Vernon News Chronicle Reflects On Roads and Local Notables
The Vernon paper describes drivers evading a closed South Main pavement, notes twenty miles of open roads, and profiles Engineer Nabers. It also covers visits from novelist Harold Bell Wright, contact letters with C S McCulloch, plans for a new telephone exchange, the death of M G Gilbert and his fishing tale, and relatives Elmer and Mrs Houssels visiting from Long Beach on a Vernon farming uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Nabers
South Main
Vernon
Wilbarger County
Nabers
Former Resident Visits Here from New Mexico
Fold Summers of Portales Roosevelt County New Mexico, former Vernon resident now lay assessor, visits relatives this week. He praises Wilbarger County outlook for a cotton crop this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portales
N. M
Vernon
Roosevelt County
Wilbarger County
Singers to perform at Odell church next Sunday
J L Jimer son in charge says several prominent singers will attend the Odell event Sunday afternoon. A large crowd is expected for the singing program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
J. L. Jimerson
MG Gilbert Dies At Home After Long Vernon Life
M G Gilbert longtime Vernon resident died at his home at 8 20 Tuesday evening just after his ninety third birthday He came to Vernon in 1880 from Grayson County and was known for his horse and buggy There are four children twenty one grandchildren and a widow Mrs Ida Scott Gilbert attended services held Wednesday at the Church of Christ Interment was in East View Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Gilbert
Vernon
Smith
Church of Christ
Gilbert
East View Cemetery
Henry
Grayson County
Ile
Texas
Chillicothe
Bowling Green
Missouri
Harriet Williams
Ida Scott
W. W. Gilbert
Lee Bivins
Amarillo
J. R. Tolbert
Hobart
Okla
Claude
Pall
Lon Byars
Ned Curtis
P. T W. Wright
K. G. McDonald
L. A. Hollar
J. W Clark
Baptist Revival Opens at Vernon Church August 30
Stev N Y Pond of Dallas will begin a revival meeting at the local Baptist Church Sunday August on. The revival run two weeks or more, Rev RE Lyon pastor of the First Baptist Church states. Rev Porod has not preached here before but others have praised him highly. Rev Lyon has worked with Dallas evangelist before, and he praises evangelist H Norsworthy local singer will lead the song services. Mrs BE Lyon will conduct the soul services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stev. N.Y. Pond
Dallas
RE. P. Lyon
First Baptist Church
States
Porod
Lyon
Dallas Evangelis
Evangelis H. (. Norsworthy
Neighbors Aid Tolbert Farmer With Plowing Teams
Twenty three teams plowed over 100 acres on the Tolbert farm as neighbors help after the death and illness of Mr. Cox's wife who died in Texas last Friday. Photographs captured the teams at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolbert Wedning
Cox
Texico
Local Family Returns From Colorado Springs Summer Visit
Mr A Boger and his daughter Margaret son A C Jr and Mrs Josephine Collins with grandson Joe arrived back Wednesday after spending the summer in Colorado Springs Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. ©. Boger
Margaret
Josephine Collins
Joe
Colorado Springs
Colo
South Main paving near completion opens next week
The county announces South Main Street will open to traffic next Friday after washing and drying. Fannin Street nears completion. Cumberland Pease and Texas streets follow with concrete. The Indian fair at Craterville Park invites the Vernon Boy Scout band to perform for three days starting Tuesday, with twenty musicians traveling to the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
John Naibers
Nabers
Chillicothe
Fannin Street
Cumberland
Pease
South Main
J. D. Foty
Foty
Texas
Vernon
Oil Field
Craterville Park
Local residents suffer injuries in fall and car crash
Mrs. JD C Matthews wife of a local grocer sustains a dislocated right shoulder after a fall near Mesquite Street. Her condition is satisfactory. Tom Hubbard injured when a Ford touring car hit him while he stepped from a gravel truck. he was thrown about twenty feet with no broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JD. C. Matthews
Mesquite Street
Tom Hubbard
Y Ranch Yearling Steers Bring 40 dollars per head
L. K. Jonson announces the sale of SOO white face yearling steers to Arthur Letts of Clarendon with delivery about November 1 at the Y ranch of Herring and Johnson in Foard County. The price is 40 per head with a ten percent buyer’s discount noted. Cattle market shows improvement after recent general rains across West Texas and New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. K. Jonson
Arthur Letts
Clarendon
Y Ranch
Herring & Johnson
Foard County
West Texas
New Mexico
Mr. Johnson
Local Man Loses Hotel in San Angelo Fire
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the three story London hotel at San Angelo owned by A. Naylor. Damage to hotel and surrounding property estimated at 150000 dollars. Mr. Naylor and family are touring the Pacific coast and will return next week. Fire started near the linen room and burst into flames. nothing was saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
A. Naylor
Naylor
Pacific Coast
Local oil field completions stall amid wet weather
Drilling activity continues in Wilbarger County with no completions reported this week as rain delays persist. Atlantic reports strongest showing with No. 5 Zipperle in section 90 block 14, now shut for engine repairs and poised to drill at 2360 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Zipperle
Sigler Waggoner
Atlantic Til Producing Company
Roxana Petroleum Company
Milham
Women's Camp at Iowa Park Praised by Local Agent
About fifty Wilbarger County members of the Women's Clubs attended the educational encampment opening at Coleman's Park near Iowa Park. Miss Emma Gunter, local home demonstration agent, led the local delegation and lectured to delegates. Roscoe Rainwater and Mrs McDonald also spoke. Returnees praised the encampment as highly successful with planning being prominent and instinctive address noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger County
Coleman's Park
Lowa Park
Emma Gunter
Wilharger County
Roscoe Rainwater
McDonald
Former Vernon Teacher Earns M.A. Degree by Christmas
A letter from W. W. Cook, former Vernon High School English teacher, says he will enter the University of Southern California with advanced standing and receive his M.A. degree by Christmas. He plans to work toward a Ph.D. next year, and describes his journey through Denver, Yellowstone National Park, and San Francisco with notes on Southern California climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W W. Cook
University of Southern California
California
Radio Display Room Under Construction by Terbune Orr
Constructs Radio Display Room as Terbune-Orr reorganize store. The firm claims exclusivity for Crosley Radio and will feature sets tuned to various sending stations for nationwide demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terbune-Orr Implement Company
Ma. Terbune
Crosley Radio
Former Enid resident visits Sherwood kin in local gathering
Mrs. Claude Imboden and her daughter Doris of Enid Oklahoma are visiting her brother Mrs. A J Smith in the Sherwood community. Mrs. Imboden formerly lived in Vernon and moved to Enid about seven years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Imboden
Doris
Enid
Okla
A. J. Smith
Sherwood
Imboden
Vernon
Early Settler J C Smith Dies In Austin
J C Smith aged 78, longtime Deans community resident, died in Austin Tuesday morning. Funeral services were conducted at Fargo cemetery with Downs lodge Odd Fellows and Tolbert Baptist Church honors. Survived by four sons AL John Julius Ben and two daughters Mrs Johan Miller and Mrs A S Brock. siblings AW Rogers and C8 Rogers attended. Interment beside wife who died in 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Smith
Deans
Austin
Fargo Cemetery
W. W. Adams
Tolbert Baptist Church
the Werave
The
Odd Fellows
Downs Lodge
Mr. Smith
Baptist Church
Smith
Electra
Johan Miller
Pargo
A. SN
Brock
Turley
Okla
Ife
AW. Smith
Doane
B. Rodgers
Doans
Rogers
Vernon
Methodists Begin Revival at Oklaunion This Sunday
A Methodist revival will open at Oklaunion next Sunday night led by Rev. J. H. Sharp pastor of Millsaps Memorial Church Jackson Mississippi. The meeting runs one week. Rev Sharp will close at Hinds school house Sunday afternoon after drawing large crowds in Jackson Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklaunion
J. H. Sharp
Millsaps Memorial Church
Jackson, Miss
Kron Sharp
Sharp
Hinds School House
New Indexed Water Cooler Sparks Lobby Talk at Pictorium
The Pictorium theater lobby hosts a newly installed water cooler praised for full indexing and sanitation. It chills water so cold it’s almost too cold to drink, drawing curious reactions from visitors.
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Pictorium Theater
County Fair to Be Held in Wilbarger County
Wilbarger County Fair set for September 16 to 19 with plans for community agriculture livestock and poultry exhibits. R H Coffee appointed fair manager by the Chamber of Commerce and seeks larger prizes and four days of racing with Pool and Sehneck carnival joining the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce and Business Council
R. H. Coffee
Wilbarger County
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Coffee
Sehneck
Coffee
Vernon
DMI
Tolbert Woman Dies in Texico After Short Illness
Mrs. J. B. Cox of Tolbert died at Texico New Mexico last Friday after a brief illness. The body was returned to Tolbert and burial took place in Tolbert cemetery on Saturday. She is survived by her husband and three children Raymond Lillian and Edna all of Tolbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Cox
Tolbert
Texico
N. M
Church revival opens at Fargo school house
A Church of Christ revival meeting opened at the Fargo school house last night and will run for ten days. Elder Bynum Black of McAlester Oklahoma is conducting the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Bynum Black
McAlester
Okla
Eleven Divorces Granted by Court Here This Week
The district court term opened Monday and eleven divorces were granted this week. Cases include Ida Baker vs Cleero Baker and Nancy Lacey vs Fred Lacey with maiden name restoration, and custody rulings for Cassie Harvey Smith vs W R Smith and Bette Ward vs Otis Ward. Several cases were dismissed at plaintiff cost, including Jessie Foreman vs A B Foreman and Alamae Sanders vs Dee Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Ida Baker
Cleero Baker
D. J. Bozelsky
Edith Pay Kovelesky
Emma Mathis
Allen Mathias
Charleie C. Craig
Calvin C. Creaig
Nancy Lacey
Fred B. Lacey
Plaintiff
Cassie Harvey Smith
Former Resident Becomes UT Extension Dean
Mr. Shelby, longtime county resident near Tolbert, will become dean of the University of Texas extension division after September 1. He has led the extension service for years and will be succeeded as director by Dev J. A. Yarbrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Tolbert
University of Texas
Een
Dev. J. A. Yarbrough
Family duo returns from Colorado outing
Mr and Mrs J D Summerour and Mr and Mrs Tom Summerour with son Billy and Mrs W A teh Jr of Antlers Okla returned Wednesday from a Colorado outing. They spent most time in Gunnison with side trips to Salt Lake City and report a splendid time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Summmerour
Tom Summerour
Billy
W. A.teh, Jr
Antlers
Okla
Colorado
Gunnison
Salt Lake City
City Property Bought in Robinson Addition
J. P. King purchased the vacant block in the Robinson addition bounded by Lexington St James Paradise and Marshall streets for private consideration. He has not announced plans for the newly acquired property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. King
Robinson Addition
Lexington, St. James, Paradise
Marshall Streets
Mr. King
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J. PD. Summerour
Mis Son
Htrle
Continental Divide
Harold Bell Wright
Rocky Mountain
Mr. Sommerour
C.S. McCulloch
Cuchara Camps
Wright
Cuchara
Summerour
McCulloch
Camp Cuchara
Telephone Exchange
Wilburner and
Lamar Streets
R. S. Williams
Quanah
Mr. Gilbert
Elmer Houssels
Long Beach
Calif
JL. G.lawkins
Houwsseis
R. S. Housseis
MG. Gilbert
East View
Vernon Church
Duke of
Yorik
UZEUV
Byrd
Miydired Harrisym
de Hamilion Tewis
Prince of Wales
Poland
London
Duke of York
England
Mildred Harris McGovern
Charlie Chaplin
Mr. Stork
MacMillan
Arctic
J. Hamilton Lewis
Geneva
League of Nations
Lalummi
Craterville
Wilbarger Pools
Iowa Park
Mrsimadeia Wilebrande
Barron Couvier
Prin Vewe
Elzabetes
Mabel Willebrandt
New England
Barron Collier
Fort Myers
Fla
Painleve
France
Abd-El-Krim
Queen Elizabeth
B. C. Smith
Lower Panhandle Association
Vernon Degree
Wina
J. A. Carney
J. J. Rimbrew
Floyd Coleman
W. J Barnes
Pred Holley
Morris
George A. Long
H.C. Thomas
Emery Morris
Jeff Setphens
J. T Dutlan
J K. Iovey
Stephens
HG. Laeies
Focal
Burkburnett
OOTON
Matador
Marvin Dees
J. Pogue
Vic
Clil Heathe
A. Youtte
Suda Awtrey
Bertha A. Mow
Redsurer
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