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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1922
Page
6
Frederick and Wichita Falls visitors mingle with Vernon residents. Local court, business, and social items mention J. Manis and Sons, Swartwood Co, Mrs. Briscoe, Miss Griffith, and several families visiting relatives in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.
Mrs Joe H H Trout and children Maurice J Bo and Nymena return from a five weeks trip through New Mexico. Mrs Trout filed on a land section thirty miles north of Roswell near the Packett settlement. FE OB Stewart of Atlanta Ga stops in Vernon on way home from a California Fruit Dealers association convention. Stewart is in business with Charles Morris, brother to VY OO Morris.
Archie McLarty of Waurika visited relatives this week. Anna Hanna of Quanah spent the week with Mrs. Ws. Baker and Miss Alice McLarty. Miss Oleta Youngblood returned from Fort Worth where she attended a house party. Armstrong stayed longer. Swartwood & Co advertise tents wagon sheets pick sacks and rice pads. J. J. Manis and Sons quote selling good gas.
George Sausser of a New York shoe company makes all Harding’s shoes and claims his father supplied Lincoln’s footwear. A photograph shows Sausser with Lincoln artifacts preserved, including a perfect imprint of Lincoln’s foot from the firm’s last.
Misses Eisie Glenn and Sybi Chamberlain of Frederick Oklahoma visit Mrs J W Fiedges. Mr and Mrs J J Ford of Longview have been guests of Mr and Mrs WT Stuckler and have returned home. Mr and Mrs Eunice Witton welcomed a daughter born Wednesday August 22 to Mr and Mrs Witton of West Texas Street.
Members of the Presbyterian church invite all to a basket picnic in Allingham Park on August 20. Congregation members are asked to bring well filled baskets and arrive Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
One of the most successful revivals at Mount Zion Baptist Church in the Hindi community concluded Sunday night with thirty additions to the church. Twenty five candidates for baptism and eight young people enlisted for gospel duties. Rev. Rt. Lb. Cox and Rev. 1 Fas Qwen led the revival. Cox preached while Owen is in a meeting at Markley, Young County.
Reports from the Texas Public Service Information Bureau show more municipal utility plants failing. Austin’s city electric and water department is losing money monthly, while El Reno Oklahoma discarded electric power purchases for a new steam pumping plant with excess costs of FAST percent. Wisconsin towns shift to private power as municipals decline. Historical notes recount Hamilton Ohio bonds for gas and electric plants, with long-term debt and abandoned facilities.
The text notes that more than $125,000 has been paid in interest and that the plants’ income never sufficed to cover operation costs, with the shortfall met reluctantly through taxation.
Wichita Falls officials believe the fire that destroyed the Wichita Falls and Northwestern depot at Mangum last night was incendiary. The building and its contents were a total loss, estimated at 10,000 dollars. Temporary structure work began Wednesday and equipment was sent from Wichita Falls to Mangum.
Central Christian Church will hold a 11 a.m. sermon titled Travel Stains and an 8 p.m. View Beyond the Grave. Sunday school attendance is improving and a friendly contest called The Sunday School Ante Race starts this Sunday to boost efficiency and numbers. all members are urged to attend.
The customers served report an exceedingly satisfactory eye glass service. F. M. Lentwyler endorses the quality, noting the positive word of mouth as people share their experiences.
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