
Electra
Frank Edmondson
Tom Shook
Elec
Sore
Wilbarger County
Roy Massey
Lockett Pavillion
Lockett
Hemmant
Siridd
Hobmquist
Ermon Ivy
Suday
Sherif
Walker Boy
Hoe
North
Ily
American Legion
District Court
Beady
F.C. Smiths Foreumn
Fob
Lovelace
R. R. Brooks
Claude Muller
Winston
James V. Leak
John Storey
Anita Stewart
Eens Ayia Stewart
Aniti Stewart
George Stewart
Motion
New York
Ralph Tee
Miss Stewart
Stewart Quar
Sala Young Stewar
Twee
Cyril Ring
Tnet Aiaid
Stewart
Bin
Relect
Ince
Sally
Lambs’ Club
Stewart Gir
Mnng
Whugh
O.T. Warlick
Eli. I. Mc
Hugh
Tames
Howard Wilson
Vernon Man Dees EN Quanaets
Soward C. Wilson
Prominen
Paduesh and
Forme
Lowing
J. J. Moore
Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Onan
Quanagh
Hearent Deats
Vernon Record Force
Verran
Wilbarger
All Mason
Masnre Nee
Baylor Univasity
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