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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
5
The Harrold School principal urges parents to back educational reforms and keep students in school. He emphasizes cooperation with teachers, daily attendance, and community effort to make the coming year the best Harrold has seen.
Paul Gustal, long-time music instructor, announces the opening of his regular term on the first Monday in September. He cites 25 years in teaching, strong local influence with Vernon and Wilbarger County teachers, and his role as Baldwin piano agent. He offers piano violin organ and voice instruction at 400 South Cumberland and can tune pianos in August by advance notice.
From Somewhere in France Howard C C Wilson son of Mrs R T Wilson and former Vernon Record employee writes of his voyage from Camp Travis to a camp near Bordeaux Southwestern France about 300 miles from the front He traveled about 6780 miles by water foot and rail in seven states and describes crowded ships slow meals and cattle cars on a long sea voyage He describes English Channel travel through England and into France and notes his unit as first class sergeant in the medical detachment Cloth Amnition train AEF He has been in the army under a year and was about two months into the journey from Camp Travis to France
Rayland news reports W M Bowman, manager of the Farmers Union gin, spent weekend in Vernon with relatives as cotton picking nears. Crops endure heat and dryness though some yields look promising. several local visits and church events noted including a sermon series at the Christian Church and union meetings upcoming. Looming war-era training camps mentioned for Lester Martin.
The Vernon community canning drive focuses on yellow crowder peas. Canner Mary Sue Maddox sets 15 cents per shelled can, 7 cents for No 2 and No 3 if the worker shells. Families and individuals listed include M G Nathery O A McCaleb B Brown R H Nichols and J M Collins. Visitors Mrs Rt P Parker of Floydada and Mrs W C Briggs of Dallas stay with Mrs L A Foster amid Briggs’ transfer from Camp Dick to a California training school.
Radiators for steam heating are installed totaling about thirty with eight in the auditorium and two in each of eight recitation rooms. Woodwork varnished walls repainted and auditorium ceiling ornamentation painted. Building rushed to finish by Monday per contract. contractor confident on schedule. Teachers Institute for county and Vernon teachers runs Monday to Friday, September 2 to 6.
Mr and Mrs H Crawford of Crystal City have returned to Vernon from Frederick to visit at the home of their son J L Crawford and daughter Mrs J W Carrington.
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