Pay Up Cards Spark Local Merchant Protest in Vernon Texas
Residents criticize notices urging prompt payment of bills sent by various firms. Cards typed "Pay Your Bill Promptly" were mailed without envelopes, prompting apologies from merchants and a public statement from RN. B. Sherrill secretary of the Retail Merchants Association denying involvement and warning against using the association’s name.
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Vernon Texas
Retail Merchants’ Association
Sherriff
Vernon
Wilharger County
Texas
Retail Merchants Association
Sid Retail Merchants Association
RN. B. Sherrill
A. D. Jackson Sees Texas Alfalfa Lead Here
A. D. Jackson executive assistant at the Texas A and M Agricultural Experiment Station praised Vernon crops as the best in Texas. He urged crop rotation, noted alfalfa’s supremacy for rotation on sandy soil, and warned against overplanting one crop. He also discussed wheat prospects and near markets in Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.
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The
State Agricultural College
Jacksom
Jackson
State Experiment Station
Vernon
Fort Worth
Okahoma City
Kansas City
Advan
Chillicothe Experiment Station
New England
South
Kell Milling Company Publishes Illustrated Booklet
Vernon based Kell Milling Company issues a handsome illustrated booklet. The cover features Frank Kell of Wichita Falls as president with W O Anderson Birdsong Rayzor and J A Harrington in key roles. The booklet details the mill's seven floors and describes each stage in producing their new product.
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Kell Milling Company
Vernon
Frank Kell
Wichita Falls
W. O. Anderson
Birdsong
Rayzor
J. A. Harrington
Westminster Guild Meet Led by Violet Wilson
The Presbyterian Westminster Guild will meet on Monday August 29 with Miss Violet Wilson as leader Mrs Tom Lisman will preside. The pane veil call will be Church Work Am Mess interesced in. The lesson will be taken from Lukeith.
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Presbyterian Westminster Guild
Violet Wilson
Tom Lisman
Lukeith
Flere She Is Folie and the Cal Wildcat Tale
Fragmentary notes describe Flere She Is Folie and California teams in a chaotic maritime setting. Mentions of Wildcats and unspecified ships or actions hint at a sports or nautical item but details are unclear.
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California
the Mighty
Wildcats
Fairgrounds Race Stock Arrives for Wilbarger County Fair
Five racers already arrived for the Wilbarger County Fair set for August 31 to September 3. The Waggoner Ranch pony is in the stables for daily workouts as repairs and track prep continue.
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Fairgrounds
Rear Admiral Moffett Named Chief of Naval Aeronautics
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, recently appointed by President Harding, becomes head of the new Bureau of Aeronautics within the Naval Department. Formerly a Navy Captain, Moffett takes charge as the department is authorized by Congress.
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William A. Moffett
Harding
Naval
Congress
Dyival Moffett
Navy
Evening Service by BaptistYouth Groups at Sun Beams Tabernacle
In pastor's absence Sun Beams and Junior B Y P U members of the Baptist Church lead the Sunday evening service under the tabernacle. The program centers on Medical Missions with preludes, prayers, reports on Bible readings, a B Y P U quartet, playlet, scripture and introductions by Clarence Teel, and talks on Modern Medical Missions by Cleo Howers, James Sheppard, Mrs. Lestie Russell, and Tom Long. Milford Rouse leads a closing program with special music by Prof. Paul Goetze.
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Sun Beams
The
Baptist Church
Tabernacle
Christ
P. U
Clarence Teel
Peter Veker
Desxe Miller
Cleo Howers
Christiana James Sheppard
Southern Baptist Medical Missions
Africa
Lestie Russell
China
Tom Long
Song
Sevier Bi
M. Cone
Milford Rouse
Paul Goetze
the Master
Benediction
pavement cleaning on South Main to Paradise streets
New paving on South Main street from Marshall to Paradise is being cleaned in preparation for opening. The thoroughfare is expected to be ready for travel within a few days.
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Coffee
South Main Street
Marshall
Paradise Streets
Wee
Crane Arrives in Riga After Trans Siberian Journey
Charles K R Crane former United States Minister to Dina arrived in Riga Latvia after a 7 4 mile journey from Pekin crossing Siberia and Soviet Russia. He spent 100000 Soviet rubles about 3000 in real money plus goods to cover expenses and traveled in private cars under a permit from Lenin.
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Charles KR. Crane
United States
Dina
Riga
Latvia
Pekin
Siberia
Soviet Russia
Mrs W C Lundy Dies At Daughters Home
Mrs W C Lundy, 72, died Saturday afternoon at her daughter’s home in Tolbert after two years of poor health. Funeral services were held on Sunday. Rev W P Rouse led the rites. She is survived by her husband, four children, and several grandchildren, with many relatives and friends in Withlacoochee and Vernon counties.
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W. C. Lundy
Archer
Tolbert
Wlp. Rouse
Lunmty
Lundy
Withiewer County
Baptist Chiareeh
Candy
Mir
Litty
Freak calf with four eyes on display at theater tour
A deformed Hereford calf with one head and four eyes toured two days at More's Theater as an exhibition novelty. Born in summer in Kansas, it lived nine weeks and died five weeks ago after being shown in Chickasha and Ona. The calf had two hearts and two stomachs but only one teary, and walked on six legs. Its neck was too stiff for nursing, and a bottle feeding method was used. Its photo circulated across papers in Texas and beyond.
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More's
Dexad
Chickasha
Amont
Kansia
Road grading under way to pave Tex Schoolhouse district route
Work is under way to grade about an eighth of a mile of dyed connecting the main highway east of town and a road leading to the Box Schoolhouse district. A big grader clears a wide stretch over former field to provide residents of the Tex Schoolhouse district with about a mile of pavement to town and back.
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Box Schoolhouse
Tex Schoolhouse
Baptist Alliance Social Meeting Planned Aug 29
The Women's Alliance of the Baptist Church will meet Monday August 29 at the church. The event follows the group’s fifth Monday schedule and will feature a silver shower to aid the organization. All members are urged to attend.
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Women's Alliance of the Baptist Church
Andi
Vernon man joins church presided by Rev Moore
Brown returns from California and stops in Vernon to join the Honey Crowe church led by Reverend El J Moore, expressing high esteem for the local pastor during the visit Saturday.
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Jd. Il
Honey Crowe
EL J. Moore
Me. Brown
California
Yevon
Moore
Boundary suit threats to Wilbarger landowners testimony urged
Wilbarger county landowners are urged to testify to refute Oklahoma claims that push the Red River boundary southward affecting thousands of acres. Officials say the federal commission will visit Vernon in about three weeks to collect testimony, with notices to come through The Vernon Record. The case moves through multiple hearings as Oklahoma residents support a south bank boundary, risking valley lands and property for Wilbarger owners.
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Ckiahoun
Walace Timkins
Vernon
Oklahoma
United States
Red River
Hawkins
Texas
Federal Commission
Lille
Oklahome
Mr. Tawking
Adda
School Grounds Upgrade Underway at Weag and Central Schools
Work is progressing to level and beautify the Shire and Central school grounds. Trees have been removed and tons of dirt hauled to prepare the surface for grass planting. The project aims to finish before the September session with the Parent-Teachers Association overseeing the beautification effort.
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Parent-teachers’ Association
Remodeling Main Street Building Following Fire
Quarters formerly occupied by the drug store on North Main Street are being remodeled. No decision has been made on the new establishment name. A partition was removed. the drug store and barber shop were destroyed by fire several weeks ago.
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North Main Street
Linde
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