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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1924
Page
4
The Vernon Record announces biweekly publication on Tuesdays and Fridays. Subscriptions run one year for $2.00 with advertising rates for classifieds at 1.5 cents a word for a single insertion and 3 cents a word for three insertions, obituary notices at 1 cent per word, poetry at 2 cents per word, and display ads at 50 cents per column inch.
The Record invites readers to report any erroneous reflections on individuals firms or corporations printed in its columns for prompt correction by the editor. The policy emphasizes acknowledgment and rectification upon notification by the public.
Death of Dr F M Bralley president of the State College for Women of Denton shocks Wilbarger county. A respected educator, he served as rural teacher, principal, city superintendent, Texas State Superintendent and UT executive before leading the women’s college for ten years. Texas loses a devoted educator and community friend.
Texas voters delivered a decisive verdict in a highly charged campaign dominated by opposition to the Ku Klux Klan. Mrs. Ferguson defeated Felix Robertson, signaling a public rebuke of the secret organization’s role in politics. The result aims to steer future debates toward taxation and resource development.
The campaign framed by factional lines over the Klan divided voters. Will Edwards ran as a plain Democrat, not a Klan ally, yet many opposed him for not joining the anti Klan faction. Moody defeated Ward in the Attorney General race, seen as a gauge of Klan strength. The era ends with Texas poised to elect a woman governor, a historic first. Texans urged cooler tempers and focus on state progress.
Mrs A Lowke and daughters Hicanor Agnes and son Henry return from an extended visit in Central and South Texas. They stopped in Houston and Austin and attended the Walther League conven tion at La Grange, said to be the largest of its kind in Texas. Mr and Mrs T T L Rouse visit Snyder and Rev and Mrs W T Rouse. Families Bratton Taylor visit Hillsboro Itasca. A C Smith and children plan Dallas Fort Worth trip. May couple vacationing in Fort Worth and the South Plains.
Couples listed include Temple Hayhurst with Clara Jones, Roy Williams with Lizzie Beggar, Willis B. Smith with Dorothy Heath, W M Pebley with Rosa Peblery, Virgil Cole with Taourla Eaves, and R O Plummer with Loreane Baker.
Last week’s notes record owners registering vehicles including Ford and Buick models. Names appear with multiple brands such as Chevrolet Studebaker Nash and Dodge.
Poultry raisers in the county plan a Wednesday tour of Johnson Poultry Farm in Bowie. The program is educational with lectures and exhibits demonstrating poultry operations in Texas. Johnson, whose farm is among the largest in the region, is adding a $830,000 home and aims to expand further with plant improvements paid for by poultry sales. M B Oates, agricultural agent for the Fort Worth and Denver City railroad, will assist.
Mrs Martin hosted the Saturday Bridge Club on Wheeler Street entertaining four tables of guests. Prizewinners included Mrs W E Colley for the club prize and Mrs Fred Thompson for the guest prize who received a dresser scarf. A salad and ice course followed with a list of attendees.
Mrs J W Hodges and her son Morris have returned home after a visit in Dallas.
Miss Izora Clark a domestic art teacher at the high school returned last week from Boulder Colorado where she attended the University of Colorado. Over the past three weeks she visited Denver Grand Lake and Estes Park Colorado. Mrs W M Hampton and daughter Mrs Will Hopkins and little son Francis Madison arrived Saturday for a visit with relatives here. Mr and Mrs B J Loutwyler and son Ben Jr and Ruth Kell Lutz left Sunday for Dallas to visit relatives this week.
Miss Mary Baker has returned from Fort Worth where she visited her parents for the past week.
Mr and Mrs Riley Ute of Fiouston visited J E Lutz and family on Sunday for a social call.
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