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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1921
Page
13
Famous drivers from dirt track circuits show interest in the 1921 State Fair of Texas race meet. The event runs October 8 to 23 with sanction from the International Motor Contest Association and potential motorcycle races on the fair track. World speed records may fall on the Dallas fair track.
A. M. Hiatt Jr. and John Hawley return to Vernon from Canyon after summer study at West Texas Normal College. Hiatt earned high marks in physical geography with a 99 in class. Hawley earned multiple credits and plans to finish high school in Vernon next year. The two roomed together and aim to take further courses this fall.
Mr and Mrs B P Robertson and their son Jimmie and Mr and Mrs W H Robertson returned Tuesday night from Clarendon after attending the funeral of Mrs B W Blain who died at her Wellington home. Mrs Blain was a cousin of the Robertson family and lived in Vernet about twenty years. Mr Blain is a Federal Bank inspector with territory from Amarillo to Wichita Falls. He and Mrs Blain had been away from Vernon for ten years.
M A Byars transfers 200 acres from section 97 to B F Byars for 6000 dollars. RB F Byars sells section 31 to M A Byars for 9060 dollars. R H Coitzer transfers to S M Pylino for 500 dollars in Bacon and Bentley addition. W O Switch and wife Luettie deed northeast 240 acres of Rexander McLennan survey to A C Nicholson for 14000 dollars.
Three thousand eight hundred fifty nine cents worth of wheat were moved off this Brisco line according to Herald local agent. Further, Mr Fierald said no one was obliged to wait longer than one day during the rush.
The McColloch family cut short their Colorado fishing vacation due to their daughter Catherine’s illness. Catherine underwent an operation yesterday. Mr. McColloch showed a picture of a six sound three ounce rainbow trout he caught in the town lake, after a ten minute fight on a six ounce rod, and the photo sparked local talk about a rival fisherman’s discretion.
New planks are being laid between Frisco tracks at the crossing on North Main street. The work is expected to be finished today.
Mrs. M. B. Athuan arrived home Wednesday after a vacation spent in Colorado.
Mrs Peter Cooper e Hewitt, described as the most beautiful American matron, travels from New York to Paris with her husband the eminent American scientist. Reports say they will depart for Ville and settle in Paris, while rumors of a domestic rift are dismissed as gossip.
Operations on the West Vernon well have been suspended while company officials seek additional finances. The well is reported down to about 2400 feet. R. J. Jenkins departed Friday for California to obtain more funds, while A B Dean, from the East, had gone to Philadelphia as a representative of eastern moneyed interests.
Miss Edith Lacy, two years with Wilbarger county home demonstration work, will move to Mineola New York September 15 to serve as assistant home demonstration agent for Nassau county. She leaves Denton at the start of September and has earned high regard from state officers and clubs for organizing county women into clubs and guiding the first girls camp. She will work with Grace Watkins in New York, continuing the same line of work and projects as in this county.
Miss Pula Goodfellow attends as assistant home demonstration agent while L A Herald notes Frisco freight volume sits about fifteen percent below a good year. Local business holds up, though August is typically slow for freight with customers buying sparingly. Hilda Buey of Odell visited Leola Smith. Jucy plans to attend Chicago University next year.
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