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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
4
The Vernon Record announces R. W. Nichols as editor and manager. The paper notes its postal status in Vernon Texas and references mailing privileges under federal act.
Advertisement rates listed show 1 cent per word for first insertion with three insertions and a minimum charge of 2.45 dollars. Local reading notices charge 2 cents per word for the first insertion and 3 cents per word for the second insertion. Obituary notices priced per word.
A seasoned editor laments endless reformer proposals from readers. Some want the Ku Klux Klan excoriated, others praised, trades unionism criticized, or an organ of labor created, while pastors seek sermon prints. He notes the public’s apathy and the editor’s precarious balancing act, calling reform hard and risky.
Francisco Villa, once celebrated as a famed bandit, was assassinated recently. His alleged killer is jailed awaiting murder trial with potential death sentence. In Villa's era of revolt against Carranza he would have been hailed as a national hero. after the Columbus raid, American soldiers would have earned decoration for stopping him. Villa
A historical note recalls how Pancho Villa retired peacefully on chosen lands but was killed by a single gunman whose act is portrayed as a crime because the killer waited to strike after Villa had reformed. The piece contrasts Villa's peaceful retirement with the assassin's framing as criminal.
Rain this week shifts business and farming outlook. Cotton crop appears practically secured and yields are expected to exceed last year amid larger acreage and favorable condition. Late sandy land feed will yield, early wheat planting supports pasturage and reduces winter feed costs. Wilbarger County should improve without major failures, contingent on increasing hogs cows and chickens.
The column details guests and local attendees including Mrs J O Castleberry Vernon Will Alexander from Oklahoma visiting friends this week. A large party hosted by Mr and Mrs Fo EE Coburn featured many local youths and their families with numerous Frith Coburn Simmonds and related names. Rained cotton and feed conditions noted with plans to plant more. End with community encouragement to attend Allingham park shows September 5 to 8.
Members of the local Encampment of Odd Fellows traveled to Wichita Falls last night for initiation, with Golden Rule and Royal Purple degrees conferred by Wichita Encampment on J. A. Carney and others. A lunch was served by the Rebekahs of Wichita Falls, and organizers urged attendance for community week September 3 to 8.
Parmer Salley and others depart for visits to Lockett Hereford and Lubbock while relatives and friends return from Canyon City Wichita Falls and other nearby towns. Revival services begin August 17 led by Rev G G Smith as part of a Methodist campaign with an assistant.
A Dallas resident,R D Elliott, credits Ferrasal for saving his life after doctors urged surgery. He reports starting Ferrasal, regaining appetite within a week, and attributes recovery to the remedy. He signs with address 112 N Craveford St Dallas Texas and mentions obtaining a box at Fergeson Drug Company.
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